Major League Baseball History
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Left Field
1982
1984
21.6
1985
1987
19.6
1995
1998
10.5
1934
1937
5.3
1982
1983
5.1

Center Field
1991
1994
9.0
1977
1977
3.0
2001
2001
0.8
1986
1987
-0.2


Right Field
1949
1951
0.5
1969
1969
-0.1
1973
1974
-0.1
1938
1941
-0.3
Shortstop
2006
2008
4.1
1963
1963
-0.6
1971
1973
-4.2
Second Base
1940
1940
61.4
1998
2000
56.1
1979
1981
17.1
1984
1987
-0.9
1973
1974
-1.7
Third Base
1995
1997
38.0
1984
1986
18.9
1944
1944
6.5
1985
1985
4.9
1929
1932
3.2
First Base
1969
1969
27.4
1986
1988
10.2
1962
1964
3.2
1971
1973
-0.0
1963
1964
-0.2
Catcher
1977
1980
19.4
1986
1987
3.4
1992
1993
0.7
1931
1938
-0.2
Designated Hitter
1987
1987
2.6
Starting Pitcher
1985
1987
0.6
2009
2011
-0.0
1966
1967
-0.5
2003
2006
-0.7
1975
1978
-1.1
Swingman
1969
1970
18.5
1977
1979
12.2
1977
1979
8.9
1979
1980
7.6
2001
2004
6.7
Relief Pitcher
2009
2011
-0.0
1984
1985
-0.8
1939
1939
-1.2
2006
2006
-1.6
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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