The Score Puts Numbers to the Award Chatter

Our MVP, Cy Young and Rookie Scores — who leads each race, and by how much.

Today we run the MVP, Cy Young and Rookie races the way our 0-100 Score ranks them. Two of the six leaders are runaways; the other four are dogfights where a single hot month could flip the order. Here's who's in front, and who's breathing down their neck.

MVP watch

Our MVP Score (0–100) — each hitter’s OPS, on-base, power, run production and playing time graded against the league average, then blended. Higher is better.

In the AL, Yordan Alvarez tops the board at an 84.7 Score behind a .317 average and a 1.040 OPS, well clear of Ben Rice (77.3, 34 homers) and Junior Caminero (76.8). The NL is the real fight: James Wood leads at 78.5, but Shohei Ohtani (77.9) and Matt Olson (77.7) are right on top of him, and Ohtani has been the hottest of the three lately with a .981 OPS over his last 30 days.

• Yordan AlvarezHouston Astros · .317 AVG · 36 HR · 88 RBI · 1.040 OPS84.7SCORE›
• Ben RiceNew York Yankees · .251 AVG · 34 HR · 79 RBI · 0.878 OPS77.3SCORE›
• Junior CamineroTampa Bay Rays · .274 AVG · 35 HR · 80 RBI · 0.899 OPS76.8SCORE›

• James WoodWashington Nationals · .265 AVG · 30 HR · 73 RBI · 0.928 OPS78.5SCORE›
• Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers · .291 AVG · 30 HR · 80 RBI · 0.942 OPS77.9SCORE›
• Matt OlsonAtlanta Braves · .263 AVG · 36 HR · 77 RBI · 0.886 OPS77.7SCORE›

Cy Young watch

Our Cy Young Score (0–100) — ERA, WHIP, strikeout and walk rates, workload and quality starts, each graded against the league average, then blended. Higher is better.

Jacob Misiorowski is the closest thing to a lock anywhere in these races, an 89.8 Score fueled by a 1.75 ERA, a 0.75 WHIP and 210 strikeouts, nearly nine points ahead of Chris Sale (80.9) in the NL. The AL is tighter at the top, where Cam Schlittler (81.3, 189 K) leads Dylan Cease (72.5) even though Cease owns more strikeouts and a scalding 1.62 ERA over his last month.

• Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees · 2.19 ERA · 0.94 WHIP · 189 K81.3SCORE›
• Dylan CeaseToronto Blue Jays · 2.42 ERA · 1.06 WHIP · 201 K72.5SCORE›
• Drew RasmussenTampa Bay Rays · 3.01 ERA · 0.95 WHIP · 138 K71.7SCORE›

• Jacob MisiorowskiMilwaukee Brewers · 1.75 ERA · 0.75 WHIP · 210 K89.8SCORE›
• Chris SaleAtlanta Braves · 2.16 ERA · 1.02 WHIP · 160 K80.9SCORE›
• Yoshinobu YamamotoLos Angeles Dodgers · 2.60 ERA · 0.89 WHIP · 136 K75.2SCORE›

Rookie of the Year watch

Our Rookie Score (0–100) — the MVP and Cy Young engines applied to first-year players, hitters and pitchers ranked on one scale. Higher is better.

Munetaka Murakami paces the AL rookies at a 74.3 Score, his .904 OPS and 29 homers giving the White Sox a first baseman after years of sub-.750 production at the spot, with Parker Messick (69.7, 2.54 ERA) next in line. In the NL, Sal Stewart holds the top spot at 71.1 on the back of 94 RBI and a red-hot last month, ahead of Nolan McLean and TJ Rumfield.

• Munetaka MurakamiChicago White Sox · .230 AVG · 29 HR · 58 RBI · 0.904 OPS74.3SCORE rookie›
• Parker MessickCleveland Guardians · 2.54 ERA · 1.03 WHIP · 152 K69.7SCORE rookie›
• Kazuma OkamotoToronto Blue Jays · .228 AVG · 25 HR · 73 RBI · 0.732 OPS66.2SCORE rookie›

• Sal StewartCincinnati Reds · .259 AVG · 27 HR · 94 RBI · 0.810 OPS71.1SCORE rookie›
• Nolan McLeanNew York Mets · 3.34 ERA · 1.16 WHIP · 162 K62.1SCORE rookie›
• TJ RumfieldColorado Rockies · .292 AVG · 13 HR · 60 RBI · 0.819 OPS61.9SCORE rookie›

Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.