1977 Season
1976 / 1978
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Top HitterRod
Carew
Top PitcherRick
Reuschel

Pitchers
1977 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 George Foster
CIN
LF
28.6
291
8.4
31.5
18.6
2 Greg Luzinski
PHI
LF
26.6
255
4.2
29.7
18.0
3 Dave Parker
PIT
RF
26.1
156
7.4
32.6
19.6
4 Reggie Smith
LAN
RF
32.2
112
6.0
29.3
18.4
5 Steve Carlton
PHI
SP
32.5
100
7.0
25.3
17.2
6 Steve Garvey
LAN
1B
28.5
98
3.7
21.7
9.5
7 Bruce Sutter
CHN
RP
24.5
68
6.5
26.0
20.1
8 Ron Cey
LAN
3B
29.4
60
3.5
21.5
8.0
9 Ted Simmons
SLN
C
27.9
58
5.2
28.4
14.4
10 Mike Schmidt
PHI
3B
27.8
48
8.9
32.8
19.5
11 Bill Robinson
PIT
1B
34.0
34
2.0
18.5
8.8
12 Tommy John
LAN
SP
34.1
33
4.4
18.6
12.3
13 Garry Templeton
SLN
SS
21.3
20
3.7
23.4
9.0
14 Rollie Fingers
SDN
RP
30.9
17
2.0
12.4
5.2
15 Pete Rose
CIN
3B
36.2
15
2.9
22.9
8.7
16 Jeff Burroughs
ATL
RF
26.3
9
0.7
22.9
10.5
17 Al Oliver
PIT
LF
30.7
9
3.6
20.2
8.5
18 John Candelaria
PIT
SP
23.7
8
7.9
24.7
18.1
19 Rennie Stennett
PIT
2B
26.2
7
3.3
18.0
7.2
20 Willie McCovey
SFN
1B
39.5
5
1.3
16.6
7.1
21 Johnny Bench
CIN
C
29.6
3
5.0
22.9
10.0
22 Rick Reuschel
CHN
SP
28.1
3
9.6
25.3
18.0
23 Ellis Valentine
MON
RF
22.9
3
3.7
15.5
5.6
24 Tug McGraw
PHI
RP
32.8
2
1.7
10.2
5.9
25 Larry Bowa
PHI
SS
31.6
1
3.2
15.9
0.8
26 Tom Seaver
MULT
SP
32.6
1
8.5
24.1
16.6
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Rick Reuschel
CHN
SP
28.1
3
9.6
25.3
18.0
2 Mike Schmidt
PHI
3B
27.8
48
8.9
32.8
19.5
3 Tom Seaver
MULT
SP
32.6
1
8.5
24.1
16.6
4 Phil Niekro
ATL
SP
38.3
8.5
19.5
10.0
5 George Foster
CIN
LF
28.6
291
8.4
31.5
18.6
6 John Candelaria
PIT
SP
23.7
8
7.9
24.7
18.1
7 Dave Parker
PIT
RF
26.1
156
7.4
32.6
19.6
8 Steve Carlton
PHI
SP
32.5
100
7.0
25.3
17.2
9 Bruce Sutter
CHN
RP
24.5
68
6.5
26.0
20.1
10 Rich Gossage
PIT
RP
26.0
6.1
25.2
17.9
11 Reggie Smith
LAN
RF
32.2
112
6.0
29.3
18.4
12 Joe Morgan
CIN
2B
33.8
5.8
30.0
16.1
13 George Hendrick
SDN
CF
27.7
5.7
28.0
15.4
14 Ed Halicki
SFN
SP
26.7
5.7
18.5
11.1
15 J.R. Richard
HOU
SP
27.3
5.6
19.8
12.1
16 Burt Hooton
LAN
SP
27.4
5.4
18.8
12.3
17 Gary Carter
MON
C
23.2
5.3
24.1
10.0
18 Dave Winfield
SDN
RF
25.7
5.2
23.5
11.0
19 Ted Simmons
SLN
C
27.9
58
5.2
28.4
14.4
20 Johnny Bench
CIN
C
29.6
3
5.0
22.9
10.0
21 Cesar Cedeno
HOU
CF
26.4
4.9
22.9
10.5
22 Jose Cruz
HOU
RF
29.9
4.8
24.0
11.8
23 Joe Ferguson
HOU
C
30.8
4.8
19.7
7.8
24 Bob Watson
HOU
1B
31.2
4.8
22.4
11.5
25 Gene Tenace
SDN
C
30.7
4.6
26.2
13.7
26 Davey Lopes
LAN
2B
32.2
4.6
24.2
11.7
27 Don Sutton
LAN
SP
32.2
4.6
16.8
9.9
28 Tommy John
LAN
SP
34.1
33
4.4
18.6
12.3
29 Ken Griffey
CIN
RF
27.2
4.2
22.3
10.3
30 Greg Luzinski
PHI
LF
26.6
255
4.2
29.7
18.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1977 American League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Rod Carew
MIN
1B
