Fine, better analogy. And if you don't understand, I'm sorry.
I need to raise $100 to be able to get X. My goal is to get X. I get $ from a lot of people, the most someone gave me is $25. I reach my goal of $100, exactly on the nose.
Someone else also needs to raise $100 to be able to get X. You give this person $50. Alas, he only raised $90, so this person could not get X. While you gave the most amount of $ overall, the $25 that I received was MORE VALUABLE to me than the $50 was to someone else.
There are people who feel this way when voting for MVP. If the goal is to make the playoffs (and it should be for every team) then Cabrera was more valuable to the Tigers than Trout was to the Angels.