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Reply to "Poll - Trout, Cabrera or other for AL MVP"

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Originally posted by PGStaff:
Just out of curiosity... Who has led the leagues in WAR over the past several seasons? How often has it been the MVP? That might tell us what the actual voters go by.


There is no doubt in my mind that many of the voters do not consider WAR at all. But based on offensive WAR (as discussed before, the defensive one is unreliable for the most part):

2011 NL - Ryan Braun (2nd in oWAR)
2011 AL - Verlander (2nd in WAR for pitchers)

2010 NL - Votto (1st in oWAR)
2010 AL - Hamilton (3rd in oWAR)

2009 NL - Pujols (1st)
2009 AL - Mauer (1st)
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