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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 | 6.18 |
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 | 6.90 |
| NL | Matt Carpenter | 2B | 5.08 |
Sim award
The batting-wins leader at each position in each league.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Carlos Santana | C | 4.70 |
| AL | Chris Davis | 1B | 5.55 |
| AL | Robinson Cano | 2B | 4.13 |
| AL | Miguel Cabrera | 3B | 6.90 |
| AL | Jed Lowrie |
Sim award
The fielding-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Jose Lobaton | C | 0.21 |
| AL | Nick Swisher | 1B | 0.95 |
| AL | Brian Dozier | 2B | 0.81 |
| AL | Manny Machado | 3B | 1.18 |
| AL | Pedro Florimon | SS | 0.61 |
| AL | Alex Gordon | LF | 1.72 |
| AL | Coco Crisp | CF | 1.25 |
| AL | Shane Victorino | RF | 1.20 |
| NL | Guillermo Quiroz | C | 0.17 |
| NL | Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 1.13 |
| NL | Neil Walker | 2B | 0.97 |
| NL | Martin Prado | 3B | 1.12 |
| NL | Andrelton Simmons | SS | 1.00 |
| NL | Eric Young | LF | 1.19 |
| NL | Denard Span | CF | 1.60 |
| 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 |
| 2.21 |
| AL | Raul Ibanez | LF | 1.58 |
| AL | Mike Trout | CF | 6.03 |
| AL | Jose Bautista | RF | 1.91 |
| AL | David Ortiz | DH | 5.06 |
| NL | Jonathan Lucroy | C | 3.97 |
| NL | Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | 4.76 |
| NL | Matt Carpenter | 2B | 5.08 |
| NL | David Wright | 3B | 3.78 |
| NL | Troy Tulowitzki | SS | 5.01 |
| NL | Carlos Gonzalez | LF | 3.94 |
| NL | Andrew McCutchen | CF | 4.84 |
| NL | Jayson Werth | RF | 3.73 |
| NL | Jordan Brown | DH | 0.00 |
| RF |
| 1.92 |
Sim award
The total-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Primary Pos | Player | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | C | Carlos Santana | 4.75 |
| AL | 1B | Chris Davis | 4.46 |
| AL | 2B | Robinson Cano | 3.08 |
| AL | 3B | Miguel Cabrera | 5.97 |
| AL | SS | Stephen Drew | 2.20 |
| AL | LF | Alex Gordon | 3.25 |
| AL | CF | Mike Trout | 6.18 |
| AL | RF | Shane Victorino | 2.42 |
| AL | DH | David Ortiz | 5.19 |
| NL | C | Jonathan Lucroy | 3.90 |
| NL | 1B | Joey Votto | 5.08 |
| NL | 2B | Matt Carpenter | 5.94 |
| NL | 3B | David Wright | 4.59 |
| NL | SS | Troy Tulowitzki | 5.88 |
| NL | LF | Carlos Gonzalez | 4.30 |
| NL | CF | Shin-Soo Choo | 4.34 |
| NL | RF | Jayson Werth | 3.96 |
| NL | DH | Jordan Brown | 0.00 |
| Award | League | Player | Primary Pos | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Year in Baseball Oddity of the Year | ML | Helton, Todd | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Oddity of the Year | ML | Longoria, Evan | - | - |