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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Votto | NL | 1B | 5.71 |
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 | 5.67 |
| NL | Joey Votto | 1B | 5.71 |
Sim award
The batting-wins leader in each league.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mike Trout | CF | 5.16 |
| NL | Charlie Blackmon | CF | 5.57 |
Sim award
The fielding-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Player | Primary Pos | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Bruce Maxwell | C | 0.51 |
| AL | Carlos Santana | 1B | 0.88 |
| AL | Carlos Sanchez | 2B | 0.86 |
| AL | Kyle Seager | 3B | 1.03 |
| AL | Elvis Andrus | SS | 0.97 |
| AL | Corey Dickerson | LF | 1.29 |
| AL | Adam Engel | CF | 0.74 |
| AL | Max Kepler | RF | 1.60 |
| NL | Buster Posey | C | 0.32 |
| NL | Joey Votto | 1B | 1.15 |
| NL | DJ LeMahieu | 2B | 0.87 |
| NL | Nolan Arenado | 3B | 1.34 |
| NL | Trevor Story | SS | 0.81 |
| NL | Tommy Pham | LF | 1.12 |
| NL | Ender Inciarte | CF | 1.27 |
| NL | Hunter Pence | RF | 1.51 |
Sim award
The total-wins leader at each league position.
| League | Primary Pos | Player | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | C | Gary Sanchez | 3.61 |
| AL | 1B | Jose Abreu | 2.03 |
| AL | 2B | Brian Dozier | 4.27 |
| AL | 3B | Jose Ramirez | 4.47 |
| AL | SS | Francisco Lindor | 3.45 |
| AL | LF | Justin Upton | 3.21 |
| AL | CF | Mike Trout | 5.67 |
| AL | RF | Aaron Judge | 5.29 |
| AL | DH | Edwin Encarnacion | 4.14 |
| NL | C | Buster Posey | 3.46 |
| NL | 1B | Joey Votto | 5.71 |
| NL | 2B | Daniel Murphy | 3.50 |
| NL | 3B | Nolan Arenado | 5.10 |
| NL | SS | Zack Cozart | 4.20 |
| NL | LF | Marcell Ozuna | 4.45 |
| 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.
| 5.40 |
| NL | RF | Giancarlo Stanton | 4.64 |
| Award | League | Player | Primary Pos | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Star Game MVP | AL | Cano, Robinson | - | - |
| Babe Ruth Award | ML | Altuve, Jose | - | Y |
| Comeback Player of the Year | AL | Moustakas, Mike | - | - |
| Comeback Player of the Year | NL | Zimmerman, Ryan | - | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Betts, Mookie | RF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Buxton, Byron | CF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Dozier, Brian | 2B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Gordon, Alex | LF | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Hosmer, Eric | 1B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Longoria, Evan | 3B | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Maldonado, Martin | C | - |
| Gold Glove | AL | Simmons, Andrelton | SS | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Arenado, Nolan | 3B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Barnhart, Tucker | C | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Crawford, Brandon | SS | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Goldschmidt, Paul | 1B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Heyward, Jason | RF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Inciarte, Ender | CF | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | LeMahieu, DJ | 2B | - |
| Gold Glove | NL | Ozuna, Marcell | LF | - |
| Hank Aaron Award | AL | Altuve, Jose | - | - |
| Hank Aaron Award | NL | Stanton, Giancarlo | - | - |
| Lou Gehrig Memorial Award | ML | Votto, Joey | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Comeback Player | AL | Moustakas, Mike | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Comeback Player | NL | Zimmerman, Ryan | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Man of the Year | ML | Rizzo, Anthony | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player | AL | Altuve, Jose | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player | NL | Stanton, Giancarlo | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie | AL | Judge, Aaron | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie | NL | Bellinger, Cody | - | - |
| MLB Players Choice Player of the Year | ML | Altuve, Jose | - | - |
| Majestic Athletic Always Game Award | ML | Arenado, Nolan | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | AL | Altuve, Jose | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | NL | Stanton, Giancarlo | - | - |
| NLCS MVP | NL | Taylor, Chris | - | Y |
| NLCS MVP | NL | Turner, Justin | - | Y |
| Outstanding DH Award | AL | Cruz, Nelson | - | - |
| Platinum Glove | AL | Buxton, Byron | - | - |
| Platinum Glove | NL | Arenado, Nolan | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Altuve, Jose | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Correa, Carlos | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Judge, Aaron | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Machado, Manny | - | - |
| Player of the Month | AL | Trout, Mike | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Arenado, Nolan | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Blackmon, Charlie | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Martinez, J. D. | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | McCutchen, Andrew | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Stanton, Giancarlo | - | - |
