The Award Boards: Who's Leading the Argument

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

It's late June, so the award debates have stopped being theoretical. Our 0-100 Scores have front-runners in all six races, and two of them are running away. Here's where the conversation stands today.

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 owns the MVP board at 85.8, hitting .322 with 25 home runs and a 1.069 OPS that sits above even his lofty career mark. Ben Rice (81.3) is the surprise chaser, giving the Yankees a first baseman who hits after years of sub-.730 work there. The NL is tighter: Kyle Schwarber leads at 80.0 on the strength of 29 homers, with Juan Soto a half-step back at 77.8 and the higher OPS at .965.

• Yordan AlvarezHouston Astros · .322 AVG · 25 HR · 56 RBI · 1.069 OPS85.8SCORE›
• Ben RiceNew York Yankees · .286 AVG · 22 HR · 53 RBI · 0.972 OPS81.3SCORE›
• Nick KurtzAthletics · .278 AVG · 19 HR · 62 RBI · 0.959 OPS80.0SCORE›

• Kyle SchwarberPhiladelphia Phillies · .252 AVG · 29 HR · 52 RBI · 0.961 OPS80.0SCORE›
• Juan SotoNew York Mets · .299 AVG · 17 HR · 38 RBI · 0.965 OPS77.8SCORE›
• James WoodWashington Nationals · .265 AVG · 20 HR · 49 RBI · 0.909 OPS77.2SCORE›

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 runaway, an 89.1 Score backed by a 1.45 ERA, a 0.75 WHIP and 138 strikeouts — and a 0.62 ERA over his last 29 innings. Cristopher Sánchez (83.9) keeps him honest in the NL. The AL is closer at the top: Cam Schlittler's 85.1 and 1.71 ERA edge Drew Rasmussen's 77.0.

• Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees · 1.71 ERA · 0.89 WHIP · 109 K85.1SCORE›
• Drew RasmussenTampa Bay Rays · 2.62 ERA · 0.88 WHIP · 89 K77.0SCORE›
• Joe RyanMinnesota Twins · 3.18 ERA · 1.03 WHIP · 108 K70.6SCORE›

• Jacob MisiorowskiMilwaukee Brewers · 1.45 ERA · 0.75 WHIP · 138 K89.1SCORE›
• Cristopher SánchezPhiladelphia Phillies · 1.80 ERA · 1.09 WHIP · 121 K83.9SCORE›
• Chris SaleAtlanta Braves · 2.14 ERA · 1.05 WHIP · 99 K78.7SCORE›

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 76.5 with 20 home runs and a .938 OPS, comfortably ahead of Kazuma Okamoto's 69.3. The NL is a logjam: Sal Stewart's 67.1 barely tops TJ Rumfield (66.7), who's hitting .284 with a .911 OPS over his last 30 days since arriving in a midseason trade. No clear front-runner there yet.

• Munetaka MurakamiChicago White Sox · .240 AVG · 20 HR · 41 RBI · 0.938 OPS76.5SCORE rookie›
• Kazuma OkamotoToronto Blue Jays · .238 AVG · 17 HR · 49 RBI · 0.779 OPS69.3SCORE rookie›
• Parker MessickCleveland Guardians · 2.67 ERA · 1.05 WHIP · 101 K67.7SCORE rookie›

• Sal StewartCincinnati Reds · .249 AVG · 14 HR · 55 RBI · 0.789 OPS67.1SCORE rookie›
• TJ RumfieldColorado Rockies · .284 AVG · 12 HR · 43 RBI · 0.842 OPS66.7SCORE rookie›
• Foster GriffinWashington Nationals · 3.15 ERA · 1.06 WHIP · 89 K65.6SCORE rookie›

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