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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1995 Win Shares Leaders
Based on research for “Hardball Retrospective”, “Hardball Retroactive” and “Hardball Architects” –
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B00S4SXV8S
https://play.google.com/store/books/author?id=Derek+Bain
Identify the 1995 Pirates leaders in total Win Shares based on the Hardball Retrospective “Original” rosters. Each player is listed as a member of the “original” team that he signed his first professional contract with. Ken Griffey Jr. would be a member of the Mariners for the duration of his career in this scenario while Mike Piazza is considered a member of the Dodgers.
| 1995 | Barry Bonds | 34.1 |
| 1995 | Bobby Bonilla | 22.8 |
| 1995 | Tim Wakefield | 19.0 |
| 1995 | Jay Buhner | 15.8 |
| 1995 | Orlando Merced | 15.6 |
| 1995 | Jeff King | 13.0 |
| 1995 | John Smiley | 12.8 |
| 1995 | Stan Belinda | 12.0 |
| 1995 | Carlos Garcia | 10.4 |
| 1995 | Bip Roberts | 9.5 |
Correctly answered by Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey