1981 Season
1980 / 1982
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Blyleven

Pitchers
1981 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Mike Schmidt
PHI
3B
31.8
321
7.7
29.9
21.3
2 Andre Dawson
MON
CF
27.0
215
7.4
24.9
15.9
3 George Foster
CIN
LF
32.6
146
3.6
24.4
15.6
4 Dave Concepcion
CIN
SS
33.0
108
3.7
20.3
9.9
5 Fernando Valenzuela *
LAN
SP
20.7
90
5.3
16.7
10.6
6 Gary Carter
MON
C
27.2
77
3.8
18.0
8.3
7 Dusty Baker
LAN
LF
32.0
65
2.8
16.3
8.2
8 Bruce Sutter
SLN
RP
28.5
59
1.6
12.2
8.0
9 Steve Carlton
PHI
SP
36.5
41
5.5
15.8
9.8
10 Bill Buckner
CHN
1B
31.5
35
1.2
12.5
4.6
11 Pete Rose
PHI
1B
40.2
35
1.7
17.2
8.8
12 Tom Seaver
CIN
SP
36.6
35
4.4
16.1
10.8
13 Gary Matthews
PHI
LF
31.0
31
2.5
18.4
10.5
14 Jose Cruz
HOU
LF
33.9
25
3.1
14.0
5.6
15 George Hendrick
SLN
RF
31.7
25
2.7
18.1
9.5
16 Nolan Ryan
HOU
SP
34.4
23
5.1
14.6
9.9
17 Bill Madlock
PIT
3B
30.5
20
3.4
15.1
8.7
18 Art Howe
HOU
3B
34.5
16
3.5
15.8
7.6
19 Tim Raines *
MON
LF
21.8
15
3.5
17.5
10.8
20 Rick Camp
ATL
RP
28.1
9
2.6
13.9
10.0
21 Keith Hernandez
SLN
1B
27.7
9
4.2
19.9
12.1
22 Tom Herr
SLN
2B
25.2
7
2.0
13.5
3.5
23 Greg Minton
SFN
RP
29.9
4
1.5
9.4
5.1
24 Warren Cromartie
MON
1B
27.8
3
2.1
13.6
6.4
25 Steve Garvey
LAN
1B
32.5
1
2.0
13.2
5.2
26 Milt May
SFN
C
30.9
1
1.4
12.8
4.4
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Mike Schmidt
PHI
3B
31.8
321
7.7
29.9
21.3
2 Andre Dawson
MON
CF
27.0
215
7.4
24.9
15.9
3 Steve Carlton
PHI
SP
36.5
41
5.5
15.8
9.8
4 Fernando Valenzuela *
LAN
SP
20.7
90
5.3
16.7
10.6
5 Nolan Ryan
HOU
SP
34.4
23
5.1
14.6
9.9
6 Tom Seaver
CIN
SP
36.6
35
4.4
16.1
10.8
7 Jerry Reuss
LAN
SP
32.0
4.3
13.4
8.6
8 Keith Hernandez
SLN
1B
27.7
9
4.2
19.9
12.1
9 Gary Carter
MON
C
27.2
77
3.8
18.0
8.3
10 Burt Hooton
LAN
SP
31.4
3.7
12.8
8.2
11 Dave Concepcion
CIN
SS
33.0
108
3.7
20.3
9.9
12 Bob Knepper
HOU
SP
27.1
3.7
12.9
7.9
13 George Foster
CIN
LF
32.6
146
3.6
24.4
15.6
14 Doyle Alexander
SFN
SP
30.8
3.6
11.1
6.2
15 Art Howe
HOU
3B
34.5
16
3.5
15.8
7.6
16 Tim Raines *
MON
LF
21.8
15
3.5
17.5
10.8
17 Ron Cey
LAN
3B
33.4
3.4
15.9
8.6
18 Bill Madlock
PIT
3B
30.5
20
3.4
15.1
8.7
19 Vida Blue
SFN
SP
31.9
3.2
9.7
5.8
20 Ken Oberkfell
SLN
3B
25.2
3.2
13.2
4.7
21 Ron Oester
CIN
2B
25.2
3.2
15.3
6.2
22 Jose Cruz
HOU
LF
33.9
25
3.1
14.0
5.6
23 Jack Clark
SFN
RF
25.6
3.1
15.1
7.0
24 Darrell Evans
SFN
3B
34.1
2.9
14.5
6.2
25 Don Sutton
HOU
SP
36.2
2.9
11.0
6.0
26 Jim Bibby
PIT
SP
36.7
2.9
7.4
4.4
27 Pedro Guerrero
LAN
RF
25.0
2.9
13.9
6.5
28 Gene Richards
SDN
LF
27.8
2.8
13.7
5.3
29 Dusty Baker
LAN
LF
32.0
65
2.8
16.3
8.2
30 Ken Griffey
CIN
CF
31.2
2.8
19.7
10.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1981 American League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Rollie Fingers
