1929 Season
1928 / 1930
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1929 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Rogers Hornsby
CHN
2B
33.2
60
10.4
40.5
26.2
2 Lefty O'Doul
PHI
LF
32.3
54
7.4
30.0
17.2
3 Bill Terry
NY1
1B
30.7
48
4.8
23.3
12.0
4 Burleigh Grimes
PIT
SP
35.9
35
5.9
22.1
13.6
5 Lloyd Waner
PIT
CF
23.3
30
3.5
28.0
13.5
6 Red Lucas
CIN
SP
27.2
29
6.4
25.3
15.4
7 Pie Traynor
PIT
3B
30.6
27
2.8
21.0
8.6
8 Babe Herman
BRO
RF
26.0
24
4.7
26.2
14.7
9 Hack Wilson
CHN
CF
29.2
24
6.1
31.4
17.8
10 Guy Bush
CHN
SP
27.9
16
2.8
21.6
11.7
11 Chuck Klein
PHI
RF
24.7
15
5.1
25.8
13.4
12 Mel Ott
NY1
RF
20.3
15
7.4
30.2
18.0
13 Taylor Douthit
SLN
CF
28.2
14
3.2
22.3
8.2
14 Charlie Grimm
CHN
1B
30.8
13
1.0
12.2
3.5
15 Travis Jackson
NY1
SS
25.7
8
5.7
23.4
9.0
16 Rabbit Maranville
BSN
SS
37.6
8
2.5
17.0
2.8
17 Hughie Critz
CIN
2B
28.8
5
-0.2
6.1
-3.4
18 Bernie Friberg
PHI
SS
29.9
4
0.6
9.1
-1.7
19 Pat Malone
CHN
SP
26.8
3
4.8
22.0
12.3
20 Johnny Frederick *
BRO
CF
27.4
2
3.8
21.4
7.8
21 Frankie Frisch
SLN
2B
30.8
2
3.2
20.3
8.2
22 Pinky Whitney
PHI
3B
24.5
2
3.7
21.4
6.9
23 Riggs Stephenson
CHN
LF
31.5
1
4.7
25.7
15.2
24 Zack Taylor
MULT
C
30.9
1
0.1
8.3
0.2
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Rogers Hornsby
CHN
2B
33.2
60
10.4
40.5
26.2
2 Lefty O'Doul
PHI
LF
32.3
54
7.4
30.0
17.2
3 Mel Ott
NY1
RF
20.3
15
7.4
30.2
18.0
4 Red Lucas
CIN
SP
27.2
29
6.4
25.3
15.4
5 Hack Wilson
CHN
CF
29.2
24
6.1
31.4
17.8
6 Burleigh Grimes
PIT
SP
35.9
35
5.9
22.1
13.6
7 Travis Jackson
NY1
SS
25.7
8
5.7
23.4
9.0
8 Watty Clark
BRO
SP
27.1
5.4
22.3
12.2
9 Chuck Klein
PHI
RF
24.7
15
5.1
25.8
13.4
10 Kiki Cuyler
CHN
RF
30.8
4.9
26.5
15.7
11 Pat Malone
CHN
SP
26.8
3
4.8
22.0
12.3
12 Paul Waner
PIT
RF
26.2
4.8
28.0
15.4
13 Bill Terry
NY1
1B
30.7
48
4.8
23.3
12.0
14 Babe Herman
BRO
RF
26.0
24
4.7
26.2
14.7
15 Riggs Stephenson
CHN
LF
31.5
1
4.7
25.7
15.2
16 Dazzy Vance
BRO
SP
38.3
4.7
18.5
10.1
17 Charley Root
CHN
SP
30.3
4.6
23.3
13.4
18 Erv Brame
PIT
SP
27.7
4.3
17.3
8.9
19 Chick Hafey
SLN
LF
26.4
4.3
21.7
11.4
20 Clarence Mitchell
SLN
SP
38.4
4.2
11.8
5.5
21 Johnny Frederick *
BRO
CF
27.4
2
3.8
21.4
7.8
22 George Grantham
PIT
2B
29.1
3.7
18.8
10.0
23 Bill Walker
NY1
SP
25.7
3.7
15.6
9.1
24 Pinky Whitney
PHI
3B
24.5
2
3.7
21.4
6.9
25 Lloyd Waner
PIT
CF
23.3
30
3.5
28.0
13.5
26 Curt Walker
CIN
RF
33.0
3.4
18.8
7.9
27 Carl Hubbell
NY1
SP
26.0
3.4
19.5
9.8
28 Frankie Frisch
SLN
2B
30.8
2
3.2
20.3
8.2
29 Taylor Douthit
SLN
CF
28.2
14
3.2
22.3
8.2
30 Jim Bottomley
SLN
1B
29.2
3.2
20.7
9.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1929 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
34.4
8.1
32.3
21.8
2 Al Simmons
PHA
LF
27.1
7.9
33.3
21.9
3 Jimmie Foxx
PHA
1B
21.7
7.9
33.5
22.5
4 Tony Lazzeri
NYA
2B
25.6
7.8
30.1
17.1
5 Lou Gehrig
NYA
1B
26.0
7.7
31.6
19.8
6 Willis Hudlin
CLE
SP
23.1
7.4
25.7
15.3
7 Lefty Grove
PHA
SP
29.3
7.2
27.5
17.2
8 Firpo Marberry
WS1
SP
30.6
6.8
25.2
15.9
9 Wes Ferrell *
CLE
SP
21.4
6.6
24.0
14.9
10 Dolly Gray
SLA
SP
31.7
6.3
23.8
12.4
11 Rube Walberg
PHA
SP
32.9
6.1
22.0
12.0
12 Charlie Gehringer
DET
2B
26.1
5.8
26.7
12.4
13 Lew Fonseca
CLE
1B
30.4
5.5
24.9
13.9
14 George Earnshaw
PHA
SP
29.4
5.2
22.8
13.3
15 Dale Alexander *
DET
1B
26.2
5.0
23.9
12.0
16 Earle Combs
NYA
CF
30.1
4.9
24.6
11.2
17 Milt Gaston
BOS
SP
33.4
4.8
17.9
8.9
18 Mickey Cochrane
PHA
C
26.2
4.7
27.4
13.6
19 Tommy Thomas
CHA
SP
29.5
4.7
20.0
10.3
20 George Uhle
DET
SP
30.8
4.6
15.4
6.0
21 Jake Miller
CLE
SP
31.3
4.6
17.4
9.7
22 Lu Blue
SLA
1B
32.3
4.6
20.9
8.9
23 Joe Sewell
CLE
3B
30.7
4.4
20.9
6.8
24 Earl Averill *
CLE
CF
27.1
4.3
25.6
11.6
25 Alvin Crowder
SLA
SP
30.5
4.2
20.1
10.1
26 Heinie Manush
SLA
LF
27.9
4.2
22.9
11.4
27 Jimmie Dykes
PHA
SS
32.6
4.1
21.5
10.8
28 Ted Lyons
CHA
SP
28.5
4.1
16.0
6.3
29 Joe Judge
WS1
1B
35.1
3.8
19.5
8.7
30 Joe Cronin
WS1
SS
22.7
3.7
19.4
5.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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