Babe Ruth? Win AL MVP: 1919, 1920, 1921, , 1923, 1924, , 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931?

Babe Ruth

Positions: Outfielder and Pitcher

Bats: Left  •  Throws: Left

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, MD us

Died: August 16, 1948 (Aged 53-192d) in New York, NY

Buried: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY

If the modern Most Valuable Player (MVP) award (1931-2025) had started when Babe Ruth played in his prime, how many times might the Babe have won? Eleven? Those are the years when he led the American Leagues in WAR. Let's look at each of those eleven seasons starting with 1919, Ruth's last with the Red Sox.

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For single seasons, in 1919, Playing in the AL, in the regular season, requiring Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 5 and Offensive WAR (oWAR) >= 0 and Home Runs >= 0 and Defensive WAR (dWAR) >= -.9 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 0, sorted by descending Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Babe Ruth	9.1	8.3	0.2	217	29	1919	24	BOS	AL	130	544	432	103	139	64	34	12	29	113	7	101	58	.322	.456	.657	1.114	284
2	Bobby Veach	6.6	5.7	0.2	158	3	1919	31	DET	AL	139	601	538	87	191	126	45	17	3	97	19	33	33	.355	.398	.519	.916	279
3	Roger Peckinpaugh	6.3	4.5	2.7	123	7	1919	28	NYY	AL	122	539	453	89	138	109	20	2	7	33	10	59	37	.305	.390	.404	.794	183
4	George Sisler	6.1	5.5	0.1	156	10	1919	26	SLB	AL	132	561	511	96	180	124	31	15	10	83	28	27	20	.352	.390	.530	.921	271
5	Joe Jackson	5.8	6.0	-0.9	159	7	1919	31	CHW	AL	139	599	516	79	181	129	31	14	7	96	9	60	10	.351	.422	.506	.928	261
6	Del Pratt	5.4	3.0	2.7	106	4	1919	31	NYY	AL	140	583	527	69	154	116	27	7	4	56	22	36	24	.292	.342	.393	.735	207
7	Tris Speaker	5.2	4.0	0.8	127	2	1919	31	CLE	AL	134	595	494	83	146	94	38	12	2	63	19	73	12	.296	.395	.433	.828	214
8	Eddie Collins	5.1	4.7	0.6	125	4	1919	32	CHW	AL	140	628	518	87	165	135	19	7	4	80	33	68	27	.319	.400	.405	.805	210

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For single seasons, in 1920, Playing in the AL, in the regular season, requiring Adjusted OPS+ >= 0 and Defensive WAR (dWAR) >= -.9 and Offensive WAR (oWAR) >= 0 and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 5 and Home Runs >= 0, sorted by descending Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Babe Ruth	11.9	11.8	-0.5	255	54	1920	25	NYY	AL	142	617	458	158	172	73	36	9	135	14	14	150	80	.376	.532	.847	1.379	388
2	George Sisler	9.7	9.2	0.0	181	19	1920	27	SLB	AL	154	692	631	137	257	171	49	18	122	42	17	46	19	.407	.449	.632	1.082	399
3	Tris Speaker	8.6	8.3	-0.1	172	8	1920	32	CLE	AL	150	674	552	137	214	145	50	11	107	10	13	97	13	.388	.483	.562	1.045	310
4	Eddie Collins	7.9	7.5	0.8	147	3	1920	33	CHW	AL	153	706	602	117	224	170	38	13	76	20	8	69	19	.372	.438	.493	.932	297
5	Joe Jackson	7.5	7.4	-0.5	172	12	1920	32	CHW	AL	146	649	570	105	218	144	42	20	121	9	12	56	14	.382	.444	.589	1.033	336
6	Baby Doll Jacobson	5.9	5.2	0.3	135	9	1920	29	SLB	AL	154	673	609	97	216	159	34	14	122	11	7	46	37	.355	.402	.501	.903	305
7	Happy Felsch	5.6	5.0	0.3	143	14	1920	29	CHW	AL	142	615	556	88	188	119	40	15	115	8	13	37	25	.338	.384	.540	.923	300
8	Harry Hooper	5.2	4.4	0.1	137	7	1920	32	BOS	AL	139	634	536	91	167	113	30	17	53	16	18	88	27	.312	.411	.470	.881	252

