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| Rk | Player | Team | Lg | Age | Pos | PA | IP | WAR | 1893 | 1892 | 1891 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cy Young | CLE | NL | 26 | SP | 580 | 1299.1 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 13.0 | 6.1 |
| 2 | Kid Nichols | BSN | NL | 23 | SP | 602 | 1303.1 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 9.3 |
| 3 | Amos Rusie | NYG | NL | 22 | SP | 698 | 1514.1 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 7.2 | 8.7 |
| 4 | Ted Breitenstein | STL | NL | 24 | SP | 342 | 693.2 | 8.3 | 11.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| 5 | Bill Hutchinson | CHC | NL | 33 | SP | 702 | 1531.1 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 9.1 | 9.4 |
| 6 | Frank Killen | PIT | NL | 22 | SP | 452 | 971.1 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Jack Stivetts | BSN | NL | 25 | SP | 766 | 1139.1 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 9.1 |
| 8 | Sadie McMahon | BAL | NL | 25 | SP | 559 | 1246.1 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 9.4 |
| 9 | Dan Brouthers | BRO | NL | 35 | 1B | 1625 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 8.8 | 5.7 | |
| 10 | Kid Gleason | STL | NL | 26 | SP | 723 | 1198.1 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
| 11 | Billy Hamilton | PHI | NL | 27 | CF | 1710 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 6.6 | |
| 12 | Cupid Childs | CLE | NL | 25 | 2B | 1948 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 3.4 | |
| 13 | Roger Connor | NYG | NL | 36 | 1B | 1857 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 5.7 | |
| 14 | Ed Delahanty | PHI | NL | 25 | LF | 1753 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 4.4 | -0.2 | |
| 15 | Gus Weyhing | PHI | NL | 26 | SP | 592 | 1265.0 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 |
| 16 | Tony Mullane | CIN/BAL | NL | 34 | SP | 540 | 1088.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 4.1 |
| 17 | Frank Dwyer | CIN | NL | 25 | SP | 483 | 985.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 3.3 |
| 18 | Brickyard Kennedy | BRO | NL | 25 | SP | 255 | 573.2 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | |
| 19 | Bid McPhee | CIN | NL | 33 | 2B | 1891 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | |
| 20 | Ed Stein | BRO | NL | 23 | SP | 334 | 776.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 0.1 |
| 21 | George Davis | NYG | NL | 22 | 3B | 1885 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 22 | Sam Thompson | PHI | NL | 33 | RF | 1949 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | |
| 23 | Willie McGill | CHC | NL | 19 | SP | 297 | 633.2 | 4.2 | 5.5 | -0.2 | 2.7 |
| 24 | Denny Lyons | PIT | NL | 27 | 3B | 1604 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 4.5 | |
| 25 | Jake Beckley | PIT | NL | 25 | 1B | 1881 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
bWAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
Established Level Methodology
The calculation is based on the "Established Level" portion of Bill James Favorite Toy.- The metric from the current year (1893) is multiplied by 3.
- The previous year's (1892) metric is multiplied by 2.
- The metric from two years prior (1891) is added to the above totals and they are divided by 6.
- One caveat is that the final "Established Level" should not be below 75% of the current year's (1893) metric
Example:
Player X has 5.0 WAR in 1893, 7.0 WAR in 1892, and 4.0 WAR in 1891.((5.0 x 3) + (7.0 x 2) + 4.0) / 6 = 5.5 WAR