WAR 1903-2024: both Offense and Defense >= 3 in same season. 60% SS; Cal Ripken #1.

Cal Ripken Jr.

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right

6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg)

Born: August 24, 1960 (Age: 64-121d) in Havre de Grace, MD us

Ripken, #1 among oWAR and dWAR both >= 3, is tied at #10 in WAR.

https://stathead.com/tiny/1xJjH

For single seasons, from 1903 to 2024, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Offensive WAR (oWAR) >= 3 and Defensive WAR (dWAR) >= 3, sorted by descending Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

Both oWAR & dWAR >= 3. 78 found sorted on WAR:

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	Rfield	Pos
1	Cal Ripken Jr.	11.5	9.2	3.5	162	1991	30	BAL	AL	162	717	23	*6
2	Lou Boudreau	10.4	8.3	3.0	166	1948	30	CLE	AL	152	676	20	*6/2H
3	Ernie Banks	10.2	7.8	3.5	156	1959	28	CHC	NL	155	671	23	*6/H
4	Cal Ripken Jr.	10.0	7.7	3.6	146	1984	23	BAL	AL	162	716	23	*6
5	Rogers Hornsby	9.9	7.7	3.5	169	1917	21	STL	NL	145	589	18	*6/H
6	Ken Griffey Jr.	9.7	6.6	3.4	154	1996	26	SEA	AL	140	638	32	*8/D
7	Frankie Frisch	9.4	5.6	4.4	124	1927	29	STL	NL	153	693	37	*4/6
8	Terry Turner	9.3	5.2	5.4	123	1906	25	CLE	AL	147	643	34	*6
9	Scott Rolen	9.2	6.2	3.3	158	2004	29	STL	NL	142	593	30	*5
10	Chase Utley	9.0	6.0	3.5	136	2008	29	PHI	NL	159	707	31	*4/3
11	Lenny Dykstra	8.9	5.9	3.2	138	1990	27	PHI	NL	149	691	25	*8/H
12	Brooks Robinson	8.4	4.5	4.5	117	1968	31	BAL	AL	162	667	33	*5
13	Willie Davis	8.3	4.9	3.4	110	1964	24	LAD	NL	157	652	29	*8/H
14	Bobby Grich	8.3	5.1	4.0	116	1973	24	BAL	AL	162	700	29	*4
15	John Valentin	8.3	6.2	3.0	138	1995	28	BOS	AL	135	621	23	*6/H
Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	Rfield	Pos
16	Lou Boudreau	8.1	6.0	3.3	134	1943	25	CLE	AL	152	650	18	*6/2H
17	Honus Wagner	8.0	6.1	3.0	143	1912	38	PIT	NL	145	634	20	*6/H
18	Graig Nettles	8.0	5.0	3.6	135	1976	31	NYY	AL	158	657	27	*5/6H
19	Barry Bonds	8.0	3.7	3.6	126	1989	24	PIT	NL	159	679	37	*7/H
20	Andrelton Simmons	7.9	3.7	5.1	102	2017	27	LAA	AL	158	647	41	*6
21	Joe Tinker	7.9	4.9	4.3	118	1908	27	CHC	NL	157	609	23	*6
22	Matt Chapman	7.8	4.9	3.3	127	2019	26	OAK	AL	156	670	28	*5
23	Brooks Robinson	7.7	4.0	4.2	124	1967	30	BAL	AL	158	681	32	*5
24	Chone Figgins	7.7	4.8	3.3	110	2009	31	LAA	AL	158	729	29	*5/4D7
25	Ron Hansen	7.7	4.9	4.0	115	1964	26	CHW	AL	158	665	27	*6
26	Nap Lajoie	7.6	4.3	3.3	135	1907	32	CLE	AL	137	561	27	*4/3
27	Carlos Gómez	7.6	4.3	3.6	128	2013	27	MIL	NL	147	590	29	*8/H
28	Cal Ripken Jr.	7.5	5.3	3.4	114	1990	29	BAL	AL	161	695	22	*6
29	Graig Nettles	7.5	4.1	3.9	114	1971	26	CLE	AL	158	690	30	*5
30	Dave Bancroft	7.4	5.3	3.3	118	1921	30	NYG	NL	153	698	22	*6
Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	Rfield	Pos
31	Andruw Jones	7.4	3.9	3.9	116	1998	21	ATL	NL	159	631	35	*8/H
32	Dickie Thon	7.4	5.3	3.2	127	1983	25	HOU	NL	154	686	19	*6
33	Art Fletcher	7.4	3.6	5.1	103	1917	32	NYG	NL	151	608	30	*6
