1962 Season
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1962 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Maury Wills
LAN
SS
29.7
209
6.1
31.8
14.8
2 Willie Mays
SFN
CF
31.2
202
10.5
41.1
26.3
3 Tommy Davis
LAN
LF
23.3
175
6.0
35.9
22.5
4 Frank Robinson
CIN
RF
26.8
164
8.7
40.7
27.5
5 Don Drysdale
LAN
SP
25.9
85
5.7
22.9
12.6
6 Hank Aaron
ML1
CF
28.4
72
8.5
34.2
21.0
7 Jack Sanford
SFN
SP
33.1
62
3.2
20.1
11.3
8 Bob Purkey
CIN
SP
33.0
33
7.1
26.4
17.0
9 Frank Howard
LAN
RF
25.9
32
3.5
24.5
14.4
10 Stan Musial
SLN
LF
41.6
19
3.6
18.8
9.7
11 Jose Pagan
SFN
SS
27.2
13
2.5
17.0
1.7
12 Don Demeter
PHI
3B
27.0
12
3.8
24.4
11.8
13 Felipe Alou
SFN
RF
27.1
10
5.3
25.6
14.2
14 Bill White
SLN
1B
28.4
10
4.3
21.6
9.5
15 Orlando Cepeda
SFN
1B
24.8
9
3.3
26.2
14.2
16 Dick Groat
PIT
SS
31.7
7
2.8
21.4
5.0
17 Roberto Clemente
PIT
RF
27.9
6
3.9
20.2
9.2
18 Ernie Banks
CHN
1B
31.4
5
2.8
13.6
2.0
19 Ken Boyer
SLN
3B
31.1
5
5.6
21.6
7.5
20 Johnny Callison
PHI
RF
23.3
5
6.0
27.2
14.7
21 Harvey Kuenn
SFN
LF
31.6
5
2.5
18.1
8.0
22 Juan Marichal
SFN
SP
24.7
4
4.2
18.4
9.7
23 Bob Skinner
PIT
LF
30.7
4
3.7
26.1
15.2
24 Jim Davenport
SFN
3B
28.9
3
4.8
20.3
9.1
25 Sandy Koufax
LAN
SP
26.5
3
3.8
15.0
9.0
26 Del Crandall
ML1
C
32.3
2
3.8
14.5
5.4
27 Art Mahaffey
PHI
SP
24.1
2
3.2
16.8
7.7
28 Ed Roebuck
LAN
RP
31.0
2
0.3
8.8
3.4
29 Eddie Kasko
CIN
3B
30.0
1
0.5
11.8
0.0
30 Eddie Mathews
ML1
3B
30.7
1
5.6
26.0
13.1
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Willie Mays
SFN
CF
31.2
202
10.5
41.1
26.3
2 Frank Robinson
CIN
RF
26.8
164
8.7
40.7
27.5
3 Hank Aaron
ML1
CF
28.4
72
8.5
34.2
21.0
4 Turk Farrell
HOU
SP
28.2
7.3
18.6
10.4
5 Bob Purkey
CIN
SP
33.0
33
7.1
26.4
17.0
6 Bob Gibson
SLN
SP
26.6
6.4
20.7
13.0
7 Maury Wills
LAN
SS
29.7
209
6.1
31.8
14.8
8 Ernie Broglio
SLN
SP
26.8
6.1
18.1
10.7
9 Tommy Davis
LAN
LF
23.3
175
6.0
35.9
22.5
10 Johnny Callison
PHI
RF
23.3
5
6.0
27.2
14.7
11 Willie Davis
LAN
CF
22.2
5.9
26.3
12.3
12 Warren Spahn
ML1
SP
41.2
5.9
21.9
13.1
13 Don Drysdale
LAN
SP
25.9
85
5.7
22.9
12.6
14 Ken Boyer
SLN
3B
31.1
5
5.6
21.6
7.5
15 Eddie Mathews
ML1
3B
30.7
1
5.6
26.0
13.1
16 Bob Friend
PIT
SP
31.6
5.5
21.4
12.7
17 Felipe Alou
SFN
RF
27.1
10
5.3
25.6
14.2
18 Bob Shaw
ML1
SP
29.0
5.1
19.8
12.3
19 Joey Jay
CIN
SP
26.9
5.0
18.8
9.8
20 Jim Davenport
SFN
3B
28.9
3
4.8
20.3
9.1
21 Vada Pinson
CIN
CF
23.9
4.6
26.1
12.0
22 Tony Gonzalez
PHI
CF
25.8
4.5
20.3
10.1
23 Bill White
SLN
1B
28.4
10
4.3
21.6
9.5
24 Curt Flood
SLN
CF
24.5
4.3
21.9
7.4
25 Leo Cardenas
CIN
SS
23.5
4.2
21.3
6.4
26 Juan Marichal
SFN
SP
24.7
4
4.2
18.4
9.7
27 Jim Gilliam
LAN
2B
33.7
4.2
22.4
7.7
28 Earl Francis
PIT
SP
27.0
4.1
13.5
7.5
29 Roy Face
PIT
RP
34.4
3.9
19.0
14.9
30 Roberto Clemente
PIT
RF
27.9
6
3.9
20.2
9.2
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1962 American League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Mickey Mantle
NYA
