1969 Season
1968 / 1970
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Top HitterRico
Petrocelli
Top PitcherBob
Gibson

1969 Major League Player of the Year

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Willie McCovey
SFN
1B
31.5
8.1
39.3
28.3
by Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bob Gibson
SLN
SP
33.6
11.3
31.3
20.6
2 Rico Petrocelli
BOS
SS
26.0
10.0
36.1
21.4
3 Reggie Jackson
OAK
RF
23.1
9.3
39.9
27.3
4 Larry Dierker
HOU
SP
22.8
8.4
25.6
15.2
5 Sal Bando
OAK
3B
25.4
8.3
35.3
20.6
6 Willie McCovey
SFN
1B
31.5
8.1
39.3
28.3
7 Hank Aaron
ATL
RF
35.4
8.0
37.2
25.3
8 Denny McLain
DET
SP
25.3
8.0
28.6
18.2
9 Bill Hands
CHN
SP
29.2
7.9
28.3
18.1
10 Juan Marichal
SFN
SP
31.7
7.6
28.9
18.7
11 Frank Robinson
BAL
RF
33.8
7.5
31.8
20.1
12 Roberto Clemente
PIT
RF
34.9
7.5
27.7
17.1
13 Steve Carlton
SLN
SP
24.5
7.3
23.2
15.1
14 Tom Seaver
NYN
SP
24.6
7.2
31.7
22.4
15 Paul Blair
BAL
CF
25.4
7.1
27.0
13.1
16 Jimmy Wynn
HOU
CF
27.3
7.1
36.1
22.7
17 Fergie Jenkins
CHN
SP
26.6
7.0
24.7
14.1
18 Cleon Jones
NYN
LF
26.9
7.0
30.0
19.7
19 Claude Osteen
LAN
SP
29.9
6.7
24.7
13.7
20 Pete Rose
CIN
RF
28.2
6.6
36.8
22.8
21 Jim Perry
MIN
SP
33.7
6.5
20.6
12.0
22 Sam McDowell
CLE
SP
26.8
6.3
21.2
12.1
23 Phil Niekro
ATL
SP
30.3
6.3
27.7
18.0
24 Gaylord Perry
SFN
SP
30.8
6.3
26.5
15.5
25 Bobby Bonds
SFN
RF
23.3
6.2
31.0
17.1
26 Bill Singer
LAN
SP
25.2
6.2
26.9
16.2
27 Rusty Staub
MON
RF
25.3
6.2
26.4
13.9
28 Harmon Killebrew
MIN
3B
33.0
6.2
33.8
20.6
29 Johnny Bench
CIN
C
21.6
6.1
29.9
16.1
30 Mel Stottlemyre
NYA
SP
27.6
6.1
25.3
15.6
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James