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1979 Season

1979 World Series
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1979 National League MVP Award

by Votes

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Keith Hernandez	SLN	1B	25.7	216	7.6	30.4	18.1
2	Willie Stargell	PIT	1B	39.3	216	2.5	17.7	9.3
3	Dave Winfield	SDN	RF	27.7	155	8.3	32.7	20.0
4	Larry Parrish	MON	3B	25.6	128	4.6	27.3	15.0
5	Ray Knight	CIN	3B	26.5	82	3.1	20.3	8.0
6	Joe Niekro	HOU	SP	34.7	75	3.2	19.6	11.1
7	Bruce Sutter	CHN	RP	26.5	69	5.2	21.6	16.5
8	Kent Tekulve	PIT	RP	32.3	64	3.3	19.5	12.7
9	Dave Concepcion	CIN	SS	31.0	63	4.9	24.5	9.5
10	Dave Parker	PIT	RF	28.1	56	6.7	30.7	17.6
11	Dave Kingman	CHN	LF	30.5	53	4.1	23.4	12.7
12	George Foster	CIN	LF	30.6	34	5.1	21.9	12.7
13	Mike Schmidt	PHI	3B	29.8	32	7.9	32.3	18.7
14	Steve Garvey	LAN	1B	30.5	30	2.8	22.7	10.4
15	Omar Moreno	PIT	CF	26.7	23	2.9	23.0	7.5
16	Pete Rose	PHI	1B	38.2	23	3.1	26.6	13.8
17	Gary Carter	MON	C	25.2	15	6.0	29.0	15.7
18	Bill Madlock	MULT	2B	28.5	14	2.2	21.2	8.1
19	J.R. Richard	HOU	SP	29.3	12	5.4	23.5	14.2
20	Phil Niekro	ATL	SP	40.3	11	8.0	23.2	12.3
21	Joe Sambito	HOU	RP	27.0	9	3.5	16.8	12.1
22	Tom Seaver	CIN	SP	34.6	9	3.5	16.0	9.2
23	Johnny Bench	CIN	C	31.6	7	5.6	21.8	9.4
24	Andre Dawson	MON	CF	25.0	6	3.6	24.0	9.9
25	Garry Templeton	SLN	SS	23.3	5	4.3	26.4	10.9
26	Gary Matthews	ATL	RF	29.0	4	4.3	24.8	12.0
27	Dave Collins	CIN	RF	26.7	3	1.6	12.0	4.3
28	Bob Horner	ATL	3B	21.9	1	2.5	19.1	9.2

by Wins Above Replacement

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Dave Winfield	SDN	RF	27.7	155	8.3	32.7	20.0
2	Phil Niekro	ATL	SP	40.3	11	8.0	23.2	12.3
3	Mike Schmidt	PHI	3B	29.8	32	7.9	32.3	18.7
4	Keith Hernandez	SLN	1B	25.7	216	7.6	30.4	18.1
5	Dave Parker	PIT	RF	28.1	56	6.7	30.7	17.6
6	Gary Carter	MON	C	25.2	15	6.0	29.0	15.7
7	Gene Tenace	SDN	C	32.7		5.9	24.9	12.8
8	Rick Reuschel	CHN	SP	30.1		5.9	17.1	9.4
9	Johnny Bench	CIN	C	31.6	7	5.6	21.8	9.4
10	J.R. Richard	HOU	SP	29.3	12	5.4	23.5	14.2
11	Bruce Sutter	CHN	RP	26.5	69	5.2	21.6	16.5
12	George Foster	CIN	LF	30.6	34	5.1	21.9	12.7
13	Ron Cey	LAN	3B	31.4		5.1	25.2	13.5
14	Garry Maddox	PHI	CF	29.8		5.0	15.8	3.8
15	Dave Concepcion	CIN	SS	31.0	63	4.9	24.5	9.5
16	Lee Mazzilli	NYN	CF	24.3		4.8	24.1	10.0
17	Davey Lopes	LAN	2B	34.2		4.7	26.9	12.0
18	Larry Parrish	MON	3B	25.6	128	4.6	27.3	15.0
19	Jose Cruz	HOU	LF	31.9		4.6	26.5	14.7
20	Craig Swan	NYN	SP	28.6		4.5	15.4	7.3
21	Gary Matthews	ATL	RF	29.0	4	4.3	24.8	12.0
22	Joel Youngblood	NYN	RF	27.8		4.3	17.3	4.8
23	Garry Templeton	SLN	SS	23.3	5	4.3	26.4	10.9
24	Rick Sutcliffe *	LAN	SP	23.0		4.3	15.0	7.0
25	Dave Kingman	CHN	LF	30.5	53	4.1	23.4	12.7
26	Lynn McGlothen	CHN	SP	29.3		4.1	12.3	5.1
27	Phil Garner	PIT	2B	30.2		4.0	23.5	10.2
28	Steve Rogers	MON	SP	29.7		4.0	16.6	8.7
29	Tom Hume	CIN	SW	26.3		3.9	17.4	10.8
30	John Fulgham *	SLN	SP	23.1		3.7	12.8	8.1

