Major League Baseball History
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Left Field
1922
1925
-0.6

Center Field
1906
1906
3.5
1951
1953
-1.4


Right Field
1992
1994
0.5
2005
2007
0.1
Second Base
1899
1899
-0.2
1952
1953
-1.6
Third Base
2003
2005
31.5
2002
2004
6.6
1969
1971
6.5
2006
2008
-0.1
1911
1914
-0.7
First Base
1897
1897
0.2
2001
2004
0.0
1898
1899
-0.6
Catcher
1947
1947
4.8
Starting Pitcher
1911
1912
55.4
1988
1990
3.2
1899
1902
0.4
1995
1997
0.2
1994
1996
0.0
Swingman
1978
1980
5.0
Relief Pitcher
1996
1998
5.8
2005
2007
1.3
1922
1925
0.2
2005
2008
-0.1
1983
1986
-0.2
1939
1941
-0.2
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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