Statis-Pro MVP, Rookie of Year, Cy Young Votes

The day that Aaron Judge led the Yankees to an extra-inning playoff win over the Boston Red Sox with two home runs and a throw to the plate to nail Mookie Betts, we tallied the regular season stats and he finished third in the MVP race behind teammate Sanchez and Angels rookie sensation Ohtani. As previously announced, Cody Bellinger won the Statis-Pro NL MVP with a .311 average and seven home runs, 21 RBIs and 15 extra base hits in the Dodgers 25-game Statis Pro season.

The link to the game log of the 170 regular season games played shows the three top players in each game who divide up three "MVP Points" for that game, and the tally of those points made Sanchez the MVP with 25, Ohtani runner-up with 21, and Judge third with 20 (see game logs for the award winners at bottom of this blog).

Rnk	MVP Final - AL	Votes	Other Awards
1	Sanchez NY	25	MVP
2	Ohtani LA	21	Rookie of the Year
3	Judge NY	20	MVP Runner-Up
4	Cano Sea	19
5	Castillo Chi	19
6	Fowler Oak	19	Runner-Up Rookie
7	Kluber Cle	19	Cy Young
8	Kimbrel Bos	18	Fireman of the Year
9	Merrifield KC	18
10	Miller Cle	18	Runner-up Fireman of the Year
11	Gardner NY	15
12	Pedroia Bos	15
13	Sale Bos	15	Runner-up Cy Young
14	Springer Hou	15
15	Trout LA	15
16	A Garcia Chi	14
17	Leake Sea	14
18	Cron TB	13
19	Richards LAA	13
20	Verlander Hou	13
21	Altuve Hou	12
22	Candelario Det	12
23	Giolito Chi	12
24	Keuchel Hou	12
25	Lindor Cle	12

SCORING. Below is a breakdown of every game in which an award winner received 1 to 5 points for being one of the top three players in the game. The total points awarded are always 9, but they can be broken down in any combination, so if one player is clearly the best he could receive 5 points with the other two getting 2 points a piece, or the three players could get 5-3-1. If all three players were pretty even, it could be a 3-3-3, or if closer together a 4-3-2.

"WHAT IF" ... NO INJURIES OR SUSPENSIONS. Part of the fun of the Statis-Pro game is the "what if" factor, since we keep up with the current rosters BUT, do not drop players when they are injured or suspended. The dual-threat Ohtani actually missed part of the season complete with an injury, and then returned only to hit in some games but not to pitch. However, in Statis-Pro he twice received the maximum 5 MVP votes for complete games in which he also had a hit, and in five other games, he received points for games with extra-base hits. Two other teams that benefitted in Statis-Pro from players who actually missed many games. Two players who benefitted in Statis-Pro from suspended players, as Cano led the Mariners and Welington Castillo gave the White Sox a dominant clean-up hitter that made them the surprise second wild card team while the real team finished near the bottom without him.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. While Ohtani was the rookie of the year, the A's Fowler was the runner up with a great glove and speed as a leadoff hitter.

CY YOUNG. Kluber was clearly the best Statis-Pro pitcher card, and his 0.75 ERA during Statis-Pro made him the clear Cy Young. However, Chris Sale of Boston was second and pitched the Red Sox through the wild card game against the White Sox, and is scheduled for Game 4 against the Yankees in the ALDS. The NL starters were able to make seven starts, and the Brewers Chase Anderson won the award with a 6-0 record and 1.89 ERA to nudge the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw (6-1, 1.87).

FIREMAN. The Red Sox Kimbrel was the top reliever but lost an epic battle in Game 2 of the playoffs when Judge took him deep in the 10th to give the Yankees a two games to none lead. Andrew Miller meanwhile backed up his runner-up Fireman status by striking out the side for the Astros in the top of the 10th inning to help the Indians take a two games to none lead in the other ALDS.

