1961 Awards Voting
source Bill Deane's Award Voting
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Bold season totals indicate player led league.
Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues.
AL MVP Voting Table
Rank |
Name |
Tm |
Vote Pts |
1st Place |
Share |
WAR |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
W |
L |
ERA |
WHIP |
G |
GS |
SV |
IP |
H |
HR |
BB |
SO |
1 | Roger Maris | NYY | 202.0 | 7.0 | 72% | 6.9 | 161 | 590 | 132 | 159 | 61 | 141 | 0 | 94 | .269 | .372 | .620 | .993 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2 | Mickey Mantle | NYY | 198.0 | 6.0 | 71% | 10.4 | 153 | 514 | 131 | 163 | 54 | 128 | 12 | 126 | .317 | .448 | .687 | 1.135 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3 | Jim Gentile | BAL | 157.0 | 5.0 | 56% | 6.9 | 148 | 486 | 96 | 147 | 46 | 141 | 1 | 96 | .302 | .423 | .646 | 1.069 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4 | Norm Cash | DET | 151.0 | 1.0 | 54% | 9.2 | 159 | 535 | 119 | 193 | 41 | 132 | 11 | 124 | .361 | .487 | .662 | 1.148 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5 | Whitey Ford | NYY | 102.0 | 0.0 | 36% | 4.1 | 39 | 96 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | .177 | .266 | .188 | .454 | 25 | 4 | 3.21 | 1.180 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 283.0 | 242 | 23 | 92 | 209 |
6 | Luis Arroyo | NYY | 95.0 | 1.0 | 34% | 3.4 | 65 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .280 | .360 | .640 | 15 | 5 | 2.19 | 1.109 | 65 | 0 | 29 | 119.0 | 83 | 5 | 49 | 87 |
7 | Frank Lary | DET | 53.0 | 0.0 | 19% | 4.8 | 42 | 108 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .231 | .259 | .278 | .537 | 23 | 9 | 3.24 | 1.155 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 275.1 | 252 | 24 | 66 | 146 |
8 | Rocky Colavito | DET | 51.0 | 0.0 | 18% | 7.6 | 163 | 583 | 129 | 169 | 45 | 140 | 1 | 113 | .290 | .402 | .580 | .982 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
9 | Al Kaline | DET | 35.0 | 0.0 | 13% | 8.4 | 153 | 586 | 116 | 190 | 19 | 82 | 14 | 66 | .324 | .393 | .515 | .909 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
10 | Elston Howard | NYY | 30.0 | 0.0 | 11% | 5.3 | 129 | 446 | 64 | 155 | 21 | 77 | 0 | 28 | .348 | .387 | .549 | .936 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11 | Harmon Killebrew | MIN | 29.0 | 0.0 | 10% | 5.7 | 150 | 541 | 94 | 156 | 46 | 122 | 1 | 107 | .288 | .405 | .606 | 1.012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12 | Luis Aparicio | CHW | 16.0 | 0.0 | 6% | 2.9 | 156 | 625 | 90 | 170 | 6 | 45 | 53 | 38 | .272 | .313 | .352 | .665 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
13 | Jim Piersall | CLE | 10.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 4.8 | 121 | 484 | 81 | 156 | 6 | 40 | 8 | 43 | .322 | .378 | .442 | .820 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
14 | Steve Barber | BAL | 7.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 3.8 | 37 | 80 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | .163 | .221 | .250 | .471 | 18 | 12 | 3.33 | 1.305 | 37 | 34 | 1 | 248.1 | 194 | 13 | 130 | 150 |
14 | Don Schwall | BOS | 7.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 3.5 | 27 | 61 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .180 | .194 | .213 | .407 | 15 | 7 | 3.22 | 1.550 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 178.2 | 167 | 8 | 110 | 91 |
14 | Norm Siebern | KCA | 7.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 2.5 | 153 | 560 | 68 | 166 | 18 | 98 | 2 | 82 | .296 | .384 | .475 | .859 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
17 | Dick Donovan | WSA | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 4.4 | 24 | 56 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | .179 | .258 | .250 | .508 | 10 | 10 | 2.40 | 1.026 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 168.2 | 138 | 10 | 35 | 62 |