34	Brett Gardner	7.4	3.6	3.4	105	2010	26	NYY	AL	150	569	35	*78/HD
35	Ozzie Smith	7.3	3.6	4.8	97	1989	34	STL	NL	155	664	32	*6/H
36	Lou Boudreau	7.3	5.2	3.1	128	1947	29	CLE	AL	150	624	19	*6/H
37	George Davis	7.2	5.1	3.4	115	1904	33	CHW	AL	152	627	18	*6
38	Zoilo Versalles	7.2	5.3	3.0	115	1965	25	MIN	AL	160	728	17	*6
39	Gary Carter	7.1	4.1	4.0	116	1983	29	MON	NL	145	609	27	*2/H3
40	Andruw Jones	7.1	3.7	3.8	114	1999	22	ATL	NL	162	679	36	*8
41	Dave Bancroft	6.9	4.1	4.0	109	1920	29	NYG,PHI	NL	150	673	25	*6
42	Buddy Bell	6.9	3.9	3.7	110	1979	27	TEX	AL	162	720	30	*56
43	Lonny Frey	6.8	4.2	3.3	101	1940	29	CIN	NL	150	663	25	*4/H
44	Troy Tulowitzki	6.8	3.7	3.9	109	2007	22	COL	NL	155	682	31	*6
45	Cal Ripken Jr.	6.7	4.4	3.5	105	1989	28	BAL	AL	162	712	21	*6
Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	Rfield	Pos
46	Ozzie Smith	6.6	4.5	3.2	98	1988	33	STL	NL	153	669	18	*6/H
47	Javier Báez	6.6	3.5	3.8	115	2019	26	CHC	NL	138	561	32	*6/HD5
48	Franklin Gutierrez	6.6	3.4	3.7	105	2009	26	SEA	AL	153	629	32	*8
49	Iván Rodríguez	6.5	4.5	3.0	114	1997	25	TEX	AL	150	648	21	*2/DH
50	Mark Belanger	6.5	3.9	3.9	100	1976	32	BAL	AL	153	589	24	*6/H
51	Rafael Furcal	6.5	4.0	3.2	102	2005	27	ATL	NL	154	689	24	*6/H
52	Aurelio Rodríguez	6.4	3.3	3.6	102	1970	22	CAL,WSA	AL	159	663	30	*5/6
53	Ozzie Smith	6.4	4.0	3.4	101	1985	30	STL	NL	158	615	20	*6
54	Dick Bartell	6.4	3.5	3.8	107	1936	28	NYG	NL	145	573	28	*6/H
55	Hank Blalock	6.4	3.7	3.0	117	2003	22	TEX	AL	143	615	27	*5/H4
56	George Davis	6.4	4.4	3.0	120	1906	35	CHW	AL	133	541	16	*6/H4
57	Bobby Wallace	6.3	4.1	3.4	112	1908	34	SLB	AL	137	566	17	*6
58	Art Fletcher	6.3	4.2	3.2	122	1916	31	NYG	NL	133	542	16	*6
59	Buddy Bell	6.2	3.2	3.4	134	1981	29	TEX	AL	97	415	27	*5/6H
60	Pee Wee Reese	6.2	3.8	3.6	98	1942	23	BRO	NL	151	656	21	*6
Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	Rfield	Pos
61	Iván Rodríguez	6.1	3.7	3.3	100	1996	24	TEX	AL	153	685	25	*2/DH
62	Tim Wallach	6.1	3.3	3.0	115	1985	27	MON	NL	155	617	24	*5/H
63	Travis Jackson	5.9	3.6	3.2	110	1929	25	NYG	NL	149	634	25	*6
64	Phil Rizzuto	5.8	3.5	3.4	103	1942	24	NYY	AL	144	613	21	*6
65	Brandon Crawford	5.8	3.3	3.2	113	2015	28	SFG	NL	143	561	22	*6/H
66	Alexei Ramírez	5.6	3.5	3.1	99	2010	28	CHW	AL	156	626	20	*6/H
67	Bill Dahlen	5.5	3.6	3.1	100	1904	34	NYG	NL	145	580	17	*6
68	Chico Carrasquel	5.5	3.3	3.2	94	1954	28	CHW	AL	155	718	20	*6
69	Bert Campaneris	5.4	3.6	3.0	84	1972	30	OAK	AL	149	681	15	*6/H
70	Bill Dahlen	5.4	3.5	3.1	98	1905	35	NYG	NL	148	608	18	*6/7
71	Phil Rizzuto	5.4	3.2	3.2	94	1952	34	NYY	AL	152	673	19	*6
72	Jim Sundberg	5.4	3.6	3.0	109	1978	27	TEX	AL	149	592	17	*2/DH
73	Paul DeJong	5.3	3.1	3.1	99	2019	25	STL	NL	159	664	24	*6/H
74	Bill Dahlen	5.3	3.0	3.6	95	1908	38	BSN	NL	144	589	18	*6
75	John Valentin	5.3	3.1	3.1	107	1993	26	BOS	AL	144	539	22	*6/H
76	Rabbit Maranville	5.3	3.4	3.2	95	1916	24	BSN	NL	155	680	15	*6
77	Matt Wieters	5.2	3.2	3.0	110	2011	25	BAL	AL	139	551	20	*2/HD3
78	Buck Herzog	5.2	3.3	3.2	92	1915	29	CIN	NL	155	641	17	*6/3H

