Major League Baseball History
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Left Field
1942
1945
19.1
1977
1977
2.9
1930
1931
1.9
1942
1942
0.1
2002
2003
0.1

Center Field
1923
1928
0.8
1979
1979
-0.1
1975
1978
-0.3
1971
1973
-1.9


Shortstop
2000
2001
18.6
1948
1950
-0.1
1947
1947
-0.3
1938
1938
-0.4
Second Base
1973
1976
-0.3
Third Base
2004
2006
-0.9
1991
1993
-2.4
1993
1995
-2.5
2002
2002
-3.2
First Base
1993
1996
0.1
1960
1961
0.1
1997
1998
-0.5
1991
1991
-1.8
Catcher
1986
1987
0.2
1975
1977
0.1
1987
1989
-0.0
1957
1957
-0.2
1984
1985
-0.3
Starting Pitcher
1981
1981
17.4
1984
1985
15.1
1993
1995
13.6
1957
1957
4.2
1971
1973
1.6
1997
1998
0.0
1905
1907
-0.5
2000
2002
-0.6
1999
2000
-0.6
2002
2004
-0.7
1988
1990
-0.7
1989
1990
-1.0
2000
2000
-1.1
1984
1985
-1.2
2007
2009
-1.3
Swingman
1955
1955
28.1
1964
1964
18.2
1956
1958
9.9
1994
1995
9.5
1973
1975
9.3
Relief Pitcher
1995
1998
0.5
2002
2004
-0.7
2000
2000
-1.1
2007
2009
-1.3
1980
1983
-1.8
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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