1989 Season
1988 / 1990
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Top HitterLonnie
Smith
Top PitcherBret
Saberhagen

Pitchers
1989 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Kevin Mitchell
SFN
LF
27.5
314
6.9
38.9
27.0
2 Will Clark
SFN
1B
25.3
225
8.6
39.4
27.5
3 Pedro Guerrero
SLN
1B
33.0
190
1.9
25.2
13.5
4 Ryne Sandberg
CHN
2B
29.8
157
6.1
31.7
17.0
5 Howard Johnson
NYN
3B
28.6
153
6.9
35.7
22.2
6 Mark Davis
SDN
RP
28.7
76
4.3
18.0
13.0
7 Glenn Davis
HOU
1B
28.3
64
4.4
32.5
20.7
8 Tony Gwynn
SDN
CF
29.1
57
2.5
29.8
16.4
9 Eric Davis
CIN
CF
27.1
44
2.9
22.7
11.7
10 Mitch Williams
CHN
RP
24.6
41
2.4
10.7
6.3
11 Lonnie Smith
ATL
LF
33.5
34
8.8
25.3
14.6
12 Jack Clark
SDN
1B
33.6
16
3.8
26.7
16.1
13 Jerome Walton *
CHN
CF
24.0
14
1.9
15.7
5.2
14 Mark Grace
CHN
1B
25.0
9
3.9
24.5
13.9
15 Mike Scott
HOU
SP
34.2
6
2.7
15.7
9.1
16 Bobby Bonilla
PIT
3B
26.4
5
4.9
30.8
16.6
17 Brett Butler
SFN
CF
32.0
3
1.9
21.4
7.8
18 Tim Raines
MON
LF
29.8
3
3.6
24.9
13.5
19 Milt Thompson
SLN
CF
30.5
3
4.3
18.0
6.0
20 Scott Garrelts
SFN
SP
27.7
2
4.0
15.4
9.8
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Lonnie Smith
ATL
LF
33.5
34
8.8
25.3
14.6
2 Will Clark
SFN
1B
25.3
225
8.6
39.4
27.5
3 Barry Bonds
PIT
LF
24.9
8.0
24.6
12.0
4 Orel Hershiser
LAN
SP
30.8
7.3
20.0
12.6
5 Ozzie Smith
SLN
SS
34.5
7.3
20.3
5.3
6 Kevin Mitchell
SFN
LF
27.5
314
6.9
38.9
27.0
7 Howard Johnson
NYN
3B
28.6
153
6.9
35.7
22.2
8 Ed Whitson
SDN
SP
34.1
6.7
17.7
11.1
9 Bruce Hurst
SDN
SP
31.3
6.4
18.4
11.3
10 Ryne Sandberg
CHN
2B
29.8
157
6.1
31.7
17.0
11 Robby Thompson
SFN
2B
27.1
6.1
21.7
8.2
12 Jose Oquendo
SLN
2B
26.0
5.4
23.9
9.3
13 Greg Maddux
CHN
SP
23.2
5.3
18.9
12.0
14 Von Hayes
PHI
RF
30.8
5.1
24.4
12.2
15 Bobby Bonilla
PIT
3B
26.4
5
4.9
30.8
16.6
16 Ken Caminiti
HOU
3B
26.2
4.8
24.3
10.9
17 Bryn Smith
MON
SP
33.9
4.8
15.0
8.8
18 Darryl Strawberry
NYN
RF
27.3
4.7
18.4
8.3
19 Dennis Martinez
MON
SP
34.1
4.6
16.0
9.3
20 Roberto Alomar
SDN
2B
21.4
4.4
23.9
8.6
21 Terry Pendleton
SLN
3B
29.0
4.4
18.9
5.3
22 Glenn Davis
HOU
1B
28.3
64
4.4
32.5
20.7
23 Mark Davis
SDN
RP
28.7
76
4.3
18.0
13.0
24 Milt Thompson
SLN
CF
30.5
3
4.3
18.0
6.0
25 Willie Randolph
LAN
2B
35.0
4.1
19.4
5.7
26 Scott Garrelts
SFN
SP
27.7
2
4.0
15.4
9.8
27 Tim Wallach
MON
3B
31.8
4.0
19.3
6.1
28 Les Lancaster
CHN
RP
27.2
4.0
11.9
8.0
29 Doug Drabek
PIT
SP
26.9
4.0
14.9
7.9
30 John Smoltz
ATL
SP
22.1
3.9
14.7
8.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1989 American League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Robin Yount
ML4
CF
33.8
256
5.8
33.8
20.8
2 Ruben Sierra
TEX
