lowest batting average for an mvp by a position player

Pitchers have the worst batting average by an MVP in a season, with an average of .122 in 2014.

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lowest batting average for an mvp in a regular season by a position player

	POSITION	AVG	MVP	SEASON	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Pitcher	.122	1	2014	5,580	4,769	241	582	95	3	15	188	159	19	2,020	2	1	5,519	728	113	562	10	0	59	.153	.153	.306	-124	-716.6	.141	-20	-740.6
2	Pitcher	.132	1	1968	8,089	8,032	445	1,064	140	15	47	426	306	33	3,164	6	9	9,024	1,375	202	628	25	1	106	.167	.171	.338	11	-818.4	.159	1	-880.6
3	Pitcher	.138	1	1986	5,667	4,338	262	597	101	6	24	267	166	9	1,582	14	9	4,961	782	131	437	11	0	52	.171	.180	.351	-51	-623.2	.162	-9	-627.4
4	Pitcher	.138	1	1992	5,803	4,110	243	567	80	9	12	204	139	3	1,393	2	6	4,742	701	101	478	12	0	38	.166	.171	.337	-57	-569.1	.157	-10	-572.5
5	Pitcher	.141	1	2011	5,905	5,097	272	719	118	5	28	289	198	11	1,959	3	4	5,959	931	151	644	9	0	56	.175	.183	.357	-52	-721.1	.163	-7	-739.8
6	Pitcher	.141	1	1963	8,016	8,178	517	1,154	145	26	48	450	382	30	3,005	9	14	9,169	1,495	219	543	36	1	104	.182	.183	.364	37	-920.8	.169	4	-989.2
7	Pitcher	.147	1	1984	5,419	4,438	256	654	82	9	18	236	174	6	1,572	10	5	5,039	808	109	402	19	1	64	.180	.182	.362	-17	-579.3	.168	-3	-583.9
8	Pitcher	.149	1	1971	9,630	9,615	608	1,430	165	15	61	574	458	27	3,502	14	3	10,921	1,808	241	787	34	0	141	.189	.188	.377	64	-1,058.6	.178	5	-1,139.4
9	Pitcher	.150	1	1981	3,691	2,797	153	419	60	8	9	176	135	7	951	2	3	3,245	522	77	294	12	0	38	.190	.187	.377	17	-324.9	.179	5	-337.9
10	Pitcher	.161	1	1952	5,396	6,898	461	1,108	154	22	32	472	343	15	1,756	7	10	7,698	1,402	208	442			144	.202	.203	.405	73	-767.3	.194	8	-833
11	Pitcher	.169	1	1942	4,736	7,233	514	1,223	148	24	24	478	322	16	1,673	8		7,985	1,491	196	414			153	.206	.206	.412	144	-705.9	.201	16	-769.2
12	Pitcher	.171	1	1956	6,070	6,539	515	1,119	139	15	51	455	396	22	1,858	7	11	7,393	1,441	205	402	34	2	113	.220	.220	.440	148	-708.3	.205	16	-766.2
13	Pitcher	.178	1	1950	5,370	7,115	611	1,266	173	26	44	556	456	25	1,614	12		7,975	1,623	243	379			162	.230	.228	.458	162	-830.9	.219	15	-900.7
14	Pitcher	.179	1	1943	4,847	7,263	503	1,297	158	28	20	480	393	17	1,542	18		8,123	1,571	206	450			151	.222	.216	.439	215	-612.9	.215	24	-666.1
15	Pitcher	.181	1	1944	4,919	7,409	563	1,339	175	25	21	524	385	4	1,554	13		8,187	1,627	221	389			169	.222	.220	.441	215	-671.1	.214	23	-728.9
16	Pitcher	.182	1	1945	4,752	7,211	549	1,315	186	21	35	530	373	16	1,468	12		8,028	1,648	242	428			158	.224	.229	.453	235	-635.8	.221	26	-689.9
17	Pitcher	.185	1	1933	4,767	7,377	540	1,362	170	37	27	534	357	13	1,459	8		8,110	1,687	234	363				.224	.229	.452	231	-710.3	.216	23	-773.1
18	Pitcher	.188	1	1934	4,944	7,437	587	1,396	203	32	37	582	336	20	1,682	6		8,155	1,774	272	362				.225	.239	.463	207	-817.4	.219	19	-889.8
19	Pitcher	.191	1	1931	4,727	7,596	650	1,451	207	29	31	592	404	16	1,588	8		8,362	1,809	267	346				.233	.238	.472	264	-770.1	.224	24	-840.3
20	Pitcher	.191	1	1939	5,026	7,373	614	1,411	183	23	33	589	367	20	1,647	6		8,215	1,739	239	455			178	.232	.236	.468	208	-808.6	.222	19	-880.1
21	Pitcher	.196	1	1936	5,017	7,766	683	1,521	210	25	36	687	383	17	1,643	3		8,531	1,889	271	365				.235	.243	.478	249	-869.9	.227	21	-952.8
22	Catcher	.240	1	1976	5,091	14,767	1,494	3,544	584	67	236	1,575	1,536	82	2,089	97	82	16,658	4,970	887	150	123	161	377	.313	.337	.649	1590	-158.9	.302	88	-224.6
23	Catcher	.241	1	1972	4,891	14,422	1,330	3,482	523	70	308	1,568	1,398	100	2,260	64	76	16,120	5,069	901	81	119	273	385	.310	.351	.662	1536	-41.8	.300	91	-155
24	Center Fielder	.242	1	2024	5,627	17,721	2,515	4,282	816	134	587	2,143	1,465	225	4,686	708	175	19,644	7,127	1,537	109	124	49	272	.306	.402	.708	2263	-36.5	.308	99	-31.8
25	Shortstop	.243	1	1965	3,943	12,663	1,388	3,079	456	123	160	1,024	1,080	73	1,795	285	136	14,066	4,261	739	169	81	119	251	.305	.336	.641	1305	-179.1	.287	82	-292.4

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Lopez

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Kurtz

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SLG Leaders

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Rice

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SB Leaders

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Strikeout Leaders

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WHIP Leaders

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K/9 Leaders

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K/BB Leaders

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	45	22	.672
Phillies	36	31	.537	9.0
Nationals	35	33	.515	10.5
Marlins	32	35	.478	13.0
Mets	29	37	.439	15.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	41	24	.631
Cardinals	36	28	.563	4.5
Pirates	34	33	.507	8.0
Cubs	34	33	.507	8.0
Reds	32	34	.485	9.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	43	24	.642
Diamondbacks	34	32	.515	8.5
Padres	34	32	.515	8.5
Giants	27	41	.397	16.5
Rockies	25	42	.373	18.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	39	25	.609
Yankees	40	26	.606
Blue Jays	33	35	.485	8.0
Orioles	31	37	.456	10.0
Red Sox	27	38	.415	12.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	37	32	.536
White Sox	35	31	.530	0.5
Twins	30	38	.441	6.5
Tigers	28	39	.418	8.0
Royals	28	39	.418	8.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	36	32	.529
Rangers	32	34	.485	3.0
Athletics	32	35	.478	3.5
Astros	31	38	.449	5.5
Angels	26	42	.382	10.0