1938 Season
1937 / 1939
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1938 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ernie Lombardi
CIN
C
30.2
229
5.6
23.8
11.4
2 Bill Lee
CHN
SP
28.7
166
7.9
28.1
18.3
3 Arky Vaughan
PIT
SS
26.3
163
8.6
34.0
19.2
4 Mel Ott
NY1
3B
29.3
132
8.9
35.2
22.0
5 Frank McCormick *
CIN
1B
27.1
130
2.9
18.8
7.1
6 Johnny Rizzo *
PIT
LF
25.9
96
4.0
22.9
11.5
7 Stan Hack
CHN
3B
28.6
87
5.3
33.3
18.7
8 Paul Derringer
CIN
SP
31.7
70
5.5
24.6
14.3
9 Mace Brown
PIT
RP
29.1
62
0.2
8.9
3.8
10 Gabby Hartnett
CHN
C
37.5
61
2.8
15.6
7.5
11 Joe Medwick
SLN
LF
26.6
55
4.8
21.9
10.3
12 Johnny Mize
SLN
1B
25.5
28
6.8
27.9
17.3
13 Tony Cuccinello
BSN
2B
30.6
23
3.0
17.1
3.9
14 Pep Young
PIT
2B
30.8
19
4.2
18.1
4.9
15 Clay Bryant
CHN
SP
26.6
16
5.6
22.7
13.5
16 Harry Danning
NY1
C
26.8
13
2.8
16.2
5.0
17 Ival Goodman
CIN
RF
29.9
11
5.9
27.4
15.6
18 Dick Coffman
NY1
RP
31.5
6
1.0
10.9
6.6
19 Leo Durocher
BRO
SS
32.9
6
-0.2
9.2
-3.5
20 Johnny Vander Meer
CIN
SP
23.7
6
3.2
16.1
8.5
21 Dolph Camilli
BRO
1B
31.2
5
4.3
24.0
13.0
22 Debs Garms
BSN
3B
31.0
5
2.5
17.9
8.6
23 Al Lopez
BSN
C
29.9
5
0.5
7.4
1.1
24 Lloyd Waner
PIT
CF
32.3
5
2.6
19.1
5.6
25 Johnny Hudson *
BRO
2B
26.0
3
0.4
9.2
-2.5
26 Jo-Jo Moore
NY1
LF
29.5
3
1.6
15.3
5.6
27 Hugh Mulcahy
PHI
SP
24.8
3
1.3
9.7
0.6
28 Charley Root
CHN
SW
39.3
3
3.1
14.7
8.9
29 Lee Handley
PIT
3B
24.9
2
2.6
17.0
3.9
30 Freddie Fitzsimmons
BRO
SP
36.9
1
4.4
14.1
7.3
31 Hersh Martin
PHI
CF
28.8
1
1.4
12.3
1.9
32 Lon Warneke
SLN
SP
29.3
1
2.7
11.6
4.9
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Mel Ott
NY1
3B
29.3
132
8.9
35.2
22.0
2 Arky Vaughan
PIT
SS
26.3
163
8.6
34.0
19.2
3 Bill Lee
CHN
SP
28.7
166
7.9
28.1
18.3
4 Johnny Mize
SLN
1B
25.5
28
6.8
27.9
17.3
5 Ival Goodman
CIN
RF
29.9
11
5.9
27.4
15.6
6 Ernie Lombardi
CIN
C
30.2
229
5.6
23.8
11.4
7 Clay Bryant
CHN
SP
26.6
16
5.6
22.7
13.5
8 Paul Derringer
CIN
SP
31.7
70
5.5
24.6
14.3
9 Stan Hack
CHN
3B
28.6
87
5.3
33.3
18.7
10 Joe Medwick
SLN
LF
26.6
55
4.8
21.9
10.3
11 Freddie Fitzsimmons
BRO
SP
36.9
1
4.4
14.1
7.3
12 Dolph Camilli
BRO
1B
31.2
5
4.3
24.0
13.0
13 Pep Young
PIT
2B
30.8
19
4.2
18.1
4.9
14 Dick Bartell
NY1
SS
30.6
4.1
17.7
5.1
15 Johnny Rizzo *
PIT
LF
25.9
96
4.0
22.9
11.5
16 Russ Bauers
PIT
SP
24.1
3.7
17.7
9.5
17 Bill McGee *
SLN
SP
28.6
3.7
14.0
6.5
18 Billy Herman
CHN
2B
29.0
3.6
20.1
5.6
19 Elbie Fletcher
BSN
1B
22.3
3.6
19.5
9.0
20 Lou Fette
BSN
SP
31.3
3.4
15.7
7.7
21 Gus Suhr
PIT
1B
32.5
3.4
20.5
9.6
22 Luke Hamlin
BRO
SP
34.0
3.4
14.1
6.0
23 Jim Tobin
PIT
SP
25.5
3.4
15.9
7.7
24 Johnny Vander Meer
CIN
SP
23.7
6
3.2
16.1
8.5
25 Tot Pressnell *
BRO
SP
31.9
3.1
11.7
5.0
26 Carl Hubbell
NY1
SP
35.0
3.1
14.7
8.7
27 Charley Root
CHN
SW
39.3
3
3.1
14.7
8.9
28 Danny MacFayden
BSN
SP
33.1
3.0
16.7
9.3
29 Tony Cuccinello
BSN
2B
30.6
23
3.0
17.1
3.9
30 Curt Davis
SLN
SP
34.8
2.9
11.8