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For single seasons, in 1921, Playing in the AL, in the regular season, requiring Offensive WAR (oWAR) >= 0 and Defensive WAR (dWAR) >= -.9 and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 5 and Home Runs >= 0 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 0, sorted by descending Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Babe Ruth	12.8	12.2	0.0	239	59	1921	26	NYY	AL	152	693	540	177	204	85	44	16	168	17	13	145	81	.378	.512	.846	1.359	457
2	Ty Cobb	6.7	6.6	-0.2	166	12	1921	34	DET	AL	128	582	507	124	197	132	37	16	101	22	15	56	19	.389	.452	.596	1.048	302
3	Tris Speaker	6.6	5.6	0.7	146	3	1921	33	CLE	AL	132	588	506	107	183	114	52	14	75	2	4	68	12	.362	.439	.538	.977	272
4	George Sisler	5.7	5.3	-0.1	140	12	1921	28	SLB	AL	138	635	582	125	216	148	38	18	104	35	11	34	27	.371	.411	.560	.971	326
5	Bobby Veach	5.5	4.7	0.2	133	16	1921	33	DET	AL	150	692	612	110	207	135	43	13	128	14	10	48	31	.338	.387	.529	.917	324
6	Ken Williams	5.5	5.3	-0.5	145	24	1921	31	SLB	AL	146	651	547	115	190	128	31	7	117	20	17	74	42	.347	.429	.561	.990	307

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For single seasons, in 1923, Playing in the AL, in the regular season, requiring Home Runs >= 0 and Defensive WAR (dWAR) >= -.9 and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 5 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 0 and Offensive WAR (oWAR) >= 0, sorted by descending Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Babe Ruth	14.1	12.3	1.2	239	41	1923	28	NYY	AL	152	699	522	151	205	106	45	13	130	17	21	170	93	.393	.545	.764	1.309	399
2	Harry Heilmann	9.4	8.9	-0.2	194	18	1923	28	DET	AL	144	627	524	121	211	138	44	11	115	9	7	74	40	.403	.481	.632	1.113	331
3	Tris Speaker	9.1	9.3	-0.5	182	17	1923	35	CLE	AL	150	695	574	133	218	131	59	11	130	8	9	93	15	.380	.469	.610	1.079	350
4	Ken Williams	7.7	7.3	-0.2	171	29	1923	33	SLB	AL	147	646	555	106	198	120	37	12	91	18	17	79	32	.357	.439	.623	1.062	346
5	Joe Sewell	7.5	8.1	0.5	146	3	1923	24	CLE	AL	153	685	553	98	195	141	41	10	109	9	6	98	12	.353	.456	.479	.935	265
6	Eddie Collins	6.4	6.7	0.3	142	5	1923	36	CHW	AL	145	633	505	89	182	150	22	5	67	48	29	84	8	.360	.455	.453	.909	229
7	Ty Cobb	5.6	5.0	0.2	134	6	1923	36	DET	AL	145	648	556	103	189	136	40	7	88	9	10	66	14	.340	.413	.469	.882	261
8	Charlie Jamieson	5.3	5.0	-0.3	129	2	1923	30	CLE	AL	152	746	644	130	222	172	36	12	51	18	14	80	37	.345	.422	.447	.869	288

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For single seasons, in 1924, Playing in the AL, in the regular season, requiring Defensive WAR (dWAR) >= -.9 and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 5 and Home Runs >= 0 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 0 and Offensive WAR (oWAR) >= 0, sorted by descending Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Babe Ruth	11.4	10.5	0.2	220	46	1924	29	NYY	AL	153	681	529	143	200	108	39	7	124	9	13	142	81	.378	.513	.739	1.252	391
2	Goose Goslin	6.5	5.5	0.4	143	12	1924	23	WSH	AL	154	674	579	100	199	140	30	17	129	15	14	68	29	.344	.421	.516	.937	299
3	Harry Heilmann	6.4	6.1	-0.4	149	10	1924	29	DET	AL	153	682	570	107	197	126	45	16	114	13	5	78	41	.346	.428	.533	.961	304
4	Ty Cobb	5.5	5.0	0.2	126	4	1924	37	DET	AL	155	727	625	114	211	159	38	10	79	23	14	85	18	.338	.418	.450	.867	281
5	Eddie Collins	5.1	6.4	-0.9	134	6	1924	37	CHW	AL	152	678	556	108	194	154	27	7	86	42	17	89	16	.349	.441	.455	.896	253

