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Jackie
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1949 National League MVP Award

by Votes

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Jackie Robinson	BRO	2B	30.4	264	9.6	37.3	22.1
2	Stan Musial	SLN	RF	28.6	226	9.2	40.1	27.1
3	Enos Slaughter	SLN	LF	33.2	181	6.2	29.7	17.5
4	Ralph Kiner	PIT	LF	26.7	133	8.2	36.7	24.3
5	Pee Wee Reese	BRO	SS	30.9	118	6.9	32.5	16.0
6	Carl Furillo	BRO	RF	27.3	68	4.8	21.9	10.9
7	Warren Spahn	BSN	SP	28.2	60	5.6	23.0	12.2
8	Don Newcombe *	BRO	SP	23.0	55	5.8	19.7	10.9
9	Ken Heintzelman	PHI	SP	33.7	48	6.0	22.6	13.6
10	Red Schoendienst	SLN	2B	26.4	30	3.4	20.8	5.8
11	Gil Hodges	BRO	1B	25.2	29	3.2	20.6	8.9
12	Howie Pollet	SLN	SP	28.0	29	6.7	23.4	15.1
13	Del Ennis	PHI	LF	24.1	28	5.3	26.9	14.2
14	Bobby Thomson	NY1	CF	25.7	25	5.9	25.5	11.6
15	Roy Campanella	BRO	C	27.6	22	4.4	23.3	11.2
16	Preacher Roe	BRO	SP	34.3	21	5.6	19.1	11.5
17	Granny Hamner	PHI	SS	22.2	9	1.7	15.9	0.1
18	Whitey Lockman	NY1	LF	22.9	9	3.7	19.5	6.8
19	Russ Meyer	PHI	SP	25.7	8	4.0	19.7	12.1
20	Ken Raffensberger	CIN	SP	31.9	8	5.3	20.1	9.8
21	Hank Sauer	MULT	LF	32.3	8	3.7	19.3	8.8
22	Ted Wilks	SLN	RP	33.6	8	1.9	11.8	7.3
23	Richie Ashburn	PHI	CF	22.3	6	2.2	18.9	4.5
24	Johnny Schmitz	CHN	SP	28.6	6	1.4	10.5	3.0
25	Alvin Dark	BSN	SS	27.5	3	1.8	12.3	-0.6
26	Marty Marion	SLN	SS	31.6	3	2.9	13.1	0.0
27	Willie Jones *	PHI	3B	23.9	2	2.3	15.0	2.7
28	Willard Marshall	NY1	RF	28.4	2	4.4	17.9	7.3
29	Earl Torgeson	BSN	1B	25.5	2	0.5	3.2	1.3
30	Sid Gordon	NY1	3B	31.9	1	4.9	18.4	6.9
31	Dick Sisler	PHI	1B	28.7	1	0.5	10.3	2.6

by Wins Above Replacement

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Jackie Robinson	BRO	2B	30.4	264	9.6	37.3	22.1
2	Stan Musial	SLN	RF	28.6	226	9.2	40.1	27.1
3	Ralph Kiner	PIT	LF	26.7	133	8.2	36.7	24.3
4	Pee Wee Reese	BRO	SS	30.9	118	6.9	32.5	16.0
5	Howie Pollet	SLN	SP	28.0	29	6.7	23.4	15.1
6	Enos Slaughter	SLN	LF	33.2	181	6.2	29.7	17.5
7	Ken Heintzelman	PHI	SP	33.7	48	6.0	22.6	13.6
8	Bobby Thomson	NY1	CF	25.7	25	5.9	25.5	11.6
9	Dave Koslo	NY1	SP	29.3		5.9	18.2	10.5
10	Don Newcombe *	BRO	SP	23.0	55	5.8	19.7	10.9
11	Warren Spahn	BSN	SP	28.2	60	5.6	23.0	12.2
12	Preacher Roe	BRO	SP	34.3	21	5.6	19.1	11.5
13	Del Ennis	PHI	LF	24.1	28	5.3	26.9	14.2
14	Ken Raffensberger	CIN	SP	31.9	8	5.3	20.1	9.8
15	Bob Elliott	BSN	3B	32.6		5.2	23.2	11.7
16	Duke Snider	BRO	CF	22.8		5.2	23.8	11.3
17	Murry Dickson	PIT	SP	32.9		4.9	18.2	10.0
18	Sid Gordon	NY1	3B	31.9	1	4.9	18.4	6.9
19	Carl Furillo	BRO	RF	27.3	68	4.8	21.9	10.9
20	Roy Campanella	BRO	C	27.6	22	4.4	23.3	11.2
21	Willard Marshall	NY1	RF	28.4	2	4.4	17.9	7.3
22	Jerry Staley	SLN	SP	28.9		4.3	17.1	10.9
23	Eddie Stanky	BSN	2B	32.8		4.2	21.3	7.9
24	Russ Meyer	PHI	SP	25.7	8	4.0	19.7	12.1
25	Whitey Lockman	NY1	LF	22.9	9	3.7	19.5	6.8
26	Hank Sauer	MULT	LF	32.3	8	3.7	19.3	8.8
27	Harry Brecheen	SLN	SP	34.7		3.6	17.2	9.5
28	Red Munger	SLN	SP	30.7		3.6	14.2	7.4
29	Andy Seminick	PHI	C	28.8		3.6	18.2	8.6
30	Al Brazle	SLN	SP	35.7		3.5	17.2	9.7

