most career mvp won before turning 38 years old

Barry Bonds has won the most career MVP awards by a player younger than 38, with 5.

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most career mvp by a player won before turning 38 years old
NAMEMVPGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
5
2,386
8,186
1,785
2,400
502
73
595
1,604
1,841
71
1,314
489
139
10,182
4,833
1,170
4
80
396
129
.293
.424
.590
1.014
2Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
4
1,099
4,039
768
1,139
207
47
298
719
598
30
1,190
171
45
4,691
2,334
552
0
24
97
54
.282
.377
.578
.955
3Aaron Judge
A. Judge
3
1,204
4,319
916
1,258
213
7
385
868
859
42
1,441
70
24
5,254
2,640
605
0
34
109
124
.291
.411
.611
1.022
4Mike Trout
M. Trout
3
1,722
6,231
1,250
1,816
337
55
421
1,054
1,133
110
1,745
221
38
7,535
3,526
813
0
61
138
81
.291
.406
.566
.972
5Albert Pujols
A. Pujols
3
2,575
9,731
1,723
2,968
619
16
614
1,918
1,251
102
1,146
110
41
11,188
5,461
1,249
1
103
307
362
.305
.386
.561
.947
6Alex Rodriguez
A. Rodriguez
3
2,524
9,662
1,898
2,901
512
30
647
1,950
1,217
167
2,032
318
74
11,163
5,414
1,189
16
101
91
235
.300
.384
.560
.945
7Mike Schmidt
M. Schmidt
3
2,247
7,795
1,433
2,103
380
57
529
1,501
1,434
73
1,820
170
90
9,417
4,184
966
16
99
186
139
.270
.384
.537
.921
8Mickey Mantle
M. Mantle
3
2,401
8,101
1,675
2,415
344
72
536
1,509
1,733
12
1,718
152
42
9,907
4,511
952
14
47
126
113
.298
.420
.557
.977
9Roy Campanella
R. Campanella
3
1,215
4,205
627
1,161
178
18
242
856
532
30
502
25
14
4,815
2,101
438
30
18
30
143
.276
.360
.500
.860
10Yogi Berra
Y. Berra
3
2,059
7,411
1,157
2,108
315
49
351
1,403
685
51
397
29
25
8,199
3,574
715
9
43
50
141
.284
.347
.482
.830
11Stan Musial
S. Musial
3
2,413
9,157
1,726
3,116
646
167
398
1,633
1,355
45
513
72
28
10,623
5,290
1,211
36
30
79
208
.340
.427
.578
1.004
12Joe DiMaggio
J. DiMaggio
3
1,736
6,821
1,390
2,214
389
131
361
1,537
791
46
369
30
0
7,672
3,948
881
14
129
.325
.398
.579
.977
13Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
3
2,317
8,134
1,751
2,645
458
125
534
1,924
1,457
13
1,311
87
9,676
4,955
1,117
72
70
.325
.428
.609
1.038
14Bryce Harper
B. Harper
2
1,874
6,749
1,210
1,887
417
26
383
1,108
1,159
52
1,727
157
55
8,039
3,505
826
13
66
139
147
.280
.386
.519
.905
15Miguel Cabrera
M. Cabrera
2
2,464
9,177
1,459
2,869
582
17
488
1,732
1,162
64
1,816
39
21
10,494
4,949
1,087
5
86
235
323
.313
.390
.539
.930
16Frank Thomas
F. Thomas
2
1,998
7,090
1,345
2,164
450
11
457
1,489
1,491
73
1,185
32
23
8,764
4,007
918
0
110
162
193
.305
.425
.565
.991
17Juan Gonzalez
J. Gonzalez
2
1,689
6,556
1,061
1,936
388
25
434
1,404
457
62
1,273
26
19
7,155
3,676
847
2
78
74
184
.295
.343
.561
.904
18Cal Ripken Jr.
C. Ripken Jr.
2
2,673
10,319
1,499
2,850
540
44
381
1,508
1,062
58
1,164
36
36
11,555
4,621
965
5
111
103
309
.276
.344
.448
.792
19Dale Murphy
D. Murphy
2
2,180
7,960
1,197
2,111
350
39
398
1,266
986
28
1,748
161
68
9,040
3,733
787
6
60
159
209
.265
.346
.469
.815
20Robin Yount
R. Yount
2
2,846
10,977
1,630
3,132
580
125
251
1,403
963
48
1,343
271
105
12,215
4,715
956
104
123
95
215
.285
.342
.430
.772
21Johnny Bench
J. Bench
2
2,158
7,658
1,091
2,048
381
24
389
1,376
891
19
1,278
68
43
8,669
3,644
794
11
90
135
202
.267
.342
.476
.817
22Joe Morgan
J. Morgan
2
2,265
8,005
1,454
2,193
386
91
231
967
1,614
33
857
638
152
9,781
3,454
708
49
80
65
83
.274
.395
.431
.826
23Roger Maris
R. Maris
2
1,463
5,101
825
1,325
195
42
275
850
654
37
734
21
9
5,847
2,429
512
12
43
42
78
.260
.346
.476
.822
24Frank Robinson
F. Robinson
2
2,549
9,226
1,705
2,750
489
69
546
1,683
1,278
186
1,393
198
77
10,799
5,015
1,104
15
94
199
259
.298
.391
.544
.934
25Ernie Banks
E. Banks
2
2,262
8,550
1,217
2,369
380
86
474
1,480
695
62
1,086
49
54
9,426
4,343
940
33
86
186
209
.277
.333
.508
.841
StatMuse has game-level data for MVP awards and player age going back to the 1908 season.
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