1884 Season
1883 / 1885














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1884 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
29.6
19.3
88.3
60.0
2 Pud Galvin
BFN
SP
27.5
18.4
55.7
30.1
3 Charlie Buffinton
BSN
SP
23.0
16.2
64.0
39.0
4 Mickey Welch
NY1
SP
25.0
12.3
45.9
23.2
5 Jim Whitney
BSN
SP
26.6
8.4
38.1
22.9
6 Larry Corcoran
CHN
SP
24.9
6.6
35.2
13.9
7 Ezra Sutton
BSN
3B
33.8
6.2
28.7
18.4
8 Ned Williamson
CHN
3B
26.7
5.8
20.2
10.4
9 Fred Pfeffer
CHN
2B
24.3
5.5
19.1
9.2
10 Dan Brouthers
BFN
1B
26.1
5.3
23.3
15.9
11 Buck Ewing
NY1
C
24.7
4.9
22.6
13.4
12 Jim O'Rourke
BFN
LF
33.8
4.9
25.4
16.2
13 Deacon White
BFN
3B
36.6
4.9
21.2
11.1
14 Cap Anson
CHN
1B
32.2
4.8
19.8
11.1
15 King Kelly
CHN
RF
26.5
4.8
22.3
12.0
16 Paul Hines
PRO
CF
29.3
4.6
30.6
20.5
17 Jack Rowe
BFN
C
27.6
4.6
18.2
9.2
18 George Gore
CHN
CF
27.2
4.1
17.6
8.5
19 Charlie Bennett
DTN
C
29.6
4.0
10.8
2.3
20 Hardy Richardson
BFN
2B
29.2
3.7
19.4
10.3
21 Abner Dalrymple
CHN
LF
26.8
3.6
17.7
8.4
22 Barney Gilligan
PRO
C
28.5
3.3
13.5
5.8
23 Joe Start
PRO
1B
41.7
3.1
15.0
7.8
24 Charlie Getzien *
DTN
SP
20.4
3.0
7.9
2.0
25 Jack Burdock
BSN
2B
32.3
3.0
12.8
5.2
26 Roger Connor
NY1
2B
27.0
2.9
25.1
14.9
27 Arthur Irwin
PRO
SS
26.4
2.8
13.4
3.8
28 Jerry Denny
PRO
3B
25.3
2.6
15.4
5.8
29 Jack Farrell
PRO
2B
27.0
2.6
10.1
0.0
30 Ned Hanlon
DTN
CF
26.9
2.5
10.9
1.5
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1884 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 Guy Hecker
LS2
SP
28.2
17.8
80.2
55.5
2 Tony Mullane
TL1
SP
25.4
13.4
56.8
34.7
3 Ed Morris *
CL5
SP
21.8
8.5
41.4
25.5
4 Tim Keefe
NY4
SP
27.5
8.4
46.4
28.6
5 Hardie Henderson
BL2
SP
21.7
6.6
33.2
17.1
6 Bob Emslie
BL2
SP
25.4
6.3
32.3
15.8
7 Dave Orr *
NY4
1B
24.8
5.8
30.1
21.9
8 Will White
CN2
SP
29.7
5.7
30.0
13.5
9 Frank Mountain
CL5
SP
24.1
4.9
34.9
21.2
10 Dude Esterbrook
NY4
3B
27.0
4.8
26.6
16.1
11 John Reilly
CN2
1B
25.7
4.7
27.9
19.6
12 Sam Barkley *
TL1
2B
26.1
4.7
21.7
12.4
13 Frank Fennelly *
MULT
SS
24.4
4.4
21.7
12.8
14 Harry Stovey
PH4
1B
27.5
4.3
24.8
16.5
15 Charley Jones
CN2
LF
34.2
4.3
27.0
17.5
16 Arlie Latham
SL4
3B
24.3
4.3
24.2
13.7
17 Jack Lynch
NY4
SP
27.4
4.2
37.2
19.2
18 Pop Smith
CL5
2B
27.7
4.1
18.3
8.6
19 Sadie Houck
PH4
SS
28.3
4.1
19.0
8.3
20 Candy Nelson
NY4
SS
35.6
3.6
19.5
8.4
21 Pete Browning
LS2
3B
23.0
3.6
23.9
14.6
22 Bobby Mathews
PH4
SP
32.6
3.6
29.5
13.9
23 John Richmond
CL5
SS
29.3
3.4
16.4
6.7
24 Fred Corey
PH4
3B
29.6
3.2
17.1
7.4
25 Jim Keenan *
IN2
C
26.4
3.1
11.0
4.5
26 Bill Kuehne
CL5
3B
25.7
3.0
16.1
6.7
27 Fred Carroll *
CL5
C
20.0
3.0
15.0
8.6
28 Bill Mountjoy *
CN2
SP
25.6
2.9
19.1
8.6
29 Bid McPhee
CN2
2B
24.7
2.9
18.8
8.9
30 Fred Mann
CL5
CF
26.3
2.7
21.2
13.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1884 Union 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 Fred Dunlap
SLU
2B
25.1
7.8
42.4
33.1
2 Bill Sweeney
BLU
SP
0.0
7.7
45.1
24.6
3 Orator Shaffer
SLU
RF
32.8
4.8
29.8
20.4
4 Hugh Daily
MULT
SP
37.0
4.7
40.1
22.2
5 Dick Burns
CNU
SP
20.5
4.0
42.5
27.4
6 Bill Wise *
WSU
SP
23.3
3.1
28.4
12.3
7 Jack Gleason
SLU
3B
30.0
3.1
19.3
10.8
8 Dave Rowe
SLU
CF
29.7
2.8
21.1
11.3
9 Jumbo Schoeneck *
MULT
1B
22.3
2.6
14.4
6.8
10 Harry Moore *
WSU
LF
0.0
2.2
24.3
15.7
11 Henry Boyle *
SLU
LF
23.8
2.0
22.8
13.7
12 Charlie Geggus *
WSU
SP
22.3
1.9
15.1
7.4
13 Phil Baker *
WSU
1B
27.8
1.8
13.9
6.6
14 Emmett Seery *
MULT
LF
23.4
1.7
24.3
15.8
15 Chris Fulmer *
WSU
C
26.0
1.7
7.7
3.5
16 Bill Krieg *
CHU
C
25.4
1.5
8.3
1.8
17 Ed Crane *
BSU
C
22.1
1.4
24.8
15.6
18 Eddie Fusselback
BLU
C
28.0
1.2
13.4
6.6
19 Perry Werden *
SLU
SP
18.9
1.0
13.7
8.4
20 Bill Harbidge
CNU
CF
29.3
0.9
15.8
8.8
21 Yank Robinson *
BLU
3B
24.8
0.8
25.6
13.9
22 Ed Cushman
MLU
SP
32.3
0.8
6.4
5.2
23 Al Myers *
MLU
2B
20.7
0.8
2.6
1.7
24 Charlie Householder *
CHU
3B
28.6
0.8
5.2
-1.2
25 Cal Broughton *
MLU
C
23.5
0.7
2.5
1.7
26 Tom O'Brien
BSU
2B
24.0
0.7
18.6
9.5
27 Elmer Cleveland *
CNU
3B
21.8
0.7
7.1
4.5
28 Martin Powell
CNU
1B
28.3
0.6
7.7
4.3
29 Lew Brown
BSU
C
26.4
0.6
9.1
1.9
30 Tom Sexton *
MLU
SS
19.3
0.6
1.5
0.4
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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