1883 Season
1882 / 1884














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1883 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 Charley Radbourn
PRO
SP
28.6
14.7
58.6
33.6
2 Jim Whitney
BSN
SP
25.6
13.3
54.7
33.3
3 Pud Galvin
BFN
SP
26.5
9.8
47.9
22.7
4 Jim McCormick
CL2
SP
26.7
8.3
37.7
24.7
5 Hugh Daily
CL2
SP
36.0
5.7
34.4
20.1
6 Dan Brouthers
BFN
1B
25.1
5.4
26.5
18.7
7 Larry Corcoran
CHN
SP
23.9
5.3
35.8
17.2
8 Jack Farrell
PRO
2B
26.0
5.2
18.9
10.2
9 John Ward
NY1
CF
23.3
5.0
29.3
12.3
10 Charlie Bennett
DTN
C
28.6
4.9
19.2
10.4
11 Roger Connor
NY1
1B
26.0
4.9
21.1
13.5
12 Buck Ewing
NY1
C
23.7
4.7
17.8
9.1
13 Fred Dunlap
CL2
2B
24.1
4.5
18.5
10.1
14 Jack Glasscock
CL2
SS
25.9
4.5
14.6
5.7
15 Charlie Buffinton *
BSN
SP
22.0
4.3
24.6
9.8
16 Jack Burdock
BSN
2B
31.3
4.3
20.9
12.6
17 Hardy Richardson
BFN
2B
28.2
4.1
17.9
9.5
18 George Gore
CHN
CF
26.2
3.8
25.8
17.6
19 Ezra Sutton
BSN
3B
32.8
3.8
22.9
14.0
20 John Morrill
BSN
1B
28.4
3.6
21.7
13.6
21 Mickey Welch
NY1
SP
24.0
3.4
29.9
12.2
22 George Wood
DTN
LF
24.6
3.1
18.2
9.4
23 Arthur Irwin
PRO
SS
25.4
2.9
13.1
3.9
24 Pete Gillespie
NY1
LF
31.6
2.9
16.5
8.7
25 Paul Hines
PRO
CF
28.3
2.9
18.7
9.9
26 Tom Burns
CHN
SS
26.3
2.9
16.8
7.7
27 Ned Williamson
CHN
3B
25.7
2.7
17.3
8.5
28 Jim O'Rourke
BFN
LF
32.8
2.6
17.2
8.1
29 Dupee Shaw *
DTN
SP
24.1
2.5
12.6
3.5
30 Cap Anson
CHN
1B
31.2
2.3
16.0
8.4
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1883 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 Tim Keefe
NY4
SP
26.5
20.0
69.0
45.3
2 Will White
CN2
SP
28.7
9.1
49.3
27.3
3 Tony Mullane
SL4
SP
24.4
6.5
53.7
35.0
4 Jumbo McGinnis
SL4
SP
29.4
5.6
40.4
25.6
5 Bobby Mathews
PH4
SP
31.6
4.5
31.3
16.7
6 Harry Stovey
PH4
1B
26.5
3.7
27.7
19.8
7 Ed Swartwood
PT1
1B
24.5
3.7
22.8
14.8
8 Pete Browning
LS2
LF
22.0
3.4
23.8
16.1
9 John Richmond
CL5
SS
28.3
3.4
15.4
6.4
10 John Reilly
CN2
1B
24.7
3.3
20.0
12.1
11 Candy Nelson
NY4
SS
34.6
3.0
17.8
7.9
12 Bill Gleason
SL4
SS
24.6
2.9
18.0
8.2
13 Mike Moynahan
PH4
SS
27.6
2.9
25.0
15.5
14 Hick Carpenter
CN2
3B
27.9
2.8
17.7
8.4
15 Guy Hecker
LS2
SP
27.2
2.8
35.6
17.0
16 Charley Jones
CN2
CF
33.2
2.8
19.6
11.5
17 Charlie Comiskey
SL4
1B
23.9
2.6
15.4
8.1
18 Pop Smith
CL5
2B
26.7
2.3
16.3
7.4
19 Arlie Latham *
SL4
3B
23.3
2.3
11.1
2.2
20 Jim Clinton
BL2
LF
32.9
2.1
14.3
6.3
21 Rudy Kemmler *
CL5
C
23.6
2.1
2.5
-5.3
22 Jack O'Brien
PH4
C
23.1
2.0
20.2
11.3
23 Bid McPhee
CN2
2B
23.7
1.8
10.7
2.6
24 Hugh Nicol
SL4
RF
25.5
1.8
16.1
8.4
25 Jimmy Wolf
LS2
RF
21.1
1.8
12.8
4.7
26 Pop Snyder
CN2
C
28.7
1.7
8.7
2.7
27 Joe Gerhardt
LS2
2B
28.4
1.7
13.7
6.9
28 Jack Lynch
NY4
SP
26.4
1.7
15.0
5.3
29 Jackie Hayes
PT1
C
22.0
1.6
9.3
1.2
30 Chick Fulmer
CN2
SS
32.4
1.5
12.6
4.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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