1988 Season
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Pitchers
1988 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Kirk Gibson
LAN
LF
31.1
272
6.5
33.2
21.4
2 Darryl Strawberry
NYN
RF
26.3
236
5.4
32.0
20.1
3 Kevin McReynolds
NYN
LF
28.7
162
4.5
28.1
16.8
4 Andy Van Slyke
PIT
CF
27.5
160
6.4
31.0
17.3
5 Will Clark
SFN
1B
24.3
135
6.6
34.0
21.8
6 Orel Hershiser
LAN
SP
29.8
111
7.1
25.1
16.9
7 Andres Galarraga
MON
1B
27.0
105
5.7
25.6
13.9
8 Glenn Davis
HOU
1B
27.3
72
4.3
25.4
14.1
9 Danny Jackson
CIN
SP
26.5
41
5.1
22.2
14.3
10 David Cone
NYN
SP
25.5
37
5.8
19.6
12.2
11 Tony Gwynn
SDN
RF
28.1
29
3.4
21.5
10.5
12 John Franco
CIN
RP
27.8
23
3.0
18.5
13.8
13 Eric Davis
CIN
CF
26.1
14
4.4
23.8
12.5
14 Bobby Bonilla
PIT
3B
25.4
7
5.1
29.1
15.3
15 Andre Dawson
CHN
RF
34.0
6
4.8
22.1
10.3
16 Randy Myers
NYN
RP
25.8
3
3.0
13.1
9.4
17 Brett Butler
SFN
CF
31.0
2
6.8
29.3
15.3
18 Steve Sax
LAN
2B
28.4
1
2.1
21.6
6.7
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Orel Hershiser
LAN
SP
29.8
111
7.1
25.1
16.9
2 Barry Larkin
CIN
SS
24.2
7.0
27.0
12.4
3 Brett Butler
SFN
CF
31.0
2
6.8
29.3
15.3
4 Will Clark
SFN
1B
24.3
135
6.6
34.0
21.8
5 Ozzie Smith
SLN
SS
33.5
6.6
22.4
7.3
6 Kirk Gibson
LAN
LF
31.1
272
6.5
33.2
21.4
7 Andy Van Slyke
PIT
CF
27.5
160
6.4
31.0
17.3
8 Barry Bonds
PIT
LF
23.9
6.2
26.8
15.5
9 David Cone
NYN
SP
25.5
37
5.8
19.6
12.2
10 Andres Galarraga
MON
1B
27.0
105
5.7
25.6
13.9
11 Greg Maddux
CHN
SP
22.2
5.6
19.3
11.7
12 Kal Daniels
CIN
LF
24.9
5.6
25.4
14.5
13 Darryl Strawberry
NYN
RF
26.3
236
5.4
32.0
20.1
14 Danny Jackson
CIN
SP
26.5
41
5.1
22.2
14.3
15 Chris Sabo *
CIN
3B
26.5
5.1
18.1
6.3
16 Bobby Bonilla
PIT
3B
25.4
7
5.1
29.1
15.3
17 John Tudor
MULT
SP
34.4
4.9
16.7
10.7
18 Andre Dawson
CHN
RF
34.0
6
4.8
22.1
10.3
19 Ryne Sandberg
CHN
2B
28.8
4.6
20.3
5.4
20 Kevin McReynolds
NYN
LF
28.7
162
4.5
28.1
16.8
21 Eric Davis
CIN
CF
26.1
14
4.4
23.8
12.5
22 Roberto Alomar *
SDN
2B
20.4
4.3
20.4
7.0
23 Mike Scott
HOU
SP
33.2
4.3
14.3
7.7
24 Glenn Davis
HOU
1B
27.3
72
4.3
25.4
14.1
25 Joe Magrane
SLN
SP
24.0
4.2
12.8
7.7
26 Rick Sutcliffe
CHN
SP
32.0
4.0
13.0
6.1
27 Pascual Perez
MON
SP
31.1
4.0
14.6
8.9
28 Dwight Gooden
NYN
SP
23.6
3.9
13.4
5.8
29 Kevin Gross
PHI
SP
27.1
3.6
11.4
4.3
30 Ron Darling
NYN
SP
27.9
3.6
12.5
5.2
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1988 American League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jose Canseco
OAK
RF
24.0
392
7.3
39.2
27.1
2 Mike Greenwell
BOS
LF
25.0
242
7.5
29.5
17.6
3 Kirby Puckett
