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1941 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Dolph Camilli
BRO
1B
34.2
300
6.7
29.3
18.1
2 Pete Reiser
BRO
CF
22.3
183
7.4
34.5
22.3
3 Whit Wyatt
BRO
SP
33.8
151
7.6
27.0
17.1
4 Jimmy Brown
SLN
3B
31.2
107
4.2
21.3
8.8
5 Elmer Riddle *
CIN
SP
26.9
98
6.2
24.2
16.8
6 Ernie White *
SLN
SP
24.8
77
5.5
21.5
14.3
7 Kirby Higbe
BRO
SP
26.2
64
3.4
21.5
11.3
8 Johnny Hopp
SLN
LF
25.0
61
3.2
19.9
10.5
9 Johnny Mize
SLN
1B
28.5
48
5.4
25.3
15.7
10 Dixie Walker
BRO
RF
30.8
34
5.4
25.6
14.4
11 Billy Herman
MULT
2B
32.0
27
3.4
17.5
4.0
12 Stan Hack
CHN
3B
31.6
26
5.6
30.5
16.2
13 Terry Moore
SLN
CF
29.1
26
2.8
19.4
8.2
14 Elbie Fletcher
PIT
1B
25.3
22
5.8
27.8
16.6
15 Johnny Cooney
BSN
CF
40.3
20
2.9
14.2
4.4
16 Bill Nicholson
CHN
RF
26.6
16
3.9
20.5
9.3
17 Gus Mancuso
SLN
C
35.6
14
0.2
7.1
-1.9
18 Creepy Crespi *
SLN
2B
23.4
13
3.1
17.3
3.9
19 Mel Ott
NY1
RF
32.3
12
4.6
25.8
14.3
20 Enos Slaughter
SLN
RF
25.2
12
3.3
20.2
11.4
21 Vince DiMaggio
PIT
CF
28.8
10
3.7
24.0
11.5
22 Jim Tobin
BSN
SP
28.5
10
4.3
16.4
8.2
23 Babe Young
NY1
1B
26.0
10
2.7
19.5
8.2
24 Mort Cooper
SLN
SP
28.3
8
1.3
11.2
4.8
25 Al Lopez
PIT
C
32.9
8
1.4
9.5
0.3
26 Marty Marion
SLN
SS
23.6
8
2.8
14.1
-0.4
27 Lon Warneke
SLN
SP
32.3
7
3.3
19.4
11.0
28 Babe Dahlgren
MULT
1B
29.0
6
3.1
18.4
8.0
29 Nick Etten
PHI
1B
27.8
6
3.6
19.8
8.8
30 Bucky Walters
CIN
SP
32.2
6
7.0
26.5
16.2
31 Billy Werber
CIN
3B
33.0
6
1.3
15.9
5.8
32 Estel Crabtree
SLN
RF
37.9
5
1.6
9.7
5.9
33 Johnny Rucker
NY1
CF
24.5
4
0.7
13.6
0.4
34 Danny Litwhiler
PHI
LF
24.8
3
4.3
16.8
4.9
35 Harry Danning
NY1
C
29.8
2
1.0
12.7
1.2
36 Carl Hubbell
NY1
SP
38.0
2
2.9
11.3
5.7
37 Cookie Lavagetto
BRO
3B
28.6
2
2.7
16.0
5.0
38 Arky Vaughan
PIT
SS
29.3
2
4.5
19.3
9.6
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Whit Wyatt
BRO
SP
33.8
151
7.6
27.0
17.1
2 Pete Reiser
BRO
CF
22.3
183
7.4
34.5
22.3
3 Bucky Walters
CIN
SP
32.2
6
7.0
26.5
16.2
4 Dolph Camilli
BRO
1B
34.2
300
6.7
29.3
18.1
5 Elmer Riddle *
CIN
SP
26.9
98
6.2
24.2
16.8
6 Elbie Fletcher
PIT
1B
25.3
22
5.8
27.8
16.6
7 Stan Hack
CHN
3B
31.6
26
5.6
30.5
16.2
8 Ernie White *
SLN
SP
24.8
77
5.5
21.5
14.3
9 Dixie Walker
BRO
RF
30.8
34
5.4
25.6
14.4
10 Johnny Mize
SLN
1B
28.5
48
5.4
25.3
15.7
11 Mel Ott
NY1
RF
32.3
12
4.6
25.8
14.3
12 Joe Medwick
BRO
LF
29.6
4.6
23.4
12.5
13 Arky Vaughan
PIT
SS
29.3
2
4.5
19.3
9.6
14 Jim Tobin
BSN
SP
28.5
10
4.3
16.4
8.2
15 Claude Passeau
CHN
SP
32.2
4.3
14.3
6.4
16 Danny Litwhiler
PHI
LF
24.8
3
4.3
16.8
4.9
17 Billy Jurges
NY1
SS
33.1
4.2
17.8
5.5
18 Jimmy Brown
SLN
3B
31.2
107
4.2
21.3
8.8
19 Hal Schumacher
NY1
SP
30.6
4.0
15.6
8.6
20 Bill Nicholson
CHN
RF
26.6
16
3.9
20.5
9.3
21 Johnny Vander Meer
CIN
SP
26.7
3.9
19.5
11.8
22 Harry Gumbert
MULT
SW
31.7
3.7
15.9
9.9
23 Max West
BSN
LF
24.6
3.7
19.5
8.9
24 Vince DiMaggio
PIT
CF
28.8
10
3.7
24.0
11.5
25 Lonny Frey
CIN
2B
30.9
3.6
24.1
10.9
26 Nick Etten
PHI
1B
27.8
6
3.6
19.8
8.8
27 Cliff Melton
NY1
SP
29.5
3.4
