1940 MLB Team Position Performance by Wins Above Average

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For seasons prior to 1969, some play-by-play data is missing, so some positional splits will be slightly less than 100% complete. Marked with '-i'

1940 MLB Team Position Performance by Wins Above Average

Unless noted, stats are batting & fielding.

1940 MLB Team Position Performance by Wins Above Average Table
Rk	Total	All P	SP	RP	Non-P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF (All)	PH
1	Cincinnati Reds 17.6	BRO 14.7	BRO 12.4	BRO 3.3	NYY 13.2	NYG 1.6	STL 4.8	CIN 4.4	CHC 2.7	PIT 4.2	DET 4.4	NYY 5.6	NYY 3.3	NYY 12.0	NYY 0.7
2	Detroit Tigers 16.9	DET 11.3	DET 11.8	CIN 0.7	CIN 10.0	DET 0.9	PIT 2.9	NYY 3.9	CIN 2.7	CLE 3.6	BOS 3.7	STL 2.2	STL 2.5	CHC 4.9	CHW 0.1
3	New York Yankees 9.4	CHW 7.9	CHW 7.9	DET 0.1	DET 5.6	KCM 0.9	BRO 2.9	DET 1.9	SLB 2.1	CHW 3.2	NYY 3.1	CHC 1.8	NYG 2.3	DET 4.9	PIT -0.2
4	Brooklyn Dodgers 8.7	CIN 7.6	CLE 7.8	STL 0.0	BOS 3.9	NYY 0.8	CIN 2.9	HG 1.1	WSH 1.8	BSN 2.3	CHW 1.8	SLB 1.7	CHC 2.1	STL 4.4	CIN -0.2
5	Cleveland Indians 8.6	CLE 7.0	CIN 6.0	NYG -0.6	STL 3.9	CIN 0.7	DET 2.7	CHC 0.9	PHI 1.1	BOS 1.8	BSN 1.5	DET 1.7	PHA 1.7	PHA 2.6	WSH -0.3
6	Kansas City Monarchs 7.1	HG 4.1	CHC 4.1	CHW -0.6	PIT 3.8	PHA 0.6	HG 2.2	CLE 0.6	BEG 0.9	KCM 1.6	PHA 1.0	CLE 1.2	WSH 1.2	BOS 2.0	CHC -0.4
7	Homestead Grays 6.8	CHC 4.0	STL 3.0	CHC -1.1	NE 3.8	WSH 0.2	BOS 1.6	BBB 0.5	NE 0.8	NE 1.5	CHC 1.0	NE 1.2	BEG 0.9	CHW 1.6	BOS -0.4
8	Chicago Cubs 6.3	KCM 3.9	NYY -0.7	CLE -1.1	KCM 3.2	CAG 0.1	CHW 1.5	BOS 0.5	KCM 0.6	BEG 0.5	BEG 0.9	PIT 0.9	CHW 0.8	BEG 1.6	NYG -0.5
9	St. Louis Cardinals 6.0	STL 2.1	BOS -0.8	NYY -1.3	HG 2.7	TC 0.0	CLE 1.4	SNS 0.5	NBY 0.6	SNS 0.4	BRO 0.7	SNS 0.5	CBR 0.4	BSN 1.5	PHA -0.7
10	Chicago White Sox 4.9	NYC 0.8	NYG -0.8	BOS -1.4	CHC 2.3	NE -0.1	SNS 1.2	MRS 0.3	MRS 0.6	CIN 0.4	SLB 0.7	HG 0.5	PIT 0.4	SLB 1.1	STL -0.7
11	Newark Eagles 2.9	BBB 0.7	WSH -2.3	PIT -2.6	SNS 2.1	CBR -0.1	NYG 0.8	BEG 0.3	CAG 0.4	TC 0.3	CIN 0.4	KCM 0.4	SNS 0.3	NYG 1.0	DET -0.7
12	Baltimore Elite Giants 2.4	MRS 0.7	SLB -2.7	SLB -3.1	BEG 1.8	MRS -0.1	PS 0.7	NE 0.2	PIT 0.3	PS 0.1	HG 0.3	PS 0.4	BBB 0.3	NE 1.0	BSN -0.7
13	Boston Red Sox 0.8	BEG 0.6	PHI -2.7	PHI -3.2	CLE 1.6	BEG -0.2	NE 0.4	BSN 0.1	SNS 0.2	CBR -0.2	NYC 0.2	MRS 0.4	PS 0.3	PS 0.9	CLE -0.9
14	Toledo/Indianapolis Crawfords 0.0	TC 0.6	BSN -5.6	WSH -3.5	NYG 0.1	BBB -0.3	NBY 0.2	KCM 0.0	HG 0.2	MRS -0.2	PS 0.2	CBR 0.3	KCM 0.1	HG 0.8	PHI -1.1
15	Memphis Red Sox 0.0	PS 0.2	PIT -5.7	PHA -3.8	TC -0.6	PS -0.4	KCM 0.1	NYC 0.0	CBR -0.2	NYG -0.3	SNS -0.1	NBY 0.3	CAG 0.1	SNS 0.7	SLB -1.3
16	St. Louis-New Orleans Stars -0.2	NE -0.9	PHA -6.4	BSN -7.1	CAG -0.6	HG -0.5	CAG 0.1	TC -0.1	BBB -0.3	BRO -0.4	NE -0.1	BSN 0.0	BSN 0.0	CBR 0.5	BRO -1.9
