1937 Season
1936 / 1938
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Medwick
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Grove

Pitchers
1937 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Joe Medwick
SLN
LF
25.6
70
8.5
38.4
25.9
2 Gabby Hartnett
CHN
C
36.5
68
4.9
24.4
14.9
3 Carl Hubbell
NY1
SP
34.0
52
4.2
22.3
12.9
4 Jim Turner *
BSN
SP
33.9
30
6.1
26.0
16.7
5 Lou Fette *
BSN
SP
30.3
29
4.4
22.2
12.9
6 Dick Bartell
NY1
SS
29.6
26
6.6
28.0
14.9
7 Mel Ott
NY1
RF
28.3
24
6.4
32.1
19.4
8 Paul Waner
PIT
RF
34.2
21
4.6
27.5
14.8
9 Billy Herman
CHN
2B
28.0
19
5.7
28.7
15.5
10 Johnny Mize
SLN
1B
24.5
18
6.6
32.8
22.0
11 Cliff Melton *
NY1
SP
25.5
17
4.1
25.5
16.5
12 Charley Root
CHN
SP
38.3
15
3.2
15.6
9.2
13 Pinky Whitney
PHI
3B
32.5
13
3.2
16.3
4.8
14 Harry Danning
NY1
C
25.8
10
1.7
11.8
4.6
15 Frank Demaree
CHN
RF
27.1
9
4.2
25.4
12.8
16 Lon Warneke
SLN
SP
28.3
6
1.6
11.2
2.6
17 Johnny Cooney
BRO
CF
36.3
4
0.7
9.2
-0.2
18 Billy Jurges
CHN
SS
29.1
4
2.8
15.8
3.9
19 Lee Grissom
CIN
SP
29.7
2
3.9
14.6
6.5
20 Billy Myers
CIN
SS
26.9
2
2.3
10.2
0.3
21 Heinie Manush
BRO
RF
35.9
1
2.3
16.3
6.7
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Joe Medwick
SLN
LF
25.6
70
8.5
38.4
25.9
2 Dick Bartell
NY1
SS
29.6
26
6.6
28.0
14.9
3 Johnny Mize
SLN
1B
24.5
18
6.6
32.8
22.0
4 Mel Ott
NY1
RF
28.3
24
6.4
32.1
19.4
5 Dolph Camilli
PHI
1B
30.2
6.2
24.4
14.4
6 Jim Turner *
BSN
SP
33.9
30
6.1
26.0
16.7
7 Billy Herman
CHN
2B
28.0
19
5.7
28.7
15.5
8 Gene Moore
BSN
RF
27.8
5.3
27.4
15.7
9 Arky Vaughan
PIT
SS
25.3
5.1
25.3
13.6
10 Tony Cuccinello
BSN
2B
29.6
5.0
22.3
8.6
11 Gabby Hartnett
CHN
C
36.5
68
4.9
24.4
14.9
12 Dizzy Dean
SLN
SP
27.5
4.7
16.6
9.5
13 Paul Waner
PIT
RF
34.2
21
4.6
27.5
14.8
14 Van Mungo
BRO
SP
26.1
4.6
15.0
9.2
15 Lou Fette *
BSN
SP
30.3
29
4.4
22.2
12.9
16 Frank Demaree
CHN
RF
27.1
9
4.2
25.4
12.8
17 Carl Hubbell
NY1
SP
34.0
52
4.2
22.3
12.9
18 Cliff Melton *
NY1
SP
25.5
17
4.1
25.5
16.5
19 Russ Bauers *
PIT
SP
23.1
4.1
17.1
10.4
20 Bill Lee
CHN
SP
27.7
4.1
18.6
8.8
21 Claude Passeau
PHI
SP
28.2
4.0
17.7
7.1
22 Tex Carleton
CHN
SP
30.9
3.9
17.6
10.1
23 Lee Grissom
CIN
SP
29.7
2
3.9
14.6
6.5
24 Bob Weiland
SLN
SP
31.5
3.6
16.2
6.7
25 Charley Root
CHN
SP
38.3
15
3.2
15.6
9.2
26 Pinky Whitney
PHI
3B
32.5
13
3.2
16.3
4.8
27 Burgess Whitehead
NY1
2B
27.0
3.2
19.2
6.0
28 Luke Hamlin
BRO
SP
33.0
3.2
12.5
5.8
29 Ed Brandt
PIT
SP
32.4
3.1
14.3
7.9
30 Gus Suhr
PIT
1B
31.5
3.1
18.7
7.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1937 American League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Charlie Gehringer
