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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 | 7.60 |
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 | 7.60 |
| NL | Nolan Arenado | 3B | 4.77 |
Sim award
The batting-wins leader in each league.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mike Trout | CF | 6.39 |
| NL | Daniel Murphy | 2B | 5.26 |
Sim award
The fielding-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Bryan Holaday | C | 0.31 |
| AL | Marwin Gonzalez | 1B | 0.74 |
| AL | Robinson Cano | 2B | 1.07 |
| AL | Chase Headley | 3B | 0.94 |
| AL | Marcus Semien | SS | 0.98 |
| AL | Colby Rasmus | LF | 0.94 |
| AL | Mike Trout | CF | 1.09 |
| AL | Adam Eaton | RF | 1.86 |
| NL | Buster Posey | C | 0.19 |
| NL | Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 0.93 |
| NL | DJ LeMahieu | 2B | 0.91 |
| NL | Nolan Arenado | 3B | 1.27 |
| NL | Ivan De Jesus | SS | 0.94 |
| NL | Enrique Hernandez | LF | 1.38 |
| NL | Ender Inciarte | CF | 1.17 |
| NL | Peter Bourjos | RF |
Sim award
The total-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Primary Pos | Player | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | C | Gary Sanchez | 2.36 |
| AL | 1B | Miguel Cabrera | 2.81 |
| AL | 2B | Brian Dozier | 4.22 |
| AL | 3B | Josh Donaldson | 3.00 |
| AL | SS | Francisco Lindor | 2.54 |
| AL | LF | Chris Young | 1.70 |
| AL | CF | Mike Trout | 7.60 |
| AL | RF | Mookie Betts | 5.46 |
| AL | DH | David Ortiz | 4.10 |
| NL | C | Jonathan Lucroy | 3.08 |
| NL | 1B | Freddie Freeman | 4.18 |
| NL | 2B | Jean Segura | 4.51 |
| NL | 3B | Nolan Arenado | 4.77 |
| NL | SS | Jonathan Villar | 4.38 |
| NL | LF | Ryan Braun | 4.30 |
| NL | CF | Charlie Blackmon |
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.
| 1.02 |
| 3.96 |
| NL | RF | Bryce Harper | 2.47 |
| Award | League | Player | Primary Pos | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Star Game MVP | AL | Hosmer, Eric | - | - |
| Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - HOF Player | ML | Carew, Rod | - | - |
| Comeback Player of the Year | NL | Rendon, Anthony | - | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Beltre, Adrian | 3B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Betts, Mookie | OF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Gardner, Brett | OF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Kiermaier, Kevin | OF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Kinsler, Ian | 2B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Lindor, Francisco | SS | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Moreland, Mitch | 1B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Perez, Salvador | C | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Arenado, Nolan | 3B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Crawford, Brandon | SS | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Heyward, Jason | OF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Inciarte, Ender | OF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Marte, Starling | OF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Panik, Joe | 2B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Posey, Buster | C | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Rizzo, Anthony | 1B | - |
| Hank Aaron Award | AL | Ortiz, David | DH | - |
| Hank Aaron Award | NL | Bryant, Kris | 3B | - |
| Lou Gehrig Memorial Award | ML | Altuve, Jose | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Comeback Player | AL | Trumbo, Mark | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Man of the Year | ML | Granderson, Curtis | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player | AL | Altuve, Jose | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player | NL | Murphy, Daniel | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie | NL | Seager, Corey | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Player of the Year | ML | Altuve, Jose | - | - |
| Majestic Athletic Always Game Award | ML | Altuve, Jose | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | AL | Trout, Mike | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | NL | Bryant, Kris | - | - |
| NLCS MVP | NL | Baez, Javier | - | Y |
| Outstanding DH Award | AL | Ortiz, David | - | - |
| Platinum Glove | AL | Lindor, Francisco | - | - |
| Platinum Glove | NL | Rizzo, Anthony | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Altuve, Jose | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Betts, Mookie | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Bradley, Jackie | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Machado, Manny | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Sanchez, Gary | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Bryant, Kris | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Freeman, Freddie | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Harper, Bryce | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Murphy, Daniel | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Myers, Wil | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Altuve, Jose | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Bradley, Jackie | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Cano, Robinson | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Correa, Carlos | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Davis, Chris | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Davis, Khris | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Donaldson, Josh | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Kepler, Max | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Longoria, Evan | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Martinez, Victor | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Mauer, Joe | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Mauer, Joe | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Maybin, Cameron | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Morales, Kendrys | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Moreland, Mitch | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Odor, Rougned | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Ramirez, Hanley | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Ramirez, Hanley | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Rasmus, Colby | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Sanchez, Gary | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Santana, Carlos | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Trumbo, Mark | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Upton, Justin | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Vargas, Kennys | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | White, Tyler | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Arenado, Nolan | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Blackmon, Charlie | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Cabrera, Asdrubal | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Carpenter, Matt | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Drury, Brandon | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Espinosa, Danny | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Freeman, Freddie | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Harper, Bryce | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Kang, Jung Ho | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Lamb, Jake | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Pence, Hunter | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Renfroe, Hunter | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Rodriguez, Sean | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Stanton, Giancarlo | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Story, Trevor | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Suzuki, Ichiro | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Zobrist, Ben | - | Y |
| Roberto Clemente Award | ML | Granderson, Curtis | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Healy, Ryon | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Mazara, Nomar | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Naquin, Tyler | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Sanchez, Gary | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Schimpf, Ryan | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Seager, Corey | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Story, Trevor | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Turner, Trea | - | - |
| Rookie of the Year | NL | Seager, Corey | - | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Altuve, Jose | 2B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Betts, Mookie | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Bogaerts, Xander | SS | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | 1B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Donaldson, Josh | 3B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Ortiz, David | DH | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Perez, Salvador | C | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Trout, Mike | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Trumbo, Mark | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Arenado, Nolan | 3B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Blackmon, Charlie | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Cespedes, Yoenis | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Murphy, Daniel | 2B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Ramos, Wilson | C | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Rizzo, Anthony | 1B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Seager, Corey | SS | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Yelich, Christian | OF | - |
| TSN All-Star | AL | Altuve, Jose | 2B | - |
| TSN All-Star | AL | Betts, Mookie | OF | - |
| TSN All-Star | AL | Bradley, Jackie | OF | - |
| TSN All-Star | AL | Cabrera, Miguel | 1B | - |
| TSN All-Star | AL | Donaldson, Josh | 3B | - |
| TSN All-Star | AL | Lindor, Francisco | SS | - |
| TSN All-Star | AL | Ortiz, David | DH | - |
| TSN All-Star | AL | Perez, Salvador | C | - |
| TSN All-Star | AL | Trout, Mike | OF | - |
| TSN All-Star | NL | Bryant, Kris | 3B | - |
| TSN All-Star | NL | Cespedes, Yoenis | OF | - |
| TSN All-Star | NL | Freeman, Freddie | 1B | - |
| TSN All-Star | NL | Marte, Starling | OF | - |
| TSN All-Star | NL | Murphy, Daniel | 2B | - |
| TSN All-Star | NL | Posey, Buster | C | - |
| TSN All-Star | NL | Seager, Corey | SS | - |
| TSN All-Star | NL | Yelich, Christian | OF | - |
| TSN Comeback Player of the Year | AL | Trumbo, Mark | - | - |
| TSN Major League Player of the Year | ML | Altuve, Jose | - | - |
| TSN Rookie of the Year | NL | Seager, Corey | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Defensive Player | ML | Lindor, Francisco | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Major Leaguer | ML | Trout, Mike | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Play - Defense | ML | Rizzo, Anthony | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Play - Offense | ML | Naquin, Tyler | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Player | ML | Ortiz, David | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Rookie | ML | Seager, Corey | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Social Media Personality | ML | Rizzo, Anthony | - | - |
| World Series MVP | ML | Zobrist, Ben | - | - |