1955 National League Most Valuable Player Award
The winner of the 1955 National League Most Valuable Player Award was Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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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Roy Campanella | Brooklyn Dodgers † | 226 | 0.673 (336) | 8 | 446 | 81 | 142 | 32 | 107 | 2 | 56 | 41 | 0.318 | 0.395 | 0.583 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Duke Snider | Brooklyn Dodgers † | 221 | 0.658 (336) | 8 | 538 | 126 | 166 | 42 | 136 | 9 | 104 | 87 | 0.309 | 0.418 | 0.628 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Ernie Banks | Chicago Cubs | 195 | 0.580 (336) | 6 | 596 | 98 | 176 | 44 | 117 | 9 | 45 | 72 | 0.295 | 0.345 | 0.596 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Willie Mays | New York Giants | 165 | 0.491 (336) | 0 | 580 | 123 | 185 | 51 | 127 | 24 | 79 | 60 | 0.319 | 0.400 | 0.659 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Robin Roberts | Philadelphia Phillies | 159 | 0.473 (336) | 1 | 107 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0.252 | 0.360 | 0.467 | 23 - 14 | 3 | 305.0 | 292 | 41 | 53 | 160 | 3.28 | ||
Ted Kluszewski | Cincinnati Redlegs | 111 | 0.330 (336) | 0 | 612 | 116 | 192 | 47 | 113 | 1 | 66 | 40 | 0.314 | 0.382 | 0.585 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Don Newcombe | Brooklyn Dodgers † | 89 | 0.265 (336) | 0 | 117 | 18 | 42 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 0.359 | 0.395 | 0.632 | 20 - 5 | 0 | 233.2 | 222 | 35 | 38 | 143 | 3.20 | ||
Stan Musial | St. Louis Cardinals | 46 | 0.137 (336) | 0 | 562 | 97 | 179 | 33 | 108 | 5 | 80 | 39 | 0.319 | 0.408 | 0.566 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Pee Wee Reese | Brooklyn Dodgers † | 36 | 0.107 (336) | 1 | 553 | 99 | 156 | 10 | 61 | 8 | 78 | 60 | 0.282 | 0.371 | 0.403 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Hank Aaron | Milwaukee Braves | 36 | 0.107 (336) | 0 | 602 | 105 | 189 | 27 | 106 | 3 | 49 | 61 | 0.314 | 0.366 | 0.540 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Johnny Logan | Milwaukee Braves | 24 | 0.071 (336) | 0 | 595 | 95 | 177 | 13 | 83 | 3 | 58 | 58 | 0.297 | 0.360 | 0.442 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Wally Post | Cincinnati Redlegs | 23 | 0.068 (336) | 0 | 601 | 116 | 186 | 40 | 109 | 7 | 60 | 102 | 0.309 | 0.372 | 0.574 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Del Ennis | Philadelphia Phillies | 21 | 0.063 (336) | 0 | 564 | 82 | 167 | 29 | 120 | 4 | 46 | 46 | 0.296 | 0.346 | 0.518 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Richie Ashburn | Philadelphia Phillies | 17 | 0.051 (336) | 0 | 533 | 91 | 180 | 3 | 42 | 12 | 105 | 36 | 0.338 | 0.449 | 0.448 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Clem Labine | Brooklyn Dodgers † | 11 | 0.033 (336) | 0 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0.097 | 0.176 | 0.387 | 13 - 5 | 11 | 144.1 | 121 | 12 | 55 | 67 | 3.24 | ||
Bob Friend | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 0.030 (336) | 0 | 61 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0.164 | 0.203 | 0.180 | 14 - 9 | 2 | 200.1 | 178 | 18 | 52 | 98 | 2.83 | ||
Del Crandall | Milwaukee Braves | 8 | 0.024 (336) | 0 | 440 | 61 | 104 | 26 | 62 | 2 | 40 | 56 | 0.236 | 0.299 | 0.457 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Eddie Mathews | Milwaukee Braves | 6 | 0.018 (336) | 0 | 499 | 108 | 144 | 41 | 101 | 3 | 109 | 98 | 0.289 | 0.413 | 0.601 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Jack Meyer | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 0.009 (336) | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0.100 | 0.250 | 0.200 | 6 - 11 | 16 | 110.1 | 75 | 14 | 66 | 97 | 3.43 | ||
Dale Long | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0.009 (336) | 0 | 419 | 59 | 122 | 16 | 79 | 0 | 48 | 72 | 0.291 | 0.362 | 0.513 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Gene Baker | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 0.006 (336) | 0 | 609 | 82 | 163 | 11 | 52 | 9 | 49 | 57 | 0.268 | 0.323 | 0.392 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Carl Furillo | Brooklyn Dodgers † | 2 | 0.006 (336) | 0 | 523 | 83 | 164 | 26 | 95 | 4 | 43 | 43 | 0.314 | 0.371 | 0.520 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Vern Law | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0.003 (336) | 0 | 63 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0.254 | 0.299 | 0.349 | 10 - 10 | 1 | 200.2 | 221 | 19 | 61 | 82 | 3.81 | ||
Frank Thomas | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0.003 (336) | 0 | 510 | 72 | 125 | 25 | 72 | 2 | 60 | 76 | 0.245 | 0.324 | 0.431 | Did not pitch |
Preceded by 1954 |
Most Valuable Player Award American 1955 |
Succeeded by 1956 |
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