The World Series Most Valuable Player Award, often called the World Series MVP Award, is one of the prestigious awards in Major League Baseball (MLB). This award is presented to the player who has contributed the most in helping his team to win the World Series games. Notably, the World Series is the final stage of a MLB season where the last two teams of the season fight it out to become the MLB Champion for the season.
The World Series MVP award was first awarded in 1955 to Johnny Podres of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Since then, it has been presented every season except 1994 when the series was canceled due to the player’s strike. The award was then renamed the Willie Mays World Series MVP award in 2018 and has used the name since then. Each season has also crowned one of the players from the winning team as the World Series MVP.
MLB Players that have won the most World Series MVPs
Several players in Major League Baseball (MLB) have become the World Series MVPS over the years. However, some players have been World Series MVPs multiple times in their careers so far. The following table looks at the table that discusses the players who have won the most World Series MVPs in their career as per Fox Sports as of 2024 -
| Player Name | Teams | World Series MVP Awards | Years of Winning the World Series MVPs |
| Sandy Koufax | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | 1963 and 1965 |
| Bob Gibson | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 1964 and 1967 |
| Reggie Jackson | Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees | 2 | 1973 (Oakland Athletics) 1977 (New York Yankees) |
| Corey Seager | Los Angeles Dodgers and Texas Rangers | 2 | 2020 (Los Angeles Dodgers) 2023 (Texas Rangers) |
MLB Team that has the most World Series MVPs
The following list shows the MLB teams that have been successful in having the most number of World Series MVPs in their career as per Fox Sports -
| Teams | No. of World Series MVP Awards |
| New York Yankees | 12 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers/Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 |
| Oakland Athletics | 4 |
| Boston Red Sox | 4 |
MLB World Series MVP FAQs
A. Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson and Corey Seager have won the most World Series MVP awards as per the MLB official site as of 2024.
A. Barry Bonds has won seven MVP awards, considered to be the most in baseball history.
A. Pitchers have won the World Series MVP the most, i.e; 29 times as of 2024.
A. Catchers have won the World Series MVP award six times as of 2024.
A. The New York Yankees have the most World Series MVPs which is 12 as of 2024.