RF
23.7
228
5.9
32.7
20.5
3 Cal Ripken
BAL
SS
28.9
216
6.6
25.0
9.7
4 George Bell
TOR
LF
29.7
205
3.1
19.3
7.9
5 Dennis Eckersley
OAK
RP
34.7
116
2.6
14.0
10.4
6 Fred McGriff
TOR
1B
25.7
96
6.7
29.7
18.3
7 Kirby Puckett
MIN
CF
29.3
84
4.9
26.7
13.5
8 Bret Saberhagen
KCA
SP
25.2
82
9.7
28.7
21.0
9 Rickey Henderson
MULT
LF
30.5
67
8.6
31.3
19.7
10 Bo Jackson
KCA
LF
26.6
46
2.7
18.6
9.1
11 Dave Parker
OAK
DH
38.1
44
0.3
13.3
4.8
12 Gregg Olson *
BAL
RP
22.7
35
3.3
17.7
12.5
13 Bert Blyleven
CAL
SP
38.2
32
6.0
22.4
15.4
14 Dave Stewart
OAK
SP
32.4
30
3.9
16.1
8.6
15 Don Mattingly
NYA
1B
28.2
25
4.2
24.4
13.0
16 Joe Carter
CLE
CF
29.3
23
1.7
18.2
5.2
17 Carney Lansford
OAK
3B
32.4
20
4.6
23.9
12.2
18 Nick Esasky
BOS
1B
29.4
19
3.9
21.3
10.7
19 Tony Fernandez
TOR
SS
27.0
9
4.3
19.5
6.3
20 Mike Moore
OAK
SP
29.6
6
5.5
18.7
11.6
21 Wade Boggs
BOS
3B
31.0
3
8.4
30.4
16.5
22 Steve Sax
NYA
2B
29.4
3
4.4
22.6
8.0
23 Alvin Davis
SEA
1B
28.8
2
3.7
23.3
13.3
24 Nolan Ryan
TEX
SP
42.4
2
5.1
17.7
10.7
25 Chili Davis
CAL
LF
29.5
1
2.8
18.4
7.3
26 Mark McGwire
OAK
1B
25.8
1
3.6
18.6
8.8
27 Mookie Wilson
MULT
CF
33.4
1
1.0
7.9
-1.6
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Bret Saberhagen
KCA
SP
25.2
82
9.7
28.7
21.0
2 Rickey Henderson
MULT
LF
30.5
67
8.6
31.3
19.7
3 Wade Boggs
BOS
3B
31.0
3
8.4
30.4
16.5
4 Fred McGriff
TOR
1B
25.7
96
6.7
29.7
18.3
5 Cal Ripken
BAL
SS
28.9
216
6.6
25.0
9.7
6 Mark Gubicza
KCA
SP
26.9
6.3
19.3
11.9
7 Bert Blyleven
CAL
SP
38.2
32
6.0
22.4
15.4
8 Ruben Sierra
TEX
RF
23.7
228
5.9
32.7
20.5
9 Robin Yount
ML4
CF
33.8
256
5.8
33.8
20.8
10 Roger Clemens
BOS
SP
26.9
5.7
18.2
10.8
11 Paul Molitor
ML4
3B
32.9
5.6
28.4
15.7
12 Chris Bosio
ML4
SP
26.2
5.5
17.0
10.2
13 Mike Moore
OAK
SP
29.6
6
5.5
18.7
11.6
14 Lou Whitaker
DET
2B
32.1
5.3
22.8
10.3
15 Julio Franco
TEX
2B
30.9
5.3
25.9
13.1
16 Nolan Ryan
TEX
SP
42.4
2
5.1
17.7
10.7
17 Kelly Gruber
TOR
3B
27.3
5.1
19.9
8.8
18 Chuck Finley
CAL
SP
26.6
5.0
18.9
13.1
19 Kirby Puckett
MIN
CF
29.3
84
4.9
26.7
13.5
20 Tom Candiotti
CLE
SP
31.8
4.7
16.2
10.2
21 Kirk McCaskill
CAL
SP
28.2
4.7
17.8
11.7
22 Jeff Montgomery
KCA
RP
27.5
4.6
19.2
13.5
23 Scott Bankhead
SEA
SP
25.9
4.6
15.7
9.6
24 Carney Lansford
OAK
3B
32.4
20
4.6
23.9
12.2
25 Mickey Tettleton
BAL
C
28.8
4.4
24.3
14.8
26 Steve Sax
NYA
2B
29.4
3
4.4
22.6
8.0
27 Jesse Barfield
MULT
RF
29.7
4.3
16.9
5.9
28 Tony Fernandez
TOR
SS
27.0
9
4.3
19.5
6.3
29 Greg Swindell
CLE
SP
24.5
4.3
14.5
9.1
30 Harold Reynolds
SEA
2B
28.6
4.3
20.6
6.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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