Major League Baseball History
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Left Field
1941
1946
4.0
1922
1924
0.4
2006
2008
-0.4
1960
1960
-0.5

Center Field
1939
1939
13.0
1900
1903
-0.2
1920
1920
-0.9


Right Field
1905
1906
5.1
1904
1905
-0.2
1959
1959
-0.3
1914
1916
-0.4
1921
1923
-0.6
Shortstop
1937
1937
63.0
1908
1914
0.2
1935
1937
0.1
1941
1943
-0.5
Second Base
1957
1959
0.7
1923
1923
-0.4
1905
1907
-0.9
1948
1950
-1.5
Third Base
1960
1961
2.7
1912
1912
0.2
1998
2000
-0.0
First Base
1901
1903
16.8
1991
1993
8.9
1921
1921
-0.0
1911
1914
-0.9
1957
1957
-1.8
Catcher
1957
1957
29.4
1985
1987
7.6
1920
1922
4.2
1939
1940
1.8
1943
1949
0.1
Starting Pitcher
1965
1965
27.6
1900
1902
20.8
1986
1988
0.0
1918
1919
0.0
1906
1908
-0.1
1943
1943
-0.1
1946
1946
-1.8
Swingman
1899
1902
12.8
1947
1948
5.8
1902
1903
4.9
1983
1985
4.0
1924
1925
3.8
Relief Pitcher
1981
1983
4.7
1962
1962
0.1
1944
1944
-0.3
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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James