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AL MVP Voting

MVP Award History · 1977 · 1979
Voting Results Batting Stats Pitching Stats
Rank Tm Vote Pts 1st Place Share WAR G AB R H HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS W L ERA WHIP G GS SV IP H HR BB SO
1 Jim Rice BOS 352.0 20.0 90% 7.4 163 677 121 213 46 139 7 58 .315 .370 .600 .970
2 Ron Guidry NYY 291.0 8.0 74% 9.3 37 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 3 1.74 0.946 35 35 0 273.2 187 13 72 248
3 Larry Hisle MIL 201.0 0.0 51% 5.0 142 520 96 151 34 115 10 67 .290 .374 .533 .906
4 Amos Otis KCR 90.0 0.0 23% 7.1 141 486 74 145 22 96 32 66 .298 .380 .525 .905
5 Rusty Staub DET 88.0 0.0 22% 1.4 162 642 75 175 24 121 3 76 .273 .347 .435 .782
6 Graig Nettles NYY 86.0 0.0 22% 5.3 159 587 81 162 27 93 1 59 .276 .343 .460 .803
7 Don Baylor CAL 51.0 0.0 13% 1.3 158 591 103 151 34 99 22 56 .255 .332 .472 .804
8 Eddie Murray BAL 50.0 0.0 13% 3.9 161 610 85 174 27 95 6 70 .285 .356 .480 .836
9 Carlton Fisk BOS 49.0 0.0 12% 5.6 157 571 94 162 20 88 7 71 .284 .366 .475 .841
10 Darrell Porter KCR 48.0 0.0 12% 3.9 150 520 77 138 18 78 0 75 .265 .358 .444 .802
11 Rod Carew MIN 46.0 0.0 12% 4.6 152 564 85 188 5 70 27 78 .333 .411 .441 .853
12 Mike Caldwell MIL 41.0 0.0 10% 7.8 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 9 2.36 1.064 37 34 1 293.1 258 14 54 131
13 Rich Gossage NYY 39.0 0.0 10% 3.1 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 11 2.01 1.087 63 0 27 134.1 87 9 59 122
14 Al Oliver TEX 26.0 0.0 7% 3.3 133 525 65 170 14 89 8 31 .324 .358 .490 .848
15 Jim Sundberg TEX 24.0 0.0 6% 5.0 149 518 54 144 6 58 2 64 .278 .358 .380 .739
16 Ron LeFlore DET 21.0 0.0 5% 4.0 155 666 126 198 12 62 68 65 .297 .361 .405 .766
17 Reggie Jackson NYY 18.0 0.0 5% 3.2 139 511 82 140 27 97 14 58 .274 .356 .477 .834
18 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 17.0 0.0 4% 1.6 144 523 70 145 17 81 4 76 .277 .367 .423 .790
19 George Brett KCR 14.0 0.0 4% 5.1 128 510 79 150 9 62 23 39 .294 .342 .467 .809
20 Andre Thornton CLE 12.0 0.0 3% 5.0 145 508 97 133 33 105 4 93 .262 .377 .516 .893
21 Lou Piniella NYY 11.0 0.0 3% 3.4 130 472 67 148 6 69 3 34 .314 .361 .445 .806
22 Thurman Munson NYY 9.0 0.0 2% 3.0 154 617 73 183 6 71 2 35 .297 .332 .373 .705
23 Lyman Bostock CAL 8.0 0.0 2% 2.5 147 568 74 168 5 71 15 59 .296 .362 .379 .740
23 Larry Gura KCR 8.0 0.0 2% 4.1 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 4 2.72 1.096 35 26 0 221.2 183 13 60 81
25 Dave LaRoche CAL 6.0 0.0 2% 2.0 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 2.82 1.265 59 0 25 95.2 73 7 48 70
25 Fred Lynn BOS 6.0 0.0 2% 4.1 150 541 75 161 22 82 3 75 .298 .380 .492 .872
25 Mickey Rivers NYY 6.0 0.0 2% 3.2 141 559 78 148 11 48 25 29 .265 .302 .397 .699
25 Bob Stanley BOS 6.0 0.0 2% 4.0 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 2.60 1.242 52 3 10 141.2 142 5 34 38
29 Don Money MIL 5.0 0.0 1% 4.5 137 518 88 152 14 54 3 48 .293 .361 .440 .801
29 Willie Randolph NYY 5.0 0.0 1% 5.6 134 499 87 139 3 42 36 82 .279 .381 .357 .738
31 Dennis Eckersley BOS 4.0 0.0 1% 7.0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 8 2.99 1.226 35 35 0 268.1 258 30 71 162
31 Hal McRae KCR 4.0 0.0 1% 1.0 156 623 90 170 16 72 17 51 .273 .329 .429 .757
33 Leon Roberts SEA 3.0 0.0 1% 4.1 134 472 78 142 22 92 6 41 .301 .364 .515 .879
34 Rich Gale KCR 2.0 0.0 1% 2.7 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 3.09 1.409 31 30 0 192.1 171 10 100 88
34 Ken Singleton BAL 2.0 0.0 1% 4.3 149 502 67 147 20 81 0 98 .293 .409 .462 .871
36 Rick Burleson BOS 1.0 0.0 0% 1.5 145 626 75 155 5 49 8 40 .248 .295 .339 .633
36 Frank Tanana CAL 1.0 0.0 0% 2.7 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 12 3.65 1.251 33 33 0 239.0 239 26 60 137

