Baseball's Best Players Get Screwed In MVP Race All The Time

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		Home Tech/Media Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Friday, November 16, 2012 Baseball's Best Players Get Screwed In MVP Race All The Time A look back at the MVP voting since 1980 shows us that it is not unusual for the league leaders in Wins Above Replacement (WAR) to fail to win the MVP. But the trend does seem to be getting better. In the 1980s, each league's offensive leader in WAR averaged an eighth place finish in the MVP voting and won 35% of the awards (7 of 20). In fact, three times, the league leader didn't even finish in the top 20, including 1988 when Barry Larkin led all N.L. position players in WAR, but failed to receive a single MVP vote. Since then, the league leaders are still winning just 43.5% of the time, but their average finish is up to fourth. However, there have been some glaring omissions, such as 2008 when Nick Markakis did not receive a single MVP vote or 2011 when Ben Zobrist finished 16th. Data via Baseball-Reference.com. UR=unranked Read » Also On Sports Page Today: Fan Found Dead After Getting Ejected From The Bills-Dolphins Game NFL Kicker Explains Why He Wears A Shoe That's Three Sizes Too Small On His Kicking Foot Advertisement SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Miami Taxpayers Now Stuck With A $2.4 Billion Stadium SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: This Is Not The First Time The Marlins Gutted Their Payroll SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Bryce Harper Wins Controversial Rookie Of The Year Award Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports Page RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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