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1918 MLB Season

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Walter JohnsonPITCH17.8
  2. 2George BurnsBAT15.2
  3. 3Ty CobbBAT15.2
  4. 4Hippo VaughnPITCH14
  5. 5Edd RoushBAT13.4
  6. 6Home Run BakerBAT13.3
  7. 7Wilbur CooperPITCH13.3
  8. 8Burleigh GrimesPITCH12.7
  9. 9Stan CoveleskiPITCH12.5
  10. 10George BurnsBAT12.4
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Waite HoytP179.7
  2. 2Jesse HainesP141.3
  3. 3Jimmy Dykes3B139.1
  4. 4Bill SherdelP123.2
  5. 5Tom ZacharyP121.6
  6. 6Cliff HeathcoteRF77.4
  7. 7Johnny MostilCF66.1
  8. 8Hugh McQuillanP62.4

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Tommy LeachCF167.6
  2. 2Frank SchulteLF153.5
  3. 3Bobby WallaceSS137.8
  4. 4Bill DonovanP98.6
  5. 5Richard Hoblitzell1B95.2
  6. 6Hughie JenningsSS91.3
  7. 7Bob BescherLF90.9
  8. 8Rube OldringOF85.2

Teams · 16

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Chicago Cubs84-45179.9Hippo VaughnPlayoffs
Boston Red Sox75-51140.4Babe RuthPlayoffs
Cleveland Indians73-54147.4Stan Coveleski
San Francisco Giants71-53144.8George Burns
Minnesota Twins72-56166.9Walter Johnson
Cincinnati Reds68-60123.6Edd Roush
Pittsburgh Pirates65-60133.8Wilbur Cooper
New York Yankees60-63133.4Home Run Baker
Baltimore Orioles58-64156.5George Sisler
Chicago White Sox57-67134.4Eddie Cicotte
Los Angeles Dodgers57-69125.8Burleigh Grimes
Philadelphia Phillies55-68117Fred Luderus
Detroit Tigers55-71152.1Ty Cobb
Atlanta Braves53-71117.7Red Smith
Athletics52-76118George Burns
St. Louis Cardinals51-78147.4Rogers Hornsby

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.