NL MVP Voting

MVP Award History · 1977 · 1979
Voting Results Batting Stats Pitching Stats
Rank Tm Vote Pts 1st Place Share WAR G AB R H HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS W L ERA WHIP G GS SV IP H HR BB SO
1 Dave Parker PIT 320.0 21.0 95% 6.9 148 581 102 194 30 117 20 57 .334 .394 .585 .979
2 Steve Garvey LAD 194.0 0.0 58% 4.5 162 639 89 202 21 113 10 40 .316 .353 .499 .852
3 Larry Bowa PHI 189.0 3.0 56% 5.7 156 654 78 192 3 43 27 24 .294 .319 .370 .689
4 Reggie Smith LAD 164.0 0.0 49% 4.4 128 447 82 132 29 93 12 70 .295 .382 .559 .942
5 Jack Clark SFG 107.0 0.0 32% 5.7 156 592 90 181 25 98 15 50 .306 .358 .537 .895
6 George Foster CIN 104.0 0.0 31% 4.7 158 604 97 170 40 120 4 70 .281 .360 .546 .906
7 Greg Luzinski PHI 48.0 0.0 14% 5.0 155 540 85 143 35 101 8 100 .265 .388 .526 .914
8 Gaylord Perry SDP 45.0 0.0 13% 3.5 37 87 5 8 0 3 0 2 .092 .112 .115 .227 21 6 2.73 1.178 37 37 0 260.2 241 9 66 154
9 Willie Stargell PIT 39.0 0.0 12% 2.9 122 390 60 115 28 97 3 50 .295 .382 .567 .949
10 Dave Winfield SDP 37.0 0.0 11% 4.1 158 587 88 181 24 97 21 55 .308 .367 .499 .866
11 Pete Rose CIN 35.0 0.0 10% 3.4 159 655 103 198 7 52 13 62 .302 .362 .421 .783
12 Vida Blue SFG 33.0 0.0 10% 6.0 35 79 8 6 1 2 0 16 .076 .240 .127 .366 18 10 2.79 1.174 35 35 0 258.0 233 12 70 171
13 Kent Tekulve PIT 23.0 0.0 7% 3.2 91 21 1 2 0 0 0 1 .095 .136 .095 .232 8 7 2.33 1.256 91 0 31 135.1 115 5 55 77
14 Rollie Fingers SDP 16.0 0.0 5% 2.5 67 12 0 2 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 6 13 2.52 1.053 67 0 37 107.1 84 4 29 72
15 Burt Hooton LAD 15.0 0.0 4% 5.1 32 67 4 10 0 2 0 7 .149 .230 .164 .394 19 10 2.71 1.089 32 32 0 236.0 196 17 61 104
16 Davey Lopes LAD 12.0 0.0 4% 4.8 151 587 93 163 17 58 45 71 .278 .355 .421 .776
17 Bill Buckner CHC 8.0 0.0 2% 0.8 117 446 47 144 5 74 7 18 .323 .345 .419 .765
17 Phil Niekro ATL 8.0 0.0 2% 10.0 45 120 5 27 0 10 0 3 .225 .248 .258 .506 19 18 2.88 1.187 44 42 1 334.1 295 16 102 248
19 Jeff Burroughs ATL 7.0 0.0 2% 4.4 153 488 72 147 23 77 1 117 .301 .432 .529 .961
20 Bruce Sutter CHC 5.0 0.0 1% 1.0 64 13 1 1 0 0 0 2 .077 .200 .077 .277 8 10 3.19 1.176 64 0 27 98.2 82 10 34 106
21 Garry Maddox PHI 4.0 0.0 1% 4.9 155 598 62 172 11 68 33 39 .288 .332 .410 .741
22 Enos Cabell HOU 2.0 0.0 1% 2.6 162 660 92 195 7 71 33 22 .295 .321 .398 .720
23 Bob Boone PHI 1.0 0.0 0% 3.4 132 435 48 123 12 62 2 46 .283 .347 .425 .772