CF
30.7
234
6.0
32.0
22.0
2 Bobby Richardson
NYA
2B
26.9
152
3.3
22.0
5.9
3 Harmon Killebrew
MIN
LF
26.0
99
2.8
24.4
12.5
4 Leon Wagner
LAA
LF
28.1
85
2.1
24.2
11.8
5 Dick Donovan
CLE
SP
34.6
64
4.0
19.4
11.2
6 Al Kaline
DET
RF
27.5
58
4.4
18.9
10.6
7 Norm Siebern
KC1
1B
28.9
53
5.5
27.1
14.5
8 Rich Rollins *
MIN
3B
24.2
47
4.0
22.6
8.2
9 Brooks Robinson
BAL
3B
25.1
41
6.1
26.8
12.7
10 Floyd Robinson
CHA
LF
26.1
33
3.6
26.8
14.3
11 Lee Thomas
LAA
1B
26.4
32
2.2
22.5
10.6
12 Tom Tresh *
NYA
SS
24.8
30
4.4
25.2
10.0
13 Billy Moran
LAA
2B
28.6
28
3.3
24.3
8.7
14 Ralph Terry
NYA
SP
26.5
19
4.0
20.9
11.0
15 Camilo Pascual
MIN
SP
28.4
14
6.2
21.9
13.4
16 Rocky Colavito
DET
LF
28.9
13
5.8
25.4
12.6
17 Hank Aguirre
DET
SP
31.4
10
6.1
23.1
15.4
18 Joe Cunningham
CHA
1B
30.8
9
4.2
23.5
12.1
19 Pete Runnels
BOS
1B
34.4
9
3.4
23.4
11.9
20 Carl Yastrzemski
BOS
LF
22.9
9
4.2
21.1
8.1
21 Jim Bunning
DET
SP
30.7
8
5.2
20.0
11.4
22 Vic Power
MIN
1B
34.7
8
1.5
15.3
4.0
23 Dick Radatz *
BOS
RP
25.2
8
5.2
20.4
14.3
24 Zoilo Versalles
MIN
SS
22.5
8
2.0
15.7
1.0
25 Jerry Lumpe
KC1
2B
29.1
7
3.8
19.5
4.4
26 Eddie Bressoud
BOS
SS
30.2
6
4.8
22.1
7.0
27 Whitey Ford
NYA
SP
33.7
6
5.0
19.8
11.3
28 Buck Rodgers *
LAA
C
23.9
6
1.1
16.9
2.3
29 Ray Herbert
CHA
SP
32.5
5
5.2
19.5
11.7
30 Chuck Hinton
WS2
RF
28.2
5
2.3
15.9
4.5
31 Norm Cash
DET
1B
27.6
3
3.7
22.4
11.3
32 Frank Malzone
BOS
3B
32.3
3
2.7
17.3
3.9
33 Al Smith
CHA
3B
34.4
1
2.2
18.3
7.1
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Camilo Pascual
MIN
SP
28.4
14
6.2
21.9
13.4
2 Hank Aguirre
DET
SP
31.4
10
6.1
23.1
15.4
3 Brooks Robinson
BAL
3B
25.1
41
6.1
26.8
12.7
4 Mickey Mantle
NYA
CF
30.7
234
6.0
32.0
22.0
5 Rocky Colavito
DET
LF
28.9
13
5.8
25.4
12.6
6 Jim Kaat
MIN
SP
23.7
5.8
21.3
12.4
7 Norm Siebern
KC1
1B
28.9
53
5.5
27.1
14.5
8 Ray Herbert
CHA
SP
32.5
5
5.2
19.5
11.7
9 Dick Radatz *
BOS
RP
25.2
8
5.2
20.4
14.3
10 Jim Bunning
DET
SP
30.7
8
5.2
20.0
11.4
11 Whitey Ford
NYA
SP
33.7
6
5.0
19.8
11.3
12 Ed Charles *
KC1
3B
29.2
4.8
21.1
9.0
13 Eddie Bressoud
BOS
SS
30.2
6
4.8
22.1
7.0
14 Robin Roberts
BAL
SP
35.8
4.7
14.9
8.6
15 Clete Boyer
NYA
3B
25.4
4.7
20.6
7.6
16 Bob Allison
MIN
RF
28.0
4.6
23.2
11.7
17 Johnny Romano
CLE
C
27.9
4.5
26.2
13.4
18 Al Kaline
DET
RF
27.5
58
4.4
18.9
10.6
19 Tom Tresh *
NYA
SS
24.8
30
4.4
25.2
10.0
20 Joe Cunningham
CHA
1B
30.8
9
4.2
23.5
12.1
21 Carl Yastrzemski
BOS
LF
22.9
9
4.2
21.1
8.1
22 Terry Fox
DET
RP
26.9
4.0
12.1
9.3
23 Ralph Terry
NYA
SP
26.5
19
4.0
20.9
11.0
24 Rich Rollins *
MIN
3B
24.2
47
4.0
22.6
8.2
25 Dick Donovan
CLE
SP
34.6
64
4.0
19.4
11.2
26 Jerry Lumpe
KC1
2B
29.1
7
3.8
19.5
4.4
27 Elston Howard
NYA
C
33.4
3.8
21.5
9.0
28 Woodie Held
CLE
SS
30.3
3.8
20.4
7.6
29 Roger Maris
NYA
RF
27.8
3.7
25.0
11.7
30 Norm Cash
DET
1B
27.6
3
3.7
22.4
11.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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