| Player of the Month | NL | Zimmerman, Ryan | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Abreu, Jose | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Alonso, Yonder | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Altuve, Jose | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Beckham, Tim | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Beltre, Adrian | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | AL | Betts, Mookie | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Buxton, Byron | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Correa, Carlos | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Hosmer, Eric | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Judge, Aaron | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Machado, Manny | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Martinez, J. D. | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Mazara, Nomar | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Ramirez, Jose | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Rosario, Eddie | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Sano, Miguel | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Schoop, Jonathan | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Souza, Steven | - | - |
| Player of the Week | AL | Springer, George | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Arenado, Nolan | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Bellinger, Cody | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Blackmon, Charlie | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Contreras, Willson | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Gennett, Scooter | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Harper, Bryce | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Lamb, Jake | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Margot, Manuel | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Martinez, J. D. | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | McCutchen, Andrew | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Ozuna, Marcell | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Ozuna, Marcell | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Realmuto, J. T. | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Rendon, Anthony | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Rizzo, Anthony | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Stanton, Giancarlo | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Stanton, Giancarlo | - | Y |
| Player of the Week | NL | Votto, Joey | - | - |
| Player of the Week | NL | Zimmerman, Ryan | - | - |
| Roberto Clemente Award | ML | Rizzo, Anthony | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Benintendi, Andrew | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Gurriel, Yuli | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | AL | Judge, Aaron | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Bellinger, Cody | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | DeJong, Paul | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Hoskins, Rhys | - | - |
| Rookie of the Month | NL | Martinez, Jose | - | - |
| Rookie of the Year | AL | Judge, Aaron | - | - |
| Rookie of the Year | NL | Bellinger, Cody | - | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Altuve, Jose | 2B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Cruz, Nelson | DH | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Hosmer, Eric | 1B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Judge, Aaron | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Lindor, Francisco | SS | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Ramirez, Jose | 3B | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Sanchez, Gary | C | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Springer, George | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | AL | Upton, Justin | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Arenado, Nolan | 3B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Blackmon, Charlie | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Goldschmidt, Paul | 1B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Murphy, Daniel | 2B | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Ozuna, Marcell | OF | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Posey, Buster | C | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Seager, Corey | SS | - |
| Silver Slugger | NL | Stanton, Giancarlo | OF | - |
| TSN All-Star | AL | Altuve, Jose | 2B | - |
| TSN All-Star | AL | Betts, Mookie | OF | - |
| TSN All-Star | AL | Cruz, Nelson | DH | - |
| TSN All-Star | AL | Hosmer, Eric | 1B | - |
| TSN All-Star | AL | Judge, Aaron | OF | - |
| TSN All-Star | AL | Lindor, Francisco | SS | - |
| TSN All-Star | AL | Sanchez, Gary | C | - |
| TSN All-Star | AL | Trout, Mike | OF | - |
| TSN All-Star | NL | Blackmon, Charlie | OF | - |
| TSN All-Star | NL | Murphy, Daniel | 2B | - |
| TSN All-Star | NL | Ozuna, Marcell | OF | - |
| TSN All-Star | NL | Posey, Buster | C | - |
| TSN All-Star | NL | Rendon, Anthony | 3B | - |
| TSN All-Star | NL | Seager, Corey | SS | - |
| TSN All-Star | NL | Stanton, Giancarlo | OF | - |
| TSN All-Star | NL | Votto, Joey | 1B | - |
| TSN Comeback Player of the Year | AL | Moustakas, Mike | - | - |
| TSN Major League Player of the Year | ML | Altuve, Jose | - | - |
| TSN Rookie of the Year | AL | Judge, Aaron | - | - |
| TSN Rookie of the Year | NL | Bellinger, Cody | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Defensive Player | ML | Arenado, Nolan | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Major Leaguer | ML | Altuve, Jose | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Major Leaguer - Postseason | ML | Altuve, Jose | - | Y |
| This Year in Baseball Best Performance | ML | Rendon, Anthony | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Play - Defense | ML | Jackson, Austin | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Play - Offense | ML | Arenado, Nolan | - | - |
| This Year in Baseball Best Rookie | ML | Judge, Aaron | - | - |
| World Series MVP | ML | Springer, George | - | - |