1940 Season
1939 / 1941
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Mize
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Feller

Pitchers
1940 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Frank McCormick
CIN
1B
29.1
274
5.7
25.9
14.2
2 Johnny Mize
SLN
1B
27.5
209
7.4
32.4
20.8
3 Bucky Walters
CIN
SP
31.2
146
6.7
31.5
20.5
4 Paul Derringer
CIN
SP
33.7
121
3.4
25.1
14.4
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons
BRO
SP
38.9
84
4.2
14.7
9.8
6 Dixie Walker
BRO
CF
29.8
71
3.1
21.5
9.5
7 Harry Danning
NY1
C
28.8
64
3.8
21.0
8.0
8 Stan Hack
CHN
3B
30.6
61
5.4
26.3
12.3
9 Ernie Lombardi
CIN
C
32.2
38
3.9
18.9
9.4
10 Billy Werber
CIN
3B
32.0
36
4.5
27.3
13.8
11 Johnny Cooney
BSN
CF
39.3
31
2.0
12.0
3.9
12 Dolph Camilli
BRO
1B
33.2
30
5.0
25.0
14.5
13 Debs Garms
PIT
3B
33.0
28
3.5
18.7
11.2
14 Eddie Miller
BSN
SS
23.6
28
4.8
20.5
6.3
15 Arky Vaughan
PIT
SS
28.3
27
6.4
31.0
15.5
16 Claude Passeau
CHN
SP
31.2
26
7.1
26.4
16.2
17 Joe Beggs
CIN
RP
29.7
19
2.1
13.0
10.0
18 Terry Moore
SLN
CF
28.1
18
4.4
22.1
10.3
19 Elbie Fletcher
PIT
1B
24.3
16
5.0
25.7
14.7
20 Bill Nicholson
CHN
RF
25.6
12
4.1
20.0
10.1
21 Kirby Higbe
PHI
SP
25.2
10
4.3
20.4
10.1
22 Bama Rowell *
BSN
2B
24.5
10
2.3
15.2
4.6
23 Al Lopez
MULT
C
31.9
9
1.2
8.8
1.1
24 Maurice Van Robays *
PIT
LF
25.6
8
0.3
13.0
1.7
25 Rip Sewell
PIT
SP
33.1
7
4.6
14.4
7.5
26 Pee Wee Reese *
BRO
SS
21.9
6
2.0
13.8
5.7
27 Max West
BSN
CF
23.6
6
1.9
15.9
4.9
28 Babe Young *
NY1
1B
25.0
6
3.5
19.4
8.4
29 Pinky May
PHI
3B
29.5
3
3.6
15.5
3.6
30 Hugh Mulcahy
PHI
SP
26.8
3
2.9
17.7
7.6
31 Johnny Rizzo
MULT
LF
27.9
3
3.8
18.9
8.3
32 Whit Wyatt
BRO
SP
32.8
3
4.5
16.4
7.8
33 Pepper Martin
SLN
RF
36.3
2
0.9
9.0
4.4
34 Frankie Gustine *
PIT
2B
20.4
1
0.5
12.1
0.4
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Johnny Mize
SLN
1B
27.5
209
7.4
32.4
20.8
2 Claude Passeau
CHN
SP
31.2
26
7.1
26.4
16.2
3 Bucky Walters
CIN
SP
31.2
146
6.7
31.5
20.5
4 Arky Vaughan
PIT
SS
28.3
27
6.4
31.0
15.5
5 Lonny Frey
CIN
2B
29.9
5.9
25.2
11.4
6 Frank McCormick
CIN
1B
29.1
274
5.7
25.9
14.2
7 Stan Hack
CHN
3B
30.6
61
5.4
26.3
12.3
8 Mel Ott
NY1
RF
31.3
5.2
23.6
11.3
9 Larry French
CHN
SP
32.7
5.1
17.6
8.7
10 Dolph Camilli
BRO
1B
33.2
30
5.0
25.0
14.5
11 Elbie Fletcher
PIT
1B
24.3
16
5.0
25.7
14.7
12 Eddie Miller
BSN
SS
23.6
28
4.8
20.5
6.3
13 Rip Sewell
PIT
SP
33.1
7
4.6
14.4
7.5
14 Billy Werber
CIN
3B
32.0
36
4.5
27.3
13.8
15 Whit Wyatt
BRO
SP
32.8
3
4.5
16.4
7.8
16 Terry Moore
SLN
CF
28.1
18
4.4
22.1
10.3
17 Lon Warneke
SLN
SP
31.3
4.3
17.5
9.1
18 Kirby Higbe
PHI
SP
25.2
10
4.3
20.4
10.1
19 Vern Olsen *
CHN
SP
22.3
4.2
14.1
7.9
20 Jim Gleeson
CHN
CF
28.3
4.2
20.4
9.6
21 Freddie Fitzsimmons
BRO
SP
38.9
84
4.2
14.7
9.8
22 Dick Errickson
BSN
SP
28.3
4.1
17.9
9.4
23 Hal Schumacher
NY1
SP
29.6
4.1
16.5
8.3
24 Bill Nicholson
CHN
RF
25.6
12
4.1
20.0
10.1
25 Enos Slaughter
SLN
RF
24.2
3.9
21.3
10.9
26 Ernie Lombardi
CIN
C
32.2
38
3.9
18.9
9.4
27 Harry Danning
NY1
C
28.8
64
3.8
21.0
8.0
28 Johnny Rizzo
