1942 Season
1941 / 1943
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1942 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Mort Cooper
SLN
SP
29.3
263
8.4
28.3
18.5
2 Enos Slaughter
SLN
RF
26.2
200
6.2
37.3
24.8
3 Mel Ott
NY1
RF
33.3
190
6.3
35.2
23.0
4 Mickey Owen
BRO
C
26.2
103
1.5
15.1
3.2
5 Johnny Mize
NY1
1B
29.5
97
6.1
31.6
21.1
6 Pete Reiser
BRO
CF
23.3
91
4.2
28.2
17.3
7 Marty Marion
SLN
SS
24.6
81
4.7
22.6
9.4
8 Dolph Camilli
BRO
1B
35.2
42
4.8
27.7
16.8
9 Bob Elliott
PIT
3B
25.6
39
3.3
22.1
9.2
10 Claude Passeau
CHN
SP
33.2
33
2.7
18.2
8.5
11 Walker Cooper
SLN
C
27.5
28
2.4
16.2
5.1
12 Stan Musial *
SLN
LF
21.6
26
5.3
28.5
18.3
13 Johnny Beazley *
SLN
SP
24.1
24
4.2
21.2
13.4
14 Jimmy Brown
SLN
2B
32.2
24
1.1
15.6
1.8
15 Ernie Lombardi
BSN
C
34.2
24
3.9
15.7
8.0
16 Whit Wyatt
BRO
SP
34.8
22
2.7
16.1
8.4
17 Joe Medwick
BRO
LF
30.6
20
2.6
20.4
9.3
18 Terry Moore
SLN
CF
30.1
15
2.6
20.3
9.0
19 Bill Nicholson
CHN
RF
27.6
14
5.8
27.5
15.2
20 Stan Hack
CHN
3B
32.6
11
4.9
26.2
12.8
21 Johnny Vander Meer
CIN
SP
27.7
11
4.5
21.0
12.4
22 Tommy Hughes
PHI
SP
22.7
10
3.2
19.4
10.5
23 Ray Starr
CIN
SP
36.2
9
4.8
21.5
11.8
24 Larry French
BRO
SP
34.7
7
4.5
16.3
10.9
25 Whitey Kurowski *
SLN
3B
24.2
6
1.9
13.7
5.0
26 Pee Wee Reese
BRO
SS
23.9
6
5.6
27.7
12.8
27 Lonny Frey
CIN
2B
31.9
4
5.2
23.3
10.3
28 Ray Lamanno *
CIN
C
22.6
4
2.1
12.5
3.3
29 Frank McCormick
CIN
1B
31.1
4
3.1
16.8
6.0
30 Max West
BSN
1B
25.6
4
2.6
18.1
8.7
31 Al Javery
BSN
SP
24.1
3
2.6
15.7
6.5
32 Eddie Miller
BSN
SS
25.6
1
2.6
11.5
-1.7
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Mort Cooper
SLN
SP
29.3
263
8.4
28.3
18.5
2 Mel Ott
NY1
RF
33.3
190
6.3
35.2
23.0
3 Enos Slaughter
SLN
RF
26.2
200
6.2
37.3
24.8
4 Johnny Mize
NY1
1B
29.5
97
6.1
31.6
21.1
5 Bill Nicholson
CHN
RF
27.6
14
5.8
27.5
15.2
6 Pee Wee Reese
BRO
SS
23.9
6
5.6
27.7
12.8
7 Stan Musial *
SLN
LF
21.6
26
5.3
28.5
18.3
8 Lonny Frey
CIN
2B
31.9
4
5.2
23.3
10.3
9 Elbie Fletcher
PIT
1B
26.3
5.0
25.2
14.4
10 Stan Hack
CHN
3B
32.6
11
4.9
26.2
12.8
11 Dolph Camilli
BRO
1B
35.2
42
4.8
27.7
16.8
12 Ray Starr
CIN
SP
36.2
9
4.8
21.5
11.8
13 Marty Marion
SLN
SS
24.6
81
4.7
22.6
9.4
14 Larry French
BRO
SP
34.7
7
4.5
16.3
10.9
15 Johnny Vander Meer
CIN
SP
27.7
11
4.5
21.0
12.4
16 Max Lanier
SLN
SP
26.9
4.4
12.7
7.0
17 Johnny Beazley *
SLN
SP
24.1
24
4.2
21.2
13.4
18 Pete Reiser
BRO
CF
23.3
91
4.2
28.2
17.3
19 Bucky Walters
CIN
SP
33.2
4.1
18.6
9.6
20 Ernie Lombardi
BSN
C
34.2
24
3.9
15.7
8.0
21 Tommy Holmes *
BSN
CF
25.3
3.6
20.3
7.6
22 Curt Davis
BRO
SP
38.8
3.3
17.9
10.7
23 Bob Elliott
PIT
3B
25.6
39
3.3
22.1
9.2
24 Tommy Hughes
PHI
SP
22.7
10
3.2
19.4
10.5
25 Frank McCormick
CIN
1B
31.1
4
3.1
16.8
6.0
26 Hal Schumacher
NY1
SP
31.6
3.0
13.7
6.2
27 Billy Herman
BRO
2B
33.0
3.0
20.0
6.3
28 Max Macon
BRO
SP
26.7
3.0
9.0
6.0
29 Cliff Melton
NY1
SP
30.5
2.9
11.5
6.4
30 Dixie Walker
BRO
RF
