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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Trout | AL | CF | 6.35 |
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 | Mike Trout | CF | 6.35 |
| NL | Troy Tulowitzki | SS | 5.93 |
Sim award
The batting-wins leader in each league.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Miguel Cabrera | 3B | 6.87 |
| NL | Matt Carpenter | 2B | 5.23 |
Sim award
The fielding-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Jose Lobaton | C | 0.16 |
| AL | Eric Hosmer | 1B | 0.90 |
| AL | Brian Dozier | 2B | 0.98 |
| AL | Evan Longoria | 3B | 1.09 |
| AL | Pedro Florimon | SS | 0.65 |
| AL | Alex Gordon | LF | 1.68 |
| AL | Coco Crisp | CF | 1.34 |
| AL | Shane Victorino | RF | 1.12 |
| NL | Guillermo Quiroz | C | 0.32 |
| NL | Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 1.08 |
| NL | Matt Carpenter | 2B | 1.15 |
| NL | Juan Uribe | 3B | 1.16 |
| NL | Andrelton Simmons | SS | 0.98 |
| NL | Logan Schafer | LF | 1.80 |
| NL | Denard Span | CF | 1.61 |
| NL | Gerardo Parra | RF |
Sim award
The total-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Primary Pos | Player | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | C | Carlos Santana | 4.74 |
| AL | 1B | Chris Davis | 4.38 |
| AL | 2B | Robinson Cano | 3.32 |
| AL | 3B | Miguel Cabrera | 6.15 |
| AL | SS | Stephen Drew | 2.15 |
| AL | LF | Alex Gordon | 3.14 |
| AL | CF | Mike Trout | 6.35 |
| AL | RF | Matt Carson | 2.58 |
| AL | DH | David Ortiz | 5.16 |
| NL | C | Jonathan Lucroy | 3.85 |
| NL | 1B | Paul Goldschmidt | 4.97 |
| NL | 2B | Matt Carpenter | 5.93 |
| NL | 3B | David Wright | 4.61 |
| NL | SS | Troy Tulowitzki | 5.93 |
| NL | LF | Carlos Gonzalez | 4.38 |
| NL | CF | Shin-Soo Choo |
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.
| 1.66 |
| 4.58 |
| NL | RF | Jayson Werth | 4.08 |
| NL | DH | Jordan Brown | 0.00 |
| Award | League | Player | Primary Pos | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babe Ruth Award | AL | Ortiz, David | - | - |
| Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - HOF Player | ML | Berra, Yogi | - | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Gordon, Alex | LF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Hardy, J. J. | SS | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Hosmer, Eric | 1B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Jones, Adam | CF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Machado, Manny | 3B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Pedroia, Dustin | 2B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Perez, Salvador | C | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Victorino, Shane | RF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Arenado, Nolan | 3B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Goldschmidt, Paul | 1B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Gomez, Carlos | CF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Gonzalez, Carlos | LF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Molina, Yadier | C | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Parra, Gerardo | RF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Phillips, Brandon | 2B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Simmons, Andrelton | SS | - |
| Hank Aaron Award | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| Hank Aaron Award | NL | Goldschmidt, Paul | - | - |
| Hutch Award | ML | Ibanez, Raul | - | - |
| Lou Gehrig Memorial Award | ML | Hamilton, Josh | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player | NL | McCutchen, Andrew | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie | AL | Myers, Wil | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Player of the Year | ML | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | NL | McCutchen, Andrew | - | - |
| Outstanding DH Award | AL | Ortiz, David | - | - |
| Platinum Glove | AL | Machado, Manny | - | - |
| Platinum Glove | NL | Simmons, Andrelton | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Beltre, Adrian | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Davis, Chris | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Donaldson, Josh | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Kipnis, Jason | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Brown, Domonic | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Pence, Hunter | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Prado, Martin | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Puig, Yasiel | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Upton, Justin | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Werth, Jayson | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Beltre, Adrian | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Castro, Jason | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Davis, Chris | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | De Aza, Alejandro | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Donaldson, Josh | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Encarnacion, Edwin | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Fielder, Prince | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Gardner, Brett | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Iannetta, Chris | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Jackson, Austin | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Kipnis, Jason | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Kipnis, Jason | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Loney, James | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Longoria, Evan | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Middlebrooks, Will | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Miller, Brad | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Moss, Brandon | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Napoli, Mike | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Raburn, Ryan | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Rios, Alex | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Soriano, Alfonso | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Victorino, Shane | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Alvarez, Pedro | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Belt, Brandon | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Blackmon, Charlie | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Brown, Domonic | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Gomez, Carlos | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Gonzalez, Carlos | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Lagares, Juan | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Martin, Russell | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | McCann, Brian | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Murphy, Daniel | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Pence, Hunter | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Posey, Buster | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Puig, Yasiel | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Segura, Jean | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Venable, Will | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Votto, Joey | - | - |
| Roberto Clemente Award | ML | Beltran, Carlos | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Freiman, Nate | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Iglesias, Jose | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Myers, Wil | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Gattis, Evan | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Puig, Yasiel | - | - |
| Rookie of the Year | AL | Myers, Wil | - | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | 3B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Cano, Robinson | 2B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Davis, Chris | 1B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Hardy, J. J. | SS | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Hunter, Torii | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Jones, Adam | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Mauer, Joe | C | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Ortiz, David | DH | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Trout, Mike | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Alvarez, Pedro | 3B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Bruce, Jay | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Carpenter, Matt | 2B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Cuddyer, Michael | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Desmond, Ian | SS | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Goldschmidt, Paul | 1B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | McCutchen, Andrew | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Molina, Yadier | C | - |
| TSN Major League Player of the Year | ML | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| TSN Rookie of the Year | AL | Myers, Wil | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Breakout Hitter of the Year | ML | Davis, Chris | - | - |
| 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 | Trout, Mike | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Oddity of the Year | ML | Helton, Todd | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Oddity of the Year | ML | Longoria, Evan | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Play of the Year | ML | Machado, Manny | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Postseason MVP | ML | Ortiz, David | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Postseason Moment of the Year | ML | Craig, Allen | - | - |
| World Series MVP | ML | Ortiz, David | - | - |