1927 Season
1926 / 1928
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1927 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Paul Waner
PIT
RF
24.2
72
6.9
35.4
22.4
2 Frankie Frisch
SLN
2B
28.8
66
9.2
35.8
21.5
3 Rogers Hornsby
NY1
2B
31.2
54
10.1
39.3
25.1
4 Charley Root
CHN
SP
28.3
46
3.3
21.0
10.6
5 Travis Jackson
NY1
SS
23.7
42
5.2
24.1
12.0
6 Lloyd Waner *
PIT
CF
21.3
25
2.7
24.8
11.2
7 Pie Traynor
PIT
3B
28.6
18
4.0
26.2
12.3
8 Jesse Haines
SLN
SP
33.9
16
5.3
28.5
18.6
9 Ray Kremer
PIT
SP
34.3
14
6.5
22.2
14.7
10 Gabby Hartnett
CHN
C
26.5
12
3.1
20.5
8.2
11 Red Lucas
CIN
SP
25.2
10
5.8
23.0
14.6
12 Hack Wilson
CHN
CF
27.2
9
6.0
30.5
17.1
13 Jim Bottomley
SLN
1B
27.2
6
4.3
25.4
13.5
14 Bubbles Hargrave
CIN
C
35.0
6
2.0
12.1
4.0
15 Jakie May
CIN
SP
31.6
6
2.3
15.8
7.9
16 Bill Terry
NY1
1B
28.7
6
5.3
26.4
15.0
17 Cy Williams
PHI
RF
39.5
6
2.5
15.5
5.0
18 Doc Farrell
MULT
SS
25.5
4
1.9
17.6
3.7
19 Burleigh Grimes
NY1
SP
33.9
4
2.9
18.3
9.7
20 Pete Alexander
SLN
SP
40.3
3
6.4
27.7
18.8
21 Max Carey
BRO
RF
37.5
3
1.8
14.0
2.3
22 Riggs Stephenson
CHN
LF
29.5
3
4.9
26.6
13.9
23 Carmen Hill
PIT
SP
31.8
2
4.7
20.9
11.6
24 Jesse Petty
BRO
SP
32.6
2
5.5
21.3
12.3
25 Dutch Ulrich
PHI
SP
27.6
2
3.7
14.1
7.6
26 Chick Hafey
SLN
LF
24.4
1
3.7
20.5
13.1
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Rogers Hornsby
NY1
2B
31.2
54
10.1
39.3
25.1
2 Frankie Frisch
SLN
2B
28.8
66
9.2
35.8
21.5
3 Dazzy Vance
BRO
SP
36.3
7.5
24.6
15.6
4 Paul Waner
PIT
RF
24.2
72
6.9
35.4
22.4
5 Ray Kremer
PIT
SP
34.3
14
6.5
22.2
14.7
6 Pete Alexander
SLN
SP
40.3
3
6.4
27.7
18.8
7 Hack Wilson
CHN
CF
27.2
9
6.0
30.5
17.1
8 Red Lucas
CIN
SP
25.2
10
5.8
23.0
14.6
9 Jesse Petty
BRO
SP
32.6
2
5.5
21.3
12.3
10 George Harper
NY1
RF
35.0
5.4
26.0
14.9
11 Bill Terry
NY1
1B
28.7
6
5.3
26.4
15.0
12 Jesse Haines
SLN
SP
33.9
16
5.3
28.5
18.6
13 Travis Jackson
NY1
SS
23.7
42
5.2
24.1
12.0
14 Riggs Stephenson
CHN
LF
29.5
3
4.9
26.6
13.9
15 Carmen Hill
PIT
SP
31.8
2
4.7
20.9
11.6
16 Lee Meadows
PIT
SP
33.0
4.6
20.7
10.8
17 Chuck Dressen
CIN
3B
28.8
4.4
23.0
9.1
18 Jim Bottomley
SLN
1B
27.2
6
4.3
25.4
13.5
19 Pie Traynor
PIT
3B
28.6
18
4.0
26.2
12.3
20 Dutch Ulrich
PHI
SP
27.6
2
3.7
14.1
7.6
21 Chick Hafey
SLN
LF
24.4
1
3.7
20.5
13.1
22 George Grantham
PIT
2B
27.1
3.6
20.8
8.1
23 Bob Smith
BSN
SP
32.2
3.5
12.9
4.2
24 Jumbo Elliott *
BRO
SP
26.7
3.4
13.0
6.7
25 Charley Root
CHN
SP
28.3
46
3.3
21.0
10.6
26 Gabby Hartnett
CHN
C
26.5
12
3.1
20.5
8.2
27 Dolf Luque
CIN
SP
36.9
3.0
16.3
8.6
28 Guy Bush
CHN
SP
25.9
2.9
15.5
9.0
29 Burleigh Grimes
NY1
SP
33.9
4
2.9
18.3
9.7
30 Joe Harris
PIT
1B
36.1
2.9
15.9
