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Top season WAA players from 1979.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brett | KCA | AL | 3B | 0.951 | 6.43 | 5.58 | 0.86 |
| Dave Winfield | SDN | NL | RF | 0.988 | 6.03 | 4.78 | 1.25 |
| Keith Hernandez | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.988 | 5.95 | 4.71 | 1.21 |
| Mike Schmidt | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.982 | 5.58 | 4.61 | 1.22 |
| Roy Smalley | MIN | AL | SS | 1.000 | 4.89 | 3.69 | 1.04 |
| Darrell Porter | KCA | AL | C | 0.969 | 4.83 | 5.07 | -0.06 |
| Garry Templeton | SLN | NL | SS | 0.945 | 4.83 | 3.84 | 0.98 |
| Phil Garner | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.920 | 4.52 | 3.66 | 0.77 |
| Fred Lynn | BOS | AL | CF | 0.919 | 4.33 | 4.07 | 0.38 |
| Sixto Lezcano | ML4 | AL | RF | 0.857 | 4.24 | 3.98 | 0.34 |
| Davey Lopes | LAN | NL | 2B | 0.944 | 4.18 | 5.10 | -1.08 |
| Lee Mazzilli | NYN | NL | CF | 0.969 | 4.13 | 3.98 | 0.26 |
| Brian Downing | CAL | AL | C | 0.914 | 4.08 | 3.73 | 0.22 |
| Paul Molitor | ML4 | AL | 2B | 0.870 | 4.01 | 3.28 | 0.95 |
| Gene Tenace | SDN | NL | C | 0.904 | 3.89 | 3.76 | 0.05 |
| George Foster | CIN | NL | LF | 0.752 | 3.80 | 3.22 | 0.56 |
| Bobby Grich | CAL | AL | 2B | 0.940 | 3.48 | 3.15 | 0.09 |
| Jim Rice | BOS | AL | LF | 0.988 | 3.36 | 3.96 | -0.74 |
| Dave Concepcion | CIN | NL | SS | 0.925 | 3.31 | 2.51 | 1.03 |
| Dave Parker | PIT | NL | RF | 0.969 | 3.18 | 3.59 | -0.58 |
| Gary Carter | MON | NL | C | 0.873 | 3.11 | 2.84 | 0.32 |
| Ken Oberkfell | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.667 | 2.99 | 2.06 | 0.74 |
| Reggie Jackson | NYA | AL | RF | 0.819 | 2.99 | 2.82 | 0.22 |
| Don Baylor | CAL | AL | LF | 1.000 | 2.93 | 3.24 | -0.22 |
| Larry Parrish | MON | NL | 3B | 0.930 | 2.92 | 3.73 | -0.85 |
| Ken Singleton | BAL | AL | RF | 1.000 | 2.89 | 3.84 | -0.88 |
| Joe Morgan | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.789 | 2.84 | 2.82 | -0.03 |
| Dave Kingman | CHN | NL | LF | 0.895 | 2.76 | 4.35 | -1.66 |
| Steve Henderson | NYN | NL | LF | 0.601 | 2.66 | 1.18 | 1.40 |
| Johnny Bench | CIN | NL | C | 0.807 | 2.64 | 2.61 | 0.07 |
| Rick Burleson | BOS | AL | SS | 0.956 | 2.61 | 1.36 | 1.38 |
| Alfredo Griffin | TOR | AL | SS | 0.944 | 2.55 | 1.75 | 0.72 |
| Buddy Bell | TEX | AL | 3B | 1.000 | 2.52 | 1.04 | 1.50 |
| Willie Wilson | KCA | AL | LF | 0.951 | 2.52 | 1.29 | 1.31 |
| Bruce Bochte | SEA | AL | 1B | 0.926 | 2.50 | 1.64 | 0.98 |
| Pete Rose | PHI | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 2.47 | 2.30 | 0.06 |
| Jose Cruz | HOU | NL | LF | 0.969 | 2.35 | 2.19 | 0.18 |
| Bobby Bonds | CLE | AL | RF | 0.907 | 2.33 | 1.52 | 0.89 |
