1940 National League Most Valuable Player Award

The winner of the 1940 National League Most Valuable Player Award was Frank McCormick of the Cincinnati Reds.

Award Voting

† indicates playoff team

Player	Team	Points	Points Share (Max Points)	First Votes		AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG		W - L	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	ERA
Frank McCormick	Cincinnati Reds †	274	0.815 (336)	16		618	93	191	19	127	2	52	26	0.309	0.367	0.482		Did not pitch
Johnny Mize	St. Louis Cardinals	209	0.622 (336)	6		579	111	182	43	137	7	82	49	0.314	0.404	0.636		Did not pitch
Bucky Walters	Cincinnati Reds †	146	0.435 (336)	0		117	11	24	1	18	2	4	14	0.205	0.231	0.256		22 - 10	0	305.0	241	19	92	115	2.48
Paul Derringer	Cincinnati Reds †	121	0.360 (336)	1		108	4	18	0	8	0	0	19	0.167	0.167	0.204		20 - 12	0	296.2	280	17	48	115	3.06
Freddie Fitzsimmons	Brooklyn Dodgers	84	0.250 (336)	0		47	6	5	0	1	0	2	8	0.106	0.176	0.128		16 - 2	1	134.1	120	5	25	35	2.81
Dixie Walker	Brooklyn Dodgers	71	0.211 (336)	0		556	75	171	6	66	3	42	21	0.308	0.357	0.435		Did not pitch
Harry Danning	New York Giants	64	0.190 (336)	0		524	65	157	13	91	3	35	31	0.300	0.349	0.454		Did not pitch
Stan Hack	Chicago Cubs	61	0.182 (336)	0		603	101	191	8	40	21	75	24	0.317	0.395	0.439		Did not pitch
Ernie Lombardi	Cincinnati Reds †	38	0.113 (336)	1		376	50	120	14	74	0	31	14	0.319	0.382	0.489		Did not pitch
Billy Werber	Cincinnati Reds †	36	0.107 (336)	0		584	105	162	12	48	16	68	40	0.277	0.361	0.416		Did not pitch
Johnny Cooney	Boston Bees	31	0.092 (336)	0		365	40	116	0	21	4	25	9	0.318	0.363	0.373		Did not pitch
Dolph Camilli	Brooklyn Dodgers	30	0.089 (336)	0		512	92	147	23	96	9	89	83	0.287	0.397	0.529		Did not pitch
Eddie Miller	Boston Bees	28	0.083 (336)	0		569	78	157	14	79	8	41	43	0.276	0.330	0.418		Did not pitch
Debs Garms	Pittsburgh Pirates	28	0.083 (336)	0		358	76	127	5	57	3	23	6	0.355	0.395	0.500		Did not pitch
Arky Vaughan	Pittsburgh Pirates	27	0.080 (336)	0		594	113	178	7	95	12	88	25	0.300	0.393	0.453		Did not pitch
Claude Passeau	Chicago Cubs	26	0.077 (336)	0		98	12	20	1	6	2	9	33	0.204	0.278	0.306		20 - 13	5	280.2	259	8	59	124	2.50
Joe Beggs	Cincinnati Reds †	19	0.057 (336)	0		21	1	4	0	0	0	0	5	0.190	0.190	0.190		12 - 3	7	76.2	68	1	21	25	2.00
Terry Moore	St. Louis Cardinals	18	0.054 (336)	0		537	92	163	17	64	18	42	44	0.304	0.356	0.475		Did not pitch
Elbie Fletcher	Pittsburgh Pirates	16	0.048 (336)	0		510	94	139	16	104	5	119	54	0.273	0.418	0.437		Did not pitch
Bill Nicholson	Chicago Cubs	12	0.036 (336)	0		491	78	146	25	98	2	50	67	0.297	0.366	0.534		Did not pitch
Kirby Higbe	Philadelphia Phillies	10	0.030 (336)	0		103	5	17	0	3	0	3	26	0.165	0.189	0.194		14 - 19	1	283.0	242	12	121	137	3.72
Bama Rowell	Boston Bees	10	0.030 (336)	0		486	46	148	3	58	12	18	22	0.305	0.331	0.395		Did not pitch
Al Lopez	Pittsburgh Pirates	9	0.027 (336)	0		174	15	45	1	24	5	13	13	0.259	0.310	0.333		Did not pitch
Al Lopez	Boston Bees	9	0.027 (336)	0		119	20	35	2	17	1	6	8	0.294	0.328	0.387		Did not pitch
Maurice Van Robays	Pittsburgh Pirates	8	0.024 (336)	0		572	82	156	11	116	2	33	58	0.273	0.316	0.402		Did not pitch
Rip Sewell	Pittsburgh Pirates	7	0.021 (336)	0		73	14	14	1	4	0	3	19	0.192	0.224	0.288		16 - 5	1	189.2	169	6	67	60	2.80
Max West	Boston Bees	6	0.018 (336)	0		524	72	137	7	72	2	65	54	0.261	0.344	0.372		Did not pitch
Pee Wee Reese	Brooklyn Dodgers	6	0.018 (336)	0		312	58	85	5	28	15	45	42	0.272	0.366	0.372		Did not pitch
Babe Young	New York Giants	6	0.018 (336)	0		556	75	159	17	101	4	69	28	0.286	0.367	0.441		Did not pitch
Whit Wyatt	Brooklyn Dodgers	3	0.009 (336)	0		80	8	14	1	7	0	2	15	0.175	0.195	0.238		15 - 14	0	239.1	233	19	62	124	3.46
Hugh Mulcahy	Philadelphia Phillies	3	0.009 (336)	0		94	5	19	0	7	0	3	7	0.202	0.227	0.223		13 - 22	0	280.0	283	12	91	82	3.60
Johnny Rizzo	Pittsburgh Pirates	3	0.009 (336)	0		28	1	5	0	2	0	5	5	0.179	0.324	0.214		Did not pitch
Pinky May	Philadelphia Phillies	3	0.009 (336)	0		501	59	147	1	48	2	58	33	0.293	0.371	0.355		Did not pitch
Johnny Rizzo	Cincinnati Reds †	3	0.009 (336)	0		110	17	31	4	17	1	14	14	0.282	0.363	0.445		Did not pitch
Johnny Rizzo	Philadelphia Phillies	3	0.009 (336)	0		367	53	107	20	53	2	37	31	0.292	0.358	0.499		Did not pitch
Pepper Martin	St. Louis Cardinals	2	0.006 (336)	0		228	28	72	3	39	6	22	24	0.316	0.378	0.456		Did not pitch
Frankie Gustine	Pittsburgh Pirates	1	0.003 (336)	0		524	59	147	1	55	7	35	39	0.281	0.328	0.374		Did not pitch

Preceded by 1939

Most Valuable Player Award American 1940

Succeeded by 1941