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MVP winners with later negative-WAR seasons
| Player | Pos | Age | Year | Yrs after MVP | PA | HR | BA/OBP/SLG | OPS+ | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Age | Year | Yrs after MVP | PA | HR | BA/OBP/SLG | OPS+ | WAR |
| Frank Schulte | OF | 34 | 1917 | 6 | 286 | 1 | .214/.293/.294 | 77 | -0.9 |
| Bob O'Farrell | C | 31 | 1928 | 2 | 240 | 2 | .200/.362/.270 | 67 | -0.3 |
| Jim Bottomley | 1B | 35 | 1935 | 7 | 423 | 1 | .258/.294/.323 | 68 | -0.9 |
| Chuck Klein | RF | 33 | 1938 | 6 | 500 | 8 | .247/.304/.356 | 81 | -0.4 |
| Chuck Klein | RF | 35 | 1940 | 8 | 400 | 7 | .218/.304/.333 | 79 | -0.7 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 1B | 34 | 1942 | 4* | 348 | 8 | .226/.320/.344 | 93 | -0.1 |
| Ted Williams | LF | 40 | 1959 | 13 | 331 | 10 | .254/.372/.419 | 114 | -0.2 |
| Zoilo Versailes | SS | 27 | 1967 | 2 | 626 | 6 | .200/.249/.282 | 51 | -1.6 |
| Elston Howard | C | 38 | 1967 | 4 | 345 | 4 | .178/.233/.244 | 42 | -1.3 |
| Zoilo Versailes | SS | 28 | 1968 | 3 | 436 | 2 | .196/.244/.296 | 59 | -1.1 |
| Ernie Banks | 1B | 38 | 1969 | 10* | 629 | 23 | .253/.309/.416 | 92 | -0.7 |
| Ernie Banks | 1B | 39 | 1970 | 11* | 247 | 12 | .252/.313/.459 | 96 | -0.2 |
| Willie McCovey | 1B | 34 | 1972 | 3 | 304 | 14 | .213/.316/.403 | 102 | -0.5 |
| Harmon Killebrew | DH | 38 | 1974 | 5 | 382 | 13 | .222/.312/.360 | 90 | -0.2 |
| Dick Allen | 1B | 33 | 1975 | 3 | 481 | 12 | .233/.327/.385 | 94 | -0.5 |
| Harmon Killebrew | DH | 39 | 1975 | 6 | 369 | 14 | .199/.317/.375 | 93 | -0.1 |
| Boog Powell | 1B | 34 | 1976 | 6 | 343 | 9 | .215/.305/.338 | 90 | -0.5 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | 39 | 1976 | 12 | 232 | 3 | .211/.240/.307 | 64 | -0.5 |
| Willie McCovey | 1B | 41 | 1979 | 10 | 394 | 15 | .249/.318/.402 | 102 | -0.7 |
| Don Baylor | OF/DH | 31 | 1980 | 1 | 380 | 5 | .250/.316/.341 | 83 | -1.5 |
| Pete Rose | 1B | 39 | 1980 | 7 | 739 | 1 | .282/.352/.354 | 94 | -0.4 |
| Jeff Burroughs | RF | 30 | 1981 | 7 | 360 | 10 | .254/.339/.395 | 108 | -0.3 |
| George Foster | LF | 33 | 1982 | 5 | 608 | 13 | .247/.309/.367 | 90 | -0.6 |
| Pete Rose | 1B | 41 | 1982 | 9 | 720 | 3 | .271/.345/.338 | 90 | -1.1 |
| Pete Rose | 1B | 42 | 1983 | 10 | 555 | 0 | .245/.316/.286 | 69 | -2.1 |
| Reggie Jackson | DH | 37 | 1983 | 10 | 458 | 14 | .194/.290/.340 | 74 | -1.8 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | DH | 43 | 1983 | 16 | 438 | 10 | .266/.359/.408 | 106 | -0.2 |
| Reggie Jackson | DH | 38 | 1984 | 11 | 584 | 25 | .223/.300/.406 | 95 | -0.2 |
| Steve Garvey | 1B | 37 | 1986 | 12 | 584 | 21 | .255/.284/.408 | 91 | -1.3 |
| Pete Rose | 1B | 45 | 1986 | 13 | 272 | 0 | .219/.316/.270 | 61 | -0.9 |
| Dave Parker | OF | 36 | 1987 | 9 | 647 | 26 | .253/.311/.433 | 92 | -1.2 |
| Reggie Jackson | DH | 41 | 1987 | 14 | 374 | 15 | .220/.297/.402 | 89 | -0.4 |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | 35 | 1989 | 10 | 244 | 4 | .233/.324/.326 | 91 | -0.2 |