5.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1938 American League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jimmie Foxx
BOS
1B
30.7
305
7.6
33.6
22.1
2 Bill Dickey
NYA
C
31.1
196
5.1
26.2
14.0
3 Hank Greenberg
DET
1B
27.5
162
7.0
32.4
20.9
4 Red Ruffing
NYA
SP
33.2
146
6.1
24.3
15.5
5 Bobo Newsom
SLA
SP
30.9
111
5.0
20.7
9.0
6 Joe DiMaggio
NYA
CF
23.6
106
5.4
30.0
16.9
7 Joe Cronin
BOS
SS
31.7
92
6.3
28.8
14.8
8 Earl Averill
CLE
CF
36.1
34
5.0
25.6
14.4
9 Cecil Travis
WS1
SS
24.9
33
5.0
22.8
8.6
10 Charlie Gehringer
DET
2B
35.1
27
5.1
26.9
12.9
11 Jeff Heath *
CLE
LF
23.3
24
4.3
22.6
13.0
12 Joe Gordon *
NYA
2B
23.4
23
3.3
18.7
7.9
13 Hal Trosky
CLE
1B
25.6
22
4.4
23.9
13.2
14 Ken Keltner *
CLE
3B
21.7
16
1.9
17.4
4.5
15 Monty Stratton
CHA
SP
26.1
15
4.4
14.9
8.2
16 Mel Harder
CLE
SP
28.7
14
4.4
21.4
12.8
17 Bob Johnson
PHA
CF
32.6
13
4.8
22.9
10.0
18 Harlond Clift
SLA
3B
25.9
11
6.1
24.6
11.2
19 Lou Gehrig
NYA
1B
35.0
10
4.3
24.7
13.1
20 Pete Fox
DET
RF
29.3
9
-0.4
13.0
0.9
21 Lefty Grove
BOS
SP
38.3
7
4.9
17.5
11.7
22 George McQuinn
SLA
1B
28.1
7
2.4
15.5
4.2
23 Joe Vosmik
BOS
LF
28.2
7
2.2
19.0
6.8
24 Earle Brucker
PHA
C
37.2
5
2.0
7.2
2.7
25 Buddy Lewis
WS1
3B
21.9
5
2.6
18.2
3.7
26 Buddy Myer
WS1
2B
34.3
5
5.4
23.4
12.4
27 Red Rolfe
NYA
3B
29.7
5
3.8
22.8
8.5
28 Johnny Allen
CLE
SP
33.8
3
3.1
15.2
8.1
29 Frankie Crosetti
NYA
SS
27.7
2
3.5
22.2
6.0
30 Doc Cramer
BOS
CF
32.9
1
0.7
16.7
2.6
31 Lefty Gomez
NYA
SP
29.6
1
4.0
20.3
11.8
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Jimmie Foxx
BOS
1B
30.7
305
7.6
33.6
22.1
2 Hank Greenberg
DET
1B
27.5
162
7.0
32.4
20.9
3 Joe Cronin
BOS
SS
31.7
92
6.3
28.8
14.8
4 Red Ruffing
NYA
SP
33.2
146
6.1
24.3
15.5
5 Harlond Clift
SLA
3B
25.9
11
6.1
24.6
11.2
6 Thornton Lee
CHA
SP
31.8
5.9
19.2
10.4
7 Joe DiMaggio
NYA
CF
23.6
106
5.4
30.0
16.9
8 Buddy Myer
WS1
2B
34.3
5
5.4
23.4
12.4
9 Bob Feller
CLE
SP
19.7
5.2
22.0
12.2
10 Bill Dickey
NYA
C
31.1
196
5.1
26.2
14.0
11 Charlie Gehringer
DET
2B
35.1
27
5.1
26.9
12.9
12 Earl Averill
CLE
CF
36.1
34
5.0
25.6
14.4
13 Cecil Travis
WS1
SS
24.9
33
5.0
22.8
8.6
14 Bobo Newsom
SLA
SP
30.9
111
5.0
20.7
9.0
15 George Caster
PHA
SP
30.9
5.0
18.5
8.6
16 Lefty Grove
BOS
SP
38.3
7
4.9
17.5
11.7
17 Bob Johnson
PHA
CF
32.6
13
4.8
22.9
10.0
18 Rudy York
DET
C
24.9
4.6
26.0
13.7
19 Ted Lyons
CHA
SP
37.5
4.5
14.2
7.3
20 Mel Harder
CLE
SP
28.7
14
4.4
21.4
12.8
21 Monty Stratton
CHA
SP
26.1
15
4.4
14.9
8.2
22 Hal Trosky
CLE
1B
25.6
22
4.4
23.9
13.2
23 Lou Gehrig
NYA
1B
35.0
10
4.3
24.7
13.1
24 Jeff Heath *
CLE
LF
23.3
24
4.3
22.6
13.0
25 Johnny Rigney
CHA
SP
23.7
4.2
13.5
7.5
26 Lefty Gomez
NYA
SP
29.6
1
4.0
20.3
11.8
27 Red Rolfe
NYA
3B
29.7
5
3.8
22.8
8.5
28 Dutch Leonard
WS1
SP
29.3
3.6
17.3
9.4
29 Ben Chapman
BOS
RF
29.5
3.5
19.4
9.5
30 Frankie Crosetti
NYA
SS
27.7
2
3.5
22.2
6.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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