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Generated 12/23/2024.

Repeats on the list of 78 seasons:
4: Ripken
3: Boudreau, Dahlen, Ozzei Smith
2: Bancroft, Davis, Fletcher, Andruw Jones, Rizzuto, Brooks Robinson, Ivan Rodriguez, Valentin

Only four players to lead league in both oWAR and dWAR in the same season 1903-2024:

1. Cal Ripken 1991
2. Lou Boudreau 1948
4. Cal Ripken 1984
38. Zoilo Versalles 1965

15 led league in neither oWAR and dWAR.

Top six in WAR led league. 16 of 78 led league in WAR.

Highest oWAR: Ripken, Boudreau, ...

Highest dWAR (>= 5): Turner, Simmons, Fletcher, ...

Fewest games: 97 Buddy Bell 1981

Most Home Runs: Griffey 49, Banks 45, ... Bancroft & Davis 0. 33 < 10.

Only player to lead in Home Runs: Nettles 32.

Most RBI: Banks 143, Griffey, ... Campaneris 32.

Led in RBI: Banks 143, Dahlen 80.

Most Stolen Bases: Smith, Campaneris, Frisch.

Highest OPS+: Hornsby 169, the only one to lead the league. 12 < 100. 

By position:

SS: 47
3B: 12
CF: 7
C: 5
2B: 5
LF: 2

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oWAR top 27 Position Player seasons

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/WAR_off_season.shtml

Statistic Description: Offensive Wins Above Replacement (everything but Fielding) The same statistic as Wins Above Replacement for Position Players (WAR), but with the fielding value excluded. oWAR + dWAR does not equal WAR. Adding would count positions twice. Contains the factor for batting stats, baserunning, a positional adjustment, and the replacement player adjustment. Factors developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