MULT
LF
27.9
3
3.8
18.9
8.3
29 Vito Tamulis
BRO
SP
29.0
3.7
12.7
7.0
30 Joe Medwick
MULT
LF
28.6
3.7
19.6
8.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1940 American League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Hank Greenberg
DET
LF
29.5
292
7.1
31.1
18.7
2 Bob Feller
CLE
SP
21.7
222
9.8
34.6
22.7
3 Joe DiMaggio
NYA
CF
25.6
151
7.3
31.1
19.6
4 Bobo Newsom
DET
SP
32.9
120
7.4
26.2
16.4
5 Lou Boudreau
CLE
SS
23.0
119
6.0
29.8
14.1
6 Jimmie Foxx
BOS
1B
32.7
110
5.2
24.2
12.6
7 Schoolboy Rowe
DET
SP
30.5
62
5.8
17.1
10.8
8 Rudy York
DET
1B
26.9
61
5.4
25.7
13.8
9 Rip Radcliff
SLA
LF
34.5
55
3.1
20.1
8.6
10 Luke Appling
CHA
SS
33.2
54
5.3
29.1
14.5
11 Roy Weatherly
CLE
CF
25.4
34
2.5
20.0
7.6
12 Dick Bartell
DET
SS
32.6
26
-0.3
11.5
-2.4
13 Joe Kuhel
CHA
1B
34.0
18
3.5
22.7
10.6
14 Sid Hudson *
WS1
SP
25.5
16
1.5
12.7
3.3
15 Ted Williams
BOS
LF
21.8
16
6.4
30.1
17.9
16 Barney McCosky
DET
CF
23.2
11
4.0
23.7
10.6
17 Tiny Bonham *
NYA
SP
26.9
8
3.2
12.0
8.3
18 Wally Judnich *
SLA
CF
23.4
6
3.3
20.5
8.8
19 Johnny Babich
PHA
SP
27.1
5
4.0
14.6
6.0
20 Frankie Hayes
PHA
C
25.7
4
3.8
17.7
5.1
21 Ray Mack *
CLE
2B
23.8
4
2.8
17.9
5.4
22 Mike Tresh
CHA
C
26.4
4
0.5
12.2
-0.6
23 Charlie Gehringer
DET
2B
37.1
3
3.8
20.0
7.0
24 Joe Gordon
NYA
2B
25.4
3
5.9
26.3
12.1
25 Bob Kennedy *
CHA
3B
19.9
3
-1.0
8.2
-5.5
26 Cecil Travis
WS1
3B
26.9
3
3.8
22.2
9.7
27 Rollie Hemsley
CLE
C
33.0
2
0.6
13.6
2.9
28 Ted Lyons
CHA
SP
39.5
2
3.6
14.6
7.7
29 Elden Auker
SLA
SP
29.8
1
4.7
21.0
11.2
30 Lou Finney
BOS
RF
29.9
1
1.9
14.8
4.7
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Bob Feller
CLE
SP
21.7
222
9.8
34.6
22.7
2 Bobo Newsom
DET
SP
32.9
120
7.4
26.2
16.4
3 Joe DiMaggio
NYA
CF
25.6
151
7.3
31.1
19.6
4 Hank Greenberg
DET
LF
29.5
292
7.1
31.1
18.7
5 Johnny Rigney
CHA
SP
25.7
6.6
23.2
12.8
6 Ted Williams
BOS
LF
21.8
16
6.4
30.1
17.9
7 Lou Boudreau
CLE
SS
23.0
119
6.0
29.8
14.1
8 Joe Gordon
NYA
2B
25.4
3
5.9
26.3
12.1
9 Schoolboy Rowe
DET
SP
30.5
62
5.8
17.1
10.8
10 Charlie Keller
NYA
RF
23.8
5.4
24.4
13.2
11 Rudy York
DET
1B
26.9
61
5.4
25.7
13.8
12 Luke Appling
CHA
SS
33.2
54
5.3
29.1
14.5
13 Jimmie Foxx
BOS
1B
32.7
110
5.2
24.2
12.6
14 Tommy Bridges
DET
SP
33.5
4.9
16.7
9.4
15 Dutch Leonard
WS1
SP
31.3
4.8
20.7
10.0
16 Ken Chase
WS1
SP
26.7
4.7
20.5
10.7
17 Elden Auker
SLA
SP
29.8
1
4.7
21.0
11.2
18 Harlond Clift
SLA
3B
27.9
4.4
22.9
9.8
19 Thornton Lee
CHA
SP
33.8
4.3
17.4
8.9
20 Hal Trosky
CLE
1B
27.6
4.1
25.9
15.4
21 Barney McCosky
DET
CF
23.2
11
4.0
23.7
10.6
22 Johnny Babich
PHA
SP
27.1
5
4.0
14.6
6.0
23 Joe Cronin
BOS
SS
33.7
4.0
23.7
9.1
24 Cecil Travis
WS1
3B
26.9
3
3.8
22.2
9.7
25 Charlie Gehringer
DET
2B
37.1
3
3.8
20.0
7.0
26 Frankie Hayes
PHA
C
25.7
4
3.8
17.7
5.1
27 Al Smith
CLE
SP
32.7
3.8
16.4
9.6
28 Wally Moses
PHA
RF
29.7
3.8
20.6
9.5
29 Bob Johnson
PHA
LF
34.6
3.8
18.4
7.3
30 Eddie Smith
CHA
SP
26.5
3.7
16.7
9.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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