NL MVP vote point totals

By | November 15, 2018

Below are point totals for the balloting, as voted on by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Ballots were submitted from two writers in every NL city before the start of the postseason.
The system rewards 14 points for first place, nine for second place, eight for third place, and so on, through one point for 10th place.
1. Christian Yelich, Brewers: 415 points (29 first-place votes)

  1. Javier Báez, Cubs: 250
  2. Nolan Arenado, Rockies: 203
  3. Freddie Freeman, Braves: 174
  4. Jacob deGrom, Mets: 141 (1 first-place vote)
  5. Paul Goldschmidt, D-backs: 115
  6. Lorenzo Cain, Brewers: 109
  7. Trevor Story, Rockies: 108
  8. Matt Carpenter, Cardinals: 105
  9. Max Scherzer, Nationals: 59 
  10. Anthony Rendon, Nationals: 21
  11. Ronald Acuña Jr., Braves: 19
  12. Aaron Nola, Phillies: 16
  13. Justin Turner, Dodgers: 10
  14. Max Muncy, Dodgers: 8
  15. Jesús Aguilar, Brewers: 7
  16. Anthony Rizzo, Cubs: 6
    t-18. Nick Markakis, Braves: 2
    t-18. Eugenio Suárez, Reds: 2