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1945 National League MVP Award

by Votes

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Phil Cavarretta	CHN	1B	29.0	279	6.0	29.8	19.6
2	Tommy Holmes	BSN	RF	28.3	175	8.0	31.2	18.2
3	Red Barrett	MULT	SP	30.4	151	4.5	24.8	15.0
4	Andy Pafko	CHN	CF	24.4	131	4.2	25.2	12.9
5	Whitey Kurowski	SLN	3B	27.2	90	4.8	26.0	13.9
6	Hank Borowy	MULT	SP	29.1	84	4.3	21.9	12.8
7	Hank Wyse	CHN	SP	27.3	72	4.5	25.0	15.5
8	Marty Marion	SLN	SS	27.6	69	2.9	16.9	5.7
9	Dixie Walker	BRO	RF	34.8	66	4.9	27.8	15.2
10	Goody Rosen	BRO	CF	32.8	56	4.8	30.3	17.0
11	Stan Hack	CHN	3B	35.6	42	6.0	33.7	19.5
12	Harry Brecheen	SLN	SP	30.7	31	4.3	17.1	11.7
13	Mel Ott	NY1	RF	36.3	22	4.5	21.2	11.5
14	Augie Galan	BRO	1B	33.1	18	5.4	29.9	17.2
15	Johnny Hopp	SLN	RF	29.0	17	2.4	16.1	6.7
16	Bob Elliott	PIT	3B	28.6	15	2.9	19.9	7.9
17	Luis Olmo	BRO	LF	25.9	13	2.9	22.4	11.3
18	Buster Adams	MULT	LF	30.0	12	2.9	23.6	9.7
19	Claude Passeau	CHN	SP	36.2	9	5.0	22.0	14.2
20	Johnny Barrett	PIT	CF	29.5	8	2.4	19.1	7.7
21	Ed Heusser	CIN	SP	36.2	7	3.1	13.9	6.2
22	Don Johnson	CHN	2B	33.6	7	3.6	18.8	6.2
23	Buddy Kerr	NY1	SS	22.7	7	1.2	12.3	-1.6
24	Frank McCormick	CIN	1B	34.1	6	2.1	15.8	4.7
25	Bill Salkeld *	PIT	C	28.3	6	3.7	16.9	9.8
26	Peanuts Lowrey	CHN	LF	27.8	5	2.1	17.3	6.3
27	Ace Adams	NY1	RP	35.3	4	1.4	12.1	8.2
28	Andy Karl	PHI	RP	31.2	4	3.4	12.7	6.4
29	Hal Gregg	BRO	SP	24.0	2	3.0	16.4	7.6
30	Al Lopez	PIT	C	36.9	2	-0.1	5.5	-1.4
31	Phil Masi	BSN	C	29.5	2	2.2	12.4	2.8
32	Eddie Miller	CIN	SS	28.6	2	1.6	11.3	0.9
33	Vince DiMaggio	PHI	CF	32.8	1	2.2	15.6	5.4
34	Eddie Stanky	BRO	2B	28.8	1	5.0	26.4	11.7

by Wins Above Replacement

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Tommy Holmes	BSN	RF	28.3	175	8.0	31.2	18.2
2	Preacher Roe	PIT	SP	30.3		6.7	20.9	12.9
3	Stan Hack	CHN	3B	35.6	42	6.0	33.7	19.5
4	Phil Cavarretta	CHN	1B	29.0	279	6.0	29.8	19.6
5	Augie Galan	BRO	1B	33.1	18	5.4	29.9	17.2
6	Claude Passeau	CHN	SP	36.2	9	5.0	22.0	14.2
7	Eddie Stanky	BRO	2B	28.8	1	5.0	26.4	11.7
8	Dixie Walker	BRO	RF	34.8	66	4.9	27.8	15.2
9	Goody Rosen	BRO	CF	32.8	56	4.8	30.3	17.0
10	Whitey Kurowski	SLN	3B	27.2	90	4.8	26.0	13.9
11	Ken Burkhart *	SLN	SP	28.6		4.7	20.2	12.7
12	Red Barrett	MULT	SP	30.4	151	4.5	24.8	15.0
13	Bucky Walters	CIN	SP	36.2		4.5	16.0	10.3
14	Mel Ott	NY1	RF	36.3	22	4.5	21.2	11.5
15	Hank Wyse	CHN	SP	27.3	72	4.5	25.0	15.5
16	Harry Brecheen	SLN	SP	30.7	31	4.3	17.1	11.7
17	Nick Strincevich	PIT	SP	30.3		4.3	18.1	10.2
18	Andy Pafko	CHN	CF	24.4	131	4.2	25.2	12.9
19	Ray Prim	CHN	SP	38.5		3.8	16.2	10.5
20	Ernie Lombardi	NY1	C	37.2		3.7	17.9	8.3
21	Carden Gillenwater *	BSN	CF	27.1		3.7	16.8	4.6
22	Bill Salkeld *	PIT	C	28.3	6	3.7	16.9	9.8
23	Don Johnson	CHN	2B	33.6	7	3.6	18.8	6.2
24	Van Mungo	NY1	SP	34.1		3.4	15.5	9.3
25	Andy Karl	PHI	RP	31.2	4	3.4	12.7	6.4
26	Jim Russell	PIT	LF	26.8		3.2	20.6	9.7
27	Ed Heusser	CIN	SP	36.2	7	3.1	13.9	6.2
28	Hal Gregg	BRO	SP	24.0	2	3.0	16.4	7.6
29	Luis Olmo	BRO	LF	25.9	13	2.9	22.4	11.3
30	Marty Marion	SLN	SS	27.6	69	2.9	16.9	5.7

