how many mlb players have won mvp in their third season

Stan Musial won the MVP award in his 3rd season.

	NAME	MVP	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Stan Musial S. Musial	1	1943	SLN	157	617	108	220	48	20	13	81	72	2	18	9		701	347	81	10			17	.357	.425	.562	.988	139	67.5	.461	180	61.3
2	Jackie Robinson J. Robinson	1	1949	BKN	156	593	122	203	38	12	16	124	86	8	27	37		704	313	66	17			22	.342	.432	.528	.960	138	54.1	.442	156	48.6
3	Willie Mays W. Mays	1	1954	NYG	151	565	119	195	33	13	41	110	66	2	57	8	5	640	377	87	0	7		12	.345	.411	.667	1.078	141	68.5	.471	174	60.3
4	Vida Blue V. Blue	1	1971	OAK	39	102	6	12	1	0	0	2	4	2	63	0	1	121	13	1	13	0	0	0	.118	.167	.127	.294	-2	-14.6	.145	-11	-14.8
5	Cal Ripken Jr. C. Ripken Jr.	1	1983	BAL	162	663	121	211	47	2	27	102	58	0	97	0	4	726	343	76	0	5	0	24	.318	.371	.517	.888	123	41.1	.392	146	39.3
6	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	1	1986	BOS
7	Ryan Howard R. Howard	1	2006	PHI	159	581	104	182	25	1	58	149	108	9	181	0	0	704	383	84	0	6	37	7	.313	.425	.659	1.084	151	63	.436	162	57.5
8	Dustin Pedroia D. Pedroia	1	2008	BOS	157	653	118	213	54	2	17	83	50	7	52	20	1	726	322	73	7	9	1	17	.326	.376	.493	.869	117	29.4	.377	127	23.8
9	Cody Bellinger C. Bellinger	1	2019	LAD	156	558	121	170	34	3	47	115	95	3	108	15	5	660	351	84	0	4	21	10	.305	.406	.629	1.035	137	54.2	.415	160	52.6

More Cardinals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

5

Walker

RBI

12

Walker

AVG

.295

Walker

Team Pitching Leaders

1

Soriano

10

McGreevy

ERA

1.80

Pallante

Team Rankings

6th

30th

ERA

4.95

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Reds	8	4	.667
Brewers	8	4	.667
Pirates	7	5	.583	1.0
Cardinals	7	5	.583	1.0
Cubs	6	6	.500	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/10	BOS	@	STL	8:15 PM
Sat 4/11	BOS	@	STL	7:15 PM
Sun 4/12	BOS	@	STL	2:15 PM
Mon 4/13	CLE	@	STL	7:45 PM
Tue 4/14	CLE	@	STL	7:45 PM

Last Game

Cardinals

7 - 5

Final

Nationals

4 - 8

Wed 8 Apr 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

5

Baldwin

5

Langeliers

5

DeLauter

RBI Leaders

15

Baldwin

14

Abrams

13

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.413

Pages

.400

Edwards

.391

Simpson

Hit Leaders

19

Pages

18

Simpson

18

Abreu

Run Leaders

12

Baldwin

12

Altuve

11

Rice

OBP Leaders

.500

Rice

.500

Alvarez

.478

Robert

SLG Leaders

.727

Rice

.702

Abreu

.690

Carroll

SB Leaders

7

Witt

7

Nuñez

5

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

3

Soriano

3

Ashby

2

Yamamoto

Strikeout Leaders

28

Misiorowski

26

Gausman

26

Cease

ERA Leaders

0.45

Soriano

0.69

Wacha

0.74

Alcantara

WHIP Leaders

0.48

Schlittler

0.58

Alcantara

0.63

Gausman

K/9 Leaders

15.95

Cease

15.43

Misiorowski

13.85

Pivetta

K/BB Leaders

18.00

Luzardo

13.00

Gausman

8.00

Skubal

Walk Leaders

1

Luzardo

1

Martinez

2

Yamamoto

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

226.4

Ohtani

207.9

Baldwin

205

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

154

Baldwin

154

Ohtani

150

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-2

9-3

8-3

9-4

8-4

Worst Record ATS

3-9

4-9

4-8

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	8	5	.615
Marlins	7	5	.583	0.5
Mets	7	5	.583	0.5
Phillies	6	6	.500	1.5
Nationals	4	8	.333	3.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Reds	8	4	.667
Brewers	8	4	.667
Pirates	7	5	.583	1.0
Cardinals	7	5	.583	1.0
Cubs	6	6	.500	2.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	9	3	.750
Diamondbacks	6	6	.500	3.0
Rockies	6	6	.500	3.0
Padres	6	6	.500	3.0
Giants	5	8	.385	4.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	8	3	.727
Orioles	6	6	.500	2.5
Rays	5	7	.417	3.5
Blue Jays	5	7	.417	3.5
Red Sox	4	8	.333	4.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	8	5	.615
Twins	6	6	.500	1.5
Royals	5	7	.417	2.5
White Sox	4	8	.333	3.5
Tigers	4	8	.333	3.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	7	5	.583
Astros	6	7	.462	1.5
Angels	6	7	.462	1.5
Athletics	4	7	.364	2.5
Mariners	4	9	.308	3.5