6 players are tied for the most career MVP awards by a player younger than 30, with 3. The first three are Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout and Albert Pujols.
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most career mvp by a player won before turning 30 years old| NAME | MVP | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | S. Ohtani | 3 | 786 | 2,818 | 498 | 787 | 151 | 31 | 198 | 501 | 397 | 18 | 837 | 103 | 35 | 3,249 | 1,594 | 380 | 0 | 16 | 62 | 39 | .279 | .370 | .566 | .936 |
| 2 |  | M. Trout | 3 | 1,288 | 4,656 | 967 | 1,419 | 268 | 49 | 310 | 816 | 865 | 86 | 1,215 | 203 | 37 | 5,659 | 2,715 | 627 | 0 | 52 | 109 | 58 | .305 | .419 | .583 | 1.002 |
| 3 |  | A. Pujols | 3 | 1,399 | 5,146 | 1,071 | 1,717 | 387 | 14 | 366 | 1,112 | 811 | 69 | 570 | 61 | 30 | 6,082 | 3,230 | 767 | 1 | 55 | 198 | 180 | .334 | .427 | .628 | 1.055 |
| 4 |  | B. Bonds | 3 | 1,264 | 4,456 | 874 | 1,265 | 274 | 41 | 253 | 747 | 799 | 27 | 709 | 299 | 90 | 5,331 | 2,380 | 568 | 3 | 46 | 172 | 58 | .284 | .392 | .534 | .927 |
| 5 |  | Y. Berra | 3 | 1,075 | 4,048 | 663 | 1,196 | 183 | 37 | 184 | 803 | 339 | 25 | 183 | 16 | 12 | 4,425 | 2,005 | 404 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 74 | .295 | .353 | .495 | .848 |
| 6 |  | S. Musial | 3 | 1,218 | 4,687 | 920 | 1,624 | 343 | 115 | 174 | 813 | 658 | 24 | 235 | 49 | 5,398 | 2,719 | 632 | 29 | 93 | .346 | .430 | .580 | 1.010 | |||
| 7 |  | B. Harper | 2 | 1,382 | 4,927 | 913 | 1,379 | 298 | 23 | 285 | 817 | 879 | 39 | 1,276 | 122 | 43 | 5,908 | 2,578 | 606 | 12 | 51 | 112 | 106 | .280 | .390 | .523 | .913 |
| 8 |  | M. Cabrera | 2 | 1,526 | 5,724 | 974 | 1,822 | 388 | 14 | 323 | 1,140 | 715 | 43 | 1,116 | 34 | 18 | 6,542 | 3,207 | 725 | 5 | 55 | 162 | 195 | .318 | .395 | .560 | .955 |
| 9 |  | A. Rodriguez | 2 | 1,528 | 5,958 | 1,197 | 1,825 | 327 | 24 | 409 | 1,176 | 695 | 90 | 1,201 | 214 | 55 | 6,818 | 3,427 | 760 | 16 | 59 | 49 | 135 | .306 | .384 | .575 | .959 |
| 10 |  | F. Thomas | 2 | 1,125 | 3,997 | 818 | 1,309 | 260 | 8 | 265 | 890 | 911 | 28 | 614 | 20 | 15 | 5,003 | 2,380 | 533 | 0 | 67 | 118 | 128 | .327 | .449 | .595 | 1.045 |
| 11 | | J. Gonzalez | 2 | 1,248 | 4,831 | 791 | 1,421 | 282 | 19 | 340 | 1,075 | 344 | 48 | 947 | 21 | 15 | 5,283 | 2,761 | 641 | 2 | 58 | 63 | 129 | .294 | .343 | .572 | .915 |
| 12 | | D. Murphy | 2 | 1,200 | 4,403 | 724 | 1,225 | 185 | 25 | 237 | 739 | 542 | 14 | 953 | 122 | 45 | 4,997 | 2,171 | 447 | 6 | 32 | 81 | 100 | .278 | .357 | .493 | .850 |
