1978 Season
1977 / 1979
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Left Field
Tm
BOS
7.6
6.7
-0.1
ML4
5.3
5.4
-0.9
PHI
5.2
5.3
-0.9
CIN
4.9
4.8
-0.8
ATL
4.6
5.5
-1.7
MON
4.4
1.7
1.7

Center Field
Tm
KCA
7.3
5.6
1.8
PHI
5.1
2.9
2.1
CHA
4.9
3.5
1.3
MON
4.7
3.2
1.3
BOS
4.4
4.8
-0.3
DET
4.0
5.2
-1.1


Right Field
Tm
PIT
7.0
6.9
-0.7
SFN
5.9
5.3
-0.2
MON
5.5
3.4
1.4
HOU
5.3
5.4
-0.9
BAL
4.7
5.6
-1.5
LAN
4.5
5.0
-1.2
Shortstop
Tm
MIN
6.0
5.5
1.6
PHI
5.7
3.9
2.8
ML4
5.0
4.2
1.7
CIN
3.7
4.3
0.4
CHN
3.6
3.0
1.5
BAL
3.5
0.6
3.7
Second Base
Tm
NYA
5.8
4.7
1.6
LAN
4.8
4.8
0.3
SFN
4.8
5.1
-0.0
KCA
3.9
2.6
1.9
DET
3.8
2.8
1.6
TEX
3.5
2.5
1.7
Third Base
Tm
BAL
6.8
5.6
1.6
PHI
6.2
4.7
1.8
NYA
5.7
4.4
1.8
ML4
5.6
4.7
1.2
KCA
5.3
4.4
1.3
LAN
5.3
5.1
0.5
First Base
Tm
DET
5.6
4.4
0.3
CLE
5.3
5.0
-0.4
SDN
5.2
4.2
0.9
MIN
5.0
5.1
-0.9
ML4
4.8
4.1
0.5
LAN
4.6
4.2
-0.7
 
Catcher
Tm
BOS
6.0
5.9
1.2
MON
5.7
4.4
2.3
SLN
5.5
5.5
0.8
TEX
5.3
3.5
2.9
NYN
5.3
4.0
2.1
CIN
4.5
3.8
1.2
Designated Hitter
Tm
MULT
3.2
3.2
-1.4
CAL
1.6
2.6
-2.3
DET
1.5
1.6
-1.8
Starting Pitcher
Tm
IP
ATL
334.3
10.4
10.0
0.4
NYA
273.7
9.6
9.6
0.0
ML4
293.3
8.1
8.1
0.0
BOS
268.3
7.3
7.3
0.0
MIN
220.3
6.6
6.6
0.0
TEX
270.0
6.4
6.4
0.0
BAL
296.0
6.4
6.3
0.0
SFN
258.0
6.2
5.7
0.4
SFN
260.0
5.8
6.3
-0.6
BOS
212.3
5.6
5.6
0.0
SLN
234.0
5.6
5.2
0.4
TEX
249.0
5.6
5.5
0.0
NYN
207.3
5.5
5.6
-0.2
CHN
242.7
5.4
5.5
-0.1
LAN
236.0
5.3
5.1
0.2
ML4
280.7
5.0
5.0
0.0
Swingman
Tm
IP
CAL
157.0
1.9
1.9
0.0
MULT
117.7
1.7
1.7
-0.1
SLN
49.7
1.5
1.6
-0.1
ATL
106.0
1.3
1.3
-0.1
MULT
46.0
0.7
0.7
0.0
ML4
105.3
0.6
0.6
0.0
Relief Pitcher
Tm
IP
BOS
141.7
4.2
4.1
0.0
CIN
100.3
4.1
4.1
0.0
MULT
117.0
3.8
3.9
-0.1
PIT
135.0
3.4
3.4
-0.0
NYA
134.3
3.2
3.2
0.0
DET
92.3
3.1
3.1
0.0
MIN
99.0
3.0
3.0
0.0
TOR
47.3
2.8
2.8
0.0
CLE
99.3
2.7
2.7
0.0
HOU
133.3
2.7
2.7
0.1
OAK
109.0
2.7
2.7
0.0
SDN
93.0
2.7
2.5
0.1
SDN
107.3
2.6
2.5
0.1
CAL
95.7
2.1
2.1
0.0
LAN
65.3
1.9
1.6
0.3
CAL
84.7
1.8
1.8
0.0
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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James