Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Johnny Bench and Joe Morgan were tied for the most MVP awards, with 2.
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most MLB mvps by a player 1970s| 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 | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Bench | 2 | 1,435 | 5,229 | 792 | 1,396 | 264 | 18 | 290 | 1,013 | 687 | 11 | 896 | 56 | 24 | 6,001 | 2,566 | 572 | 6 | 68 | 112 | 136 | .267 | .349 | .491 | .840 | 891 | 239.4 | .370 | 131 | 213.3 |
| 2 | | J. Morgan | 2 | 1,458 | 5,139 | 1,005 | 1,451 | 275 | 47 | 173 | 720 | 1,071 | 24 | 517 | 488 | 105 | 6,320 | 2,339 | 495 | 25 | 61 | 44 | 63 | .282 | .404 | .455 | .860 | 1030 | 343.5 | .390 | 143 | 312.2 |
| 3 | | 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 | 391 | 94.2 | .366 | 127 | 82.7 |
| 4 | | F. Lynn | 1 | 718 | 2,647 | 456 | 819 | 185 | 26 | 112 | 460 | 324 | 13 | 355 | 31 | 25 | 3,035 | 1,392 | 323 | 15 | 36 | 31 | 52 | .309 | .383 | .526 | .909 | 523 | 185.9 | .400 | 144 | 150.9 |
| 5 | | J. Rice | 1 | 802 | 3,152 | 515 | 976 | 149 | 49 | 172 | 583 | 236 | 26 | 600 | 39 | 23 | 3,456 | 1,739 | 370 | 4 | 38 | 30 | 91 | .310 | .359 | .552 | .910 | 594 | 208.9 | .399 | 142 | 169.1 |
| 6 | | D. Parker | 1 | 878 | 3,294 | 519 | 1,044 | 203 | 51 | 122 | 533 | 262 | 30 | 549 | 88 | 47 | 3,607 | 1,715 | 376 | 1 | 20 | 62 | 61 | .317 | .370 | .521 | .891 | 599 | 197.2 | .392 | 143 | 180.5 |
| 7 | | D. Allen | 1 | 883 | 3,111 | 508 | 882 | 153 | 19 | 174 | 575 | 472 | 9 | 705 | 69 | 25 | 3,624 | 1,595 | 346 | 4 | 28 | 63 | 106 | .284 | .377 | .513 | .889 | 600 | 213 | .395 | 149 | 192.1 |
| 8 | | D. Baylor | 1 | 1,142 | 4,132 | 641 | 1,107 | 187 | 18 | 167 | 610 | 411 | 107 | 492 | 240 | 86 | 4,723 | 1,831 | 372 | 12 | 61 | 43 | 94 | .268 | .345 | .443 | .788 | 643 | 124.9 | .353 | 125 | 132.6 |
| 9 | | V. Blue | 1 | 148 | 326 | 26 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 3 | 191 | 0 | 2 | 390 | 46 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .101 | .188 | .141 | .329 | -2 | -43.5 | .166 | 0 | -43.4 |
| 10 | | J. Burroughs | 1 | 1,123 | 3,991 | 544 | 1,038 | 165 | 13 | 183 | 650 | 611 | 13 | 815 | 14 | 14 | 4,665 | 1,778 | 361 | 2 | 48 | 51 | 104 | .260 | .356 | .446 | .802 | 659 | 146.8 | .360 | 123 | 120.2 |
| 11 | | R. Carew | 1 | 1,358 | 5,211 | 837 | 1,787 | 241 | 80 | 60 | 628 | 586 | 14 | 528 | 253 | 110 | 5,916 | 2,368 | 381 | 61 | 44 | 101 | 123 | .343 | .408 | .454 | .862 | 950 | 308.5 | .386 | 142 | 279.6 |
| 12 | | G. Foster | 1 | 1,046 | 3,636 | 550 | 1,044 | 169 | 31 | 201 | 690 | 352 | 34 | 740 | 41 | 25 | 4,063 | 1,878 | 401 | 3 | 38 | 58 | 107 | .287 | .352 | .517 | .869 | 644 | 199.6 | .382 | 138 | 180.8 |
| 13 | | S. Garvey | 1 | 1,289 | 4,826 | 645 | 1,469 | 248 | 32 | 159 | 736 | 286 | 15 | 548 | 63 | 38 | 5,199 | 2,258 | 439 | 22 | 50 | 65 | 129 | .304 | .342 | .468 | .810 | 728 | 158.4 | .359 | 125 | 151.6 |
| 14 |  | R. Jackson | 1 | 1,440 | 5,129 | 833 | 1,410 | 270 | 24 | 292 | 922 | 677 | 54 | 1,247 | 183 | 85 | 5,912 | 2,604 | 586 | 6 | 46 | 75 | 98 | .275 | .363 | .508 | .870 | 948 | 305.8 | .386 | 148 | 318.7 |
| 15 | | T. Munson | 1 | 1,397 | 5,258 | 690 | 1,536 | 228 | 30 | 112 | 692 | 428 | 42 | 561 | 48 | 49 | 5,806 | 2,160 | 370 | 21 | 57 | 58 | 155 | .292 | .347 | .411 | .758 | 735 | 104.1 | .341 | 117 | 107.1 |
| 16 | | B. Powell | 1 | 925 | 2,892 | 376 | 771 | 120 | 3 | 137 | 510 | 500 | 14 | 482 | 8 | 8 | 3,455 | 1,308 | 260 | 11 | 38 | 72 | 78 | .267 | .373 | .452 | .825 | 510 | 140.3 | .369 | 135 | 134.4 |
| 17 |  | P. Rose | 1 | 1,604 | 6,523 | 1,068 | 2,045 | 394 | 64 | 79 | 580 | 783 | 50 | 464 | 105 | 60 | 7,399 | 2,804 | 537 | 9 | 34 | 87 | 111 | .314 | .389 | .430 | .819 | 1100 | 295.5 | .370 | 131 | 260.7 |
| 18 | | W. Stargell | 1 | 1,255 | 4,399 | 718 | 1,261 | 253 | 19 | 296 | 906 | 595 | 44 | 1,100 | 6 | 8 | 5,083 | 2,440 | 568 | 0 | 45 | 133 | 78 | .287 | .374 | .555 | .928 | 886 | 336.4 | .405 | 154 | 311.7 |
| 19 | | J. Torre | 1 | 1,013 | 3,572 | 454 | 1,081 | 161 | 32 | 92 | 532 | 379 | 44 | 491 | 13 | 8 | 4,024 | 1,582 | 285 | 7 | 22 | 71 | 136 | .303 | .374 | .443 | .817 | 585 | 155 | .367 | 127 | 125.5 |
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