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1942 MLB Season

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Ted WilliamsBAT22.7
  2. 2Charlie KellerBAT18.9
  3. 3Mel OttBAT18.2
  4. 4Joe DiMaggioBAT17.2
  5. 5Johnny MizeBAT17.2
  6. 6Joe GordonBAT16.7
  7. 7Dolph CamilliBAT16.6
  8. 8Enos SlaughterBAT16.2
  9. 9Chet LaabsBAT16.1
  10. 10Mort CooperPITCH15.6
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Warren SpahnP245.5
  2. 2Larry DobyCF164.3
  3. 3Allie ReynoldsP133.3
  4. 4Johnny SainP113.5
  5. 5Tommy HolmesRF98.8
  6. 6Eddie Robinson1B95.4
  7. 7Willard MarshallRF88.6
  8. 8Johnny PeskySS84.6

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Charlie Gehringer2B207.3
  2. 2Larry FrenchP146.8
  3. 3Sam WestOF111
  4. 4Bruce CampbellRF103.8
  5. 5Billy Werber3B92.4
  6. 6Clint BrownP85.3
  7. 7Red Rolfe3B82.3
  8. 8George SelkirkRF75.5

Teams · 28

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
St. Louis Cardinals106-48265.1Enos SlaughterPlayoffs
Los Angeles Dodgers104-50263.8Dolph Camilli
New York Yankees103-51225.8Charlie KellerPlayoffs
Boston Red Sox93-59230.3Ted Williams
Homestead Grays46-2262.6Josh Gibson
Kansas City Monarchs35-1362.3Ted Strong
San Francisco Giants85-66213Mel Ott
Baltimore Orioles82-69197.8Chet Laabs
Newark Eagles30-2322.3Willie Wells
Baltimore Elite Giants32-2637Sammy Hughes
Philadelphia Stars31-2724.4Jim West
Birmingham Black Barons19-185.5Tommy Sampson
Cincinnati Reds76-76197.4Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati Buckeyes21-2414.5Sam Jethroe
Cleveland Indians75-79202Les Fleming
Memphis Red Sox13-1710.3Neil Robinson
New York Black Yankees14-2110.9Johnny Hayes
Detroit Tigers73-81207.9Rudy York
Jacksonville Red Caps2-13——
New York Cubans10-223.2Jim Williams
Pittsburgh Pirates66-81191.3Bob Elliott
Chicago White Sox66-82154.6Joe Haynes
Chicago Cubs68-86177.8Bill Nicholson
Minnesota Twins62-89139Stan Spence
Chicago American Giants8-3610Cool Papa Bell
Atlanta Black Crackers58-89174.3Max West
Athletics55-99139.7Bob Johnson
Philadelphia Phillies42-109139.2Tommy Hughes

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.