least amount of games played by a player to win mlb mvp in the 2010 to 2019

Between the 2010 and 2019 seasons, Justin Verlander had the fewest games by an MVP in a season, with 1 game in 2011.

Interpreted as:
least amount of games played by a player to win MLB mvp in a regular season in the 2010 to 2019
NAME G MVP SEASON TM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
1 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1
1
2011
DET DET
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
2 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
26
1
2014
LAD LAD
63
5
11
0
1
0
3
4
1
23
1
0
74
13
1
6
0
0
1
.175
.235
.206
.442
3 Josh Hamilton
J. Hamilton
133
1
2010
TEX TEX
518
95
186
40
3
32
100
43
5
95
8
1
571
328
75
1
4
5
11
.359
.411
.633
1.044
4 Mike Trout
M. Trout
134
1
2019
LAA LAA
470
110
137
27
2
45
104
110
16
120
11
2
600
303
74
0
4
14
5
.291
.438
.645
1.083
5 Mookie Betts
M. Betts
136
1
2018
BOS BOS
520
129
180
47
5
32
80
81
8
91
30
6
614
333
84
0
5
8
5
.346
.438
.640
1.078
6 Christian Yelich
C. Yelich
147
1
2018
MIL MIL
574
118
187
34
7
36
110
68
7
135
22
4
651
343
77
0
2
2
14
.326
.402
.598
1.000
7 Miguel Cabrera
M. Cabrera
148
1
2013
DET DET
555
103
193
26
1
44
137
90
5
94
3
0
652
353
71
0
2
19
19
.348
.442
.636
1.078
8 Buster Posey
B. Posey
148
1
2012
SFG SFG
530
78
178
39
1
24
103
69
2
96
1
1
610
291
64
0
9
7
19
.336
.408
.549
.957
9 Ryan Braun
R. Braun
150
1
2011
MIL MIL
563
109
187
38
6
33
111
58
5
93
33
6
629
336
77
0
3
2
9
.332
.397
.597
.994
10 Joey Votto
J. Votto
150
1
2010
CIN CIN
547
106
177
36
2
37
113
91
7
125
16
5
648
328
75
0
3
8
11
.324
.424
.600
1.024
11 Jose Altuve
J. Altuve
153
1
2017
HOU HOU
590
112
204
39
4
24
81
58
9
84
32
6
662
323
67
1
4
3
19
.346
.410
.547
.957
12 Bryce Harper
B. Harper
153
1
2015
WSH WSH
521
118
172
38
1
42
99
124
5
131
6
4
654
338
81
0
4
15
15
.330
.460
.649
1.109
13 Kris Bryant
K. Bryant
155
1
2016
CHC CHC
603
121
176
35
3
39
102
75
18
154
8
5
699
334
77
0
3
5
3
.292
.385
.554
.939
14 Cody Bellinger
C. Bellinger
156
1
2019
LAD LAD
558
121
170
34
3
47
115
95
3
108
15
5
660
351
84
0
4
21
10
.305
.406
.629
1.035
15 Mike Trout
M. Trout
157
1
2014
LAA LAA
602
115
173
39
9
36
111
83
10
184
16
2
705
338
84
0
10
6
6
.287
.377
.561
.939
16 Andrew McCutchen
A. McCutchen
157
1
2013
PIT PIT
583
97
185
38
5
21
84
78
9
101
27
10
674
296
64
0
4
12
13
.317
.404
.508
.911
17 Josh Donaldson
J. Donaldson
158
1
2015
TOR TOR
620
122
184
41
2
41
123
73
6
133
6
0
711
352
84
2
10
0
16
.297
.371
.568
.939
18 Giancarlo Stanton
G. Stanton
159
1
2017
MIA MIA
597
123
168
32
0
59
132
85
7
163
2
2
692
377
91
0
3
13
13
.281
.376
.631
1.007
19 Mike Trout
M. Trout
159
1
2016
LAA LAA
549
123
173
32
5
29
100
116
11
137
30
7
681
302
66
0
5
12
5
.315
.441
.550
.991
20 Miguel Cabrera
M. Cabrera
161
1
2012
DET DET
622
109
205
40
0
44
139
66
3
98
4
1
697
377
84
0
6
17
28
.330
.393
.606
.999
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