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Awards
This page starts with the site's own WAA-based award picks for each season since 1876.
Official awards still matter here as context. They show where baseball history agreed, disagreed, or simply used different standards.
Sim award
The overall yearly leader in total wins, across both leagues.
| Player | League | Primary Pos | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Freeman | NL | 1B | 6.17 |
Sim award
Each card compares the site's League MVP with the official MVP for that league, using total wins for both players so the disagreement is visible immediately.
For 1931 and later, the official side shown here is the BBWAA MVP.
Sim award
The batting-wins leader in each league.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Shohei Ohtani | DH | 5.25 |
| NL | Ronald Acuna | RF | 5.66 |
Sim award
The batting-wins leader at each position in each league.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Ryan Jeffers | C | 1.65 |
| AL | Josh Naylor | 1B | 2.58 |
| AL | Marcus Semien | 2B | 2.84 |
| AL | Jose Ramirez | 3B | 3.15 |
| AL | Corey Seager |
Sim award
The fielding-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Adley Rutschman | C | 0.24 |
| AL | Nathaniel Lowe | 1B | 0.83 |
| AL | Andres Gimenez | 2B | 0.85 |
| AL | DJ LeMahieu | 3B | 1.09 |
| AL | Javier Baez | SS | 0.67 |
| AL | Daulton Varsho | LF | 1.34 |
| AL | Leody Taveras | CF | 1.23 |
| AL | Zach McKinstry | RF | 1.22 |
| NL | Carson Kelly | C | 0.34 |
| NL | Freddie Freeman | 1B | 0.99 |
| NL | Nico Hoerner | 2B | 0.87 |
| NL | Tommy Edman | 2B | 0.87 |
| NL | Ryan McMahon | 3B | 1.06 |
| NL | CJ Abrams | SS | 0.80 |
| NL | Corbin Carroll | LF | 1.57 |
| NL |
Official context
Official awards remain here as comparison material. They help show where the site's value-based results line up with baseball history and where they do not.
This yearly view trims weekly and monthly awards so the larger official picture is easier to read.
When this year includes an MVP-type award, the label reflects the historical form of the official award for that era.
| SS |
| 4.92 |
| AL | Chas McCormick | LF | 2.13 |
| AL | Luis Robert | CF | 2.52 |
| AL | Aaron Judge | RF | 3.65 |
| AL | Shohei Ohtani | DH | 5.25 |
| NL | William Contreras | C | 2.71 |
| NL | Freddie Freeman | 1B | 5.27 |
| NL | Ozzie Albies | 2B | 2.86 |
| NL | Austin Riley | 3B | 2.99 |
| NL | Francisco Lindor | SS | 3.32 |
| NL | Juan Soto | LF | 3.09 |
| NL | Cody Bellinger | CF | 2.55 |
| NL | Ronald Acuna | RF | 5.66 |
| NL | Bryce Harper | DH | 3.07 |
| CF |
| 0.74 |
| NL | Lane Thomas | RF | 1.32 |
Sim award
The total-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Primary Pos | Player | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | C | Adley Rutschman | 1.72 |
| AL | 1B | Josh Naylor | 2.55 |
| AL | 2B | Marcus Semien | 3.58 |
| AL | 3B | Jose Ramirez | 3.05 |
| AL | SS | Corey Seager | 5.79 |
| AL | LF | Chas McCormick | 3.04 |
| AL | CF | Luis Robert | 3.55 |
| AL | RF | Kyle Tucker | 3.85 |
| AL | DH | Shohei Ohtani | 5.24 |
| NL | C | William Contreras | 2.74 |
| NL | 1B | Freddie Freeman | 6.17 |
| NL | 2B | Ozzie Albies | 2.96 |
| NL | 3B | Austin Riley | 3.14 |
| NL | SS | Francisco Lindor | 3.22 |
| NL | LF | Corbin Carroll | 4.27 |
| NL | CF | Cody Bellinger | 2.62 |
| NL | RF | Ronald Acuna | 4.71 |
| NL | DH | Bryce Harper | 3.02 |
| Award | League | Player | Primary Pos | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - HOF Player | ML | Fisk, Carlton | - | - |