1915 Season
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1915 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 Pete Alexander
PHI
SP
28.3
10.8
42.2
30.1
2 Fred Toney
CIN
SP
26.6
7.2
23.2
16.0
3 Gavvy Cravath
PHI
RF
34.3
7.0
32.7
21.0
4 Jeff Pfeffer
BRO
SP
27.3
6.3
25.8
16.4
5 Jeff Tesreau
NY1
SP
27.3
5.7
20.4
10.6
6 Fred Luderus
PHI
1B
29.8
5.7
25.0
14.7
7 Al Mamaux
PIT
SP
21.1
5.7
20.8
12.7
8 Heinie Groh
CIN
3B
25.8
5.6
24.4
9.5
9 Honus Wagner
PIT
SS
41.4
5.5
23.2
8.8
10 Buck Herzog
CIN
SS
30.0
5.3
20.5
5.5
11 Sherry Magee
BSN
CF
30.9
4.7
25.7
12.4
12 Larry Doyle
NY1
2B
28.9
4.6
31.9
18.3
13 Bill Hinchman
PIT
RF
32.2
4.5
24.2
12.0
14 Tom Hughes
BSN
SP
31.4
4.3
22.1
13.1
15 Dick Rudolph
BSN
SP
27.9
4.3
22.2
11.3
16 Frank Snyder
SLN
C
21.1
4.2
21.8
8.7
17 Dave Bancroft *
PHI
SS
24.2
4.2
23.8
8.3
18 Pat Ragan
MULT
SW
29.6
4.1
17.6
9.6
19 Erskine Mayer
PHI
SP
25.5
4.1
22.2
13.3
20 Art Fletcher
NY1
SS
30.5
4.0
18.9
4.6
21 Red Smith
BSN
3B
25.2
4.0
22.8
8.5
22 Vic Saier
CHN
1B
24.2
3.8
22.9
12.5
23 Jake Daubert
BRO
1B
31.2
3.8
25.3
13.6
24 Rabbit Maranville
BSN
SS
23.6
3.7
20.7
6.8
25 Bill Doak
SLN
SP
24.4
3.5
16.0
7.1
26 Jimmy Lavender
CHN
SP
31.1
3.5
15.2
8.2
27 Hippo Vaughn
CHN
SP
27.2
3.4
17.8
9.2
28 Gene Dale
CIN
SP
26.0
3.3
19.3
9.7
29 Jack Coombs
BRO
SP
32.6
3.2
15.4
9.1
30 Pete Schneider
CIN
SP
19.9
3.1
17.0
8.2
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1915 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 Walter Johnson
WS1
SP
27.7
12.1
39.3
27.3
2 Ty Cobb
DET
CF
28.5
9.5
51.2
36.9
3 Eddie Collins
CHA
2B
28.2
9.3
39.5
25.5
4 Tris Speaker
BOS
CF
27.2
7.1
38.7
25.3
5 Guy Morton
CLE
SP
22.1
6.7
20.4
12.0
6 Jack Fournier
CHA
1B
25.8
5.9
27.0
17.5
7 Jim Scott
CHA
SP
27.2
5.8
24.0
13.5
8 Ray Caldwell
NYA
SP
27.2
5.8
22.5
11.7
9 Joe Wood
BOS
SP
25.7
5.8
19.8
14.2
10 Carl Weilman
SLA
SP
25.6
5.6
19.6
9.2
11 Rube Foster
BOS
SP
27.5
5.4
24.2
15.2
12 Hooks Dauss
DET
SP
25.8
5.3
24.0
13.0
13 Bert Gallia
WS1
SP
23.7
5.0
21.0
11.9
14 Doc Ayers
WS1
SP
24.1
4.9
18.9
11.4
15 Bobby Veach
DET
LF
27.0
4.9
30.1
17.5
16 Ray Fisher
NYA
SP
27.7
4.8
20.9
12.3
17 Del Pratt
SLA
2B
27.5
4.7
21.5
7.8
18 Joe Benz
CHA
SP
29.4
4.6
17.7
9.3
19 Burt Shotton
SLA
LF
30.7
4.6
25.1
12.2
20 Red Faber
CHA
SP
26.8
4.6
20.4
9.7
21 Ossie Vitt
DET
3B
25.5
4.5
23.4
8.8
22 Ernie Shore
BOS
SP
24.3
4.5
23.2
14.6
23 Babe Ruth *
BOS
SP
20.4
4.4
22.3
14.5
24 Ray Chapman
CLE
SS
24.5
4.3
17.5
2.3
25 Dutch Leonard
BOS
SP
23.2
4.2
17.2
10.7
26 Amos Strunk
PHA
CF
26.4
4.1
22.2
11.4
27 Harry Coveleski
DET
SP
29.2
4.1
23.7
12.7
28 Sam Crawford
DET
RF
35.2
4.1
27.2
14.6
29 Donie Bush
DET
SS
27.7
3.8
22.0
6.2
30 Reb Russell
CHA
SP
26.3
3.8
15.0
6.9
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1915 Federal 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 Dave Davenport
SLF
SP
25.4
7.2
34.9
22.0
2 Eddie Plank
SLF
SP
39.8
6.9
28.1
19.3
3 Benny Kauff
BRF
CF
25.5
6.8
33.8
21.7
4 Doc Crandall
SLF
SP
27.7
5.4
28.4
17.9
5 Ed Konetchy
PTF
1B
29.8
4.8
27.6
16.2
6 Dutch Zwilling
CHF
CF
26.7
4.2
30.2
17.0
7 Fred Anderson
BUF
SP
29.6
4.1
20.5
12.7
8 Frank Allen
PTF
SP
26.8
4.1
24.1
14.8
9 Ed Reulbach
NEW
SP
32.6
4.0
21.3
12.4
10 Art Wilson
CHF
C
29.6
3.9
18.1
9.9
11 Nick Cullop
KCF
SP
27.8
3.6
25.6
15.7
12 Earl Moseley
NEW
SP
27.8
3.6
20.5
11.7
13 Mordecai Brown
CHF
SP
38.7
3.6
21.4
13.6
14 George McConnell
CHF
SP
37.8
3.6
25.3
15.2
15 Bill Rariden
NEW
C
27.4
3.6
24.2
11.3
16 Claude Cooper
BRF
LF
23.3
3.2
22.8
10.9
17 Les Mann
CHF
LF
22.6
3.2
22.7
12.6
18 Max Flack
CHF
RF
25.4
3.1
25.5
14.5
19 William Fischer
CHF
C
24.3
3.1
15.1
7.7
20 George Kaiserling
NEW
SP
22.1
3.0
18.5
10.0
21 Ward Miller
SLF
LF
31.0
2.9
21.8
9.3
22 Mike Mowrey
PTF
3B
31.2
2.9
21.7
8.1
23 Al Schulz
BUF
SP
26.1
2.8
20.9
10.7
24 Cy Barger
PTF
SP
30.1
2.8
14.5
9.5
25 Jimmy Esmond
NEW
SS
25.7
2.8
22.3
6.9
26 George Perring
KCF
3B
30.9
2.7
22.4
8.7
27 Grover Gilmore
KCF
RF
26.7
2.6
21.2
12.4
28 Baldy Louden
BUF
2B
31.8
2.5
22.7
10.5
29 Jack Tobin
SLF
RF
23.2
2.5
22.5
9.1
30 Jim Kelly *
PTF
RF
31.4
2.4
20.1
9.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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