17 | Bubba Phillips | CLE | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 1.0 | 143 | 546 | 64 | 144 | 18 | 72 | 1 | 29 | .264 | .305 | .408 | .714 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
19 | Brooks Robinson | BAL | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 3.5 | 163 | 668 | 89 | 192 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 47 | .287 | .334 | .397 | .730 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
19 | Chuck Schilling | BOS | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 2.8 | 158 | 646 | 87 | 167 | 5 | 62 | 7 | 78 | .259 | .340 | .327 | .666 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
21 | Tom Morgan | LAA | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 2.8 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 | 8 | 2 | 2.36 | 0.993 | 59 | 0 | 10 | 91.2 | 74 | 7 | 17 | 39 |
21 | Al Smith | CHW | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 2.5 | 147 | 532 | 88 | 148 | 28 | 93 | 4 | 56 | .278 | .348 | .506 | .854 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
23 | Yogi Berra | NYY | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 2.1 | 119 | 395 | 62 | 107 | 22 | 61 | 2 | 35 | .271 | .330 | .466 | .795 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
24 | Bobby Richardson | NYY | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | -0.7 | 162 | 662 | 80 | 173 | 3 | 49 | 9 | 30 | .261 | .295 | .316 | .610 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
24 | John Romano | CLE | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 4.6 | 142 | 509 | 76 | 152 | 21 | 80 | 0 | 61 | .299 | .377 | .483 | .860 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
24 | Lee Thomas | TOT | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.1 | 132 | 452 | 77 | 129 | 24 | 70 | 0 | 47 | .285 | .353 | .491 | .844 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
24 | Hoyt Wilhelm | BAL | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.6 | 51 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .050 | .136 | .050 | .186 | 9 | 7 | 2.30 | 1.185 | 51 | 1 | 18 | 109.2 | 89 | 5 | 41 | 87 |
NL MVP Voting Table
Rank |
Name |
Tm |
Vote Pts |
1st Place |
Share |
WAR |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
W |
L |
ERA |
WHIP |
G |
GS |
SV |
IP |
H |
HR |
BB |
SO |
1 | Frank Robinson | CIN | 219.0 | 15.0 | 98% | 7.7 | 153 | 545 | 117 | 176 | 37 | 124 | 22 | 71 | .323 | .404 | .611 | 1.015 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2 | Orlando Cepeda | SFG | 117.0 | 0.0 | 52% | 5.7 | 152 | 585 | 105 | 182 | 46 | 142 | 12 | 39 | .311 | .362 | .609 | .970 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3 | Vada Pinson | CIN | 104.0 | 0.0 | 46% | 7.5 | 154 | 607 | 101 | 208 | 16 | 87 | 23 | 39 | .343 | .379 | .504 | .883 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4 | Roberto Clemente | PIT | 81.0 | 0.0 | 36% | 6.4 | 146 | 572 | 100 | 201 | 23 | 89 | 4 | 35 | .351 | .390 | .559 | .949 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5 | Joey Jay | CIN | 74.0 | 1.0 | 33% | 3.8 | 34 | 89 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .090 | .110 | .124 | .233 | 21 | 10 | 3.53 | 1.249 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 247.1 | 217 | 25 | 92 | 157 |
6 | Willie Mays | SFG | 70.0 | 0.0 | 31% | 8.7 | 154 | 572 | 129 | 176 | 40 | 123 | 18 | 81 | .308 | .393 | .584 | .977 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
7 | Ken Boyer | STL | 43.0 | 0.0 | 19% | 8.0 | 153 | 589 | 109 | 194 | 24 | 95 | 6 | 68 | .329 | .397 | .533 | .930 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
