1947 National League Most Valuable Player Award

The winner of the 1947 National League Most Valuable Player Award was Bob Elliott of the Boston Braves.

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
Bob Elliott	Boston Braves	205	0.610 (336)	9		555	93	176	22	113	3	87	60	0.317	0.410	0.517		Did not pitch
Ewell Blackwell	Cincinnati Reds	175	0.521 (336)	2		106	5	13	0	4	0	1	17	0.123	0.131	0.142		22 - 8	0	273.0	227	10	95	193	2.47
Johnny Mize	New York Giants	144	0.429 (336)	2		586	137	177	51	138	2	74	42	0.302	0.384	0.614		Did not pitch
Bruce Edwards	Brooklyn Dodgers †	140	0.417 (336)	4		471	53	139	9	80	2	49	55	0.295	0.364	0.418		Did not pitch
Jackie Robinson	Brooklyn Dodgers †	106	0.315 (336)	1		590	125	175	12	48	29	74	36	0.297	0.383	0.427		Did not pitch
Ralph Kiner	Pittsburgh Pirates	101	0.301 (336)	0		565	118	177	51	127	1	98	81	0.313	0.417	0.639		Did not pitch
Larry Jansen	New York Giants	91	0.271 (336)	1		86	6	16	0	7	0	3	13	0.186	0.213	0.209		21 - 5	1	248.0	241	23	57	104	3.16
Pee Wee Reese	Brooklyn Dodgers †	80	0.238 (336)	2		476	81	135	12	73	7	104	67	0.284	0.414	0.426		Did not pitch
Harry Walker	St. Louis Cardinals †	45	0.134 (336)	0		25	2	5	0	0	0	4	2	0.200	0.310	0.240		Did not pitch
Harry Walker	Philadelphia Phillies	45	0.134 (336)	0		488	79	181	1	41	13	59	37	0.371	0.443	0.500		Did not pitch
Whitey Kurowski	St. Louis Cardinals †	45	0.134 (336)	0		513	108	159	27	104	4	87	56	0.310	0.420	0.544		Did not pitch
Ralph Branca	Brooklyn Dodgers †	40	0.119 (336)	0		97	8	12	0	9	0	7	34	0.124	0.183	0.134		21 - 12	1	280.0	251	22	98	148	2.67
Hugh Casey	Brooklyn Dodgers †	37	0.110 (336)	0		18	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	0.056	0.105	0.056		10 - 4	18	76.2	75	7	29	40	3.99
Dutch Leonard	Philadelphia Phillies	32	0.095 (336)	1		80	4	14	0	12	0	2	16	0.175	0.205	0.188		17 - 12	0	235.0	224	14	57	103	2.68
Eddie Stanky	Brooklyn Dodgers †	32	0.095 (336)	0		559	97	141	3	53	3	103	39	0.252	0.373	0.329		Did not pitch
Warren Spahn	Boston Braves	26	0.077 (336)	0		98	6	16	0	6	0	6	29	0.163	0.212	0.204		21 - 10	3	289.2	245	15	84	123	2.33
Johnny Sain	Boston Braves	20	0.060 (336)	0		107	13	37	0	18	0	3	1	0.346	0.364	0.411		21 - 12	1	266.0	265	19	79	132	3.52
Willard Marshall	New York Giants	20	0.060 (336)	1		587	102	171	36	107	3	67	30	0.291	0.366	0.528		Did not pitch
Walker Cooper	New York Giants	19	0.057 (336)	0		515	79	157	35	122	2	24	43	0.305	0.339	0.586		Did not pitch
Dixie Walker	Brooklyn Dodgers †	14	0.042 (336)	1		529	77	162	9	94	6	97	26	0.306	0.415	0.427		Did not pitch
Enos Slaughter	St. Louis Cardinals †	12	0.036 (336)	0		551	100	162	10	86	4	59	27	0.294	0.366	0.452		Did not pitch
Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals †	12	0.036 (336)	0		587	113	183	19	95	4	80	24	0.312	0.398	0.504		Did not pitch
Emil Verban	Philadelphia Phillies	9	0.027 (336)	0		540	50	154	0	42	5	23	8	0.285	0.316	0.341		Did not pitch
Phil Cavarretta	Chicago Cubs	6	0.018 (336)	0		459	56	144	2	63	2	58	35	0.314	0.391	0.397		Did not pitch
Peanuts Lowrey	Chicago Cubs	2	0.006 (336)	0		448	56	126	5	37	2	38	26	0.281	0.339	0.375		Did not pitch
Eddie Miller	Cincinnati Reds	2	0.006 (336)	0		545	69	146	19	87	5	49	40	0.268	0.333	0.457		Did not pitch
Andy Pafko	Chicago Cubs	1	0.003 (336)	0		513	68	155	13	66	4	31	39	0.302	0.346	0.454		Did not pitch

Preceded by 1946

Most Valuable Player Award American 1947

Succeeded by 1948