1981 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 | Rollie Fingers | MIL | 319.0 | 15.0 | 81% | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 6 | 3 | 1.04 | 0.872 | 47 | 0 | 28 | 78.0 | 55 | 3 | 13 | 61 |
2 | Rickey Henderson | OAK | 308.0 | 12.0 | 79% | 6.7 | 108 | 423 | 89 | 135 | 6 | 35 | 56 | 64 | .319 | .408 | .437 | .845 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3 | Dwight Evans | BOS | 140.0 | 0.0 | 36% | 6.7 | 108 | 412 | 84 | 122 | 22 | 71 | 3 | 85 | .296 | .415 | .522 | .937 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4 | Tony Armas | OAK | 139.0 | 1.0 | 35% | 4.2 | 109 | 440 | 51 | 115 | 22 | 76 | 5 | 19 | .261 | .294 | .480 | .774 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5 | Eddie Murray | BAL | 137.0 | 0.0 | 35% | 3.8 | 99 | 378 | 57 | 111 | 22 | 78 | 2 | 40 | .294 | .360 | .534 | .895 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6 | Carney Lansford | BOS | 109.0 | 0.0 | 28% | 3.7 | 102 | 399 | 61 | 134 | 4 | 52 | 15 | 34 | .336 | .389 | .439 | .828 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
7 | Dave Winfield | NYY | 98.0 | 0.0 | 25% | 2.5 | 105 | 388 | 52 | 114 | 13 | 68 | 11 | 43 | .294 | .360 | .464 | .824 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
8 | Cecil Cooper | MIL | 96.0 | 0.0 | 24% | 4.2 | 106 | 416 | 70 | 133 | 12 | 60 | 5 | 28 | .320 | .363 | .495 | .858 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
9 | Rich Gossage | NYY | 62.0 | 0.0 | 16% | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 3 | 2 | 0.77 | 0.771 | 32 | 0 | 20 | 46.2 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 48 |
10 | Tom Paciorek | SEA | 46.0 | 0.0 | 12% | 4.3 | 104 | 405 | 50 | 132 | 14 | 66 | 13 | 35 | .326 | .379 | .509 | .888 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11 | Dwayne Murphy | OAK | 45.0 | 0.0 | 11% | 4.4 | 107 | 390 | 58 | 98 | 15 | 60 | 10 | 73 | .251 | .369 | .408 | .777 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12 | Kirk Gibson | DET | 40.0 | 0.0 | 10% | 2.4 | 83 | 290 | 41 | 95 | 9 | 40 | 17 | 18 | .328 | .369 | .479 | .848 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
13 | Steve McCatty | OAK | 22.0 | 0.0 | 6% | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 14 | 7 | 2.33 | 1.083 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 185.2 | 140 | 12 | 61 | 91 |
14 | Bobby Grich | CAL | 19.0 | 0.0 | 5% | 5.5 | 100 | 352 | 56 | 107 | 22 | 61 | 2 | 40 | .304 | .378 | .543 | .921 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
15 | Jack Morris | DET | 17.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 14 | 7 | 3.05 | 1.167 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 198.0 | 153 | 14 | 78 | 97 |
16 | Al Oliver | TEX | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 1.5 | 102 | 421 | 53 | 130 | 4 | 55 | 3 | 24 | .309 | .348 | .411 | .759 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
17 | Buddy Bell | TEX | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 6.2 | 97 | 360 | 44 | 106 | 10 | 64 | 3 | 42 | .294 | .364 | .428 | .792 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
17 | Robin Yount | MIL | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 4.9 | 96 | 377 | 50 | 103 | 10 | 49 | 4 | 22 | .273 | .312 | .419 | .731 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
19 | Bill Almon | CHW | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 2.1 | 103 | 349 | 46 | 105 | 4 | 41 | 16 | 21 | .301 | .341 | .375 | .717 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
20 | Jerry Mumphrey | NYY | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 3.2 | 80 | 319 | 44 | 98 | 6 | 32 | 14 | 24 | .307 | .354 | .429 | .783 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
21 | Mike Hargrove | CLE | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 3.1 | 94 | 322 | 43 | 102 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 60 | .317 | .424 | .401 | .824 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
21 | Alan Trammell | DET | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 3.8 | 105 | 392 | 52 | 101 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 49 | .258 | .342 | .327 | .669 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
23 | Steve Kemp | DET | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 3.8 | 105 | 372 | 52 | 103 | 9 | 49 | 9 | 70 | .277 | .389 | .419 | .809 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
23 | Greg Luzinski | CHW | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 2.7 | 104 | 378 | 55 | 100 | 21 | 62 | 0 | 58 | .265 | .365 | .476 | .841 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
23 | Dennis Martínez | BAL | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 14 | 5 | 3.32 | 1.313 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 179.0 | 173 | 10 | 62 | 88 |
23 | Ken Singleton | BAL | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 1.2 | 103 | 363 | 48 | 101 | 13 | 49 | 0 | 61 | .278 | .380 | .435 | .816 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
27 | George Brett | KCR | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 3.3 | 89 | 347 | 42 | 109 | 6 | 43 | 14 | 27 | .314 | .361 | .484 | .846 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
27 | Dave Stieb | TOR | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 4.4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 11 | 10 | 3.19 | 1.138 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 183.2 | 148 | 10 | 61 | 89 |
