1888 Season
1887 / 1889














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1888 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 Buffinton
PHI
SP
27.0
12.0
41.2
26.4
2 Tim Keefe
NY1
SP
31.5
9.1
36.7
20.7
3 Ben Sanders *
PHI
SP
23.4
8.8
33.0
22.0
4 Mickey Welch
NY1
SP
29.0
7.9
31.2
15.6
5 Roger Connor
NY1
1B
31.0
7.6
31.7
21.6
6 Pete Conway
DTN
SP
21.7
6.9
29.8
15.3
7 Cap Anson
CHN
1B
36.2
6.9
29.4
19.3
8 Dan Brouthers
DTN
1B
30.1
6.6
27.3
16.6
9 Gus Krock *
CHN
SP
22.1
6.3
26.5
14.0
10 Pud Galvin
PIT
SP
31.5
5.7
27.5
11.4
11 Billy Nash
BSN
3B
23.0
5.3
23.7
10.9
12 Jimmy Ryan
CHN
CF
25.4
5.3
34.9
21.6
13 Ed Morris
PIT
SP
25.8
5.0
32.3
14.6
14 Mike Tiernan
NY1
RF
21.4
4.8
27.3
17.8
15 King Kelly
BSN
C
30.5
4.5
24.2
13.7
16 Dick Johnston
BSN
CF
25.2
4.4
25.1
12.6
17 Buck Ewing
NY1
C
28.7
4.4
27.2
16.9
18 Dummy Hoy *
WS8
CF
26.1
4.3
31.1
18.9
19 John Clarkson
BSN
SP
27.0
4.2
31.4
13.5
20 Charlie Bennett
DTN
C
33.6
4.2
12.4
5.4
21 Fred Pfeffer
CHN
2B
28.3
4.0
20.4
8.6
22 Ned Williamson
CHN
SS
30.7
3.8
19.3
6.9
23 Deacon White
DTN
3B
40.6
3.5
17.6
5.6
24 Danny Richardson
NY1
2B
25.4
3.4
14.0
1.9
25 Hank O'Day
WS8
SP
26.0
3.3
19.8
4.9
26 Bill Sowders *
BSN
SP
23.6
2.9
22.3
10.6
27 Doggie Miller
PIT
C
23.9
2.8
15.8
6.4
28 Jack Glasscock
IN3
SS
30.9
2.7
15.2
4.3
29 Jake Beckley *
PIT
1B
20.9
2.7
15.4
10.1
30 Jack Rowe
DTN
SS
31.6
2.6
13.3
2.5
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1888 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 Silver King
SL4
SP
20.5
15.8
71.9
50.6
2 Ed Seward
PH4
SP
21.0
9.9
42.1
22.9
3 Bob Caruthers
BR3
SP
24.5
6.9
43.9
27.2
4 Harry Stovey
PH4
LF
31.5
5.4
31.5
20.9
5 John Reilly
CN2
1B
29.7
5.3
30.3
20.5
6 Elmer Smith
CN2
SP
20.3
5.1
28.4
15.7
7 Nat Hudson
SL4
SP
29.5
5.0
35.6
22.7
8 Mickey Hughes *
BR3
SP
21.7
4.8
31.9
18.8
9 Tony Mullane
CN2
SP
29.4
4.5
31.8
17.7
10 Elton Chamberlain
MULT
SP
20.7
4.4
23.1
11.7
11 Adonis Terry
BR3
SP
23.9
4.2
20.1
12.6
12 Gus Weyhing
PH4
SP
21.8
4.2
29.8
15.0
13 Tip O'Neill
SL4
LF
30.1
4.2
26.6
16.3
14 Hub Collins
MULT
LF
24.2
4.1
25.3
14.1
15 Ed McKean
CL3
SS
24.1
4.1
26.1
14.0
16 Dave Foutz
BR3
RF
31.8
4.0
32.1
15.8
17 Jersey Bakely
CL3
SP
24.2
3.9
23.8
4.4
18 Curt Welch
PH4
CF
26.4
3.9
30.1
17.8
19 George Pinkney
BR3
3B
29.5
3.7
24.5
10.9
20 Denny Lyons
PH4
3B
22.3
3.6
20.4
9.9
21 Tommy Tucker
BL2
1B
24.7
3.6
23.1
13.4
22 Yank Robinson
SL4
2B
28.8
3.5
21.0
8.9
23 Oyster Burns
MULT
SS
23.8
3.4
26.7
14.5
24 Lee Viau *
CN2
SP
22.0
3.3
30.0
15.9
25 Arlie Latham
SL4
3B
28.3
3.3
23.6
10.8
26 Tommy McCarthy
SL4
RF
24.9
2.8
22.6
12.1
27 Pete Browning
LS2
CF
27.0
2.6
17.1
8.7
28 John Ewing *
LS2
SP
25.1
2.6
8.0
1.1
29 Darby O'Brien
BR3
LF
24.8
2.5
20.8
10.4
30 Lou Bierbauer
PH4
2B
22.8
2.5
17.3
5.6
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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