1886 Season
1885 / 1887














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1886 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 Charlie Ferguson
PHI
SP
23.2
11.8
49.5
33.8
2 Lady Baldwin
DTN
SP
27.2
10.5
49.6
31.5
3 Tim Keefe
NY1
SP
29.5
9.5
41.7
22.0
4 Dan Brouthers
DTN
1B
28.1
8.2
33.7
23.9
5 King Kelly
CHN
RF
28.5
7.3
37.0
26.0
6 Roger Connor
NY1
1B
29.0
7.1
36.3
27.0
7 Jim McCormick
CHN
SP
29.7
7.0
33.2
20.2
8 Cap Anson
CHN
1B
34.2
7.0
31.3
21.2
9 Jack Glasscock
SL5
SS
28.9
7.0
23.2
11.5
10 Hardy Richardson
DTN
LF
31.2
6.9
33.6
21.9
11 John Clarkson
CHN
SP
25.0
6.6
42.2
24.8
12 Dan Casey
PHI
SP
23.6
5.2
31.2
17.4
13 Charley Radbourn
BSN
SP
31.6
4.8
30.7
11.6
14 Jim Whitney
KCN
SP
28.6
4.8
19.7
4.2
15 George Gore
CHN
CF
29.2
4.6
26.6
16.0
16 Jocko Flynn *
CHN
SP
22.0
4.3
26.9
16.5
17 Mickey Welch
NY1
SP
27.0
4.2
31.5
13.0
18 Jack Rowe
DTN
SS
29.6
4.2
18.5
7.4
19 Paul Hines
WS8
CF
31.3
4.1
16.0
5.6
20 Sam Thompson
DTN
RF
26.3
4.1
22.1
11.9
21 Dupee Shaw
WS8
SP
27.1
4.0
13.5
-0.8
22 Fred Dunlap
MULT
2B
27.1
3.9
16.9
6.0
23 Charlie Bennett
DTN
C
31.6
3.9
13.0
6.3
24 Henry Boyle
SL5
SP
25.8
3.9
14.2
6.2
25 Jim O'Rourke
NY1
CF
35.8
3.7
24.3
14.4
26 Jerry Denny
SL5
3B
27.3
3.5
13.2
2.5
27 Alex McKinnon
SL5
1B
29.9
3.4
14.3
5.1
28 Stump Wiedman
KCN
SP
25.4
3.1
16.8
0.9
29 Jim Fogarty
PHI
RF
22.4
3.0
19.6
13.0
30 Buck Ewing
NY1
C
26.7
2.8
17.0
10.6
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1886 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 Toad Ramsey
LS2
SP
21.9
12.5
42.7
21.0
2 Bob Caruthers
SL4
SP
22.5
11.9
58.1
40.8
3 Dave Foutz
SL4
SP
29.8
11.4
60.0
38.6
4 Ed Morris
PT1
SP
23.8
10.4
45.1
24.6
5 Dave Orr
NY4
1B
26.8
6.3
30.1
20.0
6 Guy Hecker
LS2
SP
30.2
6.2
39.6
21.5
7 Matt Kilroy *
BL2
SP
20.0
5.9
34.7
13.2
8 Tony Mullane
CN2
SP
27.4
5.5
34.3
12.9
9 Pud Galvin
PT1
SP
29.5
5.1
32.3
16.2
10 Tip O'Neill
SL4
LF
28.1
4.9
26.3
14.9
11 Henry Larkin
PH4
LF
26.5
4.3
31.3
19.9
12 Arlie Latham
SL4
3B
26.3
4.3
25.2
12.4
13 Ed Cushman
NY4
SP
34.3
4.1
21.7
9.7
14 Bid McPhee
CN2
2B
26.7
4.1
25.1
12.9
15 Frank Fennelly
CN2
SS
26.4
3.9
24.7
12.2
16 Fred Carroll
PT1
C
22.0
3.9
22.7
11.2
17 Chris Fulmer
BL2
C
28.0
3.8
16.2
8.9
18 Harry Stovey
PH4
1B
29.5
3.8
29.1
19.1
19 Yank Robinson
SL4
2B
26.8
3.6
22.1
10.5
20 John Kerins
LS2
C
28.0
3.5
18.3
6.8
21 Curt Welch
SL4
CF
24.4
3.4
23.8
12.2
22 Sam Barkley
PT1
2B
28.1
3.2
20.3
9.8
23 Pop Smith
PT1
SS
29.7
3.0
17.5
5.9
24 Adonis Terry
BR3
SP
21.9
3.0
25.5
12.0
25 Ed Swartwood
BR3
RF
27.5
2.9
23.4
13.4
26 Nat Hudson *
SL4
SP
27.5
2.6
20.3
10.8
27 Reddy Mack *
LS2
2B
20.2
2.5
14.1
3.0
28 Art Whitney
PT1
3B
28.5
2.5
18.4
6.1
29 Frank Hankinson
NY4
3B
30.2
2.4
15.9
4.1
30 Jim McTamany
BR3
CF
23.0
2.4
19.5
10.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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