1927 Awards Voting
Award was voted upon by one writer from each city the league. In the AL, until 1930 player-managers and previous winners were ineligible.
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 | Lou Gehrig | NYY | 56.0 | 7.0 | 88% | 11.9 | 155 | 584 | 149 | 218 | 47 | 173 | 10 | 109 | .373 | .474 | .765 | 1.240 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2 | Harry Heilmann | DET | 35.0 | 0.0 | 55% | 7.1 | 141 | 505 | 106 | 201 | 14 | 120 | 11 | 72 | .398 | .475 | .616 | 1.091 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3 | Ted Lyons | CHW | 34.0 | 0.0 | 53% | 7.9 | 41 | 110 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | .255 | .293 | .373 | .666 | 22 | 14 | 2.84 | 1.164 | 39 | 34 | 2 | 307.2 | 291 | 7 | 67 | 71 |
4 | Mickey Cochrane | PHA | 18.0 | 0.0 | 28% | 3.8 | 126 | 432 | 80 | 146 | 12 | 80 | 9 | 50 | .338 | .409 | .495 | .904 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4 | Al Simmons | PHA | 18.0 | 0.0 | 28% | 5.9 | 106 | 406 | 86 | 159 | 15 | 108 | 10 | 31 | .392 | .436 | .645 | 1.081 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6 | Goose Goslin | WSH | 15.0 | 0.0 | 23% | 5.1 | 148 | 581 | 96 | 194 | 13 | 120 | 21 | 50 | .334 | .392 | .516 | .908 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6 | Muddy Ruel | WSH | 15.0 | 0.0 | 23% | 3.4 | 131 | 428 | 61 | 132 | 1 | 52 | 9 | 63 | .308 | .403 | .376 | .779 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
8 | Jimmy Dykes | PHA | 14.0 | 0.0 | 22% | 2.6 | 121 | 417 | 61 | 135 | 3 | 60 | 2 | 44 | .324 | .394 | .453 | .847 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.500 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
9 | Luke Sewell | CLE | 13.0 | 0.0 | 20% | 1.8 | 128 | 470 | 52 | 138 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 20 | .294 | .328 | .377 | .705 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
10 | Joe Sewell | CLE | 9.0 | 0.0 | 14% | 3.5 | 153 | 569 | 83 | 180 | 1 | 92 | 3 | 51 | .316 | .382 | .424 | .805 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11 | Tony Lazzeri | NYY | 8.0 | 1.0 | 13% | 6.4 | 153 | 570 | 92 | 176 | 18 | 102 | 22 | 69 | .309 | .383 | .482 | .866 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12 | Bobby Reeves | WSH | 7.0 | 0.0 | 11% | -0.4 | 112 | 380 | 37 | 97 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 21 | .255 | .296 | .318 | .614 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
13 | Frank O'Rourke | SLB | 6.0 | 0.0 | 9% | 1.2 | 140 | 538 | 85 | 144 | 1 | 39 | 18 | 64 | .268 | .358 | .331 | .689 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
13 | Jackie Tavener | DET | 6.0 | 0.0 | 9% | 1.9 | 116 | 419 | 60 | 115 | 5 | 59 | 19 | 36 | .274 | .333 | .406 | .739 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
15 | Horace Lisenbee | WSH | 5.0 | 0.0 | 8% | 3.5 | 39 | 83 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .133 | .182 | .169 | .350 | 18 | 9 | 3.57 | 1.236 | 39 | 34 | 0 | 242.0 | 221 | 6 | 78 | 105 |
15 | Bing Miller | SLB | 5.0 | 0.0 | 8% | 2.7 | 143 | 492 | 83 | 160 | 5 | 75 | 8 | 30 | .325 | .375 | .449 | .824 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
17 | Alex Metzler | CHW | 4.0 | 0.0 | 6% | 4.5 | 134 | 543 | 87 | 173 | 3 | 61 | 15 | 61 | .319 | .396 | .429 | .826 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
18 | Ira Flagstead | BOS | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5% | 2.5 | 131 | 466 | 63 | 133 | 4 | 69 | 12 | 57 | .285 | .374 | .401 | .775 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
18 | Charlie Jamieson | CLE | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5% | 2.4 | 127 | 489 | 73 | 151 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 64 | .309 | .394 | .380 | .775 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
18 | Wally Schang | SLB | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5% | 3.1 | 97 | 264 | 40 | 84 | 5 | 42 | 3 | 41 | .318 | .414 | .447 | .861 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
18 | Fred Schulte | SLB | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5% | 1.1 | 60 | 189 | 32 | 60 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 20 | .317 | .383 | .503 | .885 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
22 | Willis Hudlin | CLE | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 4.9 | 43 | 96 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .258 | .354 | .612 | 18 | 12 | 4.01 | 1.413 | 43 | 30 | 0 | 264.2 | 291 | 3 | 83 | 65 |
22 | Bill Regan | BOS | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 0.8 | 129 | 468 | 43 | 128 | 2 | 66 | 10 | 26 | .274 | .315 | .408 | .723 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
22 | Jack Rothrock | BOS | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 0.0 | 117 | 428 | 61 | 111 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 24 | .259 | .302 | .360 | .662 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
25 | Slim Harriss | BOS | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 1.9 | 44 | 66 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .121 | .159 | .136 | .296 | 14 | 21 | 4.18 | 1.466 | 44 | 27 | 1 | 217.2 | 253 | 8 | 66 | 77 |
