Players as good as Mookie don't tend to try this kind of thing

Most Wins Above Replacement per 162 team games for players who shifted from >50% of games in the outfield one season to >50% of games at middle infield (2B or SS) the next season, 1901-2024

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WAR is based on JEFFBAGWELL — the Joint Estimate Featuring FanGraphs and B-R Aggregated to Generate WAR, Equally Leveling Lists.

Chart: Neil PaineSource: Baseball-Reference, FanGraphsCreated with Datawrapper