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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Harper | NL | RF | 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 | Mike Trout | CF | 6.26 |
| NL | Bryce Harper | RF | 7.02 |
Sim award
The batting-wins leader in each league.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mike Trout | CF | 5.14 |
| NL | Bryce Harper | RF | 7.39 |
Sim award
The fielding-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | James McCann | C | 0.59 |
| AL | Mike Napoli | 1B | 0.75 |
| AL | Brian Dozier | 2B | 0.98 |
| AL | Taylor Featherston | 3B | 1.02 |
| AL | Elvis Andrus | SS | 1.12 |
| AL | Brandon Guyer | LF | 1.21 |
| AL | Kevin Kiermaier | CF | 1.32 |
| AL | Lonnie Chisenhall | RF | 1.45 |
| NL | Tony Cruz | C | 0.49 |
| NL | Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 1.14 |
| NL | Dee Strange-Gordon | 2B | 0.92 |
| NL | Nolan Arenado | 3B | 1.08 |
| NL | Andrelton Simmons | SS | 1.21 |
| NL | Ben Revere | LF | 1.61 |
| NL | Billy Hamilton | CF | 1.16 |
| NL | Ichiro Suzuki | RF |
Sim award
The total-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Primary Pos | Player | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | C | Stephen Vogt | 3.36 |
| AL | 1B | Miguel Cabrera | 1.80 |
| AL | 2B | Jose Altuve | 2.62 |
| AL | 3B | Manny Machado | 4.51 |
| AL | SS | Carlos Correa | 2.29 |
| AL | LF | Yoenis Cespedes | 3.42 |
| AL | CF | Mike Trout | 6.26 |
| AL | RF | Nelson Cruz | 3.67 |
| AL | DH | Edwin Encarnacion | 3.07 |
| NL | C | Buster Posey | 4.28 |
| NL | 1B | Paul Goldschmidt | 6.40 |
| NL | 2B | Dee Strange-Gordon | 3.84 |
| NL | 3B | Nolan Arenado | 4.64 |
| NL | SS | Brandon Crawford | 3.36 |
| NL | LF | David Peralta | 5.07 |
| NL | CF | AJ Pollock |
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.
| 1.94 |
| 3.33 |
| NL | RF | Bryce Harper | 7.02 |
| Award | League | Player | Primary Pos | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALCS MVP | AL | Escobar, Alcides | - | - |
| All-Star Game MVP | AL | Trout, Mike | - | - |
| Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - HOF Player | ML | Brett, George | - | - |
| Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - MLB Player | ML | Lucroy, Jonathan | - | - |
| Comeback Player of the Year | AL | Fielder, Prince | - | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Altuve, Jose | 2B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Calhoun, Kole | RF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Cespedes, Yoenis | LF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Escobar, Alcides | SS | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Hosmer, Eric | 1B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Kiermaier, Kevin | CF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Machado, Manny | 3B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Perez, Salvador | C | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Arenado, Nolan | 3B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Crawford, Brandon | SS | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Goldschmidt, Paul | 1B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Heyward, Jason | RF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Marte, Starling | LF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Molina, Yadier | C | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Pollock, AJ | CF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Strange-Gordon, Dee | 2B | - |
| Hank Aaron Award | AL | Donaldson, Josh | - | - |
| Hank Aaron Award | ML | Harper, Bryce | - | - |
| Lou Gehrig Memorial Award | ML | Granderson, Curtis | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Comeback Player | AL | Fielder, Prince | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Man of the Year | ML | Jones, Adam | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player | AL | Donaldson, Josh | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player | NL | Harper, Bryce | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie | AL | Correa, Carlos | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie | NL | Bryant, Kris | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Player of the Year | ML | Donaldson, Josh | - | - |
| Majestic Athletic Always Game Award | ML | Altuve, Jose | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | AL | Donaldson, Josh | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | NL | Harper, Bryce | - | - |
| NLCS MVP | NL | Murphy, Daniel | - | - |
| Outstanding DH Award | AL | Morales, Kendrys | - | - |
| Platinum Glove | AL | Kiermaier, Kevin | - | - |
| Platinum Glove | NL | Molina, Yadier | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Choo, Shin-Soo | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Cruz, Nelson | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Encarnacion, Edwin | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Kipnis, Jason | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Pujols, Albert | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Trout, Mike | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Arenado, Nolan | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Gonzalez, Adrian | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Gonzalez, Carlos | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Harper, Bryce | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | McCutchen, Andrew | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Stanton, Giancarlo | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Abreu, Jose | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Altuve, Jose | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Beltre, Adrian | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Betts, Mookie | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Cain, Lorenzo | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Cruz, Nelson | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Donaldson, Josh | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Donaldson, Josh | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Eaton, Adam | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Encarnacion, Edwin | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Fielder, Prince | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Forsythe, Logan | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Gardner, Brett | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Machado, Manny | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Martinez, J. D. | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Miller, Brad | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Napoli, Mike | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Odor, Rougned | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Ortiz, David | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Pillar, Kevin | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Reddick, Josh | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Teixeira, Mark | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Trout, Mike | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Arenado, Nolan | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Braun, Ryan | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Carpenter, Matt | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Cespedes, Yoenis | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Duda, Lucas | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Frazier, Todd | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Goldschmidt, Paul | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Gonzalez, Adrian | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Gonzalez, Carlos | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Harper, Bryce | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Harper, Bryce | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Hechavarria, Adeiny | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | McCutchen, Andrew | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Pollock, AJ | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Ramirez, Aramis | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Stanton, Giancarlo | - | Y |
| Roberto Clemente Award | ML | McCutchen, Andrew | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Correa, Carlos | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | DeShields, Delino | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Lindor, Francisco | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Sano, Miguel | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Travis, Devon | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Bour, Justin | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Bryant, Kris | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Franco, Maikel | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Guerrero, Alex | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Kang, Jung Ho | - | - |
| Rookie of the Year | AL | Correa, Carlos | - | - |
| Rookie of the Year | NL | Bryant, Kris | - | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Altuve, Jose | 2B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Bogaerts, Xander | SS | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | 1B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Cruz, Nelson | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Donaldson, Josh | 3B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Martinez, J. D. | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | McCann, Brian | C | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Morales, Kendrys | DH | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Trout, Mike | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Arenado, Nolan | 3B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Crawford, Brandon | SS | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Goldschmidt, Paul | 1B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Gonzalez, Carlos | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Harper, Bryce | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | McCutchen, Andrew | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Posey, Buster | C | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Strange-Gordon, Dee | 2B | - |
| TSN Comeback Player of the Year | AL | Fielder, Prince | - | - |
| TSN Major League Player of the Year | ML | Donaldson, Josh | - | - |
| TSN Rookie of the Year | AL | Correa, Carlos | - | - |
| TSN Rookie of the Year | NL | Bryant, Kris | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Bounceback Player | ML | Fielder, Prince | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Defensive Player | ML | Kiermaier, Kevin | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Major Leaguer | ML | Harper, Bryce | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Moment | ML | Hosmer, Eric | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Play - Defense | ML | Donaldson, Josh | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Play - Offense | ML | Bautista, Jose | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Player | ML | Harper, Bryce | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Rookie | ML | Bryant, Kris | - | - |
| World Series MVP | ML | Perez, Salvador | - | - |