1917 Season
1916 / 1918
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Pitchers
1917 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 Rogers Hornsby
SLN
SS
21.2
9.9
36.4
22.5
2 Pete Alexander
PHI
SP
30.3
9.9
37.9
24.7
3 Art Fletcher
NY1
SS
32.5
7.4
27.0
12.5
4 Wilbur Cooper
PIT
SP
25.4
7.3
20.4
10.2
5 Heinie Groh
CIN
3B
27.8
7.0
35.7
20.8
6 Hippo Vaughn
CHN
SP
29.2
6.7
23.8
13.7
7 George Burns
NY1
LF
27.6
6.1
34.6
21.4
8 Leon Cadore *
BRO
SP
26.6
5.4
20.1
11.1
9 Heinie Zimmerman
NY1
3B
30.4
5.3
26.1
12.2
10 Max Carey
PIT
CF
27.5
5.1
23.5
9.5
11 Edd Roush
CIN
CF
24.1
4.9
29.6
17.6
12 Benny Kauff
NY1
CF
27.5
4.7
30.8
17.1
13 Jeff Pfeffer
BRO
SP
29.3
4.6
18.6
9.5
14 Rabbit Maranville
BSN
SS
25.6
4.5
22.8
8.5
15 Ferdie Schupp
NY1
SP
26.5
4.5
22.1
12.8
16 Gavvy Cravath
PHI
RF
36.3
4.5
25.6
14.6
17 Lefty Tyler
BSN
SP
27.5
3.8
16.8
8.4
18 Chief Bender
PHI
SP
33.2
3.8
12.7
8.8
19 Art Nehf
BSN
SP
24.9
3.8
17.7
9.7
20 Red Smith
BSN
3B
27.2
3.7
22.1
9.0
21 Doug Baird
MULT
3B
25.8
3.5
18.4
5.6
22 Dave Bancroft
PHI
SS
26.2
3.4
18.3
5.8
23 Fred Toney
CIN
SP
28.6
3.4
20.0
8.4
24 Eppa Rixey
PHI
SP
26.2
3.3
20.1
10.5
25 Elmer Jacobs
PIT
SP
24.9
3.3
10.7
2.9
26 Rube Marquard
BRO
SP
30.7
3.1
16.4
8.4
27 Jack Smith
SLN
CF
22.0
3.0
21.5
11.1
28 Walton Cruise
SLN
CF
27.2
2.9
23.2
10.9
29 Zack Wheat
BRO
LF
29.1
2.9
15.9
8.3
30 Larry Cheney
BRO
SP
31.2
2.8
13.2
6.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1917 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 Eddie Cicotte
CHA
SP
33.0
11.6
34.2
21.1
2 Ty Cobb
DET
CF
30.5
11.4
46.9
33.5
3 Jim Bagby
CLE
SP
27.7
8.7
31.8
19.8
4 Babe Ruth
BOS
SP
22.4
8.7
35.9
23.5
5 Walter Johnson
WS1
SP
29.7
8.0
27.3
14.9
6 Ray Chapman
CLE
SS
26.5
7.8
30.7
15.2
7 Tris Speaker
CLE
CF
29.2
7.7
36.4
23.8
8 Stan Coveleski
CLE
SP
28.0
7.7
29.4
18.1
9 Carl Mays
BOS
SP
25.6
6.6
29.3
18.4
10 Bobby Veach
DET
LF
29.0
6.6
30.3
17.8
11 George Sisler
SLA
1B
24.3
5.9
28.4
18.1
12 Joe Jackson
CHA
LF
28.0
5.8
29.2
17.5
13 Eddie Collins
CHA
2B
30.2
5.0
32.3
18.2
14 Happy Felsch
CHA
CF
25.9
4.7
30.0
16.9
15 Frank Baker
NYA
3B
31.3
4.6
21.0
7.8
16 Dutch Leonard
BOS
SP
25.2
4.4
22.9
11.8
17 Bob Shawkey
NYA
SP
26.6
4.3
16.7
7.7
18 Reb Russell
CHA
SP
28.3
4.2
17.3
10.1
19 Larry Gardner
BOS
3B
31.1
4.2
18.5
5.5
20 Braggo Roth
CLE
RF
24.8
4.1
20.1
9.8
21 Roger Peckinpaugh
NYA
SS
26.4
4.0
20.3
5.9
22 Ray Caldwell
NYA
SP
29.2
4.0
17.2
8.0
23 Duffy Lewis
BOS
LF
29.2
4.0
23.5
11.7
24 Doc Ayers
WS1
SP
26.1
3.9
14.4
6.6
25 Ping Bodie
PHA
LF
29.7
3.8
21.3
9.4
26 Sam Rice
WS1
RF
27.4
3.7
24.2
12.3
27 Bob Groom
SLA
SP
32.8
3.7
10.3
1.6
28 Donie Bush
DET
SS
29.7
3.7
21.6
6.7
29 Joe Harris *
CLE
1B
26.1
3.6
15.6
8.0
30 Amos Strunk
PHA
CF
28.4
3.5
19.7
6.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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