| Jim Rice | DH | 36 | 1989 | 11 | 228 | 3 | .234/.276/.344 | 70 | -0.7 |
| Don Mattingly | 1B | 29 | 1990 | 5 | 428 | 5 | .256/.308/.335 | 81 | -0.3 |
| Fred Lynn | LF | 38 | 1990 | 15 | 223 | 6 | .240/.315/.367 | 85 | -0.8 |
| Dave Parker | DH | 40 | 1991 | 13 | 541 | 11 | .239/.288/.365 | 81 | -1.0 |
| George Bell | DH | 32 | 1992 | 5 | 670 | 25 | .255/.294/.418 | 99 | -0.2 |
| George Bell | DH | 33 | 1993 | 6 | 436 | 13 | .217/.243/.363 | 63 | -2.5 |
| Andre Dawson | DH/RF | 38 | 1993 | 6 | 498 | 13 | .273/.313/.425 | 92 | -0.2 |
| George Brett | DH | 40 | 1993 | 13 | 612 | 19 | .266/.312/.434 | 94 | -0.2 |
| Andre Dawson | DH | 39 | 1994 | 7 | 306 | 16 | .240/.271/.466 | 83 | -1.1 |
| Andre Dawson | RF | 40 | 1995 | 8 | 246 | 8 | .257/.305/.434 | 93 | -0.9 |
| Don Mattingly | 1B | 34 | 1995 | 10 | 507 | 7 | .288/.341/.413 | 97 | -0.2 |
| Terry Pendleton | 3B | 35 | 1996 | 5 | 618 | 11 | .238/.290/.345 | 68 | -1.4 |
| Terry Pendleton | DH/3B | 37 | 1998 | 7 | 254 | 3 | .257/.299/.338 | 65 | -0.7 |
| Willie McGee | OF | 39 | 1998 | 13 | 286 | 3 | .253/.287/.331 | 62 | -0.5 |
| Willie McGee | OF | 40 | 1999 | 14 | 290 | 0 | .251/.293/.277 | 45 | -2.8 |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 3B/DH | 40 | 2001 | 10* | 516 | 14 | .239/.276/.361 | 70 | -0.6 |
| Mo Vaughn | 1B | 34 | 2002 | 7 | 558 | 26 | .259/.349/.456 | 114 | -0.5 |
| Barry Larkin | SS | 38 | 2002 | 7 | 567 | 7 | .245/.305/.367 | 74 | -0.3 |
| Sammy Sosa | RF | 36 | 2005 | 7 | 424 | 14 | .221/.295/.376 | 78 | -1.0 |
| Jason Giambi | 1B/DH | 38 | 2009 | 9 | 359 | 13 | .201/.343/.382 | 92 | -0.1 |
| Jason Giambi | 1B | 39 | 2010 | 10 | 222 | 6 | .244/.378/.398 | 98 | -0.2 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | C | 38 | 2010 | 11 | 421 | 4 | .266/.294/.347 | 73 | -0.1 |
| Ryan Howard | 1B | 32 | 2012 | 6 | 292 | 14 | .219/.295/.423 | 91 | -1.2 |
| Jason Giambi | DH | 42 | 2013 | 13 | 216 | 9 | .183/.282/.371 | 83 | -0.6 |
| Ryan Howard | 1B | 34 | 2014 | 8 | 648 | 23 | .223/.310/.380 | 92 | -1.3 |
| Ryan Howard | 1B | 35 | 2015 | 9 | 503 | 23 | .229/.277/.443 | 96 | -1.6 |
| Ichiro Suzuki | OF | 41 | 2015 | 14 | 438 | 1 | .284/.324/.380 | 89 | -1.1 |
| Andrew McCutchen | CF | 29 | 2016 | 3 | 675 | 24 | .256/.336/.430 | 104 | -0.3 |
| Ryan Howard | 1B | 36 | 2016 | 10 | 362 | 25 | .196/.257./.443 | 85 | -1.2 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 1B | 34 | 2017 | 4* | 529 | 16 | .249/.329/.399 | 93 | -0.9 |
| Albert Pujols | 1B | 37 | 2017 | 8* | 636 | 23 | .241/.286/.386 | 80 | -1.8 |
| Andrew McCutchen | LF/DH | 33 | 2020 | 7 | 241 | 10 | .253/.324/.433 | 102 | -0.1 |
| Cody Bellinger | CF/1B | 25 | 2021 | 2 | 350 | 10 | .165/.240/.302 | 45 | -1.5 |
| Albert Pujols | 1B | 41 | 2021 | 12* | 296 | 17 | .236/.284/.433 | 91 | -0.6 |
| Miguel Cabrera | DH | 38 | 2021 | 8* | 526 | 15 | .256/.316/.386 | 96 | -0.5 |