1908 Season
1907 / 1909
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1908 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 Honus Wagner
PIT
SS
34.4
11.5
57.5
42.4
2 Christy Mathewson
NY1
SP
27.9
11.2
38.9
25.3
3 George McQuillan *
PHI
SP
23.2
9.2
32.9
20.4
4 Mordecai Brown
CHN
SP
31.7
8.1
31.3
20.5
5 Joe Tinker
CHN
SS
27.9
7.9
32.8
17.9
6 Hooks Wiltse
NY1
SP
28.8
6.7
24.9
13.4
7 Mike Donlin
NY1
RF
30.1
6.0
31.2
18.9
8 Roger Bresnahan
NY1
C
29.1
5.9
26.8
13.0
9 Nap Rucker
BRO
SP
23.8
5.7
23.4
11.8
10 Johnny Evers
CHN
2B
26.9
5.6
28.9
17.9
11 Ed Reulbach
CHN
SP
25.6
5.5
25.0
14.7
12 Kaiser Wilhelm
BRO
SP
34.4
5.5
22.4
10.9
13 Bugs Raymond
SLN
SP
26.4
5.3
21.0
9.8
14 Bill Dahlen
BSN
SS
38.5
5.2
16.0
1.9
15 Hans Lobert
CIN
3B
26.7
5.1
31.9
17.2
16 Fred Clarke
PIT
LF
35.7
4.8
28.1
15.3
17 Tommy Leach
PIT
3B
30.7
4.8
30.2
15.4
18 Sherry Magee
PHI
LF
23.9
4.7
25.5
13.9
19 Al Bridwell
NY1
SS
24.5
4.6
23.3
9.8
20 Art Devlin
NY1
3B
28.7
4.3
23.4
9.2
21 Johnny Kling
CHN
C
32.6
3.8
22.7
11.1
22 Red Murray
SLN
CF
24.3
3.8
25.8
12.7
23 Frank Chance
CHN
1B
31.8
3.6
20.5
11.1
24 Ed Abbaticchio
PIT
2B
31.2
3.6
21.5
8.6
25 Vic Willis
PIT
SP
32.2
3.6
21.0
10.5
26 Ed Konetchy
SLN
1B
22.8
3.6
16.9
5.5
27 Kitty Bransfield
PHI
1B
33.5
3.4
19.9
9.4
28 Harry McIntire
BRO
SP
29.5
3.4
13.8
3.8
29 Andy Coakley
MULT
SP
25.6
3.4
18.3
9.2
30 Claude Ritchey
BSN
2B
34.7
3.3
17.1
6.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1908 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 Ed Walsh
CHA
SP
27.1
10.5
45.5
29.5
2 Cy Young
BOS
SP
41.3
9.9
26.7
16.5
3 Addie Joss
CLE
SP
28.2
8.4
32.0
20.9
4 Nap Lajoie
CLE
2B
33.8
7.8
34.8
20.2
5 Eddie Plank
PHA
SP
32.8
7.1
17.4
9.0
6 Bobby Wallace
SLA
SS
34.7
6.3
21.5
8.0
7 Ty Cobb
DET
RF
21.5
6.2
35.4
23.2
8 Rube Vickers
PHA
SP
30.1
6.1
20.7
9.7
9 Matty McIntyre
DET
LF
28.1
6.0
33.0
19.7
10 Walter Johnson
WS1
SP
20.7
5.6
18.5
9.7
11 Sam Crawford
DET
CF
28.2
5.1
31.5
17.7
12 Jack Powell
SLA
SP
34.0
4.9
19.0
10.2
13 Fielder Jones
CHA
CF
36.9
4.8
32.6
18.5
14 Bill Donovan
DET
SP
31.7
4.6
18.1
9.8
15 Bob Rhoads
CLE
SP
28.7
4.6
21.7
12.4
16 Doc Gessler
BOS
RF
27.5
4.6
24.9
15.2
17 Tom Hughes
WS1
SP
29.6
4.5
18.0
8.5
18 George McBride
WS1
SS
27.6
4.4
16.5
2.1
19 Harry Howell
SLA
SP
31.6
4.4
22.3
11.1
20 George Stovall
CLE
1B
30.6
4.2
21.5
10.5
21 George Stone
SLA
LF
31.8
4.1
26.2
13.2
22 Hobe Ferris
SLA
3B
33.6
4.0
20.0
6.2
23 Doc White
CHA
SP
29.2
4.0
20.0
9.7
24 Frank Smith
CHA
SP
28.7
3.9
19.8
9.5
25 Charlie Hemphill
NYA
CF
32.2
3.8
25.8
13.3
26 Jimmy Williams
SLA
2B
31.5
3.6
18.3
4.8
27 Heinie Wagner
BOS
SS
27.8
3.5
17.3
3.1
28 Claude Rossman
DET
1B
27.0
3.5
21.7
11.0
29 Chief Bender
PHA
SP
24.2
3.4
11.4
6.6
30 Rube Waddell
SLA
SP
31.7
3.4
20.8
11.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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