1890 Season
1889 / 1891














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1890 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
The MVP Award was not awarded this season
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Kid Nichols *
BSN
SP
20.8
13.2
42.9
26.9
2 Kid Gleason
PHI
SP
23.7
11.6
43.8
24.6
3 Billy Rhines *
CIN
SP
21.3
11.0
39.9
24.9
4 Amos Rusie
NY1
SP
19.1
9.1
40.0
18.8
5 John Clarkson
BSN
SP
29.0
9.1
33.4
18.9
6 Bill Hutchison
CHN
SP
30.5
7.8
53.4
30.7
7 Jack Glasscock
NY1
SS
32.9
7.1
25.2
13.2
8 Adonis Terry
BRO
SP
25.9
6.0
39.7
23.0
9 Tony Mullane
CIN
SP
31.4
5.7
27.5
16.4
10 Charlie Getzien
BSN
SP
26.4
5.6
28.6
15.3
11 Pat Luby *
CHN
SP
21.1
5.6
26.8
16.6
12 Hub Collins
BRO
2B
26.2
5.5
29.4
17.9
13 George Pinkney
BRO
3B
31.5
5.4
30.5
19.3
14 Cap Anson
CHN
1B
38.2
5.4
24.8
14.6
15 Mickey Welch
NY1
SP
31.0
5.3
19.6
8.6
16 Jimmy Cooney *
CHN
SS
25.0
5.3
21.7
8.0
17 Ed McKean
CL4
SS
26.1
5.3
21.3
8.1
18 Dave Foutz
BRO
1B
33.8
5.1
27.3
17.0
19 Bid McPhee
CIN
2B
30.7
5.1
22.5
10.8
20 Mike Tiernan
NY1
CF
23.4
4.7
27.3
15.4
21 Tom Lovett
BRO
SP
26.6
4.6
27.4
13.3
22 Ollie Beard
CIN
SS
28.2
4.4
17.0
5.3
23 Billy Hamilton
PHI
LF
24.4
4.3
25.2
15.0
24 Jesse Duryea
CIN
SP
30.8
4.3
21.5
11.1
25 Jack Clements
PHI
C
25.9
4.2
18.8
9.4
26 Phenomenal Smith
MULT
SP
25.6
4.2
14.8
5.4
27 Bob Caruthers
BRO
SP
26.5
4.1
29.4
16.3
28 Walt Wilmot
CHN
CF
26.7
4.0
27.6
15.5
29 Bob Allen *
PHI
SS
23.0
3.7
20.5
8.2
30 Ed Beatin
CL4
SP
23.9
3.6
22.8
5.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1890 American Association MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
The MVP Award was not awarded this season
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Scott Stratton
LS2
SP
20.7
11.4
47.2
33.1
2 Sadie McMahon
MULT
SP
22.8
10.0
29.0
12.5
3 John Healy
TL2
SP
23.7
8.2
33.7
21.1
4 Jack Stivetts
SL4
SP
22.3
7.9
38.9
24.6
5 Cupid Childs *
SR2
2B
22.9
6.4
32.8
21.2
6 Jimmy Wolf
LS2
RF
28.1
5.2
30.0
18.7
7 Perry Werden *
TL2
1B
24.9
5.1
21.5
11.2
8 Red Ehret
LS2
SP
21.8
5.1
31.1
19.4
9 Ed Swartwood
TL2
RF
31.5
5.1
23.7
13.2
10 Bob Barr
RC2
SP
33.6
4.8
30.8
14.8
11 Denny Lyons
PH4
3B
24.3
4.7
29.6
21.1
12 Tommy McCarthy
SL4
RF
26.9
4.7
28.4
16.5
13 Fred Smith *
TL2
SP
27.3
4.4
22.4
13.1
14 Jimmy Knowles
RC2
3B
33.8
4.2
22.7
11.0
15 Charlie Reilly *
CL6
3B
23.4
4.2
19.4
7.1
16 Toad Ramsey
SL4
SP
25.9
4.2
26.1
14.8
17 Spud Johnson
CL6
LF
30.6
4.1
27.2
16.0
18 Jack O'Connor
CL6
C
21.1
4.1
21.3
9.8
19 Billy Hart *
SL4
SP
24.1
4.0
16.3
9.8
20 Jim McTamany
CL6
CF
27.0
4.0
24.0
12.1
21 Phil Tomney
LS2
SS
27.0
3.9
18.9
8.5
22 Frank Knauss *
CL6
SP
22.6
3.7
20.8
11.9
23 Hank Gastright
CL6
SP
25.3
3.7
27.1
14.0
24 Harry Taylor *
LS2
1B
24.2
3.7
20.4
8.9
25 Mox McQuery
SR2
1B
29.0
2.9
17.3
8.2
26 Elton Chamberlain
MULT
SP
22.7
2.8
15.8
8.9
27 Ted Scheffler *
RC2
RF
26.2
2.8
18.6
8.7
28 Jack Crooks *
CL6
2B
24.6
2.7
15.0
2.8
29 John Sneed *
MULT
RF
0.0
2.6
20.4
9.3
30 George Meakim *
LS2
SP
25.0
2.6
15.5
9.2
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1890 Player's League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
The MVP Award was not awarded this season
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Silver King
CHP
SP
22.5
13.0
45.1
28.9
2 Mark Baldwin
CHP
SP
26.7
8.0
41.4
23.8
3 Charley Radbourn
BSP
SP
35.6
8.0
32.1
20.0
4 Gus Weyhing
BRP
SP
23.8
7.0
32.2
18.5
5 Roger Connor
NYP
1B
33.0
6.0
26.8
17.3
6 Ben Sanders
PHP
SP
25.4
5.7
27.8
15.3
7 Pete Browning
CLP
LF
29.0
5.3
23.8
13.7
8 Harry Staley
PTP
SP
23.7
5.3
28.4
14.8
9 Tim Keefe
NYP
SP
33.5
4.4
18.7
10.7
10 Hugh Duffy
CHP
RF
23.6
4.2
26.4
14.8
11 Jake Beckley
PTP
1B
22.9
3.9
20.9
11.5
12 Henry Larkin
CLP
1B
30.5
3.8
18.3
8.6
13 Buck Ewing
NYP
C
30.7
3.8
20.2
11.3
14 Dan Brouthers
BSP
1B
32.1
3.7
19.9
10.3
15 Ad Gumbert
BSP
SP
21.7
3.6
23.1
13.0
16 Phil Knell *
PHP
SP
25.3
3.5
20.4
10.2
17 Harry Stovey
BSP
RF
33.5
3.3
21.7
11.8
18 Fred Carroll
PTP
C
26.0
3.2
16.2
6.1
19 Jim O'Rourke
NYP
RF
39.8
3.1
22.1
13.0
20 Hardy Richardson
BSP
LF
35.2
3.1
21.2
10.3
21 John Sowders
BRP
SP
23.6
3.0
21.9
11.0
22 Charlie Buffinton
PHP
SP
29.0
3.0
20.5
10.3
23 Paul Radford
CLP
RF
28.7
2.9
16.7
5.5
24 John Ward
BRP
SS
30.3
2.9
27.8
14.6
25 Billy Shindle
PHP
SS
29.6
2.8
26.0
12.5
26 Jimmy Ryan
CHP
CF
27.4
2.8
23.8
13.0
27 King Kelly
BSP
C
32.5
2.7
16.9
8.3
28 George Van Haltren
BRP
RF
24.3
2.6
29.9
15.0
29 Dave Orr
BRP
1B
30.8
2.6
19.5
11.2
30 Dummy Hoy
BFP
CF
28.1
2.6
17.2
5.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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