AwardsPlayers table
AwardsPlayers.RdAward information for players awards
Usage
data(AwardsPlayers)Format
A data frame with 12667 observations on the following 6 variables.
playerIDPlayer ID code
awardIDName of award won
yearIDYear
lgIDLeague; a factor with levels
AAALMLNLtieAward was a tie (Y or N)
notesNotes about the award
Source
Lahman, S. (2026) Lahman's Baseball Database, 1871-2025, 2026 version, https://sabr.org/lahman-database/
Examples
data(AwardsPlayers)
# Which awards have been given and how many?
with(AwardsPlayers, table(awardID))
#> awardID
#> ALCS MVP
#> 45
#> All-MLB Team - First Team
#> 112
#> All-MLB Team - Second Team
#> 112
#> All-Star Game MVP
#> 64
#> Babe Ruth Award
#> 78
#> Baseball Magazine All-Star
#> 1520
#> Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - HOF Player
#> 12
#> Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - MLB Player
#> 12
#> Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - Patriot Award
#> 1
#> Branch Rickey Award
#> 23
#> Comeback Player of the Year
#> 40
#> Cy Young Award
#> 130
#> Gold Glove
#> 1244
#> Hank Aaron Award
#> 54
#> Hutch Award
#> 55
#> Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
#> 70
#> MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
#> 57
#> MLB Players Choice Man of the Year
#> 28
#> MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
#> 63
#> MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
#> 66
#> MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie
#> 62
#> MLB Players Choice Player of the Year
#> 27
#> MLB Players Curt Flood Award
#> 5
#> Majestic Athletic Always Game Award
#> 3
#> Most Valuable Player
#> 212
#> NLCS MVP
#> 51
#> Outstanding DH Award
#> 52
#> Pitcher of the Month
#> 576
#> Pitching Triple Crown
#> 39
#> Platinum Glove
#> 30
#> Player of the Month
#> 614
#> Player of the Week
#> 2929
#> Reliever of the Month
#> 154
#> Reliever of the Year
#> 2
#> Reliever of the Year Award
#> 96
#> Roberto Clemente Award
#> 56
#> Rookie of the Month
#> 282
#> Rookie of the Year
#> 158
#> Silver Slugger
#> 833
#> TSN All-Star
#> 1571
#> TSN Comeback Player of the Year
#> 122
#> TSN Fireman of the Year
#> 88
#> TSN Guide MVP
#> 33
#> TSN Major League Player of the Year
#> 91
#> TSN Pitcher of the Year
#> 153
#> TSN Player of the Year
#> 93
#> TSN Reliever of the Year
#> 39
#> TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year
#> 82
#> TSN Rookie Player of the Year
#> 82
#> TSN Rookie of the Year
#> 79
#> This Year in Baseball Best Bounceback Player
#> 1
#> This Year in Baseball Best Breakout Player
#> 1
#> This Year in Baseball Best Defensive Player
#> 3
#> This Year in Baseball Best Major Leaguer
#> 3
#> This Year in Baseball Best Major Leaguer - Postseason
#> 4
#> This Year in Baseball Best Moment
#> 1
#> This Year in Baseball Best Performance
#> 3
#> This Year in Baseball Best Pitcher
#> 3
#> This Year in Baseball Best Play - Defense
#> 3
#> This Year in Baseball Best Play - Offense
#> 3
#> This Year in Baseball Best Player
#> 2
#> This Year in Baseball Best Rookie
#> 3
#> This Year in Baseball Best Social Media Personality
#> 2
#> This Year in Baseball Breakout Hitter of the Year
#> 3
#> This Year in Baseball Breakout Pitcher of the Year
#> 3
#> This Year in Baseball Breakout Player of the Year
#> 3
#> This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year
#> 12
#> This Year in Baseball Defensive Player of the Year
#> 13
#> This Year in Baseball Dependable Player of the Year
#> 1
#> This Year in Baseball Hitter of the Year
#> 10
#> This Year in Baseball Hitting Performance of the Year
#> 3
#> This Year in Baseball Moment of the Year
#> 6
#> This Year in Baseball Oddity of the Year
#> 10
#> This Year in Baseball Performance of the Year
#> 9
#> This Year in Baseball Pitching Performance of the Year
#> 3
#> This Year in Baseball Play of the Year
#> 13
#> This Year in Baseball Player of the Year
#> 2
#> This Year in Baseball Postseason MVP
#> 5
#> This Year in Baseball Postseason Moment of the Year
#> 9
#> This Year in Baseball Rookie of the Year
#> 12
#> This Year in Baseball Setup Man of the Year
#> 13
#> This Year in Baseball Starter of the Year
#> 12
#> This Year in Baseball X-Factor Player of the Year
#> 1
#> Triple Crown
#> 19
#> World Series MVP
#> 73
awardtab <- with(AwardsPlayers, table(awardID))
# Plot the awardtab table as a Cleveland dot plot
library("lattice")
dotplot(awardtab)
# Restrict to MVP awards
mvp <- subset(AwardsPlayers, awardID == "Most Valuable Player")
