least strikeouts by a mvp in a season

Justin Verlander has the fewest strikeouts by an MVP in a season, with 3 strikeouts in 2011.

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least strikeouts by a mvp by a player in a season
NAMESOMVPSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3
1
2011
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-1
-1
.000
-120
-1
2Bobby Shantz
B. Shantz
9
1
1952
34
96
13
19
4
1
0
12
5
2
0
2
116
25
5
13
0
.198
.252
.260
.513
6
-7.1
.244
38
-8.4
3Lou Boudreau
L. Boudreau
9
1
1948
152
560
116
199
34
6
18
106
98
2
3
2
676
299
58
16
15
.355
.453
.534
.987
140
60
.455
166
57.5
4Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
10
1
1945
40
109
8
28
5
1
0
17
7
0
0
1
124
35
6
8
1
.257
.302
.321
.623
11
-2.7
.299
74
-3.5
5Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
12
1
1944
47
120
10
29
4
0
0
5
6
0
1
0
132
33
4
6
5
.242
.278
.275
.553
8
-5.8
.265
51
-7.3
6Bucky Walters
B. Walters
12
1
1939
40
120
16
39
8
1
1
16
5
1
1
131
52
10
5
2
.325
.357
.433
.790
18
2
.363
114
2.2
7Nellie Fox
N. Fox
13
1
1959
156
624
84
191
34
6
2
70
71
7
5
6
716
243
42
9
5
8
6
.306
.380
.389
.770
97
15.1
.346
115
13
8Jim Konstanty
J. Konstanty
13
1
1950
74
37
0
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
39
4
0
2
1
.108
.108
.108
.216
-3
-7.8
.101
-56
-7.8
9Joe DiMaggio
J. DiMaggio
13
1
1941
139
541
122
193
43
11
30
125
76
4
4
2
621
348
84
0
6
.357
.440
.643
1.083
144
72.3
.486
181
66.6
10Frankie Frisch
F. Frisch
13
1
1931
131
518
96
161
24
4
4
82
45
2
28
570
205
32
5
.311
.368
.396
.764
79
8
.357
106
4.5
11Ernie Lombardi
E. Lombardi
14
1
1938
129
489
60
167
30
1
19
95
40
0
0
529
256
50
0
30
.342
.391
.524
.915
97
30.4
.414
153
34.4
12Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
14
1
1936
42
110
9
25
1
0
0
8
3
0
0
123
26
1
10
1
.227
.248
.236
.484
4
-12.2
.230
27
-11.5
13Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
15
1
1934
51
118
15
29
3
1
2
9
1
0
1
126
40
6
7
5
.246
.252
.339
.591
8
-7.6
.268
49
-8.3
14Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
18
1
1956
52
111
13
26
6
0
2
16
12
1
1
0
128
38
8
3
1
0
4
.234
.312
.342
.654
12
-2.6
.300
76
-3.7
15Stan Musial
S. Musial
18
1
1943
157
617
108
220
48
20
13
81
72
2
9
701
347
81
10
17
.357
.425
.562
.988
139
67.5
.461
180
61.3
16Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
18
1
1933
45
109
6
20
2
1
1
12
2
0
0
116
27
4
5
2
.183
.198
.248
.446
2
-11
.206
23
-10.2
17Yogi Berra
Y. Berra
20
1
1955
147
541
84
147
20
3
27
108
60
7
1
0
615
254
50
2
5
6
13
.272
.349
.470
.819
89
17.2
.362
123
17.2
18Yogi Berra
Y. Berra
20
1
1951
141
547
92
161
19
4
27
88
44
3
5
4
594
269
50
0
16
.294
.350
.492
.842
91
21.1
.382
127
20.3
19Joe DiMaggio
J. DiMaggio
20
1
1939
120
462
108
176
32
6
30
126
52
4
3
0
524
310
68
6
11
.381
.448
.671
1.119
129
64
.495
180
58.5
20Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
21
1
1942
37
103
6
19
1
0
0
7
3
0
0
113
20
1
7
0
.184
.208
.194
.402
2
-10.4
.194
11
-11
21George Brett
G. Brett
22
1
1980
117
449
87
175
33
9
24
118
58
1
15
6
515
298
66
0
7
16
11
.390
.454
.664
1.118
120
62.7
.478
198
59.2
22Spud Chandler
S. Chandler
22
1
1943
30
97
9
25
5
0
2
7
1
3
0
0
104
36
7
3
4
.258
.287
.371
.658
10
-0.6
.314
89
-1.2
23Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
23
1
2014
26
63
5
11
0
1
0
3
4
1
1
0
74
13
1
6
0
0
1
.175
.235
.206
.442
2
-5.9
.206
30
-5.8
24Charlie Gehringer
C. Gehringer
25
1
1937
144
564
133
209
40
1
14
96
90
1
11
4
660
293
55
5
.371
.458
.520
.978
139
56.2
.448
145
42.8
25Frank McCormick
F. McCormick
26
1
1940
155
618
93
191
44
3
19
127
52
5
2
676
298
66
1
23
.309
.367
.482
.850
108
26.9
.384
134
28.1
StatMuse has season-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1891 season.

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