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1947 National League MVP Award

by Votes

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Bob Elliott	BSN	3B	30.6	205	6.7	29.1	16.1
2	Ewell Blackwell	CIN	SP	24.7	175	8.7	28.6	19.3
3	Johnny Mize	NY1	1B	34.5	144	7.1	31.5	20.0
4	Bruce Edwards	BRO	C	24.0	140	2.9	19.5	7.1
5	Jackie Robinson *	BRO	1B	28.4	106	3.1	21.8	9.7
6	Ralph Kiner	PIT	LF	24.7	101	8.3	29.4	16.9
7	Larry Jansen *	NY1	SP	27.0	91	5.0	20.5	12.1
8	Pee Wee Reese	BRO	SS	28.9	80	6.1	26.3	12.7
9	Whitey Kurowski	SLN	3B	29.2	45	5.9	25.8	13.4
10	Harry Walker	MULT	CF	30.7	45	6.0	24.0	11.9
11	Ralph Branca	BRO	SP	21.5	40	6.3	25.7	16.2
12	Hugh Casey	BRO	RP	33.7	37	0.8	9.1	6.4
13	Dutch Leonard	PHI	SP	38.3	32	6.5	22.7	14.7
14	Eddie Stanky	BRO	2B	30.8	32	3.6	20.0	5.4
15	Warren Spahn	BSN	SP	26.2	26	9.3	32.0	22.1
16	Willard Marshall	NY1	RF	26.4	20	5.4	24.4	12.2
17	Johnny Sain	BSN	SP	29.8	20	5.5	22.6	13.5
18	Walker Cooper	NY1	C	32.5	19	5.3	23.1	10.2
19	Dixie Walker	BRO	RF	36.8	14	3.9	23.3	11.6
20	Stan Musial	SLN	1B	26.6	12	4.6	24.7	13.0
21	Enos Slaughter	SLN	LF	31.2	12	3.5	20.5	9.2
22	Emil Verban	PHI	2B	31.8	9	1.5	13.4	0.1
23	Phil Cavarretta	CHN	LF	31.0	6	2.4	16.0	6.2
24	Peanuts Lowrey	CHN	3B	29.8	2	1.9	12.2	2.5
25	Eddie Miller	CIN	SS	30.6	2	3.0	21.3	7.2
26	Andy Pafko	CHN	CF	26.4	1	3.1	16.0	4.8

by Wins Above Replacement

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Warren Spahn	BSN	SP	26.2	26	9.3	32.0	22.1
2	Ewell Blackwell	CIN	SP	24.7	175	8.7	28.6	19.3
3	Ralph Kiner	PIT	LF	24.7	101	8.3	29.4	16.9
4	Johnny Mize	NY1	1B	34.5	144	7.1	31.5	20.0
5	Bob Elliott	BSN	3B	30.6	205	6.7	29.1	16.1
6	Dutch Leonard	PHI	SP	38.3	32	6.5	22.7	14.7
7	Ralph Branca	BRO	SP	21.5	40	6.3	25.7	16.2
8	Pee Wee Reese	BRO	SS	28.9	80	6.1	26.3	12.7
9	Harry Walker	MULT	CF	30.7	45	6.0	24.0	11.9
10	Whitey Kurowski	SLN	3B	29.2	45	5.9	25.8	13.4
11	Johnny Sain	BSN	SP	29.8	20	5.5	22.6	13.5
12	Willard Marshall	NY1	RF	26.4	20	5.4	24.4	12.2
13	Walker Cooper	NY1	C	32.5	19	5.3	23.1	10.2
14	Harry Brecheen	SLN	SP	32.7		5.0	17.7	10.1
15	Larry Jansen *	NY1	SP	27.0	91	5.0	20.5	12.1
16	Stan Musial	SLN	1B	26.6	12	4.6	24.7	13.0
17	Red Munger	SLN	SP	28.7		4.5	18.0	10.4
18	Murry Dickson	SLN	SP	30.9		4.4	17.5	9.5
19	Augie Galan	CIN	LF	35.1		4.0	20.2	10.9
20	Dixie Walker	BRO	RF	36.8	14	3.9	23.3	11.6
21	Tommy Holmes	BSN	RF	30.3		3.7	20.2	7.9
22	Al Brazle	SLN	SP	33.7		3.6	15.6	9.8
23	Kirby Higbe	MULT	SP	32.2		3.6	13.8	5.6
24	Eddie Stanky	BRO	2B	30.8	32	3.6	20.0	5.4
25	Earl Torgeson *	BSN	1B	23.5		3.6	18.2	9.7
26	Phil Masi	BSN	C	31.5		3.5	18.7	7.3
27	Bill Nicholson	CHN	RF	32.6		3.5	18.4	7.6
28	Enos Slaughter	SLN	LF	31.2	12	3.5	20.5	9.2
29	Hank Greenberg	PIT	1B	36.5		3.4	14.0	5.1
30	Johnny Schmitz	CHN	SP	26.6		3.3	17.9	10.9

