Can you name the MLB Players who have finished in the top ten for the MVP the most times? by johnlk

Team(s)	Player	Number of Years finishing in the top 10
Cardinals		14
Braves		13
Pirates, Giants		12
Giants		12
Red Sox		12
Yankees		10
Reds, Orioles		10
Yankees		9
Tigers		9
Yankees		9
Indians, Red Sox, Dodgers		9
Dodgers		9
Mariners, Rangers, Yankees		9
Reds		9
Phillies		9
White Sox, Athletics		9
Indians		8
Pirates		8
Tigers		8
Orioles, Dodgers		8
Cardinals		8
Yankees		7
Athletics, White Sox		7
Mariners		7
Padres		7
Athletics, Yankees, Angels		7
Twins		7
Dodgers, Mets		7
Twins		7
Orioles		7

Team(s)	Player	Number of Years finishing in the top 10
Cubs		7
Pirates		7
Padres, Yankees, Blue Jays		7
Astros		6
Twins		6
Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees, Astros		6
Athletics, Tigers		6
Indians		6
White Sox		6
Athletics, Red Sox		6
Expos, Rockies, Braves		6
Tigers		6
Expos, Angels		6
Athletics, Yankees		6
Yankees		6
Braves		6
Indians		6
Blue Jays, Padres, Braves		6
Cardinals, Giants		6
Giants		6
Pirates, Reds		6
Red Sox		6
Padres, Marlins, Dodgers, Yankees		6
Athletics, White Sox		6
Dodgers		6
Braves		6
Browns, Red Sox		6
Giants		6
Pirates		6
Blue Jays, Indians		5

Team(s)	Player	Number of Years finishing in the top 10
Cubs		5
Indians, White Sox		5
Reds		5
Astros		5
Royals		5
Cardinals		5
Phillies		5
Senators, Red Sox		5
Yankees		5
Red Sox		5
Dodgers		5
Rangers, Indians		5
Yankees		5
Tigers		5
Cubs, Dodgers		5
Giants		5
Pirates		5
Athletics, Cardinals		5
Braves, Pirates, Cardinals		5
White Sox		5
Reds		5
Twins		5
Red Sox		5
Phillies		5
Cardinals		5
Cubs, Cardinals		5
Dodgers		5
Pirates		5
Red Sox		5

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MLB Players with most top 10 MVP years Quiz

by johnlk

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	johnlk:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 01:54 GMT		4 points
	Just to note - I've only listed teams if the player played for them in one of the years they were top 10 in the MVP balloting. Other teams aren't listed. So, for example, if John Smith played for the St. Louis Browns for ten years, and got five top ten MVP finishes with them, and then played for the Indians for two years, but didn't get any, I'd only list the Browns as an answer.

	smoggy14:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 01:58 GMT		2 points
	excellent

	Sesel:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 02:48 GMT		2 points
	Gary Sheffield is misspelled.

	johnlk:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 04:08 GMT		1 point
	Will correct Sheffield - was a typo.

	rk559:	Apr 21st, 2010 at 16:05 GMT		2 points
	By my count, Reese had 8 Top 10 finishes.

	sox_fan1468927:	Apr 23rd, 2010 at 16:29 GMT		2 points
	I concur with rk559.

	sox_fan1468927:	Apr 23rd, 2010 at 16:30 GMT		7 points
	Also I count nine for Pujols. Every year of his career he has been in the top 10 in MVP voting. In fact, he has only finished out of the top 4 once (9th in 2007). The Machine.

	rmo134:	Apr 26th, 2010 at 18:07 GMT		6 points
	why didnt you eliminate them, albert?

	indyjeff:	Aug 23rd, 2010 at 11:12 GMT		1 point
	I agree with the above comments that Pee Wee Reese should have 8 and Pujols should have 9, although I'm guessing based on the November 3rd release date Pujols may have just not had his 9th yet when the quiz was made, and other players may need updated as well. It is interesting that Reese and Duke Snider were in the top ten 8 and 6 times, respectively, while neither ever won an MVP, while Roy Campanella won 3 MVPs in 5 years, but was only in the top five 4 times. (3 firsts and a tenth) What I find absolutely astounding is that Pee Wee Reese, with 8 MVP top tens and in the top 25 13 out of 16 major league seasons, had to wait 20 years to get into the hall of fame, never getting even 50% of the writers' votes from 1964-78, but finally being enshrined by the Veteran's Committee in 1984. What is also astounding is how many Dodgers I can name from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, but sadly how few I could name from the 40s, which cost me a chance at a perfect score on this quiz. It just occurred to me that there were only 8 teams in the NL for the entirety of Reese's career, so I guess top 25 in MVP voting would be not nearly as meaningful as it is today, but still, 8 top 10s, 10 all-star appearances, and playing in 7 World Series should speak for itself. Plus I just realized he missed 3 years from 1943-45, age 24-26, or he would have very likely had 10 or 11 top ten MVP finishes.

	Dr_Awesome:	Aug 23rd, 2010 at 18:32 GMT		1 point
	Pete Rose finished 10th in voting while in Philadelphia in 1981.

	statephone:	Aug 23rd, 2010 at 23:07 GMT		1 point
	excellent quiz. also noticed how many top tens reese had. wow. there were a lot of guys i DONT think are hall of famers that i guessed to see if they were on the list, and they always werent. One i guessed though was ryne sandberg, who's in the hall of fame with one mvp year of decent stats. Was he really all that? just throwing it out there.

	rdc718:	Nov 7th, 2010 at 05:36 GMT		0 points
	funny to me about a lot of the things mentioned above.....but i was surprised about wade boggs not making it and gwynn being on the list....i know gwynn stole bases but boggs had ridiculous hit and WAR seasons, a high AVG (highly regarded in the 80's) and played in market that did decently well in the decade....never seemed to get MVP consideration though....just a thought looking at the numbers throught the 80's...87 in particular stands out

	EQMoney:	Nov 28th, 2011 at 02:28 GMT		1 point
	crazy how Babe Ruth is not on here