Rank	Player (age that year)	Offensive WAR	Year	PA	Bats
1.	Barry Bonds (36)	12.4	2001	664	L
2.	Babe Ruth+ (28)	12.3	1923	699	L
3.	Babe Ruth+ (26)	12.2	1921	693	L
4.	Barry Bonds (37)	11.8	2002	612	L
	Babe Ruth+ (25)	11.8	1920	617	L
6.	Aaron Judge (32)	11.7	2024	704	R
7.	Barry Bonds (39)	11.5	2004	617	L
	Rogers Hornsby+ (28)	11.5	1924	642	R
9.	Lou Gehrig+ (24)	11.4	1927	717	L
	Babe Ruth+ (32)	11.4	1927	691	L
	Honus Wagner+ (34)	11.4	1908	641	R
12.	Rogers Hornsby+ (26)	11.3	1922	704	R
	Mickey Mantle+ (25)	11.3	1957	623	B
14.	Babe Ruth+ (31)	11.0	1926	652	L
15.	Stan Musial+ (27)	10.8	1948	698	L
16.	Babe Ruth+ (36)	10.7	1931	663	L
	Ted Williams+ (22)	10.7	1941	606	L
18.	Ty Cobb+ (30)	10.6	1917	671	L
	Mickey Mantle+ (24)	10.6	1956	652	B
	Mickey Mantle+ (29)	10.6	1961	646	B
21.	Babe Ruth+ (29)	10.5	1924	681	L
22.	Rogers Hornsby+ (29)	10.3	1925	606	R
	Aaron Judge (30)	10.3	2022	696	R
24.	Ty Cobb+ (24)	10.2	1911	656	L
25.	Rogers Hornsby+ (32)	10.1	1928	621	R
	Mike Trout (21)	10.1	2013	716	R
	Ted Williams+ (27)	10.1	1946	672	L

dWAR top 26 Position Player seasons

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/WAR_def_season.shtml

Rank	Player (age that year)	Defensive WAR	Year	PA	Bats
1.	Terry Turner (25)	5.4	1906	643	R
2.	Art Fletcher (32)	5.1	1917	608	R
	Andrelton Simmons (27)	5.1	2017	647	R
4.	Mark Belanger (31)	4.9	1975	502	R
5.	Ozzie Smith+ (34)	4.8	1989	664	B
6.	Kevin Kiermaier (25)	4.6	2015	535	L
7.	Brooks Robinson+ (31)	4.5	1968	667	R
8.	Mark Belanger (24)	4.4	1968	531	R
	Frankie Frisch+ (29)	4.4	1927	693	B
10.	Andrelton Simmons (23)	4.3	2013	658	R
	Joe Tinker+ (27)	4.3	1908	609	R
12.	Darin Erstad (28)	4.2	2002	663	L
	Rabbit Maranville+ (22)	4.2	1914	664	R
	Brooks Robinson+ (30)	4.2	1967	681	R
15.	Hughie Critz (32)	4.1	1933	605	R
	Adam Everett (29)	4.1	2006	566	R
	Andrelton Simmons (25)	4.1	2015	583	R
	Jack Wilson (27)	4.1	2005	639	R
19.	Dave Bancroft+ (29)	4.0	1920	673	B
	Mark Belanger (29)	4.0	1973	544	R
	Gary Carter+ (29)	4.0	1983	609	R
	Bobby Grich (24)	4.0	1973	700	R
	Ron Hansen (26)	4.0	1964	665	R
	Eddie Miller (26)	4.0	1943	632	R
	Rey Ordóñez (28)	4.0	1999	588	R
	Glenn Wright (23)	4.0	1924	662	R

WAR top 11 Position Player seasons

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/WAR_bat_season.shtml

Rank	Player (age that year)	WAR Position Players	Year	PA	Bats
1.	Babe Ruth+ (28)	14.1	1923	699	L
2.	Babe Ruth+ (26)	12.8	1921	693	L
3.	Babe Ruth+ (32)	12.6	1927	691	L
4.	Carl Yastrzemski+ (27)	12.5	1967	680	L
5.	Rogers Hornsby+ (28)	12.1	1924	642	R
6.	Barry Bonds (36)	11.9	2001	664	L
	Lou Gehrig+ (24)	11.9	1927	717	L
	Babe Ruth+ (25)	11.9	1920	617	L
9.	Barry Bonds (37)	11.8	2002	612	L
10.	Cal Ripken Jr.+ (30)	11.5	1991	717	R
	Honus Wagner+ (34)	11.5	1908	641	R

Ripken, #1 among oWAR and dWAR both >= 3, is tied at #10 in WAR.

Wins Above Replacement player (WAR): leading league 1903-2024: Ruth, Hornsby, Bonds 11 times. Sunday, December 22, 2024

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