7 players are tied for the most career MVP awards by a player younger than 26, with 2. The first three are Mike Trout, Frank Thomas and Johnny Bench.
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most MLB mvp by a player before turning 26 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 |  | M. Trout | 2 | 878 | 3,236 | 651 | 999 | 191 | 39 | 190 | 548 | 529 | 52 | 841 | 156 | 29 | 3,856 | 1,838 | 420 | 0 | 39 | 58 | 43 | .309 | .410 | .568 | .978 |
| 2 |  | F. Thomas | 2 | 574 | 2,028 | 411 | 657 | 138 | 7 | 121 | 428 | 463 | 11 | 331 | 11 | 8 | 2,533 | 1,172 | 266 | 0 | 31 | 45 | 57 | .324 | .447 | .578 | 1.024 |
| 3 |  | J. Bench | 2 | 934 | 3,444 | 504 | 922 | 159 | 15 | 179 | 616 | 371 | 8 | 553 | 24 | 22 | 3,879 | 1,648 | 353 | 5 | 51 | 68 | 98 | .268 | .336 | .479 | .814 |
| 4 |  | M. Mantle | 2 | 952 | 3,418 | 762 | 1,080 | 164 | 49 | 207 | 669 | 668 | 5 | 655 | 58 | 21 | 4,114 | 1,963 | 420 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 26 | .316 | .427 | .574 | 1.001 |
| 5 |  | S. Musial | 2 | 611 | 2,323 | 439 | 812 | 185 | 64 | 52 | 356 | 299 | 12 | 104 | 30 | 2,655 | 1,281 | 301 | 21 | 34 | .350 | .426 | .551 | .978 | |||
| 6 | | H. Newhouser | 2 | 270 | 570 | 35 | 108 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 34 | 0 | 80 | 3 | 643 | 132 | 19 | 39 | 12 | .189 | .235 | .232 | .467 | |||
| 7 | | J. Foxx | 2 | 959 | 3,323 | 737 | 1,127 | 196 | 66 | 222 | 831 | 557 | 6 | 470 | 31 | 3,940 | 2,121 | 484 | 54 | .339 | .435 | .638 | 1.073 | ||||
| 8 |  | R. Acuña Jr. | 1 | 673 | 2,626 | 543 | 767 | 137 | 11 | 161 | 402 | 341 | 47 | 666 | 180 | 46 | 3,029 | 1,409 | 309 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 38 | .292 | .381 | .537 | .918 |
| 9 |  | C. Bellinger | 1 | 540 | 1,927 | 345 | 515 | 99 | 15 | 127 | 335 | 278 | 7 | 486 | 47 | 10 | 2,224 | 1,025 | 241 | 0 | 12 | 46 | 27 | .267 | .360 | .532 | .892 |
| 10 |  | K. Bryant | 1 | 457 | 1,711 | 319 | 492 | 104 | 12 | 94 | 274 | 247 | 42 | 481 | 28 | 14 | 2,014 | 902 | 210 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 18 | .288 | .388 | .527 | .915 |
| 11 |  | M. Betts | 1 | 644 | 2,606 | 478 | 789 | 189 | 21 | 110 | 390 | 274 | 16 | 363 | 110 | 22 | 2,923 | 1,350 | 320 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 30 | .303 | .370 | .518 | .888 |
| 12 |  | B. Harper | 1 | 927 | 3,306 | 610 | 922 | 183 | 18 | 184 | 521 | 585 | 23 | 834 | 75 | 31 | 3,957 | 1,693 | 385 | 9 | 34 | 70 | 66 | .279 | .388 | .512 | .900 |
| 13 |  | B. Posey | 1 | 308 | 1,115 | 154 | 350 | 67 | 3 | 46 | 191 | 117 | 10 | 185 | 4 | 3 | 1,255 | 561 | 116 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 35 | .314 | .380 | .503 | .883 |
| 14 |  | D. Pedroia | 1 | 439 | 1,723 | 295 | 531 | 131 | 4 | 37 | 191 | 157 | 19 | 138 | 42 | 10 | 1,928 | 781 | 172 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 43 | .308 | .370 | .453 | .823 |
| 15 | | J. Morneau | 1 | 449 | 1,609 | 237 | 446 | 88 | 6 | 88 | 306 | 154 | 11 | 295 | 3 | 5 | 1,793 | 810 | 182 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 36 | .277 | .341 | .503 | .844 |
| 16 |  | A. Pujols | 1 | 790 | 2,954 | 629 | 982 | 227 | 11 | 201 | 621 | 401 | 44 | 344 | 29 | 15 | 3,428 | 1,834 | 439 | 1 | 28 | 70 | 94 | .332 | .416 | .621 | 1.037 |
| 17 |  | J. Bagwell | 1 | 506 | 1,838 | 278 | 547 | 105 | 16 | 64 | 308 | 248 | 29 | 318 | 36 | 17 | 2,153 | 876 | 185 | 3 | 35 | 27 | 53 | .298 | .383 | .477 | .860 |
| 18 |  | B. Bonds | 1 | 650 | 2,378 | 427 | 631 | 146 | 26 | 101 | 293 | 335 | 9 | 414 | 148 | 45 | 2,740 | 1,132 | 273 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 23 | .265 | .356 | .476 | .832 |
| 19 | | J. Canseco | 1 | 623 | 2,366 | 385 | 645 | 113 | 5 | 148 | 474 | 255 | 25 | 628 | 89 | 36 | 2,680 | 1,212 | 266 | 1 | 33 | 21 | 51 | .273 | .345 | .512 | .858 |
| 20 |  | R. Clemens | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | | D. Mattingly | 1 | 584 | 2,275 | 357 | 750 | 165 | 12 | 94 | 414 | 173 | 5 | 146 | 3 | 4 | 2,506 | 1,221 | 271 | 13 | 40 | 37 | 58 | .330 | .372 | .537 | .909 |
| 22 | | R. Sandberg | 1 | 618 | 2,455 | 411 | 707 | 123 | 32 | 57 | 254 | 186 | 11 | 357 | 150 | 40 | 2,690 | 1,065 | 212 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 31 | .288 | .339 | .434 | .773 |
| 23 |  | C. Ripken Jr. | 1 | 789 | 3,041 | 502 | 883 | 176 | 20 | 127 | 457 | 305 | 9 | 403 | 8 | 13 | 3,382 | 1,480 | 323 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 105 | .290 | .354 | .487 | .841 |
| 24 | | F. Lynn | 1 | 421 | 1,575 | 265 | 481 | 110 | 22 | 51 | 256 | 167 | 8 | 226 | 26 | 17 | 1,786 | 788 | 183 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 34 | .305 | .370 | .500 | .870 |
| 25 | | K. Hernandez | 1 | 688 | 2,308 | 373 | 676 | 151 | 28 | 47 | 328 | 314 | 7 | 321 | 35 | 21 | 2,652 | 1,024 | 226 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 52 | .293 | .377 | .444 | .820 |
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