1945 Season
1944 / 1946
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Stirnweiss
Top PitcherHal
Newhouser

1945 Major League Player of the Year

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Hal Newhouser
DET
SP
24.1
12.0
37.4
25.9
by Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Hal Newhouser
DET
SP
24.1
12.0
37.4
25.9
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss
NYA
2B
26.7
8.6
34.0
19.4
3 Tommy Holmes
BSN
RF
28.3
8.0
31.2
18.2
4 Nels Potter
SLA
SP
33.9
7.8
24.8
15.5
5 Eddie Lake
BOS
SS
29.3
6.8
27.3
14.2
6 Preacher Roe
PIT
SP
30.3
6.7
20.9
12.9
7 Steve Gromek
CLE
SP
25.5
6.2
21.8
12.6
8 Stan Hack
CHN
3B
35.6
6.0
33.7
19.5
9 Phil Cavarretta
CHN
1B
29.0
6.0
29.8
19.6
10 Roy Cullenbine
MULT
RF
31.7
5.6
30.3
18.0
11 Roger Wolff
WS1
SP
34.2
5.5
24.0
14.8
12 Vern Stephens
SLA
SS
24.7
5.5
28.2
13.8
13 Augie Galan
BRO
1B
33.1
5.4
29.9
17.2
14 Dave Ferriss*
BOS
SP
23.6
5.3
23.7
13.9
15 Claude Passeau
CHN
SP
36.2
5.0
22.0
14.2
16 Eddie Stanky
BRO
2B
28.8
5.0
26.4
11.7
17 Dixie Walker
BRO
RF
34.8
4.9
27.8
15.2
18 Goody Rosen
BRO
CF
32.8
4.8
30.3
17.0
19 Whitey Kurowski
SLN
3B
27.2
4.8
26.0
13.9
20 Ken Burkhart*
SLN
SP
28.6
4.7
20.2
12.7
21 Eddie Mayo
DET
2B
35.2
4.6
22.1
10.4
22 Red Barrett
MULT
SP
30.4
4.5
24.8
15.0
23 Bucky Walters
CIN
SP
36.2
4.5
16.0
10.3
24 Mel Ott
NY1
RF
36.3
4.5
21.2
11.5
25 Hank Wyse
CHN
SP
27.3
4.5
25.0
15.5
26 Wally Moses
CHA
RF
34.7
4.4
27.8
16.1
27 Hank Borowy
MULT
SP
29.1
4.3
21.9
12.8
28 Harry Brecheen
SLN
SP
30.7
4.3
17.1
11.7
29 Nick Strincevich
PIT
SP
30.3
4.3
18.1
10.2
30 Joe Kuhel
WS1
1B
39.0
4.2
25.3
14.5
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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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