1903 Season
1902 / 1904
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1903 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 Joe McGinnity
NY1
SP
32.3
11.3
39.2
24.2
2 Christy Mathewson
NY1
SP
22.9
10.2
35.3
22.6
3 Honus Wagner
PIT
SS
29.4
7.6
35.2
22.2
4 Noodles Hahn
CIN
SP
24.2
7.4
24.0
13.8
5 Jimmy Sheckard
BRO
LF
24.6
7.1
32.8
20.8
6 Sam Leever
PIT
SP
31.5
6.1
27.6
17.8
7 Vic Willis
BSN
SP
27.2
5.9
19.5
9.8
8 Frank Chance
CHN
1B
26.8
5.7
28.4
18.8
9 Jake Weimer *
CHN
SP
29.6
5.6
23.7
13.9
10 Roy Thomas
PHI
CF
29.3
5.5
22.0
9.8
11 Bill Dahlen
BRO
SS
33.5
5.0
22.5
9.2
12 Deacon Phillippe
PIT
SP
31.1
5.0
25.7
15.7
13 Jack Taylor
CHN
SP
29.5
5.0
24.8
14.0
14 Roger Bresnahan
NY1
CF
24.1
4.5
27.0
17.2
15 Bob Ewing
CIN
SP
30.2
4.5
18.0
9.4
16 Mike Donlin
CIN
LF
25.1
4.5
23.7
13.2
17 Claude Ritchey
PIT
2B
29.7
4.4
21.0
8.9
18 Jack Sutthoff
CIN
SP
30.0
4.3
16.8
9.0
19 Fred Clarke
PIT
LF
30.7
4.3
26.1
16.8
20 Tully Sparks
PHI
SP
28.6
4.2
15.2
6.6
21 Oscar Jones *
BRO
SP
23.7
4.1
20.2
9.0
22 Ginger Beaumont
PIT
CF
26.9
4.1
29.3
15.8
23 Cy Seymour
CIN
CF
30.6
3.9
24.1
11.8
24 Harry Steinfeldt
CIN
3B
25.8
3.9
20.1
9.0
25 Bob Wicker
MULT
SP
25.1
3.8
19.6
10.8
26 Johnny Kling
CHN
C
27.6
3.8
21.4
8.7
27 Fred Tenney
BSN
1B
31.6
3.7
20.1
10.5
28 Sam Mertes
NY1
LF
30.9
3.7
25.0
13.4
29 Tommy Leach
PIT
3B
25.7
3.5
21.1
9.0
30 Joe Tinker
CHN
SS
22.9
3.5
20.4
8.4
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1903 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
36.3
8.6
35.2
23.4
2 Rube Waddell
PHA
SP
26.7
8.0
27.7
16.5
3 Nap Lajoie
CLE
2B
28.8
8.0
31.2
20.0
4 Bill Donovan
DET
SP
26.7
7.4
22.1
11.3
5 Eddie Plank
PHA
SP
27.8
7.2
27.6
15.9
6 Bill Bradley
CLE
3B
25.4
7.1
29.1
16.1
7 Willie Sudhoff
SLA
SP
28.8
6.5
24.7
14.6
8 Bill Dinneen
BOS
SP
27.2
6.5
25.2
14.9
9 Freddy Parent
BOS
SS
27.6
6.4
27.5
13.6
10 George Mullin
DET
SP
23.0
6.0
23.5
12.4
11 Sam Crawford
DET
RF
23.2
5.7
25.3
13.9
12 Doc White
CHA
SP
24.2
5.4
21.8
11.4
13 Jimmy Collins
BOS
3B
33.5
5.3
27.0
14.4
14 Jimmy Barrett
DET
CF
28.3
4.9
25.7
13.0
15 Jack Chesbro
NYA
SP
29.1
4.7
22.3
11.1
16 Kid Elberfeld
MULT
SS
28.2
4.6
24.6
11.9
17 Elmer Flick
CLE
RF
27.5
4.4
24.1
13.0
18 Addie Joss
CLE
SP
23.2
4.4
19.6
9.8
19 Jimmy Williams
NYA
2B
26.5
4.4
21.7
9.9
20 Tom Hughes
BOS
SP
24.6
4.3
20.9
12.5
21 Chief Bender *
PHA
SP
19.2
4.3
18.0
8.5
22 Bobby Wallace
SLA
SS
29.7
4.3
19.5
6.4
23 Billy Lush
DET
LF
29.6
4.2
18.7
8.1
24 Patsy Dougherty
BOS
LF
26.7
4.2
29.5
16.8
25 Danny Green
CHA
RF
26.7
4.2
25.6
15.0
26 Jack Powell
SLA
SP
29.0
4.1
18.5
7.9
27 Buck Freeman
BOS
RF
31.7
4.0
24.9
13.5
28 Socks Seybold
PHA
RF
32.6
3.8
21.0
10.3
29 Roy Patterson
CHA
SP
26.5
3.7
17.7
7.5
30 Earl Moore
CLE
SP
23.9
3.7
19.6
11.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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