1939 National League Most Valuable Player Award

The winner of the 1939 National League Most Valuable Player Award was Bucky Walters 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
Bucky Walters	Cincinnati Reds †	303	0.902 (336)	18		120	16	39	1	16	1	5	12	0.325	0.357	0.433		27 - 11	0	319.0	250	15	109	137	2.29
Johnny Mize	St. Louis Cardinals	178	0.530 (336)	1		564	104	197	28	108	0	92	49	0.349	0.444	0.626		Did not pitch
Paul Derringer	Cincinnati Reds †	174	0.518 (336)	2		110	10	23	0	17	0	1	11	0.209	0.216	0.236		25 - 7	0	301.0	321	15	35	128	2.93
Frank McCormick	Cincinnati Reds †	159	0.473 (336)	2		630	99	209	18	128	1	40	16	0.332	0.374	0.495		Did not pitch
Curt Davis	St. Louis Cardinals	106	0.315 (336)	0		105	10	40	1	17	0	3	22	0.381	0.398	0.457		22 - 16	7	248.0	279	18	48	70	3.63
Jimmy Brown	St. Louis Cardinals	99	0.295 (336)	1		645	88	192	3	51	4	32	18	0.298	0.335	0.384		Did not pitch
Joe Medwick	St. Louis Cardinals	81	0.241 (336)	0		606	98	201	14	117	6	45	44	0.332	0.380	0.507		Did not pitch
Leo Durocher	Brooklyn Dodgers	52	0.155 (336)	0		390	42	108	1	34	2	27	24	0.277	0.325	0.369		Did not pitch
Harry Danning	New York Giants	33	0.098 (336)	0		520	79	163	16	74	4	35	42	0.313	0.359	0.479		Did not pitch
Luke Hamlin	Brooklyn Dodgers	32	0.095 (336)	0		103	4	13	1	6	0	1	21	0.126	0.135	0.184		20 - 13	0	269.2	255	27	54	88	3.64
Mel Ott	New York Giants	21	0.063 (336)	0		396	85	122	27	80	2	100	50	0.308	0.449	0.581		Did not pitch
Billy Jurges	New York Giants	20	0.060 (336)	0		543	84	155	6	63	3	47	34	0.285	0.349	0.398		Did not pitch
Dolph Camilli	Brooklyn Dodgers	20	0.060 (336)	0		565	105	164	26	104	1	110	107	0.290	0.409	0.524		Did not pitch
Billy Myers	Cincinnati Reds †	18	0.054 (336)	0		509	79	143	9	56	4	71	90	0.281	0.369	0.393		Did not pitch
Stan Hack	Chicago Cubs	17	0.051 (336)	0		641	112	191	8	56	17	65	35	0.298	0.364	0.398		Did not pitch
Terry Moore	St. Louis Cardinals	15	0.045 (336)	0		417	65	123	17	77	6	43	38	0.295	0.362	0.487		0 - 0	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Augie Galan	Chicago Cubs	15	0.045 (336)	0		549	104	167	6	71	8	75	26	0.304	0.392	0.432		Did not pitch
Morrie Arnovich	Philadelphia Phillies	10	0.030 (336)	0		491	68	159	5	67	7	58	28	0.324	0.397	0.413		Did not pitch
Bill Lee	Chicago Cubs	8	0.024 (336)	0		103	3	13	1	3	0	4	16	0.126	0.159	0.155		19 - 15	0	282.1	295	18	85	105	3.44
Lonny Frey	Cincinnati Reds †	8	0.024 (336)	0		484	95	141	11	55	5	72	46	0.291	0.388	0.452		Did not pitch
Enos Slaughter	St. Louis Cardinals	8	0.024 (336)	0		604	95	193	12	86	2	44	53	0.320	0.371	0.482		Did not pitch
Billy Werber	Cincinnati Reds †	6	0.018 (336)	0		599	115	173	5	57	15	91	46	0.289	0.388	0.389		Did not pitch
Gabby Hartnett	Chicago Cubs	5	0.015 (336)	0		306	36	85	12	59	0	37	32	0.278	0.358	0.467		Did not pitch
Max West	Boston Bees	5	0.015 (336)	0		449	67	128	19	82	1	51	55	0.285	0.364	0.497		Did not pitch
Elbie Fletcher	Boston Bees	4	0.012 (336)	0		106	14	26	0	6	1	19	5	0.245	0.365	0.264		Did not pitch
Buddy Hassett	Boston Bees	4	0.012 (336)	0		590	72	182	2	60	13	29	14	0.308	0.342	0.354		Did not pitch
Pete Coscarart	Brooklyn Dodgers	4	0.012 (336)	0		419	59	116	4	43	10	46	56	0.277	0.354	0.368		Did not pitch
Elbie Fletcher	Pittsburgh Pirates	4	0.012 (336)	0		370	49	112	12	71	3	48	28	0.303	0.386	0.484		Did not pitch
Ival Goodman	Cincinnati Reds †	4	0.012 (336)	0		470	85	152	7	84	2	54	32	0.323	0.401	0.515		Did not pitch
Cookie Lavagetto	Brooklyn Dodgers	3	0.009 (336)	0		587	93	176	10	87	14	78	30	0.300	0.387	0.416		Did not pitch
Bob Bowman	St. Louis Cardinals	2	0.006 (336)	0		47	2	4	0	1	0	4	29	0.085	0.157	0.106		13 - 5	9	169.1	141	8	60	78	2.60
Eddie Miller	Boston Bees	1	0.003 (336)	0		296	32	79	4	31	4	16	21	0.267	0.315	0.361		Did not pitch
Billy Herman	Chicago Cubs	1	0.003 (336)	0		623	111	191	7	70	9	66	31	0.307	0.378	0.453		Did not pitch

Preceded by 1938

Most Valuable Player Award American 1939

Succeeded by 1940