lowest batting average for an mvp finalist

Justin Verlander has the worst batting average by an MVP in a season, with an average of .000 in 2011.

Interpreted as:

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

	NAME	AVG	MVP	SEASON	TM	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	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	.000	1	2011	DET	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	-1	-1	.000	-120	-1
2	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	.064	1	1963	LAD	40	110	3	7	0	0	1	7	6	0	51	0	0	124	10	1	7	1	0	2	.111	.091	.202	-6	-18.8	.100	-36	-18.3
3	Jim Konstanty J. Konstanty	.108	1	1950	PHN	74	37	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	13	0		39	4	0	2			1	.108	.108	.216	-3	-7.8	.101	-56	-7.8
4	Vida Blue V. Blue	.118	1	1971	OAK	39	102	6	12	1	0	0	2	4	2	63	0	1	121	13	1	13	0	0	0	.167	.127	.294	-2	-14.6	.145	-11	-14.8
5	Denny McLain D. McLain	.162	1	1968	DET	44	111	7	18	1	1	0	4	1	0	37	0	0	128	21	2	16	0	0	1	.170	.189	.359	1	-11.2	.163	2	-12.3
6	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	.170	1	1968	STL	35	94	3	16	5	0	0	6	7	1	32	1	1	110	21	5	7	1	0	1	.233	.223	.456	4	-5.7	.216	41	-6.4
7	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	.175	1	2014	LAD	26	63	5	11	0	1	0	3	4	1	23	1	0	74	13	1	6	0	0	1	.235	.206	.442	2	-5.9	.206	30	-5.8
8	Carl Hubbell C. Hubbell	.183	1	1933	NYG	45	109	6	20	2	1	1	12	2	0	18	0		116	27	4	5			2	.198	.248	.446	2	-11	.206	23	-10.2
9	Mort Cooper M. Cooper	.184	1	1942	SLN	37	103	6	19	1	0	0	7	3	0	21	0		113	20	1	7			0	.208	.194	.402	2	-10.4	.194	11	-11
10	Bobby Shantz B. Shantz	.198	1	1952	PHA	34	96	13	19	4	1	0	12	5	2	9	0	2	116	25	5	13			0	.252	.260	.513	6	-7.1	.244	38	-8.4
11	Lefty Grove L. Grove	.200	1	1931	PHA	41	115	8	23	3	0	0	12	3	0	48	0	0	122	26	3	4				.220	.226	.446	3	-12.6	.210	14	-14.1
12	Carl Hubbell C. Hubbell	.227	1	1936	NYG	42	110	9	25	1	0	0	8	3	0	14	0		123	26	1	10			1	.248	.236	.484	4	-12.2	.230	27	-11.5
13	Don Newcombe D. Newcombe	.234	1	1956	BKN	52	111	13	26	6	0	2	16	12	1	18	1	0	128	38	8	3	1	0	4	.312	.342	.654	12	-2.6	.300	76	-3.7
14	Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser	.242	1	1944	DET	47	120	10	29	4	0	0	5	6	0	12	1	0	132	33	4	6			5	.278	.275	.553	8	-5.8	.265	51	-7.3
15	Dizzy Dean D. Dean	.246	1	1934	SLN	51	118	15	29	3	1	2	9	1	0	15	1		126	40	6	7			5	.252	.339	.591	8	-7.6	.268	49	-8.3
16	Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser	.257	1	1945	DET	40	109	8	28	5	1	0	17	7	0	10	0	1	124	35	6	8			1	.302	.321	.623	11	-2.7	.299	74	-3.5
17	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	.257	1	2021	LAA	155	537	103	138	26	8	46	100	96	4	189	26	10	639	318	80	0	2	20	7	.372	.592	.965	119	41.8	.393	150	39.4
18	Spud Chandler S. Chandler	.258	1	1943	NYY	30	97	9	25	5	0	2	7	1	3	22	0	0	104	36	7	3			4	.287	.371	.658	10	-0.6	.314	89	-1.2
19	Marty Marion M. Marion	.267	1	1944	SLN	144	506	50	135	26	2	6	63	43	0	50	1		565	183	34	16			9	.324	.362	.686	61	0.1	.326	93	-4.9
20	Roger Maris R. Maris	.269	1	1961	NYY	161	590	132	159	16	4	61	141	94	7	67	0	0	698	366	81	0	7	0	16	.372	.620	.993	138	55.9	.424	162	55.1
21	Johnny Bench J. Bench	.270	1	1972	CIN	147	538	87	145	22	2	40	125	100	2	84	6	6	652	291	64	0	12	23	18	.379	.541	.920	109	45.4	.402	157	40.4
22	Hank Sauer H. Sauer	.270	1	1952	CHC	151	567	89	153	31	3	37	121	77	4	92	1	2	649	301	71	1			14	.361	.531	.892	109	38.2	.406	140	30.6
23	Yogi Berra Y. Berra	.272	1	1955	NYY	147	541	84	147	20	3	27	108	60	7	20	1	0	615	254	50	2	5	6	13	.349	.470	.819	89	17.2	.362	123	17.2
24	Zoilo Versalles Z. Versalles	.273	1	1965	MIN	160	666	126	182	45	12	19	77	41	7	122	27	5	728	308	76	6	8	3	7	.319	.462	.781	97	20.6	.342	116	13.1
25	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	.276	1	1969	MIN	162	555	106	153	20	2	49	140	145	5	84	8	2	709	324	71	0	4	20	16	.427	.584	1.011	143	67.4	.441	173	59.9