ML4
RP
34.9
319
4.3
17.2
12.9
2 Rickey Henderson
OAK
LF
22.5
308
6.6
26.7
18.0
3 Dwight Evans
BOS
RF
29.7
140
6.7
25.8
17.0
4 Tony Armas
OAK
RF
28.0
139
4.2
17.9
9.7
5 Eddie Murray
BAL
1B
25.4
137
3.8
21.0
13.9
6 Carney Lansford
BOS
3B
24.4
109
3.7
17.7
9.6
7 Dave Winfield
NYA
LF
29.7
98
2.6
15.6
7.6
8 Cecil Cooper
ML4
1B
31.5
96
4.2
22.3
14.8
9 Rich Gossage
NYA
RP
30.0
62
2.3
11.5
8.9
10 Tom Paciorek
SEA
LF
34.7
46
4.3
17.0
8.9
11 Dwayne Murphy
OAK
CF
26.3
45
4.3
20.3
10.9
12 Kirk Gibson
DET
RF
24.1
40
2.4
13.5
7.9
13 Steve McCatty
OAK
SP
27.3
22
4.6
18.0
12.3
14 Bobby Grich
CAL
2B
32.5
19
5.4
20.8
12.2
15 Jack Morris
DET
SP
26.1
17
3.4
15.4
9.3
16 Al Oliver
TEX
DH
34.7
8
1.5
12.9
6.5
17 Buddy Bell
TEX
3B
29.8
7
6.2
18.0
10.0
18 Robin Yount
ML4
SS
25.8
7
4.9
20.0
11.1
19 Bill Almon
CHA
SS
28.6
6
2.2
13.8
5.1
20 Jerry Mumphrey
NYA
CF
28.8
5
3.2
12.4
5.6
21 Mike Hargrove
CLE
1B
31.7
4
3.1
15.5
8.9
22 Alan Trammell
DET
SS
23.4
4
3.8
14.2
4.3
23 Steve Kemp
DET
LF
26.9
3
3.8
17.3
9.5
24 Greg Luzinski
CHA
DH
30.6
3
2.6
14.9
8.7
25 Dennis Martinez
BAL
SP
26.1
3
1.7
11.6
6.0
26 Ken Singleton
BAL
RF
34.1
3
1.2
15.0
8.0
27 George Brett
KCA
3B
28.1
1
3.3
14.5
7.3
28 Dave Stieb
TOR
SP
23.9
1
4.5
14.5
8.8
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Dwight Evans
BOS
RF
29.7
140
6.7
25.8
17.0
2 Rickey Henderson
OAK
LF
22.5
308
6.6
26.7
18.0
3 Buddy Bell
TEX
3B
29.8
7
6.2
18.0
10.0
4 Bert Blyleven
CLE
SP
30.2
5.6
14.6
9.6
5 Bobby Grich
CAL
2B
32.5
19
5.4
20.8
12.2
6 Robin Yount
ML4
SS
25.8
7
4.9
20.0
11.1
7 Steve McCatty
OAK
SP
27.3
22
4.6
18.0
12.3
8 Dave Stieb
TOR
SP
23.9
1
4.5
14.5
8.8
9 Rick Burleson
CAL
SS
30.2
4.5
17.2
6.7
10 Dwayne Murphy
OAK
CF
26.3
45
4.3
20.3
10.9
11 Tom Paciorek
SEA
LF
34.7
46
4.3
17.0
8.9
12 Rollie Fingers
ML4
RP
34.9
319
4.3
17.2
12.9
13 Cecil Cooper
ML4
1B
31.5
96
4.2
22.3
14.8
14 Tony Armas
OAK
RF
28.0
139
4.2
17.9
9.7
15 Willie Wilson
KCA
LF
26.0
4.1
14.1
5.8
16 Chet Lemon
CHA
CF
26.4
4.0
16.0
8.5
17 Britt Burns
CHA
SP
22.1
4.0
11.4
6.5
18 Jim Sundberg
TEX
C
30.1
4.0
17.1
8.0
19 Lou Whitaker
DET
2B
24.1
3.8
13.5
5.1
20 Steve Kemp
DET
LF
26.9
3
3.8
17.3
9.5
21 Eddie Murray
BAL
1B
25.4
137
3.8
21.0
13.9
22 Alan Trammell
DET
SS
23.4
4
3.8
14.2
4.3
23 Larry Gura
KCA
SP
33.6
3.7
13.1
7.8
24 Carney Lansford
BOS
3B
24.4
109
3.7
17.7
9.6
25 Tony Bernazard
CHA
2B
24.9
3.7
15.8
6.5
26 Dave Righetti *
NYA
SP
22.6
3.5
10.3
7.0
27 Dennis Leonard
KCA
SP
30.1
3.4
13.6
7.4
28 Jack Morris
DET
SP
26.1
17
3.4
15.4
9.3
29 Ken Forsch
CAL
SP
34.8
3.4
10.4
5.7
30 George Brett
KCA
3B
28.1
1
3.3
14.5
7.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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