oldest player to win a world series mvp award

Willie Stargell is the oldest World Series MVP with 1+ World Series MVP award in a World Series. He was 39 years old.

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Data note: Player Age, World Series MVP Awards: player game data complete from 1903 · postseason
Data note: Data: Retrosheet

	NAME	Age	WSMVP	SEASON	SERIES	TM	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	Willie Stargell W. Stargell	39	1	1979	World Series	PIT	7	30	7	12	4	0	3	7	0	0	6	0	0	32	25	7	0	2	0	1	.400	.375	.833	1.208
2	David Ortiz D. Ortiz	37	1	2013	World Series	BOS	6	16	7	11	2	0	2	6	8	0	1	0	0	25	19	4	0	1	4	0	.688	.760	1.188	1.948
3	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	37	1	2001	World Series	ARI	3	7	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286
4	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	36	1	1993	World Series	TOR	6	24	10	12	2	2	2	8	3	1	0	1	0	28	24	6	0	0	0	0	.500	.571	1.000	1.571
5	Jack Morris J. Morris	36	1	1991	World Series	MIN	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
6	Roberto Clemente R. Clemente	36	1	1971	World Series	PIT	7	29	3	12	2	1	2	4	2	0	2	0	0	31	22	5	0	0	1	0	.414	.452	.759	1.210
7	Steve Pearce S. Pearce	35	1	2018	World Series	BOS	5	12	5	4	1	0	3	8	4	0	0	0	0	16	14	4	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	1.167	1.667
8	Ben Zobrist B. Zobrist	35	1	2016	World Series	CHC	7	28	5	10	2	1	0	2	3	0	4	0	0	31	14	3	0	0	0	0	.357	.419	.500	.919
9	Hideki Matsui H. Matsui	35	1	2009	World Series	NYY	6	13	3	8	1	0	3	8	1	0	3	0	0	14	18	4	0	0	0	0	.615	.643	1.385	2.027
10	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	34	1	2024	World Series	LAD	5	20	5	6	0	1	4	12	2	0	1	0	0	22	20	5	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	1.000	1.364
11	Edgar Renteria E. Renteria	34	1	2010	World Series	SFG	5	17	6	7	0	0	2	6	0	1	3	0	0	18	13	2	0	0	0	1	.412	.444	.765	1.209
12	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	34	1	2001	World Series	ARI	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
13	Pete Rose P. Rose	34	1	1975	World Series	CIN	7	27	3	10	1	1	0	2	5	1	1	0	0	33	13	2	0	0	1	0	.370	.485	.481	.966
14	Mike Lowell M. Lowell	33	1	2007	World Series	BOS	4	15	6	6	3	0	1	4	3	0	1	1	0	18	12	4	0	0	1	0	.400	.500	.800	1.300
15	Ray Knight R. Knight	33	1	1986	World Series	NYM	6	23	4	9	1	0	1	5	2	0	2	0	0	25	13	2	0	0	0	2	.391	.440	.565	1.005
16	Rick Dempsey R. Dempsey	33	1	1983	World Series	BAL	5	13	3	5	4	0	1	2	2	0	2	0	0	15	12	5	0	0	2	1	.385	.467	.923	1.390
17	Ron Cey R. Cey	33	1	1981	World Series	LAD	6	20	3	7	0	0	1	6	3	1	3	0	0	24	10	1	0	0	0	0	.350	.458	.500	.958
18	Brooks Robinson B. Robinson	33	1	1970	World Series	BAL	5	21	5	9	2	0	2	6	0	0	2	0	0	21	17	4	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.810	1.238
19	Donn Clendenon D. Clendenon	33	1	1969	World Series	NYM	4	14	4	5	1	0	3	4	2	0	6	0	0	16	15	4	0	0	0	0	.357	.438	1.071	1.509
20	Manny Ramirez M. Ramirez	32	1	2004	World Series	BOS	4	17	2	7	0	0	1	4	3	0	3	0	0	20	10	1	0	0	0	0	.412	.500	.588	1.088
21	Dave Stewart D. Stewart	32	1	1989	World Series	OAK	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
22	Steve Yeager S. Yeager	32	1	1981	World Series	LAD	6	14	2	4	1	0	2	4	0	0	2	0	0	15	11	3	0	1	0	0	.286	.267	.786	1.052
23	Whitey Ford W. Ford	32	1	1961	World Series	NYY	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167
24	David Eckstein D. Eckstein	31	1	2006	World Series	STL	5	22	3	8	3	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	23	11	3	0	0	0	1	.364	.391	.500	.891
25	Jermaine Dye J. Dye	31	1	2005	World Series	CWS	4	16	3	7	1	0	1	3	2	1	2	0	0	19	11	2	0	0	0	1	.438	.526	.688	1.214

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