1979 Awards Voting
source Bill Deane's Award Voting
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Bold season totals indicate player led league.
Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues.
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 | Don Baylor | CAL | 347.0 | 20.0 | 89% | 3.7 | 162 | 628 | 120 | 186 | 36 | 139 | 22 | 71 | .296 | .371 | .530 | .901 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2 | Ken Singleton | BAL | 241.0 | 3.0 | 61% | 5.3 | 159 | 570 | 93 | 168 | 35 | 111 | 3 | 109 | .295 | .405 | .533 | .938 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3 | George Brett | KCR | 226.0 | 2.0 | 58% | 8.6 | 154 | 645 | 119 | 212 | 23 | 107 | 17 | 51 | .329 | .376 | .563 | .939 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4 | Fred Lynn | BOS | 160.0 | 0.0 | 41% | 8.9 | 147 | 531 | 116 | 177 | 39 | 122 | 2 | 82 | .333 | .423 | .637 | 1.059 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5 | Jim Rice | BOS | 124.0 | 0.0 | 32% | 6.4 | 158 | 619 | 117 | 201 | 39 | 130 | 9 | 57 | .325 | .381 | .596 | .977 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6 | Mike Flanagan | BAL | 100.0 | 3.0 | 26% | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 23 | 9 | 3.08 | 1.186 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 265.2 | 245 | 23 | 70 | 190 |
7 | Gorman Thomas | MIL | 87.0 | 0.0 | 22% | 4.8 | 156 | 557 | 97 | 136 | 45 | 123 | 1 | 98 | .244 | .356 | .539 | .895 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
8 | Bobby Grich | CAL | 58.0 | 0.0 | 15% | 6.0 | 153 | 534 | 78 | 157 | 30 | 101 | 1 | 59 | .294 | .365 | .537 | .903 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
9 | Darrell Porter | KCR | 52.0 | 0.0 | 13% | 7.6 | 157 | 533 | 101 | 155 | 20 | 112 | 3 | 121 | .291 | .421 | .484 | .905 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
10 | Buddy Bell | TEX | 48.0 | 0.0 | 12% | 6.9 | 162 | 670 | 89 | 200 | 18 | 101 | 5 | 30 | .299 | .327 | .451 | .778 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11 | Jim Kern | TEX | 25.0 | 0.0 | 6% | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 13 | 5 | 1.57 | 1.126 | 71 | 0 | 29 | 143.0 | 99 | 5 | 62 | 136 |
11 | Mike Marshall | MIN | 25.0 | 0.0 | 6% | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 10 | 15 | 2.65 | 1.262 | 90 | 1 | 32 | 142.2 | 132 | 8 | 48 | 81 |
11 | Eddie Murray | BAL | 25.0 | 0.0 | 6% | 4.9 | 159 | 606 | 90 | 179 | 25 | 99 | 10 | 72 | .295 | .369 | .475 | .844 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
14 | Brian Downing | CAL | 24.0 | 0.0 | 6% | 5.6 | 148 | 509 | 87 | 166 | 12 | 75 | 3 | 77 | .326 | .418 | .462 | .880 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
15 | Sixto Lezcano | MIL | 18.0 | 0.0 | 5% | 5.6 | 138 | 473 | 84 | 152 | 28 | 101 | 4 | 77 | .321 | .414 | .573 | .987 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
16 | Roy Smalley | MIN | 16.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 4.3 | 162 | 621 | 94 | 168 | 24 | 95 | 2 | 80 | .271 | .353 | .441 | .794 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
17 | Steve Kemp | DET | 15.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 4.2 | 134 | 490 | 88 | 156 | 26 | 105 | 5 | 68 | .318 | .398 | .543 | .941 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
17 | Willie Wilson | KCR | 15.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 6.3 | 154 | 588 | 113 | 185 | 6 | 49 | 83 | 28 | .315 | .351 | .420 | .771 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
19 | Mark Clear | CAL | 12.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 11 | 5 | 3.63 | 1.422 | 52 | 0 | 14 | 109.0 | 87 | 6 | 68 | 98 |
20 | Paul Molitor | MIL | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 5.6 | 140 | 584 | 88 | 188 | 9 | 62 | 33 | 48 | .322 | .372 | .469 | .842 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
21 | Rick Burleson | BOS | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 3.8 | 153 | 627 | 93 | 174 | 5 | 60 | 9 | 35 | .278 | .315 | .368 | .683 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
22 | Tommy John | NYY | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 21 | 9 | 2.96 | 1.205 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 276.1 | 268 | 9 | 65 | 111 |
23 | Cecil Cooper | MIL | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 3.7 | 150 | 590 | 83 | 182 | 24 | 106 | 15 | 56 | .308 | .364 | .508 | .872 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
24 | Willie Horton | SEA | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 1.0 | 162 | 646 | 77 | 180 | 29 | 106 | 1 | 42 | .279 | .326 | .458 | .784 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
24 | Reggie Jackson | NYY | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 3.5 | 131 | 465 | 78 | 138 | 29 | 89 | 9 | 65 | .297 | .382 | .544 | .926 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
26 | Dan Ford | CAL | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.5 | 142 | 569 | 100 | 165 | 21 | 101 | 8 | 40 | .290 | .333 | .464 | .797 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
26 | Ron Guidry | NYY | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 18 | 8 | 2.78 | 1.159 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 236.1 | 203 | 20 | 71 | 201 |