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

*Rookie

1945 American League MVP Award

by Votes

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Hal Newhouser	DET	SP	24.1	236	12.0	37.4	25.9
2	Eddie Mayo	DET	2B	35.2	164	4.6	22.1	10.4
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	NYA	2B	26.7	161	8.6	34.0	19.4
4	Dave Ferriss *	BOS	SP	23.6	148	5.3	23.7	13.9
5	George Myatt	WS1	2B	31.0	98	3.8	22.5	10.9
6	Vern Stephens	SLA	SS	24.7	94	5.5	28.2	13.8
7	Roger Wolff	WS1	SP	34.2	78	5.5	24.0	14.8
8	Lou Boudreau	CLE	SS	28.0	70	3.9	17.2	8.1
9	George Case	WS1	LF	29.6	60	3.5	20.9	10.4
10	Paul Richards	DET	C	36.6	35	0.8	11.0	4.4
11	Mike Tresh	CHA	C	31.4	33	1.3	14.1	0.9
12	Joe Kuhel	WS1	1B	39.0	29	4.2	25.3	14.5
13	Roy Cullenbine	MULT	RF	31.7	26	5.6	30.3	18.0
14	Hank Greenberg	DET	LF	34.5	25	3.1	16.4	10.8
15	Nick Etten	NYA	1B	31.8	21	3.9	21.7	10.2
16	Tony Cuccinello	CHA	3B	37.6	18	3.1	19.2	9.5
17	Dizzy Trout	DET	SP	30.0	17	2.7	17.3	8.2
18	Dutch Leonard	WS1	SP	36.3	16	3.7	18.8	10.9
19	Roy Schalk	CHA	2B	36.6	13	-0.2	9.4	-2.6
20	Jeff Heath	CLE	LF	30.3	10	4.0	20.9	12.9
21	George Binks *	WS1	CF	31.0	9	2.7	19.9	8.3
22	Bob Muncrief	SLA	SP	29.4	8	2.7	13.5	8.1
23	Al Benton	DET	SP	34.3	6	2.6	18.2	11.2
24	Rick Ferrell	WS1	C	39.7	6	1.4	10.4	2.5
25	Bob Johnson	BOS	LF	39.6	6	3.0	20.1	9.1
26	Mark Christman	SLA	3B	31.7	5	1.2	10.0	3.5
27	Bobby Estalella	PHA	CF	34.2	5	4.1	17.3	6.6
28	Frankie Hayes	MULT	C	30.7	5	3.1	19.5	5.6
29	Doc Cramer	DET	CF	39.9	4	0.5	15.5	3.3
30	Wally Moses	CHA	RF	34.7	4	4.4	27.8	16.1
31	Eddie Lake	BOS	SS	29.3	2	6.8	27.3	14.2
32	Russ Christopher	PHA	SP	27.8	1	3.1	14.6	6.2
33	Skeeter Newsome	BOS	2B	34.7	1	2.8	12.5	2.1
34	Rudy York	DET	1B	31.9	1	1.7	16.4	4.9

by Wins Above Replacement

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Hal Newhouser	DET	SP	24.1	236	12.0	37.4	25.9
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	NYA	2B	26.7	161	8.6	34.0	19.4
3	Nels Potter	SLA	SP	33.9		7.8	24.8	15.5
4	Eddie Lake	BOS	SS	29.3	2	6.8	27.3	14.2
5	Steve Gromek	CLE	SP	25.5		6.2	21.8	12.6
6	Roy Cullenbine	MULT	RF	31.7	26	5.6	30.3	18.0
7	Roger Wolff	WS1	SP	34.2	78	5.5	24.0	14.8
8	Vern Stephens	SLA	SS	24.7	94	5.5	28.2	13.8
9	Dave Ferriss *	BOS	SP	23.6	148	5.3	23.7	13.9
10	Eddie Mayo	DET	2B	35.2	164	4.6	22.1	10.4
11	Wally Moses	CHA	RF	34.7	4	4.4	27.8	16.1
12	Joe Kuhel	WS1	1B	39.0	29	4.2	25.3	14.5
13	Bobby Estalella	PHA	CF	34.2	5	4.1	17.3	6.6
14	Jeff Heath	CLE	LF	30.3	10	4.0	20.9	12.9
15	Al Hollingsworth	SLA	SP	37.4		4.0	14.9	8.5
16	Nick Etten	NYA	1B	31.8	21	3.9	21.7	10.2
17	Thornton Lee	CHA	SP	38.8		3.9	18.4	10.1
18	Lou Boudreau	CLE	SS	28.0	70	3.9	17.2	8.1
19	George Myatt	WS1	2B	31.0	98	3.8	22.5	10.9
20	Dutch Leonard	WS1	SP	36.3	16	3.7	18.8	10.9
21	Oscar Grimes	NYA	3B	30.2		3.5	21.1	8.5
22	George Case	WS1	LF	29.6	60	3.5	20.9	10.4
23	Joe Berry	PHA	RP	40.5		3.4	12.6	7.3
24	Buddy Lewis	WS1	RF	28.9		3.3	17.0	11.3
25	Dutch Meyer	CLE	2B	29.7		3.2	19.4	7.6
26	Tony Cuccinello	CHA	3B	37.6	18	3.1	19.2	9.5
27	Frankie Hayes	MULT	C	30.7	5	3.1	19.5	5.6
28	Russ Christopher	PHA	SP	27.8	1	3.1	14.6	6.2
29	Hank Greenberg	DET	LF	34.5	25	3.1	16.4	10.8
30	Bob Johnson	BOS	LF	39.6	6	3.0	20.1	9.1

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

*Rookie

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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