1984 American League Most Valuable Player Award

The winner of the 1984 American League Most Valuable Player Award was Willie Hernandez of the Detroit Tigers.

Hernandez was a relief pitcher for the World Champion Detroit Tigers and also won the 1984 AL Cy Young Award. Hernandez has 78% of the vote with 16 first place votes, followed by the Minnesota Twins' Kent Hrbek (63%, 5), and the Kansas City Royals' Dan Quisenberry (60%, 5).

Interestingly, Quisenberry won the American League Rolaids Relief Award, which is given to the league's best relief pitcher. However, the Rolaids Relief Award is based on a point system, not a writer's vote. Still, Quisenberry was not undeserving of either of the three awards as he finished second in the Cy Young Award voting, grabbing 9 first place votes to Hernandez' 12.

1984 marked the only season Hernandez ever received consideration for either the MVP or Cy Young Awards.

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
Willie Hernandez	Detroit Tigers †	306	0.781 (392)	16		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		9 - 3	32	140.1	96	6	36	112	1.92
Kent Hrbek	Minnesota Twins	247	0.630 (392)	5		559	80	174	27	107	1	65	87	0.311	0.383	0.522		Did not pitch
Dan Quisenberry	Kansas City Royals †	235	0.599 (392)	5		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		6 - 3	44	129.1	121	10	12	41	2.64
Eddie Murray	Baltimore Orioles	197	0.503 (392)	2		588	97	180	29	110	10	107	87	0.306	0.410	0.509		Did not pitch
Don Mattingly	New York Yankees	113	0.288 (392)	0		603	91	207	23	110	1	41	33	0.343	0.381	0.537		Did not pitch
Kirk Gibson	Detroit Tigers †	96	0.245 (392)	0		531	92	150	27	91	29	63	103	0.282	0.363	0.516		Did not pitch
Tony Armas	Boston Red Sox	87.5	0.223 (392)	0		639	107	171	43	123	1	32	156	0.268	0.300	0.531		Did not pitch
Dave Winfield	New York Yankees	83	0.212 (392)	0		567	106	193	19	100	6	53	71	0.340	0.393	0.515		Did not pitch
Alan Trammell	Detroit Tigers †	76.5	0.195 (392)	0		555	85	174	14	69	19	60	63	0.314	0.382	0.468		Did not pitch
Willie Wilson	Kansas City Royals †	61	0.156 (392)	0		541	81	163	2	44	47	39	56	0.301	0.350	0.390		Did not pitch
Dwight Evans	Boston Red Sox	39	0.099 (392)	0		630	121	186	32	104	3	96	115	0.295	0.388	0.532		Did not pitch
Alvin Davis	Seattle Mariners	26	0.066 (392)	0		567	80	161	27	116	5	97	78	0.284	0.391	0.497		Did not pitch
Jim Rice	Boston Red Sox	10	0.026 (392)	0		657	98	184	28	122	4	44	102	0.280	0.323	0.467		Did not pitch
Dave Kingman	Oakland Athletics	10	0.026 (392)	0		549	68	147	35	118	2	44	119	0.268	0.321	0.505		Did not pitch
Harold Baines	Chicago White Sox	10	0.026 (392)	0		569	72	173	29	94	1	54	75	0.304	0.361	0.541		Did not pitch
Lance Parrish	Detroit Tigers †	8	0.020 (392)	0		578	75	137	33	98	2	41	120	0.237	0.287	0.443		Did not pitch
Willie Upshaw	Toronto Blue Jays	8	0.020 (392)	0		569	79	158	19	84	10	55	86	0.278	0.345	0.464		Did not pitch
Brian Downing	California Angels	6	0.015 (392)	0		539	65	148	23	91	0	70	66	0.275	0.360	0.462		Did not pitch
Steve Balboni	Kansas City Royals †	5	0.013 (392)	0		438	58	107	28	77	0	45	139	0.244	0.320	0.498		Did not pitch
George Bell	Toronto Blue Jays	5	0.013 (392)	0		606	85	177	26	87	11	24	86	0.292	0.326	0.498		Did not pitch
Andre Thornton	Cleveland Indians	5	0.013 (392)	0		587	91	159	33	99	6	91	79	0.271	0.366	0.484		Did not pitch
Dave Stieb	Toronto Blue Jays	4	0.010 (392)	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		16 - 8	0	267.0	215	19	88	198	2.83
Lloyd Moseby	Toronto Blue Jays	4	0.010 (392)	0		592	97	166	18	92	39	78	122	0.280	0.368	0.470		Did not pitch
Buddy Bell	Texas Rangers	4	0.010 (392)	0		553	88	174	11	83	2	63	54	0.315	0.382	0.458		Did not pitch
Mike Boddicker	Baltimore Orioles	2	0.005 (392)	0		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		20 - 11	0	261.1	218	23	81	128	2.79
Juan Beniquez	California Angels	2	0.005 (392)	0		354	60	119	8	39	0	18	43	0.336	0.370	0.452		Did not pitch
Doyle Alexander	Toronto Blue Jays	1	0.003 (392)	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		17 - 6	0	261.2	238	21	59	139	3.13
Cal Ripken	Baltimore Orioles	1	0.003 (392)	0		641	103	195	27	86	2	71	89	0.304	0.374	0.510		Did not pitch

Preceded by 1983

Most Valuable Player Award National 1984

Succeeded by 1985