1948 National League Most Valuable Player Award
The winner of the 1948 National League Most Valuable Player Award was Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Award Voting[edit]
- † 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 | ||
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Stan Musial | St. Louis Cardinals | 303 | 0.902 (336) | 18 | 611 | 135 | 230 | 39 | 131 | 7 | 79 | 34 | 0.376 | 0.450 | 0.702 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Johnny Sain | Boston Braves † | 223 | 0.664 (336) | 5 | 115 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.217 | 0.224 | 0.261 | 24 - 15 | 1 | 314.2 | 297 | 19 | 83 | 137 | 2.60 | ||
Alvin Dark | Boston Braves † | 174 | 0.518 (336) | 1 | 543 | 85 | 175 | 3 | 48 | 4 | 24 | 36 | 0.322 | 0.353 | 0.433 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Sid Gordon | New York Giants | 72 | 0.214 (336) | 0 | 521 | 100 | 156 | 30 | 107 | 8 | 74 | 39 | 0.299 | 0.390 | 0.537 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Harry Brecheen | St. Louis Cardinals | 61 | 0.182 (336) | 0 | 82 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0.146 | 0.205 | 0.183 | 20 - 7 | 1 | 233.1 | 193 | 6 | 49 | 149 | 2.24 | ||
Pee Wee Reese | Brooklyn Dodgers | 60 | 0.179 (336) | 0 | 566 | 96 | 155 | 9 | 75 | 25 | 79 | 63 | 0.274 | 0.363 | 0.390 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Enos Slaughter | St. Louis Cardinals | 55 | 0.164 (336) | 0 | 549 | 91 | 176 | 11 | 90 | 4 | 81 | 29 | 0.321 | 0.409 | 0.470 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Ralph Kiner | Pittsburgh Pirates | 55 | 0.164 (336) | 0 | 555 | 104 | 147 | 40 | 123 | 1 | 112 | 61 | 0.265 | 0.391 | 0.533 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Danny Murtaugh | Pittsburgh Pirates | 52 | 0.155 (336) | 0 | 514 | 56 | 149 | 1 | 71 | 10 | 60 | 40 | 0.290 | 0.365 | 0.356 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Stan Rojek | Pittsburgh Pirates | 51 | 0.152 (336) | 0 | 641 | 85 | 186 | 4 | 51 | 24 | 61 | 41 | 0.290 | 0.355 | 0.367 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Richie Ashburn | Philadelphia Phillies | 48 | 0.143 (336) | 0 | 463 | 78 | 154 | 2 | 40 | 32 | 60 | 22 | 0.333 | 0.410 | 0.400 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Johnny Schmitz | Chicago Cubs | 37 | 0.110 (336) | 0 | 84 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0.131 | 0.161 | 0.167 | 18 - 13 | 1 | 242.0 | 186 | 11 | 97 | 100 | 2.64 | ||
Bob Elliott | Boston Braves † | 33 | 0.098 (336) | 0 | 540 | 99 | 153 | 23 | 100 | 6 | 131 | 57 | 0.283 | 0.423 | 0.474 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Warren Spahn | Boston Braves † | 31 | 0.092 (336) | 0 | 90 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 0.167 | 0.219 | 0.233 | 15 - 12 | 1 | 257.0 | 237 | 19 | 77 | 114 | 3.71 | ||
Jackie Robinson | Brooklyn Dodgers | 30 | 0.089 (336) | 0 | 574 | 108 | 170 | 12 | 85 | 22 | 57 | 37 | 0.296 | 0.367 | 0.453 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Andy Pafko | Chicago Cubs | 25 | 0.074 (336) | 0 | 548 | 82 | 171 | 26 | 101 | 3 | 50 | 50 | 0.312 | 0.375 | 0.516 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Johnny Mize | New York Giants | 22 | 0.065 (336) | 0 | 560 | 110 | 162 | 40 | 125 | 4 | 94 | 37 | 0.289 | 0.395 | 0.564 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Rex Barney | Brooklyn Dodgers | 15 | 0.045 (336) | 0 | 84 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 0.167 | 0.186 | 0.167 | 15 - 13 | 0 | 246.2 | 193 | 17 | 122 | 138 | 3.10 | ||
Johnny Vander Meer | Cincinnati Reds | 13 | 0.039 (336) | 0 | 78 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0.141 | 0.212 | 0.205 | 17 - 14 | 0 | 232.0 | 204 | 15 | 124 | 120 | 3.41 | ||
Johnny Wyrostek | Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 0.027 (336) | 0 | 512 | 74 | 140 | 17 | 76 | 7 | 52 | 63 | 0.273 | 0.344 | 0.455 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Ralph Branca | Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 | 0.024 (336) | 0 | 74 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0.203 | 0.253 | 0.216 | 14 - 9 | 1 | 215.2 | 189 | 24 | 80 | 122 | 3.51 | ||
Bob Chesnes | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 0.024 (336) | 0 | 91 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0.275 | 0.327 | 0.341 | 14 - 6 | 0 | 194.1 | 180 | 13 | 90 | 69 | 3.57 | ||
Roy Campanella | Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 | 0.024 (336) | 0 | 279 | 32 | 72 | 9 | 45 | 3 | 36 | 45 | 0.258 | 0.345 | 0.416 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Phil Cavarretta | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 0.018 (336) | 0 | 334 | 41 | 93 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 35 | 29 | 0.278 | 0.349 | 0.383 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Eddie Miller | Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | 0.012 (336) | 0 | 468 | 45 | 115 | 14 | 61 | 1 | 19 | 40 | 0.246 | 0.281 | 0.382 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Grady Hatton | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 0.009 (336) | 0 | 458 | 58 | 110 | 9 | 44 | 7 | 72 | 50 | 0.240 | 0.343 | 0.345 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Del Ennis | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 0.009 (336) | 0 | 589 | 86 | 171 | 30 | 95 | 2 | 47 | 58 | 0.290 | 0.345 | 0.525 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Larry Jansen | New York Giants | 2 | 0.006 (336) | 0 | 95 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0.137 | 0.172 | 0.168 | 18 - 12 | 2 | 277.0 | 283 | 25 | 54 | 126 | 3.61 | ||
Dixie Walker | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0.006 (336) | 0 | 408 | 39 | 129 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 52 | 18 | 0.316 | 0.393 | 0.392 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Gil Hodges | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0.003 (336) | 0 | 481 | 48 | 120 | 11 | 70 | 7 | 43 | 61 | 0.249 | 0.311 | 0.376 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Whitey Lockman | New York Giants | 1 | 0.003 (336) | 0 | 584 | 117 | 167 | 18 | 59 | 8 | 68 | 63 | 0.286 | 0.361 | 0.454 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Hank Sauer | Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 0.003 (336) | 0 | 530 | 78 | 138 | 35 | 97 | 2 | 60 | 85 | 0.260 | 0.340 | 0.504 | Did not pitch |
Preceded by 1947 |
Most Valuable Player Award American 1948 |
Succeeded by 1949 |
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