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AL MVP Voting

MVP Award History · 2007 · 2009
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 Dustin Pedroia BOS 317.0 16.0 81% 6.8 157 653 118 213 17 83 20 50 .326 .376 .493 .869
2 Justin Morneau MIN 257.0 7.0 66% 3.9 163 623 97 187 23 129 0 76 .300 .374 .499 .873
3 Kevin Youkilis BOS 201.0 2.0 51% 6.0 145 538 91 168 29 115 3 62 .312 .390 .569 .958
4 Joe Mauer MIN 188.0 2.0 48% 5.3 146 536 98 176 9 85 1 84 .328 .413 .451 .864
5 Carlos Quentin CHW 160.0 0.0 41% 5.1 130 480 96 138 36 100 7 66 .288 .394 .571 .965
6 Francisco Rodriguez LAA 143.0 1.0 36% 2.4 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2.24 1.288 76 0 62 68.1 54 4 34 77
7 Josh Hamilton TEX 112.0 0.0 29% 5.2 156 624 98 190 32 130 9 64 .304 .371 .530 .901
8 Alex Rodriguez NYY 45.0 0.0 11% 6.5 138 510 104 154 35 103 18 65 .302 .392 .573 .965
9 Carlos Pena TBR 44.0 0.0 11% 4.8 139 490 76 121 31 102 1 96 .247 .377 .494 .871
10 Grady Sizemore CLE 42.0 0.0 11% 5.8 157 634 101 170 33 90 38 98 .268 .374 .502 .876
11 Evan Longoria TBR 38.0 0.0 10% 4.5 122 448 67 122 27 85 7 46 .272 .343 .531 .874
12 Cliff Lee CLE 24.0 0.0 6% 6.4 31 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 22 3 2.54 1.110 31 31 0 223.1 214 12 34 170
13 Miguel Cabrera DET 17.0 0.0 4% 2.3 160 616 85 180 37 127 1 56 .292 .349 .537 .887
14 Vladimir Guerrero LAA 16.0 0.0 4% 2.1 143 541 85 164 27 91 5 51 .303 .365 .521 .886
15 Jermaine Dye CHW 14.0 0.0 4% 2.4 154 590 96 172 34 96 3 44 .292 .344 .541 .885
16 Aubrey Huff BAL 12.0 0.0 3% 3.8 154 598 96 182 32 108 4 53 .304 .360 .552 .912
17 Milton Bradley TEX 9.0 0.0 2% 4.9 126 414 78 133 22 77 5 80 .321 .436 .563 .999
18 Jason Bartlett TBR 6.0 0.0 2% 1.5 128 454 48 130 1 37 20 22 .286 .329 .361 .690
19 Mike Mussina NYY 3.0 0.0 1% 4.8 34 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 20 9 3.37 1.223 34 34 0 200.1 214 17 31 150
20 Raul Ibanez SEA 1.0 0.0 0% 2.4 162 635 85 186 23 110 2 64 .293 .358 .479 .837
20 Ian Kinsler TEX 1.0 0.0 0% 4.6 121 518 102 165 18 71 26 45 .319 .375 .517 .892
20 Ichiro Suzuki SEA 1.0 0.0 0% 5.2 162 686 103 213 6 42 43 51 .310 .361 .386 .747
20 Mark Teixeira LAA 1.0 0.0 0% 3.6 54 193 39 69 13 43 2 32 .358 .449 .632 1.081