AL Cy Young Voting

Cy Young Award History · 1977 · 1979
Rank Tm Vote Pts 1st Place Share WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP ERA+
1 Ron Guidry NYY 140.0 28.0 100% 9.3 25 3 .893 1.74 35 35 0 16 9 0 273.2 187 61 53 13 72 1 248 1 1 7 1057 0.946 208
2 Mike Caldwell MIL 76.0 0.0 54% 7.8 22 9 .710 2.36 37 34 1 23 6 1 293.1 258 90 77 14 54 3 131 7 1 8 1176 1.064 160
3 Jim Palmer BAL 14.0 0.0 10% 6.0 21 12 .636 2.46 38 38 0 19 6 0 296.0 246 94 81 19 97 1 138 1 1 5 1197 1.159 143
4 Dennis Eckersley BOS 10.0 0.0 7% 7.0 20 8 .714 2.99 35 35 0 16 3 0 268.1 258 99 89 30 71 8 162 7 0 3 1121 1.226 139
5 Rich Gossage NYY 4.0 0.0 3% 3.1 10 11 .476 2.01 63 0 55 0 0 27 134.1 87 41 30 9 59 8 122 2 0 5 543 1.087 181
6 Fergie Jenkins TEX 2.0 0.0 1% 5.2 18 8 .692 3.04 34 30 3 16 4 0 249.0 228 92 84 21 41 2 157 3 1 2 990 1.080 123
7 Ed Figueroa NYY 1.0 0.0 1% 3.7 20 9 .690 2.99 35 35 0 12 2 0 253.0 233 96 84 22 77 4 92 3 1 6 1038 1.225 122
7 Larry Gura KCR 1.0 0.0 1% 4.1 16 4 .800 2.72 35 26 1 8 2 0 221.2 183 73 67 13 60 3 81 4 1 1 890 1.096 141
7 Dennis Leonard KCR 1.0 0.0 1% 3.5 21 17 .553 3.33 40 40 0 20 4 0 294.2 283 125 109 27 78 7 183 9 0 12 1218 1.225 115
7 Mike Marshall MIN 1.0 0.0 1% 2.9 10 12 .455 2.45 54 0 51 0 0 21 99.0 80 31 27 3 37 1 56 1 0 2 404 1.182 158
7 Paul Splittorff KCR 1.0 0.0 1% 2.5 19 13 .594 3.40 39 38 0 13 2 0 262.0 244 113 99 22 60 2 76 3 0 3 1069 1.160 112
7 Bob Stanley BOS 1.0 0.0 1% 4.0 15 2 .882 2.60 52 3 35 0 0 10 141.2 142 50 41 5 34 5 38 1 0 0 578 1.242 160