MIN
CF
28.3
219
7.7
31.1
17.6
4 Dave Winfield
NYA
RF
36.7
164
5.4
29.5
18.4
5 Dennis Eckersley
OAK
RP
33.7
156
2.3
14.9
10.8
6 Wade Boggs
BOS
3B
30.0
107
8.2
33.9
20.4
7 Alan Trammell
DET
SS
30.4
62
6.0
24.8
13.4
8 Paul Molitor
ML4
3B
31.9
50
5.2
27.6
15.6
9 Dwight Evans
BOS
RF
36.7
49
3.1
20.7
9.8
10 Frank Viola
MIN
SP
28.2
39
7.7
25.1
17.3
11 Robin Yount
ML4
CF
32.8
34
5.7
31.0
17.4
12 George Brett
KCA
1B
35.1
29
5.2
26.7
15.7
13 Dave Henderson
OAK
CF
29.9
28
6.3
28.1
16.9
14 Bruce Hurst
BOS
SP
30.3
15
3.4
14.5
7.9
15 Doug Jones
CLE
RP
31.0
11
3.2
17.7
13.0
16 Jeff Reardon
MIN
RP
32.8
11
2.5
13.5
9.3
17 Fred McGriff
TOR
1B
24.7
9
6.2
26.9
16.4
18 Rickey Henderson
NYA
LF
29.5
8
6.3
28.2
17.0
19 Mark McGwire
OAK
1B
24.8
6
2.7
24.3
13.7
20 Joe Carter
CLE
CF
28.3
5
3.2
24.9
11.6
21 Lee Smith
BOS
RP
30.6
4
1.3
12.1
7.4
22 Gary Gaetti
MIN
3B
29.9
3
4.3
22.0
12.3
23 Dan Plesac
ML4
RP
26.4
3
1.7
10.5
7.6
24 Dave Stewart
OAK
SP
31.4
3
4.5
17.7
9.2
25 Julio Franco
CLE
2B
29.9
2
2.3
22.6
8.7
26 Tony Fernandez
TOR
SS
26.0
1
4.4
22.6
7.7
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Wade Boggs
BOS
3B
30.0
107
8.2
33.9
20.4
2 Mark Gubicza
KCA
SP
25.9
7.8
24.5
16.2
3 Frank Viola
MIN
SP
28.2
39
7.7
25.1
17.3
4 Kirby Puckett
MIN
CF
28.3
219
7.7
31.1
17.6
5 Mike Greenwell
BOS
LF
25.0
242
7.5
29.5
17.6
6 Teddy Higuera
ML4
SP
29.6
7.4
22.3
15.3
7 Jose Canseco
OAK
RF
24.0
392
7.3
39.2
27.1
8 Roger Clemens
BOS
SP
25.9
7.1
21.6
13.5
9 Rickey Henderson
NYA
LF
29.5
8
6.3
28.2
17.0
10 Dave Henderson
OAK
CF
29.9
28
6.3
28.1
16.9
11 Fred McGriff
TOR
1B
24.7
9
6.2
26.9
16.4
12 Alan Trammell
DET
SS
30.4
62
6.0
24.8
13.4
13 Greg Swindell
CLE
SP
23.5
5.9
19.6
12.2
14 Cal Ripken
BAL
SS
27.9
5.7
24.1
9.1
15 Tom Candiotti
CLE
SP
30.8
5.7
17.3
10.7
16 Robin Yount
ML4
CF
32.8
34
5.7
31.0
17.4
17 Mark Langston
SEA
SP
27.9
5.7
18.9
10.9
18 Dave Winfield
NYA
RF
36.7
164
5.4
29.5
18.4
19 Ellis Burks
BOS
CF
23.8
5.3
22.7
10.6
20 Paul Molitor
ML4
3B
31.9
50
5.2
27.6
15.6
21 Allan Anderson
MIN
SP
24.5
5.2
18.8
12.6
22 Charlie Leibrandt
KCA
SP
31.7
5.2
17.5
10.0
23 George Brett
KCA
1B
35.1
29
5.2
26.7
15.7
24 Kelly Gruber
TOR
3B
26.3
5.2
20.3
8.1
25 Dave Stewart
OAK
SP
31.4
3
4.5
17.7
9.2
26 Tony Fernandez
TOR
SS
26.0
1
4.4
22.6
7.7
27 Kent Hrbek
MIN
1B
28.1
4.4
22.8
13.4
28 Gary Gaetti
MIN
3B
29.9
3
4.3
22.0
12.3
29 Steve Buechele
TEX
3B
26.8
4.3
16.3
4.8
30 Dave Stieb
TOR
SP
30.9
4.3
16.4
10.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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