MVP but not Hall of Fame 1931-2004.

Best players never MVP since 1932. Thursday, January 16, 2025

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Younger MVP may still be active or not yet eligible for the Hall of Fame or eligible.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mvp.shtml

WAR for pitchers is for their pitching only. WAR bold means led league.

Multiple times MVP but not in the Hall of Fame:

Barry Bonds 7
Alex Rodriguez 3
Hal Newhouser, Roger Maris, Dale Murphy, Juan Gonzalez 2.

Bucky Walters: 1939 NL CIN pitcher WAR 8.2

Frank McCormick: 1940 NL CIN 1B WAR 5.3

Dolph Camilli: 1941 NL BRO 1B WAR 6.8

Mort Cooper: 1942 NL STL pitcher WAR 8.2

Spud Chandler: 1943 AL NYY pitcher WAR 6.4

Marty Marion: 1944 NL STL SS WAR 4.5

1. Hal Newhouser: 1944 AL DET pitcher WAR 7.7

2. Hal Newhouser: 1945 AL DET pitcher WAR 11.3

Phil Cavarretta: 1945 NL CHC 1B WAR 5.9

Bob Elliott: 1947 NL BSN (Boston Braves) 1B WAR 6.5

Jim Konstanty: 1950 NL PHI pitcher WAR 4.7

Bobby Shantz: 1952 AL PHA pitcher WAR 8.8

Hank Sauer: 1952 NL CHC Left WAR 5.6

Al Rosen: 1953 AL CLE 3B WAR 10.2

Don Newcombe: 1956 NL BRO WAR 4.5

Jackie Jensen: 1958 AL BOS Right WAR 4.9

Dick Groat: 1960 NL PIT SS WAR 6.1

1. Roger Maris: 1960 AL NYY Right WAR 7.5

2. Roger Maris: 1961 AL NYY Right WAR 6.9

Maury Wills: 1962 NL LAD SS WAR 6.0

Elston Howard: 1963 AL NYY Catcher WAR 5.2

Ken Boyer: 1964 NL STL 3B WAR 6.1

Zoilo Versalles: 1965 AL MIN SS WAR 7.2

Denny McLain: 1968 AL DET pitcher WAR 7.4

Vida Blue: 1971 AL OAK pitcher WAR 9.0

Pete Rose: 1973 NL CIN Left WAR 8.3

Jeff Burroughs: 1974 AL TEX Right WAR 3.6

Steve Garvey: 1974 NL LAD 1B WAR 4.4

Fred Lynn: 1975 AL BOS Center WAR 7.4

Thurman Munson: 1976 AL NYY Catcher WAR 5.3

Don Baylor: 1979 AL BAL Left WAR 3.7

Keith Hernandez: 1979 NL STL 1B WAR 7.6

1. Dale Murphy: 1982 NL ATL Center WAR 6.1

2. Dale Murphy: 1983 NL ATL Center WAR 7.1

Willie Hernandez: 1984 AL DET RELIEF pitcher WAR 4.8

Don Mattingly: 1985 AL NYY 1B WAR 6.5

Willie McGee: 1985 NL STL Center WAR 8.2

Roger Clemens: 1986 AL BOS pitcher WAR 8.8

George Bell: 1987 AL TOR Left WAR 5.0

Jose Canseco: 1988 AL OAK Right WAR 7.3

Kirk Gibson: 1988 NL LAD Left WAR 6.5

Kevin Mitchell: 1989 NL SFG Left WAR 6.9

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1. Barry Bonds: 1990 NL PIT Left WAR 9.7

2. Barry Bonds: 1992 NL PIT Left WAR 9.0

3. Barry Bonds: 1993 NL SFG Left WAR 9.9

4. Barry Bonds: 2001 NL SFG Left WAR 11.9

5. Barry Bonds: 2002 NL SFG Left WAR 11.8

6. Barry Bonds: 2003 NL SFG Left WAR 9.2

7. Barry Bonds: 2004 NL SFG Left WAR 10.6

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Mo Vaughn: 1995 AL BOS 1B WAR 4.3

Ken Caminiti: 1996 NL 3B WAR 7.6

1. Juan Gonzalez: 1996 AL TEX Right WAR 3.8

2. Juan Gonzalez: 1998 AL TEX Right WAR 4.9

Sammy Sosa: 1998 NL CHC Right WAR 6.5

Jason Giambi: 2000 AL OAK 1B WAR 7.8

Jeff Kent: 2000 NL SFG 2B WAR 7.2

Ichiro Suzuki: 2001 AL Right WAR 7.7

Miguel Tejada: 2002 AL OAK SS WAR 5.7

1. Alex Rodriguez: 2003 AL TEX SS WAR 8.4

2. Alex Rodriguez: 2005 AL NYY 3B WAR 9.4

3. Alex Rodriguez: 2007 AL NYY 3B WAR 9.4

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