31.8
2.9
19.0
10.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1942 American League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Joe Gordon
NYA
2B
27.4
270
8.2
31.0
17.6
2 Ted Williams
BOS
LF
23.8
249
10.6
46.2
33.4
3 Johnny Pesky *
BOS
SS
22.8
143
5.5
28.3
12.9
4 Vern Stephens *
SLA
SS
21.7
140
2.5
19.6
5.3
5 Tiny Bonham
NYA
SP
28.9
102
3.8
21.5
13.7
6 Tex Hughson
BOS
SP
26.4
92
6.2
27.0
17.3
7 Joe DiMaggio
NYA
CF
27.6
86
6.1
32.2
18.2
8 Stan Spence
WS1
CF
27.3
65
2.8
28.9
14.8
9 Phil Marchildon
PHA
SP
28.7
39
2.5
12.4
3.9
10 Lou Boudreau
CLE
SS
25.0
34
4.5
22.0
7.9
11 Bobby Doerr
BOS
2B
24.2
24
5.5
24.2
10.9
12 Ted Lyons
CHA
SP
41.5
23
5.1
20.5
14.3
13 George Case
WS1
LF
26.6
17
2.8
22.5
12.0
14 Charlie Keller
NYA
LF
25.8
15
6.7
34.3
21.7
15 Ken Keltner
CLE
3B
25.7
15
2.8
19.5
5.5
16 Wally Judnich
SLA
CF
25.4
14
5.1
25.1
14.0
17 Bill Dickey
NYA
C
35.1
12
1.6
10.8
3.9
18 Don Gutteridge
SLA
2B
30.0
12
0.7
14.5
0.1
19 Chet Laabs
SLA
RF
30.2
9
3.8
22.9
11.2
20 Phil Rizzuto
NYA
SS
25.8
9
5.7
25.3
11.2
21 Hank Borowy *
NYA
SP
26.1
8
2.1
15.6
9.5
22 Rick Ferrell
SLA
C
36.7
8
-0.4
6.3
-1.6
23 Jim Bagby
CLE
SP
25.8
6
2.8
20.7
11.4
24 Taffy Wright
CHA
LF
30.9
6
2.3
14.9
8.1
25 Les Fleming *
CLE
1B
26.9
4
4.6
28.4
16.6
26 Tony Lupien *
BOS
1B
25.2
4
0.5
11.7
2.3
27 Spud Chandler
NYA
SP
34.8
3
3.2
17.7
10.9
28 Rudy York
DET
1B
28.9
3
3.0
15.2
3.6
29 Barney McCosky
DET
LF
25.2
1
2.6
19.5
6.5
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Ted Williams
BOS
LF
23.8
249
10.6
46.2
33.4
2 Joe Gordon
NYA
2B
27.4
270
8.2
31.0
17.6
3 Charlie Keller
NYA
LF
25.8
15
6.7
34.3
21.7
4 Tex Hughson
BOS
SP
26.4
92
6.2
27.0
17.3
5 Joe DiMaggio
NYA
CF
27.6
86
6.1
32.2
18.2
6 Phil Rizzuto
NYA
SS
25.8
9
5.7
25.3
11.2
7 Johnny Pesky *
BOS
SS
22.8
143
5.5
28.3
12.9
8 Bobby Doerr
BOS
2B
24.2
24
5.5
24.2
10.9
9 Hal White *
DET
SP
23.3
5.3
18.4
10.9
10 Ted Lyons
CHA
SP
41.5
23
5.1
20.5
14.3
11 Dom DiMaggio
BOS
CF
25.4
5.1
28.1
13.9
12 Wally Judnich
SLA
CF
25.4
14
5.1
25.1
14.0
13 Les Fleming *
CLE
1B
26.9
4
4.6
28.4
16.6
14 Al Benton
DET
SP
31.3
4.6
17.8
10.1
15 Lou Boudreau
CLE
SS
25.0
34
4.5
22.0
7.9
16 Johnny Niggeling
SLA
SP
39.0
4.3
17.1
10.1
17 Dizzy Trout
DET
SP
27.0
4.2
14.9
7.2
18 Johnny Humphries
CHA
SP
27.0
4.2
19.6
11.8
19 Hal Newhouser
DET
SP
21.1
3.9
16.4
10.0
20 Bob Johnson
PHA
LF
36.6
3.8
25.8
13.7
21 Tiny Bonham
NYA
SP
28.9
102
3.8
21.5
13.7
22 Harlond Clift
SLA
3B
29.9
3.8
24.4
10.7
23 Chet Laabs
SLA
RF
30.2
9
3.8
22.9
11.2
24 Virgil Trucks *
DET
SP
25.2
3.6
15.4
9.5
25 Jeff Heath
CLE
LF
27.3
3.5
23.2
11.1
26 Spud Chandler
NYA
SP
34.8
3
3.2
17.7
10.9
27 Roger Wolff *
PHA
SP
31.2
3.2
14.0
6.6
28 Rudy York
DET
1B
28.9
3
3.0
15.2
3.6
29 Tommy Bridges
DET
SP
35.5
2.9
15.1
9.1
30 Bobby Estalella
WS1
3B
31.2
2.9
20.0
9.6
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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