1979 Season
1978 / 1980
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Top HitterFred
Lynn
Top PitcherPhil
Niekro

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Left Field
Tm
BOS
6.4
6.3
-0.7
KCA
6.3
3.8
1.9
CIN
5.1
4.3
0.2
HOU
4.6
2.9
0.9
DET
4.2
4.5
-0.9
CHN
4.1
4.9
-1.6

Center Field
Tm
BOS
8.9
7.9
1.0
CHA
5.8
4.8
1.1
PHI
5.0
2.1
2.8
NYN
4.8
5.5
-1.0
ML4
4.8
4.9
-0.1
KCA
3.6
4.2
-0.7


Right Field
Tm
SDN
8.3
6.9
0.6
PIT
6.7
6.3
-0.5
ML4
5.6
6.2
-1.1
BAL
5.3
5.7
-1.1
ATL
4.3
4.3
-0.7
NYN
4.3
2.8
0.8
Shortstop
Tm
CIN
4.9
4.2
1.6
MIN
4.3
4.5
0.9
SLN
4.3
4.3
0.9
BOS
3.8
1.8
3.0
ML4
3.1
2.3
1.8
CHA
2.8
2.3
1.5
Second Base
Tm
CAL
5.9
6.0
0.5
ML4
5.6
5.3
0.8
NYA
5.2
3.5
2.3
LAN
4.7
6.4
-1.4
DET
4.5
3.6
1.3
PIT
4.0
3.4
1.1
Third Base
Tm
KCA
8.6
7.0
2.0
PHI
7.9
7.0
1.1
TEX
6.8
3.8
3.7
LAN
5.1
5.0
0.3
MON
4.6
5.6
-0.7
CAL
3.8
4.0
0.2
First Base
Tm
SLN
7.6
6.1
0.4
BAL
4.9
4.1
-0.1
SEA
3.7
4.0
-1.0
ML4
3.7
4.0
-1.1
PHI
3.1
4.0
-2.1
MULT
2.9
2.9
-0.9
 
Catcher
Tm
KCA
7.6
6.7
1.8
MON
6.0
4.2
2.6
SDN
5.9
5.4
0.7
CAL
5.6
6.4
-0.1
CIN
5.6
4.4
1.9
MIN
4.4
2.7
2.7
Designated Hitter
Tm
MULT
4.1
3.8
-0.3
BOS
2.3
1.4
0.0
NYA
2.1
2.1
-0.8
Starting Pitcher
Tm
IP
ATL
342.0
8.0
7.6
0.3
BOS
246.7
7.3
7.3
0.0
MIN
263.7
7.2
7.2
0.0
NYA
236.3
6.5
6.5
0.0
CHN
239.0
5.9
5.7
0.2
DET
197.7
5.9
5.8
0.0
NYA
276.3
5.5
5.5
0.0
HOU
292.3
5.4
5.6
-0.2
SEA
229.3
5.1
5.1
0.0
ML4
235.0
4.9
4.8
0.0
CAL
239.3
4.6
4.6
0.0
NYN
251.3
4.5
4.6
-0.1
LAN
242.0
4.3
3.6
0.6
CHA
250.0
4.2
4.2
0.0
CLE
231.7
4.2
4.2
0.0
MIN
250.7
4.1
4.1
0.0
Swingman
Tm
IP
CIN
163.0
3.9
3.9
-0.0
MIN
108.3
2.3
2.3
0.0
SEA
123.7
2.2
2.2
0.0
CLE
157.7
2.1
2.1
0.0
MULT
89.3
1.8
1.8
0.0
MON
93.7
1.7
1.7
0.0
Relief Pitcher
Tm
IP
TEX
143.0
6.2
6.2
0.0
CLE
131.0
5.7
5.6
0.1
DET
127.0
5.4
5.3
0.0
CHN
101.3
5.2
4.9
0.2
MIN
142.7
4.5
4.5
0.1
HOU
91.3
3.5
3.2
0.3
PIT
134.3
3.3
3.3
0.1
MON
96.7
3.1
3.1
0.0
SFN
96.7
2.9
2.7
0.2
SLN
82.3
2.8
2.9
-0.1
BOS
89.0
2.4
2.4
0.0
BAL
58.0
2.2
2.2
0.0
NYA
85.3
2.2
2.2
0.0
NYN
42.3
2.2
2.2
-0.0
ATL
69.0
1.9
2.0
-0.1
PIT
129.3
1.9
1.9
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