1974 National League Most Valuable Player Award
The winner of the 1974 National League Most Valuable Player Award was Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles 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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Steve Garvey | Los Angeles Dodgers † | 270 | 0.804 (336) | 13 | 642 | 95 | 200 | 21 | 111 | 5 | 31 | 66 | 0.312 | 0.342 | 0.469 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Lou Brock | St. Louis Cardinals | 233 | 0.693 (336) | 8 | 635 | 105 | 194 | 3 | 48 | 118 | 61 | 88 | 0.306 | 0.368 | 0.381 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Mike Marshall | Los Angeles Dodgers † | 146 | 0.435 (336) | 1 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.235 | 0.235 | 0.235 | 15 - 12 | 21 | 208.1 | 191 | 9 | 56 | 143 | 2.42 | ||
Johnny Bench | Cincinnati Reds | 141 | 0.420 (336) | 0 | 621 | 108 | 174 | 33 | 129 | 5 | 80 | 90 | 0.280 | 0.363 | 0.507 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Jimmy Wynn | Los Angeles Dodgers † | 137 | 0.408 (336) | 2 | 535 | 104 | 145 | 32 | 108 | 18 | 108 | 104 | 0.271 | 0.387 | 0.497 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Mike Schmidt | Philadelphia Phillies | 136 | 0.405 (336) | 0 | 568 | 108 | 160 | 36 | 116 | 23 | 106 | 138 | 0.282 | 0.395 | 0.546 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Al Oliver | Pittsburgh Pirates † | 87 | 0.259 (336) | 0 | 617 | 96 | 198 | 11 | 85 | 10 | 33 | 58 | 0.321 | 0.358 | 0.475 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Joe Morgan | Cincinnati Reds | 72 | 0.214 (336) | 0 | 512 | 107 | 150 | 22 | 67 | 58 | 120 | 69 | 0.293 | 0.427 | 0.494 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Richie Zisk | Pittsburgh Pirates † | 54 | 0.161 (336) | 0 | 536 | 75 | 168 | 17 | 100 | 1 | 65 | 91 | 0.313 | 0.386 | 0.476 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Willie Stargell | Pittsburgh Pirates † | 43 | 0.128 (336) | 0 | 508 | 90 | 153 | 25 | 96 | 0 | 87 | 106 | 0.301 | 0.407 | 0.537 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Reggie Smith | St. Louis Cardinals | 39 | 0.116 (336) | 0 | 517 | 79 | 160 | 23 | 100 | 4 | 71 | 70 | 0.309 | 0.389 | 0.528 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Ralph Garr | Atlanta Braves | 11 | 0.033 (336) | 0 | 606 | 87 | 214 | 11 | 54 | 26 | 28 | 52 | 0.353 | 0.383 | 0.503 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Ted Simmons | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 0.021 (336) | 0 | 599 | 66 | 163 | 20 | 103 | 0 | 47 | 35 | 0.272 | 0.327 | 0.447 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Dave Cash | Philadelphia Phillies | 6 | 0.018 (336) | 0 | 687 | 89 | 206 | 2 | 58 | 20 | 46 | 33 | 0.300 | 0.351 | 0.378 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Dave Concepcion | Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 0.015 (336) | 0 | 594 | 70 | 167 | 14 | 82 | 41 | 44 | 79 | 0.281 | 0.335 | 0.397 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Andy Messersmith | Los Angeles Dodgers † | 4 | 0.012 (336) | 0 | 96 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 0.240 | 0.312 | 0.354 | 20 - 6 | 0 | 292.1 | 227 | 24 | 94 | 221 | 2.59 | ||
Al Hrabosky | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 0.012 (336) | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.308 | 0.308 | 0.462 | 8 - 1 | 9 | 88.1 | 71 | 3 | 38 | 82 | 2.95 | ||
Jack Billingham | Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 0.012 (336) | 0 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0.075 | 0.088 | 0.075 | 19 - 11 | 0 | 212.1 | 233 | 16 | 64 | 103 | 3.94 | ||
Cesar Cedeno | Houston Astros | 4 | 0.012 (336) | 0 | 610 | 95 | 164 | 26 | 102 | 57 | 64 | 103 | 0.269 | 0.338 | 0.461 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Buzz Capra | Atlanta Braves | 3 | 0.009 (336) | 0 | 67 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 0.164 | 0.253 | 0.164 | 16 - 8 | 1 | 217.0 | 163 | 13 | 84 | 137 | 2.28 | ||
Lynn McGlothen | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0.006 (336) | 0 | 83 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0.181 | 0.200 | 0.193 | 16 - 12 | 0 | 237.1 | 212 | 12 | 89 | 142 | 2.69 | ||
Rennie Stennett | Pittsburgh Pirates † | 2 | 0.006 (336) | 0 | 673 | 84 | 196 | 7 | 56 | 8 | 32 | 51 | 0.291 | 0.322 | 0.374 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Bake McBride | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0.006 (336) | 0 | 559 | 81 | 173 | 6 | 56 | 30 | 43 | 57 | 0.309 | 0.369 | 0.394 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Richie Hebner | Pittsburgh Pirates † | 2 | 0.006 (336) | 0 | 550 | 97 | 160 | 18 | 68 | 0 | 60 | 53 | 0.291 | 0.363 | 0.449 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Ron Cey | Los Angeles Dodgers † | 1 | 0.003 (336) | 0 | 577 | 88 | 151 | 18 | 97 | 1 | 76 | 68 | 0.262 | 0.349 | 0.397 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Bill Buckner | Los Angeles Dodgers † | 1 | 0.003 (336) | 0 | 580 | 83 | 182 | 7 | 58 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 0.314 | 0.351 | 0.412 | Did not pitch |
Preceded by 1973 |
Most Valuable Player Award American 1974 |
Succeeded by 1975 |
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