Voting for the 2009 National League Most Valuable Player Award by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (first-place votes in parentheses):
1. Albert Pujols, Cardinals (32) - 448
2. Hanley Ramirez, Marlins - 233
3. Ryan Howard, Phillies - 217
4. Prince Fielder, Brewers - 203
5. Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies - 172
6. Andre Ethier, Dodgers - 113
7. Pablo Sandoval, Giants - 89
8. Chase Utley, Phillies - 84
9. Derrek Lee, Cubs - 66
10. Matt Kemp, Dodgers - 49
11. Ryan Braun, Brewers - 43
12. Adrian Gonzalez, Padres - 30
13. Todd Helton, Rockies - 28
14. Chris Carpenter, Cardinals - 25
15. Adam Wainright, Cardinals - 16
16. Matt Holliday, Cardinals - 15
17. Jayson Werth, Phillies - 10
T18. Shane Victorino, Phillies - 8
T18. Tim Lincecum, Giants - 8
T20. Yunel Escobar, Braves - 6
T20. Mark Reynolds, Diamondbacks - 6
22. Joey Votto, Reds - 4
T23. Yadier Molina, Cardinals - 3
T23. Miguel Tejada, Astros - 3
T25. Huston Street, Rockies - 2
T25. Justin Upton, Diamondbacks - 2
T25. Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals - 2
T28. Jeremy Affeldt, Giants - 1
T28. Chris Coghlan, Marlins - 1
T28. Brad Hawpe, Rockies - 1
Notes
- Pujols repeated as MVP and is the the sixth NL player to win the award by a unanimous vote, and the first since 2002. The others were Orlando Cepeda (1967), Mike Schmidt (1980), Jeff Bagwell (1994), Ken Caminiti (1996) and Barry Bonds (2002). Nine players have done it in the AL, the most recent being Ken Griffey Jr. (1997).
- Pujols, 29, led the league in home runs (47) for the first time and was third in batting (.327) and runs batted in (135). He has finished in the top 10 of the MVP voting in each of his nine seasons.
- Pujols is the 10th player to win the award three or more times and the first former Rookie of the Year Award winner to be a three-time MVP. The last player to repeat as NL MVP was Dale Murphy of the Braves (1982-83).
- Hanley Ramirez, who won the batting title (.342, 24 HR, 106 RBI), was second in the voting.
