2006 Season
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Pitchers
2006 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ryan Howard
PHI
1B
26.6
388
5.2
30.7
18.6
2 Albert Pujols
SLN
1B
26.5
347
8.5
34.0
23.1
3 Lance Berkman
HOU
1B
30.4
230
6.0
27.8
16.5
4 Carlos Beltran
NYN
CF
29.2
211
8.2
33.1
20.9
5 Miguel Cabrera
FLO
3B
23.2
170
5.8
29.7
16.5
6 Alfonso Soriano
WAS
LF
30.5
106
6.1
27.9
15.0
7 Jose Reyes
NYN
SS
23.1
98
5.8
26.1
10.9
8 Chase Utley
PHI
2B
27.5
98
7.3
27.6
12.2
9 David Wright
NYN
3B
23.5
70
4.1
28.4
15.3
10 Trevor Hoffman
SDN
RP
38.7
46
2.1
13.1
9.7
11 Andruw Jones
ATL
CF
29.2
29
5.6
23.0
9.7
12 Carlos Delgado
NYN
1B
34.0
23
2.7
22.5
11.8
13 Nomar Garciaparra
LAN
1B
32.9
18
2.5
15.4
6.5
14 Rafael Furcal
LAN
SS
28.7
11
4.3
26.1
10.3
15 Garrett Atkins
COL
3B
26.6
10
4.9
22.5
8.9
16 Matt Holliday
COL
LF
26.5
10
3.4
21.9
9.9
17 Aramis Ramirez
CHN
3B
28.0
5
3.5
21.0
8.0
18 Freddy Sanchez
PIT
3B
28.5
5
4.4
21.6
8.8
19 Chris Carpenter
SLN
SP
31.2
4
4.9
19.6
13.5
20 Chipper Jones
ATL
3B
34.2
3
3.6
21.3
12.1
21 Mike Cameron
SDN
CF
33.5
2
4.3
23.6
11.0
22 Jimmy Rollins
PHI
SS
27.6
2
4.6
23.6
7.4
23 Bronson Arroyo
CIN
SP
29.4
1
7.0
21.3
14.7
24 Jason Bay
PIT
LF
27.8
1
4.3
23.6
11.2
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Albert Pujols
SLN
1B
26.5
347
8.5
34.0
23.1
2 Carlos Beltran
NYN
CF
29.2
211
8.2
33.1
20.9
3 Chase Utley
PHI
2B
27.5
98
7.3
27.6
12.2
4 Bronson Arroyo
CIN
SP
29.4
1
7.0
21.3
14.7
5 Brandon Webb
ARI
SP
27.1
7.0
20.4
14.0
6 Alfonso Soriano
WAS
LF
30.5
106
6.1
27.9
15.0
7 Roy Oswalt
HOU
SP
28.8
6.1
20.4
14.3
8 Lance Berkman
HOU
1B
30.4
230
6.0
27.8
16.5
9 John Smoltz
ATL
SP
39.1
5.9
16.1
9.8
10 Scott Rolen
SLN
3B
31.2
5.8
24.1
12.4
11 Jose Reyes
NYN
SS
23.1
98
5.8
26.1
10.9
12 Bill Hall
MIL
SS
26.5
5.8
21.4
8.0
13 Miguel Cabrera
FLO
3B
23.2
170
5.8
29.7
16.5
14 Carlos Zambrano
CHN
SP
25.1
5.8
16.6
10.8
15 Andruw Jones
ATL
CF
29.2
29
5.6
23.0
9.7
16 Ryan Howard
PHI
1B
26.6
388
5.2
30.7
18.6
17 Nick Johnson
WAS
1B
27.8
5.0
25.5
14.7
18 Aaron Harang
CIN
SP
28.1
5.0
18.4
12.0
19 Garrett Atkins
COL
3B
26.6
10
4.9
22.5
8.9
20 Chris Carpenter
SLN
SP
31.2
4
4.9
19.6
13.5
21 Hanley Ramirez *
FLO
SS
22.5
4.9
25.2
10.1
22 Jason Jennings
COL
SP
28.0
4.8
14.9
9.1
23 Dontrelle Willis
FLO
SP
24.5
4.7
13.0
6.9
24 Jimmy Rollins
PHI
SS
27.6
2
4.6
23.6
7.4
25 Derek Lowe
LAN
SP
33.1
4.6
15.5
9.5
26 Freddy Sanchez
PIT
3B
28.5
5
4.4
21.6
8.8
27 Mike Cameron
SDN
CF
33.5
2
4.3
23.6
11.0
28 Rafael Furcal
LAN
SS
28.7
11
4.3
26.1
10.3
29 Jason Bay
PIT
LF
27.8
1
4.3
23.6
11.2
30 Brian McCann
ATL
C
22.4
4.3
20.9
9.5
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

2006 American League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Justin Morneau
MIN
1B
25.1
320
4.3
26.5
15.5
2 Derek Jeter
NYA
SS
32.0
306
5.5
30.0
15.2
3 David Ortiz
BOS
DH
30.6