14.3
7.7
28 Paul Derringer
CIN
SP
34.7
3.4
16.1
8.3
29 Kirby Higbe
BRO
SP
26.2
64
3.4
21.5
11.3
30 Billy Herman
MULT
2B
32.0
27
3.4
17.5
4.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1941 American League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Joe DiMaggio
NYA
CF
26.6
291
9.1
41.4
29.0
2 Ted Williams
BOS
LF
22.8
254
10.6
41.7
30.6
3 Bob Feller
CLE
SP
22.7
174
8.1
29.1
17.1
4 Thornton Lee
CHA
SP
34.8
144
9.2
32.2
21.8
5 Charlie Keller
NYA
LF
24.8
126
6.7
32.5
21.2
6 Cecil Travis
WS1
SS
27.9
101
6.5
33.8
19.0
7 Joe Gordon
NYA
2B
26.4
60
5.2
24.2
10.7
8 Jeff Heath
CLE
RF
26.3
37
5.2
29.1
17.4
9 Dick Newsome *
BOS
SP
31.6
32
1.5
13.1
5.6
10 Roy Cullenbine
SLA
LF
27.7
29
4.8
22.7
11.3
11 Joe Cronin
BOS
SS
34.7
26
5.0
22.6
9.5
12 Sam Chapman
PHA
CF
25.2
25
5.0
24.6
12.4
13 Bill Dickey
NYA
C
34.1
18
2.6
16.6
7.4
14 Tommy Henrich
NYA
RF
28.4
16
4.7
26.4
14.9
15 Ted Lyons
CHA
SP
40.5
12
2.9
13.1
6.6
16 Barney McCosky
DET
CF
24.2
12
3.2
19.3
8.3
17 Lou Boudreau
CLE
SS
24.0
10
4.6
22.9
8.0
18 Dick Siebert
PHA
1B
29.4
10
3.4
15.4
6.5
19 Al Benton
DET
SP
30.3
8
4.4
19.4
13.7
20 Dutch Leonard
WS1
SP
32.3
7
3.4
18.7
9.8
21 Phil Rizzuto *
NYA
SS
24.8
7
4.5
21.1
8.8
22 Bruce Campbell
DET
RF
31.7
4
1.9
15.1
4.6
23 Frankie Hayes
PHA
C
26.7
3
3.1
15.0
3.3
24 Rudy York
DET
1B
27.9
3
1.9
15.3
3.5
25 Red Ruffing
NYA
SP
36.2
2
2.0
14.7
8.2
26 Taffy Wright
CHA
RF
29.9
2
3.9
24.7
14.3
27 Elden Auker
SLA
SP
30.8
1
-1.3
6.3
-1.2
28 Dom DiMaggio
BOS
CF
24.4
1
2.9
20.4
7.0
29 Pinky Higgins
DET
3B
32.1
1
2.4
16.1
3.2
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Ted Williams
BOS
LF
22.8
254
10.6
41.7
30.6
2 Thornton Lee
CHA
SP
34.8
144
9.2
32.2
21.8
3 Joe DiMaggio
NYA
CF
26.6
291
9.1
41.4
29.0
4 Bob Feller
CLE
SP
22.7
174
8.1
29.1
17.1
5 Charlie Keller
NYA
LF
24.8
126
6.7
32.5
21.2
6 Cecil Travis
WS1
SS
27.9
101
6.5
33.8
19.0
7 Eddie Smith
CHA
SP
27.5
5.6
20.7
11.5
8 Joe Gordon
NYA
2B
26.4
60
5.2
24.2
10.7
9 Jeff Heath
CLE
RF
26.3
37
5.2
29.1
17.4
10 Luke Appling
CHA
SS
34.2
5.1
28.3
13.1
11 Joe Cronin
BOS
SS
34.7
26
5.0
22.6
9.5
12 Sam Chapman
PHA
CF
25.2
25
5.0
24.6
12.4
13 Bob Muncrief *
SLA
SP
25.4
4.8
16.7
9.1
14 Roy Cullenbine
SLA
LF
27.7
29
4.8
22.7
11.3
15 Tommy Henrich
NYA
RF
28.4
16
4.7
26.4
14.9
16 Lou Boudreau
CLE
SS
24.0
10
4.6
22.9
8.0
17 Phil Rizzuto *
NYA
SS
24.8
7
4.5
21.1
8.8
18 Ken Keltner
CLE
3B
24.7
4.5
23.5
10.1
19 Al Benton
DET
SP
30.3
8
4.4
19.4
13.7
20 Jimmie Foxx
BOS
1B
33.7
4.2
19.4
9.3
21 Bob Johnson
PHA
LF
35.6
4.1
21.4
9.5
22 Charlie Wagner
BOS
SP
28.6
4.0
15.2
8.6
23 George McQuinn
SLA
1B
31.1
4.0
17.0
7.2
24 Taffy Wright
CHA
RF
29.9
2
3.9
24.7
14.3
25 Denny Galehouse
SLA
SP
29.6
3.7
13.9
7.3
26 Mickey Harris
BOS
SP
24.4
3.7
13.6
6.8
27 Buddy Lewis
WS1
RF
24.9
3.7
21.5
9.2
28 Tommy Bridges
DET
SP
34.5
3.4
12.9
7.8
29 Dutch Leonard
WS1
SP
32.3
7
3.4
18.7
9.8
30 Dick Siebert
PHA
1B
29.4
10
3.4
15.4
6.5
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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