| Joe Ferguson | LAN | NL | C | 0.682 | 2.32 | 2.46 | -0.12 |
| Ron Cey | LAN | NL | 3B | 0.894 | 2.29 | 1.81 | 0.57 |
| Dusty Baker | LAN | NL | LF | 0.932 | 2.28 | 0.57 | 1.81 |
| Ted Simmons | SLN | NL | C | 0.755 | 2.28 | 2.35 | -0.23 |
| Champ Summers | CIN | NL | RF | 0.565 | 2.25 | 2.49 | -0.18 |
| Jim Spencer | NYA | AL | DH | 0.525 | 2.16 | 2.24 | 0.00 |
| Joel Youngblood | NYN | NL | RF | 0.969 | 2.04 | 0.14 | 1.92 |
| Steve Kemp | DET | AL | LF | 0.838 | 2.04 | 2.51 | -0.50 |
| Ben Oglivie | ML4 | AL | LF | 0.863 | 2.03 | 1.66 | 0.36 |
| Ron LeFlore | DET | AL | CF | 0.925 | 2.02 | 0.81 | 0.40 |
| Leon Roberts | SEA | AL | RF | 0.799 | 1.99 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Lou Whitaker | DET | AL | 2B | 0.794 | 1.97 | 0.95 | 0.92 |
| Amos Otis | KCA | AL | CF | 0.932 | 1.94 | 1.05 | 0.46 |
| Ruppert Jones | SEA | AL | CF | 1.000 | 1.94 | 0.49 | 1.24 |
| Garry Maddox | PHI | NL | CF | 0.885 | 1.89 | 0.05 | 1.97 |
| Rob Wilfong | MIN | AL | 2B | 0.748 | 1.86 | 1.11 | 0.93 |
| Bob Watson | HOU | NL | 1B | 0.816 | 1.85 | 1.22 | 0.92 |
| Bob Boone | PHI | NL | C | 0.696 | 1.84 | 1.66 | 0.17 |
| Robin Yount | ML4 | AL | SS | 0.925 | 1.84 | 1.06 | 1.19 |
| Eddie Murray | BAL | AL | 1B | 1.000 | 1.84 | 1.84 | -0.02 |
| John Milner | PIT | NL | LF | 0.592 | 1.79 | 1.68 | 0.09 |
| Ivan de Jesus | CHN | NL | SS | 0.988 | 1.64 | 1.76 | -0.13 |
| Willie Randolph | NYA | AL | 2B | 0.956 | 1.63 | 0.87 | 0.99 |
| Darrell Evans | SFN | NL | 3B | 0.988 | 1.62 | 0.94 | 0.83 |
| Gary Matthews | ATL | NL | RF | 0.975 | 1.62 | 2.91 | -1.03 |
| Oscar Gamble | TEX | AL | LF | 0.505 | 1.60 | 3.21 | -1.53 |
| Cliff Johnson | NYA | AL | DH | 0.547 | 1.59 | 1.67 | 0.00 |
| Mike Ivie | SFN | NL | 1B | 0.701 | 1.58 | 2.41 | -0.71 |
| Toby Harrah | CLE | AL | 3B | 0.925 | 1.58 | 2.92 | -1.42 |
| Bill North | SFN | NL | CF | 0.866 | 1.58 | 1.33 | -0.01 |
| Larry Milbourne | SEA | AL | SS | 0.585 | 1.56 | 0.82 | 0.79 |
| Julio Cruz | SEA | AL | 2B | 0.660 | 1.46 | 0.93 | 0.76 |
| John Lowenstein | BAL | AL | LF | 0.365 | 1.46 | 0.79 | 0.67 |
| Hal McRae | KCA | AL | DH | 0.623 | 1.41 | 1.39 | 0.00 |
| Lance Parrish | DET | AL | C | 0.856 | 1.37 | 1.59 | -0.21 |
| Greg Gross | PHI | NL | LF | 0.316 | 1.36 | 0.95 | 0.48 |
| Greg Pryor | CHA | AL | SS | 0.825 | 1.31 | 0.62 | 0.75 |
| Chet Lemon | CHA | AL | CF | 0.931 | 1.27 | 1.69 | -0.46 |
| Gary Roenicke | BAL | AL | LF | 0.712 | 1.24 | 1.27 | 0.09 |
| Jack Clark | SFN | NL | RF | 0.883 | 1.15 | 0.97 | 0.12 |
| Cecil Cooper | ML4 | AL | 1B | 0.932 | 1.13 | 2.28 | -1.06 |
| Gorman Thomas | ML4 | AL | CF | 0.969 | 1.12 | 0.50 | 0.61 |
| U. L. Washington | KCA | AL | SS | 0.463 | 1.11 | 0.58 | 0.56 |