17	Birmingham Black Barons -1.3	CAG -1.2	TC	PS	CBR -0.6	PIT -0.6	TC 0.0	CBR -0.2	TC -0.3	CAG -0.5	CAG -0.1	NYC 0.0	HG 0.0	KCM 0.0	MRS
18	New York Giants -1.3	NYG -1.4	NBY	SNS	MRS -0.7	NYC -0.7	CBR -0.4	CAG -0.3	NYY -0.3	BBB -0.6	TC -0.2	PHA -0.1	NE -0.1	WSH -0.4	NBY
19	Philadelphia Stars -1.4	CBR -1.6	SNS	TC	PS -1.6	NBY -0.7	MRS -0.4	NBY -0.5	BOS -0.3	NYC -0.8	CBR -0.2	TC -0.1	TC -0.2	CAG -0.4	HG
20	Chicago American Giants -1.8	SNS -2.3	PS	NBY	BBB -2.0	SNS -0.9	NYC -0.4	STL -0.8	NYC -0.6	HG -1.1	STL -0.3	BEG -0.2	BOS -0.3	NYC -0.4	KCM
21	New York Cubans -2.1	NBY -2.6	NYC	NYC	BSN -2.4	STL -1.0	SLB -0.6	WSH -1.0	CLE -0.7	STL -1.1	MRS -0.4	PHI -0.2	CIN -0.3	CLE -0.4	PS
22	Cleveland Bears -2.2	BOS -3.1	NE	NE	NYC -2.9	BRO -1.2	BBB -0.6	PS -1.4	DET -0.8	NBY -1.4	BBB -0.4	BRO -0.2	NYC -0.6	PIT -0.5	TC
23	Pittsburgh Pirates -3.8	NYY -3.8	BBB	BBB	CHW -3.0	BOS -1.3	CHC -1.1	PHA -1.5	NYG -0.9	WSH -1.4	KCM -0.5	NYG -0.3	PHI -0.8	TC -0.5	CAG
24	New York Black Yankees -5.8	SLB -5.2	MRS	MRS	NBY -3.2	PHI -1.4	BEG -1.3	NYG -1.6	BSN -0.9	NYY -2.1	CLE -0.7	CAG -0.4	NBY -0.9	BBB -0.7	BEG
25	Washington Nationals -10.8	WSH -6.1	KCM	KCM	WSH -4.7	CLE -2.0	PHA -1.7	SLB -1.7	PS -1.5	CHC -2.6	NBY -0.8	BBB -0.6	MRS -0.9	MRS -0.9	BBB
26	St. Louis Browns -12.3	PHI -6.9	HG	HG	BRO -6.0	CHW -2.1	NYY -1.8	PIT -2.3	BRO -1.6	SLB -2.7	PHI -0.9	WSH -0.6	CLE -0.9	CIN -0.9	CBR
27	Boston Bees -15.2	PIT -7.6	CBR	CBR	SLB -7.1	CHC -2.1	BSN -2.6	PHI -2.3	STL -1.7	PHI -2.7	NYG -1.0	CIN -1.0	DET -1.2	NBY -1.4	NE
28	Philadelphia Phillies -18.0	PHA -10.7	CAG	CAG	PHA -8.4	BSN -2.1	PHI -2.8	BRO -2.3	PHA -2.6	DET -3.3	WSH -1.0	CHW -1.0	SLB -1.3	BRO -1.5	NYC
29	Philadelphia Athletics -19.1	BSN -12.8	BEG	BEG	PHI -11.1	SLB -4.0	WSH -3.6	CHW -4.0	CHW -3.3	PHA -5.1	PIT -1.8	BOS -1.4	BRO -2.0	PHI -1.9	SNS
AVG	0.1	0.0	0.9	-0.9	0.1	-0.6	0.3	-0.2	-0.0	-0.2	0.4	0.4	0.2	1.1	-0.3

WAR and Wins Above Average are computed at the team/position level by prorating the players' team-season totals by time played at the position, so they may not represent exactly what the player did at that position, but rather it assumes they were equally valued at each position. Fielding Runs is based on actual time at the position.

You can convert WAR to a team record by taking wins = WAR + .294*G and losses = G-wins. You can convert WAA to a team record by taking wins = WAA + .5*G and losses = G-wins.

"All P" includes both pitching and batting while "SP" & "RP" include only pitching.

1940 MLB Team Position Performance by Wins Above Average

1940 MLB Team Position Performance by Wins Above Average

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