Unlock 2x data

More MLB News

Rangers 1B Jake Burger leaves game after being hit by pitch

Aug 23, 2026

Hernández, Marsee homer in the Marlins' 4-2 win over the Nationals

Aug 22, 2026

Angels place Nolan Schanuel, Wade Meckler on injured list

Aug 22, 2026

A thumbs-up and 30 pitches: Ohtani’s latest step back toward the Dodgers’ mound

Aug 22, 2026

Jake Bauers homers and Logan Henderson delivers in Brewers' 4-1 victory over Braves

Aug 22, 2026

Dylan Cease carries no-hitter into 7th inning as Blue Jays hang on for 4-3 win over Yankees

Aug 22, 2026

More Tigers Stats

Team Batting Leaders

26

Dingler

RBI

82

Dingler

AVG

.284

McGonigle

Team Pitching Leaders

9

Montero

116

Skubal

ERA

1.60

Melton

Team Rankings

152

14th

579

16th

1,047

19th

ERA

3.56

4th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	67	61	.523
Guardians	63	66	.488	4.5
Twins	63	66	.488	4.5
Tigers	61	67	.477	6.0
Royals	56	74	.431	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/23	DET	@	KCR	2:10 PM
Mon 8/24	TBR	@	DET	6:40 PM
Tue 8/25	TBR	@	DET	6:40 PM
Wed 8/26	TBR	@	DET	1:10 PM
Fri 8/28	LAD	@	DET	6:40 PM

Last Game

Tigers

61 - 67

Final

Royals

56 - 74

Fri 21 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

38

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

96

Stewart

96

Walker

94

Burleson

Batting Average Leaders

.323

Arraez

.321

Alvarez

.311

Gonzales

Hit Leaders

159

Arraez

155

Lopez

148

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

91

Crow-Armstrong

89

Olson

OBP Leaders

.434

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.396

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.618

Alvarez

.554

Crow-Armstrong

.552

Ohtani

SB Leaders

42

Nuñez

35

Simpson

34

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

216

Misiorowski

209

Cease

201

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.68

Misiorowski

2.16

Schlittler

2.20

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.95

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.41

Misiorowski

13.03

Cease

11.70

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.55

Misiorowski

5.93

Sale

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,179.8

Ohtani

1,813.2

Crow-Armstrong

1,727

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,527.6

Ohtani

1,377

Crow-Armstrong

1,294

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

77-51

75-56

72-57

71-58

72-59

70-58

Worst Record ATS

49-80

53-77

53-76

56-73

58-71

59-70

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	75	55	.577
Phillies	72	58	.554	3.0
Marlins	66	64	.508	9.0
Nationals	61	70	.466	14.5
Mets	58	71	.450	16.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	81	49	.623
Cubs	74	55	.574	6.5
Cardinals	66	65	.504	15.5
Pirates	63	67	.485	18.0
Reds	61	68	.473	19.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	78	51	.605
Padres	69	60	.535	9.0
Diamondbacks	68	61	.527	10.0
Giants	52	76	.406	25.5
Rockies	50	78	.391	27.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	76	52	.594
Yankees	73	56	.566	3.5
Red Sox	69	59	.539	7.0
Blue Jays	64	67	.489	13.5
Orioles	62	67	.481	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	67	61	.523
Twins	63	66	.488	4.5
Guardians	63	66	.488	4.5
Tigers	61	67	.477	6.0
Royals	56	74	.431	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	65	64	.504
Rangers	64	65	.496	1.0
Mariners	61	68	.473	4.0
Angels	51	78	.395	14.0
Athletics	49	80	.380	16.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 8/7	TOR	@	PHI	5-4
Fri 8/7	NYM	@	PIT	6-4
Fri 8/7	LAA	@	MIA	4-3
Fri 8/7	CLE	@	CWS	8-2
Fri 8/7	CHC	@	KCR	6-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/23	TOR	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Sun 8/23	STL	@	PHI	1:35 PM
Sun 8/23	TBR	@	BAL	1:35 PM
Sun 8/23	WSH	@	MIA	1:40 PM
Sun 8/23	ATH	@	HOU	2:10 PM

Justin Verlander has the worst batting average by an MVP in a season, with an average of .000 in 2011.

Interpreted as:

Related Searches

More MLB News

More Tigers Stats

26

82

.284

9

116

1.60

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

38

36

36

96

96

94

.323

.321

.311

159

155

148

100

91

89

.434

.396

.396

.618

.554

.552

42

35

34

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

16

16

14

216

209

201

1.68

2.16

2.20

0.76

0.90

0.95

13.41

13.03

11.70

6.55

5.93

5.52

22

25

28

MLB Fantasy 2026

2,179.8

1,813.2

1,727

1,527.6

1,377

1,294

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule