The Award Boards: Alvarez, Miz and a Rookie Scramble

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

The season has a midpoint, and so does the awards conversation. Our 0-100 Scores sort out who's actually leading each race right now. Two of the four are close; two are not.

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.

Yordan Alvarez holds the AL lead at a Score of 83.9, hitting .310 with 29 homers and a 1.030 OPS, the best bat on a Houston lineup that leans on him. Ben Rice (79.0) is the pursuer, a Yankees first baseman who has already brought power to a spot that averaged a .723 OPS the last four years. The NL is tighter: James Wood edges ahead at 80.0, a step past Juan Soto (79.0), whose last month has been the hottest of anyone here at a 1.142 OPS.

• Yordan AlvarezHouston Astros · .310 AVG · 29 HR · 67 RBI · 1.030 OPS83.9SCORE›
• Ben RiceNew York Yankees · .272 AVG · 26 HR · 60 RBI · 0.936 OPS79.0SCORE›
• Nick KurtzAthletics · .270 AVG · 20 HR · 66 RBI · 0.912 OPS76.0SCORE›

• James WoodWashington Nationals · .269 AVG · 25 HR · 61 RBI · 0.948 OPS80.0SCORE›
• Juan SotoNew York Mets · .295 AVG · 20 HR · 49 RBI · 0.978 OPS79.0SCORE›
• Kyle SchwarberPhiladelphia Phillies · .254 AVG · 32 HR · 58 RBI · 0.945 OPS78.7SCORE›

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.

In the NL it isn't close. Jacob Misiorowski runs away at a Score of 89.6 with a 1.62 ERA, a 0.76 WHIP and 167 strikeouts, pitching better than his own career norm. The AL belongs to Cam Schlittler at 84.6, whose 2.01 ERA and 0.93 WHIP put him a full ten points clear of Drew Rasmussen (74.8).

• Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees · 2.01 ERA · 0.93 WHIP · 131 K84.6SCORE›
• Drew RasmussenTampa Bay Rays · 2.78 ERA · 0.90 WHIP · 96 K74.8SCORE›
• Joe RyanMinnesota Twins · 2.85 ERA · 1.04 WHIP · 122 K72.1SCORE›

• Jacob MisiorowskiMilwaukee Brewers · 1.62 ERA · 0.76 WHIP · 167 K89.6SCORE›
• Yoshinobu YamamotoLos Angeles Dodgers · 2.49 ERA · 0.88 WHIP · 100 K79.5SCORE›
• Chris SaleAtlanta Braves · 2.27 ERA · 1.12 WHIP · 112 K76.0SCORE›

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.

The rookie races are the messy ones. Kazuma Okamoto tops the AL at 70.2 despite a .776 OPS, with Cleveland's Parker Messick (65.6) and his 2.80 ERA right behind. The NL is a photo finish: Foster Griffin leads at 70.7 on a scorching 1.17 ERA over his last 38.1 innings, with Cincinnati's Sal Stewart a tenth of a point back at 70.3 and 19 homers already.

• Kazuma OkamotoToronto Blue Jays · .237 AVG · 21 HR · 59 RBI · 0.776 OPS70.2SCORE rookie›
• Parker MessickCleveland Guardians · 2.80 ERA · 1.08 WHIP · 109 K65.6SCORE rookie›
• Carter JensenKansas City Royals · .247 AVG · 13 HR · 49 RBI · 0.752 OPS62.8SCORE rookie›

• Foster GriffinWashington Nationals · 2.77 ERA · 1.02 WHIP · 109 K70.7SCORE rookie›
• Sal StewartCincinnati Reds · .256 AVG · 19 HR · 64 RBI · 0.822 OPS70.3SCORE rookie›
• TJ RumfieldColorado Rockies · .296 AVG · 12 HR · 47 RBI · 0.856 OPS65.2SCORE rookie›

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