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

*Rookie

1947 American League MVP Award

by Votes

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Joe DiMaggio	NYA	CF	32.6	202	4.9	29.3	17.2
2	Ted Williams	BOS	LF	28.8	201	9.9	44.6	31.7
3	Lou Boudreau	CLE	SS	30.0	168	7.4	27.5	13.2
4	Joe Page	NYA	RP	29.7	167	3.8	16.5	10.4
5	George Kell	DET	3B	24.9	132	4.2	23.7	10.4
6	George McQuinn	NYA	1B	37.1	77	4.5	24.3	13.8
7	Joe Gordon	CLE	2B	32.4	59	6.9	25.2	11.2
8	Bob Feller	CLE	SP	28.7	58	5.4	22.4	11.9
9	Phil Marchildon	PHA	SP	33.7	47	3.6	20.4	10.7
10	Luke Appling	CHA	SS	40.2	43	4.6	21.9	9.0
11	Eddie Joost	PHA	SS	31.1	35	2.2	17.7	2.5
12	Barney McCosky	PHA	LF	30.2	35	3.4	22.4	10.9
13	Tommy Henrich	NYA	RF	34.4	33	4.6	26.6	15.2
14	Spec Shea *	NYA	SP	26.7	23	3.0	13.1	6.7
15	Yogi Berra *	NYA	C	22.1	18	1.3	10.5	3.8
16	Allie Reynolds	NYA	SP	30.4	18	2.3	16.2	7.6
17	Bob Dillinger	SLA	3B	28.8	13	2.2	15.9	3.4
18	Johnny Pesky	BOS	SS	27.8	11	4.2	25.5	9.8
19	Ferris Fain *	PHA	1B	26.3	9	4.0	19.3	9.4
20	Billy Johnson	NYA	3B	28.8	9	2.0	15.6	4.5
21	Stan Spence	WS1	CF	32.3	9	3.6	24.6	12.6
22	Fred Hutchinson	DET	SP	27.9	8	5.5	22.1	14.1
23	Early Wynn	WS1	SP	27.5	7	4.5	19.2	10.4
24	Bobby Doerr	BOS	2B	29.2	6	3.8	18.8	5.1
25	Buddy Rosar	PHA	C	33.0	6	1.2	12.1	2.4
26	Mark Christman	WS1	SS	33.7	4	-0.8	6.0	-3.5
27	Bill McCahan *	PHA	SP	26.1	4	1.3	10.8	4.8
28	Dale Mitchell *	CLE	LF	25.9	4	1.6	15.6	5.8
29	Roy Cullenbine	DET	1B	33.7	3	4.3	21.1	10.6
30	Joe Dobson	BOS	SP	30.4	3	4.7	19.6	11.6
31	Jeff Heath	SLA	LF	32.3	1	3.5	18.0	7.0
32	Ed Lopat	CHA	SP	29.0	1	5.7	21.1	12.2
33	Vern Stephens	SLA	SS	26.7	1	4.3	22.7	8.3
34	Taffy Wright	CHA	RF	35.9	1	1.9	15.4	7.0

by Wins Above Replacement

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Ted Williams	BOS	LF	28.8	201	9.9	44.6	31.7
2	Lou Boudreau	CLE	SS	30.0	168	7.4	27.5	13.2
3	Joe Gordon	CLE	2B	32.4	59	6.9	25.2	11.2
4	Hal Newhouser	DET	SP	26.1		6.4	24.1	14.1
5	Ed Lopat	CHA	SP	29.0	1	5.7	21.1	12.2
6	Fred Hutchinson	DET	SP	27.9	8	5.5	22.1	14.1
7	Bob Feller	CLE	SP	28.7	58	5.4	22.4	11.9
8	Walt Masterson	WS1	SP	27.0		5.1	21.2	12.3
9	Joe DiMaggio	NYA	CF	32.6	202	4.9	29.3	17.2
10	Joe Dobson	BOS	SP	30.4	3	4.7	19.6	11.6
11	Tommy Henrich	NYA	RF	34.4	33	4.6	26.6	15.2
12	Luke Appling	CHA	SS	40.2	43	4.6	21.9	9.0
13	Early Wynn	WS1	SP	27.5	7	4.5	19.2	10.4
14	George McQuinn	NYA	1B	37.1	77	4.5	24.3	13.8
15	Dick Fowler	PHA	SP	26.3		4.4	18.5	10.5
16	Vern Stephens	SLA	SS	26.7	1	4.3	22.7	8.3
17	Roy Cullenbine	DET	1B	33.7	3	4.3	21.1	10.6
18	George Kell	DET	3B	24.9	132	4.2	23.7	10.4
19	Joe Haynes	CHA	SP	29.8		4.2	17.0	10.5
20	Johnny Pesky	BOS	SS	27.8	11	4.2	25.5	9.8
21	Phil Rizzuto	NYA	SS	30.8		4.1	25.7	11.4
22	Ferris Fain *	PHA	1B	26.3	9	4.0	19.3	9.4
23	Bobby Doerr	BOS	2B	29.2	6	3.8	18.8	5.1
24	Joe Page	NYA	RP	29.7	167	3.8	16.5	10.4
25	Stan Spence	WS1	CF	32.3	9	3.6	24.6	12.6
26	Phil Marchildon	PHA	SP	33.7	47	3.6	20.4	10.7
27	Jeff Heath	SLA	LF	32.3	1	3.5	18.0	7.0
28	Barney McCosky	PHA	LF	30.2	35	3.4	22.4	10.9
29	Snuffy Stirnweiss	NYA	2B	28.7		3.4	19.7	5.2
30	Hank Majeski	PHA	3B	30.6		3.4	18.1	6.8

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

*Rookie

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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

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

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James