1949 Season
1948 / 1950
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Top HitterJackie
Robinson
Top PitcherMel
Parnell

1949 Major League Player of the Year

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Ted Williams
BOS
LF
30.8
9.2
39.9
26.5
by Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jackie Robinson
BRO
2B
30.4
9.6
37.3
22.1
2 Stan Musial
SLN
RF
28.6
9.2
40.1
27.1
3 Ted Williams
BOS
LF
30.8
9.2
39.9
26.5
4 Mel Parnell
BOS
SP
27.1
8.2
30.6
20.0
5 Ralph Kiner
PIT
LF
26.7
8.2
36.7
24.3
6 Bob Lemon
CLE
SP
28.8
7.1
29.9
20.0
7 Pee Wee Reese
BRO
SS
30.9
6.9
32.5
16.0
8 Vern Stephens
BOS
SS
28.7
6.9
31.9
16.1
9 Eddie Joost
PHA
SS
33.1
6.9
35.4
20.3
10 Howie Pollet
SLN
SP
28.0
6.7
23.4
15.1
11 Enos Slaughter
SLN
LF
33.2
6.2
29.7
17.5
12 Virgil Trucks
DET
SP
32.2
6.2
27.6
17.9
13 Ken Heintzelman
PHI
SP
33.7
6.0
22.6
13.6
14 Bobby Thomson
NY1
CF
25.7
5.9
25.5
11.6
15 Dave Koslo
NY1
SP
29.3
5.9
18.2
10.5
16 Don Newcombe*
BRO
SP
23.0
5.8
19.7
10.9
17 Hal Newhouser
DET
SP
28.1
5.7
24.1
13.7
18 Warren Spahn
BSN
SP
28.2
5.6
23.0
12.2
19 Preacher Roe
BRO
SP
34.3
5.6
19.1
11.5
20 Bobby Doerr
BOS
2B
31.2
5.4
25.0
11.5
21 Del Ennis
PHI
LF
24.1
5.3
26.9
14.2
22 Cass Michaels
CHA
2B
23.3
5.3
22.3
7.7
23 Ken Raffensberger
CIN
SP
31.9
5.3
20.1
9.8
24 Bob Elliott
BSN
3B
32.6
5.2
23.2
11.7
25 Duke Snider
BRO
CF
22.8
5.2
23.8
11.3
26 Luke Appling
CHA
SS
42.2
5.1
18.6
4.6
27 Murry Dickson
PIT
SP
32.9
4.9
18.2
10.0
28 Sid Gordon
NY1
3B
31.9
4.9
18.4
6.9
29 Mike Garcia*
CLE
SP
25.6
4.9
20.4
14.1
30 Carl Furillo
BRO
RF
27.3
4.8
21.9
10.9
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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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