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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Trout | AL | CF | 5.63 |
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 | Mike Trout | CF | 5.26 |
| NL | Charlie Blackmon | CF | 5.49 |
Sim award
The batting-wins leader at each position in each league.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Gary Sanchez | C | 3.60 |
| AL | Jose Abreu | 1B | 2.04 |
| AL | Jose Altuve | 2B | 5.09 |
| AL | Jose Ramirez | 3B | 4.23 |
| AL | Francisco Lindor |
Sim award
The fielding-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Bruce Maxwell | C | 0.38 |
| AL | Carlos Santana | 1B | 0.73 |
| AL | Brian Dozier | 2B | 1.08 |
| AL | Alex Bregman | 3B | 0.99 |
| AL | Alcides Escobar | SS | 0.94 |
| AL | Corey Dickerson | LF | 1.18 |
| AL | Lorenzo Cain | CF | 0.69 |
| AL | Max Kepler | RF | 1.47 |
| NL | Buster Posey | C | 0.27 |
| NL | Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 1.01 |
| NL | DJ LeMahieu | 2B | 0.96 |
| NL | Nolan Arenado | 3B | 0.97 |
| NL | Trevor Story | SS | 1.03 |
| NL | Tommy Pham | LF | 1.07 |
| NL | Christian Yelich | CF | 1.20 |
| 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 |
| 3.16 |
| AL | Justin Upton | LF | 2.95 |
| AL | Mike Trout | CF | 5.26 |
| AL | Aaron Judge | RF | 5.21 |
| AL | Edwin Encarnacion | DH | 3.98 |
| NL | Buster Posey | C | 3.18 |
| NL | Joey Votto | 1B | 4.75 |
| NL | Daniel Murphy | 2B | 3.51 |
| NL | Kris Bryant | 3B | 4.22 |
| NL | Zack Cozart | SS | 4.15 |
| NL | Marcell Ozuna | LF | 3.55 |
| NL | Charlie Blackmon | CF | 5.49 |
| NL | Giancarlo Stanton | RF | 4.32 |
| RF |
| 1.46 |
Sim award
The total-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Primary Pos | Player | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | C | Gary Sanchez | 3.44 |
| AL | 1B | Jose Abreu | 2.09 |
| AL | 2B | Brian Dozier | 4.32 |
| AL | 3B | Jose Ramirez | 4.44 |
| AL | SS | Francisco Lindor | 3.34 |
| AL | LF | Justin Upton | 3.08 |
| AL | CF | Mike Trout | 5.63 |
| AL | RF | Aaron Judge | 5.32 |
| AL | DH | Edwin Encarnacion | 4.06 |
| NL | C | Buster Posey | 3.49 |
| NL | 1B | Joey Votto | 5.62 |
| NL | 2B | Daniel Murphy | 3.65 |
| NL | 3B | Nolan Arenado | 5.25 |
| NL | SS | Zack Cozart | 4.19 |
| NL | LF | Tommy Pham | 4.40 |
| NL | CF | Charlie Blackmon | 5.57 |
| NL | RF | Giancarlo Stanton | 4.79 |
| Award | League | Player | Primary Pos | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie | AL | Judge, Aaron | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie | NL | Bellinger, Cody | - | - |