1985 Season
1984 / 1986
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Henderson
Top PitcherDwight
Gooden

Pitchers
1985 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Willie McGee
SLN
CF
26.7
280
8.2
36.1
22.7
2 Dave Parker
CIN
RF
34.1
220
4.7
28.9
16.1
3 Pedro Guerrero
LAN
LF
29.0
208
7.9
34.2
23.2
4 Dwight Gooden
NYN
SP
20.6
162
13.2
32.0
23.0
5 Tom Herr
SLN
2B
29.2
119
5.6
30.1
14.9
6 Gary Carter
NYN
C
31.2
116
6.9
33.5
18.9
7 Dale Murphy
ATL
CF
29.3
63
5.0
31.0
16.2
8 Keith Hernandez
NYN
1B
31.7
61
5.0
27.2
15.2
9 John Tudor
SLN
SP
31.4
61
8.3
26.5
17.6
10 Jack Clark
SLN
1B
29.6
20
2.6
21.9
12.5
11 Vince Coleman *
SLN
LF
23.8
16
2.4
19.4
6.6
12 Tim Raines
MON
LF
25.8
15
7.6
35.5
23.3
13 Ryne Sandberg
CHN
2B
25.8
14
5.8
27.6
12.9
14 Hubie Brooks
MON
SS
28.8
11
2.5
15.1
0.2
15 Mike Marshall
LAN
RF
25.5
11
3.5
22.4
12.0
16 Orel Hershiser
LAN
SP
26.8
9
6.3
22.0
14.2
17 Keith Moreland
CHN
RF
31.2
8
1.2
19.3
7.0
18 Mike Scioscia
LAN
C
26.6
5
5.4
26.8
14.3
19 Ozzie Smith
SLN
SS
30.5
5
6.4
25.4
10.9
20 Jeff Reardon
MON
RP
29.8
4
1.2
12.2
7.6
21 Jose Cruz
HOU
LF
37.9
2
3.1
21.1
10.2
22 Bill Doran
HOU
2B
27.1
2
5.3
27.4
13.3
23 Mariano Duncan *
LAN
SS
22.3
1
1.7
12.8
-1.0
24 Tony Gwynn
SDN
RF
25.1
1
5.2
20.1
7.8
25 Fernando Valenzuela
LAN
SP
24.7
1
5.9
20.7
11.9
26 Glenn Wilson
PHI
RF
26.5
1
2.6
15.1
3.0
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Dwight Gooden
NYN
SP
20.6
162
13.2
32.0
23.0
2 John Tudor
SLN
SP
31.4
61
8.3
26.5
17.6
3 Willie McGee
SLN
CF
26.7
280
8.2
36.1
22.7
4 Pedro Guerrero
LAN
LF
29.0
208
7.9
34.2
23.2
5 Tim Raines
MON
LF
25.8
15
7.6
35.5
23.3
6 Gary Carter
NYN
C
31.2
116
6.9
33.5
18.9
7 Rick Reuschel
PIT
SP
36.1
6.4
18.4
12.0
8 Ozzie Smith
SLN
SS
30.5
5
6.4
25.4
10.9
9 Orel Hershiser
LAN
SP
26.8
9
6.3
22.0
14.2
10 Tim Wallach
MON
3B
27.8
6.1
23.2
10.5
11 Fernando Valenzuela
LAN
SP
24.7
1
5.9
20.7
11.9
12 Ryne Sandberg
CHN
2B
25.8
14
5.8
27.6
12.9
13 Tom Herr
SLN
2B
29.2
119
5.6
30.1
14.9
14 Mike Scioscia
LAN
C
26.6
5
5.4
26.8
14.3
15 Bill Doran
HOU
2B
27.1
2
5.3
27.4
13.3
16 Tony Gwynn
SDN
RF
25.1
1
5.2
20.1
7.8
17 Keith Hernandez
NYN
1B
31.7
61
5.0
27.2
15.2
18 Mike Schmidt
PHI
1B
35.8
5.0
26.2
14.2
19 Dale Murphy
ATL
CF
29.3
63
5.0
31.0
16.2
20 Darryl Strawberry
NYN
RF
23.3
4.8
23.7
14.7
21 Dennis Eckersley
CHN
SP
30.7
4.8
14.4
8.9
22 Dave Parker
CIN
RF
34.1
220
4.7
28.9
16.1
23 Ron Darling
NYN
SP
24.9
4.6
16.8
8.8
24 Rick Mahler
ATL
SP
31.9
4.5
17.4
8.7
25 Bob Welch
LAN
SP
28.7
4.4
14.9
9.5
26 Tom Browning *
CIN
SP
25.2
4.3
17.6
9.1
27 Shane Rawley
PHI
SP
29.9
4.2
12.8
6.2
28 Sid Fernandez
NYN
SP
22.7
3.9
11.9
6.3
29 Vance Law
MON
2B
28.8
3.8
24.0
10.8
30 Ron Oester
CIN
2B
29.2
3.7
21.0
