1920 Season
1919 / 1921
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1920 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
CHN
SP
33.3
12.8
35.3
22.3
2 Rogers Hornsby
SLN
2B
24.2
9.6
38.2
24.4
3 Burleigh Grimes
BRO
SP
26.9
8.1
31.3
20.3
4 Dave Bancroft
MULT
SS
29.2
6.8
25.6
10.3
5 Ross Youngs
NY1
RF
23.2
6.4
32.4
20.0
6 Edd Roush
CIN
CF
27.1
6.0
33.0
19.8
7 Wilbur Cooper
PIT
SP
28.4
6.0
30.0
18.3
8 Hippo Vaughn
CHN
SP
32.2
5.9
21.5
10.7
9 Cy Williams
PHI
CF
32.5
5.8
24.7
11.5
10 Babe Adams
PIT
SP
38.1
5.3
25.6
16.2
11 Zack Wheat
BRO
LF
32.1
4.7
28.7
16.5
12 Leon Cadore
BRO
SP
29.6
4.7
19.8
10.6
13 George Burns
NY1
LF
30.6
4.6
23.9
10.5
14 Dolf Luque
CIN
SP
29.9
4.6
15.9
8.5
15 Dutch Ruether
CIN
SP
26.8
4.5
18.1
8.5
16 Art Fletcher
MULT
SS
35.5
4.4
17.7
4.0
17 Hy Myers
BRO
CF
31.2
4.0
27.0
13.5
18 Heinie Groh
CIN
3B
30.8
4.0
27.1
13.4
19 Bill Doak
SLN
SP
29.4
4.0
18.5
8.8
20 Lee Meadows
PHI
SP
26.0
3.5
18.6
9.7
21 Jack Fournier
SLN
1B
30.8
3.4
18.9
8.3
22 Zeb Terry
CHN
SS
29.0
3.3
17.5
5.0
23 Hal Carlson
PIT
SP
28.1
3.3
16.7
7.9
24 Sherry Smith
BRO
SP
29.4
3.3
14.3
9.5
25 Al Mamaux
BRO
SP
26.1
3.3
15.3
8.5
26 Jeff Pfeffer
BRO
SP
32.3
3.3
15.7
8.0
27 Jake Daubert
CIN
1B
36.2
3.3
22.8
11.8
28 Charlie Hollocher
CHN
SS
24.1
3.3
16.1
7.8
29 Larry Doyle
NY1
2B
33.9
3.2
15.8
4.5
30 Pete Kilduff
BRO
2B
27.2
3.2
18.2
6.2
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1920 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 Babe Ruth
NYA
RF
25.4
11.8
52.0
40.3
2 George Sisler
SLA
1B
27.3
9.8
33.4
21.3
3 Jim Bagby
CLE
SP
30.7
8.9
32.9
20.5
4 Stan Coveleski
CLE
SP
31.0
8.7
31.0
19.4
5 Tris Speaker
CLE
CF
32.2
8.5
38.9
25.3
6 Eddie Collins
CHA
2B
33.2
8.0
38.3
23.8
7 Bob Shawkey
NYA
SP
29.6
7.7
25.5
15.7
8 Joe Jackson
CHA
LF
31.0
7.6
36.0
23.9
9 Urban Shocker
SLA
SP
29.9
6.7
22.7
13.8
10 Dixie Davis
SLA
SP
29.7
6.0
20.7
10.8
11 Baby Doll Jacobson
SLA
CF
29.9
5.9
25.0
11.6
12 Carl Mays
NYA
SP
28.6
5.9
26.2
14.8
13 Eddie Rommel *
PHA
SP
22.8
5.9
13.8
7.5
14 Happy Felsch
CHA
CF
28.9
5.6
29.2
16.6
15 Harry Hooper
BOS
RF
32.9
5.2
24.1
12.5
16 Red Faber
CHA
SP
31.8
5.2
25.7
14.0
17 Eddie Cicotte
CHA
SP
36.0
4.9
23.8
12.7
18 Steve O'Neill
CLE
C
29.0
4.8
25.1
11.2
19 Del Pratt
NYA
2B
32.5
4.6
24.7
11.0
20 Sam Rice
WS1
CF
30.4
4.6
23.5
9.6
21 Howard Ehmke
DET
SP
26.2
4.4
17.7
7.9
22 Bobby Veach
DET
LF
32.0
4.2
24.7
12.1
23 Elmer Smith
CLE
RF
27.8
4.1
21.1
11.3
24 Joe Judge
WS1
1B
26.1
4.1
21.3
11.4
25 Larry Gardner
CLE
3B
34.1
4.0
22.9
8.2
26 Herb Pennock
BOS
SP
26.4
3.9
17.8
8.9
27 Wally Schang
BOS
C
30.9
3.9
19.8
9.4
28 Ray Chapman
CLE
SS
29.5
3.8
20.4
8.7
29 Jack Quinn
NYA
SP
37.0
3.7
19.4
10.2
30 Jack Tobin
SLA
RF
28.2
3.7
18.2
6.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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