1874 Season
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1874 National Association MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
The MVP Award was not awarded this season
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Bobby Mathews
NY2
SP
22.6
13.6
54.3
32.4
2 Al Spalding
BS1
SP
23.8
10.5
56.8
33.1
3 Candy Cummings
PH2
SP
25.7
6.2
28.3
10.2
4 Dick McBride
PH1
SP
29.6
6.2
40.9
22.4
5 Cherokee Fisher
HR1
SP
29.7
4.4
12.5
-0.3
6 George Zettlein
CH2
SP
30.0
3.2
27.9
8.6
7 Cal McVey
BS1
RF
24.8
3.1
15.0
9.5
8 George Wright
BS1
SS
27.4
2.8
15.2
8.9
9 Dickey Pearce
BR2
SS
38.3
2.5
9.4
4.0
10 Ross Barnes
BS1
2B
24.1
2.4
11.4
6.5
11 Lip Pike
HR1
CF
29.1
2.4
8.6
4.0
12 Jim O'Rourke
BS1
1B
23.8
2.3
12.2
6.9
13 Bill Craver
PH2
2B
30.1
2.2
13.4
8.4
14 Levi Meyerle
CH2
2B
29.0
2.2
13.8
9.0
15 Joe Start
NY2
1B
31.7
2.2
13.0
8.1
16 Mike McGeary
PH1
C
23.6
1.9
10.1
4.7
17 Jack Manning *
MULT
SP
20.5
1.9
11.9
3.9
18 Dave Eggler
PH2
CF
25.2
1.9
10.5
5.1
19 Cap Anson
PH1
1B
22.2
1.9
8.1
3.5
20 Deacon White
BS1
C
26.6
1.9
11.0
4.1
21 Wes Fisler
PH1
1B
33.0
1.7
5.9
3.0
22 Davy Force
CH2
3B
24.9
1.6
10.2
4.2
23 Paul Hines
CH2
CF
19.3
1.6
8.7
3.7
24 Warren White
BL1
3B
30.6
1.5
3.2
-1.0
25 Andy Leonard
BS1
LF
28.1
1.5
12.3
5.5
26 John McMullin
PH1
CF
26.6
1.5
8.8
4.0
27 Ezra Sutton
PH1
3B
23.8
1.3
7.1
2.3
28 Bob Ferguson
BR2
3B
29.4
1.3
6.2
0.9
29 Jack Burdock
NY2
3B
22.3
1.3
10.6
5.1
30 John Clapp
PH1
C
23.0
1.1
5.9
2.7
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James