7.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1927 American League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Lou Gehrig
NYA
1B
24.0
56
11.8
43.4
31.3
2 Harry Heilmann
DET
RF
32.9
35
7.2
31.5
20.7
3 Ted Lyons
CHA
SP
26.5
34
8.0
29.4
18.2
4 Mickey Cochrane
PHA
C
24.2
18
4.4
23.1
11.3
5 Al Simmons
PHA
CF
25.1
18
5.8
25.1
16.0
6 Goose Goslin
WS1
LF
26.7
15
5.3
27.5
15.5
7 Muddy Ruel
WS1
C
31.4
15
3.2
19.7
7.7
8 Jimmie Dykes
PHA
1B
30.6
14
2.7
15.7
6.9
9 Luke Sewell
CLE
C
26.5
13
0.8
11.3
-0.7
10 Joe Sewell
CLE
SS
28.7
9
3.5
20.3
5.6
11 Tony Lazzeri
NYA
2B
23.6
8
6.3
24.1
10.5
12 Bobby Reeves *
WS1
SS
23.0
7
-0.6
6.5
-3.2
13 Frank O'Rourke
SLA
3B
32.6
6
1.0
12.3
-0.6
14 Jackie Tavener
DET
SS
29.5
6
1.9
13.2
2.4
15 Hod Lisenbee *
WS1
SP
28.8
5
3.4
17.1
8.2
16 Bing Miller
SLA
CF
32.8
5
2.5
15.5
5.0
17 Alex Metzler *
CHA
CF
24.5
4
4.1
20.7
8.3
18 Ira Flagstead
BOS
CF
33.8
3
2.5
14.2
3.0
19 Charlie Jamieson
CLE
LF
34.4
3
2.2
14.8
4.4
20 Wally Schang
SLA
C
37.9
3
2.3
11.6
4.6
21 Fred Schulte *
SLA
CF
26.5
3
1.0
6.8
2.5
22 Willis Hudlin *
CLE
SP
21.1
2
5.3
18.8
9.1
23 Bill Regan
BOS
2B
28.4
2
0.4
9.6
-0.8
24 Jack Rothrock *
BOS
SS
22.3
2
-0.2
7.4
-2.2
25 Slim Harriss
BOS
SP
30.6
1
1.6
12.5
4.5
26 Phil Todt
BOS
1B
25.9
1
-1.0
5.2
-4.6
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Babe Ruth
NYA
RF
32.4
12.4
44.2
31.9
2 Lou Gehrig
NYA
1B
24.0
56
11.8
43.4
31.3
3 Ted Lyons
CHA
SP
26.5
34
8.0
29.4
18.2
4 Tommy Thomas
CHA
SP
27.5
8.0
28.5
17.3
5 Harry Heilmann
DET
RF
32.9
35
7.2
31.5
20.7
6 Earle Combs
NYA
CF
28.1
6.9
31.3
17.0
7 Tony Lazzeri
NYA
2B
23.6
8
6.3
24.1
10.5
8 Al Simmons
PHA
CF
25.1
18
5.8
25.1
16.0
9 Waite Hoyt
NYA
SP
27.8
5.8
23.3
13.9
10 Bump Hadley *
WS1
SP
23.0
5.3
18.1
10.9
11 Goose Goslin
WS1
LF
26.7
15
5.3
27.5
15.5
12 Willis Hudlin *
CLE
SP
21.1
2
5.3
18.8
9.1
13 Lefty Grove
PHA
SP
27.3
5.0
24.2
14.5
14 Earl Whitehill
DET
SP
28.4
4.9
17.9
9.2
15 Wilcy Moore *
NYA
SW
30.1
4.7
24.4
16.2
16 Bibb Falk
CHA
LF
28.4
4.7
20.5
9.2
17 Mickey Cochrane
PHA
C
24.2
18
4.4
23.1
11.3
18 Bob Fothergill
DET
LF
29.9
4.4
21.8
10.9
19 Ty Cobb
PHA
RF
40.5
4.4
21.7
11.0
20 Jake Miller
CLE
SP
29.3
4.3
15.6
8.8
21 Bob Meusel
NYA
LF
31.0
4.2
21.0
10.5
22 Garland Buckeye
CLE
SP
29.7
4.2
13.4
5.9
23 Jack Quinn
PHA
SP
44.0
4.1
17.4
10.0
24 Alex Metzler *
CHA
CF
24.5
4
4.1
20.7
8.3
25 Charlie Gehringer
DET
2B
24.1
4.1
19.9
8.6
26 Garland Braxton
WS1
RP
27.1
3.7
16.4
10.1
27 Ken Williams
SLA
LF
37.0
3.6
18.2
9.1
28 Tris Speaker
WS1
CF
39.2
3.6
21.0
9.4
29 Joe Sewell
CLE
SS
28.7
9
3.5
20.3
5.6
30 Hod Lisenbee *
WS1
SP
28.8
5
3.4
17.1
8.2
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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