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For single seasons, in 1926, Playing in the AL, in the regular season, requiring Offensive WAR (oWAR) >= 0 and Defensive WAR (dWAR) >= -.9 and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 5 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 0 and Home Runs >= 0, sorted by descending Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Babe Ruth	11.4	11.0	-0.2	226	47	1926	31	NYY	AL	152	652	495	139	184	102	30	5	153	11	9	144	76	.372	.516	.737	1.253	365
2	Goose Goslin	6.9	6.4	0.1	153	17	1926	25	WSH	AL	147	656	568	105	201	143	26	15	109	8	8	63	38	.354	.425	.542	.967	308
3	Lou Gehrig	6.9	6.4	-0.1	153	16	1926	23	NYY	AL	155	697	572	135	179	96	47	20	109	6	5	105	73	.313	.420	.549	.969	314
4	Johnny Mostil	6.4	5.4	0.6	133	4	1926	30	CHW	AL	148	702	600	120	197	137	41	15	41	35	14	79	55	.328	.415	.467	.882	280
5	Joe Sewell	6.0	5.5	1.5	116	4	1926	27	CLE	AL	154	672	578	91	187	137	41	5	84	17	7	65	6	.324	.399	.433	.832	250
6	Bibb Falk	5.7	4.9	0.1	135	8	1926	27	CHW	AL	155	658	566	86	195	140	43	4	108	9	10	66	22	.345	.415	.477	.892	270
7	Tris Speaker	5.5	5.0	0.2	128	7	1926	38	CLE	AL	150	661	539	96	164	97	52	8	88	6	1	94	15	.304	.408	.469	.877	253
8	Heinie Manush	5.2	5.9	-0.9	154	14	1926	24	DET	AL	136	563	498	95	188	131	35	8	86	11	5	31	28	.378	.421	.564	.985	281
9	George Burns	5.2	4.6	-0.1	130	4	1926	33	CLE	AL	151	657	603	97	216	145	64	3	115	13	7	28	33	.358	.394	.494	.889	298
10	Willie Kamm	5.1	3.8	1.9	107	0	1926	26	CHW	AL	143	579	480	63	141	107	24	10	63	12	4	77	24	.294	.396	.385	.781	185
11	Al Simmons	5.1	5.5	-0.8	143	19	1926	24	PHA	AL	147	642	583	90	199	117	53	10	110	11	3	48	49	.341	.392	.564	.957	329

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For single seasons, in 1927, Playing in the AL, in the regular season, requiring Adjusted OPS+ >= 0 and Defensive WAR (dWAR) >= -.9 and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 5 and Home Runs >= 0 and Offensive WAR (oWAR) >= 0, sorted by descending Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Babe Ruth	12.6	11.4	0.5	225	60	1927	32	NYY	AL	151	691	540	158	192	95	29	8	165	7	5	137	89	.356	.486	.772	1.258	417
2	Lou Gehrig	11.9	11.4	-0.2	220	47	1927	24	NYY	AL	155	717	584	149	218	101	52	18	173	10	10	109	84	.373	.474	.765	1.240	447
3	Earle Combs	7.2	6.3	0.5	141	6	1927	28	NYY	AL	152	726	648	137	231	166	36	23	64	15	5	62	31	.356	.414	.511	.925	331
4	Tony Lazzeri	6.4	5.0	2.0	125	18	1927	23	NYY	AL	153	660	570	92	176	121	29	8	102	22	14	69	82	.309	.383	.482	.866	275
5	Al Simmons	5.9	5.7	-0.1	172	15	1927	25	PHA	AL	106	458	406	86	159	97	36	11	108	10	3	31	30	.392	.436	.645	1.081	262
6	Goose Goslin	5.1	4.7	-0.3	136	13	1927	26	WSH	AL	148	659	581	96	194	129	37	15	120	21	11	50	28	.334	.392	.516	.908	300

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60 times a player had WAR >= 10. Only three did not lead the league:

Lou Gehrig 1927 11.9

Eddie Collins 1910 10.5 (Ty Cobb 10.5 must have been slightly higher)

Sammy Sosa 2001 10.3 (Barry Bonds 11.9)