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

*Rookie

1949 American League MVP Award

by Votes

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Ted Williams	BOS	LF	30.8	272	9.2	39.9	26.5
2	Phil Rizzuto	NYA	SS	32.8	175	2.9	22.4	6.6
3	Joe Page	NYA	RP	31.7	166	4.0	18.7	13.6
4	Mel Parnell	BOS	SP	27.1	151	8.2	30.6	20.0
5	Ellis Kinder	BOS	SP	34.9	122	4.3	23.4	14.4
6	Tommy Henrich	NYA	RF	36.4	121	4.2	24.3	15.5
7	Vern Stephens	BOS	SS	28.7	100	6.9	31.9	16.1
8	George Kell	DET	3B	26.9	80	4.7	24.3	12.1
9	Bob Lemon	CLE	SP	28.8	57	7.1	29.9	20.0
10	Vic Wertz	DET	RF	24.4	51	3.3	23.2	10.5
11	Vic Raschi	NYA	SP	30.3	19	3.1	19.0	9.3
12	Joe DiMaggio	NYA	CF	34.6	18	4.4	20.5	14.1
13	Eddie Joost	PHA	SS	33.1	11	6.9	35.4	20.3
14	Lou Boudreau	CLE	SS	32.0	10	3.1	17.3	5.1
15	Yogi Berra	NYA	C	24.1	9	2.5	21.4	11.0
16	Dom DiMaggio	BOS	CF	32.4	7	3.5	23.8	9.9
17	Bobby Doerr	BOS	2B	31.2	7	5.4	25.0	11.5
18	Alex Kellner *	PHA	SP	24.8	6	2.0	17.3	8.6
19	Eddie Robinson	WS1	1B	28.5	6	2.4	18.0	7.6
20	Roy Sievers *	SLA	CF	22.6	6	2.1	16.1	5.5
21	Birdie Tebbetts	BOS	C	36.6	6	0.7	9.8	-1.3
22	Luke Appling	CHA	SS	42.2	3	5.1	18.6	4.6
23	Art Houtteman	DET	SP	21.9	3	2.6	14.0	6.8
24	Jerry Priddy	SLA	2B	29.6	3	1.1	17.0	3.3
25	Virgil Trucks	DET	SP	32.2	3	6.2	27.6	17.9
26	Dale Mitchell	CLE	LF	27.9	2	2.6	23.0	10.3
27	Allie Reynolds	NYA	SP	32.4	2	2.2	13.5	5.9

by Wins Above Replacement

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Ted Williams	BOS	LF	30.8	272	9.2	39.9	26.5
2	Mel Parnell	BOS	SP	27.1	151	8.2	30.6	20.0
3	Bob Lemon	CLE	SP	28.8	57	7.1	29.9	20.0
4	Vern Stephens	BOS	SS	28.7	100	6.9	31.9	16.1
5	Eddie Joost	PHA	SS	33.1	11	6.9	35.4	20.3
6	Virgil Trucks	DET	SP	32.2	3	6.2	27.6	17.9
7	Hal Newhouser	DET	SP	28.1		5.7	24.1	13.7
8	Bobby Doerr	BOS	2B	31.2	7	5.4	25.0	11.5
9	Cass Michaels	CHA	2B	23.3		5.3	22.3	7.7
10	Luke Appling	CHA	SS	42.2	3	5.1	18.6	4.6
11	Mike Garcia *	CLE	SP	25.6		4.9	20.4	14.1
12	George Kell	DET	3B	26.9	80	4.7	24.3	12.1
13	Al Benton	CLE	SP	38.3		4.7	18.4	13.5
14	Fred Hutchinson	DET	SP	29.9		4.5	18.4	11.7
15	Ned Garver	SLA	SP	23.5		4.5	13.0	5.0
16	Joe DiMaggio	NYA	CF	34.6	18	4.4	20.5	14.1
17	Elmer Valo	PHA	LF	28.3		4.4	24.5	11.9
18	Ellis Kinder	BOS	SP	34.9	122	4.3	23.4	14.4
19	Tommy Henrich	NYA	RF	36.4	121	4.2	24.3	15.5
20	Joe Gordon	CLE	2B	34.4		4.1	19.2	5.4
21	Joe Page	NYA	RP	31.7	166	4.0	18.7	13.6
22	Johnny Pesky	BOS	3B	29.8		4.0	23.6	9.7
23	Larry Doby	CLE	CF	25.6		3.8	23.7	10.8
24	Mickey Vernon	CLE	1B	31.2		3.7	20.3	8.9
25	Sam Chapman	PHA	CF	33.2		3.6	23.4	9.9
26	Dom DiMaggio	BOS	CF	32.4	7	3.5	23.8	9.9
27	Bill Wight	CHA	SP	27.2		3.5	18.1	9.4
28	Ed Lopat	NYA	SP	31.0		3.3	16.4	8.7
29	Vic Wertz	DET	RF	24.4	51	3.3	23.2	10.5
30	Lou Boudreau	CLE	SS	32.0	10	3.1	17.3	5.1

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.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

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