| Bill Robinson | PIT | NL | LF | 0.698 | 1.07 | 0.53 | 0.54 |
| Ken Griffey | CIN | NL | RF | 0.590 | 1.05 | 1.29 | -0.27 |
| Reggie Smith | LAN | NL | RF | 0.417 | 1.03 | 0.33 | 0.63 |
| Dave Revering | OAK | AL | 1B | 0.772 | 0.92 | 0.88 | -0.03 |
| Omar Moreno | PIT | NL | CF | 0.994 | 0.91 | 0.47 | 0.26 |
| Andre Dawson | MON | NL | CF | 0.969 | 0.90 | 0.97 | 0.14 |
| Bill Buckner | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.920 | 0.89 | -0.20 | 1.04 |
| Ron Jackson | MIN | AL | 1B | 0.981 | 0.88 | -0.19 | 1.15 |
| Bake McBride | PHI | NL | RF | 0.926 | 0.87 | -0.43 | 1.50 |
| Barry Foote | CHN | NL | C | 0.724 | 0.86 | 0.82 | 0.13 |
| Denny Walling | HOU | NL | RF | 0.255 | 0.85 | 0.69 | 0.12 |
| Glenn Adams | MIN | AL | DH | 0.557 | 0.84 | 1.06 | 0.00 |
| Charlie Moore | ML4 | AL | C | 0.578 | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.09 |
| Tom Paciorek | SEA | AL | LF | 0.539 | 0.79 | 0.09 | 0.84 |
| Rafael Landestoy | HOU | NL | 2B | 0.492 | 0.78 | 0.80 | -0.09 |
| Bump Wills | TEX | AL | 2B | 0.901 | 0.77 | -0.11 | 0.74 |
| Dan Ford | CAL | AL | RF | 0.877 | 0.74 | 0.01 | 0.81 |
| Dwight Evans | BOS | AL | RF | 0.880 | 0.73 | -0.50 | 1.16 |
| Claudell Washington | CHA | AL | RF | 0.799 | 0.71 | 0.26 | 0.34 |
| John Wockenfuss | DET | AL | 1B | 0.397 | 0.64 | 0.24 | 0.47 |
| Jorge Orta | CHA | AL | DH | 0.593 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.00 |
| Bob Horner | ATL | NL | 3B | 0.756 | 0.62 | 1.88 | -1.25 |
| Jim Morrison | CHA | AL | 2B | 0.421 | 0.61 | 1.06 | -0.49 |
| Jerry Royster | ATL | NL | 3B | 0.963 | 0.61 | -0.45 | 0.86 |
| Del Unser | PHI | NL | LF | 0.244 | 0.58 | 0.30 | 0.27 |
| Art Howe | HOU | NL | 2B | 0.614 | 0.57 | 0.06 | 0.67 |
| Eric Soderholm | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.623 | 0.56 | -0.47 | 1.23 |
| Keith Moreland | PHI | NL | C | 0.078 | 0.56 | 0.48 | 0.05 |
| Willie Horton | SEA | AL | DH | 1.000 | 0.55 | 0.46 | 0.00 |
| Dan Meyer | SEA | AL | 3B | 0.880 | 0.51 | 0.75 | -0.42 |
| Terry Crowley | BAL | AL | DH | 0.123 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.00 |
| Danny Goodwin | MIN | AL | DH | 0.265 | 0.51 | 0.40 | 0.00 |
| Bill Madlock | SFN | NL | 3B | 0.951 | 0.50 | 1.08 | -0.60 |
| Mike Hargrove | SDN | NL | 1B | 0.876 | 0.50 | 1.47 | -0.93 |
| Alan Trammell | DET | AL | SS | 0.813 | 0.50 | 1.37 | -0.74 |
| Steve Dillard | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.293 | 0.49 | 0.41 | 0.07 |
| Bill Fahey | SDN | NL | C | 0.366 | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.01 |
| Tim Foli | NYN | NL | SS | 0.834 | 0.47 | 0.36 | 0.06 |
| Jamie Quirk | KCA | AL | C | 0.131 | 0.47 | 0.57 | -0.05 |