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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Gonzalez | NL | LF | 6.83 |
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 | Josh Hamilton | LF | 5.35 |
| NL | Carlos Gonzalez | LF | 6.83 |
Sim award
The batting-wins leader in each league.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Josh Hamilton | LF | 5.48 |
| NL | Carlos Gonzalez | LF | 5.57 |
Sim award
The fielding-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Jason Varitek | C | 0.34 |
| AL | Kevin Youkilis | 1B | 0.58 |
| AL | Gordon Beckham | 2B | 0.93 |
| AL | Jhonny Peralta | 3B | 1.29 |
| AL | Alex Gonzalez | SS | 0.95 |
| AL | Don Kelly | LF | 1.48 |
| AL | Franklin Gutierrez | CF | 1.67 |
| AL | Ben Zobrist | RF | 1.96 |
| NL | Corky Miller | C | 0.25 |
| NL | Garrett Jones | 1B | 1.06 |
| NL | Adam Kennedy | 2B | 0.84 |
| NL | Placido Polanco | 3B | 1.30 |
| NL | Brendan Ryan | SS | 0.85 |
| NL | Carlos Gonzalez | LF | 1.17 |
| NL | Michael Bourn | CF | 0.97 |
| NL | Ryan Ludwick | RF |
Sim award
The total-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Primary Pos | Player | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | C | Victor Martinez | 2.85 |
| AL | 1B | Miguel Cabrera | 3.66 |
| AL | 2B | Robinson Cano | 4.37 |
| AL | 3B | Adrian Beltre | 4.30 |
| AL | SS | Alexei Ramirez | 2.44 |
| AL | LF | Josh Hamilton | 5.35 |
| AL | CF | Vernon Wells | 1.93 |
| AL | RF | Jose Bautista | 4.35 |
| AL | DH | Jim Thome | 3.22 |
| NL | C | Brian McCann | 3.33 |
| NL | 1B | Joey Votto | 6.43 |
| NL | 2B | Kelly Johnson | 4.07 |
| NL | 3B | David Wright | 4.13 |
| NL | SS | Troy Tulowitzki | 5.18 |
| NL | LF | Carlos Gonzalez | 6.83 |
| NL | CF | Andrew McCutchen |
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.
| 1.54 |
| 2.81 |
| NL | RF | Jayson Werth | 4.02 |
| Award | League | Player | Primary Pos | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALCS MVP | AL | Hamilton, Josh | - | - |
| All-Star Game MVP | NL | McCann, Brian | - | - |
| Branch Rickey Award | ML | Wells, Vernon | - | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Cano, Robinson | 2B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Crawford, Carl | OF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Gutierrez, Franklin | OF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Jeter, Derek | SS | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Longoria, Evan | 3B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Mauer, Joe | C | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Suzuki, Ichiro | OF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Teixeira, Mark | 1B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Bourn, Michael | OF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Gonzalez, Carlos | OF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Molina, Yadier | C | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Phillips, Brandon | 2B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Pujols, Albert | 1B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Rolen, Scott | 3B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Tulowitzki, Troy | SS | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Victorino, Shane | OF | - |
| Hank Aaron Award | AL | Bautista, Jose | - | - |
| Hank Aaron Award | NL | Votto, Joey | - | - |
| Lou Gehrig Memorial Award | ML | Jeter, Derek | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Comeback Player | AL | Guerrero, Vladimir | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Man of the Year | ML | Inge, Brandon | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player | AL | Hamilton, Josh | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player | NL | Gonzalez, Carlos | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie | AL | Jackson, Austin | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie | NL | Posey, Buster | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Player of the Year | ML | Gonzalez, Carlos | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | AL | Hamilton, Josh | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | NL | Votto, Joey | - | - |
| NLCS MVP | NL | Ross, Cody | - | - |
| Outstanding DH Award | AL | Guerrero, Vladimir | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Bautista, Jose | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Bautista, Jose | - | Y |
| Player of the Month | AL | Cano, Robinson | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Hamilton, Josh | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Ortiz, David | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Rodriguez, Alex | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Young, Delmon | - | Y |
| Player of the Month | NL | Glaus, Troy | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Johnson, Kelly | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Posey, Buster | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Pujols, Albert | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Tulowitzki, Troy | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Wright, David | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Abreu, Bobby | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Bautista, Jose | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Bautista, Jose | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Cano, Robinson | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Cano, Robinson | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Choo, Shin-Soo | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Crawford, Carl | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Cruz, Nelson | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Encarnacion, Edwin | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Hamilton, Josh | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Konerko, Paul | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Longoria, Evan | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Molina, Bengie | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Morales, Kendrys | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Pena, Brayan | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Quentin, Carlos | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Scott, Luke | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Suzuki, Ichiro | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Teixeira, Mark | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Thome, Jim | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Alvarez, Pedro | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Braun, Ryan | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Bruce, Jay | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Freese, David | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Furcal, Rafael | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Gonzalez, Adrian | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Gonzalez, Carlos | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Holliday, Matt | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Howard, Ryan | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Infante, Omar | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Pence, Hunter | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Posey, Buster | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Prado, Martin | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Ramirez, Aramis | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Rasmus, Colby | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Reynolds, Mark | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Stanton, Giancarlo | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Tulowitzki, Troy | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Werth, Jayson | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Boesch, Brennan | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Jackson, Austin | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Alvarez, Pedro | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Heyward, Jason | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Posey, Buster | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Sanchez, Gaby | - | - |
| Rookie of the Year | NL | Posey, Buster | - | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Bautista, Jose | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Beltre, Adrian | 3B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | 1B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Cano, Robinson | 2B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Crawford, Carl | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Guerrero, Vladimir | DH | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Hamilton, Josh | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Mauer, Joe | C | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Ramirez, Alexei | SS | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Braun, Ryan | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Gonzalez, Carlos | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Holliday, Matt | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | McCann, Brian | C | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Pujols, Albert | 1B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Tulowitzki, Troy | SS | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Uggla, Dan | 2B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Zimmerman, Ryan | 3B | - |
| TSN Comeback Player of the Year | AL | Guerrero, Vladimir | - | - |
| TSN Major League Player of the Year | ML | Hamilton, Josh | - | - |
| TSN Rookie of the Year | AL | Jackson, Austin | - | - |
| TSN Rookie of the Year | NL | Heyward, Jason | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Breakout Player of the Year | ML | Gonzalez, Carlos | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Defensive Player of the Year | ML | Andrus, Elvis | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Dependable Player of the Year | ML | Suzuki, Ichiro | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Player of the Year | ML | Hamilton, Josh | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Rookie of the Year | ML | Posey, Buster | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball X-Factor Player of the Year | ML | Ruiz, Carlos | - | - |
| World Series MVP | ML | Renteria, Edgar | - | - |