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Left Field
1907
1907
8.5
1989
1991
-0.0
1903
1908
-0.2

Center Field
1903
1910
-0.1


Right Field
1910
1912
9.1
1902
1908
0.6
1934
1938
-0.4
1897
1900
-0.5
Shortstop
1899
1904
13.3
1867
1870
2.8
1901
1903
1.9
1936
1939
1.5
1963
1963
0.8
Second Base
1933
1933
-0.0
1897
1902
-0.0
Third Base
1913
1915
0.3
1923
1926
-0.1
1894
1902
-0.4
1987
1989
-1.3
First Base
1937
1937
34.6
1931
1932
16.8
1932
1935
0.4
1917
1919
0.0
1989
1992
-0.2
Catcher
1902
1906
4.2
1935
1938
1.0
1901
1909
0.4
1905
1910
0.1
1912
1912
0.0
Starting Pitcher
1892
1895
22.9
1896
1901
7.0
1929
1930
6.6
1962
1962
2.2
1986
1989
-0.1
2000
2002
-0.2
1959
1960
-0.7
1893
1900
-1.4
Swingman
1908
1910
-0.7
1919
1923
-1.1
Relief Pitcher
1991
1993
-0.1
1916
1917
-0.5
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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