1902 Season
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1902 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 Jack Taylor
CHN
SP
28.5
10.2
31.2
19.6
2 Noodles Hahn
CIN
SP
23.2
9.0
27.7
16.8
3 Vic Willis
BSN
SP
26.2
8.1
31.2
17.4
4 Honus Wagner
PIT
SS
28.4
7.3
34.6
22.4
5 Doc White
PHI
SP
23.2
7.0
24.8
13.9
6 Togie Pittinger
BSN
SP
30.5
6.5
27.6
14.6
7 Tommy Leach
PIT
3B
24.7
5.9
26.3
13.9
8 Jack Chesbro
PIT
SP
28.1
5.3
25.4
15.7
9 Fred Tenney
BSN
1B
30.6
5.1
23.7
13.3
10 Ginger Beaumont
PIT
CF
25.9
5.1
31.0
18.6
11 Fred Clarke
PIT
LF
29.7
5.0
27.7
17.9
12 Sam Crawford
CIN
RF
22.2
4.9
22.5
11.4
13 Christy Mathewson
NY1
SP
21.9
4.4
20.2
10.7
14 Jimmy Slagle
CHN
LF
29.0
4.4
22.2
12.5
15 Jesse Tannehill
PIT
SP
28.0
4.3
23.6
15.2
16 Bill Dahlen
BRO
SS
32.5
4.2
21.9
8.3
17 Frank Kitson
BRO
SP
32.8
4.1
19.8
11.0
18 Willie Keeler
BRO
RF
30.3
4.1
24.6
13.6
19 Deacon Phillippe
PIT
SP
30.1
4.0
21.8
12.6
20 Mike O'Neill *
SLN
SP
24.8
4.0
18.3
8.4
21 Doc Newton
BRO
SP
24.7
3.9
19.5
10.5
22 Bill Phillips
CIN
SP
33.6
3.8
19.7
10.5
23 Claude Ritchey
PIT
2B
28.7
3.8
16.9
6.9
24 Jake Beckley
CIN
1B
34.9
3.8
17.3
7.1
25 Johnny Kling
CHN
C
26.6
3.6
17.1
5.8
26 Joe Tinker *
CHN
SS
21.9
3.5
16.6
3.9
27 Roy Thomas
PHI
CF
28.3
3.2
25.2
12.2
28 Heinie Peitz
CIN
2B
31.6
3.2
14.6
5.2
29 Ed Gremminger *
BSN
3B
28.3
3.1
18.2
5.7
30 John Dobbs
MULT
LF
27.1
3.1
16.7
5.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1902 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 Rube Waddell
PHA
SP
25.7
10.3
31.5
22.4
2 Cy Young
BOS
SP
35.3
10.1
38.0
25.4
3 Ed Delahanty
WS1
LF
34.7
6.7
29.8
19.7
4 Bill Bradley
CLE
3B
24.4
6.7
25.6
12.8
5 Eddie Plank
PHA
SP
26.8
6.4
24.3
14.5
6 Jack Powell
SLA
SP
28.0
6.0
28.8
18.0
7 Bill Dinneen
BOS
SP
26.2
5.9
28.4
16.2
8 George Davis
CHA
SS
31.9
5.7
25.6
12.6
9 Win Mercer
DET
SP
28.0
5.7
19.3
10.1
10 Bill Bernhard
MULT
SP
31.3
5.6
19.7
12.3
11 Bobby Wallace
SLA
SS
28.7
5.1
22.2
9.4
12 Nap Lajoie
MULT
2B
27.8
5.1
21.1
13.0
13 Ed Siever
DET
SP
27.2
5.0
16.1
9.9
14 Charlie Hickman
MULT
1B
26.3
4.9
23.4
13.1
15 Red Donahue
SLA
SP
29.4
4.7
29.9
19.5
16 Lave Cross
PHA
3B
36.1
4.4
26.9
14.0
17 Jimmy Collins
BOS
3B
32.5
4.4
19.8
9.6
18 Socks Seybold
PHA
RF
31.6
4.3
23.7
12.9
19 Roy Patterson
CHA
SP
25.5
4.2
19.9
11.2
20 Al Orth
WS1
SP
29.8
4.0
18.7
7.7
21 Buck Freeman
BOS
RF
30.7
3.9
22.0
10.9
22 Jesse Burkett
SLA
LF
33.6
3.7
24.2
12.3
23 Fielder Jones
CHA
CF
30.9
3.6
25.5
12.7
24 Jimmy Ryan
WS1
CF
39.4
3.4
18.6
7.5
25 Willie Sudhoff
SLA
SP
27.8
3.3
18.7
11.5
26 Danny Green
CHA
RF
25.7
3.2
20.7
10.4
27 Addie Joss *
CLE
SP
22.2
3.2
18.0
9.1
28 Freddy Parent
BOS
SS
26.6
3.1
16.0
1.9
29 Jimmy Barrett
DET
CF
27.3
3.1
21.2
8.7
30 Kip Selbach
BLA
LF
30.3
2.9
15.4
5.6
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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