31.8
273
9.7
37.7
26.3
2 Al Cowens
KCA
RF
25.7
217
5.3
26.7
14.9
3 Ken Singleton
BAL
RF
30.1
200
5.7
35.8
24.6
4 Jim Rice
BOS
DH
24.3
163
5.2
26.0
15.4
5 Graig Nettles
NYA
3B
32.9
112
5.5
24.8
12.0
6 Sparky Lyle
NYA
RP
32.9
79
3.7
20.3
13.7
7 Thurman Munson
NYA
C
30.1
70
4.9
23.2
9.6
8 Carlton Fisk
BOS
C
29.5
67
7.0
31.6
17.4
9 Reggie Jackson
NYA
RF
31.1
67
4.5
27.3
17.0
10 Bill Campbell
BOS
RP
28.9
65
4.9
23.1
16.4
11 Mickey Rivers
NYA
CF
28.7
59
5.3
22.3
10.7
12 Larry Hisle
MIN
LF
30.2
54
5.1
23.7
12.4
13 George Brett
KCA
3B
24.1
51
7.6
29.1
17.3
14 Richie Zisk
CHA
RF
28.4
34
2.7
20.1
10.2
15 Jim Sundberg
TEX
C
26.1
30
5.0
22.2
9.8
16 Bobby Bonds
CAL
RF
31.3
28
5.0
24.2
12.6
17 Carl Yastrzemski
BOS
LF
37.9
25
5.2
23.6
12.6
18 Ron Guidry *
NYA
SP
26.8
11
4.8
18.2
11.5
19 Jim Palmer
BAL
SP
31.7
9
7.6
29.1
19.2
20 Ron LeFlore
DET
CF
29.0
7
2.9
22.5
8.8
21 Jason Thompson
DET
1B
23.0
6
3.8
18.1
6.9
22 Rick Burleson
BOS
SS
26.2
5
2.2
20.4
5.2
23 Butch Hobson
BOS
3B
25.9
4
0.9
13.5
1.0
24 Hal McRae
KCA
DH
32.0
3
4.8
25.5
14.8
25 Nolan Ryan
CAL
SP
30.4
3
7.9
22.1
12.9
26 George Scott
BOS
1B
33.3
3
2.4
15.4
4.5
27 Lyman Bostock
MIN
CF
26.6
2
5.8
26.9
14.6
28 Tom Johnson
MIN
RP
26.2
2
2.6
15.6
8.5
29 Chris Chambliss
NYA
1B
28.5
1
2.3
17.0
6.1
30 Oscar Gamble
CHA
DH
27.5
1
3.6
21.7
14.4
31 Dennis Leonard
KCA
SP
26.1
1
5.6
23.5
14.4
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Rod Carew
MIN
1B
31.8
273
9.7
37.7
26.3
2 Frank Tanana
CAL
SP
24.0
8.3
20.5
13.0
3 Nolan Ryan
CAL
SP
30.4
3
7.9
22.1
12.9
4 George Brett
KCA
3B
24.1
51
7.6
29.1
17.3
5 Jim Palmer
BAL
SP
31.7
9
7.6
29.1
19.2
6 Carlton Fisk
BOS
C
29.5
67
7.0
31.6
17.4
7 Mitchell Page *
OAK
LF
25.7
6.0
29.4
19.3
8 Lyman Bostock
MIN
CF
26.6
2
5.8
26.9
14.6
9 Chet Lemon
CHA
CF
22.4
5.8
23.0
10.5
10 Bert Blyleven
TEX
SP
26.2
5.8
20.7
13.4
11 Dave Goltz
MIN
SP
28.0
5.8
21.7
12.4
12 Dave Rozema *
DET
SP
20.9
5.7
18.4
11.6
13 Ken Singleton
BAL
RF
30.1
200
5.7
35.8
24.6
14 Toby Harrah
TEX
3B
28.7
5.7
24.5
11.5
15 Dennis Leonard
KCA
SP
26.1
1
5.6
23.5
14.4
16 Graig Nettles
NYA
3B
32.9
112
5.5
24.8
12.0
17 Mike Hargrove
TEX
1B
27.7
5.4
24.7
14.0
18 Bump Wills *
TEX
2B
24.9
5.4
21.9
8.8
19 Al Cowens
KCA
RF
25.7
217
5.3
26.7
14.9
20 Mickey Rivers
NYA
CF
28.7
59
5.3
22.3
10.7
21 Jim Rice
BOS
DH
24.3
163
5.2
26.0
15.4
22 Carl Yastrzemski
BOS
LF
37.9
25
5.2
23.6
12.6
23 Larry Hisle
MIN
LF
30.2
54
5.1
23.7
12.4
24 Don Money
ML4
2B
30.1
5.1
21.9
9.1
25 Dennis Eckersley
CLE
SP
22.7
5.1
17.7
10.1
26 Bobby Bonds
CAL
RF
31.3
28
5.0
24.2
12.6
27 Jim Sundberg
TEX
C
26.1
30
5.0
22.2
9.8
28 Thurman Munson
NYA
C
30.1
70
4.9
23.2
9.6
29 Bill Campbell
BOS
RP
28.9
65
4.9
23.1
16.4
30 Ron Guidry *
NYA
SP
26.8
11
4.8
18.2
11.5
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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