1904 Season
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1904 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 Joe McGinnity
NY1
SP
33.3
9.6
43.3
29.5
2 Honus Wagner
PIT
SS
30.4
8.2
41.0
27.9
3 Kid Nichols
SLN
SP
34.8
7.5
26.6
15.7
4 Noodles Hahn
CIN
SP
25.2
6.5
24.6
14.4
5 Christy Mathewson
NY1
SP
23.9
6.1
34.4
21.8
6 Frank Chance
CHN
1B
27.8
5.9
29.0
19.4
7 Jake Weimer
CHN
SP
30.6
5.8
27.7
17.2
8 Jack Taylor
SLN
SP
30.5
5.7
25.3
13.3
9 Bill Dahlen
NY1
SS
34.5
5.6
23.4
9.4
10 Sam Leever
PIT
SP
32.5
5.4
22.4
13.7
11 Art Devlin *
NY1
3B
24.7
4.8
24.0
11.5
12 Roy Thomas
PHI
CF
30.3
4.6
26.3
13.4
13 Cy Seymour
CIN
CF
31.6
4.6
25.3
13.2
14 Dan McGann
NY1
1B
33.0
4.4
22.5
11.6
15 Jack Harper
CIN
SP
26.2
4.3
24.3
14.2
16 Jake Beckley
SLN
1B
36.9
4.2
23.0
11.8
17 Sam Mertes
NY1
LF
31.9
4.1
26.8
14.5
18 Mike Grady
SLN
C
34.5
4.0
15.7
7.2
19 Togie Pittinger
BSN
SP
32.5
3.9
19.3
7.8
20 Tom Walker *
CIN
SP
22.9
3.8
18.4
10.9
21 Dummy Taylor
NY1
SP
29.4
3.8
22.8
12.6
22 Tommy Leach
PIT
3B
26.7
3.7
24.1
10.1
23 Mike O'Neill
SLN
SP
26.8
3.6
16.1
8.5
24 Bob Ewing
CIN
SP
31.2
3.6
17.1
9.7
25 Roger Bresnahan
NY1
CF
25.1
3.5
22.3
12.6
26 Johnny Evers
CHN
2B
22.9
3.5
21.4
8.4
27 Jack Cronin
BRO
SP
30.1
3.4
15.0
4.6
28 Joe Tinker
CHN
SS
23.9
3.4
20.0
6.9
29 Claude Ritchey
PIT
2B
30.7
3.4
21.3
7.7
30 Buttons Briggs
CHN
SP
29.0
3.4
23.6
14.2
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1904 American 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 Jack Chesbro
NYA
SP
30.1
11.0
53.5
37.5
2 Cy Young
BOS
SP
37.3
9.8
34.7
21.4
3 Rube Waddell
PHA
SP
27.7
9.7
33.5
20.0
4 Eddie Plank
PHA
SP
28.8
9.0
29.0
16.5
5 Nap Lajoie
CLE
2B
29.8
8.6
40.9
27.9
6 George Davis
CHA
SS
33.9
7.2
27.9
13.2
7 Bill Bradley
CLE
3B
26.4
6.6
28.1
13.7
8 Elmer Flick
CLE
RF
28.5
6.5
30.3
17.8
9 Harry Howell
SLA
SP
27.6
6.3
21.2
10.7
10 Freddy Parent
BOS
SS
28.6
6.2
29.4
14.2
11 Jesse Tannehill
BOS
SP
30.0
5.8
24.9
14.9
12 Bobby Wallace
SLA
SS
30.7
5.7
23.1
9.3
13 Kid Elberfeld
NYA
SS
29.2
5.4
17.6
5.7
14 Jimmy Collins
BOS
3B
34.5
5.3
27.3
12.6
15 Bill Dinneen
BOS
SP
28.2
5.2
25.8
14.0
16 George Mullin
DET
SP
24.0
5.1
25.1
11.6
17 Danny Murphy
PHA
2B
27.9
5.1
25.5
12.8
18 Willie Keeler
NYA
RF
32.3
5.0
26.7
15.1
19 Bill Bernhard
CLE
SP
33.3
5.0
21.7
10.4
20 Fred Glade *
SLA
SP
28.4
4.9
20.2
10.1
21 Frank Owen
CHA
SP
24.5
4.7
24.8
13.8
22 Ed Killian
DET
SP
27.6
4.6
18.5
6.9
23 Chick Stahl
BOS
CF
31.5
4.5
30.8
16.6
24 Harry Davis
PHA
1B
31.0
4.5
20.2
12.4
25 Addie Joss
CLE
SP
24.2
4.3
15.6
8.9
26 Lee Tannehill
CHA
3B
23.7
4.3
17.4
4.3
27 Danny Green
CHA
RF
27.7
4.2
26.9
15.2
28 Wid Conroy
NYA
3B
27.2
4.2
16.9
4.4
29 Bill Donovan
DET
SP
27.7
3.9
19.2
8.6
30 Jimmy Williams
NYA
2B
27.5
3.9
18.7
5.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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