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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Reynolds | NL | CF | 5.90 |
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 | Vladimir Guerrero | 1B | 4.80 |
| NL | Bryce Harper | RF | 5.32 |
Sim award
The batting-wins leader at each position in each league.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Salvador Perez | C | 4.79 |
| AL | Vladimir Guerrero | 1B | 4.80 |
| AL | Marcus Semien | 2B | 4.28 |
| AL | Jose Ramirez | 3B | 3.96 |
| AL | Bo Bichette |
Sim award
The fielding-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sean Murphy | C | 0.23 |
| AL | Jonathan Schoop | 1B | 0.86 |
| AL | David Fletcher | 2B | 1.02 |
| AL | Luis Arraez | 3B | 0.70 |
| AL | Isiah Kiner-Falefa | SS | 0.88 |
| AL | Austin Hays | LF | 1.14 |
| AL | Myles Straw | CF | 1.12 |
| AL | Joey Gallo | RF | 1.25 |
| NL | Tyler Stephenson | C | 0.29 |
| NL | Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 0.97 |
| NL | Tommy Edman | 2B | 0.91 |
| NL | Nolan Arenado | 3B | 0.74 |
| NL | Trevor Story | SS | 0.86 |
| NL | David Peralta | LF | 0.95 |
| NL | Bryan Reynolds | CF | 1.16 |
| 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 |
| 2.90 |
| AL | Randy Arozarena | LF | 2.14 |
| AL | Cedric Mullins | CF | 4.29 |
| AL | Kyle Tucker | RF | 3.36 |
| AL | Shohei Ohtani | DH | 4.11 |
| NL | Will Smith | C | 3.38 |
| NL | Joey Votto | 1B | 2.78 |
| NL | Ozzie Albies | 2B | 2.98 |
| NL | Manny Machado | 3B | 3.23 |
| NL | Fernando Tatis | SS | 4.87 |
| NL | Tyler O'Neill | LF | 3.49 |
| NL | Bryan Reynolds | CF | 4.90 |
| NL | Bryce Harper | RF | 5.32 |
| NL | Jacob Nottingham | DH | 0.00 |
| NL | Pablo Sandoval | DH | 0.00 |
| NL | Sean Kazmar | DH | 0.00 |
| NL | Seth Beer | DH | 0.00 |
| RF |
| 1.28 |
Sim award
The total-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Primary Pos | Player | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | C | Salvador Perez | 5.11 |
| AL | 1B | Vladimir Guerrero | 4.01 |
| AL | 2B | Marcus Semien | 4.32 |
| AL | 3B | Jose Ramirez | 3.22 |
| AL | SS | Bo Bichette | 2.56 |
| AL | LF | Randy Arozarena | 2.61 |
| AL | CF | Cedric Mullins | 4.61 |
| AL | RF | Kyle Tucker | 3.47 |
| AL | DH | Shohei Ohtani | 4.32 |
| NL | C | Will Smith | 3.29 |
| NL | 1B | Joey Votto | 3.47 |
| NL | 2B | Ozzie Albies | 3.62 |
| NL | 3B | Manny Machado | 3.60 |
| NL | SS | Fernando Tatis | 4.11 |
| NL | LF | AJ Pollock | 3.45 |
| NL | CF | Bryan Reynolds | 5.90 |
| NL | RF | Juan Soto | 5.27 |
| NL | DH | Jacob Nottingham | 0.00 |
| NL | DH | Pablo Sandoval | 0.00 |
| NL | DH | Sean Kazmar | 0.00 |
| NL | DH | Seth Beer | 0.00 |
| Award | League | Player | Primary Pos | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding DH Award | ML | Ohtani, Shohei | - | - |