1998 Season
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Top PitcherKevin
Brown

Pitchers
1998 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Sammy Sosa
CHN
RF
29.6
438
6.4
35.8
22.5
2 Mark McGwire
SLN
1B
34.8
272
7.5
38.8
26.9
3 Moises Alou
HOU
LF
32.0
215
6.2
29.1
16.8
4 Greg Vaughn
SDN
LF
33.0
185
6.3
32.0
20.0
5 Craig Biggio
HOU
2B
32.5
163
6.5
33.2
17.7
6 Andres Galarraga
ATL
1B
37.0
147
5.0
28.4
17.1
7 Trevor Hoffman
SDN
RP
30.7
117
4.1
19.6
15.7
8 Barry Bonds
SFN
LF
33.9
66
8.1
34.1
21.5
9 Chipper Jones
ATL
3B
26.2
56
7.0
31.0
17.0
10 Jeff Kent
SFN
2B
30.3
56
4.4
24.1
11.4
11 Vinny Castilla
COL
3B
31.0
49
5.6
19.0
5.1
12 John Olerud
NYN
1B
29.9
38
7.6
33.6
22.0
13 Vladimir Guerrero
MON
RF
23.4
25
7.4
27.6
15.1
14 Mike Piazza
MULT
C
29.8
15
6.3
34.4
20.4
15 Tony Gwynn
SDN
RF
38.1
11
1.5
19.2
10.1
16 Kevin Brown
SDN
SP
33.3
8
9.1
24.7
17.3
17 Larry Walker
COL
RF
31.6
7
5.7
20.6
11.0
18 Rod Beck
CHN
RP
29.9
5
1.6
12.5
8.2
19 Jeromy Burnitz
MIL
RF
29.2
4
3.4
21.2
8.4
20 Scott Rolen
PHI
3B
23.2
3
6.6
30.1
16.0
21 Dante Bichette
COL
LF
34.6
2
1.0
15.6
3.0
22 Tom Glavine
ATL
SP
32.3
2
6.6
23.1
16.6
23 Randy Johnson
MULT
SP
34.8
2
5.5
19.8
12.6
24 Javy Lopez
ATL
C
27.7
1
3.3
21.5
9.2
25 Mickey Morandini
CHN
2B
32.2
1
3.8
21.6
7.2
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Kevin Brown
SDN
SP
33.3
8
9.1
24.7
17.3
2 Barry Bonds
SFN
LF
33.9
66
8.1
34.1
21.5
3 John Olerud
NYN
1B
29.9
38
7.6
33.6
22.0
4 Mark McGwire
SLN
1B
34.8
272
7.5
38.8
26.9
5 Vladimir Guerrero
MON
RF
23.4
25
7.4
27.6
15.1
6 Andruw Jones
ATL
CF
21.2
7.4
26.9
13.8
7 Greg Maddux
ATL
SP
32.2
7.1
24.8
17.7
8 Chipper Jones
ATL
3B
26.2
56
7.0
31.0
17.0
9 Brian Jordan
SLN
RF
31.3
7.0
20.9
9.4
10 Al Leiter
NYN
SP
32.7
6.8
21.1
15.7
11 Scott Rolen
PHI
3B
23.2
3
6.6
30.1
16.0
12 Tom Glavine
ATL
SP
32.3
2
6.6
23.1
16.6
13 Craig Biggio
HOU
2B
32.5
163
6.5
33.2
17.7
14 Sammy Sosa
CHN
RF
29.6
438
6.4
35.8
22.5
15 Bobby Abreu
PHI
RF
24.3
6.4
23.5
12.5
16 Jeff Bagwell
HOU
1B
30.1
6.3
28.6
17.1
17 Greg Vaughn
SDN
LF
33.0
185
6.3
32.0
20.0
18 Mike Piazza
MULT
C
29.8
15
6.3
34.4
20.4
19 Ray Lankford
SLN
CF
31.1
6.2
25.7
13.1
20 Moises Alou
HOU
LF
32.0
215
6.2
29.1
16.8
21 Curt Schilling
PHI
SP
31.6
6.0
22.4
14.8
22 Jeff Cirillo
MIL
3B
28.8
5.9
26.9
13.3
23 Barry Larkin
CIN
SS
34.2
5.7
26.4
12.5
24 Larry Walker
COL
RF
31.6
7
5.7
20.6
11.0
25 Jason Kendall
PIT
C
24.0
5.6
25.4
11.2
26 Vinny Castilla
COL
3B
31.0
49
5.6
19.0
5.1
27 Derek Bell
HOU
RF
29.6
5.4
22.9
10.2
28 Francisco Cordova
PIT
SP
26.2
5.2
15.8
9.6
29 Andres Galarraga
ATL
1B
37.0
147
5.0
28.4
17.1
30 Pete Harnisch
CIN
SP
31.8
4.7
16.0
