1997 Season
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Top HitterLarry
Walker
Top PitcherRoger
Clemens

1997 Major League Player of the Year

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Ken Griffey
SEA
CF
27.6
9.1
33.3
20.2
by Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Roger Clemens
TOR
SP
34.9
12.2
32.2
24.6
2 Larry Walker
COL
RF
30.6
9.8
32.9
20.5
3 Craig Biggio
HOU
2B
31.5
9.4
35.2
19.3
4 Ken Griffey
SEA
CF
27.6
9.1
33.3
20.2
5 Pedro Martinez
MON
SP
25.7
8.8
26.6
19.2
6 Mike Piazza
LAN
C
28.8
8.7
37.3
23.0
7 Andy Pettitte
NYA
SP
25.0
8.4
20.4
13.5
8 Barry Bonds
SFN
LF
32.9
8.2
39.0
26.2
9 Randy Johnson
SEA
SP
33.8
8.0
23.6
17.5
10 Justin Thompson
DET
SP
24.3
7.7
20.8
14.4
11 Greg Maddux
ATL
SP
31.2
7.7
26.4
19.3
12 Jeff Bagwell
HOU
1B
29.1
7.7
30.6
18.0
13 Frank Thomas
CHA
1B
29.1
7.3
35.8
25.9
14 Kevin Brown
FLO
SP
32.3
6.9
22.8
15.6
15 David Cone
NYA
SP
34.5
6.7
16.4
10.8
16 Chuck Knoblauch
MIN
2B
29.0
6.7
23.2
9.0
17 Nomar Garciaparra*
BOS
SS
23.9
6.6
25.5
10.6
18 Ivan Rodriguez
TEX
C
25.6
6.5
26.6
13.0
19 Tom Glavine
ATL
SP
31.3
6.5
20.3
13.0
20 Curt Schilling
PHI
SP
30.6
6.4
22.3
14.5
21 Edgardo Alfonzo
NYN
3B
23.6
6.2
24.8
12.7
22 Edgar Martinez
SEA
DH
34.5
6.2
26.5
17.1
23 Raul Mondesi
LAN
RF
26.3
5.7
27.4
14.8
24 Pat Hentgen
TOR
SP
28.6
5.7
19.5
11.9
25 Alex Rodriguez
SEA
SS
21.9
5.6
21.1
7.9
26 Mike Mussina
BAL
SP
28.6
5.6
18.9
12.4
27 Kevin Appier
KCA
SP
29.6
5.5
17.7
10.9
28 Bernie Williams
NYA
CF
28.8
5.5
24.5
13.5
29 John Smoltz
ATL
SP
30.1
5.5
20.8
13.0
30 Jim Thome
CLE
1B
26.8
5.5
26.1
16.0
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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