1918 Season
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1918 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 Hippo Vaughn
CHN
SP
30.2
8.3
29.4
19.5
2 Lefty Tyler
CHN
SP
28.5
7.1
24.7
15.5
3 Rogers Hornsby
SLN
SS
22.2
5.4
17.8
6.9
4 Charlie Hollocher *
CHN
SS
22.1
5.0
27.3
13.9
5 Heinie Groh
CIN
3B
28.8
4.8
27.5
15.4
6 Wilbur Cooper
PIT
SP
26.4
4.8
22.1
12.8
7 Brad Hogg
PHI
SP
29.3
4.7
17.3
9.5
8 Burleigh Grimes
BRO
SP
24.9
4.7
25.1
15.9
9 Art Fletcher
NY1
SS
33.5
4.6
19.8
7.8
10 Max Carey
PIT
CF
28.5
4.3
23.1
11.6
11 George Burns
NY1
LF
28.6
4.2
24.4
14.4
12 Edd Roush
CIN
CF
25.1
4.2
22.3
12.1
13 Billy Southworth
PIT
RF
25.3
3.6
14.3
9.3
14 Red Smith
BSN
3B
28.2
3.6
20.1
9.1
15 Art Nehf
BSN
SP
25.9
3.6
14.8
5.0
16 George Cutshaw
PIT
2B
30.9
3.4
17.4
6.3
17 Fred Merkle
CHN
1B
29.5
3.3
20.7
11.0
18 Claude Hendrix
CHN
SP
29.2
3.2
19.2
11.2
19 Ross Youngs *
NY1
RF
21.2
3.1
21.6
11.8
20 Lee Magee
CIN
2B
29.1
3.0
18.1
7.4
21 Hod Eller
CIN
SP
24.0
3.0
14.1
6.6
22 Bob Fisher
SLN
2B
31.7
3.0
11.0
5.3
23 Jake Daubert
BRO
1B
34.2
3.0
14.8
6.8
24 Erskine Mayer
MULT
SP
28.5
2.9
15.7
8.0
25 Earl Hamilton
PIT
SP
27.0
2.7
7.1
5.2
26 Dode Paskert
CHN
CF
36.8
2.7
22.7
11.3
27 Zack Wheat
BRO
LF
30.1
2.6
15.5
7.1
28 Sherry Magee
CIN
1B
33.9
2.5
17.9
9.4
29 Doug Baird
SLN
3B
26.8
2.5
10.0
2.1
30 Al Wickland
BSN
RF
30.4
2.5
15.6
8.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1918 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
30.7
11.5
36.5
24.2
2 Stan Coveleski
CLE
SP
29.0
9.4
28.9
17.5
3 Scott Perry *
PHA
SP
27.2
7.7
28.4
16.2
4 Babe Ruth
BOS
LF
23.4
7.5
38.8
26.2
5 Ty Cobb
DET
CF
31.5
6.6
31.4
21.7
6 George Sisler
SLA
1B
25.3
6.5
22.9
13.8
7 George Burns
PHA
1B
25.4
5.9
24.7
15.1
8 Tris Speaker
CLE
CF
30.2
5.6
26.2
14.9
9 Harry Hooper
BOS
RF
30.9
5.0
29.1
18.7
10 Frank Baker
NYA
3B
32.3
4.9
22.4
10.4
11 Carl Mays
BOS
SP
26.6
4.6
25.2
14.4
12 Jim Bagby
CLE
SP
28.7
4.4
18.8
8.8
13 Joe Bush
BOS
SP
25.6
4.2
21.5
11.6
14 Bernie Boland
DET
SP
26.4
4.2
12.1
4.7
15 George Mogridge
NYA
SP
29.4
4.1
16.8
7.9
16 Larry Gardner
PHA
3B
32.1
4.0
17.3
6.0
17 Allen Sothoron
SLA
SP
25.2
4.0
16.8
9.2
18 Harry Harper
WS1
SP
23.2
3.7
16.9
8.0
19 Eddie Cicotte
CHA
SP
34.0
3.4
13.7
4.0
20 Tilly Walker
PHA
CF
30.8
3.4
17.3
7.7
21 Roger Peckinpaugh
NYA
SS
27.4
3.3
14.2
2.3
22 Ray Chapman
CLE
SS
27.5
3.3
21.0
8.1
23 Johnny Enzmann *
CLE
SP
28.3
3.3
10.3
5.3
24 Del Pratt
NYA
2B
30.5
3.2
17.1
5.9
25 Eddie Collins
CHA
2B
31.2
3.1
15.7
7.0
26 Guy Morton
CLE
SP
25.1
3.1
14.3
6.5
27 Ray Caldwell
NYA
SP
30.2
3.1
13.2
5.8
28 Bobby Veach
DET
LF
30.0
3.0
17.6
7.0
29 Hooks Dauss
DET
SP
28.8
3.0
12.0
2.9
30 Eddie Foster
WS1
3B
31.4
2.9
17.2
4.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James