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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1996 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 1996 Giants 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.
| 1996 | Matt D. Williams | 16.9 |
| 1996 | Chili Davis | 15.4 |
| 1996 | Royce Clayton | 13.8 |
| 1996 | Jeff Brantley | 13.3 |
| 1996 | John Burkett | 12.1 |
| 1996 | Will Clark | 11.1 |
| 1996 | Terry Mulholland | 10.1 |
| 1996 | Charlie Hayes | 10.0 |
| 1996 | Marvin Benard | 9.5 |
| 1996 | Bill R. Mueller | 8.5 |
Correctly answered by Rich Gordon, Michael Murray, Michael McConchie, Michael Danes, Brent Carroll, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler and Paul Greenberg
