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1970 National League MVP Award

by Votes

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Johnny Bench	CIN	C	22.6	326	7.5	36.1	21.0
2	Billy Williams	CHN	LF	32.0	218	6.6	28.1	15.2
3	Tony Perez	CIN	3B	28.1	149	7.2	33.7	20.1
4	Bob Gibson	SLN	SP	34.6	110	10.1	27.3	17.6
5	Wes Parker	LAN	1B	30.6	91	5.3	29.1	16.7
6	Dave Giusti	PIT	RP	30.6	72	1.9	14.6	10.0
7	Pete Rose	CIN	RF	29.2	54	4.8	29.1	15.6
8	Jim Hickman	CHN	1B	33.1	52	5.0	24.4	12.9
9	Willie McCovey	SFN	1B	32.5	47	6.5	33.9	22.8
10	Rico Carty	ATL	LF	30.8	43	5.8	26.1	16.0
11	Manny Sanguillen	PIT	C	26.3	36	4.1	20.0	8.0
12	Roberto Clemente	PIT	RF	35.9	33	5.5	22.4	13.9
13	Donn Clendenon	NYN	1B	35.0	26	3.0	13.2	5.5
14	Gaylord Perry	SFN	SP	31.8	24	7.1	23.3	12.5
15	Willie Stargell	PIT	LF	30.3	20	2.6	16.2	6.7
16	Bobby Tolan	CIN	CF	24.6	17	5.4	29.1	15.3
17	Hank Aaron	ATL	RF	36.4	16	5.0	24.2	13.2
18	Joe Torre	SLN	C	30.0	15	5.5	25.5	10.1
19	Tommie Agee	NYN	CF	27.9	13	5.4	22.9	8.8
20	Bud Harrelson	NYN	SS	26.1	10	2.6	16.8	1.4
21	Fergie Jenkins	CHN	SP	27.6	8	6.9	26.4	16.1
22	Jim Merritt	CIN	SP	26.6	8	2.2	13.6	5.9
23	Don Kessinger	CHN	SS	28.0	6	1.3	13.8	-1.9
24	Cito Gaston	SDN	CF	26.3	5	5.1	24.2	11.3
25	Deron Johnson	PHI	1B	32.0	4	1.3	18.5	7.1
26	Luke Walker	PIT	SP	26.8	4	2.9	15.3	9.5
27	Carl Morton *	MON	SP	26.5	3	4.2	20.2	10.7
28	Bob Robertson	PIT	1B	23.7	3	4.2	18.1	10.2
29	Tom Seaver	NYN	SP	25.6	2	6.4	23.8	14.2
30	Wayne Granger	CIN	RP	26.3	1	1.7	13.9	10.0

by Wins Above Replacement

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Bob Gibson	SLN	SP	34.6	110	10.1	27.3	17.6
2	Johnny Bench	CIN	C	22.6	326	7.5	36.1	21.0
3	Tony Perez	CIN	3B	28.1	149	7.2	33.7	20.1
4	Gaylord Perry	SFN	SP	31.8	24	7.1	23.3	12.5
5	Fergie Jenkins	CHN	SP	27.6	8	6.9	26.4	16.1
6	Ken Holtzman	CHN	SP	24.7		6.7	23.2	13.6
7	Billy Williams	CHN	LF	32.0	218	6.6	28.1	15.2
8	Billy Grabarkewitz *	LAN	3B	24.5		6.5	28.8	15.3
9	Willie McCovey	SFN	1B	32.5	47	6.5	33.9	22.8
10	Tom Seaver	NYN	SP	25.6	2	6.4	23.8	14.2
11	Rusty Staub	MON	RF	26.3		6.4	28.9	16.0
12	Rico Carty	ATL	LF	30.8	43	5.8	26.1	16.0
13	Joe Torre	SLN	C	30.0	15	5.5	25.5	10.1
14	Roberto Clemente	PIT	RF	35.9	33	5.5	22.4	13.9
15	Bill Hands	CHN	SP	30.2		5.4	20.1	11.4
16	Tommie Agee	NYN	CF	27.9	13	5.4	22.9	8.8
17	Bobby Tolan	CIN	CF	24.6	17	5.4	29.1	15.3
18	Wes Parker	LAN	1B	30.6	91	5.3	29.1	16.7
19	Pat Jarvis	ATL	SP	29.3		5.2	19.4	11.0
20	Dick Selma	PHI	RP	26.7		5.2	20.4	14.3
21	Bobby Bonds	SFN	RF	24.3		5.2	32.2	18.3
22	Willie Mays	SFN	CF	39.2		5.2	25.0	13.6
23	Cito Gaston	SDN	CF	26.3	5	5.1	24.2	11.3
24	Jim Hickman	CHN	1B	33.1	52	5.0	24.4	12.9
25	Willie Davis	LAN	CF	30.2		5.0	24.2	11.2
26	Hank Aaron	ATL	RF	36.4	16	5.0	24.2	13.2
27	Jimmy Wynn	HOU	CF	28.3		4.9	26.9	13.9
28	Pete Rose	CIN	RF	29.2	54	4.8	29.1	15.6
29	Gary Nolan	CIN	SP	22.1		4.7	18.8	10.6
30	Dick Dietz	SFN	C	28.8		4.5	25.4	11.3

