1945 National League Most Valuable Player Award

The winner of the 1945 National League Most Valuable Player Award was Phil Cavarretta of the Chicago Cubs.

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
Phil Cavarretta	Chicago Cubs †	279	0.830 (336)	15		498	94	177	6	97	5	81	34	0.355	0.449	0.500		Did not pitch
Tommy Holmes	Boston Braves	175	0.521 (336)	3		636	125	224	28	117	15	70	9	0.352	0.420	0.577		Did not pitch
Red Barrett	St. Louis Cardinals †	151	0.449 (336)	1		89	1	10	0	5	0	1	22	0.112	0.122	0.135		21 - 9	0	246.2	244	12	38	63	2.74
Red Barrett	Boston Braves	151	0.449 (336)	1		9	1	2	0	2	0	0	2	0.222	0.222	0.222		2 - 3	2	38.0	43	6	16	13	4.74
Andy Pafko	Chicago Cubs †	131	0.390 (336)	4		534	64	159	12	110	5	45	36	0.298	0.361	0.455		Did not pitch
Whitey Kurowski	St. Louis Cardinals †	90	0.268 (336)	0		511	84	165	21	102	1	45	45	0.323	0.383	0.511		Did not pitch
Hank Borowy	Chicago Cubs †	84	0.250 (336)	1		41	5	7	0	0	0	4	11	0.171	0.244	0.195		11 - 2	1	122.1	105	2	47	47	2.13
Hank Borowy	New York Yankees	84	0.250 (336)	1		50	5	11	0	6	0	3	12	0.220	0.264	0.300		10 - 5	0	132.1	107	6	58	35	3.13
Hank Wyse	Chicago Cubs †	72	0.214 (336)	0		101	6	17	0	7	0	0	16	0.168	0.168	0.188		22 - 10	0	278.1	272	17	55	77	2.68
Marty Marion	St. Louis Cardinals †	69	0.205 (336)	0		430	63	119	1	59	2	39	39	0.277	0.340	0.370		Did not pitch
Dixie Walker	Brooklyn Dodgers	66	0.196 (336)	0		607	102	182	8	124	6	75	16	0.300	0.381	0.438		Did not pitch
Goody Rosen	Brooklyn Dodgers	56	0.167 (336)	0		606	126	197	12	75	4	50	36	0.325	0.379	0.460		Did not pitch
Stan Hack	Chicago Cubs †	42	0.125 (336)	0		597	110	193	2	43	12	99	30	0.323	0.420	0.405		Did not pitch
Harry Brecheen	St. Louis Cardinals †	31	0.092 (336)	0		57	1	7	0	7	0	4	11	0.123	0.194	0.158		15 - 4	2	157.1	136	5	44	63	2.52
Mel Ott	New York Giants	22	0.065 (336)	0		451	73	139	21	79	1	71	41	0.308	0.411	0.499		Did not pitch
Augie Galan	Brooklyn Dodgers	18	0.054 (336)	0		576	114	177	9	92	13	114	27	0.307	0.423	0.441		Did not pitch
Johnny Hopp	St. Louis Cardinals †	17	0.051 (336)	0		446	67	129	3	44	14	49	24	0.289	0.363	0.395		Did not pitch
Bob Elliott	Pittsburgh Pirates	15	0.045 (336)	0		541	80	157	8	108	5	64	38	0.290	0.366	0.423		Did not pitch
Luis Olmo	Brooklyn Dodgers	13	0.039 (336)	0		556	62	174	10	110	15	36	33	0.313	0.356	0.462		Did not pitch
Buster Adams	Philadelphia Phillies	12	0.036 (336)	0		56	6	13	2	8	0	5	5	0.232	0.295	0.429		Did not pitch
Buster Adams	St. Louis Cardinals †	12	0.036 (336)	0		578	98	169	20	101	3	57	75	0.292	0.359	0.441		Did not pitch
Claude Passeau	Chicago Cubs †	9	0.027 (336)	0		91	10	17	2	9	0	2	22	0.187	0.204	0.275		17 - 9	1	227.0	205	4	59	98	2.46
Johnny Barrett	Pittsburgh Pirates	8	0.024 (336)	0		507	97	130	15	67	25	79	68	0.256	0.357	0.418		Did not pitch
Ed Heusser	Cincinnati Reds	7	0.021 (336)	0		77	10	19	1	7	0	3	19	0.247	0.275	0.338		11 - 16	1	223.0	248	10	60	56	3.71
Buddy Kerr	New York Giants	7	0.021 (336)	0		546	53	136	4	40	5	41	34	0.249	0.304	0.319		Did not pitch
Don Johnson	Chicago Cubs †	7	0.021 (336)	0		557	94	168	2	58	9	32	34	0.302	0.343	0.361		Did not pitch
Frank McCormick	Cincinnati Reds	6	0.018 (336)	0		580	68	160	10	81	6	56	22	0.276	0.345	0.384		Did not pitch
Bill Salkeld	Pittsburgh Pirates	6	0.018 (336)	0		267	45	83	15	52	2	50	16	0.311	0.420	0.547		Did not pitch
Peanuts Lowrey	Chicago Cubs †	5	0.015 (336)	0		523	72	148	7	89	11	48	27	0.283	0.343	0.392		Did not pitch
Andy Karl	Philadelphia Phillies	4	0.012 (336)	0		49	3	7	0	2	0	3	10	0.143	0.192	0.143		8 - 8	15	180.2	175	7	50	51	2.99
Ace Adams	New York Giants	4	0.012 (336)	0		16	2	3	0	1	0	2	3	0.188	0.278	0.188		11 - 9	15	113.0	109	7	44	39	3.42
Hal Gregg	Brooklyn Dodgers	2	0.006 (336)	0		91	11	20	1	9	0	2	13	0.220	0.237	0.319		18 - 13	2	254.1	221	5	120	139	3.47
Al Lopez	Pittsburgh Pirates	2	0.006 (336)	0		243	22	53	0	18	1	35	12	0.218	0.317	0.251		Did not pitch
Eddie Miller	Cincinnati Reds	2	0.006 (336)	0		421	46	100	13	49	4	18	38	0.238	0.275	0.404		Did not pitch
Phil Masi	Boston Braves	2	0.006 (336)	0		371	55	101	7	46	9	42	32	0.272	0.348	0.418		Did not pitch
Eddie Stanky	Brooklyn Dodgers	1	0.003 (336)	0		555	128	143	1	39	6	148	42	0.258	0.417	0.333		Did not pitch
Vince DiMaggio	Philadelphia Phillies	1	0.003 (336)	0		452	64	116	19	84	12	43	91	0.257	0.321	0.451		Did not pitch

Preceded by 1944

Most Valuable Player Award American 1945

Succeeded by 1946