26 | Mike Hargrove | CLE | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.9 | 100 | 338 | 60 | 110 | 10 | 56 | 2 | 63 | .325 | .433 | .500 | .933 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | Keith Hernandez | STL | 216.0 | 4.0 | 64% | 7.6 | 161 | 610 | 116 | 210 | 11 | 105 | 11 | 80 | .344 | .417 | .513 | .930 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 | Willie Stargell | PIT | 216.0 | 10.0 | 64% | 2.5 | 126 | 424 | 60 | 119 | 32 | 82 | 0 | 47 | .281 | .352 | .552 | .904 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3 | Dave Winfield | SDP | 155.0 | 4.0 | 46% | 8.3 | 159 | 597 | 97 | 184 | 34 | 118 | 15 | 85 | .308 | .395 | .558 | .953 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4 | Larry Parrish | MON | 128.0 | 0.0 | 38% | 4.6 | 153 | 544 | 83 | 167 | 30 | 82 | 5 | 41 | .307 | .357 | .551 | .909 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5 | Ray Knight | CIN | 82.0 | 2.0 | 24% | 3.1 | 150 | 551 | 64 | 175 | 10 | 79 | 4 | 38 | .318 | .360 | .454 | .814 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6 | Joe Niekro | HOU | 75.0 | 1.0 | 22% | 3.2 | 38 | 83 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .120 | .140 | .145 | .284 | 21 | 11 | 3.00 | 1.244 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 263.2 | 221 | 17 | 107 | 119 |
7 | Bruce Sutter | CHC | 69.0 | 0.0 | 21% | 5.1 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .308 | .250 | .558 | 6 | 6 | 2.22 | 0.977 | 62 | 0 | 37 | 101.1 | 67 | 3 | 32 | 110 |
8 | Kent Tekulve | PIT | 64.0 | 1.0 | 19% | 3.2 | 94 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .133 | .188 | .133 | .321 | 10 | 8 | 2.75 | 1.176 | 94 | 0 | 31 | 134.1 | 109 | 5 | 49 | 75 |
9 | Dave Concepción | CIN | 63.0 | 0.0 | 19% | 4.9 | 149 | 590 | 91 | 166 | 16 | 84 | 19 | 64 | .281 | .348 | .415 | .764 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
10 | Dave Parker | PIT | 56.0 | 0.0 | 17% | 6.7 | 158 | 622 | 109 | 193 | 25 | 94 | 20 | 67 | .310 | .380 | .526 | .906 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11 | Dave Kingman | CHC | 53.0 | 0.0 | 16% | 4.1 | 145 | 532 | 97 | 153 | 48 | 115 | 4 | 45 | .288 | .343 | .613 | .956 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12 | George Foster | CIN | 34.0 | 0.0 | 10% | 5.1 | 121 | 440 | 68 | 133 | 30 | 98 | 0 | 59 | .302 | .386 | .561 | .948 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
13 | Mike Schmidt | PHI | 32.0 | 0.0 | 10% | 7.9 | 160 | 541 | 109 | 137 | 45 | 114 | 9 | 120 | .253 | .386 | .564 | .950 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
14 | Steve Garvey | LAD | 30.0 | 0.0 | 9% | 2.9 | 162 | 648 | 92 | 204 | 28 | 110 | 3 | 37 | .315 | .351 | .497 | .848 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
15 | Omar Moreno | PIT | 23.0 | 0.0 | 7% | 2.9 | 162 | 695 | 110 | 196 | 8 | 69 | 77 | 51 | .282 | .333 | .381 | .714 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
15 | Pete Rose | PHI | 23.0 | 0.0 | 7% | 3.1 | 163 | 628 | 90 | 208 | 4 | 59 | 20 | 95 | .331 | .418 | .430 | .848 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
17 | Gary Carter | MON | 15.0 | 1.0 | 4% | 6.0 | 141 | 505 | 74 | 143 | 22 | 75 | 3 | 40 | .283 | .338 | .485 | .823 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
18 | Bill Madlock | TOT | 14.0 | 1.0 | 4% | 2.3 | 154 | 560 | 85 | 167 | 14 | 85 | 32 | 52 | .298 | .355 | .438 | .792 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
19 | J.R. Richard | HOU | 12.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 5.4 | 38 | 95 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .126 | .134 | .221 | .355 | 18 | 13 | 2.71 | 1.088 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 292.1 | 220 | 13 | 98 | 313 |
20 | Phil Niekro | ATL | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 7.7 | 44 | 123 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .195 | .213 | .244 | .457 | 21 | 20 | 3.39 | 1.240 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 342.0 | 311 | 41 | 113 | 208 |
21 | Joe Sambito | HOU | 9.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 3.5 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .286 | .583 | .429 | 1.012 | 8 | 7 | 1.77 | 1.128 | 63 | 0 | 22 | 91.1 | 80 | 8 | 23 | 83 |
21 | Tom Seaver | CIN | 9.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 3.5 | 33 | 76 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .158 | .169 | .276 | .445 | 16 | 6 | 3.14 | 1.153 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 215.0 | 187 | 16 | 61 | 131 |
23 | Johnny Bench | CIN | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 5.6 | 130 | 464 | 73 | 128 | 22 | 80 | 4 | 67 | .276 | .364 | .459 | .824 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
24 | Andre Dawson | MON | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 3.6 | 155 | 639 | 90 | 176 | 25 | 92 | 35 | 27 | .275 | .309 | .468 | .777 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
25 | Garry Templeton | STL | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 4.3 | 154 | 672 | 105 | 211 | 9 | 62 | 26 | 18 | .314 | .331 | .458 | .790 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
26 | Gary Matthews | ATL | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 4.4 | 156 | 631 | 97 | 192 | 27 | 90 | 18 | 60 | .304 | .363 | .502 | .865 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
27 | Dave Collins | CIN | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 1.6 | 122 | 396 | 59 | 126 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 27 | .318 | .364 | .402 | .765 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
28 | Bob Horner | ATL | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.5 | 121 | 487 | 66 | 153 | 33 | 98 | 0 | 22 | .314 | .346 | .552 | .898 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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