| 13 | | J. Bench | 2 | 1,513 | 5,554 | 824 | 1,491 | 294 | 21 | 287 | 1,038 | 655 | 16 | 941 | 55 | 32 | 6,304 | 2,688 | 602 | 5 | 74 | 109 | 142 | .268 | .343 | .484 | .827 |
| 14 |  | R. Maris | 2 | 1,050 | 3,783 | 663 | 997 | 141 | 31 | 235 | 667 | 506 | 28 | 536 | 20 | 9 | 4,355 | 1,905 | 407 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 52 | .264 | .352 | .504 | .856 |
| 15 |  | E. Banks | 2 | 1,078 | 4,159 | 677 | 1,214 | 188 | 55 | 269 | 778 | 398 | 27 | 500 | 35 | 38 | 4,632 | 2,319 | 512 | 10 | 38 | 95 | 92 | .292 | .355 | .558 | .912 |
| 16 |  | M. Mantle | 2 | 1,552 | 5,518 | 1,243 | 1,700 | 241 | 66 | 374 | 1,063 | 1,129 | 9 | 1,140 | 123 | 33 | 6,697 | 3,195 | 681 | 13 | 28 | 69 | 58 | .308 | .425 | .579 | 1.004 |
| 17 | | H. Newhouser | 2 | 420 | 917 | 62 | 179 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 75 | 0 | 140 | 3 | 0 | 1,060 | 210 | 25 | 68 | 21 | .195 | .256 | .229 | .485 | ||
| 18 |  | J. DiMaggio | 2 | 979 | 3,978 | 858 | 1,349 | 243 | 82 | 219 | 929 | 405 | 24 | 196 | 25 | 4,418 | 2,413 | 544 | 11 | 42 | .339 | .403 | .607 | 1.010 | |||
| 19 | | H. Greenberg | 2 | 1,030 | 3,932 | 828 | 1,281 | 312 | 61 | 247 | 1,000 | 611 | 12 | 630 | 49 | 4,589 | 2,456 | 620 | 34 | 23 | .326 | .418 | .625 | 1.043 | |||
| 20 | | J. Foxx | 2 | 1,561 | 5,551 | 1,216 | 1,852 | 313 | 93 | 379 | 1,347 | 987 | 9 | 859 | 71 | 6,608 | 3,488 | 785 | 61 | .334 | .435 | .628 | 1.063 | ||||
| 21 |  | R. Acuña Jr. | 1 | 870 | 3,351 | 686 | 962 | 167 | 14 | 193 | 481 | 474 | 57 | 873 | 220 | 57 | 3,899 | 1,736 | 374 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 47 | .287 | .383 | .518 | .901 |
| 22 |  | C. Bellinger | 1 | 1,092 | 3,979 | 655 | 1,038 | 204 | 26 | 212 | 651 | 441 | 19 | 921 | 100 | 24 | 4,480 | 1,930 | 442 | 0 | 41 | 58 | 56 | .261 | .334 | .485 | .819 |
| 23 |  | A. Judge | 1 | 588 | 2,125 | 410 | 586 | 98 | 4 | 161 | 371 | 369 | 18 | 748 | 25 | 12 | 2,528 | 1,175 | 263 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 61 | .276 | .385 | .553 | .938 |
| 24 |  | K. Bryant | 1 | 884 | 3,287 | 592 | 914 | 204 | 19 | 167 | 487 | 443 | 87 | 908 | 44 | 20 | 3,838 | 1,657 | 390 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 43 | .278 | .376 | .504 | .880 |
| 25 |  | M. Betts | 1 | 1,113 | 4,460 | 870 | 1,306 | 307 | 33 | 213 | 649 | 518 | 40 | 692 | 158 | 34 | 5,064 | 2,318 | 553 | 4 | 42 | 28 | 56 | .293 | .368 | .520 | .888 |
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