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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Braun | NL | LF | 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 | Jose Bautista | RF | 6.24 |
| NL | Ryan Braun | LF | 7.02 |
Sim award
The batting-wins leader in each league.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Jose Bautista | RF | 5.98 |
| NL | Ryan Braun | LF | 6.67 |
Sim award
The fielding-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | A. J. Pierzynski | C | 0.33 |
| AL | Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | 1.15 |
| AL | Mark Ellis | 2B | 0.99 |
| AL | Jack Hannahan | 3B | 0.96 |
| AL | Alcides Escobar | SS | 0.89 |
| AL | Vernon Wells | LF | 1.08 |
| AL | Austin Jackson | CF | 1.03 |
| AL | Jeff Francoeur | RF | 1.59 |
| NL | Brett Hayes | C | 0.44 |
| NL | Albert Pujols | 1B | 1.11 |
| NL | Neil Walker | 2B | 0.92 |
| NL | Placido Polanco | 3B | 1.08 |
| NL | Ronny Cedeno | SS | 0.73 |
| NL | Jason Michaels | LF | 1.07 |
| NL | Rick Ankiel | CF | 1.08 |
| NL | Garrett Jones | RF |
Sim award
The total-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Primary Pos | Player | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | C | Mike Napoli | 5.40 |
| AL | 1B | Adrian Gonzalez | 5.05 |
| AL | 2B | Robinson Cano | 3.54 |
| AL | 3B | Evan Longoria | 2.86 |
| AL | SS | Erick Aybar | 2.21 |
| AL | LF | Alex Gordon | 4.35 |
| AL | CF | Jacoby Ellsbury | 5.78 |
| AL | RF | Jose Bautista | 6.24 |
| AL | DH | David Ortiz | 2.18 |
| NL | C | Brian McCann | 2.99 |
| NL | 1B | Joey Votto | 5.04 |
| NL | 2B | Danny Espinosa | 2.84 |
| NL | 3B | Pablo Sandoval | 4.44 |
| NL | SS | Troy Tulowitzki | 4.97 |
| NL | LF | Ryan Braun | 7.02 |
| NL | CF | Matt Kemp | 4.96 |
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.
| 1.47 |
| NL | RF | Justin Upton | 3.62 |
| NL | DH | Matt Stairs | 0.00 |
| NL | DH | Wily Mo Pena | 0.00 |
| Award | League | Player | Primary Pos | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALCS MVP | AL | Cruz, Nelson | - | - |
| All-Star Game MVP | NL | Fielder, Prince | - | - |
| Branch Rickey Award | ML | Victorino, Shane | - | - |
| Comeback Player of the Year | AL | Ellsbury, Jacoby | - | - |
| Comeback Player of the Year | NL | Berkman, Lance | - | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Aybar, Erick | SS | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Beltre, Adrian | 3B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Ellsbury, Jacoby | CF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Gonzalez, Adrian | 1B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Gordon, Alex | LF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Markakis, Nick | RF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Pedroia, Dustin | 2B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Wieters, Matt | C | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Ethier, Andre | RF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Kemp, Matt | CF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Molina, Yadier | C | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Parra, Gerardo | LF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Phillips, Brandon | 2B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Polanco, Placido | 3B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Tulowitzki, Troy | SS | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Votto, Joey | 1B | - |
| Hank Aaron Award | AL | Bautista, Jose | - | - |
| Hank Aaron Award | NL | Kemp, Matt | - | - |
| Hutch Award | ML | Butler, Billy | - | - |
| Lou Gehrig Memorial Award | ML | Zimmerman, Ryan | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Comeback Player | AL | Ellsbury, Jacoby | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Comeback Player | NL | Berkman, Lance | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Man of the Year | ML | Young, Michael | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player | AL | Granderson, Curtis | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player | NL | Kemp, Matt | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie | AL | Trumbo, Mark | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | NL | Braun, Ryan | - | - |
| NLCS MVP | NL | Freese, David | - | - |
| Outstanding DH Award | AL | Ortiz, David | - | - |
| Platinum Glove | AL | Beltre, Adrian | - | - |
| Platinum Glove | NL | Molina, Yadier | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Bautista, Jose | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Beltre, Adrian | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Gonzalez, Adrian | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Granderson, Curtis | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Pedroia, Dustin | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Bonifacio, Emilio | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Braun, Ryan | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Bruce, Jay | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Fielder, Prince | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Uggla, Dan | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Aybar, Erick | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Bautista, Jose | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Butler, Billy | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Cabrera, Asdrubal | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Crawford, Carl | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Damon, Johnny | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Ellsbury, Jacoby | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Gonzalez, Adrian | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Hardy, J. J. | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Jackson, Austin | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Jeter, Derek | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Konerko, Paul | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Markakis, Nick | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Martinez, Victor | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Matsui, Hideki | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Ortiz, David | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Quentin, Carlos | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Ramirez, Alexei | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Thome, Jim | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Young, Michael | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Zobrist, Ben | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Bay, Jason | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Berkman, Lance | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Braun, Ryan | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Bruce, Jay | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Castro, Starlin | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Castro, Starlin | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Fielder, Prince | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Gonzalez, Carlos | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Hundley, Nick | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Ibanez, Raul | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Kemp, Matt | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Maybin, Cameron | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Prado, Martin | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Pujols, Albert | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Ramirez, Aramis | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Sanchez, Gaby | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Sandoval, Pablo | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Upton, Justin | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Upton, Justin | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Votto, Joey | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Wright, David | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Zimmerman, Ryan | - | Y |
| Roberto Clemente Award | ML | Ortiz, David | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Carp, Mike | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Hosmer, Eric | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Revere, Ben | - | Y |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Weeks, Jemile | - | Y |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Barney, Darwin | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Brown, Dee | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Freeman, Freddie | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Turner, Justin | - | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Avila, Alex | C | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Bautista, Jose | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Beltre, Adrian | 3B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Cabrera, Asdrubal | SS | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Cano, Robinson | 2B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Ellsbury, Jacoby | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Gonzalez, Adrian | 1B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Granderson, Curtis | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Ortiz, David | DH | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Braun, Ryan | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Fielder, Prince | 1B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Kemp, Matt | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | McCann, Brian | C | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Phillips, Brandon | 2B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Ramirez, Aramis | 3B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Tulowitzki, Troy | SS | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Upton, Justin | OF | - |
| TSN Comeback Player of the Year | AL | Ellsbury, Jacoby | - | - |
| TSN Comeback Player of the Year | NL | Berkman, Lance | - | - |
| TSN Rookie of the Year | AL | Trumbo, Mark | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Defensive Player of the Year | ML | Cabrera, Asdrubal | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Moment of the Year | ML | Johnson, Dan | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Oddity of the Year | ML | Braun, Ryan | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Performance of the Year | ML | Jeter, Derek | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Play of the Year | ML | Revere, Ben | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Player of the Year | ML | Kemp, Matt | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Postseason MVP | ML | Freese, David | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Postseason Moment of the Year | ML | Freese, David | - | - |
| World Series MVP | ML | Freese, David | - | - |