10.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1998 American League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Juan Gonzalez
TEX
RF
28.7
357
4.9
25.6
14.6
2 Nomar Garciaparra
BOS
SS
24.9
232
7.1
25.4
11.8
3 Derek Jeter
NYA
SS
24.0
180
7.5
28.8
14.4
4 Ken Griffey
SEA
CF
28.6
135
6.6
27.3
13.7
5 Mo Vaughn
BOS
1B
30.5
135
5.6
27.2
16.2
6 Manny Ramirez
CLE
RF
26.1
127
5.3
24.1
12.7
7 Bernie Williams
NYA
CF
29.8
103
5.3
28.7
17.8
8 Albert Belle
CHA
LF
31.9
98
7.0
37.7
25.8
9 Alex Rodriguez
SEA
SS
22.9
92
8.5
28.0
12.5
10 Ivan Rodriguez
TEX
C
26.6
50
6.4
27.8
14.6
11 Roger Clemens
TOR
SP
35.9
49
8.2
25.2
18.1
12 Paul O'Neill
NYA
RF
35.4
36
5.8
25.6
14.0
13 Tom Gordon
BOS
RP
30.6
27
2.6
17.2
12.5
14 Darin Erstad
ANA
1B
24.1
7
2.6
20.1
10.3
15 Tim Salmon
ANA
DH
29.9
7
3.7
22.6
14.5
16 David Wells
NYA
SP
35.1
3
4.9
17.9
11.4
17 John Wetteland
TEX
RP
31.9
3
2.7
14.7
11.1
18 Eric Davis
BAL
RF
36.1
2
3.2
18.0
9.9
19 Travis Fryman
CLE
3B
29.3
2
2.9
17.2
5.7
20 Rafael Palmeiro
BAL
1B
33.8
2
6.3
25.8
14.3
21 Carlos Delgado
TOR
1B
26.0
1
5.4
24.3
14.2
22 Rick Helling
TEX
SP
27.5
1
3.6
15.6
9.1
23 Mike Jackson
CLE
RP
33.5
1
3.8
16.2
12.4
24 Pedro Martinez
BOS
SP
26.7
1
7.1
21.2
14.1
25 Jim Thome
CLE
1B
27.8
1
3.3
20.2
11.5
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Alex Rodriguez
SEA
SS
22.9
92
8.5
28.0
12.5
2 Roger Clemens
TOR
SP
35.9
49
8.2
25.2
18.1
3 Derek Jeter
NYA
SS
24.0
180
7.5
28.8
14.4
4 Kenny Rogers
OAK
SP
33.6
7.5
19.0
11.8
5 Chuck Finley
ANA
SP
35.6
7.1
17.6
10.9
6 Pedro Martinez
BOS
SP
26.7
1
7.1
21.2
14.1
7 Nomar Garciaparra
BOS
SS
24.9
232
7.1
25.4
11.8
8 Albert Belle
CHA
LF
31.9
98
7.0
37.7
25.8
9 Ken Griffey
SEA
CF
28.6
135
6.6
27.3
13.7
10 Ivan Rodriguez
TEX
C
26.6
50
6.4
27.8
14.6
11 Rafael Palmeiro
BAL
1B
33.8
2
6.3
25.8
14.3
12 Kenny Lofton
CLE
CF
31.1
6.0
20.5
7.3
13 Paul O'Neill
NYA
RF
35.4
36
5.8
25.6
14.0
14 Robin Ventura
CHA
3B
31.0
5.8
21.9
9.2
15 Jamie Moyer
SEA
SP
35.6
5.7
18.3
11.3
16 Damion Easley
DET
2B
28.6
5.6
19.5
6.1
17 Mo Vaughn
BOS
1B
30.5
135
5.6
27.2
16.2
18 Edgar Martinez
SEA
DH
35.5
5.6
23.4
14.1
19 Carlos Delgado
TOR
1B
26.0
1
5.4
24.3
14.2
20 Scott Brosius
NYA
3B
31.9
5.3
23.5
12.0
21 Jose Offerman
KCA
2B
29.6
5.3
27.3
13.1
22 Manny Ramirez
CLE
RF
26.1
127
5.3
24.1
12.7
23 Bernie Williams
NYA
CF
29.8
103
5.3
28.7
17.8
24 Brad Radke
MIN
SP
25.7
5.2
13.9
7.5
25 Mike Mussina
BAL
SP
29.6
5.0
15.5
9.3
26 Juan Gonzalez
TEX
RF
28.7
357
4.9
25.6
14.6
27 David Wells
NYA
SP
35.1
3
4.9
17.9
11.4
28 John Valentin
BOS
3B
31.4
4.7
19.3
6.6
29 Jim Edmonds
ANA
CF
28.0
4.7
25.1
12.5
30 Scott Erickson
BAL
SP
30.4
4.5
15.4
7.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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