NL MVP Voting

MVP Award History · 2007 · 2009
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 Albert Pujols STL 369.0 18.0 82% 9.0 148 524 100 187 37 116 7 104 .357 .462 .653 1.114
2 Ryan Howard PHI 308.0 12.0 69% 1.5 162 610 105 153 48 146 1 81 .251 .339 .543 .881
3 Ryan Braun MIL 139.0 0.0 31% 4.3 151 611 92 174 37 106 14 42 .285 .335 .553 .888
4 Manny Ramirez LAD 138.0 0.0 31% 3.4 53 187 36 74 17 53 2 35 .396 .489 .743 1.232
5 Lance Berkman HOU 126.0 0.0 28% 6.6 159 554 114 173 29 106 18 99 .312 .420 .567 .986
6 CC Sabathia MIL 121.0 0.0 27% 5.0 17 48 3 11 1 6 0 0 .229 .229 .333 .562 11 2 1.65 1.003 17 17 0 130.2 106 6 25 128
7 David Wright NYM 115.0 0.0 26% 6.7 160 626 115 189 33 124 15 94 .302 .390 .534 .924
8 Brad Lidge PHI 104.0 2.0 23% 2.3 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.95 1.226 72 0 41 69.1 50 2 35 92
9 Carlos Delgado NYM 96.0 0.0 21% 1.1 159 598 96 162 38 115 1 72 .271 .353 .518 .871
10 Aramis Ramirez CHC 66.0 0.0 15% 2.7 149 554 97 160 27 111 2 74 .289 .380 .518 .898
11 Hanley Ramirez FLA 55.0 0.0 12% 6.5 153 589 125 177 33 67 35 92 .301 .400 .540 .940
12 Chipper Jones ATL 44.0 0.0 10% 7.1 128 439 82 160 22 75 4 90 .364 .470 .574 1.044
13 Geovany Soto CHC 41.0 0.0 9% 3.1 141 494 66 141 23 86 0 62 .285 .364 .504 .868
14 Johan Santana NYM 30.0 0.0 7% 6.9 34 78 5 11 0 1 0 3 .141 .173 .205 .378 16 7 2.53 1.148 34 34 0 234.1 206 23 63 206
14 Chase Utley PHI 30.0 0.0 7% 8.8 159 607 113 177 33 104 14 64 .292 .380 .535 .915
16 Ryan Ludwick STL 17.0 0.0 4% 5.3 152 538 104 161 37 113 4 62 .299 .375 .591 .966
17 Brandon Webb ARI 14.0 0.0 3% 5.2 34 67 2 10 0 11 0 1 .149 .162 .209 .371 22 7 3.30 1.196 34 34 0 226.2 206 13 65 183
18 Adrian Gonzalez SDP 13.0 0.0 3% 3.3 162 616 103 172 36 119 0 74 .279 .361 .510 .871
18 Matt Holliday COL 13.0 0.0 3% 5.6 139 539 107 173 25 88 28 74 .321 .409 .538 .947
20 Prince Fielder MIL 11.0 0.0 2% 1.3 159 588 86 162 34 102 3 84 .276 .372 .507 .879
21 Carlos Beltran NYM 10.0 0.0 2% 6.7 161 606 116 172 27 112 25 92 .284 .376 .500 .876
21 Derrek Lee CHC 10.0 0.0 2% 1.7 155 623 93 181 20 90 8 71 .291 .361 .462 .823
23 Tim Lincecum SFG 9.0 0.0 2% 7.8 34 70 7 11 0 5 0 5 .157 .213 .200 .413 18 5 2.62 1.172 34 33 0 227.0 182 11 84 265
24 Jose Reyes NYM 3.0 0.0 1% 4.7 159 688 113 204 16 68 56 66 .297 .358 .475 .833
24 Jose Valverde HOU 3.0 0.0 1% 1.2 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 6 3 3.38 1.181 74 0 44 72.0 62 10 23 83
26 Stephen Drew ARI 2.0 0.0 0% 2.7 152 611 91 178 21 67 3 41 .291 .333 .502 .836
27 Nate McLouth PIT 1.0 0.0 0% 2.2 152 597 113 165 26 94 23 65 .276 .356 .497 .853

AL Cy Young Voting

Cy Young Award History · 2007 · 2009
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 Cliff Lee CLE 132.0 24.0 94% 6.5 22 3 .880 2.54 31 31 0 4 2 0 223.1 214 68 63 12 34 1 170 5 0 4 891 1.110 167
2 Roy Halladay TOR 71.0 4.0 51% 5.9 20 11 .645 2.78 34 33 0 9 2 0 246.0 220 88 76 18 39 3 206 12 0 4 987 1.053 152
3 Francisco Rodriguez LAA 32.0 0.0 23% 2.4 2 3 .400 2.24 76 0 69 0 0 62 68.1 54 21 17 4 34 4 77 2 0 6 288 1.288 199
4 Daisuke Matsuzaka BOS 10.0 0.0 7% 5.2 18 3 .857 2.90 29 29 0 0 0 0 167.2 128 58 54 12 94 1 154 7 0 5 716 1.324 160
5 Mariano Rivera NYY 3.0 0.0 2% 4.2 6 5 .545 1.40 64 0 60 0 0 39 70.2 41 11 11 4 6 0 77 2 0 1 259 0.665 316
6 Mike Mussina NYY 2.0 0.0 1% 4.8 20 9 .690 3.37 34 34 0 0 0 0 200.1 214 85 75 17 31 3 150 8 0 4 819 1.223 131
6 Ervin Santana LAA 2.0 0.0 1% 4.8 16 7 .696 3.49 32 32 0 2 1 0 219.0 198 89 85 23 47 2 214 8 1 5 897 1.119 127

NL Cy Young Voting

Cy Young Award History · 2007 · 2009
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 Tim Lincecum SFG 137.0 23.0 86% 7.6 18 5 .783 2.62 34 33 0 2 1 0 227.0 182 72 66 11 84 1 265 6 2 17 928 1.172 168
2 Brandon Webb ARI 73.0 4.0 46% 5.4 22 7 .759 3.30 34 34 0 3 1 0 226.2 206 95 83 13 65 5 183 12 1 8 944 1.196 140
3 Johan Santana NYM 55.0 4.0 34% 6.9 16 7 .696 2.53 34 34 0 3 2 0 234.1 206 74 66 23 63 5 206 4 2 9 964 1.148 166
4 Brad Lidge PHI 10.0 0.0 6% 2.3 2 0 1.000 1.95 72 0 61 0 0 41 69.1 50 17 15 2 35 4 92 1 0 5 292 1.226 224
5 CC Sabathia MIL 9.0 1.0 6% 4.7 11 2 .846 1.65 17 17 0 7 3 0 130.2 106 31 24 6 25 0 128 4 0 1 516 1.003 255
6 Ryan Dempster CHC 4.0 0.0 2% 6.7 17 6 .739 2.96 33 33 0 1 0 0 206.2 174 75 68 14 76 1 187 7 0 5 856 1.210 154

