least amount of games played by a player to win mvp out of lockout season

Justin Verlander had 2 outs in 2011.

NAME OUT G MVP SEASON TM AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO PA TB XBH SH SF IBB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
2
1
1
2011
DET DET
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
2 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
85
25
1
2014
LAD LAD
63
11
0
1
0
3
4
1
23
74
13
1
6
0
0
.175
.235
.206
.442
3 José Abreu
J. Abreu
296
60
1
2020
CWS CWS
240
76
15
0
19
60
18
3
59
262
148
34
0
1
1
.317
.370
.617
.987
4 Freddie Freeman
F. Freeman
272
60
1
2020
ATL ATL
214
73
23
1
13
53
45
3
37
262
137
37
0
0
7
.341
.462
.640
1.102
5 Mike Schmidt
M. Schmidt
473
102
1
1981
PHI PHI
354
112
19
2
31
91
73
4
71
434
228
52
0
3
18
.316
.435
.644
1.080
6 Jeff Bagwell
J. Bagwell
477
110
1
1994
HOU HOU
400
147
32
2
39
116
65
4
65
479
300
73
0
10
14
.368
.451
.750
1.201
7 Frank Thomas
F. Thomas
556
113
1
1994
CWS CWS
399
141
34
1
38
101
109
2
61
517
291
73
0
7
12
.353
.487
.729
1.217
8 George Brett
G. Brett
565
117
1
1980
KCR KCR
449
175
33
9
24
118
58
1
22
515
298
66
0
7
16
.390
.454
.664
1.118
9 Willie Stargell
W. Stargell
499
126
1
1979
PIT PIT
424
119
19
0
32
82
47
3
105
480
234
51
0
6
12
.281
.352
.552
.904
10 Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
546
130
1
2003
SFG SFG
390
133
22
1
45
90
148
10
58
550
292
68
0
2
61
.341
.529
.749
1.278
11 Barry Larkin
B. Larkin
521
131
1
1995
CIN CIN
496
158
29
6
15
66
61
3
49
567
244
50
3
4
2
.319
.394
.492
.886
12 Josh Hamilton
J. Hamilton
583
133
1
2010
TEX TEX
518
186
40
3
32
100
43
5
95
571
328
75
1
4
5
.359
.411
.633
1.044
13 Mike Trout
M. Trout
553
134
1
2019
LAA LAA
470
137
27
2
45
104
110
16
120
600
303
74
0
4
14
.291
.438
.645
1.083
14 Juan Gonzalez
J. Gonzalez
627
134
1
1996
TEX TEX
541
170
33
2
47
144
45
3
82
592
348
82
0
3
12
.314
.368
.643
1.011
15 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
585
135
1
2023
LAA LAA
497
151
26
8
44
95
91
3
143
599
325
78
0
3
23
.304
.412
.654
1.066
16 Rickey Henderson
R. Henderson
469
135
1
1990
OAK OAK
489
159
33
3
28
61
97
4
60
594
282
64
2
2
2
.325
.439
.577
1.016
17 Mookie Betts
M. Betts
489
136
1
2018
BOS BOS
520
180
47
5
32
80
81
8
91
614
333
84
0
5
8
.346
.438
.640
1.078
18 Joe Mauer
J. Mauer
626
138
1
2009
MIN MIN
523
191
30
1
28
96
76
2
63
606
307
59
0
5
14
.365
.444
.587
1.031
19 Joe Morgan
J. Morgan
629
139
1
1976
CIN CIN
472
151
30
5
27
111
114
1
41
599
272
62
0
12
8
.320
.444
.576
1.020
20 Mo Vaughn
M. Vaughn
657
140
1
1995
BOS BOS
550
165
28
3
39
126
68
14
150
636
316
70
0
4
17
.300
.388
.575
.963
21 Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
608
140
1
1992
PIT PIT
473
147
36
5
34
103
127
5
69
612
295
75
0
7
32
.311
.456
.624
1.080
22 Bryce Harper
B. Harper
640
141
1
2021
PHI PHI
488
151
42
1
35
84
100
5
134
599
300
78
2
4
14
.309
.429
.615
1.044
23 Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
675
142
1
2002
SFG SFG
403
149
31
2
46
110
198
9
47
612
322
79
0
2
68
.370
.582
.799
1.381
24 Ivan Rodriguez
I. Rodriguez
588
142
1
1999
TEX TEX
600
199
29
1
35
113
24
1
64
630
335
65
0
5
2
.332
.356
.558
.914
25 Fred Lynn
F. Lynn
579
143
1
1975
BOS BOS
528
175
47
7
21
105
62
3
90
605
299
75
6
6
10
.331
.401
.566
.967
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More Tigers Stats

Team Rankings

HR

79

10th

R

335

6th

SO

597

8th

ERA

3.22

4th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
45
25
.643
Twins Twins
36
32
.529
8.0
Guardians Guardians
35
32
.522
8.5
Royals Royals
34
35
.493
10.5
White Sox White Sox
23
46
.333
21.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
6/14
CIN CIN
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Sun
6/15
CIN CIN
@
DET DET
12:05 PM
Tue
6/17
PIT PIT
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Wed
6/18
PIT PIT
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Thu
6/19
PIT PIT
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Last Game
BAL Orioles

27 - 40

1

Final

4

DET Tigers

45 - 25

Thu 12 Jun 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
45
24
.652
Phillies Phillies
40
29
.580
5.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
42
28
.600
Brewers Brewers
37
33
.529
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
41
28
.594
Giants Giants
40
29
.580
1.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
42
25
.627
Blue Jays Blue Jays
38
31
.551
5.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
45
25
.643
Twins Twins
36
32
.529
8.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
38
30
.559
Angels Angels
33
34
.493
4.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
5/27
MIN MIN
@
TBR TBR
0-5
Tue
5/27
ATH ATH
@
HOU HOU
3-5
Tue
5/27
MIA MIA
@
SDP SDP
10-8
Tue
5/27
TOR TOR
@
TEX TEX
2-0
Tue
5/27
COL COL
@
CHC CHC
1-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
6/13
MIA MIA
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
6/13
LAA LAA
@
BAL BAL
7:08 PM
Fri
6/13
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
10:10 PM
Fri
6/13
SFG SFG
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Sat
6/14
MIA MIA
@
WSH WSH
1:05 PM