DET
2B
34.1
78
7.4
29.6
16.3
2 Joe DiMaggio
NYA
CF
22.6
74
8.2
38.0
24.2
3 Hank Greenberg
DET
1B
26.5
48
7.7
32.9
21.1
4 Lou Gehrig
NYA
1B
34.0
42
7.7
35.2
23.4
5 Bill Dickey
NYA
C
30.1
22
6.2
32.9
19.1
6 Luke Sewell
CHA
C
36.5
22
0.7
13.1
2.2
7 Joe Cronin
BOS
SS
30.7
19
3.7
24.2
9.5
8 Red Ruffing
NYA
SP
32.2
18
6.5
23.1
14.2
9 Lefty Gomez
NYA
SP
28.6
14
9.2
28.9
19.2
10 Mike Kreevich
CHA
CF
29.1
13
3.5
23.7
10.9
11 Wally Moses
PHA
RF
26.7
12
4.6
19.3
6.7
12 Cecil Travis
WS1
SS
23.9
12
4.8
22.0
9.3
13 Johnny Allen
CLE
SP
32.8
11
5.5
21.3
15.2
14 Harlond Clift
SLA
3B
24.9
11
6.7
23.2
9.4
15 Rip Radcliff
CHA
LF
31.5
10
2.8
20.9
9.5
16 Buddy Lewis
WS1
3B
20.9
7
2.9
20.3
5.7
17 Luke Appling
CHA
SS
30.2
5
6.2
28.0
13.2
18 Beau Bell
SLA
RF
29.9
5
3.0
16.2
3.7
19 Earl Averill
CLE
CF
35.1
4
3.2
23.1
8.9
20 Lyn Lary
CLE
SS
31.4
4
3.4
22.1
6.0
21 Roxie Lawson
DET
SP
31.2
4
0.8
13.0
5.4
22 Gee Walker
DET
LF
29.3
3
3.4
21.9
9.6
23 Pete Fox
DET
RF
28.3
1
2.9
19.5
7.2
24 Rudy York *
DET
C
23.9
1
3.5
17.6
8.8
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Lefty Grove
BOS
SP
37.3
9.2
27.0
17.9
2 Lefty Gomez
NYA
SP
28.6
14
9.2
28.9
19.2
3 Joe DiMaggio
NYA
CF
22.6
74
8.2
38.0
24.2
4 Lou Gehrig
NYA
1B
34.0
42
7.7
35.2
23.4
5 Hank Greenberg
DET
1B
26.5
48
7.7
32.9
21.1
6 Charlie Gehringer
DET
2B
34.1
78
7.4
29.6
16.3
7 Harlond Clift
SLA
3B
24.9
11
6.7
23.2
9.4
8 Red Ruffing
NYA
SP
32.2
18
6.5
23.1
14.2
9 Bill Dickey
NYA
C
30.1
22
6.2
32.9
19.1
10 Luke Appling
CHA
SS
30.2
5
6.2
28.0
13.2
11 Johnny Allen
CLE
SP
32.8
11
5.5
21.3
15.2
12 Bob Johnson
PHA
LF
31.6
5.4
18.7
8.3
13 Cecil Travis
WS1
SS
23.9
12
4.8
22.0
9.3
14 Monty Stratton
CHA
SP
25.1
4.8
19.5
13.8
15 Jack Wilson
BOS
SP
25.2
4.7
20.5
12.6
16 Wally Moses
PHA
RF
26.7
12
4.6
19.3
6.7
17 Elden Auker
DET
SP
26.8
4.6
21.8
13.0
18 Thornton Lee
CHA
SP
30.8
4.5
17.4
10.3
19 John Stone
WS1
RF
31.7
4.4
22.2
11.3
20 Eddie Smith *
PHA
SP
23.5
4.1
12.8
5.8
21 Zeke Bonura
CHA
1B
28.8
4.1
21.6
13.1
22 Jimmie Foxx
BOS
1B
29.7
3.8
23.1
11.8
23 Joe Cronin
BOS
SS
30.7
19
3.7
24.2
9.5
24 Tommy Bridges
DET
SP
30.5
3.6
19.2
10.6
25 Mike Kreevich
CHA
CF
29.1
13
3.5
23.7
10.9
26 Rudy York *
DET
C
23.9
1
3.5
17.6
8.8
27 Lyn Lary
CLE
SS
31.4
4
3.4
22.1
6.0
28 Gee Walker
DET
LF
29.3
3
3.4
21.9
9.6
29 Johnny Marcum
BOS
SP
27.8
3.3
13.2
6.7
30 Bob Feller
CLE
SP
18.7
3.3
13.6
8.4
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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