1959 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'

1959 MLB Team Position Performance by Wins Above Average

Unless noted, stats are batting & fielding.

1959 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	Chicago White Sox 10.8	BAL 6.6	BAL 9.5	CHW 1.9	CLE 9.5	CHW 1.9	SFG 3.1	CHW 4.0	MLN 5.7	CHC 7.6	CLE 3.5	SFG 5.1	MLN 5.4	CLE 8.7	CLE 0.3
2	San Francisco Giants 9.5	LAD 6.6	LAD 8.1	NYY 1.8	SFG 9.2	NYY 1.9	CLE 1.6	BOS 2.2	STL 4.3	MLN 1.5	LAD 1.9	NYY 4.7	CLE 3.3	SFG 6.3	SFG 0.2
3	Milwaukee Braves 7.7	WSH 5.5	WSH 6.1	CHC 0.5	MLN 7.5	CIN 1.7	CIN 1.5	DET 1.9	DET 3.1	SFG 1.5	BAL 1.2	CIN 4.0	BOS 2.4	DET 5.7	CIN -0.2
4	Cleveland Indians 5.5	CHW 4.3	STL 4.4	MLN -0.1	CHW 6.5	MLN 1.2	BOS 1.4	LAD 1.9	WSH 2.0	CHW 1.2	WSH 0.6	DET 3.9	KCA 1.9	MLN 4.0	PIT -0.3
5	New York Yankees 5.3	STL 1.8	SFG 3.4	PIT -0.7	CHC 4.8	PIT 0.4	LAD 0.7	NYY 0.9	CHC 0.8	CLE 0.6	DET 0.2	CHW 3.7	DET 1.6	KCA 4.0	CHC -0.7
6	Los Angeles Dodgers 3.9	NYY 0.5	CHW 1.0	LAD -0.8	NYY 4.8	CHC -1.0	PHI 0.6	CIN 0.5	PIT 0.8	CIN 0.1	SFG 0.1	KCA 2.6	SFG 1.1	CIN 2.3	CHW -0.7
7	Boston Red Sox 0.6	SFG 0.3	DET 0.2	BOS -0.9	CIN 3.3	SFG -1.1	NYY 0.5	CHC 0.0	BAL 0.4	NYY 0.1	PIT -0.1	CLE 1.9	BAL -0.1	NYY 2.3	BOS -0.7
8	Chicago Cubs -1.4	MLN 0.2	PHI 0.2	WSH -0.9	BOS 3.1	LAD -1.1	MLN 0.1	SFG -0.2	BOS 0.4	PHI -0.3	KCA -0.5	MLN 0.7	CHC -0.1	BOS 1.6	NYY -0.8
9	Baltimore Orioles -1.7	PIT -1.5	KCA 0.1	PHI -1.0	DET 2.1	CLE -1.1	PIT 0.0	CLE -0.5	PHI 0.3	BOS -0.5	NYY -0.6	CHC 0.5	STL -0.3	LAD 0.5	KCA -0.9
10	Detroit Tigers -1.8	PHI -1.9	MLN 0.1	STL -1.0	PIT -2.6	BAL -1.2	CHW -0.5	KCA -0.5	CHW 0.3	PIT -0.8	CIN -0.8	BOS 0.2	PIT -0.3	CHW 0.3	BAL -1.5
11	Cincinnati Reds -2.4	BOS -2.5	PIT -0.4	BAL -1.2	LAD -2.7	BOS -1.3	STL -0.5	STL -1.0	NYY -0.1	STL -0.8	CHC -0.9	LAD -0.5	CIN -0.9	CHC -0.5	STL -1.5
12	St. Louis Cardinals -2.6	KCA -3.3	BOS -0.9	SFG -1.3	STL -4.4	STL -1.5	WSH -1.0	BAL -1.3	CLE -0.1	DET -1.1	BOS -1.0	PIT -0.5	LAD -0.9	BAL -0.5	LAD -1.5
13	Pittsburgh Pirates -4.1	DET -3.9	NYY -2.1	CLE -1.9	KCA -4.7	DET -1.7	KCA -1.3	PIT -1.8	LAD -0.1	BAL -1.6	STL -1.5	WSH -1.2	PHI -1.3	PIT -0.9	MLN -1.7
14	Washington Senators -7.5	CLE -4.0	CIN -2.7	CIN -3.7	BAL -8.3	PHI -2.5	CHC -1.4	WSH -2.8	SFG -0.6	WSH -2.2	CHW -2.0	BAL -1.6	CHW -1.4	WSH -2.6	PHI -1.9
15	Kansas City Athletics -8.0	CIN -5.7	CLE -4.4	KCA -3.9	WSH -13.0	KCA -2.7	BAL -2.6	MLN -3.3	KCA -1.1	KCA -2.2	MLN -2.1	STL -1.6	NYY -1.8	STL -3.4	DET -1.9
16	Philadelphia Phillies -16.5	CHC -6.2	CHC -5.0	DET -4.4	PHI -14.6	WSH -4.0	DET -3.9	PHI -3.4	CIN -2.6	LAD -3.1	PHI -2.5	PHI -3.6	WSH -2.0	PHI -7.4	WSH -2.4
AVG	-0.2	-0.2	1.1	-1.1	0.0	-0.8	-0.1	-0.2	0.8	0.0	-0.3	1.1	0.4	1.3	-1.0

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.

1959 MLB Team Position Performance by Wins Above Average

1959 MLB Team Position Performance by Wins Above Average

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