Mike Trout and Stan Musial are tied for the most career MVP awards by a player younger than 28, with 3.
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most MLB mvp before turning 28 years old by a player| 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 | 3 | 1,173 | 4,251 | 881 | 1,301 | 250 | 45 | 278 | 737 | 780 | 77 | 1,088 | 198 | 36 | 5,156 | 2,475 | 573 | 0 | 48 | 97 | 57 | .306 | .419 | .582 | 1.001 |
| 2 |  | S. Musial | 3 | 915 | 3,521 | 687 | 1,225 | 261 | 95 | 110 | 582 | 462 | 19 | 161 | 41 | 4,031 | 2,006 | 466 | 29 | 70 | .348 | .426 | .570 | .996 | |||
| 3 |  | F. Thomas | 2 | 836 | 2,939 | 608 | 951 | 196 | 8 | 197 | 645 | 700 | 19 | 471 | 17 | 14 | 3,711 | 1,754 | 401 | 0 | 53 | 91 | 88 | .324 | .450 | .597 | 1.047 |
| 4 |  | B. Bonds | 2 | 945 | 3,371 | 622 | 918 | 204 | 34 | 160 | 509 | 546 | 19 | 557 | 232 | 69 | 3,971 | 1,670 | 398 | 3 | 32 | 96 | 43 | .272 | .374 | .495 | .869 |
| 5 |  | D. Murphy | 2 | 876 | 3,180 | 512 | 864 | 121 | 15 | 164 | 528 | 373 | 11 | 678 | 93 | 35 | 3,594 | 1,507 | 300 | 6 | 24 | 46 | 73 | .272 | .348 | .474 | .822 |
| 6 | | J. Bench | 2 | 1,236 | 4,595 | 695 | 1,246 | 236 | 18 | 240 | 855 | 516 | 13 | 751 | 40 | 26 | 5,192 | 2,238 | 494 | 5 | 63 | 95 | 123 | .271 | .342 | .487 | .829 |
| 7 |  | R. Maris | 2 | 829 | 3,010 | 535 | 779 | 112 | 28 | 189 | 547 | 412 | 22 | 420 | 17 | 9 | 3,476 | 1,514 | 329 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 44 | .259 | .350 | .503 | .853 |
| 8 |  | M. Mantle | 2 | 1,246 | 4,478 | 993 | 1,392 | 208 | 54 | 280 | 841 | 892 | 8 | 904 | 97 | 28 | 5,408 | 2,548 | 542 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 44 | .311 | .425 | .569 | .994 |
| 9 | | H. Newhouser | 2 | 348 | 760 | 48 | 148 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 57 | 0 | 113 | 3 | 866 | 175 | 21 | 49 | 17 | .195 | .251 | .230 | .481 | |||
| 10 |  | 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 | |||
| 11 | | J. Foxx | 2 | 1,256 | 4,397 | 975 | 1,492 | 257 | 79 | 302 | 1,076 | 782 | 7 | 644 | 48 | 5,241 | 2,813 | 638 | 55 | .339 | .440 | .640 | 1.080 | ||||
| 12 |  | R. Acuña Jr. | 1 | 817 | 3,156 | 655 | 913 | 157 | 13 | 186 | 459 | 439 | 53 | 821 | 205 | 50 | 3,663 | 1,654 | 356 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 47 | .289 | .384 | .524 | .908 |
| 13 |  | S. Ohtani | 1 | 487 | 1,694 | 283 | 447 | 88 | 16 | 111 | 298 | 223 | 11 | 532 | 63 | 23 | 1,937 | 900 | 215 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 22 | .264 | .352 | .531 | .883 |
| 14 |  | C. Bellinger | 1 | 803 | 2,845 | 478 | 717 | 147 | 20 | 161 | 451 | 347 | 12 | 734 | 73 | 17 | 3,228 | 1,387 | 328 | 0 | 24 | 49 | 38 | .252 | .333 | .488 | .821 |
| 15 |  | K. Bryant | 1 | 706 | 2,643 | 486 | 751 | 167 | 16 | 138 | 403 | 369 | 74 | 733 | 34 | 18 | 3,105 | 1,364 | 321 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 33 | .284 | .385 | .516 | .901 |
| 16 |  | M. Betts | 1 | 849 | 3,422 | 660 | 1,029 | 238 | 27 | 155 | 509 | 395 | 21 | 502 | 136 | 27 | 3,875 | 1,786 | 420 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 43 | .301 | .373 | .522 | .895 |
| 17 |  | C. Yelich | 1 | 920 | 3,541 | 587 | 1,067 | 209 | 24 | 139 | 500 | 448 | 31 | 832 | 124 | 24 | 4,042 | 1,741 | 372 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 81 | .301 | .383 | .492 | .874 |
| 18 |  | B. Harper | 1 | 1,142 | 4,069 | 749 | 1,122 | 228 | 21 | 232 | 668 | 733 | 31 | 1,055 | 98 | 36 | 4,883 | 2,088 | 481 | 10 | 40 | 89 | 81 | .276 | .387 | .513 | .900 |
| 19 |  | J. Altuve | 1 | 1,017 | 4,090 | 581 | 1,295 | 250 | 23 | 86 | 419 | 277 | 41 | 481 | 232 | 66 | 4,466 | 1,849 | 359 | 22 | 36 | 34 | 111 | .317 | .363 | .452 | .815 |
| 20 |  | G. Stanton | 1 | 986 | 3,577 | 576 | 960 | 202 | 10 | 267 | 672 | 487 | 36 | 1,140 | 36 | 14 | 4,119 | 1,983 | 479 | 0 | 19 | 74 | 73 | .268 | .360 | .554 | .914 |
| 21 |  | B. Posey | 1 | 603 | 2,182 | 287 | 673 | 129 | 6 | 83 | 352 | 224 | 21 | 324 | 6 | 5 | 2,455 | 1,063 | 218 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 66 | .308 | .374 | .487 | .861 |
| 22 |  | A. McCutchen | 1 | 880 | 3,299 | 548 | 986 | 200 | 36 | 128 | 462 | 445 | 40 | 646 | 143 | 50 | 3,819 | 1,642 | 364 | 3 | 32 | 39 | 47 | .299 | .385 | .498 | .883 |
| 23 |  | C. Kershaw | 1 | 238 | 472 | 34 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 148 | 1 | 0 | 577 | 83 | 8 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .153 | .193 | .176 | .369 |
| 24 |  | J. Votto | 1 | 599 | 2,153 | 362 | 678 | 147 | 9 | 116 | 389 | 325 | 17 | 459 | 35 | 15 | 2,506 | 1,191 | 272 | 0 | 11 | 40 | 41 | .315 | .407 | .553 | .960 |
| 25 |  | R. Braun | 1 | 729 | 2,879 | 506 | 898 | 187 | 26 | 161 | 531 | 242 | 37 | 560 | 96 | 24 | 3,176 | 1,620 | 374 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 58 | .312 | .371 | .563 | .933 |
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