1961 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'

1961 MLB Team Position Performance by Wins Above Average

Unless noted, stats are batting & fielding.

1961 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	New York Yankees 19.4	BAL 9.0	LAD 8.9	BAL 3.2	NYY 19.0	NYY 4.3	DET 7.1	MLN 1.7	STL 5.4	CLE 1.9	DET 5.0	NYY 8.8	DET 5.8	NYY 13.4	NYY 0.9
2	Detroit Tigers 16.5	LAD 8.0	MIN 7.1	LAA 2.2	DET 14.1	CLE 2.3	BAL 4.0	WSA 1.0	MLN 4.7	BOS 1.7	CIN 2.5	SFG 6.2	NYY 4.3	DET 12.2	CIN 0.1
3	Baltimore Orioles 12.1	STL 6.1	BAL 6.8	NYY 0.7	MLN 14.0	MIN 0.9	SFG 2.5	KCA 0.9	BAL 1.3	NYY 1.3	CLE 1.1	CIN 5.0	PIT 3.8	CIN 10.6	DET -0.1
4	Milwaukee Braves 7.3	MIN 3.2	STL 5.3	SFG 0.5	SFG 7.9	MLN 0.9	MIN 2.1	BOS 0.8	NYY 1.3	KCA 0.8	SFG 0.9	CLE 2.8	MLN 3.4	SFG 8.1	SFG -0.1
5	San Francisco Giants 6.1	DET 2.4	DET 3.5	CHW 0.3	CIN 4.4	CHW 0.7	MLN 1.1	BAL -0.1	PIT 1.0	BAL 0.7	MLN 0.5	MLN 2.0	CIN 3.1	MLN 5.9	CLE -0.2
6	Cincinnati Reds 4.7	PIT 1.9	CHC 3.4	CLE 0.2	BAL 3.1	PIT 0.0	CHW 1.0	PIT -0.5	SFG 0.5	CHC 0.6	LAD 0.4	CHW 1.7	CHW 1.2	CLE 4.4	BOS -0.3
7	St. Louis Cardinals 4.1	LAA 1.3	CIN 2.9	DET 0.0	CLE 2.2	SFG 0.0	NYY 0.7	PHI -1.1	CHC 0.4	CHW 0.6	NYY 0.3	DET 1.4	SFG 1.0	CHW 2.7	MLN -0.6
8	Los Angeles Dodgers 4.0	NYY 0.4	PIT 1.9	LAD -0.2	CHW 1.0	LAD 0.0	CIN 0.6	STL -1.1	CIN 0.2	PHI 0.5	WSA -0.1	STL 1.3	CHC 0.9	LAD 1.8	STL -0.6
9	Chicago White Sox 1.4	CHW 0.4	LAA 0.7	PIT -0.3	PIT -0.6	LAA -0.3	PIT 0.5	LAA -1.5	WSA 0.0	MLN 0.3	CHW -0.2	BAL 0.9	LAA 0.8	PIT 0.2	CHW -0.6
10	Pittsburgh Pirates 1.3	CIN 0.3	NYY 0.1	STL -0.7	STL -2.0	DET -0.5	LAA 0.4	SFG -1.7	LAD -0.7	CIN 0.1	STL -0.4	LAD 0.8	WSA 0.7	LAA -0.4	LAD -0.7
11	Cleveland Indians -2.7	CHC 0.2	WSA 0.0	CIN -1.4	LAD -4.0	STL -0.7	STL 0.1	DET -1.8	MIN -1.0	LAD -0.4	CHC -0.9	LAA -0.1	LAD 0.6	STL -0.6	LAA -0.7
12	Minnesota Twins -4.9	SFG -1.8	CHW -1.0	BOS -2.3	BOS -4.4	BAL -1.0	BOS -0.4	CLE -2.1	KCA -1.0	PIT -0.7	LAA -1.1	BOS -0.5	BAL 0.6	WSA -0.8	BAL -0.9
13	Los Angeles Angels -4.9	BOS -3.3	BOS -1.7	PHI -2.6	WSA -6.1	KCA -1.0	KCA -0.8	LAD -2.2	CLE -1.0	MIN -1.3	PHI -1.2	PHI -0.6	CLE 0.5	BAL -0.9	WSA -0.9
14	Chicago Cubs -7.7	CLE -4.9	SFG -2.6	MLN -2.8	LAA -6.2	BOS -1.1	PHI -0.9	CHW -2.3	BOS -1.0	SFG -1.4	MIN -2.1	MIN -0.7	MIN -0.2	CHC -1.1	PIT -1.1
15	Boston Red Sox -7.7	WSA -5.3	KCA -2.6	CHC -3.0	CHC -7.9	WSA -1.5	CHC -1.4	CHC -2.5	DET -1.0	WSA -1.7	BAL -2.4	PIT -1.0	BOS -1.1	MIN -3.0	MIN -1.8
16	Washington Senators -11.4	MLN -6.7	MLN -4.6	MIN -3.2	MIN -8.1	CHC -2.0	LAD -1.8	NYY -2.9	CHW -1.1	DET -1.8	BOS -2.5	CHC -1.1	STL -1.5	PHI -3.6	CHC -1.9
17	Philadelphia Phillies -20.1	KCA -6.8	CLE -4.7	KCA -3.8	PHI -11.5	PHI -2.1	WSA -2.2	CIN -3.0	LAA -1.5	LAA -2.2	PIT -2.6	WSA -1.4	PHI -1.8	BOS -4.1	PHI -2.2
18	Kansas City Athletics -20.7	PHI -8.6	PHI -4.8	WSA -5.4	KCA -13.9	CIN -4.2	CLE -3.1	MIN -4.0	PHI -2.1	STL -4.5	KCA -2.9	KCA -3.2	KCA -3.7	KCA -9.8	KCA -3.0
AVG	-0.2	-0.2	1.0	-1.0	0.1	-0.3	0.5	-1.2	0.2	-0.3	-0.3	1.2	1.0	1.9	-0.8

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.

1961 MLB Team Position Performance by Wins Above Average

1961 MLB Team Position Performance by Wins Above Average

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