Major League Baseball History
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Left Field
1913
1915
11.7
1964
1965
0.4
1972
1975
-0.3

Center Field
1939
1942
0.6


Shortstop
1923
1929
2.3
1912
1913
0.2
Second Base
1933
1935
57.1
1936
1940
0.5
1942
1943
-0.8
Third Base
1970
1972
0.4
1908
1911
0.2
Catcher
1950
1953
3.5
1974
1976
-0.1
Designated Hitter
1977
1979
0.1
Starting Pitcher
1937
1941
-0.1
1936
1939
-0.8
1975
1976
-1.6
Swingman
1939
1942
7.9
1950
1951
3.5
1910
1911
0.1
1912
1915
-0.9
Relief Pitcher
1975
1976
-1.6
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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