# Who won in 1994?
mvp[mvp$yearID == 1994L, ]
#> playerID awardID yearID lgID tie notes
#> 508 bagweje01 Most Valuable Player 1994 NL <NA> <NA>
#> 11353 thomafr04 Most Valuable Player 1994 AL <NA> <NA>
goldglove <- subset(AwardsPlayers, awardID == "Gold Glove")
# which players won most often?
GGcount <- table(goldglove$playerID)
GGcount[GGcount>10]
#>
#> clemero01 hernake01 kaatji01 maddugr01 mayswi01 robinbr01 rodriiv01 smithoz01
#> 12 11 16 18 12 16 13 13
#> vizquom01
#> 11
# Triple Crown winners
subset(AwardsPlayers, awardID == "Triple Crown")
#> playerID awardID yearID lgID tie notes
#> 1723 cabremi01 Triple Crown 2012 AL <NA> <NA>
#> 2352 cobbty01 Triple Crown 1909 AL <NA> <NA>
#> 3201 duffyhu01 Triple Crown 1894 NL <NA> <NA>
#> 3695 foxxji01 Triple Crown 1933 AL <NA> <NA>
#> 4022 gehrilo01 Triple Crown 1934 AL <NA> <NA>
#> 5225 hinespa01 Triple Crown 1878 NL <NA> <NA>
#> 5342 hornsro01 Triple Crown 1922 NL <NA> <NA>
#> 5343 hornsro01 Triple Crown 1925 NL <NA> <NA>
#> 6313 kleinch01 Triple Crown 1933 NL <NA> <NA>
#> 6469 lajoina01 Triple Crown 1901 AL <NA> <NA>
#> 7040 mantlmi01 Triple Crown 1956 AL <NA> <NA>
#> 7623 medwijo01 Triple Crown 1937 NL <NA> <NA>
#> 8363 oneilti01 Triple Crown 1887 AA <NA> <NA>
#> 9632 robinfr02 Triple Crown 1966 AL <NA> <NA>
#> 10068 salech01 Triple Crown 2024 AL <NA> <NA>
#> 10630 skubata01 Triple Crown 2024 NL <NA> <NA>
#> 12313 willite01 Triple Crown 1942 AL <NA> <NA>
#> 12314 willite01 Triple Crown 1947 AL <NA> <NA>
#> 12513 yastrca01 Triple Crown 1967 AL <NA> <NA>
# Simultaneous Triple Crown and MVP winners
# (compare merged file to TC)
TC <- subset(AwardsPlayers, awardID == "Triple Crown")
MVP <- subset(AwardsPlayers, awardID == "Most Valuable Player")
keepvars <- c("playerID", "yearID", "lgID.x")
merge(TC, MVP, by = c("playerID", "yearID"))[ ,keepvars]
#> playerID yearID lgID.x
#> 1 cabremi01 2012 AL
#> 2 foxxji01 1933 AL
#> 3 hornsro01 1925 NL
#> 4 mantlmi01 1956 AL
#> 5 medwijo01 1937 NL
#> 6 robinfr02 1966 AL
#> 7 yastrca01 1967 AL