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1959 Top 25 Players WAR Data Model

WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.

Rank	WAR	Name	Tm	Pos
+001+	10.2	Ernie Banks	CHN	SS	MVP,AS
+002+	8.6	Hank Aaron	ATL	RF-CF	AS,GG
+003+	8.1	Eddie Mathews	ATL	3B	AS
+004+	7.8	Camilo Pascual	MIN	PITCH	AS
+004+	7.8	Willie Mays	SFN	CF	AS,GG
+006+	7.6	Hoyt Wilhelm	BAL	PITCH	AS
+007+	7.5	Ken Boyer	SLN	3B-SS	AS,GG
+008+	7.2	Larry Jackson	SLN	PITCH
+009+	6.6	Mickey Mantle	NYA	CF	AS
+009+	6.6	Vern Law	PIT	PITCH
+011+	6.5	Vada Pinson	CIN	CF	AS
+012+	6.0	Nellie Fox	CHA	2B	MVP,AS,GG
+012+	6.0	Al Kaline	DET	CF-RF	AS,GG
+014+	5.8	Frank Robinson	CIN	1B-LF	AS
+014+	5.8	Don Drysdale	LAN	PITCH	AS
+016+	5.7	Jim Landis	CHA	CF
+016+	5.7	Sam Jones	SFN	PITCH	AS
+018+	5.6	Warren Spahn	ATL	PITCH	AS
+019+	5.5	Minnie Minoso	CLE	LF	AS,GG
+019+	5.5	Wally Moon	LAN	LF-RF	AS
+021+	5.3	Rocky Colavito	CLE	RF	AS
+021+	5.3	Pete Runnels	BOS	2B-1B	AS
+021+	5.3	Eddie Yost	DET	3B
+024+	5.0	Roger Craig	LAN	PITCH
+025+	4.9	Gene Conley	PHI	PITCH	AS

1959 Awards

Type	Lg	Name
CY	AL	Early Wynn
MVP	NL	Ernie Banks
MVP	AL	Nellie Fox
HOF	X	Zack Wheat

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