1901 Season
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1901 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 Christy Mathewson *
NY1
SP
20.9
9.0
23.7
12.0
2 Vic Willis
BSN
SP
25.2
8.7
32.4
21.8
3 Bobby Wallace
SLN
SS
27.7
7.7
26.1
12.7
4 Noodles Hahn
CIN
SP
22.2
7.5
26.0
13.0
5 Al Orth
PHI
SP
28.8
7.4
28.1
18.2
6 Honus Wagner
PIT
SS
27.4
7.1
36.0
22.8
7 Kid Nichols
BSN
SP
31.8
7.1
30.8
19.3
8 Jesse Burkett
SLN
LF
32.6
7.1
37.5
24.5
9 Elmer Flick
PHI
RF
25.5
6.6
30.4
19.2
10 Ed Delahanty
PHI
LF
33.7
6.6
32.4
20.7
11 Jimmy Sheckard
BRO
LF
22.6
6.4
33.0
21.0
12 Bill Dinneen
BSN
SP
25.2
6.1
26.4
15.5
13 Bill Donovan
BRO
SP
24.7
5.7
25.7
13.5
14 Topsy Hartsel
CHN
LF
27.0
5.6
27.6
15.2
15 Jack Chesbro
PIT
SP
27.1
5.6
23.6
13.6
16 Red Donahue
PHI
SP
28.4
5.5
25.4
15.1
17 Deacon Phillippe
PIT
SP
29.1
5.1
25.2
14.9
18 Fred Clarke
PIT
LF
28.7
5.0
28.0
16.4
19 Jesse Tannehill
PIT
SP
27.0
5.0
22.3
13.2
20 George Davis
NY1
SS
30.9
4.8
21.7
9.3
21 Sam Crawford
CIN
RF
21.2
4.8
23.5
13.2
22 Emmet Heidrick
SLN
CF
25.0
4.4
23.4
12.7
23 Bill Duggleby
PHI
SP
27.3
4.3
22.0
12.1
24 Roy Thomas
PHI
CF
27.3
3.9
23.5
11.5
25 Danny Green
CHN
CF
24.7
3.9
20.0
8.1
26 Jake Beckley
CIN
1B
33.9
3.9
18.1
7.0
27 Frank Kitson
BRO
SP
31.8
3.9
20.0
10.1
28 Tom Daly
BRO
2B
35.4
3.8
24.8
12.8
29 Ginger Beaumont
PIT
CF
24.9
3.6
25.1
12.9
30 Bill Dahlen
BRO
SS
31.5
3.6
18.0
5.2
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1901 American 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 Cy Young
BOS
SP
34.3
12.6
42.0
28.8
2 Nap Lajoie
PHA
2B
26.8
8.4
41.4
29.4
3 Clark Griffith
CHA
SP
31.6
7.2
26.6
17.1
4 Joe McGinnity
BLA
SP
30.3
7.2
28.0
14.5
5 Roscoe Miller *
DET
SP
24.6
7.0
27.7
16.0
6 Jimmy Collins
BOS
3B
31.5
6.7
27.3
14.4
7 Nixey Callahan
CHA
SP
27.3
5.9
22.3
14.3
8 Freddy Parent *
BOS
SS
25.6
5.1
20.4
7.1
9 Eddie Plank *
PHA
SP
25.8
5.0
20.0
10.8
10 Joe Yeager
DET
SP
25.8
5.0
20.1
12.3
11 Buck Freeman
BOS
1B
29.7
4.8
22.5
13.0
12 Earl Moore *
CLE
SP
21.9
4.4
16.5
7.6
13 John Anderson
MLA
1B
27.5
4.4
19.7
9.2
14 Chick Stahl
BOS
CF
28.5
4.3
22.7
11.0
15 Mike Donlin
BLA
LF
23.1
4.3
20.6
10.8
16 Dummy Hoy
CHA
CF
39.1
4.3
25.6
13.2
17 Jimmy Williams
BLA
2B
24.5
4.1
21.5
10.1
18 Roy Patterson *
CHA
SP
24.5
3.9
19.3
8.3
19 Harry Howell
BLA
SP
24.6
3.9
19.0
7.8
20 Fred Hartman
CHA
3B
33.2
3.8
19.2
8.2
21 Kid Elberfeld
DET
SS
26.2
3.8
22.7
11.2
22 Fielder Jones
CHA
RF
29.9
3.8
22.9
11.6
23 John McGraw
BLA
3B
28.2
3.7
15.3
9.2
24 Sam Mertes
CHA
2B
28.9
3.6
21.2
8.6
25 Ed Siever *
DET
SP
26.2
3.6
20.6
10.4
26 Lave Cross
PHA
3B
35.1
3.6
18.2
8.8
27 Ollie Pickering
CLE
CF
31.2
3.4
21.2
9.3
28 Socks Seybold *
PHA
RF
30.6
3.4
20.5
11.2
29 Bill Carrick
WS1
SP
27.8
3.3
19.4
7.9
30 Bill Bradley
CLE
3B
23.4
3.2
19.2
7.4
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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