1891 Season
1890 / 1892














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1891 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 Bill Hutchison
CHN
SP
31.5
9.9
47.5
27.3
2 John Clarkson
BSN
SP
30.0
9.8
40.4
23.9
3 Kid Nichols
BSN
SP
21.8
9.2
38.5
23.2
4 Amos Rusie
NY1
SP
20.1
8.9
36.9
18.9
5 Harry Staley
MULT
SP
24.7
7.7
28.1
16.5
6 Cy Young
CL4
SP
24.3
6.6
27.5
12.3
7 Kid Gleason
PHI
SP
24.7
6.6
30.0
14.4
8 Billy Hamilton
PHI
LF
25.4
6.5
35.7
24.1
9 Roger Connor
NY1
1B
34.0
5.8
22.3
12.7
10 John Ewing
NY1
SP
28.1
5.7
21.9
12.3
11 Arlie Latham
CIN
3B
31.3
5.7
23.5
10.7
12 Mike Tiernan
NY1
RF
24.4
5.1
25.9
15.1
13 Herman Long
BSN
SS
25.2
4.7
30.4
16.0
14 Bid McPhee
CIN
2B
31.7
4.5
17.5
4.7
15 Harry Stovey
BSN
RF
34.5
4.5
27.2
16.2
16 Jack Clements
PHI
C
26.9
4.2
18.8
8.2
17 Jake Beckley
PIT
1B
23.9
4.1
16.8
6.6
18 Bob Caruthers
BRO
SP
27.5
4.1
21.7
10.5
19 Tony Mullane
CIN
SP
32.4
4.0
26.4
10.6
20 Ad Gumbert
CHN
SP
22.7
4.0
22.0
12.8
21 Cap Anson
CHN
1B
39.2
3.9
21.6
11.1
22 Danny Richardson
NY1
2B
28.4
3.7
16.5
5.3
23 Sam Thompson
PHI
RF
31.3
3.6
22.2
11.5
24 Mike Griffin
BRO
CF
26.3
3.4
19.7
7.9
25 Cupid Childs
CL4
2B
23.9
3.4
22.4
9.3
26 George Pinkney
BRO
3B
32.5
3.3
18.1
6.0
27 Pete Browning
MULT
LF
30.0
3.2
17.5
8.8
28 Ed McKean
CL4
SS
27.1
3.1
18.4
4.0
29 Bug Holliday
CIN
CF
24.4
3.1
17.0
7.6
30 Dave Foutz
BRO
1B
34.8
3.1
15.5
4.2
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1891 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 Jack Stivetts
SL4
SP
23.3
9.4
45.7
31.4
2 Sadie McMahon
BL3
SP
23.8
9.1
39.7
24.3
3 Charlie Buffinton
BS2
SP
30.0
7.9
32.3
20.7
4 George Haddock
BS2
SP
24.5
7.8
35.6
23.7
5 Gus Weyhing
PH4
SP
24.8
7.5
38.5
24.7
6 Dan Brouthers
BS2
1B
33.1
5.6
28.6
18.5
7 Phil Knell
CL6
SP
26.3
5.5
33.0
18.6
8 Hugh Duffy
BS2
RF
24.6
4.7
27.4
16.9
9 Paul Radford
BS2
SS
29.7
4.6
21.7
9.1
10 Denny Lyons
SL4
3B
25.3
4.5
24.0
12.5
11 Jocko Milligan
PH4
C
29.9
4.5
22.2
11.1
12 Jack Crooks
CL6
2B
25.6
4.0
22.9
10.3
13 Duke Farrell
BS2
3B
24.8
4.0
24.6
13.6
14 Curt Welch
BL3
CF
29.4
3.9
26.1
13.5
15 Tom Brown
BS2
CF
30.8
3.8
30.0
16.8
16 Frank Dwyer
MULT
SP
23.3
3.7
23.6
11.9
17 Elton Chamberlain
PH4
SP
23.7
3.7
25.6
13.0
18 Warren Fitzgerald *
LS2
SP
23.3
3.7
16.2
7.7
19 Perry Werden
BL3
1B
25.9
3.6
18.9
8.5
20 Bill Joyce
BS2
3B
25.8
3.5
16.8
10.5
21 Frank Killen *
ML3
SP
20.6
3.5
10.3
7.4
22 Dummy Hoy
SL4
CF
29.1
3.4
29.4
15.7
23 George Davies *
ML3
SP
23.4
3.3
9.6
6.5
24 Charlie Duffee
CL6
LF
25.4
3.3
22.3
10.5
25 Willard Mains *
MULT
SP
23.0
3.1
16.4
9.8
26 Tip O'Neill
SL4
LF
33.1
3.1
23.5
12.6
27 Bobby Wheelock
CL6
SS
26.9
3.0
17.0
4.1
28 George Wood
PH4
LF
32.6
2.8
21.2
9.9
29 Deacon McGuire
WS9
C
27.6
2.8
17.2
7.0
30 Willie McGill
MULT
SP
17.6
2.7
23.6
14.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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