fewest games played for an mvp 1990 to 2022

Between the 1990 and 2022 seasons, Dennis Eckersley had the fewest games by an MVP in a season, with 0 games in 1992.

Interpreted as:
fewest games played for an mvp in a regular season by a player 1990 to 2022
NAMEGMVPSEASONTMABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
0
1
1992
2Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1
1
2011
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
3Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
26
1
2014
63
5
11
0
1
0
3
4
1
23
1
0
74
13
1
6
0
0
1
.175
.235
.206
.442
4José Abreu
J. Abreu
60
1
2020
240
43
76
15
0
19
60
18
3
59
0
0
262
148
34
0
1
1
10
.317
.370
.617
.987
5Freddie Freeman
F. Freeman
60
1
2020
214
51
73
23
1
13
53
45
3
37
2
0
262
137
37
0
0
7
6
.341
.462
.640
1.102
6Jeff Bagwell
J. Bagwell
110
1
1994
400
104
147
32
2
39
116
65
4
65
15
4
479
300
73
0
10
14
12
.368
.451
.750
1.201
7Frank Thomas
F. Thomas
113
1
1994
399
106
141
34
1
38
101
109
2
61
2
3
517
291
73
0
7
12
15
.353
.487
.729
1.217
8Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
130
1
2003
390
111
133
22
1
45
90
148
10
58
7
0
550
292
68
0
2
61
7
.341
.529
.749
1.278
9Barry Larkin
B. Larkin
131
1
1995
496
98
158
29
6
15
66
61
3
49
51
5
567
244
50
3
4
2
6
.319
.394
.492
.886
10Josh Hamilton
J. Hamilton
133
1
2010
518
95
186
40
3
32
100
43
5
95
8
1
571
328
75
1
4
5
11
.359
.411
.633
1.044
11Mike Trout
M. Trout
134
1
2019
470
110
137
27
2
45
104
110
16
120
11
2
600
303
74
0
4
14
5
.291
.438
.645
1.083
12Juan Gonzalez
J. Gonzalez
134
1
1996
541
89
170
33
2
47
144
45
3
82
2
0
592
348
82
0
3
12
10
.314
.368
.643
1.011
13Mookie Betts
M. Betts
136
1
2018
520
129
180
47
5
32
80
81
8
91
30
6
614
333
84
0
5
8
5
.346
.438
.640
1.078
14Rickey Henderson
R. Henderson
136
1
1990
489
119
159
33
3
28
61
97
4
60
65
10
594
282
64
2
2
2
13
.325
.439
.577
1.016
15Joe Mauer
J. Mauer
138
1
2009
523
94
191
30
1
28
96
76
2
63
4
1
606
307
59
0
5
14
13
.365
.444
.587
1.031
16Mo Vaughn
M. Vaughn
140
1
1995
550
98
165
28
3
39
126
68
14
150
11
4
636
316
70
0
4
17
17
.300
.388
.575
.963
17Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
140
1
1992
473
109
147
36
5
34
103
127
5
69
39
8
612
295
75
0
7
32
9
.311
.456
.624
1.080
18Bryce Harper
B. Harper
141
1
2021
488
101
151
42
1
35
84
100
5
134
13
3
599
300
78
2
4
14
12
.309
.429
.615
1.044
19Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
143
1
2002
403
117
149
31
2
46
110
198
9
47
9
2
612
322
79
0
2
68
4
.370
.582
.799
1.381
20Ivan Rodriguez
I. Rodriguez
144
1
1999
600
116
199
29
1
35
113
24
1
64
25
12
630
335
65
0
5
2
31
.332
.356
.558
.914
21Ken Caminiti
K. Caminiti
146
1
1996
546
109
178
37
2
40
130
78
4
99
11
5
638
339
79
0
10
16
15
.326
.408
.621
1.028
22Christian Yelich
C. Yelich
147
1
2018
574
118
187
34
7
36
110
68
7
135
22
4
651
343
77
0
2
2
14
.326
.402
.598
1.000
23Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
147
1
2004
373
129
135
27
3
45
101
232
9
41
6
1
617
303
75
0
3
120
5
.362
.609
.812
1.422
24Miguel Cabrera
M. Cabrera
148
1
2013
555
103
193
26
1
44
137
90
5
94
3
0
652
353
71
0
2
19
19
.348
.442
.636
1.078
25Buster Posey
B. Posey
148
1
2012
530
78
178
39
1
24
103
69
2
96
1
1
610
291
64
0
9
7
19
.336
.408
.549
.957
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