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

*Rookie

1970 American League MVP Award

by Votes

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Boog Powell	BAL	1B	28.9	234	5.1	31.2	20.0
2	Tony Oliva	MIN	RF	31.9	157	7.0	30.1	17.5
3	Harmon Killebrew	MIN	3B	34.0	152	4.9	29.7	16.7
4	Carl Yastrzemski	BOS	1B	30.9	136	9.5	35.8	23.5
5	Frank Howard	WS2	LF	33.9	91	4.6	29.3	16.8
6	Tommy Harper	ML4	3B	29.7	78	7.4	33.1	19.3
7	Brooks Robinson	BAL	3B	33.1	75	3.9	21.6	8.0
8	Alex Johnson	CAL	LF	27.6	70	3.7	28.0	16.0
9	Jim Perry	MIN	SP	34.7	63	4.6	20.3	11.6
10	Frank Robinson	BAL	RF	34.8	60	4.8	25.8	15.6
11	Mike Cuellar	BAL	SP	33.1	45	2.0	18.7	9.3
12	Luis Aparicio	CHA	SS	36.2	35	4.8	17.7	4.0
13	Jim Fregosi	CAL	SS	28.2	35	7.7	32.8	17.7
14	Ron Perranoski	MIN	RP	34.3	35	2.0	14.8	8.9
15	Roy White	NYA	LF	26.5	25	6.8	33.3	20.3
16	Sam McDowell	CLE	SP	27.8	22	7.9	29.5	19.9
17	Dave McNally	BAL	SP	27.7	22	4.2	20.9	11.6
18	Cesar Tovar	MIN	CF	30.0	16	3.6	28.1	13.7
19	Thurman Munson *	NYA	C	23.1	15	5.5	27.0	14.7
20	Don Buford	BAL	LF	33.4	12	4.5	25.1	13.9
21	Lindy McDaniel	NYA	RP	34.6	8	4.2	18.9	13.0
22	Clyde Wright	CAL	SP	29.4	8	4.2	20.0	11.8
23	Ray Fosse	CLE	C	23.2	7	5.2	20.4	8.7
24	Bert Campaneris	OAK	SS	28.3	5	5.8	26.6	12.2
25	Jim Palmer	BAL	SP	24.7	4	6.5	24.8	15.2
26	Reggie Smith	BOS	CF	25.2	3	6.8	25.4	12.4
27	Sal Bando	OAK	3B	26.4	1	6.1	24.0	11.1
28	Tony Horton	CLE	1B	25.6	1	0.7	8.4	0.5
29	Bob Oliver	KCA	1B	27.4	1	2.1	15.8	3.6

by Wins Above Replacement

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Carl Yastrzemski	BOS	1B	30.9	136	9.5	35.8	23.5
2	Sam McDowell	CLE	SP	27.8	22	7.9	29.5	19.9
3	Jim Fregosi	CAL	SS	28.2	35	7.7	32.8	17.7
4	Tommy Harper	ML4	3B	29.7	78	7.4	33.1	19.3
5	Tony Oliva	MIN	RF	31.9	157	7.0	30.1	17.5
6	Roy White	NYA	LF	26.5	25	6.8	33.3	20.3
7	Reggie Smith	BOS	CF	25.2	3	6.8	25.4	12.4
8	Jim Palmer	BAL	SP	24.7	4	6.5	24.8	15.2
9	Aurelio Rodriguez	MULT	3B	22.5		6.4	16.9	3.3
10	Sal Bando	OAK	3B	26.4	1	6.1	24.0	11.1
11	Paul Blair	BAL	CF	26.4		5.9	21.3	10.1
12	Bert Campaneris	OAK	SS	28.3	5	5.8	26.6	12.2
13	Tommy John	CHA	SP	27.1		5.7	17.9	9.5
14	Thurman Munson *	NYA	C	23.1	15	5.5	27.0	14.7
15	Graig Nettles	CLE	3B	25.9		5.2	17.2	4.4
16	Ray Fosse	CLE	C	23.2	7	5.2	20.4	8.7
17	Boog Powell	BAL	1B	28.9	234	5.1	31.2	20.0
18	Harmon Killebrew	MIN	3B	34.0	152	4.9	29.7	16.7
19	Luis Aparicio	CHA	SS	36.2	35	4.8	17.7	4.0
20	Marty Pattin	ML4	SP	27.2		4.8	15.5	7.9
21	Rico Petrocelli	BOS	SS	27.0		4.8	23.8	9.0
22	Ken Sanders	ML4	RP	29.0		4.8	14.7	9.8
23	Frank Robinson	BAL	RF	34.8	60	4.8	25.8	15.6
24	Merv Rettenmund	BAL	CF	27.1		4.8	19.3	11.9
25	Mickey Lolich	DET	SP	29.8		4.7	16.7	8.1
26	Frank Howard	WS2	LF	33.9	91	4.6	29.3	16.8
27	Jim Perry	MIN	SP	34.7	63	4.6	20.3	11.6
28	Fritz Peterson	NYA	SP	28.4		4.5	18.0	9.7
29	Ray Culp	BOS	SP	28.9		4.5	18.0	10.1
30	Don Buford	BAL	LF	33.4	12	4.5	25.1	13.9

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