1978 Awards Voting
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AL MVP Voting Table
| Rank |
Name |
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% | 7.6 | 163 | 677 | 121 | 213 | 46 | 139 | 7 | 58 | .315 | .370 | .600 | .970 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ron Guidry | NYY | 291.0 | 8.0 | 74% | 9.6 | 2 | 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% | 5.3 | 142 | 520 | 96 | 151 | 34 | 115 | 10 | 67 | .290 | .374 | .533 | .906 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Amos Otis | KCR | 90.0 | 0.0 | 23% | 7.4 | 141 | 486 | 74 | 145 | 22 | 96 | 32 | 66 | .298 | .380 | .525 | .905 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rusty Staub | DET | 88.0 | 0.0 | 22% | 1.5 | 162 | 642 | 75 | 175 | 24 | 121 | 3 | 76 | .273 | .347 | .435 | .782 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Graig Nettles | NYY | 86.0 | 0.0 | 22% | 5.7 | 159 | 587 | 81 | 162 | 27 | 93 | 1 | 59 | .276 | .343 | .460 | .803 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Don Baylor | CAL | 51.0 | 0.0 | 13% | 1.6 | 158 | 591 | 103 | 151 | 34 | 99 | 22 | 56 | .255 | .332 | .472 | .804 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Eddie Murray | BAL | 50.0 | 0.0 | 13% | 4.3 | 161 | 610 | 85 | 174 | 27 | 95 | 6 | 70 | .285 | .356 | .480 | .836 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Carlton Fisk | BOS | 49.0 | 0.0 | 13% | 5.9 | 157 | 571 | 94 | 162 | 20 | 88 | 7 | 71 | .284 | .366 | .475 | .841 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Darrell Porter | KCR | 48.0 | 0.0 | 12% | 4.2 | 150 | 520 | 77 | 138 | 18 | 78 | 0 | 75 | .265 | .358 | .444 | .802 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rod Carew | MIN | 46.0 | 0.0 | 12% | 5.0 | 152 | 564 | 85 | 188 | 5 | 70 | 27 | 78 | .333 | .411 | .441 | .853 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mike Caldwell | MIL | 41.0 | 0.0 | 10% | 8.2 | 0 | 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% | 3.2 | 0 | 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% | 3.6 | 133 | 525 | 65 | 170 | 14 | 89 | 8 | 31 | .324 | .358 | .490 | .848 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Jim Sundberg | TEX | 24.0 | 0.0 | 6% | 5.4 | 149 | 518 | 54 | 144 | 6 | 58 | 2 | 64 | .278 | .358 | .380 | .739 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Ron LeFlore | DET | 21.0 | 0.0 | 5% | 4.1 | 155 | 666 | 126 | 198 | 12 | 62 | 68 | 65 | .297 | .361 | .405 | .766 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Reggie Jackson | NYY | 18.0 | 0.0 | 5% | 3.5 | 139 | 511 | 82 | 140 | 27 | 97 | 14 | 58 | .274 | .356 | .477 | .834 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Carl Yastrzemski | BOS | 17.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 2.0 | 144 | 523 | 70 | 145 | 17 | 81 | 4 | 76 | .277 | .367 | .423 | .790 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | George Brett | KCR | 14.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 5.4 | 128 | 510 | 79 | 150 | 9 | 62 | 23 | 39 | .294 | .342 | .467 | .809 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Andre Thornton | CLE | 12.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 5.4 | 145 | 508 | 97 | 133 | 33 | 105 | 4 | 93 | .262 | .377 | .516 | .893 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Lou Piniella | NYY | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 3.7 | 130 | 472 | 67 | 148 | 6 | 69 | 3 | 34 | .314 | .361 | .445 | .806 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Thurman Munson | NYY | 9.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 3.3 | 154 | 617 | 73 | 183 | 6 | 71 | 2 | 35 | .297 | .332 | .373 | .705 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Lyman Bostock | CAL | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 2.8 | 147 | 568 | 74 | 168 | 5 | 71 | 15 | 59 | .296 | .362 | .379 | .740 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Larry Gura | KCR | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 4.5 | 0 | 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% | 2.1 | 0 | 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% | 4.4 | 150 | 541 | 75 | 161 | 22 | 82 | 3 | 75 | .298 | .380 | .492 | .872 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Mickey Rivers | NYY | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 3.5 | 141 | 559 | 78 | 148 | 11 | 48 | 25 | 