least amount of games played by a player to win mvp baseball

Rollie Fingers won half a dozen times in 1981.

Interpreted as:
least amount of games played by a player to win mvp in a regular season baseball
NAME W G MVP SEASON TM L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
6
6
1
1981
MIL MIL
0
1.000
0
1.46
8
0
0
0
12.1
9
2
2
1
1
0
6
0
45
1
5.84
0.73
8.00
0.73
17.8
2.2
0.81
.229
1.46
6.57
2 Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
7
7
1
1992
OAK OAK
0
1.000
0
2.70
15
0
0
0
10.0
8
3
3
1
4
0
7
2
41
0
13.50
3.60
3.75
0.90
36.6
9.8
1.20
.333
2.70
7.20
3 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
9
9
1
2021
LAA LAA
0
1.000
9
2.48
61
0
0
0
58.0
42
16
16
6
8
3
0
0
220
4
9.47
1.24
7.63
0.93
27.7
3.6
0.86
.254
2.48
6.52
4 Willie Hernandez
W. Hernandez
9
9
1
1984
DET DET
0
1.000
0
0.39
17
0
0
0
23.0
8
1
1
1
5
0
7
2
79
0
6.65
1.96
3.40
0.39
21.5
6.3
0.57
.125
0.39
3.13
5 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
10
10
1
2023
LAA LAA
0
1.000
10
2.57
73
1
1
0
66.2
33
19
20
9
25
7
0
0
256
5
9.86
3.38
2.92
1.21
28.5
9.8
0.87
.169
2.70
4.46
6 Jim Konstanty
J. Konstanty
16
16
1
1950
PHN PHN
0
1.000
0
1.73
17
0
0
0
52.0
34
10
10
3
14
0
12
199
1
2.94
2.42
1.21
0.52
8.5
7.0
0.92
.188
1.73
5.88
7 Spud Chandler
S. Chandler
20
20
1
1943
NYY NYY
0
1.000
20
0.92
96
19
5
0
185.1
129
19
25
2
32
4
0
693
3
4.66
1.55
3.00
0.10
13.9
4.6
0.87
.227
1.21
6.26
8 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
21
21
1
2014
LAD LAD
0
1.000
21
0.96
192
5
2
0
159.2
101
17
20
4
25
1
0
0
594
6
10.82
1.41
7.68
0.23
32.3
4.2
0.79
.261
1.13
5.69
9 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
22
22
1
1968
STL STL
0
1.000
22
0.57
176
22
13
0
204.0
119
13
14
2
36
5
0
2
754
2
7.76
1.59
4.89
0.09
23.3
4.8
0.76
.219
0.62
5.25
10 Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
22
22
1
1942
SLN SLN
0
1.000
22
0.81
101
20
10
0
200.2
115
18
27
4
34
4
0
742
4
4.53
1.52
2.97
0.18
13.6
4.6
0.74
.185
1.21
5.16
11 Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
23
23
1
1933
NYG NYG
0
1.000
20
0.71
109
19
10
0
203.1
141
16
19
2
27
2
3
764
2
4.82
1.20
4.04
0.09
14.3
3.5
0.83
.223
0.84
6.24
12 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
24
24
1
2011
DET DET
0
1.000
24
1.67
185
3
2
0
183.1
107
34
37
17
37
3
0
0
681
5
9.08
1.82
5.00
0.83
27.2
5.4
0.79
.205
1.82
5.25
13 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
24
24
1
1986
BOS BOS
0
1.000
24
2.26
185
9
1
0
195.0
128
49
53
15
52
4
0
0
762
11
8.54
2.40
3.56
0.69
24.3
6.8
0.92
.223
2.45
5.91
14 Vida Blue
V. Blue
24
24
1
1971
OAK OAK
0
1.000
24
1.17
202
21
8
0
208.0
119
27
29
6
60
4
0
1
787
6
8.74
2.60
3.37
0.26
25.7
7.6
0.86
.219
1.25
5.15
15 Bobby Shantz
B. Shantz
24
24
1
1952
PHA PHA
0
1.000
24
1.59
118
24
5
0
221.0
158
39
45
13
53
4
0
851
0
4.81
2.16
2.23
0.53
13.9
6.2
0.95
.219
1.83
6.43
16 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
25
25
1
1963
LAD LAD
0
1.000
25
0.86
205
20
11
0
220.2
120
21
23
7
35
2
0
0
821
2
8.36
1.43
5.86
0.29
25.0
4.3
0.70
.198
0.94
4.89
17 Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
25
25
1
1945
DET DET
0
1.000
24
1.11
159
24
8
0
226.2
154
28
32
3
61
0
0
872
7
6.31
2.42
2.61
0.12
18.2
7.0
0.95
.233
1.27
6.11
18 Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
26
26
1
1936
NYG NYG
0
1.000
24
1.86
82
22
3
0
222.0
182
46
48
7
35
2
2
861
1
3.32
1.42
2.34
0.28
9.5
4.1
0.98
.238
1.95
7.38
19 Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
27
27
1
1956
BKN BKN
0
1.000
25
2.03
105
16
5
0
217.0
153
49
54
19
30
1
2
4
820
2
4.35
1.24
3.50
0.79
12.8
3.7
0.84
.202
2.24
6.35
20 Bucky Walters
B. Walters
27
27
1
1939
CIN CIN
0
1.000
27
1.75
102
26
2
0
246.1
177
48
58
9
78
3
0
965
4
3.73
2.85
1.31
0.33
10.6
8.1
1.04
.217
2.12
6.47
21 Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
29
29
1
1944
DET DET
0
1.000
25
1.82
156
24
6
0
242.2
194
49
52
5
57
1
4
956
3
5.79
2.11
2.74
0.19
16.3
6.0
1.03
.256
1.93
7.20
22 Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
30
30
1
1934
SLN SLN
0
1.000
26
1.65
153
23
7
0
251.1
195
46
56
9
49
4
4
999
1
5.48
1.75
3.12
0.32
15.3
4.9
0.97
.237
2.01
6.98
23 Denny McLain
D. McLain
31
31
1
1968
DET DET
0
1.000
31
1.62
236
28
6
0
273.0
186
49
54
20
46
5
0
1
1,031
3
7.78
1.52
5.13
0.66
22.9
4.5
0.85
.229
1.78
6.13
24 Lefty Grove
L. Grove
31
31
1
1931
PHA PHA
0
1.000
27
1.80
144
25
4
0
255.1
212
51
69
8
59
1
4
1,021
1
5.08
2.08
2.44
0.28
14.1
5.8
1.06
.252
2.43
7.47
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2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds
83
79
.512
14.0
Cardinals Cardinals
78
84
.481
19.0
Pirates Pirates
71
91
.438
26.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/6
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
9:08 PM
Wed
10/8
MIL MIL
@
CHC CHC
5:08 PM
Thu
10/9
MIL MIL
@
CHC CHC
9:08 PM
Sat
10/11
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
4:38 PM
Last Game
MIL Brewers

1 - 0

9

Final

3

CHC Cubs

0 - 1

Sat 4 Oct 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL Central W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
9/14
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
11-3
Sun
9/14
BAL BAL
@
CWS CWS
4-1
Sun
9/14
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
0-7
Sun
9/14
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
11-6
Sun
9/14
TEX TEX
@
HOU HOU
3-6

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/6
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
6:08 PM
Mon
10/6
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
9:08 PM
Tue
10/7
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
4:08 PM
Tue
10/7
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
8:08 PM
Wed
10/8
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
3:08 PM