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For single seasons, in 1928, Playing in the AL, in the regular season, requiring Home Runs >= 0 and Offensive WAR (oWAR) >= 0 and Defensive WAR (dWAR) >= -.9 and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 5 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 0, sorted by descending Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Babe Ruth	10.2	9.9	-0.5	206	54	1928	33	NYY	AL	154	684	536	163	173	82	29	8	146	4	5	137	87	.323	.463	.709	1.172	380
2	Lou Gehrig	9.5	9.0	-0.3	193	27	1928	25	NYY	AL	154	678	562	139	210	123	47	13	147	4	11	95	69	.374	.467	.648	1.115	364
3	Goose Goslin	7.5	6.7	0.2	176	17	1928	27	WSH	AL	135	528	456	80	173	110	36	10	102	16	3	48	19	.379	.442	.614	1.056	280
4	Heinie Manush	7.3	6.9	-0.3	154	13	1928	26	SLB	AL	154	697	638	104	241	161	47	20	108	16	5	39	14	.378	.414	.575	.989	367
5	Joe Sewell	5.4	5.0	1.3	112	4	1928	29	CLE	AL	155	678	588	79	190	144	40	2	70	7	1	58	9	.323	.391	.418	.809	246
6	Max Bishop	5.1	4.7	0.7	127	6	1928	28	PHA	AL	126	591	472	104	149	111	27	5	50	6	10	100	36	.316	.438	.432	.870	204

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For single seasons, in 1929, Playing in the AL, in the regular season, requiring Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 5 and Offensive WAR (oWAR) >= 0 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 0 and Defensive WAR (dWAR) >= -.9 and Home Runs >= 0, sorted by descending Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Babe Ruth	8.1	7.9	-0.5	193	46	1929	34	NYY	AL	135	588	499	121	172	94	26	6	154	5	3	72	60	.345	.430	.697	1.128	348
2	Jimmie Foxx	7.9	7.5	-0.2	173	33	1929	21	PHA	AL	149	638	517	123	183	118	23	9	118	9	7	103	70	.354	.463	.625	1.088	323
3	Al Simmons	7.9	6.3	0.9	159	34	1929	27	PHA	AL	143	629	581	114	212	128	41	9	157	4	3	31	38	.365	.398	.642	1.040	373
4	Tony Lazzeri	7.8	7.5	0.8	160	18	1929	25	NYY	AL	147	639	545	101	193	127	37	11	106	9	10	68	45	.354	.429	.561	.991	306
5	Lou Gehrig	7.5	7.2	-0.4	166	35	1929	26	NYY	AL	154	694	553	127	166	89	32	10	125	4	3	122	68	.300	.431	.584	1.015	323
6	Charlie Gehringer	5.9	6.9	-0.6	139	13	1929	26	DET	AL	155	717	634	131	215	138	45	19	106	27	10	64	19	.339	.405	.532	.936	337
7	Lew Fonseca	5.6	5.5	-0.7	142	6	1929	30	CLE	AL	148	645	566	97	209	144	44	15	103	19	11	50	23	.369	.427	.532	.959	301
8	Earle Combs	5.0	5.2	-0.5	132	3	1929	30	NYY	AL	142	666	586	119	202	151	33	15	65	12	7	69	32	.345	.414	.468	.881	274

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For single seasons, in 1930, Playing in the AL, in the regular season, requiring Adjusted OPS+ >= 0 and Home Runs >= 0 and Offensive WAR (oWAR) >= 0 and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 5 and Defensive WAR (dWAR) >= -.9, sorted by descending Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Babe Ruth	10.3	10.0	-0.4	211	49	1930	35	NYY	AL	145	676	518	150	186	100	28	9	153	10	10	136	61	.359	.493	.732	1.225	379
2	Joe Cronin	8.5	6.6	2.8	135	13	1930	23	WSH	AL	154	686	587	127	203	140	41	9	126	17	10	72	36	.346	.422	.513	.934	301
3	Al Simmons	7.8	7.4	-0.2	175	36	1930	28	PHA	AL	138	611	554	152	211	118	41	16	165	9	2	39	34	.381	.423	.708	1.130	392
4	Jimmie Foxx	6.9	6.4	-0.2	161	37	1930	22	PHA	AL	153	674	562	127	188	105	33	13	156	7	7	93	66	.335	.429	.637	1.066	358
5	Charlie Gehringer	6.6	5.9	1.1	134	16	1930	27	DET	AL	154	700	610	144	201	123	47	15	98	19	15	69	17	.330	.404	.534	.938	326
6	Carl Reynolds	6.3	5.4	0.5	147	22	1930	27	CHW	AL	138	602	563	103	202	137	25	18	104	16	4	20	39	.359	.388	.584	.973	329
7	Ed Morgan	5.8	5.9	-0.8	150	26	1930	26	CLE	AL	150	666	584	122	204	120	47	11	136	8	4	62	66	.349	.413	.601	1.014	351
8	Goose Goslin	5.3	4.9	-0.3	143	37	1930	29	SLB,WSH	AL	148	670	584	115	180	95	36	12	138	17	11	67	54	.308	.382	.601	.983	351
9	Earle Combs	5.3	5.3	-0.5	143	7	1930	31	NYY	AL	137	617	532	129	183	124	30	22	82	16	10	74	26	.344	.424	.523	.947	278
10	Mickey Cochrane	5.2	5.4	0.2	134	10	1930	27	PHA	AL	130	561	487	110	174	117	42	5	85	5	0	55	18	.357	.424	.526	.949	256

