1930 Awards Voting
1930 AL and NL MVPs are both unofficial awards. Voting results are the combination of two postseason polls, each polling one writer from each league city.
source Bill Deane's Award Voting
Click on the Individual for statistics and accomplishments.
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 | Joe Cronin | WSH | 100.0 | 3.0 | 78% | 8.5 | 154 | 587 | 127 | 203 | 13 | 126 | 17 | 72 | .346 | .422 | .513 | .934 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2 | Al Simmons | PHA | 85.0 | 8.0 | 66% | 7.8 | 138 | 554 | 152 | 211 | 36 | 165 | 9 | 39 | .381 | .423 | .708 | 1.130 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3 | Lou Gehrig | NYY | 68.0 | 0.0 | 53% | 9.6 | 154 | 581 | 143 | 220 | 41 | 173 | 12 | 101 | .379 | .473 | .721 | 1.194 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4 | Charlie Gehringer | DET | 67.0 | 0.0 | 52% | 6.6 | 154 | 610 | 144 | 201 | 16 | 98 | 19 | 69 | .330 | .404 | .534 | .938 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5 | Ted Lyons | CHW | 56.0 | 0.0 | 44% | 6.3 | 57 | 122 | 20 | 38 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | .311 | .323 | .434 | .757 | 22 | 15 | 3.78 | 1.303 | 42 | 36 | 2 | 297.2 | 331 | 12 | 57 | 69 |
6 | Wes Ferrell | CLE | 54.0 | 0.0 | 42% | 9.4 | 53 | 118 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 | .297 | .362 | .415 | .777 | 25 | 13 | 3.31 | 1.365 | 43 | 35 | 3 | 296.2 | 299 | 14 | 106 | 143 |
7 | Ed Morgan | CLE | 21.0 | 0.0 | 16% | 5.7 | 150 | 584 | 122 | 204 | 26 | 136 | 8 | 62 | .349 | .413 | .601 | 1.014 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
8 | Mickey Cochrane | PHA | 20.0 | 0.0 | 16% | 5.2 | 130 | 487 | 110 | 174 | 10 | 85 | 5 | 55 | .357 | .424 | .526 | .949 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
9 | Lefty Grove | PHA | 17.0 | 0.0 | 13% | 10.3 | 50 | 110 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 7 | .200 | .248 | .318 | .566 | 28 | 5 | 2.54 | 1.144 | 50 | 32 | 9 | 291.0 | 273 | 8 | 60 | 209 |
10 | Babe Ruth | NYY | 16.0 | 0.0 | 13% | 10.5 | 145 | 518 | 150 | 186 | 49 | 153 | 10 | 136 | .359 | .493 | .732 | 1.225 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.444 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
11 | Goose Goslin | TOT | 14.0 | 0.0 | 11% | 5.3 | 148 | 584 | 115 | 180 | 37 | 138 | 17 | 67 | .308 | .382 | .601 | .983 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12 | Danny MacFayden | BOS | 12.0 | 0.0 | 9% | 4.0 | 36 | 92 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | .141 | .202 | .207 | .409 | 11 | 14 | 4.21 | 1.433 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 269.1 | 293 | 9 | 93 | 76 |
13 | Tom Oliver | BOS | 9.0 | 0.0 | 7% | 1.7 | 154 | 646 | 86 | 189 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 42 | .293 | .339 | .351 | .690 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
14 | Tony Lazzeri | NYY | 8.0 | 0.0 | 6% | 3.5 | 143 | 571 | 109 | 173 | 9 | 121 | 4 | 60 | .303 | .372 | .462 | .835 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
14 | Lefty Stewart | SLB | 8.0 | 0.0 | 6% | 7.8 | 35 | 90 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | .244 | .340 | .289 | .629 | 20 | 12 | 3.45 | 1.295 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 271.0 | 281 | 21 | 70 | 79 |
16 | Red Kress | SLB | 6.0 | 0.0 | 5% | 2.8 | 154 | 614 | 94 | 192 | 16 | 112 | 3 | 50 | .313 | .366 | .487 | .853 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
17 | Milt Gaston | BOS | 5.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 5.1 | 38 | 98 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .204 | .212 | .235 | .447 | 13 | 20 | 3.92 | 1.355 | 38 | 34 | 2 | 273.0 | 272 | 15 | 98 | 99 |
17 | Carl Reynolds | CHW | 5.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 6.3 | 138 | 563 | 103 | 202 | 22 | 104 | 16 | 20 | .359 | .388 | .584 | .973 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
19 | Lu Blue | SLB | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 0.6 | 117 | 425 | 85 | 100 | 4 | 42 | 12 | 81 | .235 | .363 | .351 | .713 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
19 | Oscar Melillo | SLB | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 0.8 | 149 | 574 | 62 | 147 | 5 | 59 | 15 | 23 | .256 | .287 | .369 | .656 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
21 | Earl Webb | BOS | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 3.2 | 127 | 449 | 61 | 145 | 16 | 66 | 2 | 44 | .323 | .385 | .523 | .908 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | Hack Wilson | CHC | 111.0 | 3.0 | 77% | 7.4 | 155 | 585 | 146 | 208 | 56 | 191 | 3 | 105 | .356 | .454 | .723 | 1.177 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2 | Frankie Frisch | STL | 107.0 | 6.0 | 74% | 4.8 | 133 | 540 | 121 | 187 | 10 | 114 | 15 | 55 | .346 | .407 | .520 | .927 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3 | Bill Terry | NYG | 105.0 | 6.0 | 73% | 7.9 | 154 | 633 | 139 | 254 | 23 | 129 | 8 | 57 | .401 | .452 | .619 | 1.071 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4 | Chuck Klein | PHI | 57.0 | 0.0 | 40% | 6.4 | 156 | 648 | 158 | 250 | 40 | 170 | 4 | 54 | .386 | .436 | .687 | 1.123 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5 | Babe Herman | BRO | 52.0 | 0.0 | 36% | 6.9 | 153 | 614 | 143 | 241 | 35 | 130 | 18 | 66 | .393 | .455 | .678 | 1.132 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6 | Glenn Wright | BRO | 38.0 | 0.0 | 26% | 5.1 | 135 | 532 | 83 | 171 | 22 | 126 | 2 | 32 | .321 | .360 | .543 | .903 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
