1939 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'

1939 MLB Team Position Performance by Wins Above Average

Unless noted, stats are batting & fielding.

1939 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 30.5	CHW 8.3	CLE 8.9	STL 1.5	NYY 22.7	NYY 3.1	STL 5.3	CIN 4.2	NYY 4.4	PIT 3.4	NYY 3.8	NYY 6.7	BOS 4.3	NYY 13.7	NYY 0.7
2	St. Louis Cardinals 17.2	STL 8.1	CHW 8.6	CHC 0.7	CIN 10.0	HG 1.8	BOS 4.6	NYY 4.0	WSH 3.5	CIN 3.4	PHA 3.0	CHW 1.5	NYY 3.2	STL 6.2	WSH 0.4
3	Cincinnati Reds 14.3	NYY 7.8	BRO 6.6	NYY 0.3	STL 9.1	NYG 1.5	BRO 4.0	DET 3.1	CLE 2.0	CHW 2.1	STL 2.1	STL 1.4	CIN 2.8	KCM 2.2	CLE 0.0
4	Cleveland Indians 8.7	BRO 6.0	STL 6.3	CHW 0.2	HG 4.2	CIN 0.9	DET 3.6	CHC 1.9	CIN 1.6	NYG 1.9	PHI 1.4	KCM 1.3	STL 2.7	WSH 1.8	PIT 0.0
5	Homestead Grays 6.7	CLE 5.9	NYY 6.1	BRO 0.0	BOS 3.6	PHA 0.7	CLE 3.3	BEG 0.7	BRO 1.6	BOS 1.5	KCM 1.3	DET 1.2	NYG 2.6	PHA 1.8	STL -0.1
6	Detroit Tigers 5.3	CHC 5.5	DET 5.7	NYG -0.4	CLE 2.8	IAB 0.4	CIN 2.5	BRO 0.7	SLB 0.6	WSH 0.9	WSH 0.7	CHC 1.1	BSN 1.0	BEG 1.0	DET -0.4
7	Kansas City Monarchs 5.1	DET 4.6	CHC 5.5	DET -0.6	NYG 2.7	STL 0.4	HG 1.8	HG 0.5	PS 0.3	KCM 0.9	CHC 0.7	WSH 0.6	NE 0.8	CLE 0.8	CHC -0.6
8	Brooklyn Dodgers 4.9	KCM 4.5	CIN 4.5	CIN -0.7	WSH 2.6	TC 0.3	NYG 1.5	IAB 0.4	NBY 0.3	PS 0.5	SL3 0.7	CAG 0.6	WSH 0.5	SL3 0.8	BOS -0.7
9	Chicago White Sox 2.9	CIN 4.3	BOS 2.5	BSN -0.7	IAB 1.5	CBR 0.2	PIT 0.9	PS 0.3	CBR 0.2	SL3 0.5	BEG 0.3	SL3 0.5	HG 0.5	BOS 0.7	PHA -0.8
10	Boston Red Sox 2.7	NE 2.7	PIT -2.1	PIT -1.0	BEG 0.9	TC2 0.1	IAB 0.8	TC 0.3	NYC 0.1	BEG 0.2	CLE 0.3	CLE 0.4	BEG 0.4	HG 0.5	NYG -0.8
11	Newark Eagles 2.6	HG 2.5	NYG -3.0	BOS -1.7	SL3 0.7	DET -0.1	NE 0.8	SL3 0.3	TC 0.1	TC 0.2	CBR 0.2	BEG 0.3	PIT 0.3	NYG 0.4	BSN -0.8
12	Cleveland Bears 2.4	CBR 2.4	WSH -3.6	WSH -1.9	DET 0.7	SL3 -0.1	SLB 0.8	BSN 0.2	HG 0.1	TC2 0.1	BSN 0.2	NBY 0.2	CLE 0.1	NE 0.4	CHW -0.8
13	Baltimore Elite Giants 2.2	BEG 1.3	BSN -4.0	CLE -3.0	TC 0.7	MRS -0.3	CHW 0.5	STL 0.1	KCM 0.0	CBR 0.0	NE 0.1	PS 0.2	IAB 0.1	BSN 0.3	PHI -1.0
14	Chicago Cubs 0.7	CAG 0.9	SLB -5.6	SLB -3.6	KCM 0.6	NYC -0.3	CAG 0.2	WSH 0.1	IAB 0.0	NYY -0.1	HG 0.1	IAB 0.0	TC 0.0	IAB 0.2	BRO -1.1
15	St. Louis Stars -0.3	TC2 0.1	PHA -8.2	PHI -3.7	CBR 0.0	BEG -0.4	PHI 0.1	CBR 0.1	BEG 0.0	NBY -0.1	IAB 0.1	MRS 0.0	CAG 0.0	CAG 0.0	CIN -1.3
16	Toledo Crawfords -0.5	NBY -0.8	PHI -9.6	PHA -4.1	NE -0.1	NE -0.4	PS 0.1	MRS 0.0	CAG -0.1	BSN -0.1	TC -0.1	NYG 0.0	CBR -0.1	CBR -0.2	SLB -2.3
