1983 American League Most Valuable Player Award
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The winner of the 1983 American League Most Valuable Player Award was Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles.
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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Cal Ripken | Baltimore Orioles † | 322 | 0.821 (392) | 15 | 663 | 121 | 211 | 27 | 102 | 0 | 58 | 97 | 0.318 | 0.371 | 0.517 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Eddie Murray | Baltimore Orioles † | 290 | 0.740 (392) | 10 | 582 | 115 | 178 | 33 | 111 | 5 | 86 | 90 | 0.306 | 0.393 | 0.538 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Carlton Fisk | Chicago White Sox † | 209 | 0.533 (392) | 3 | 488 | 85 | 141 | 26 | 86 | 9 | 46 | 88 | 0.289 | 0.355 | 0.518 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Jim Rice | Boston Red Sox | 150 | 0.383 (392) | 0 | 626 | 90 | 191 | 39 | 126 | 0 | 52 | 102 | 0.305 | 0.361 | 0.550 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Cecil Cooper | Milwaukee Brewers | 123 | 0.314 (392) | 0 | 661 | 106 | 203 | 30 | 126 | 2 | 37 | 63 | 0.307 | 0.341 | 0.508 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Dan Quisenberry | Kansas City Royals | 107.5 | 0.274 (392) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -.--- | -.--- | -.--- | 5 - 3 | 45 | 139.0 | 118 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 1.94 | ||
Dave Winfield | New York Yankees | 85 | 0.217 (392) | 0 | 598 | 99 | 169 | 32 | 116 | 15 | 58 | 77 | 0.283 | 0.345 | 0.513 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Lou Whitaker | Detroit Tigers | 84 | 0.214 (392) | 0 | 643 | 94 | 206 | 12 | 72 | 17 | 67 | 70 | 0.320 | 0.380 | 0.457 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Lance Parrish | Detroit Tigers | 66 | 0.168 (392) | 0 | 605 | 80 | 163 | 27 | 114 | 1 | 44 | 106 | 0.269 | 0.314 | 0.483 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Harold Baines | Chicago White Sox † | 49 | 0.125 (392) | 0 | 596 | 76 | 167 | 20 | 99 | 7 | 49 | 85 | 0.280 | 0.333 | 0.443 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Willie Upshaw | Toronto Blue Jays | 41.5 | 0.106 (392) | 0 | 579 | 99 | 177 | 27 | 104 | 10 | 61 | 98 | 0.306 | 0.373 | 0.515 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Wade Boggs | Boston Red Sox | 25 | 0.064 (392) | 0 | 582 | 100 | 210 | 5 | 74 | 3 | 92 | 36 | 0.361 | 0.444 | 0.486 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
La Marr Hoyt | Chicago White Sox † | 24.5 | 0.063 (392) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -.--- | -.--- | -.--- | 24 - 10 | 0 | 260.2 | 236 | 27 | 31 | 148 | 3.66 | ||
Lloyd Moseby | Toronto Blue Jays | 21 | 0.054 (392) | 0 | 539 | 104 | 170 | 18 | 81 | 27 | 51 | 85 | 0.315 | 0.376 | 0.499 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Bob Stanley | Boston Red Sox | 11.5 | 0.029 (392) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -.--- | -.--- | -.--- | 8 - 10 | 33 | 145.1 | 145 | 7 | 38 | 65 | 2.85 | ||
Alan Trammell | Detroit Tigers | 11 | 0.028 (392) | 0 | 505 | 83 | 161 | 14 | 66 | 30 | 57 | 64 | 0.319 | 0.385 | 0.471 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Greg Luzinski | Chicago White Sox † | 9 | 0.023 (392) | 0 | 502 | 73 | 128 | 32 | 95 | 2 | 70 | 117 | 0.255 | 0.352 | 0.502 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Robin Yount | Milwaukee Brewers | 6 | 0.015 (392) | 0 | 578 | 102 | 178 | 17 | 80 | 12 | 72 | 58 | 0.308 | 0.383 | 0.503 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Ted Simmons | Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | 0.010 (392) | 0 | 600 | 76 | 185 | 13 | 108 | 4 | 41 | 51 | 0.308 | 0.351 | 0.448 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Richard Dotson | Chicago White Sox † | 3.5 | 0.009 (392) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -.--- | -.--- | -.--- | 22 - 7 | 0 | 240.0 | 209 | 19 | 106 | 137 | 3.23 | ||
Jack Morris | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 0.005 (392) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -.--- | -.--- | -.--- | 20 - 13 | 0 | 293.2 | 257 | 30 | 83 | 232 | 3.34 | ||
Ron Guidry | New York Yankees | 2 | 0.005 (392) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -.--- | -.--- | -.--- | 21 - 9 | 0 | 250.1 | 232 | 26 | 60 | 156 | 3.42 | ||
Rudy Law | Chicago White Sox † | 2 | 0.005 (392) | 0 | 501 | 95 | 142 | 3 | 34 | 77 | 42 | 36 | 0.283 | 0.340 | 0.369 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Julio Cruz | Chicago White Sox † | 1 | 0.003 (392) | 0 | 334 | 47 | 84 | 1 | 40 | 24 | 29 | 44 | 0.251 | 0.311 | 0.311 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Julio Cruz | Seattle Mariners | 1 | 0.003 (392) | 0 | 181 | 24 | 46 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 20 | 22 | 0.254 | 0.332 | 0.354 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
George Wright | Texas Rangers | 1 | 0.003 (392) | 0 | 634 | 79 | 175 | 18 | 80 | 8 | 41 | 82 | 0.276 | 0.321 | 0.424 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Rickey Henderson | Oakland Athletics | 1 | 0.003 (392) | 0 | 513 | 105 | 150 | 9 | 48 | 108 | 103 | 80 | 0.292 | 0.414 | 0.421 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
Tippy Martinez | Baltimore Orioles † | 0.5 | 0.001 (392) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -.--- | -.--- | -.--- | 9 - 3 | 21 | 103.1 | 76 | 10 | 37 | 81 | 2.35 |
Preceded by 1982 |
Most Valuable Player Award National 1983 |
Succeeded by 1984 |
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