29 | .265 | .302 | .397 | .699 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Bob Stanley | BOS | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 4.3 | 0 | 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% | 4.8 | 137 | 518 | 88 | 152 | 14 | 54 | 3 | 48 | .293 | .361 | .440 | .801 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Willie Randolph | NYY | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 5.9 | 134 | 499 | 87 | 139 | 3 | 42 | 36 | 82 | .279 | .381 | .357 | .738 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Dennis Eckersley | BOS | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 7.3 | 0 | 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% | 1.1 | 156 | 623 | 90 | 170 | 16 | 72 | 17 | 51 | .273 | .329 | .429 | .757 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Leon Roberts | SEA | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 4.4 | 134 | 472 | 78 | 142 | 22 | 92 | 6 | 41 | .301 | .364 | .515 | .879 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Rich Gale | KCR | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 2.9 | 0 | 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% | 4.7 | 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% | 3.0 | 0 | 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 Table
| Rank |
Name |
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% | 7.0 | 148 | 581 | 102 | 194 | 30 | 117 | 20 | 57 | .334 | .394 | .585 | .979 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Steve Garvey | LAD | 194.0 | 0.0 | 58% | 4.7 | 162 | 639 | 89 | 202 | 21 | 113 | 10 | 40 | .316 | .353 | .499 | .852 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Larry Bowa | PHI | 189.0 | 3.0 | 56% | 5.8 | 156 | 654 | 78 | 192 | 3 | 43 | 27 | 24 | .294 | .319 | .370 | .689 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Reggie Smith | LAD | 164.0 | 0.0 | 49% | 4.5 | 128 | 447 | 82 | 132 | 29 | 93 | 12 | 70 | .295 | .382 | .559 | .942 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jack Clark | SFG | 107.0 | 0.0 | 32% | 5.9 | 156 | 592 | 90 | 181 | 25 | 98 | 15 | 50 | .306 | .358 | .537 | .895 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | George Foster | CIN | 104.0 | 0.0 | 31% | 4.9 | 158 | 604 | 97 | 170 | 40 | 120 | 4 | 70 | .281 | .360 | .546 | .906 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Greg Luzinski | PHI | 48.0 | 0.0 | 14% | 5.2 | 155 | 540 | 85 | 143 | 35 | 101 | 8 | 100 | .265 | .388 | .526 | .914 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Gaylord Perry | SDP | 45.0 | 0.0 | 13% | 3.8 | 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% | 3.1 | 122 | 390 | 60 | 115 | 28 | 97 | 3 | 50 | .295 | .382 | .567 | .949 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Dave Winfield | SDP | 37.0 | 0.0 | 11% | 4.3 | 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% | 6.2 | 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% | 3.3 | 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% | 5.3 | 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% | 4.9 | 151 | 587 | 93 | 163 | 17 | 58 | 45 | 71 | .278 | .355 | .421 | .776 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Bill Buckner | CHC | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 0.9 | 117 | 446 | 47 | 144 | 5 | 74 | 7 | 18 | .323 | .345 | .419 | .765 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Phil Niekro | ATL | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 10.4 | 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% | 4.6 | 153 | 488 | 72 | 147 | 23 | 77 | 1 | 117 | .301 | .432 | .529 | .961 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Bruce Sutter | CHC | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 1.1 | 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% | 5.1 | 155 | 598 | 62 | 172 | 11 | 68 | 33 | 39 | .288 | .332 | .410 | .741 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Enos Cabell | HOU | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 2.8 | 162 | 660 | 92 | 195 | 7 | 71 | 33 | 22 | .295 | .321 | .398 | .720 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Bob Boone | PHI | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 3.6 | 132 | 435 | 48 | 123 | 12 | 62 | 2 | 46 | .283 | .347 | .425 | .772 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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