1979 Season
1978 / 1980
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1979 National League All-Star Team
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Left Field
Tm
CIN
5.1
4.3
0.2
CHN
4.1
4.9
-1.6
SLN
0.7
1.0
-0.8

Center Field
Tm
SDN
8.3
6.9
0.6
NYN
4.8
5.5
-1.0


Right Field
Tm
PIT
6.7
6.3
-0.5
ATL
4.3
4.3
-0.7
SFN
3.5
4.7
-1.9
Shortstop
Tm
PHI
1.5
0.9
1.5
CIN
4.9
4.2
1.6
SLN
4.3
4.3
0.9
HOU
2.6
1.6
1.9
Second Base
Tm
LAN
4.7
6.4
-1.4
CIN
2.7
3.3
-0.3
Third Base
Tm
PHI
7.9
7.0
1.1
LAN
5.1
5.0
0.3
MON
4.6
5.6
-0.7
First Base
Tm
LAN
2.8
3.1
-1.3
SLN
7.6
6.1
0.4
PHI
3.1
4.0
-2.1
 
Catcher
Tm
PHI
3.4
2.3
1.9
MON
6.0
4.2
2.6
CIN
5.6
4.4
1.9
SLN
3.6
4.0
0.3
NYN
1.4
1.3
0.7
Starting Pitcher
Tm
IP
PHI
251.0
2.9
2.3
0.5
MON
248.7
4.0
3.7
0.2
HOU
263.7
3.2
3.5
-0.3
SDN
232.7
2.8
3.2
-0.4
CIN
205.7
2.1
2.3
-0.2
HOU
194.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
Relief Pitcher
Tm
IP
CHN
101.3
5.2
4.9
0.2
HOU
91.3
3.5
3.2
0.3
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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.

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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