1909 Season
1908 / 1910
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1909 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
28.9
10.2
31.2
21.5
2 Honus Wagner
PIT
SS
35.4
9.1
41.7
28.0
3 Mordecai Brown
CHN
SP
32.7
8.8
36.7
24.6
4 Orval Overall
CHN
SP
28.4
8.1
30.3
20.3
5 Nap Rucker
BRO
SP
24.8
7.3
21.8
10.9
6 Art Fromme
CIN
SP
25.8
5.9
18.7
8.8
7 Al Bridwell
NY1
SS
25.5
5.5
24.7
11.2
8 Mike Mitchell
CIN
RF
29.6
5.5
27.5
16.4
9 Howie Camnitz
PIT
SP
27.9
5.4
29.6
19.6
10 Ed Reulbach
CHN
SP
26.6
5.2
22.8
13.5
11 Fred Clarke
PIT
LF
36.7
5.2
31.0
18.1
12 Earl Moore
PHI
SP
29.9
5.0
23.6
13.0
13 Ed Konetchy
SLN
1B
23.8
4.8
24.3
12.4
14 Joe Tinker
CHN
SS
28.9
4.7
23.6
10.3
15 Dots Miller *
PIT
2B
22.8
4.6
23.9
10.5
16 Art Devlin
NY1
3B
29.7
4.5
23.8
10.8
17 Hooks Wiltse
NY1
SP
29.8
4.4
20.7
11.2
18 Vic Willis
PIT
SP
33.2
4.3
24.9
14.6
19 Dick Hoblitzel *
CIN
1B
20.7
4.2
22.7
12.0
20 Johnny Evers
CHN
2B
27.9
4.1
25.6
14.1
21 George Gibson
PIT
C
28.9
4.1
23.0
8.9
22 Harry Steinfeldt
CHN
3B
31.8
4.0
23.9
10.2
23 Larry Doyle
NY1
2B
22.9
3.9
27.3
14.1
24 Dick Egan *
CIN
2B
25.0
3.9
18.8
7.2
25 Solly Hofman
CHN
CF
26.7
3.9
27.5
14.6
26 John Titus
PHI
RF
33.4
3.8
20.3
8.3
27 Sherry Magee
PHI
LF
24.9
3.6
20.3
8.5
28 Tommy Leach
PIT
CF
31.7
3.5
25.6
11.4
29 Cliff Curtis *
BSN
SP
28.0
3.5
8.2
5.3
30 George Bell
BRO
SP
34.7
3.4
15.0
5.9
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1909 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 Ty Cobb
DET
RF
22.5
9.8
45.0
32.5
2 Eddie Collins
PHA
2B
22.2
9.7
42.6
28.4
3 Frank Smith
CHA
SP
29.7
7.2
29.5
17.2
4 Ed Walsh
CHA
SP
28.1
6.6
22.6
14.9
5 Donie Bush *
DET
SS
21.7
6.5
28.3
12.4
6 Nap Lajoie
CLE
2B
34.8
6.4
27.0
15.7
7 Tris Speaker
BOS
CF
21.2
6.3
33.2
20.3
8 Cy Morgan
MULT
SP
30.6
6.2
22.9
13.1
9 Frank Baker *
PHA
3B
23.3
5.7
27.4
13.8
10 Sam Crawford
DET
CF
29.2
5.7
33.4
19.4
11 Chief Bender
PHA
SP
25.2
5.5
20.4
12.0
12 Eddie Plank
PHA
SP
33.8
5.5
20.6
11.7
13 George Mullin
DET
SP
29.0
5.4
26.1
15.9
14 Harry Krause *
PHA
SP
21.0
5.4
19.3
12.1
15 Freddy Parent
CHA
SS
33.6
5.3
22.5
9.8
16 Addie Joss
CLE
SP
29.2
5.0
19.9
11.8
17 Barney Pelty
SLA
SP
28.8
4.3
12.7
5.8
18 Jack Warhop *
NYA
SP
25.0
4.3
13.7
5.5
19 Jack Powell
SLA
SP
35.0
4.2
14.9
6.9
20 Harry Lord
BOS
3B
27.3
3.9
20.8
7.7
21 Bill Bailey
SLA
SP
21.2
3.8
12.8
6.0
22 Ed Killian
DET
SP
32.6
3.8
14.9
9.1
23 Walter Johnson
WS1
SP
21.7
3.7
14.1
4.2
24 George Moriarty
DET
3B
24.0
3.6
17.2
5.8
25 Clyde Engle *
NYA
LF
25.3
3.5
22.8
11.4
26 Danny Murphy
PHA
RF
32.9
3.5
23.0
11.2
27 Patsy Dougherty
CHA
LF
32.7
3.4
24.6
13.2
28 Jake Stahl
BOS
1B
30.2
3.4
21.8
12.4
29 Ed Summers
DET
SP
24.6
3.3
20.8
11.4
30 Cy Young
CLE
SP
42.3
3.3
19.5
9.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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