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1944 MLB Season

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Bill NicholsonBAT17.9
  2. 2Stan MusialBAT16.5
  3. 3Bob JohnsonBAT16.3
  4. 4Dixie WalkerBAT15.4
  5. 5Hal NewhouserPITCH15.4
  6. 6Nick EttenBAT15.1
  7. 7Frank McCormickBAT15
  8. 8Augie GalanBAT14.9
  9. 9Stan SpenceBAT14.9
  10. 10Johnny LindellBAT14.8
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Eddie Yost3B142.5
  2. 2Joe NuxhallP115.8
  3. 3Don NewcombeP108.2
  4. 4Ed LopatP100.5
  5. 5Granny HamnerSS87.2
  6. 6Jim KonstantyP84.8
  7. 7Ted WilksP77.3
  8. 8Ralph BrancaP76.5

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Al SimmonsLF224.3
  2. 2Chuck KleinRF171.9
  3. 3Mule Suttles1B108
  4. 4Willis HudlinP101.3
  5. 5Johnny AllenP101
  6. 6Joe VosmikOF99.3
  7. 7Pepper Martin3B83.1
  8. 8Ival GoodmanRF78.5

Teams · 28

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
St. Louis Cardinals105-49265.1Stan MusialPlayoffs
Pittsburgh Pirates90-63214.6Bob Elliott
Baltimore Orioles89-65213.7Vern StephensPlayoffs
Cincinnati Reds89-65185.5Frank McCormick
Detroit Tigers88-66196.8Hal Newhouser
Homestead Grays38-1648.7Josh Gibson
New York Yankees83-71213.9Nick Etten
Philadelphia Stars32-2244.5Marvin Williams
New York Cubans23-1517.8Pancho Coimbre
Kansas City Monarchs28-2535.3Satchel Paige
Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns16-14——
Baltimore Elite Giants18-1711.8Bill Hoskins
Cleveland Buckeyes13-12——
Boston Red Sox77-77210.9Bob Johnson
Memphis Red Sox15-164.9Fred Bankhead
Chicago Cubs75-79203.5Bill Nicholson
Newark Eagles15-2020.1Johnny Davis
Birmingham Black Barons13-2011.1Ed Steele
Cleveland Indians72-82210.4Roy Cullenbine
Athletics72-82179Joe Berry
Chicago American Giants7-17——
Chicago White Sox71-83191Gordon Maltzberger
New York Black Yankees3-19——
San Francisco Giants67-87188.4Mel Ott
Atlanta Black Crackers65-89177.4Tommy Holmes
Minnesota Twins64-90180.5Stan Spence
Los Angeles Dodgers63-91148.5Dixie Walker
Philadelphia Phillies61-92185.5Ron Northey

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.