My WAR calculation is a combination of Baseball-reference and Clay Davenport; I believe it to be the "best" WAR number available for historical comparison. 8 WAR is an MVP quality season. The record is pythagorean adjusted for 162 games.
1939 82-80
C Harry Danning 5.35
1B Zeke Bonura 3.45
2B Burgess Whitehead .65
SS Billy Jurges 3.55
3B Tom Hafey -.9
LF Jo Jo Moore .15
CF Frank Demaree 2.2
RF Mel Ott 5.3
2B Alex Kampouris 1.4
OF Bob Seeds -.2
3B Lou Chiozza -.1
OF Jimmy Ripple -.7
C Ken O Dea -.45
SP Harry Gumbert 1.5
SP Cliff Melton 2.95
SP Bill Lohrman 2.4
SP Hal Schumacher .25
SP Carl Hubbell 3.25
SP Manny Salvo -.5-A fight with the Dodgers, a spitting match with an umpire that cost Billy Jurges ten games in the Giants worst season in 13 years.
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