7 | Paul Waner | PIT | 33.0 | 0.0 | 23% | 4.5 | 145 | 589 | 117 | 217 | 8 | 77 | 18 | 57 | .368 | .428 | .525 | .952 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
8 | Kiki Cuyler | CHC | 27.0 | 0.0 | 19% | 6.2 | 156 | 642 | 155 | 228 | 13 | 134 | 37 | 72 | .355 | .428 | .547 | .975 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
9 | Al Lopez | BRO | 24.0 | 0.0 | 17% | 1.5 | 128 | 421 | 60 | 130 | 6 | 57 | 3 | 33 | .309 | .362 | .418 | .780 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
10 | Wally Berger | BSN | 22.0 | 0.0 | 15% | 4.1 | 151 | 555 | 98 | 172 | 38 | 119 | 3 | 54 | .310 | .375 | .614 | .990 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11 | Woody English | CHC | 21.0 | 0.0 | 15% | 5.7 | 156 | 638 | 152 | 214 | 14 | 59 | 3 | 100 | .335 | .430 | .511 | .941 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12 | Rabbit Maranville | BSN | 20.0 | 0.0 | 14% | 1.1 | 142 | 558 | 85 | 157 | 2 | 43 | 9 | 48 | .281 | .344 | .367 | .711 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
13 | Freddie Lindstrom | NYG | 17.0 | 0.0 | 12% | 6.6 | 148 | 609 | 127 | 231 | 22 | 106 | 15 | 48 | .379 | .425 | .575 | .999 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
14 | Gabby Hartnett | CHC | 14.0 | 0.0 | 10% | 5.1 | 141 | 508 | 84 | 172 | 37 | 122 | 0 | 55 | .339 | .404 | .630 | 1.034 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
15 | Travis Jackson | NYG | 13.0 | 0.0 | 9% | 4.9 | 116 | 431 | 70 | 146 | 13 | 82 | 6 | 32 | .339 | .386 | .529 | .915 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
16 | Burleigh Grimes | TOT | 11.0 | 0.0 | 8% | 3.4 | 34 | 73 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | .247 | .304 | .315 | .619 | 16 | 11 | 4.07 | 1.545 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 201.1 | 246 | 9 | 65 | 73 |
17 | Charlie Gelbert | STL | 10.0 | 0.0 | 7% | 2.5 | 139 | 513 | 92 | 156 | 3 | 72 | 6 | 43 | .304 | .360 | .441 | .801 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
18 | Red Lucas | CIN | 9.0 | 0.0 | 6% | 2.9 | 80 | 113 | 18 | 38 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 17 | .336 | .423 | .442 | .866 | 14 | 16 | 5.38 | 1.491 | 33 | 28 | 1 | 210.2 | 270 | 15 | 44 | 53 |
18 | Pie Traynor | PIT | 9.0 | 0.0 | 6% | 4.2 | 130 | 497 | 90 | 182 | 9 | 119 | 7 | 48 | .366 | .423 | .509 | .932 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
20 | Pat Malone | CHC | 6.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 4.7 | 45 | 105 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 7 | .248 | .295 | .362 | .657 | 20 | 9 | 3.94 | 1.421 | 45 | 35 | 5 | 271.2 | 290 | 14 | 96 | 142 |
20 | Gus Mancuso | STL | 6.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 1.6 | 76 | 227 | 39 | 83 | 7 | 59 | 1 | 18 | .366 | .415 | .551 | .965 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
22 | Taylor Douthit | STL | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 0.7 | 154 | 664 | 109 | 201 | 7 | 93 | 4 | 60 | .303 | .364 | .426 | .790 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
22 | George Grantham | PIT | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 4.0 | 146 | 552 | 120 | 179 | 18 | 99 | 5 | 81 | .324 | .413 | .534 | .947 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
24 | Adam Comorosky | PIT | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 2.8 | 152 | 597 | 112 | 187 | 12 | 119 | 14 | 51 | .313 | .371 | .529 | .900 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
25 | Tony Cuccinello | CIN | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 1.8 | 125 | 443 | 64 | 138 | 10 | 78 | 5 | 47 | .312 | .380 | .451 | .832 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
25 | Ray Kremer | PIT | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 1.2 | 39 | 102 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .157 | .173 | .235 | .408 | 20 | 12 | 5.02 | 1.554 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 276.0 | 366 | 29 | 63 | 58 |
25 | Dazzy Vance | BRO | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 6.6 | 35 | 89 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | .135 | .206 | .157 | .363 | 17 | 15 | 2.61 | 1.144 | 35 | 31 | 1 | 258.2 | 241 | 15 | 55 | 173 |
28 | Harry Heilmann | CIN | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 4.5 | 142 | 459 | 79 | 153 | 19 | 91 | 2 | 64 | .333 | .416 | .577 | .993 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
28 | Joe Stripp | CIN | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 1.8 | 130 | 464 | 74 | 142 | 3 | 64 | 15 | 51 | .306 | .377 | .431 | .808 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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