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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 | 5.68 |
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 | Miguel Cabrera | 3B | 5.05 |
| NL | Ryan Braun | LF | 5.68 |
Sim award
The batting-wins leader in each league.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Miguel Cabrera | 3B | 5.81 |
| NL | Ryan Braun | LF | 6.05 |
Sim award
The fielding-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | John Hester | C | 0.33 |
| AL | Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | 0.91 |
| AL | Jason Kipnis | 2B | 1.09 |
| AL | Mike Moustakas | 3B | 1.21 |
| AL | J. J. Hardy | SS | 1.35 |
| AL | Alex Gordon | LF | 0.95 |
| AL | Craig Gentry | CF | 1.14 |
| AL | Ben Revere | RF | 1.43 |
| NL | George Kottaras | C | 0.65 |
| NL | Carlos Lee | 1B | 0.94 |
| NL | Daniel Descalso | 2B | 1.03 |
| NL | Chase Headley | 3B | 1.18 |
| NL | Brandon Crawford | SS | 0.94 |
| NL | Roger Bernadina | LF | 1.43 |
| NL | Michael Bourn | CF | 1.26 |
| NL | David DeJesus | RF |
Sim award
The total-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Primary Pos | Player | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | C | Joe Mauer | 3.57 |
| AL | 1B | Albert Pujols | 2.99 |
| AL | 2B | Robinson Cano | 3.79 |
| AL | 3B | Miguel Cabrera | 5.05 |
| AL | SS | Asdrubal Cabrera | 2.12 |
| AL | LF | Yoenis Cespedes | 3.79 |
| AL | CF | Mike Trout | 4.48 |
| AL | RF | Alex Rios | 2.10 |
| AL | DH | Edwin Encarnacion | 3.90 |
| NL | C | Carlos Ruiz | 5.29 |
| NL | 1B | Joey Votto | 5.47 |
| NL | 2B | Aaron Hill | 5.53 |
| NL | 3B | Chase Headley | 5.53 |
| NL | SS | Jose Reyes | 3.10 |
| NL | LF | Ryan Braun | 5.68 |
| NL | CF | Andrew McCutchen | 5.47 |
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.
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| NL | RF | Giancarlo Stanton | 4.05 |
| NL | DH | Jim Thome | 0.00 |
| Award | League | Player | Primary Pos | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALCS MVP | AL | Young, Delmon | - | - |
| All-Star Game MVP | NL | Cabrera, Melky | - | - |
| Babe Ruth Award | NL | Sandoval, Pablo | - | - |
| Comeback Player of the Year | NL | Posey, Buster | - | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Beltre, Adrian | 3B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Cano, Robinson | 2B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Gordon, Alex | LF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Hardy, J. J. | SS | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Jones, Adam | CF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Reddick, Josh | RF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Teixeira, Mark | 1B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Wieters, Matt | C | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Barney, Darwin | 2B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Gonzalez, Carlos | LF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Headley, Chase | 3B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Heyward, Jason | RF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | LaRoche, Adam | 1B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | McCutchen, Andrew | CF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Molina, Yadier | C | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Rollins, Jimmy | SS | - |
| Hank Aaron Award | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| Hank Aaron Award | NL | Posey, Buster | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Comeback Player | AL | Dunn, Adam | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Comeback Player | NL | Posey, Buster | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Man of the Year | ML | Jones, Chipper | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player | NL | McCutchen, Andrew | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie | AL | Trout, Mike | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie | NL | Frazier, Todd | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Player of the Year | ML | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | NL | Posey, Buster | - | - |
| NLCS MVP | NL | Scutaro, Marco | - | - |
| Outstanding DH Award | AL | Butler, Billy | - | - |
| 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 | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Hamilton, Josh | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Trout, Mike | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Headley, Chase | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Kemp, Matt | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | McCutchen, Andrew | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Stanton, Giancarlo | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Arencibia, J. P. | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Beltre, Adrian | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Butler, Billy | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Cano, Robinson | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Cespedes, Yoenis | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Davis, Chris | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Gonzalez, Adrian | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Gonzalez, Adrian | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Hamilton, Josh | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Hunter, Torii | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Konerko, Paul | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Machado, Manny | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Middlebrooks, Will | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Moss, Brandon | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Pujols, Albert | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Reddick, Josh | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Smoak, Justin | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Suzuki, Ichiro | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Trout, Mike | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Upton, B. J. | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Willingham, Josh | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Youkilis, Kevin | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Alvarez, Pedro | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Beltran, Carlos | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Bruce, Jay | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Bruce, Jay | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Freeman, Freddie | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Gomez, Carlos | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Headley, Chase | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Heyward, Jason | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Kemp, Matt | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Kubel, Jason | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | McCutchen, Andrew | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Nelson, Chris | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Stanton, Giancarlo | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Stubbs, Drew | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Zimmerman, Ryan | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Cespedes, Yoenis | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Trout, Mike | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Frazier, Todd | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Harper, Bryce | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Rizzo, Anthony | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Simmons, Andrelton | - | - |
| Rookie of the Year | AL | Trout, Mike | - | - |
| Rookie of the Year | NL | Harper, Bryce | - | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Butler, Billy | DH | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | 3B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Cano, Robinson | 2B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Fielder, Prince | 1B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Hamilton, Josh | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Jeter, Derek | SS | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Pierzynski, A. J. | C | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Trout, Mike | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Willingham, Josh | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Braun, Ryan | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Bruce, Jay | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Desmond, Ian | SS | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Headley, Chase | 3B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Hill, Aaron | 2B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | LaRoche, Adam | 1B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | McCutchen, Andrew | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Posey, Buster | C | - |
| TSN Comeback Player of the Year | AL | Dunn, Adam | - | - |
| TSN Comeback Player of the Year | NL | Posey, Buster | - | - |
| TSN Major League Player of the Year | ML | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| TSN Rookie of the Year | AL | Trout, Mike | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Breakout Hitter of the Year | ML | Headley, Chase | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Defensive Player of the Year | ML | Molina, Yadier | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Hitter of the Year | ML | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Hitting Performance of the Year | ML | Hamilton, Josh | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Oddity of the Year | ML | Morse, Mike | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Play of the Year | ML | Trout, Mike | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Postseason MVP | ML | Sandoval, Pablo | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Postseason Moment of the Year | ML | Ibanez, Raul | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Rookie of the Year | ML | Trout, Mike | - | - |
| Triple Crown | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| World Series MVP | ML | Sandoval, Pablo | - | - |