1925 Season
1924 / 1926
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1925 Major League Player of the Year

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Player of the Year was not awarded this season
by Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Rogers Hornsby
SLN
2B
29.2
10.1
36.2
23.7
2 Walter Johnson
WS1
SP
37.7
6.9
25.9
17.5
3 Harry Heilmann
DET
RF
30.9
6.9
30.1
18.2
4 Kiki Cuyler
PIT
RF
26.8
6.7
33.5
20.5
5 Pete Donohue
CIN
SP
24.7
6.6
27.6
16.6
6 Dolf Luque
CIN
SP
34.9
6.6
26.8
16.1
7 Al Simmons
PHA
CF
23.1
6.6
33.6
19.7
8 Tris Speaker
CLE
CF
37.2
6.5
25.1
14.9
9 Goose Goslin
WS1
LF
24.7
6.4
30.1
18.1
10 Herb Pennock
NYA
SP
31.4
6.3
23.2
13.2
11 Urban Shocker
NYA
SP
34.9
6.3
18.5
9.6
12 Eppa Rixey
CIN
SP
34.2
6.0
26.5
16.0
13 Dazzy Vance
BRO
SP
34.3
5.9
20.6
10.8
14 Jack Scott
NY1
SP
33.2
5.9
24.1
15.4
15 Ty Cobb
DET
CF
38.5
5.8
25.0
15.6
16 Ted Blankenship
CHA
SP
24.1
5.7
20.7
12.2
17 Bill Sherdel
SLN
SP
28.9
5.7
18.1
10.8
18 Jack Fournier
BRO
1B
35.8
5.6
28.9
17.7
19 Jim Bottomley
SLN
1B
25.2
5.5
27.0
15.2
20 Slim Harriss
PHA
SP
28.6
5.4
20.4
11.2
21 Stan Coveleski
WS1
SP
36.0
5.4
24.4
15.7
22 Al Wingo
DET
LF
27.2
5.3
22.1
12.6
23 Joe Sewell
CLE
SS
26.7
5.2
23.8
8.5
24 Eddie Rommel
PHA
SP
27.8
5.2
20.8
11.4
25 Ted Lyons
CHA
SP
24.5
5.2
22.5
12.9
26 Dave Bancroft
BSN
SS
34.2
5.1
22.5
9.8
27 Eddie Collins
CHA
2B
38.2
5.1
21.8
11.1
28 Waite Hoyt
NYA
SP
25.8
5.0
16.5
7.7
29 Zack Wheat
BRO
LF
37.1
5.0
26.8
14.4
30 Pete Alexander
CHN
SP
38.3
4.9
19.3
10.6
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James