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For single seasons, in 1931, Playing in the AL, in the regular season, requiring Defensive WAR (dWAR) >= -.9 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 0 and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 5 and Offensive WAR (oWAR) >= 0 and Home Runs >= 0, sorted by descending Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Babe Ruth	10.6	10.7	-0.8	218	46	1931	36	NYY	AL	145	663	534	149	199	119	31	3	162	5	4	128	51	.373	.495	.700	1.195	374
2	Al Simmons	7.4	6.5	0.4	175	22	1931	29	PHA	AL	128	563	513	105	200	128	37	13	128	3	3	47	45	.390	.444	.641	1.085	329
3	Joe Cronin	6.8	5.8	2.1	127	12	1931	24	WSH	AL	156	700	611	103	187	118	44	13	126	10	9	81	52	.306	.391	.480	.870	293
4	Earl Averill	6.5	6.8	-0.5	150	32	1931	29	CLE	AL	155	701	627	140	209	131	36	10	143	9	9	68	38	.333	.404	.576	.979	361
5	Max Bishop	6.0	4.3	2.2	113	5	1931	31	PHA	AL	130	615	497	115	146	107	30	4	37	3	1	112	51	.294	.426	.400	.826	199
6	Ben Chapman	5.9	4.9	0.4	135	17	1931	22	NYY	AL	149	686	600	120	189	133	28	11	122	61	23	75	77	.315	.396	.483	.879	290
7	Goose Goslin	5.7	5.9	-0.8	149	24	1931	30	SLB	AL	151	675	591	114	194	118	42	10	105	9	6	80	41	.328	.412	.555	.967	328
8	Mickey Cochrane	5.4	5.5	0.3	149	17	1931	28	PHA	AL	122	522	459	87	160	106	31	6	89	2	3	56	21	.349	.423	.553	.976	254
9	Lu Blue	5.3	5.4	-0.8	125	1	1931	34	CHW	AL	155	726	589	119	179	140	23	15	62	13	3	127	60	.304	.430	.399	.829	235

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Generated 11/17/2025.

Babe Ruth could have been voted MVP in all eleven of those seasons.

My guess is that some voters in 1931 still thought that previous winners were still ineligible. Babe Ruth finished 5th in 1931 AL MVP voting. Ruth had won in 1923.

Starting in 1922:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1923.shtml    1923

Award was voted upon by one writer from each city the league. In the AL, until 1930 player-managers and previous winners were ineligible.
source Bill Deane's Award Voting

		Voti	Voti	Voti		Batt	Batt	Batt	Batt	Batt	Batt	Batt	Batt	Batt	Batt	Batt	Batt
Rank	Name	Tm	Vote Pts	1st Place	Share	WAR	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Babe Ruth	NYY	64.0	8.0	100%	14.1	152	522	151	205	41	130	17	170	.393	.545	.764	1.309
2	Eddie Collins	CHW	37.0	0.0	58%	6.4	145	505	89	182	5	67	48	84	.360	.455	.453	.909
3	Harry Heilmann	DET	31.0	0.0	48%	9.4	144	524	121	211	18	115	9	74	.403	.481	.632	1.113
4	Wally Gerber	SLB	20.0	0.0	31%	1.7	154	605	85	170	1	62	4	54	.281	.342	.339	.681
4	Joe Sewell	CLE	20.0	0.0	31%	7.5	153	553	98	195	3	109	9	98	.353	.456	.479	.935
6	Charlie Jamieson	CLE	19.0	0.0	30%	5.3	152	644	130	222	2	51	18	80	.345	.422	.447	.869
7	Johnny Bassler	DET	17.0	0.0	27%	4.9	135	383	45	114	0	49	2	76	.298	.414	.345	.759
8	Chick Galloway	PHA	13.0	0.0	20%	1.0	134	504	64	140	2	62	12	37	.278	.327	.361	.688
8	George Uhle	CLE	13.0	0.0	20%	7.8	58	144	23	52	0	22	2	7	.361	.391	.472	.863
10	George Burns	BOS	8.0	0.0	13%	4.2	146	551	91	181	7	82	9	45	.328	.386	.470	.856

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