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1882 National League 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 Jim McCormick
CL2
SP
25.7
10.9
43.0
19.7
2 Stump Wiedman
DTN
SP
21.4
9.8
32.9
16.7
3 Jim Whitney
BSN
SP
24.6
8.1
41.5
24.2
4 Charley Radbourn
PRO
SP
27.6
8.1
46.3
26.2
5 Dan Brouthers
BFN
1B
24.1
5.9
23.5
17.2
6 Larry Corcoran
CHN
SP
22.9
5.8
27.7
13.7
7 Tim Keefe
TRN
SP
25.5
5.2
25.1
9.9
8 Jack Glasscock
CL2
SS
24.9
4.9
19.5
11.3
9 Fred Goldsmith
CHN
SP
26.1
4.6
28.3
12.4
10 Roger Connor
TRN
1B
25.0
4.5
21.3
14.7
11 Cap Anson
CHN
1B
30.2
4.4
19.3
13.1
12 Joe Start
PRO
1B
39.7
4.1
16.3
10.1
13 Charlie Bennett
DTN
C
27.6
4.1
21.3
13.1
14 Ned Williamson
CHN
3B
24.7
4.0
16.6
8.7
15 John Ward
PRO
RF
22.3
3.9
28.7
12.6
16 Pud Galvin
BFN
SP
25.5
3.9
26.7
9.2
17 Bobby Mathews
BSN
SP
30.6
3.6
19.3
7.5
18 George Gore
CHN
CF
25.2
3.3
17.2
9.8
19 Paul Hines
PRO
CF
27.3
3.3
19.9
12.7
20 Fred Dunlap
CL2
2B
23.1
3.2
14.1
6.4
21 John Morrill
BSN
1B
27.4
3.2
14.3
7.9
22 Buck Ewing
TRN
3B
22.7
3.0
13.3
6.2
23 King Kelly
CHN
SS
24.5
2.7
16.6
8.9
24 Jack Rowe
BFN
C
25.6
2.7
8.8
1.6
25 Abner Dalrymple
CHN
LF
24.8
2.6
15.7
7.8
26 Joe Hornung
BSN
LF
25.1
2.6
15.0
7.5
27 Jack Farrell
PRO
2B
25.0
2.3
11.9
4.2
28 Bill Phillips
CL2
1B
25.3
2.2
9.1
3.3
29 Hardy Richardson
BFN
2B
27.2
2.2
11.5
4.2
30 Harry Stovey
WOR
1B
25.5
2.1
10.4
3.5
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1882 American 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 Will White
CN2
SP
27.7
11.1
53.0
36.0
2 Sam Weaver
PH4
SP
27.0
6.7
32.1
19.0
3 Tony Mullane *
LS2
SP
23.4
6.4
35.0
17.7
4 Denny Driscoll *
PT1
SP
26.6
4.9
17.1
10.0
5 Pete Browning *
LS2
2B
21.0
4.4
23.6
16.7
6 Hick Carpenter
CN2
3B
26.9
3.2
19.8
11.9
7 Harry McCormick
CN2
SP
26.7
2.9
20.5
12.7
8 Ed Swartwood *
PT1
RF
23.5
2.8
17.1
10.5
9 Pop Snyder
CN2
C
27.7
2.8
13.8
6.3
10 Jack O'Brien *
PH4
C
22.1
2.6
16.1
10.3
11 Guy Hecker *
LS2
1B
26.2
2.6
16.2
6.9
12 John Peters
PT1
SS
32.2
2.4
10.0
2.2
13 Joe Sommer *
CN2
LF
23.6
2.3
17.7
10.0
14 Jumbo McGinnis *
SL4
SP
28.4
2.3
25.7
11.6
15 Chick Fulmer
CN2
SS
31.4
2.3
11.7
3.9
16 Bill Gleason *
SL4
SS
23.6
1.8
16.6
8.5
17 Mike Mansell
PT1
LF
24.5
1.6
13.6
6.3
18 Jimmy Wolf *
LS2
RF
20.1
1.5
12.7
6.1
19 Bill Schenck *
LS2
3B
0.0
1.4
7.8
2.2
20 Billy Taylor
PT1
C
27.6
1.3
11.6
5.2
21 Oscar Walker
SL4
CF
28.3
1.2
12.5
6.0
22 Dan Sullivan *
LS2
C
25.1
1.1
9.3
2.3
23 Harry Salisbury
PT1
SP
27.1
1.0
19.5
7.7
24 Ed Whiting *
BL2
C
22.6
0.9
11.2
3.8
25 Cub Stricker *
PH4
2B
22.4
0.8
6.8
0.5
26 Tom Brown *
BL2
RF
21.8
0.8
8.6
4.8
27 Lou Say
PH4
SS
28.4
0.8
5.4
0.5
28 Joe Battin
PT1
3B
30.6
0.8
4.0
0.9
29 Harry McCaffery *
MULT
RF
23.6
0.7
7.2
3.9
30 Jerry Dorgan *
PH4
C
26.6
0.7
6.9
2.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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