1996 Season
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Pitchers
1996 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ken Caminiti
SDN
3B
33.2
392
7.5
35.2
22.6
2 Mike Piazza
LAN
C
27.8
237
5.4
33.2
18.9
3 Ellis Burks
COL
LF
31.8
186
7.9
28.9
16.5
4 Chipper Jones
ATL
3B
24.2
158
6.2
25.2
11.2
5 Barry Bonds
SFN
LF
31.9
132
9.7
37.1
25.0
6 Andres Galarraga
COL
1B
35.0
112
4.2
21.5
9.5
7 Gary Sheffield
FLO
RF
27.6
112
6.0
32.9
20.5
8 Brian Jordan
SLN
RF
29.3
69
5.4
22.3
11.9
9 Jeff Bagwell
HOU
1B
28.1
59
7.5
39.8
27.3
10 Steve Finley
SDN
CF
31.3
38
5.7
27.5
13.0
11 John Smoltz
ATL
SP
29.1
33
7.7
25.2
17.7
12 Barry Larkin
CIN
SS
32.2
29
7.2
31.2
17.3
13 Marquis Grissom
ATL
CF
29.2
23
4.4
25.1
10.7
14 Bernard Gilkey
NYN
LF
29.8
13
8.1
25.8
14.1
15 Sammy Sosa
CHN
RF
27.6
12
5.4
18.8
8.9
16 Eric Karros
LAN
1B
28.7
10
1.4
19.5
7.8
17 Henry Rodriguez
MON
LF
28.6
9
1.6
18.7
8.5
18 Todd Hundley
NYN
C
27.1
7
5.0
23.3
9.0
19 Lance Johnson
NYN
CF
33.0
7
7.2
25.6
11.3
20 Dante Bichette
COL
RF
32.6
6
0.7
19.0
6.4
21 Todd Worrell
LAN
RP
36.8
3
0.9
10.2
6.6
22 Kevin Brown
FLO
SP
31.3
2
7.9
25.9
19.0
23 Trevor Hoffman
SDN
RP
28.7
2
3.8
19.6
14.8
24 Moises Alou
MON
RF
30.0
1
1.2
17.0
6.0
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Barry Bonds
SFN
LF
31.9
132
9.7
37.1
25.0
2 Bernard Gilkey
NYN
LF
29.8
13
8.1
25.8
14.1
3 Ellis Burks
COL
LF
31.8
186
7.9
28.9
16.5
4 Kevin Brown
FLO
SP
31.3
2
7.9
25.9
19.0
5 John Smoltz
ATL
SP
29.1
33
7.7
25.2
17.7
6 Ken Caminiti
SDN
3B
33.2
392
7.5
35.2
22.6
7 Jeff Bagwell
HOU
1B
28.1
59
7.5
39.8
27.3
8 Lance Johnson
NYN
CF
33.0
7
7.2
25.6
11.3
9 Barry Larkin
CIN
SS
32.2
29
7.2
31.2
17.3
10 Greg Maddux
ATL
SP
30.2
7.1
23.5
16.2
11 Tom Glavine
ATL
SP
30.3
6.9
21.6
14.6
12 Chipper Jones
ATL
3B
24.2
158
6.2
25.2
11.2
13 Gary Sheffield
FLO
RF
27.6
112
6.0
32.9
20.5
14 Denny Neagle
MULT
SP
27.8
5.8
16.5
9.9
15 Steve Finley
SDN
CF
31.3
38
5.7
27.5
13.0
16 Craig Biggio
HOU
2B
30.5
5.5
29.1
13.8
17 Brian Jordan
SLN
RF
29.3
69
5.4
22.3
11.9
18 Mike Piazza
LAN
C
27.8
237
5.4
33.2
18.9
19 Sammy Sosa
CHN
RF
27.6
12
5.4
18.8
8.9
20 Jeff Fassero
MON
SP
33.5
5.3
18.2
11.2
21 Al Leiter
FLO
SP
30.7
5.2
19.1
12.6
22 Todd Hundley
NYN
C
27.1
7
5.0
23.3
9.0
23 Ray Lankford
SLN
CF
29.1
4.9
26.2
13.5
24 Curt Schilling
PHI
SP
29.6
4.8
14.0
8.6
25 John Smiley
CIN
SP
31.3
4.7
13.4
6.9
26 Raul Mondesi
LAN
RF
25.3
4.7
25.4
12.9
27 Hideo Nomo
LAN
SP
27.8
4.6
16.8
9.9
28 Ismael Valdez
LAN
SP
22.9
4.5
16.0
9.3
29 Marquis Grissom
ATL
CF
29.2
23
4.4
25.1
10.7
30 Shane Reynolds
HOU
SP
28.3
4.3
