Major League Baseball History
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Left Field
1999
2001
-1.2

Center Field
2005
2007
2.3
1909
1913
1.1


Right Field
1993
1994
4.3
1954
1954
0.3
1968
1970
-1.2
Shortstop
1916
1919
-0.4
Second Base
1968
1970
29.7
1996
1996
3.4
Third Base
1991
1991
21.2
2004
2005
15.9
1919
1923
-0.3
First Base
1993
1995
61.2
Catcher
1948
1948
27.2
2005
2007
3.3
1913
1913
2.1
2007
2008
0.8
1989
1991
0.5
Starting Pitcher
1927
1929
51.1
1973
1976
22.3
1921
1923
15.0
1994
1996
14.6
1975
1976
6.4
1996
1998
1.4
2003
2005
0.9
1952
1952
0.8
1952
1953
-0.4
1897
1897
-1.1
Swingman
1983
1985
-2.1
Relief Pitcher
1986
1988
6.8
1982
1984
5.3
1983
1986
3.0
2006
2006
1.1
1909
1915
0.1
1927
1930
0.1
1941
1941
-0.1
2006
2006
-0.2
1996
1996
-0.2
1952
1953
-0.4
1897
1897
-1.1
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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

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