8 | Henry Aaron | MLN | 39.0 | 0.0 | 17% | 9.4 | 155 | 603 | 115 | 197 | 34 | 120 | 21 | 56 | .327 | .381 | .594 | .974 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
9 | Maury Wills | LAD | 36.0 | 0.0 | 16% | 2.2 | 148 | 613 | 105 | 173 | 1 | 31 | 35 | 59 | .282 | .346 | .339 | .685 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
10 | Jim O'Toole | CIN | 31.0 | 0.0 | 14% | 4.6 | 39 | 93 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .172 | .206 | .183 | .389 | 19 | 9 | 3.10 | 1.274 | 39 | 35 | 2 | 252.2 | 229 | 16 | 93 | 178 |
10 | Warren Spahn | MLN | 31.0 | 0.0 | 14% | 5.2 | 39 | 94 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 7 | .223 | .279 | .426 | .704 | 21 | 13 | 3.02 | 1.142 | 38 | 34 | 0 | 262.2 | 236 | 24 | 64 | 115 |
12 | Stu Miller | SFG | 26.0 | 0.0 | 12% | 3.3 | 64 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .333 | .250 | .583 | 14 | 5 | 2.66 | 1.082 | 63 | 0 | 17 | 122.0 | 95 | 4 | 37 | 89 |
13 | Wally Moon | LAD | 22.0 | 0.0 | 10% | 3.3 | 134 | 463 | 79 | 152 | 17 | 88 | 7 | 89 | .328 | .434 | .505 | .940 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
14 | George Altman | CHC | 9.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 4.1 | 138 | 518 | 77 | 157 | 27 | 96 | 6 | 40 | .303 | .353 | .560 | .913 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
14 | Johnny Podres | LAD | 9.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 4.5 | 32 | 69 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .232 | .250 | .261 | .511 | 18 | 5 | 3.74 | 1.330 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 182.2 | 192 | 27 | 51 | 124 |
16 | Roy McMillan | MLN | 8.0 | 0.0 | 4% | 2.9 | 154 | 505 | 42 | 111 | 7 | 48 | 2 | 61 | .220 | .305 | .293 | .598 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
17 | Eddie Mathews | MLN | 7.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 7.3 | 152 | 572 | 103 | 175 | 32 | 91 | 12 | 93 | .306 | .402 | .535 | .937 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
18 | Sandy Koufax | LAD | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 5.0 | 42 | 77 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .065 | .163 | .065 | .228 | 18 | 13 | 3.52 | 1.205 | 42 | 35 | 1 | 255.2 | 212 | 27 | 96 | 269 |
19 | John Roseboro | LAD | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2% | 2.7 | 128 | 394 | 59 | 99 | 18 | 59 | 6 | 56 | .251 | .346 | .459 | .805 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
20 | Jim Brosnan | CIN | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 1.1 | 53 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 | 10 | 4 | 3.04 | 1.188 | 53 | 0 | 16 | 80.0 | 77 | 7 | 18 | 40 |
21 | Joe Torre | MLN | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 3.4 | 113 | 406 | 40 | 113 | 10 | 42 | 3 | 28 | .278 | .330 | .424 | .754 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
22 | Larry Jackson | STL | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 3.8 | 34 | 74 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .176 | .208 | .270 | .478 | 14 | 11 | 3.75 | 1.227 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 211.0 | 203 | 20 | 56 | 113 |
22 | Jerry Lynch | CIN | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.9 | 96 | 181 | 33 | 57 | 13 | 50 | 2 | 27 | .315 | .407 | .624 | 1.031 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
22 | Bobby Malkmus | PHI | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.4 | 121 | 342 | 39 | 79 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 20 | .231 | .276 | .327 | .603 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
22 | Dick Stuart | PIT | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 3.2 | 138 | 532 | 83 | 160 | 35 | 117 | 0 | 34 | .301 | .344 | .581 | .925 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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