15.9
8.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1996 American League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Juan Gonzalez
TEX
RF
26.7
290
3.8
20.8
11.3
2 Alex Rodriguez
SEA
SS
20.9
287
9.3
32.5
18.7
3 Albert Belle
CLE
LF
29.9
228
5.7
28.9
17.1
4 Ken Griffey
SEA
CF
26.6
188
9.6
27.1
15.3
5 Mo Vaughn
BOS
1B
28.5
132
5.6
28.8
17.0
6 Rafael Palmeiro
BAL
1B
31.8
104
4.5
27.3
15.5
7 Mark McGwire
OAK
1B
32.8
100
6.4
28.4
19.8
8 Frank Thomas
CHA
1B
28.1
88
5.5
27.5
17.1
9 Brady Anderson
BAL
CF
32.5
53
6.9
31.0
18.3
10 Ivan Rodriguez
TEX
C
24.6
52
6.1
23.8
9.7
11 Kenny Lofton
CLE
CF
29.1
34
5.5
23.0
9.5
12 Mariano Rivera
NYA
RP
26.6
27
5.0
17.9
12.1
13 Paul Molitor
MIN
DH
39.9
19
3.7
18.4
8.3
14 Andy Pettitte
NYA
SP
24.0
11
5.6
18.3
11.8
15 Jim Thome
CLE
3B
25.8
9
7.5
28.2
16.4
16 Chuck Knoblauch
MIN
2B
28.0
8
8.6
31.3
17.6
17 Jay Buhner
SEA
RF
31.9
6
3.4
19.7
8.5
18 Bernie Williams
NYA
CF
27.8
6
4.0
24.6
12.6
19 John Wetteland
NYA
RP
29.9
4
2.4
13.0
9.6
20 Roberto Alomar
BAL
2B
28.4
3
5.3
31.1
17.6
21 Terry Steinbach
OAK
C
34.3
1
3.4
16.9
4.7
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Ken Griffey
SEA
CF
26.6
188
9.6
27.1
15.3
2 Alex Rodriguez
SEA
SS
20.9
287
9.3
32.5
18.7
3 Chuck Knoblauch
MIN
2B
28.0
8
8.6
31.3
17.6
4 Pat Hentgen
TOR
SP
27.6
8.5
24.1
16.3
5 Roger Clemens
BOS
SP
33.9
7.8
19.6
12.5
6 Jim Thome
CLE
3B
25.8
9
7.5
28.2
16.4
7 Brady Anderson
BAL
CF
32.5
53
6.9
31.0
18.3
8 Juan Guzman
TOR
SP
29.7
6.8
17.5
12.0
9 Charles Nagy
CLE
SP
29.2
6.7
21.3
14.8
10 Ken Hill
TEX
SP
30.5
6.6
22.4
15.1
11 Edgar Martinez
SEA
DH
33.5
6.5
24.5
15.8
12 Mark McGwire
OAK
1B
32.8
100
6.4
28.4
19.8
13 Alex Fernandez
CHA
SP
26.9
6.4
19.1
11.5
14 Ivan Rodriguez
TEX
C
24.6
52
6.1
23.8
9.7
15 Kevin Appier
KCA
SP
28.6
6.0
19.5
13.3
16 Albert Belle
CLE
LF
29.9
228
5.7
28.9
17.1
17 Mo Vaughn
BOS
1B
28.5
132
5.6
28.8
17.0
18 Andy Pettitte
NYA
SP
24.0
11
5.6
18.3
11.8
19 Frank Thomas
CHA
1B
28.1
88
5.5
27.5
17.1
20 Kenny Lofton
CLE
CF
29.1
34
5.5
23.0
9.5
21 Ben McDonald
ML4
SP
28.6
5.4
16.5
10.0
22 Rusty Greer
TEX
LF
27.4
5.3
20.4
10.2
23 Scott Brosius
OAK
3B
29.9
5.3
18.6
9.4
24 Roberto Alomar
BAL
2B
28.4
3
5.3
31.1
17.6
25 Mariano Rivera
NYA
RP
26.6
27
5.0
17.9
12.1
26 Jim Edmonds
CAL
CF
26.0
5.0
19.3
10.2
27 Tim Belcher
KCA
SP
34.7
4.9
19.2
12.2
28 Dave Martinez
CHA
RF
31.8
4.8
15.7
6.8
29 Robin Ventura
CHA
3B
29.0
4.8
21.9
9.5
30 Rafael Palmeiro
BAL
1B
31.8
104
4.5
27.3
15.5
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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