7.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1985 American League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Don Mattingly
NYA
1B
24.2
367
6.4
32.5
20.5
2 George Brett
KCA
3B
32.1
274
8.2
37.1
24.3
3 Rickey Henderson
NYA
CF
26.5
174
9.9
37.4
24.7
4 Wade Boggs
BOS
3B
27.0
159
9.1
30.2
16.0
5 Eddie Murray
BAL
1B
29.4
130
5.6
28.5
17.2
6 Donnie Moore
CAL
RP
31.4
96
3.7
19.8
13.9
7 Jesse Barfield
TOR
RF
25.7
88
6.9
26.2
15.3
8 George Bell
TOR
LF
25.7
84
4.1
21.3
9.7
9 Harold Baines
CHA
RF
26.3
49
2.3
24.0
11.9
10 Bret Saberhagen
KCA
SP
21.2
45
7.3
24.5
17.6
11 Dan Quisenberry
KCA
RP
32.4
39
4.4
23.1
15.7
12 Dave Winfield
NYA
RF
33.7
35
3.4
20.8
8.9
13 Carlton Fisk
CHA
C
37.5
29
3.3
23.2
10.2
14 Darrell Evans
DET
1B
38.1
17
4.1
18.0
8.4
15 Ron Guidry
NYA
SP
34.8
15
4.5
18.4
10.7
16 Phil Bradley
SEA
LF
26.3
12
4.8
25.7
13.1
17 Cal Ripken
BAL
SS
24.9
9
5.6
26.1
10.6
18 Kirk Gibson
DET
RF
28.1
7
5.3
24.3
12.6
19 Steve Balboni
KCA
1B
28.5
6
1.1
16.3
5.2
20 Tom Henke
TOR
RP
27.5
5
1.2
8.4
6.1
21 Doyle Alexander
TOR
SP
34.8
3
5.0
19.4
11.8
22 Dennis Lamp
TOR
RP
32.8
3
1.3
10.5
4.6
23 Kirby Puckett
MIN
CF
25.3
3
2.9
19.0
4.5
24 Damaso Garcia
TOR
2B
30.4
2
1.5
12.6
-0.1
25 Rich Gedman
BOS
C
25.8
1
5.4
21.2
8.7
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Rickey Henderson
NYA
CF
26.5
174
9.9
37.4
24.7
2 Wade Boggs
BOS
3B
27.0
159
9.1
30.2
16.0
3 George Brett
KCA
3B
32.1
274
8.2
37.1
24.3
4 Bret Saberhagen
KCA
SP
21.2
45
7.3
24.5
17.6
5 Dave Stieb
TOR
SP
27.9
6.9
24.2
16.4
6 Jesse Barfield
TOR
RF
25.7
88
6.9
26.2
15.3
7 Bert Blyleven
MULT
SP
34.2
6.8
22.9
14.3
8 Charlie Leibrandt
KCA
SP
28.7
6.7
23.5
16.6
9 Don Mattingly
NYA
1B
24.2
367
6.4
32.5
20.5
10 Charlie Hough
TEX
SP
37.5
6.3
19.5
12.1
11 Mike Moore
SEA
SP
25.6
6.3
19.5
12.2
12 Oil Can Boyd
BOS
SP
25.7
6.2
17.8
9.8
13 Eddie Murray
BAL
1B
29.4
130
5.6
28.5
17.2
14 Cal Ripken
BAL
SS
24.9
9
5.6
26.1
10.6
15 Rich Gedman
BOS
C
25.8
1
5.4
21.2
8.7
16 Kirk Gibson
DET
RF
28.1
7
5.3
24.3
12.6
17 Jimmy Key
TOR
SP
24.2
5.0
18.3
11.9
18 Tom Seaver
CHA
SP
40.6
5.0
18.1
11.0
19 Doyle Alexander
TOR
SP
34.8
3
5.0
19.4
11.8
20 Jack Morris
DET
SP
30.1
4.9
19.0
11.4
21 Phil Bradley
SEA
LF
26.3
12
4.8
25.7
13.1
22 Mike Davis
OAK
RF
26.1
4.7
23.5
12.7
23 Brett Butler
CLE
CF
28.0
4.7
23.0
10.1
24 Ron Guidry
NYA
SP
34.8
15
4.5
18.4
10.7
25 Dan Quisenberry
KCA
RP
32.4
39
4.4
23.1
15.7
26 Lou Whitaker
DET
2B
28.1
4.4
24.1
9.9
27 Bob James
CHA
RP
26.9
4.4
21.9
15.6
28 Britt Burns
CHA
SP
26.1
4.2
14.9
8.1
29 Toby Harrah
TEX
2B
36.7
4.2
18.1
7.3
30 Dan Petry
DET
SP
26.6
4.2
17.0
10.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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