17	Chicago American Giants -0.6	MRS -0.8	BEG	NYC	PS -0.5	BSN -0.6	TC 0.1	BOS -0.1	CHC -0.1	BRO -0.1	PS -0.1	HG -0.1	NYC -0.3	PIT -0.3	MRS
18	New York Giants -0.7	BOS -0.9	CBR	NE	BRO -1.1	NBY -0.6	TC2 0.0	NBY -0.2	TC2 -0.2	NE -0.1	NYC -0.2	PIT -0.1	MRS -0.3	TC -0.3	HG
19	Toledo Crawfords -1.1	SL3 -1.0	TC2	NBY	NBY -1.2	BRO -0.7	NBY -0.1	TC2 -0.2	MRS -0.2	MRS -0.2	MRS -0.3	NYC -0.2	NBY -0.3	PHI -0.4	NBY
20	New York Black Yankees -2.0	TC -1.2	TC	MRS	TC2 -1.2	KCM -0.7	CBR -0.3	NYC -0.3	NE -0.3	NYC -0.3	TC2 -0.3	TC -0.2	KCM -0.4	NBY -0.5	SL3
21	Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers -2.3	NYC -1.3	SL3	KCM	CAG -1.5	CAG -0.7	SL3 -0.4	CAG -0.4	SL3 -0.4	IAB -0.3	NBY -0.4	TC2 -0.3	SL3 -0.4	MRS -0.6	NYC
22	Memphis Red Sox -2.6	PIT -1.9	PS	IAB	MRS -1.8	PS -0.9	MRS -0.5	NE -0.5	BSN -0.5	HG -0.5	PIT -0.5	CBR -0.3	TC2 -0.4	CHC -0.6	CAG
23	Washington Nationals -3.3	NYG -3.4	CAG	PS	PIT -2.2	CLE -1.1	BEG -0.6	NYG -0.5	PHI -0.7	STL -0.5	CAG -0.6	NE -0.5	PHA -0.5	NYC -0.7	IAB
24	New York Cubans -3.6	IAB -3.8	NYC	SL3	NYC -2.3	CHC -1.2	NYC -0.8	KCM -0.8	BOS -0.9	CAG -0.5	BRO -0.6	PHI -0.6	PS -0.9	PS -0.8	TC
25	Pittsburgh Pirates -4.1	PS -4.3	NE	HG	BSN -2.3	WSH -1.4	BSN -0.8	CLE -1.1	CHW -1.2	CLE -1.1	DET -1.0	PHA -0.7	PHI -1.2	TC2 -1.0	PS
26	Philadelphia Stars -4.8	BSN -5.2	NBY	CBR	CHC -4.8	BOS -1.5	KCM -1.0	PIT -1.3	NYG -1.3	CHC -1.8	CHW -1.2	BSN -0.9	DET -1.3	DET -1.1	NE
27	Boston Bees -7.5	WSH -5.9	MRS	TC	CHW -5.4	SLB -2.1	PHA -1.3	CHW -1.4	DET -2.2	DET -2.2	BOS -2.2	CIN -1.2	SLB -1.6	CIN -1.3	CBR
28	Philadelphia Athletics -22.2	SLB -10.4	KCM	TC2	PHA -9.2	PHI -2.3	CHC -2.4	PHA -2.4	PIT -2.3	PHI -3.6	NYG -2.2	BOS -1.4	CHW -2.3	CHW -2.0	KCM
29	Philadelphia Phillies -25.5	PHA -13.0	IAB	CAG	PHI -10.4	PIT -2.6	WSH -2.7	PHI -2.5	STL -2.3	SLB -4.3	SLB -2.3	SLB -1.7	BRO -2.3	BRO -5.5	TC2
30	St. Louis Browns -27.6	PHI -15.1	HG	BEG	SLB -17.2	CHW -2.6	NYY -3.1	SLB -4.3	PHA -2.4	PHA -4.8	CIN -2.9	BRO -2.6	CHC -2.4	SLB -5.6	BEG
AVG	-0.1	-0.1	0.6	-0.6	0.1	-0.4	0.6	0.0	-0.0	-0.2	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.3	-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.

1939 MLB Team Position Performance by Wins Above Average

1939 MLB Team Position Performance by Wins Above Average

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