NL Cy Young Voting

Cy Young Award History · 1977 · 1979
Rank Tm Vote Pts 1st Place Share WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP ERA+
1 Gaylord Perry SDP 116.0 22.0 97% 4.0 21 6 .778 2.73 37 37 0 5 2 0 260.2 241 96 79 9 66 8 154 2 3 4 1055 1.178 121
2 Burt Hooton LAD 38.0 0.0 32% 4.9 19 10 .655 2.71 32 32 0 10 3 0 236.0 196 74 71 17 61 4 104 0 0 3 942 1.089 130
3 Vida Blue SFG 17.0 1.0 14% 5.5 18 10 .643 2.79 35 35 0 9 4 0 258.0 233 87 80 12 70 4 171 0 0 5 1042 1.174 123
4 J.R. Richard HOU 13.0 1.0 11% 3.8 18 11 .621 3.11 36 36 0 16 3 0 275.1 192 104 95 12 141 4 303 2 3 16 1139 1.209 106
5 Kent Tekulve PIT 12.0 0.0 10% 3.3 8 7 .533 2.33 91 0 65 0 0 31 135.1 115 44 35 5 55 18 77 2 0 5 573 1.256 160
6 Phil Niekro ATL 10.0 0.0 8% 9.6 19 18 .514 2.88 44 42 1 22 4 1 334.1 295 129 107 16 102 5 248 13 3 11 1389 1.187 142
7 Ross Grimsley MON 7.0 0.0 6% 1.5 20 11 .645 3.05 36 36 0 19 3 0 263.0 237 103 89 17 67 6 84 2 2 4 1068 1.156 115
8 Rollie Fingers SDP 1.0 0.0 1% 2.4 6 13 .316 2.52 67 0 62 0 0 37 107.1 84 33 30 4 29 12 72 1 0 2 434 1.053 132
8 Tommy John LAD 1.0 0.0 1% 1.2 17 10 .630 3.30 33 30 3 7 0 1 213.0 230 95 78 11 53 7 124 5 1 6 912 1.329 107
8 Don Robinson PIT 1.0 0.0 1% 3.2 14 6 .700 3.47 35 32 1 9 1 1 228.1 203 98 88 20 57 4 135 3 4 9 937 1.139 108

AL Rookie of the Year Voting

Rookie of the Year Award History · 1977 · 1979
Voting Results Batting Stats Pitching Stats
Rank Tm Vote Pts 1st Place Share WAR G AB R H HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS W L ERA WHIP G GS SV IP H HR BB SO
1 Lou Whitaker DET 21.0 21.0 75% 3.5 139 484 71 138 3 58 7 61 .285 .361 .357 .718
2 Paul Molitor MIL 3.0 3.0 11% 2.5 125 521 73 142 6 45 30 19 .273 .301 .372 .673
3 Carney Lansford CAL 2.0 2.0 7% 2.4 121 453 63 133 8 52 20 31 .294 .339 .406 .746
4 Rich Gale KCR 1.0 1.0 4% 2.7 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 3.09 1.409 31 30 0 192.1 171 10 100 88
4 Alan Trammell DET 1.0 1.0 4% 2.6 139 448 49 120 2 34 3 45 .268 .335 .339 .675

NL Rookie of the Year Voting

Rookie of the Year Award History · 1977 · 1979
Voting Results Batting Stats Pitching Stats
Rank Tm Vote Pts 1st Place Share WAR G AB R H HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS W L ERA WHIP G GS SV IP H HR BB SO
1 Bob Horner ATL 12.0 12.0 50% 2.0 89 323 50 86 23 63 0 24 .266 .313 .539 .852
2 Ozzie Smith SDP 8.0 8.0 33% 3.0 159 590 69 152 1 46 40 47 .258 .311 .312 .623
3 Don Robinson PIT 3.0 3.0 12% 3.5 35 85 2 20 0 3 0 0 .235 .235 .259 .494 14 6 3.47 1.139 35 32 1 228.1 203 20 57 135