33 players won the NL MVP award. The first three are Shohei Ohtani in 2025 and in 2024, Ryan Howard in 2006 and Sammy Sosa in 1998.
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nl mvp from 1980 to 2025 with most single season strikeouts by a player| NAME | NLMVP | SO | SEASON | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
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| 1 |  | S. Ohtani | 1 | 187 | 2025 | 158 | 611 | 146 | 172 | 25 | 9 | 55 | 102 | 109 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 725 | 380 | 89 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | .282 | .392 | .622 | 1.014 | 147 | 61.7 | .418 | 172 | 62.3 | |
| 2 |  | R. Howard | 1 | 181 | 2006 | 159 | 581 | 104 | 182 | 25 | 1 | 58 | 149 | 108 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 704 | 383 | 84 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 7 | .313 | .425 | .659 | 1.084 | 151 | 63 | .436 | 162 | 57.5 | |
| 3 |  | S. Sosa | 1 | 171 | 1998 | 159 | 643 | 134 | 198 | 20 | 0 | 66 | 158 | 73 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 722 | 416 | 86 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | .308 | .377 | .647 | 1.024 | 146 | 56.6 | .425 | 159 | 53.7 | |
| 4 |  | G. Stanton | 1 | 163 | 2017 | 159 | 597 | 123 | 168 | 32 | 0 | 59 | 132 | 85 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 692 | 377 | 91 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | .281 | .376 | .631 | 1.007 | 137 | 52.3 | .410 | 158 | 51.9 | |
| 5 | | S. Ohtani | 1 | 162 | 2024 | 159 | 636 | 134 | 197 | 38 | 7 | 54 | 130 | 81 | 6 | 59 | 4 | 728 | 411 | 99 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 | .310 | .390 | .646 | 1.036 | 156 | 70.5 | .431 | 180 | 69.5 | |
| 6 |  | K. Bryant | 1 | 154 | 2016 | 155 | 603 | 121 | 176 | 35 | 3 | 39 | 102 | 75 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 699 | 334 | 77 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .292 | .385 | .554 | .939 | 127 | 45.1 | .396 | 148 | 41.4 | |
| 7 |  | P. Goldschmidt | 1 | 141 | 2022 | 151 | 561 | 106 | 178 | 41 | 0 | 35 | 115 | 79 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 649 | 324 | 76 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .317 | .404 | .578 | .981 | 131 | 56.5 | .419 | 176 | 57.5 | |
| 8 |  | C. Yelich | 1 | 135 | 2018 | 147 | 574 | 118 | 187 | 34 | 7 | 36 | 110 | 68 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 651 | 343 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | .326 | .402 | .598 | 1.000 | 133 | 57 | .422 | 167 | 53.6 | |
| 9 |  | B. Harper | 1 | 134 | 2021 | 141 | 488 | 101 | 151 | 42 | 1 | 35 | 84 | 100 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 599 | 300 | 78 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | .309 | .429 | .615 | 1.044 | 130 | 57.7 | .431 | 171 | 54 | |
| 10 | | D. Murphy | 1 | 134 | 1982 | 162 | 598 | 113 | 168 | 23 | 2 | 36 | 109 | 93 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 698 | 303 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | .281 | .378 | .507 | .885 | 116 | 38 | .389 | 145 | 35 | |
| 11 |  | B. Harper | 1 | 131 | 2015 | 153 | 521 | 118 | 172 | 38 | 1 | 42 | 99 | 124 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 654 | 338 | 81 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | .330 | .460 | .649 | 1.109 | 151 | 77.3 | .461 | 197 | 73.9 | |
| 12 |  | J. Votto | 1 | 125 | 2010 | 150 | 547 | 106 | 177 | 36 | 2 | 37 | 113 | 91 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 648 | 328 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | .324 | .424 | .600 | 1.024 | 135 | 60.6 | .438 | 172 | 55.8 | |
| 13 | | K. Gibson | 1 | 120 | 1988 | 150 | 542 | 106 | 157 | 28 | 1 | 25 | 76 | 73 | 7 | 31 | 4 | 632 | 262 | 54 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 8 | .290 | .377 | .483 | .860 | 100 | 31.1 | .377 | 150 | 34.2 | |
| 14 |  | M. Schmidt | 1 | 119 | 1980 | 150 | 548 | 104 | 157 | 25 | 8 | 48 | 121 | 89 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 652 | 342 | 81 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 6 | .286 | .380 | .624 | 1.004 | 127 | 54.1 | .428 | 172 | 52.7 | |
| 15 | | K. Mitchell | 1 | 115 | 1989 | 154 | 543 | 100 | 158 | 34 | 6 | 47 | 125 | 87 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 640 | 345 | 87 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 6 | .291 | .388 | .635 | 1.023 | 126 | 56.8 | .431 | 185 | 59.2 | |