25 | Phil Todt | BOS | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2% | -0.9 | 140 | 516 | 55 | 122 | 6 | 52 | 6 | 28 | .236 | .280 | .337 | .617 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | Paul Waner | PIT | 72.0 | | 90% | 7.1 | 155 | 623 | 114 | 237 | 9 | 131 | 5 | 60 | .380 | .437 | .549 | .986 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2 | Frankie Frisch | STL | 66.0 | | 83% | 9.4 | 153 | 617 | 112 | 208 | 10 | 78 | 48 | 43 | .337 | .387 | .472 | .858 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3 | Rogers Hornsby | NYG | 54.0 | | 68% | 10.2 | 155 | 568 | 133 | 205 | 26 | 125 | 9 | 86 | .361 | .448 | .586 | 1.035 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4 | Charlie Root | CHC | 46.0 | | 58% | 3.1 | 48 | 122 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | .221 | .252 | .287 | .539 | 26 | 15 | 3.76 | 1.337 | 48 | 36 | 2 | 309.0 | 296 | 16 | 117 | 145 |
5 | Travis Jackson | NYG | 42.0 | | 53% | 5.3 | 127 | 469 | 67 | 149 | 14 | 98 | 8 | 32 | .318 | .363 | .486 | .849 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6 | Lloyd Waner | PIT | 25.0 | | 31% | 3.0 | 150 | 629 | 133 | 223 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 37 | .355 | .396 | .410 | .806 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
7 | Pie Traynor | PIT | 18.0 | | 23% | 4.2 | 149 | 573 | 93 | 196 | 5 | 106 | 11 | 22 | .342 | .370 | .455 | .825 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
8 | Jesse Haines | STL | 16.0 | | 20% | 5.2 | 38 | 114 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | .202 | .222 | .228 | .450 | 24 | 10 | 2.72 | 1.164 | 38 | 36 | 1 | 300.2 | 273 | 11 | 77 | 89 |
9 | Ray Kremer | PIT | 14.0 | | 18% | 6.8 | 35 | 83 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .169 | .188 | .253 | .441 | 19 | 8 | 2.47 | 1.142 | 35 | 28 | 1 | 226.0 | 205 | 9 | 53 | 63 |
10 | Gabby Hartnett | CHC | 12.0 | | 15% | 3.5 | 127 | 449 | 56 | 132 | 10 | 80 | 2 | 44 | .294 | .361 | .454 | .815 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11 | Red Lucas | CIN | 10.0 | | 13% | 5.8 | 80 | 150 | 14 | 47 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 12 | .313 | .368 | .373 | .741 | 18 | 11 | 3.38 | 1.127 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 239.2 | 231 | 6 | 39 | 51 |
12 | Hack Wilson | CHC | 9.0 | 0.0 | 11% | 6.3 | 146 | 551 | 119 | 175 | 30 | 129 | 13 | 71 | .318 | .401 | .579 | .980 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
13 | Jim Bottomley | STL | 6.0 | 0.0 | 8% | 4.5 | 152 | 574 | 95 | 174 | 19 | 124 | 8 | 74 | .303 | .387 | .509 | .896 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
13 | Bubbles Hargrave | CIN | 6.0 | 0.0 | 8% | 1.4 | 102 | 305 | 36 | 94 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 31 | .308 | .376 | .387 | .763 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
13 | Jakie May | CIN | 6.0 | 0.0 | 8% | 2.5 | 44 | 76 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .184 | .225 | .250 | .475 | 15 | 12 | 3.51 | 1.324 | 44 | 28 | 1 | 235.2 | 242 | 4 | 70 | 121 |
13 | Bill Terry | NYG | 6.0 | 0.0 | 8% | 5.3 | 150 | 580 | 101 | 189 | 20 | 121 | 1 | 46 | .326 | .377 | .529 | .907 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
13 | Cy Williams | PHI | 6.0 | 0.0 | 8% | 2.5 | 131 | 492 | 86 | 135 | 30 | 98 | 0 | 61 | .274 | .365 | .502 | .867 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
18 | Doc Farrell | TOT | 4.0 | 0.0 | 5% | 1.8 | 152 | 566 | 57 | 179 | 4 | 92 | 4 | 26 | .316 | .348 | .389 | .737 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
18 | Burleigh Grimes | NYG | 4.0 | 0.0 | 5% | 2.8 | 39 | 96 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | .188 | .228 | .229 | .457 | 19 | 8 | 3.54 | 1.390 | 39 | 34 | 2 | 259.2 | 274 | 12 | 87 | 102 |
20 | Grover Alexander | STL | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 6.6 | 37 | 94 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | .245 | .283 | .298 | .581 | 21 | 10 | 2.52 | 1.116 | 37 | 30 | 3 | 268.0 | 261 | 11 | 38 | 48 |
20 | Max Carey | BRO | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 2.1 | 144 | 538 | 70 | 143 | 1 | 54 | 32 | 64 | .266 | .345 | .364 | .709 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
20 | Riggs Stephenson | CHC | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 5.0 | 152 | 579 | 101 | 199 | 7 | 82 | 8 | 65 | .344 | .415 | .491 | .906 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
23 | Carmen Hill | PIT | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 4.9 | 44 | 104 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | .212 | .248 | .298 | .546 | 22 | 11 | 3.24 | 1.224 | 43 | 31 | 3 | 277.2 | 260 | 12 | 80 | 95 |
23 | Jesse Petty | BRO | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 5.6 | 42 | 91 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .099 | .109 | .132 | .241 | 13 | 18 | 2.98 | 1.163 | 42 | 33 | 1 | 271.2 | 263 | 13 | 53 | 101 |
23 | Frank Ulrich | PHI | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 4.0 | 32 | 73 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .123 | .123 | .123 | .247 | 8 | 11 | 3.17 | 1.247 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 193.1 | 201 | 6 | 40 | 42 |
26 | Chick Hafey | STL | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 3.9 | 103 | 346 | 62 | 114 | 18 | 63 | 12 | 36 | .329 | .401 | .590 | .990 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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