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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Pujols | NL | 1B | 7.44 |
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 | Joe Mauer | C | 6.14 |
| NL | Hanley Ramirez | SS | 6.61 |
Sim award
The batting-wins leader at each position in each league.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Joe Mauer | C | 6.14 |
| AL | Mark Teixeira | 1B | 2.84 |
| AL | Ben Zobrist | 2B | 4.14 |
| AL | Alex Rodriguez | 3B | 3.44 |
| AL | Jason Bartlett |
Sim award
The fielding-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Victor Martinez | C | 1.10 |
| AL | Miguel Cabrera | 1B | 0.99 |
| AL | Aaron Hill | 2B | 1.12 |
| AL | Chone Figgins | 3B | 1.30 |
| AL | Asdrubal Cabrera | SS | 0.87 |
| AL | David DeJesus | LF | 1.49 |
| AL | Grady Sizemore | CF | 0.95 |
| AL | Ryan Sweeney | RF | 1.14 |
| NL | Henry Blanco | C | 0.41 |
| NL | Albert Pujols | 1B | 1.02 |
| NL | Kazuo Matsui | 2B | 0.98 |
| NL | Ryan Zimmerman | 3B | 1.16 |
| NL | Brendan Ryan | SS | 0.75 |
| NL | Nyjer Morgan | LF | 1.26 |
| NL | Mike Cameron | CF | 0.98 |
| 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 |
| 3.96 |
| AL | Jason Bay | LF | 3.36 |
| AL | Torii Hunter | CF | 1.97 |
| AL | Ichiro Suzuki | RF | 2.73 |
| AL | Jason Kubel | DH | 1.80 |
| NL | Brian McCann | C | 2.60 |
| NL | Albert Pujols | 1B | 6.44 |
| NL | Chase Utley | 2B | 6.13 |
| NL | Pablo Sandoval | 3B | 4.75 |
| NL | Hanley Ramirez | SS | 6.61 |
| NL | Ryan Braun | LF | 5.01 |
| NL | Andrew McCutchen | CF | 2.07 |
| NL | Jayson Werth | RF | 3.70 |
| NL | Cliff Floyd | DH | 0.00 |
| NL | Mitch Jones | DH | 0.00 |
| RF |
| 1.61 |
Sim award
The total-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Primary Pos | Player | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | C | Joe Mauer | 6.06 |
| AL | 1B | Kevin Youkilis | 3.68 |
| AL | 2B | Ben Zobrist | 4.32 |
| AL | 3B | Evan Longoria | 4.20 |
| AL | SS | Derek Jeter | 3.08 |
| AL | LF | Jason Bay | 4.58 |
| AL | CF | Torii Hunter | 3.04 |
| AL | RF | Ichiro Suzuki | 3.44 |
| AL | DH | Jason Kubel | 1.88 |
| NL | C | Brian McCann | 2.59 |
| NL | 1B | Albert Pujols | 7.44 |
| NL | 2B | Chase Utley | 6.07 |
| NL | 3B | Ryan Zimmerman | 4.15 |
| NL | SS | Troy Tulowitzki | 6.05 |
| NL | LF | Ryan Braun | 5.66 |
| NL | CF | Andrew McCutchen | 2.74 |
| NL | RF | Jayson Werth | 4.41 |
| NL | DH | Cliff Floyd | 0.00 |
| NL | DH | Mitch Jones | 0.00 |
| Award | League | Player | Primary Pos | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Year in Baseball Defensive Player of the Year | ML | Ellsbury, Jacoby | - | - |