| 16 | | D. Murphy | 1 | 110 | 1983 | 162 | 589 | 131 | 178 | 24 | 4 | 36 | 121 | 90 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 687 | 318 | 64 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | .302 | .393 | .540 | .933 | 124 | 46.2 | .406 | 151 | 40.1 | |
| 17 |  | C. Bellinger | 1 | 108 | 2019 | 156 | 558 | 121 | 170 | 34 | 3 | 47 | 115 | 95 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 660 | 351 | 84 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 10 | .305 | .406 | .629 | 1.035 | 137 | 54.2 | .415 | 160 | 52.6 | |
| 18 | | J. Kent | 1 | 107 | 2000 | 159 | 587 | 114 | 196 | 41 | 7 | 33 | 125 | 90 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 695 | 350 | 81 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 17 | .334 | .424 | .596 | 1.021 | 146 | 54.8 | .431 | 158 | 55.1 | |
| 19 | | A. Dawson | 1 | 103 | 1987 | 153 | 621 | 90 | 178 | 24 | 2 | 49 | 137 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 662 | 353 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | .287 | .328 | .568 | .896 | 109 | 28.2 | .377 | 124 | 20.2 | |
| 20 |  | A. McCutchen | 1 | 101 | 2013 | 157 | 583 | 97 | 185 | 38 | 5 | 21 | 84 | 78 | 9 | 27 | 10 | 674 | 296 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | .317 | .404 | .508 | .911 | 116 | 41.7 | .393 | 156 | 42.7 | |
| 21 | | R. Sandberg | 1 | 101 | 1984 | 156 | 636 | 114 | 200 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 84 | 52 | 3 | 32 | 7 | 700 | 331 | 74 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .314 | .367 | .520 | .887 | 117 | 39 | .390 | 142 | 33 | |
| 22 | | K. Caminiti | 1 | 99 | 1996 | 146 | 546 | 109 | 178 | 37 | 2 | 40 | 130 | 78 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 638 | 339 | 79 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 15 | .326 | .408 | .621 | 1.028 | 132 | 49.6 | .426 | 169 | 56 | |
| 23 |  | B. Posey | 1 | 96 | 2012 | 148 | 530 | 78 | 178 | 39 | 1 | 24 | 103 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 610 | 291 | 64 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 19 | .336 | .408 | .549 | .957 | 114 | 44.7 | .406 | 164 | 46.5 | |
| 24 |  | C. Jones | 1 | 94 | 1999 | 157 | 567 | 116 | 181 | 41 | 1 | 45 | 110 | 126 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 701 | 359 | 87 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 20 | .319 | .441 | .633 | 1.074 | 156 | 64.5 | .447 | 165 | 61.6 | |
| 25 |  | R. Braun | 1 | 93 | 2011 | 150 | 563 | 109 | 187 | 38 | 6 | 33 | 111 | 58 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 629 | 336 | 77 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .332 | .397 | .597 | .994 | 125 | 54.8 | .426 | 172 | 52.1 | |
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| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB |
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 Dodgers | 90 | 58 | .608 | |
80 | 68 | .541 | 10.0 | |
79 | 69 | .534 | 11.0 | |
62 | 87 | .416 | 28.5 | |
55 | 93 | .372 | 35.0 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
88 | 61 | .591 | ||
82 | 67 | .550 | 6.0 | |
73 | 76 | .490 | 15.0 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 18.5 | |
69 | 81 | .460 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - x | 92 | 56 | .622 | |
83 | 66 | .557 | 9.5 | |
74 | 75 | .497 | 18.5 | |
73 | 75 | .493 | 19.0 | |
69 | 78 | .469 | 22.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
90 | 58 | .608 | ||
80 | 68 | .541 | 10.0 | |
79 | 69 | .534 | 11.0 | |
62 | 87 | .416 | 28.5 | |
55 | 93 | .372 | 35.0 |
Mets| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rays - x | 89 | 59 | .601 | |
85 | 63 | .574 | 4.0 | |
81 | 68 | .544 | 8.5 | |
74 | 75 | .497 | 15.5 | |
72 | 77 | .483 | 17.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 72 | .510 | ||
75 | 74 | .503 | 1.0 | |
70 | 78 | .473 | 5.5 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 6.5 | |
66 | 83 | .443 | 10.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 74 | .503 | ||
72 | 76 | .486 | 2.5 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 5.5 | |
60 | 88 | .405 | 14.5 | |
56 | 92 | .378 | 18.5 |
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