1951 Season
1950 / 1952
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1951 Major League Player of the Year

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Stan Musial
SLN
LF
30.6
9.1
38.6
26.4
by Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jackie Robinson
BRO
2B
32.4
9.7
38.5
24.4
2 Stan Musial
SLN
LF
30.6
9.1
38.6
26.4
3 Robin Roberts
PHI
SP
24.8
8.6
27.0
16.0
4 Ralph Kiner
PIT
LF
28.7
8.1
35.0
23.0
5 Warren Spahn
BSN
SP
30.2
8.0
24.0
13.2
6 Ted Williams
BOS
LF
32.8
7.2
33.7
21.3
7 Monte Irvin
NY1
LF
32.4
6.9
29.1
17.1
8 Ned Garver
SLA
SP
25.5
6.8
21.0
13.1
9 Roy Campanella
BRO
C
29.6
6.7
32.9
19.5
10 Richie Ashburn
PHI
CF
24.3
6.5
28.1
13.7
11 Larry Doby
CLE
CF
27.6
6.4
29.2
17.8
12 Alvin Dark
NY1
SS
29.5
6.1
27.4
11.6
13 Eddie Joost
PHA
SS
35.1
6.0
24.8
10.2
14 Sal Maglie
NY1
SP
34.2
6.0
27.7
17.3
15 Early Wynn
CLE
SP
31.5
5.7
23.4
14.6
16 Gil Hodges
BRO
1B
27.2
5.7
26.1
14.3
17 Minnie Minoso*
MULT
3B
25.6
5.5
24.8
13.1
18 Eddie Stanky
NY1
2B
34.8
5.4
24.6
10.7
19 Bobby Thomson
NY1
3B
27.7
5.3
25.8
13.7
20 Mel Parnell
BOS
SP
29.1
5.2
20.9
13.7
21 Saul Rogovin*
MULT
SP
27.7
5.2
17.9
11.0
22 Pee Wee Reese
BRO
SS
32.9
5.0
22.4
6.6
23 Nellie Fox
CHA
2B
23.5
4.9
22.1
7.6
24 Ellis Kinder
BOS
RP
36.9
4.8
18.6
13.7
25 Sid Gordon
BSN
LF
33.9
4.8
22.3
10.5
26 Billy Pierce
CHA
SP
24.2
4.7
18.5
10.7
27 Larry Jansen
NY1
SP
31.0
4.7
24.5
14.8
28 Bobby Avila
CLE
2B
27.2
4.7
24.1
11.0
29 Yogi Berra
NYA
C
26.1
4.7
30.3
16.6
30 Sam Jethroe
BSN
CF
33.4
4.7
22.9
10.2
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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