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 | Mike Schmidt | PHI | 321.0 | 21.0 | 96% | 7.7 | 102 | 354 | 78 | 112 | 31 | 91 | 12 | 73 | .316 | .435 | .644 | 1.080 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2 | Andre Dawson | MON | 215.0 | 2.0 | 64% | 7.5 | 103 | 394 | 71 | 119 | 24 | 64 | 26 | 35 | .302 | .365 | .553 | .918 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3 | George Foster | CIN | 146.0 | 0.0 | 43% | 3.7 | 108 | 414 | 64 | 122 | 22 | 90 | 4 | 51 | .295 | .373 | .519 | .892 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4 | Dave Concepción | CIN | 108.0 | 0.0 | 32% | 3.7 | 106 | 421 | 57 | 129 | 5 | 67 | 4 | 37 | .306 | .358 | .409 | .767 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5 | Fernando Valenzuela | LAD | 90.0 | 1.0 | 27% | 5.3 | 25 | 64 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .262 | .281 | .543 | 13 | 7 | 2.48 | 1.045 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 192.1 | 140 | 11 | 61 | 180 |
6 | Gary Carter | MON | 77.0 | 0.0 | 23% | 3.8 | 100 | 374 | 48 | 94 | 16 | 68 | 1 | 35 | .251 | .313 | .444 | .756 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
7 | Dusty Baker | LAD | 65.0 | 0.0 | 19% | 2.8 | 103 | 400 | 48 | 128 | 9 | 49 | 10 | 29 | .320 | .363 | .445 | .808 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
8 | Bruce Sutter | STL | 59.0 | 0.0 | 18% | 1.5 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .100 | .000 | .100 | 3 | 5 | 2.62 | 1.069 | 48 | 0 | 25 | 82.1 | 64 | 5 | 24 | 57 |
9 | Steve Carlton | PHI | 41.0 | 0.0 | 12% | 5.5 | 24 | 67 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .134 | .159 | .224 | .383 | 13 | 4 | 2.42 | 1.126 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 190.0 | 152 | 9 | 62 | 179 |
10 | Bill Buckner | CHC | 35.0 | 0.0 | 10% | 1.2 | 106 | 421 | 45 | 131 | 10 | 75 | 5 | 26 | .311 | .349 | .480 | .829 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
10 | Pete Rose | PHI | 35.0 | 0.0 | 10% | 1.7 | 107 | 431 | 73 | 140 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 46 | .325 | .391 | .390 | .781 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
10 | Tom Seaver | CIN | 35.0 | 0.0 | 10% | 4.3 | 23 | 55 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | .200 | .297 | .273 | .570 | 14 | 2 | 2.54 | 1.118 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 166.1 | 120 | 10 | 66 | 87 |
13 | Gary Matthews | PHI | 31.0 | 0.0 | 9% | 2.4 | 101 | 359 | 62 | 108 | 9 | 67 | 15 | 59 | .301 | .398 | .451 | .849 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
14 | José Cruz | HOU | 25.0 | 0.0 | 7% | 3.2 | 107 | 409 | 53 | 109 | 13 | 55 | 5 | 35 | .267 | .319 | .425 | .745 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
14 | George Hendrick | STL | 25.0 | 0.0 | 7% | 2.7 | 101 | 394 | 67 | 112 | 18 | 61 | 4 | 41 | .284 | .356 | .485 | .841 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
16 | Nolan Ryan | HOU | 23.0 | 0.0 | 7% | 5.1 | 21 | 51 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .216 | .286 | .235 | .521 | 11 | 5 | 1.69 | 1.121 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 149.0 | 99 | 2 | 68 | 140 |
17 | Bill Madlock | PIT | 20.0 | 0.0 | 6% | 3.5 | 82 | 279 | 35 | 95 | 6 | 45 | 18 | 34 | .341 | .413 | .495 | .907 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
18 | Art Howe | HOU | 16.0 | 0.0 | 5% | 3.5 | 103 | 361 | 43 | 107 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 41 | .296 | .365 | .404 | .770 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
19 | Tim Raines | MON | 15.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 3.5 | 88 | 313 | 61 | 95 | 5 | 37 | 71 | 45 | .304 | .391 | .438 | .829 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
20 | Rick Camp | ATL | 9.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 2.6 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 9 | 3 | 1.78 | 1.053 | 48 | 0 | 17 | 76.0 | 68 | 5 | 12 | 47 |
20 | Keith Hernandez | STL | 9.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 4.2 | 103 | 376 | 65 | 115 | 8 | 48 | 12 | 61 | .306 | .401 | .463 | .864 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
22 | Tom Herr | STL | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 2.1 | 103 | 411 | 50 | 110 | 0 | 46 | 23 | 39 | .268 | .329 | .345 | .674 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
23 | Greg Minton | SFG | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 1.5 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 4 | 5 | 2.88 | 1.423 | 55 | 0 | 21 | 84.1 | 84 | 0 | 36 | 29 |
24 | Warren Cromartie | MON | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 2.1 | 99 | 358 | 41 | 109 | 6 | 42 | 2 | 39 | .304 | .370 | .419 | .789 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
25 | Steve Garvey | LAD | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.0 | 110 | 431 | 63 | 122 | 10 | 64 | 3 | 25 | .283 | .322 | .411 | .732 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
25 | Milt May | SFG | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.4 | 97 | 316 | 20 | 98 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 34 | .310 | .376 | .383 | .759 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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