lowest batting average to ever win mvp non-pitcher

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

Interpreted as:
lowest batting average to ever win mvp in a regular season non-pitcher
NAME AVG W MVP SEASON TM L W% G 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 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
.000
24
1
2011
DET DET
0
1.000
24
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
2 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
.049
25
1
1963
LAD LAD
0
1.000
25
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
3 Jim Konstanty
J. Konstanty
.105
16
1
1950
PHN PHN
0
1.000
16
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
4 Denny McLain
D. McLain
.155
31
1
1968
DET DET
0
1.000
31
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
5 Vida Blue
V. Blue
.155
24
1
1971
OAK OAK
0
1.000
24
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
6 Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
.160
23
1
1933
NYG NYG
0
1.000
23
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
7 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
.170
21
1
2014
LAD LAD
0
1.000
21
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
8 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
.182
22
1
1968
STL STL
0
1.000
22
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
9 Lefty Grove
L. Grove
.206
31
1
1931
PHA PHA
0
1.000
31
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
10 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
.214
9
1
2021
LAA LAA
0
1.000
9
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
11 Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
.218
22
1
1942
SLN SLN
0
1.000
22
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
12 Bobby Shantz
B. Shantz
.220
24
1
1952
PHA PHA
0
1.000
24
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
13 Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
.232
26
1
1936
NYG NYG
0
1.000
26
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
14 Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
.235
30
1
1934
SLN SLN
0
1.000
30
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
15 Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
.247
29
1
1944
DET DET
0
1.000
29
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
16 Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
.250
27
1
1956
BKN BKN
0
1.000
27
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
17 Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
.256
25
1
1945
DET DET
0
1.000
25
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 Spud Chandler
S. Chandler
.282
20
1
1943
NYY NYY
0
1.000
20
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
19 Bucky Walters
B. Walters
.347
27
1
1939
CIN CIN
0
1.000
27
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
20 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
.424
10
1
2023
LAA LAA
0
1.000
10
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
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SO

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2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
44
25
.638
Twins Twins
36
31
.537
7.0
Guardians Guardians
35
32
.522
8.0
Royals Royals
34
34
.500
9.5
White Sox White Sox
23
45
.338
20.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/12
DET DET
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Fri
6/13
CIN CIN
@
DET DET
7:10 PM
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
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MLB Fantasy 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
44
24
.647
Phillies Phillies
39
29
.574
5.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
41
27
.603
Cardinals Cardinals
36
32
.529
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
41
28
.594
Giants Giants
40
28
.588
0.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
41
25
.621
Blue Jays Blue Jays
38
30
.559
4.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
44
25
.638
Twins Twins
36
31
.537
7.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
37
30
.552
Angels Angels
33
34
.493
4.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
5/26
CIN CIN
@
KCR KCR
7-2
Mon
5/26
ATH ATH
@
HOU HOU
1-11
Mon
5/26
PIT PIT
@
AZ AZ
9-6
Tue
5/27
LAD LAD
@
CLE CLE
4-7
Tue
5/27
CWS CWS
@
NYM NYM
9-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/12
SFG SFG
@
COL COL
3:10 PM
Thu
6/12
DET DET
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Thu
6/12
NYY NYY
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Thu
6/12
STL STL
@
MIL MIL
7:40 PM
Thu
6/12
PIT PIT
@
CHC CHC
8:05 PM