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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Votto | NL | 1B | 5.66 |
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 | Miguel Cabrera | 3B | 5.83 |
| NL | Ryan Braun | LF | 5.99 |
Sim award
The batting-wins leader at each position in each league.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Joe Mauer | C | 3.35 |
| AL | Prince Fielder | 1B | 2.19 |
| AL | Robinson Cano | 2B | 3.65 |
| AL | Miguel Cabrera | 3B | 5.83 |
| AL | Derek Jeter |
Sim award
The fielding-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Matt Wieters | C | 0.22 |
| AL | Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | 1.07 |
| AL | Jason Kipnis | 2B | 0.86 |
| AL | Mike Moustakas | 3B | 1.17 |
| AL | J. J. Hardy | SS | 1.31 |
| AL | Alex Gordon | LF | 1.11 |
| AL | Denard Span | CF | 0.64 |
| AL | Ichiro Suzuki | RF | 1.37 |
| NL | George Kottaras | C | 0.46 |
| NL | Carlos Lee | 1B | 0.94 |
| NL | Marco Scutaro | 2B | 1.10 |
| NL | Chase Headley | 3B | 1.29 |
| NL | Starlin Castro | SS | 0.84 |
| NL | John Mayberry | LF | 0.98 |
| NL | Michael Bourn | CF | 1.26 |
| NL | David DeJesus |
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 |
| 2.28 |
| AL | Josh Willingham | LF | 2.83 |
| AL | Mike Trout | CF | 4.28 |
| AL | Ben Zobrist | RF | 1.99 |
| AL | Edwin Encarnacion | DH | 3.71 |
| NL | Yadier Molina | C | 5.12 |
| NL | Joey Votto | 1B | 4.83 |
| NL | Aaron Hill | 2B | 4.35 |
| NL | Chase Headley | 3B | 4.20 |
| NL | Ian Desmond | SS | 3.25 |
| NL | Ryan Braun | LF | 5.99 |
| NL | Andrew McCutchen | CF | 5.08 |
| NL | Giancarlo Stanton | RF | 3.62 |
| NL | Jim Thome | DH | 0.00 |
| RF |
| 1.24 |
Sim award
The total-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Primary Pos | Player | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | C | Joe Mauer | 3.79 |
| AL | 1B | Albert Pujols | 3.05 |
| AL | 2B | Robinson Cano | 3.79 |
| AL | 3B | Miguel Cabrera | 5.03 |
| AL | SS | Asdrubal Cabrera | 2.18 |
| AL | LF | Yoenis Cespedes | 3.61 |
| AL | CF | Mike Trout | 4.37 |
| AL | RF | Shin-Soo Choo | 2.22 |
| AL | DH | Edwin Encarnacion | 3.84 |
| NL | C | Yadier Molina | 5.32 |
| NL | 1B | Joey Votto | 5.66 |
| NL | 2B | Aaron Hill | 5.34 |
| NL | 3B | Chase Headley | 5.62 |
| NL | SS | Jose Reyes | 3.10 |
| NL | LF | Ryan Braun | 5.56 |
| NL | CF | Andrew McCutchen | 5.40 |
| NL | RF | Giancarlo Stanton | 4.01 |
| NL | DH | Jim Thome | 0.00 |
| Award | League | Player | Primary Pos | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB Players Choice Man of the Year | ML | Jones, Chipper | - | - |