Overall MVP Rank - Game Results	Top Star	MVP	Award - Details of top games
1	Sanchez NY	25	MVP
New York d. NY Mets 7 to 3	Sanchez NY	4	3 of 5, HR
New York d. NY Mets 3 to 3	Sanchez NY	4	3 of 4, 2b
New York d. Tampa Bay 2 to 1	Sanchez NY	4	HR, threw out base stealer
New York d. Toronto 10 to 1	Sanchez NY	4	2 HRs,4 RBIs
New York d. Baltimore 5 to 3	Sanchez NY	4	2-run hr
New York d. Kansas City 8 to 3	Sanchez NY	3	2-run HR, 3 of 5
New York d. Los Angeles 3 to 1	Sanchez NY	2	2-run HR
2	Ohtani LA	21	Rookie of Year, Runner-up MVP
Los Angeles d. Colorado 6 to 2	Ohtani LA	5	9 ip, 2 runs, single, run
Los Angeles d. Texas 2 to 1	Ohtani LA	5	9 ip, 1 run, 14k, 1 hit
Boston d. Los Angeles 6 to 3	Ohtani LA	4	3 of 3 HR
Cincinnati d. Los Angeles 4 to 3	Ohtani LA	2	pinch hit 2b, rbi, r
Los Angeles d. Boston 7 to 3	Ohtani LA	2	3 of 5, 2b
Los Angeles d. Detroit 3 to 0	Ohtani LA	2	game winning 2b
Cincinnati d. Los Angeles 3 to 0	Ohtani LA	1	pinch hit 2b
3	Judge NY	20	3rd Place MVP
New York d. Toronto 13 to 4	Judge NY	5	2 HR, 5 RBI, 1b
New York d. Kansas City 6 to 3	Judge NY	4	HR, 2b, 2r, 2rbi
New York d. Los Angeles 8 to 5	Judge NY	4	2 of 4, W, HR, 2R 2RBI
New York d. Tampa Bay 6 to 1	Judge NY	3	3 of 4
Houston d. New York 9 to 2	Judge NY	2	2-run hr
New York d. NY Mets 7 to 3	Judge NY	2	1 of 3, 2b, 2 walks
6	Fowler Oak	19	Runner Up Rookie of the Year
Oakland d. Los Angeles 6-5 (10 inn)	Fowler Oak	5	gem, 2 of 5, 2 steals
Oakland d. Baltimore 4 to 0	Fowler Oak	4	gem, 1b, W, Steal, run
St. Louis d. Oakland 6 to 3	Fowler Oak	4	3b and HR
Oakland d. Miami 9 to 4	Fowler Oak	3	2 hits, steal, 2 rbis
Seattle d. Oakland 4 to 3	Fowler Oak	2	2 SB
Los Angeles d. Oakland 3 to 1	Fowler Oak	1	2 gems
7	Kluber Cle	19	Cy Young
Cleveland d. Texas 3 to 0	Kluber Cle	5	9 ip, 10k, 0 w
Cleveland d. Baltimore 4 to 0	Kluber Cle	4	9 ip 0, 13K, 2 w, 4H
Cleveland d. Chicago 4 to 1	Kluber Cle	4	7 ip 1
Cleveland d. Pittsburgh 8 to 2	Kluber Cle	3	9 ip, 2 runs
Cleveland d. Tampa Bay 6 to 1	Kluber Cle	3	9 ip 1 unearned run
8	Kimbrel Bos	18	Fireman of the Year
Boston d. Tampa Bay 5-4 (11 inn)	Kimbrel Bos	5	inherit loaded, none score 2.1 inn
Boston d. Baltimore 8 to 3	Kimbrel Bos	3	1 ip 0 SV hold 5-run sweep
Boston d. Los Angeles 6 to 3	Kimbrel Bos	3	1.2 perfect, save
Boston d. Miami 6 to 2	Kimbrel Bos	3	Sv 5 straight outs
Boston d. Detroit 9 to 2	Kimbrel Bos	2	Save
Boston d. Minnesota 3 to 1	Kimbrel Bos	1	0.2, Sv
Detroit d. Boston 8 to 4	Kimbrel Bos	1	Salvaage,1.2 IP
10	Miller Cle	18	2nd Fireman of the Year
Cleveland d. San Francisco 4 to 3	Miller Cle	5	inherited loaded, 0 R 5th or 6th, Win
Cleveland d. Minnesota 2 to 1	Miller Cle	4	3 ip 0 W
Cleveland d. Seattle 4 to 3	Miller Cle	3	2 IP, 5 ks, 0 R, Hold
Cleveland d. Kansas City 7 to 3	Miller Cle	3	2 ip 0r
Texas d. Cleveland 9 to 8	Miller Cle	3	3 perfect IP
13	Sale Bos	15	Cy Young Runner-up
Boston d. Baltimore 3 to 0	Sale Bos	5	9 ip 0, 16k, 0w, 2h
Boston d. Kansas City 5 to 1	Sale Bos	4	9 ip 1, 3h 9k 0w
Boston d. Detroit 9 to 2	Sale bos	2	8.1 IP, 3 runs
Boston d. Cincinnati 9 to 3	Sale Bos	2	8 ip, 3 runs
New York d. Boston 2 to 1	Sale Bos	2	9 ip, 2 runs