193
5.7
28.1
18.3
4 Frank Thomas
OAK
DH
38.1
174
3.2
20.2
12.3
5 Jermaine Dye
CHA
RF
32.4
156
4.6
25.5
14.8
6 Joe Mauer
MIN
C
23.2
116
5.8
30.6
17.8
7 Johan Santana
MIN
SP
27.3
114
7.5
23.7
16.4
8 Travis Hafner
CLE
DH
29.1
64
5.9
24.0
16.0
9 Vladimir Guerrero
LAA
RF
31.4
46
3.7
25.7
14.5
10 Carlos Guillen
DET
SS
30.8
34
6.0
25.3
12.0
11 Grady Sizemore
CLE
CF
23.9
24
6.6
26.7
12.5
12 Jim Thome
CHA
DH
35.8
17
4.9
24.2
15.6
13 Alex Rodriguez
NYA
3B
30.9
13
4.5
23.2
10.5
14 Jason Giambi
NYA
DH
35.5
9
2.8
21.0
12.3
15 Johnny Damon
NYA
CF
32.7
7
3.4
22.2
9.8
16 Ichiro Suzuki
SEA
RF
32.7
7
5.3
25.3
12.0
17 Justin Verlander *
DET
SP
23.4
7
4.1
15.3
9.6
18 Joe Nathan
MIN
RP
31.6
6
3.3
19.4
15.1
19 Manny Ramirez
BOS
LF
34.1
6
4.5
25.6
16.1
20 Miguel Tejada
BAL
SS
32.1
5
4.5
24.7
10.0
21 Raul Ibanez
SEA
LF
34.1
4
4.5
22.5
10.4
22 Robinson Cano
NYA
2B
23.7
3
3.2
19.5
9.1
23 Paul Konerko
CHA
1B
30.3
3
2.9
21.1
10.5
24 Magglio Ordonez
DET
RF
32.4
3
1.8
18.8
7.5
25 Vernon Wells
TOR
CF
27.6
3
6.2
24.7
11.7
26 Carl Crawford
TBA
LF
24.9
2
4.5
17.8
6.6
27 Mariano Rivera
NYA
RP
36.6
2
3.9
15.8
11.1
28 Kenny Rogers
DET
SP
41.6
2
3.3
14.9
8.5
29 Chien-Ming Wang
NYA
SP
26.3
2
6.0
16.5
9.7
30 Troy Glaus
TOR
3B
29.9
1
4.3
16.6
4.6
31 Gary Matthews
TEX
CF
31.9
1
5.2
21.6
8.6
32 A.J. Pierzynski
CHA
C
29.5
1
2.1
13.7
1.5
33 Michael Young
TEX
SS
29.7
1
3.8
22.6
7.0
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Johan Santana
MIN
SP
27.3
114
7.5
23.7
16.4
2 Grady Sizemore
CLE
CF
23.9
24
6.6
26.7
12.5
3 Vernon Wells
TOR
CF
27.6
3
6.2
24.7
11.7
4 Chien-Ming Wang
NYA
SP
26.3
2
6.0
16.5
9.7
5 Carlos Guillen
DET
SS
30.8
34
6.0
25.3
12.0
6 Travis Hafner
CLE
DH
29.1
64
5.9
24.0
16.0
7 Joe Mauer
MIN
C
23.2
116
5.8
30.6
17.8
8 David Ortiz
BOS
DH
30.6
193
5.7
28.1
18.3
9 Curt Schilling
BOS
SP
39.6
5.6
15.8
9.4
10 Derek Jeter
NYA
SS
32.0
306
5.5
30.0
15.2
11 Adrian Beltre
SEA
3B
27.2
5.4
18.9
5.9
12 Ichiro Suzuki
SEA
RF
32.7
7
5.3
25.3
12.0
13 Roy Halladay
TOR
SP
29.1
5.2
19.8
13.0
14 Gary Matthews
TEX
CF
31.9
1
5.2
21.6
8.6
15 Reed Johnson
TOR
LF
29.6
5.1
17.5
8.5
16 Jonathan Papelbon *
BOS
RP
25.6
5.0
19.1
14.8
17 Mike Mussina
NYA
SP
37.6
5.0
14.1
7.9
18 Brandon Inge
DET
3B
29.1
4.9
16.5
4.6
19 Jim Thome
CHA
DH
35.8
17
4.9
24.2
15.6
20 Jered Weaver *
LAA
SP
23.7
4.8
13.7
9.9
21 Joe Crede
CHA
3B
28.2
4.8
19.1
7.8
22 John Lackey
LAA
SP
27.7
4.6
16.1
9.4
23 Alex Rios
TOR
RF
25.4
4.6
15.7
7.0
24 C.C. Sabathia
CLE
SP
25.9
4.6
14.8
8.8
25 Jermaine Dye
CHA
RF
32.4
156
4.6
25.5
14.8
26 Francisco Liriano *
MIN
SP
22.7
4.6
15.2
10.9
27 Raul Ibanez
SEA
LF
34.1
4
4.5
22.5
10.4
28 Carl Crawford
TBA
LF
24.9
2
4.5
17.8
6.6
29 Manny Ramirez
BOS
LF
34.1
6
4.5
25.6
16.1
30 Miguel Tejada
BAL
SS
32.1
5
4.5
24.7
10.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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