1984 Season
1983 / 1985
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Top HitterCal
Ripken
Top PitcherDave
Stieb

1984 Major League Player of the Year

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Ryne Sandberg
CHN
2B
24.8
8.5
38.4
23.1
by Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Cal Ripken
BAL
SS
23.9
9.9
37.2
21.8
2 Ryne Sandberg
CHN
2B
24.8
8.5
38.4
23.1
3 Dave Stieb
TOR
SP
26.9
7.9
25.3
17.0
4 Gary Carter
MON
C
30.2
7.4
30.3
15.1
5 Lloyd Moseby
TOR
CF
24.7
7.3
26.7
13.1
6 Bert Blyleven
CLE
SP
33.2
7.2
19.9
12.3
7 Eddie Murray
BAL
1B
28.4
7.0
33.4
21.7
8 Mike Schmidt
PHI
3B
34.8
7.0
25.6
12.9
9 Alan Trammell
DET
SS
26.4
6.6
28.5
16.0
10 Rick Rhoden
PIT
SP
31.1
6.5
19.2
11.8
11 Tim Raines
MON
CF
24.8
6.4
30.8
15.8
12 Don Mattingly
NYA
1B
23.2
6.3
28.8
17.7
13 Tony Gwynn
SDN
RF
24.1
6.3
35.1
22.6
14 Jose Cruz
HOU
LF
36.9
6.3
28.9
16.2
15 Keith Hernandez
NYN
1B
30.7
6.3
32.7
21.0
16 Wade Boggs
BOS
3B
26.0
6.3
28.3
14.7
17 Chet Lemon
DET
CF
29.4
6.2
23.8
12.3
18 Doyle Alexander
TOR
SP
33.8
6.1
22.6
14.5
19 Buddy Bell
TEX
3B
32.8
6.1
26.3
14.2
20 Rickey Henderson
OAK
LF
25.5
6.0
28.0
17.7
21 Alvin Davis*
SEA
1B
23.8
5.9
27.0
15.8
22 Robin Yount
ML4
SS
28.8
5.9
26.4
12.6
23 Tony Pena
PIT
C
27.1
5.8
21.3
7.2
24 Dwight Gooden*
NYN
SP
19.6
5.7
18.1
11.4
25 Kent Hrbek
MIN
1B
24.1
5.6
23.7
13.1
26 Dale Murphy
ATL
CF
28.3
5.5
32.6
18.0
27 Kevin McReynolds
SDN
CF
24.7
5.4
25.0
12.7
28 Dwight Evans
BOS
RF
32.7
5.4
29.3
16.7
29 Dave Winfield
NYA
RF
32.7
5.3
26.3
15.3
30 Jim Beattie
SEA
SP
30.0
5.3
16.7
10.2
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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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