mlb players that placed second in mvp voting but never won one

Lefty Grove won the MVP award when winning 1+ game in 1931.

Interpreted as:
MLB players that placed second in mvp in a regular season voting but never won one or more
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1Lefty Grove
L. Grove
1
31
1931
PHA PHA
4
.886
41
30
2.06
175
27
4
5
288.2
249
66
84
10
62
1
10
1,160
2
5.46
1.93
2.82
0.31
15.1
5.3
1.08
.262
2.62
47
3.01
70
7.76
40.8
2Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
1
23
1933
NYG NYG
12
.657
45
33
1.66
156
22
10
5
308.2
256
57
69
6
47
3
11
1,206
3
4.55
1.37
3.32
0.17
12.9
3.9
0.98
.252
2.01
52
2.53
74
7.46
31.1
3Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
1
30
1934
SLN SLN
7
.811
50
33
2.66
195
24
7
7
311.2
288
92
110
14
75
6
14
1,291
2
5.63
2.17
2.60
0.40
15.1
5.8
1.16
.274
3.18
64
3.23
77
8.32
32.6
4Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
1
26
1936
NYG NYG
6
.813
42
34
2.31
123
25
3
3
304.0
265
78
81
7
57
5
6
1,202
3
3.64
1.69
2.16
0.21
10.2
4.7
1.06
.255
2.40
59
3.37
81
7.85
26.6
5Bucky Walters
B. Walters
1
27
1939
CIN CIN
11
.711
39
36
2.29
137
31
2
0
319.0
250
81
98
15
109
6
2
1,283
8
3.87
3.08
1.26
0.42
10.7
8.5
1.13
.231
2.76
60
3.81
96
7.05
4.8
6Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
1
22
1942
SLN SLN
7
.759
37
35
1.78
152
22
10
0
278.2
207
55
73
9
68
5
1
1,100
5
4.91
2.20
2.24
0.29
13.8
6.2
0.99
.229
2.36
53
2.53
72
6.69
30.2
7Spud Chandler
S. Chandler
1
20
1943
NYY NYY
4
.833
30
30
1.64
134
20
5
0
253.0
197
46
62
5
54
4
0
989
3
4.77
1.92
2.48
0.18
13.5
5.5
0.99
.242
2.21
50
2.30
68
7.01
29.8
8Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
1
29
1944
DET DET
9
.763
47
34
2.22
187
25
6
2
312.1
264
77
94
6
102
1
10
1,271
4
5.39
2.94
1.83
0.17
14.7
8.0
1.17
.265
2.71
62
2.58
72
7.61
34.5
9Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
1
25
1945
DET DET
9
.735
40
36
1.81
212
29
8
2
313.1
239
63
73
5
110
0
2
1,261
10
6.09
3.16
1.93
0.14
16.8
8.7
1.11
.251
2.10
52
2.45
68
6.86
39.5
10Jim Konstanty
J. Konstanty
1
16
1950
PHN PHN
7
.696
74
0
2.66
56
0
0
22
152.0
108
45
51
11
50
0
62
593
1
3.32
2.96
1.12
0.65
9.4
8.4
1.04
.204
3.02
66
3.78
91
6.39
6.1
11Bobby Shantz
B. Shantz
1
24
1952
PHA PHA
7
.774
33
33
2.48
152
27
5
0
279.2
230
77
87
21
63
4
0
1,103
0
4.89
2.03
2.41
0.68
13.8
5.7
1.05
.242
2.80
65
3.00
79
7.40
25
12Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
1
27
1956
BKN BKN
7
.794
38
36
3.06
139
18
5
0
268.0
219
91
101
33
46
3
2
8
1,052
4
4.67
1.54
3.02
1.11
13.2
4.4
0.99
.224
3.39
78
3.48
86
7.35
17.3
13Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1
25
1963
LAD LAD
5
.833
40
40
1.88
306
20
11
0
311.0
214
65
68
18
58
3
0
7
1,210
6
8.86
1.68
5.28
0.52
25.3
4.8
0.87
.238
1.97
62
1.85
62
6.19
41.9
14Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
1
22
1968
STL STL
9
.710
34
34
1.12
268
28
13
0
304.2
198
38
49
11
62
7
0
6
1,161
4
7.92
1.83
4.32
0.32
23.1
5.3
0.85
