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1940 Top 25 Players WAR Data Model

WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.

Rank	WAR	Name	Tm	Pos
+001+	9.9	Bob Feller	CLE	PITCH
+002+	7.6	Bobo Newsom	DET	PITCH
+003+	7.4	Johnny Mize	SLN	1B
+004+	7.3	Joe DiMaggio	NYA	CF-OF
+005+	7.1	Hank Greenberg	DET	LF-OF
+006+	6.6	Johnny Rigney	CHA	PITCH
+007+	6.4	Bucky Walters	CIN	PITCH
+007+	6.4	Claude Passeau	CHN	PITCH
+007+	6.4	Arky Vaughan	PIT	SS
+010+	6.3	Ted Williams	BOS	OF-LF-RF
+011+	6.0	Lou Boudreau	CLE	SS
+012+	5.9	Lonny Frey	CIN	2B
+013+	5.8	Joe Gordon	NYA	2B
+014+	5.7	Frank McCormick	CIN	1B
+015+	5.4	Charlie Keller	NYA	OF-RF-LF
+015+	5.4	Stan Hack	CHN	3B
+017+	5.3	Rudy York	DET	1B
+017+	5.3	Luke Appling	CHA	SS
+019+	5.2	Jimmie Foxx	BOS	1B-CR
+019+	5.2	Dutch Leonard	MIN	PITCH
+019+	5.2	Mel Ott	SFN	OF-RF-3B
+019+	5.2	Schoolboy Rowe	DET	PITCH
+023+	5.1	Tommy Bridges	DET	PITCH
+024+	5.0	Elbie Fletcher	PIT	1B
+024+	5.0	Dolph Camilli	LAN	1B

1940 Awards

Type	Lg	Name
MVP	NL	Frank McCormick
MVP	AL	Hank Greenberg