Loading
Pulling the current baseball story together.
This view is waiting on the imported snapshot and database query to settle.
Baseball value
Baseball value, told as a living data storyLoading
This view is waiting on the imported snapshot and database query to settle.
Awards
This page starts with the site's own WAA-based award picks for each season.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Harper | NL | RF | 7.02 |
Sim award
The total-wins leader in each league. This naturally follows whatever leagues exist in that season.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mike Trout | CF | 6.26 |
| NL | Bryce Harper | RF | 7.02 |
Sim award
The batting-wins leader in each league.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mike Trout | CF | 5.14 |
| NL | Bryce Harper | RF | 7.39 |
Sim award
The fielding-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | James McCann | C | 0.59 |
| AL | Mike Napoli | 1B | 0.75 |
| AL | Brian Dozier | 2B | 0.98 |
| AL | Taylor Featherston | 3B | 1.02 |
| AL | Elvis Andrus | SS | 1.12 |
| AL | Brandon Guyer | LF | 1.21 |
| AL | Kevin Kiermaier | CF | 1.32 |
| AL | Lonnie Chisenhall | RF | 1.45 |
| NL | Tony Cruz | C | 0.49 |
| NL | Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 1.14 |
| NL | Dee Strange-Gordon | 2B | 0.92 |
| NL |
Sim award
The total-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Primary Pos | Player | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | C | Stephen Vogt | 3.36 |
| AL | 1B | Miguel Cabrera | 1.80 |
| AL | 2B | Jose Altuve | 2.62 |
| AL | 3B | Manny Machado | 4.51 |
| AL | SS | Carlos Correa | 2.29 |
| AL | LF | Yoenis Cespedes | 3.42 |
| AL | CF | Mike Trout | 6.26 |
| AL | RF | Nelson Cruz | 3.67 |
| AL | DH | Edwin Encarnacion | 3.07 |
| NL | C | Buster Posey | 4.28 |
| NL | 1B | Paul Goldschmidt | 6.40 |
| NL | 2B | Dee Strange-Gordon | 3.84 |
| NL | 3B | Nolan Arenado | 4.64 |
| NL | SS | Brandon Crawford | 3.36 |
| NL | LF | David Peralta | 5.07 |
| NL | CF | AJ Pollock |
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.
| Nolan Arenado |
| 3B |
| 1.08 |
| NL | Andrelton Simmons | SS | 1.21 |
| NL | Ben Revere | LF | 1.61 |
| NL | Billy Hamilton | CF | 1.16 |
| NL | Ichiro Suzuki | RF | 1.94 |
| 3.33 |
| NL | RF | Bryce Harper | 7.02 |
| Award | League | Player | Primary Pos | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSN Rookie of the Year | AL | Correa, Carlos | - | - |
| TSN Rookie of the Year | NL | Bryant, Kris | - | - |