AL Rookie of the Year Voting

Rookie of the Year Award History · 2007 · 2009
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 Evan Longoria TBR 140.0 28.0 100% 4.5 122 448 67 122 27 85 7 46 .272 .343 .531 .874
2 Alexei Ramirez CHW 59.0 0.0 42% 1.3 136 480 65 139 21 77 13 18 .290 .317 .475 .792
3 Jacoby Ellsbury BOS 26.0 0.0 19% 2.7 145 554 98 155 9 47 50 41 .280 .336 .394 .729
4 Mike Aviles KCR 9.0 0.0 6% 4.4 102 419 68 136 10 51 8 18 .325 .354 .480 .833
4 Armando Galarraga DET 9.0 0.0 6% 3.8 30 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .600 .000 .600 13 7 3.73 1.192 30 28 0 178.2 152 28 61 126
6 Joey Devine OAK 3.0 0.0 2% 1.8 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0.59 0.832 42 0 1 45.2 23 0 15 49
6 Denard Span MIN 3.0 0.0 2% 4.2 93 347 70 102 6 47 18 50 .294 .387 .432 .819
8 Nick Blackburn MIN 1.0 0.0 1% 2.1 33 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 11 11 4.05 1.360 33 33 0 193.1 224 23 39 96
8 Joba Chamberlain NYY 1.0 0.0 1% 3.4 42 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 4 3 2.60 1.256 42 12 0 100.1 87 5 39 118
8 Brad Ziegler OAK 1.0 0.0 1% 2.7 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.06 1.156 47 0 11 59.2 47 2 22 30

NL Rookie of the Year Voting

Rookie of the Year Award History · 2007 · 2009
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 Geovany Soto CHC 158.0 31.0 99% 3.1 141 494 66 141 23 86 0 62 .285 .364 .504 .868
2 Joey Votto CIN 76.0 1.0 48% 3.1 151 526 69 156 24 84 7 59 .297 .368 .506 .874
3 Jair Jurrjens ATL 34.0 0.0 21% 2.2 37 58 7 6 0 0 0 6 .103 .188 .138 .325 13 10 3.68 1.370 31 31 0 188.1 188 11 70 139
4 Edinson Volquez CIN 9.0 0.0 6% 4.2 33 61 3 6 0 1 0 0 .098 .098 .098 .197 17 6 3.21 1.327 33 32 0 196.0 167 14 93 206
5 Jay Bruce CIN 7.0 0.0 4% 0.6 108 413 63 105 21 52 4 33 .254 .314 .453 .767
6 Kosuke Fukudome CHC 4.0 0.0 2% 0.4 150 501 79 129 10 58 12 81 .257 .359 .379 .738

AL Mgr of the Year Voting

Mgr of the Year Award History · 2007 · 2009
Rank Tm Vote Pts 1st Place Share G W L W-L% Finish
1 Joe Maddon TBR 138.0 27.0 99% 162 97 65 .599 1.0
2 Ron Gardenhire MIN 58.0 1.0 41% 163 88 75 .540 2.0
3 Mike Scioscia LAA 45.0 0.0 32% 162 100 62 .617 1.0
4 Terry Francona BOS 6.0 0.0 4% 162 95 67 .586 2.0
5 Ozzie Guillen CHW 3.0 0.0 2% 163 89 74 .546 1.0
6 Cito Gaston TOR 2.0 0.0 1% 88 51 37 .580 4.0

NL Mgr of the Year Voting

Mgr of the Year Award History · 2007 · 2009
Rank Tm Vote Pts 1st Place Share G W L W-L% Finish
1 Lou Piniella CHC 103.0 15.0 64% 161 97 64 .602 1.0
2 Charlie Manuel PHI 67.0 8.0 42% 162 92 70 .568 1.0
3 Fredi Gonzalez FLA 48.0 5.0 30% 161 84 77 .522 3.0
4 Joe Torre LAD 45.0 3.0 28% 162 84 78 .519 1.0
5 Tony LaRussa STL 11.0 1.0 7% 162 86 76 .531 4.0
6 Jerry Manuel NYM 10.0 0.0 6% 93 55 38 .591 2.0
7 Cecil Cooper HOU 3.0 0.0 2% 161 86 75 .534 3.0
8 Dale Sveum MIL 1.0 0.0 1% 12 7 5 .583 2.0