Darrell Porter has the worst OPS by a World Series MVP with 15+ plate appearances in a World Series, with an OPS of .775.
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lowest ops by a world series mvp in a season by a player minimum 15 pas| NAME | OPS | WSMVP | PA | SEASON | SERIES | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Porter | .775 | 1 | 29 | 1982 | World Series | 7 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .310 | .464 | |
| 2 |  | S. Perez | .846 | 1 | 23 | 2015 | World Series | 5 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .391 | .455 | |
| 3 | | D. Eckstein | .891 | 1 | 23 | 2006 | World Series | 5 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .391 | .500 | |
| 4 | | B. Dent | .898 | 1 | 25 | 1978 | World Series | 6 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .440 | .458 | |
| 5 |  | B. Zobrist | .919 | 1 | 31 | 2016 | World Series | 7 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .419 | .500 | |
| 6 |  | R. Jackson | .941 | 1 | 31 | 1973 | World Series | 7 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .355 | .586 | |
| 7 | | R. Cey | .958 | 1 | 24 | 1981 | World Series | 6 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .458 | .500 | |
| 8 |  | P. Rose | .966 | 1 | 33 | 1975 | World Series | 7 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .370 | .485 | .481 | |
| 9 | | R. Knight | 1.005 | 1 | 25 | 1986 | World Series | 6 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .391 | .440 | .565 | |
| 10 |  | J. Peña | 1.023 | 1 | 26 | 2022 | World Series | 6 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .423 | .600 | |
| 11 | | S. Yeager | 1.052 | 1 | 15 | 1981 | World Series | 6 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .267 | .786 | |
| 12 | | B. Richardson | 1.054 | 1 | 31 | 1960 | World Series | 7 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .367 | .387 | .667 | |
| 13 |  | M. Ramirez | 1.088 | 1 | 20 | 2004 | World Series | 4 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .500 | .588 | |
| 14 |  | C. Seager | 1.137 | 1 | 24 | 2023 | World Series | 5 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .762 | |
| 15 | | D. Freese | 1.160 | 1 | 28 | 2011 | World Series | 7 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .348 | .464 | .696 | |
| 16 |  | M. Schmidt | 1.176 | 1 | 26 | 1980 | World Series | 6 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .381 | .462 | .714 | |
| 17 | | P. Guerrero | 1.179 | 1 | 24 | 1981 | World Series | 6 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .417 | .762 | |
| 18 |  | J. Soler | 1.191 | 1 | 23 | 2021 | World Series | 6 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .391 | .800 | |
| 19 | | W. Stargell | 1.208 | 1 | 32 | 1979 | World Series | 7 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .375 | .833 | |
| 20 | | E. Renteria | 1.209 | 1 | 18 | 2010 | World Series | 5 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .412 | .444 | .765 | |
| 21 |  | R. Clemente | 1.210 | 1 | 31 | 1971 | World Series | 7 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .414 | .452 | .759 | |
| 22 | | J. Dye | 1.214 | 1 | 19 | 2005 | World Series | 4 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .438 | .526 | .688 | |
| 23 | | F. Robinson | 1.232 | 1 | 16 | 1966 | World Series | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .857 | |
| 24 | | B. Robinson | 1.238 | 1 | 21 | 1970 | World Series | 5 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .810 | |
| 25 | | P. Borders | 1.250 | 1 | 22 | 1992 | World Series | 6 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .450 | .500 | .750 | |
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49 | 31 | .613 | ||
46 | 36 | .561 | 4.0 | |
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48 | 33 | .593 | ||
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