.230
1.45
38
1.77
63
5.85
34.8
15Denny McLain
D. McLain
1
31
1968
DET DET
6
.838
41
41
1.96
280
28
6
0
336.0
241
73
86
31
63
6
0
2
1,288
3
7.50
1.69
4.44
0.83
21.7
4.9
0.90
.231
2.30
64
2.53
79
6.46
24.8
16Vida Blue
V. Blue
1
24
1971
OAK OAK
8
.750
39
39
1.82
301
24
8
0
312.0
209
63
73
19
88
4
0
3
1,207
10
8.68
2.54
3.42
0.55
24.9
7.3
0.95
.239
2.11
56
2.19
66
6.03
41.4
17Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
1
6
1981
MIL MIL
3
.667
47
0
1.04
61
0
0
28
78.0
55
9
9
3
13
1
41
5
297
1
7.04
1.50
4.69
0.35
20.5
4.4
0.87
.237
1.04
30
2.07
58
6.35
13.4
18Willie Hernandez
W. Hernandez
1
9
1984
DET DET
3
.750
80
0
1.92
112
0
0
32
140.1
96
30
30
6
36
4
68
8
548
2
7.18
2.31
3.11
0.38
20.4
6.6
0.94
.231
1.92
49
2.58
63
6.16
23.3
19Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1
24
1986
BOS BOS
4
.857
33
33
2.48
238
10
1
0
254.0
179
70
77
21
67
4
0
0
997
11
8.43
2.37
3.55
0.74
23.9
6.7
0.97
.237
2.73
58
2.80
69
6.34
36.3
20Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
1
7
1992
OAK OAK
1
.875
69
0
1.91
93
0
0
51
80.0
62
17
17
5
11
1
65
6
309
0
10.46
1.24
8.45
0.56
30.1
3.6
0.91
.286
1.91
52
1.71
44
6.98
19.4
21Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1
24
2011
DET DET
5
.828
34
34
2.40
250
4
2
0
251.0
174
67
73
24
57
3
0
0
969
7
8.96
2.04
4.39
0.86
25.8
5.9
0.92
.236
2.62
58
2.99
74
6.24
29.4
22Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1
21
2014
LAD LAD
3
.875
27
27
1.77
239
6
2
0
198.1
139
39
42
9
31
2
0
0
749
7
10.85
1.41
7.71
0.41
31.9
4.1
0.86
.278
1.91
51
1.81
50
6.31
40.5
23Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
1
9
2021
LAA LAA
2
.818
23
23
3.18
156
0
0
0
130.1
98
46
48
15
44
10
0
2
533
10
10.77
3.04
3.55
1.04
29.3
8.3
1.09
.269
3.31
72
3.51
80
6.77
12.2
24Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
1
10
2023
LAA LAA
5
.667
23
23
3.14
167
1
1
0
132.0
85
46
50
18
55
11
0
0
531
12
11.39
3.75
3.04
1.23
31.5
10.4
1.06
.239
3.41
72
3.99
91
5.80
6.1

More Athletics Stats

Team Rankings

HR

219

7th

R

733

12th

SO

1,323

20th

ERA

4.70

27th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0
Rangers Rangers
81
81
.500
9.0
Athletics Athletics
76
86
.469
14.0
Angels Angels
72
90
.444
18.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
4:00 AM
Sat
3/28
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
4:00 AM
Sun
3/29
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
4:00 AM
Mon
3/30
ATH ATH
@
ATL ATL
4:00 AM
Tue
3/31
ATH ATH
@
ATL ATL
4:00 AM
Last Game
KCR Royals

82 - 80

9

Final

2

ATH Athletics

76 - 86

Sun 28 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
6-2
Tue
9/16
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
9-4
Tue
9/16
ATH ATH
@
BOS BOS
4-5
Tue
9/16
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
1-2
Tue
9/16
SEA SEA
@
KCR KCR
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
DET DET
@
SDP SDP
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
4:00 AM