Below are the results of the point totals for the National League Most Valuable Player 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. Kris Bryant, Cubs: 415 (29 first-place votes)
2. Daniel Murphy, Nationals: 245 (1)
3. Corey Seager, Dodgers: 240 
4. Anthony Rizzo, Cubs: 202
5. Nolan Arenado, Rockies: 199
6. Freddie Freeman, Braves: 129
7 Joey Votto, Reds: 100
8. Yoenis Céspedes, Mets: 45
9. Justin Turner, Dodgers: 44
10. Max Scherzer, Nationals: 39
11. Paul Goldschmidt, D-backs: 18
12. Brandon Crawford, Giants: 15
13. Jean Segura, D-backs: 14
14. Buster Posey, Giants: 11
15. DJ LeMahieu, Rockies: 8
16. Madison Bumgarner, Giants: 7
17. Jeurys Familia, Mets: 6
18. Wilson Ramos, Nationals: 6
19. Addison Russell, Cubs: 5
20. Noah Syndergaard, Mets: 5
21. Christian Yelich, Marlins: 5
22. Yasmani Grandal, Dodgers, 4
23. Kyle Hendricks, Cubs: 2
24. Ryan Braun, Brewers: 2
25. Yadier Molina, Cardinals: 2
26. Charlie Blackmon, Rockies: 1
27. Johnny Cueto, Giants: 1