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

*Rookie

1979 American League MVP Award

by Votes

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Don Baylor	CAL	LF	30.0	347	3.7	28.5	16.9
2	Ken Singleton	BAL	RF	32.1	241	5.3	31.7	20.0
3	George Brett	KCA	3B	26.1	226	8.6	32.5	19.3
4	Fred Lynn	BOS	CF	27.4	160	8.9	34.4	22.2
5	Jim Rice	BOS	LF	26.3	124	6.4	28.0	16.5
6	Mike Flanagan	BAL	SP	27.5	100	3.9	22.6	14.1
7	Gorman Thomas	ML4	CF	28.6	87	4.8	25.9	12.7
8	Bobby Grich	CAL	2B	30.5	58	5.9	28.7	15.7
9	Darrell Porter	KCA	C	27.5	52	7.6	32.7	18.2
10	Buddy Bell	TEX	3B	27.8	48	6.8	21.7	7.8
11	Jim Kern	TEX	RP	30.3	25	6.2	25.3	17.9
12	Mike Marshall	MIN	RP	36.5	25	4.5	22.7	15.4
13	Eddie Murray	BAL	1B	23.4	25	4.9	25.0	13.6
14	Brian Downing	CAL	C	28.7	24	5.6	23.9	11.2
15	Sixto Lezcano	ML4	RF	25.6	18	5.6	27.2	17.2
16	Roy Smalley	MIN	SS	26.7	16	4.3	23.4	7.7
17	Steve Kemp	DET	LF	24.9	15	4.2	24.0	14.3
18	Willie Wilson	KCA	LF	24.0	15	6.3	23.6	12.3
19	Mark Clear *	CAL	RP	23.1	12	1.8	10.6	5.0
20	Paul Molitor	ML4	2B	22.9	8	5.6	26.8	13.6
21	Rick Burleson	BOS	SS	28.2	7	3.8	19.3	4.6
22	Tommy John	NYA	SP	36.1	5	5.5	23.5	14.6
23	Cecil Cooper	ML4	1B	29.5	4	3.7	23.6	12.9
24	Willie Horton	SEA	DH	36.7	3	1.0	12.4	2.6
25	Reggie Jackson	NYA	RF	33.1	3	3.5	22.8	13.4
26	Dan Ford	CAL	RF	27.1	1	2.5	17.8	6.6
27	Ron Guidry	NYA	SP	28.8	1	6.5	22.4	14.7
28	Mike Hargrove	MULT	1B	29.7	1	2.1	20.7	11.2

by Wins Above Replacement

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Fred Lynn	BOS	CF	27.4	160	8.9	34.4	22.2
2	George Brett	KCA	3B	26.1	226	8.6	32.5	19.3
3	Darrell Porter	KCA	C	27.5	52	7.6	32.7	18.2
4	Dennis Eckersley	BOS	SP	24.7		7.3	23.5	15.6
5	Jerry Koosman	MIN	SP	36.5		7.2	22.8	14.3
6	Buddy Bell	TEX	3B	27.8	48	6.8	21.7	7.8
7	Ron Guidry	NYA	SP	28.8	1	6.5	22.4	14.7
8	Jim Rice	BOS	LF	26.3	124	6.4	28.0	16.5
9	Willie Wilson	KCA	LF	24.0	15	6.3	23.6	12.3
10	Jim Kern	TEX	RP	30.3	25	6.2	25.3	17.9
11	Bobby Grich	CAL	2B	30.5	58	5.9	28.7	15.7
12	Jack Morris	DET	SP	24.1		5.9	16.9	10.6
13	Chet Lemon	CHA	CF	24.4		5.8	25.3	12.8
14	Sid Monge	CLE	RP	28.2		5.7	21.2	14.4
15	Paul Molitor	ML4	2B	22.9	8	5.6	26.8	13.6
16	Sixto Lezcano	ML4	RF	25.6	18	5.6	27.2	17.2
17	Brian Downing	CAL	C	28.7	24	5.6	23.9	11.2
18	Tommy John	NYA	SP	36.1	5	5.5	23.5	14.6
19	Aurelio Lopez	DET	RP	30.8		5.4	19.3	12.7
20	Ken Singleton	BAL	RF	32.1	241	5.3	31.7	20.0
21	Willie Randolph	NYA	2B	25.0		5.2	22.4	8.2
22	Mike Parrott	SEA	SP	24.6		5.1	16.7	9.1
23	Eddie Murray	BAL	1B	23.4	25	4.9	25.0	13.6
24	Mike Caldwell	ML4	SP	30.4		4.9	19.9	12.4
25	Gorman Thomas	ML4	CF	28.6	87	4.8	25.9	12.7
26	Dave Frost	CAL	SP	26.6		4.6	15.3	7.5
27	Mike Marshall	MIN	RP	36.5	25	4.5	22.7	15.4
28	Lou Whitaker	DET	2B	22.1		4.5	19.0	8.2
29	Butch Wynegar	MIN	C	23.3		4.4	19.5	6.2
30	Roy Smalley	MIN	SS	26.7	16	4.3	23.4	7.7

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