# The 38 Greatest World Series MVPs of All Time

> Perfect games, walk-off swings and a few October heroes who were barely household names in April.

*By YPB Team · Published October 29, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-38-greatest-world-series-mvps-of-all-time*

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1. **Reggie Jackson** — score 1000/1000
   Two-time MVP (1973, 1977) who hit three home runs on three pitches in Game 6 in 1977.
2. **George Springer** — score 795/1000
   2017 Astros MVP who tied the World Series record with five home runs.
3. **Rollie Fingers** — score 681/1000
   1974 A's closer who won one game and saved two to complete Oakland's three-peat.
4. **Pablo Sandoval** — score 636/1000
   2012 Giants MVP who hit three home runs in Game 1, two of them off Justin Verlander.
5. **Bob Gibson** — score 584/1000
   Two-time Cardinals MVP (1964, 1967) who won three complete games in the 1967 Series.
6. **Freddie Freeman** — score 524/1000
   2024 Dodgers MVP who hit the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history.
7. **Brooks Robinson** — score 524/1000
   1970 Orioles MVP whose dazzling third-base defense and .429 average sank the Reds.
8. **Alan Trammell** — score 524/1000
   1984 Tigers shortstop who hit .450 with two home runs in Game 4.
9. **William Contreras** — score 524/1000
   2026 Brewers catcher who hit .381 and threw out four base-stealers in Milwaukee's first title.
10. **Frank Robinson** — score 524/1000
   1966 Orioles MVP who homered twice in a sweep of the Dodgers in his Triple Crown year.
11. **Sandy Koufax** — score 524/1000
   Two-time MVP (1963, 1965) who closed 1965 with a Game 7 shutout on two days' rest.
12. **Derek Jeter** — score 524/1000
   2000 Yankees MVP who hit .409 and led off Game 4 with a homer in the Subway Series.
13. **Madison Bumgarner** — score 524/1000
   2014 Giants ace who won two starts and threw five scoreless relief innings in Game 7.
14. **Randy Johnson & Curt Schilling** — score 524/1000
   2001 Diamondbacks co-MVPs whose combined four wins toppled the Yankees in seven games.
15. **Manny Ramírez** — score 524/1000
   2004 Red Sox MVP who hit .412 as Boston ended its 86-year title drought.
16. **Mariano Rivera** — score 454/1000
   1999 Yankees closer who won one game and saved two in a sweep of Atlanta.
17. **Yoshinobu Yamamoto** — score 454/1000
   2025 Dodgers MVP who won three games, including Game 7 in relief on no rest.
18. **Ben Zobrist** — score 454/1000
   2016 Cubs MVP whose 10th-inning Game 7 double helped end a 108-year drought.
19. **Salvador Perez** — score 454/1000
   2015 Royals catcher who hit .364 as Kansas City won its first title in 30 years.
20. **Paul Molitor** — score 454/1000
   1993 Blue Jays MVP who hit .500 with ten runs scored against the Phillies.
21. **Jack Morris** — score 454/1000
   1991 Twins MVP who threw a 10-inning shutout to win one of the greatest Game 7s.
22. **David Ortiz** — score 372/1000
   2013 Red Sox MVP who hit .688 with a 1.948 OPS against the Cardinals.
23. **Hideki Matsui** — score 372/1000
   2009 Yankees MVP who hit .615 and drove in six runs in the clinching Game 6.
24. **Willie Stargell** — score 372/1000
   1979 Pirates leader who hit .400 with three homers, including the Game 7 go-ahead shot.
25. **Josh Beckett** — score 372/1000
   2003 Marlins ace who threw a Game 6 shutout at Yankee Stadium on three days' rest.
26. **Don Larsen** — score 372/1000
   1956 Yankees MVP who threw the only perfect game in World Series history.
27. **Whitey Ford** — score 272/1000
   1961 Yankees ace who won two starts without allowing a run, extending his record scoreless streak.
28. **Corey Seager** — score 272/1000
   Two-time MVP (2020 Dodgers, 2023 Rangers) known for clutch Series home runs.
29. **Gene Tenace** — score 272/1000
   1972 A's catcher who hit four home runs after hitting just five all season.
30. **Lew Burdette** — score 272/1000
   1957 Braves MVP who won three complete games, two of them shutouts, against the Yankees.
31. **Roberto Clemente** — score 0/1000
   1971 Pirates MVP who hit .414 and homered in Game 7 against Baltimore.
32. **Johnny Bench** — score 0/1000
   1976 Reds catcher who hit .533 with two home runs in a sweep of the Yankees.
33. **Orel Hershiser** — score 0/1000
   1988 Dodgers ace who capped a record scoreless streak season with two complete-game wins.
34. **Bobby Richardson** — score 0/1000
   1960 Yankees second baseman, the only MVP from a losing team, with a record 12 RBI.
35. **Mickey Lolich** — score 0/1000
   1968 Tigers MVP who won three complete games, including Game 7 over Bob Gibson.
36. **Pete Rose** — score 0/1000
   1975 Reds MVP who hit .370 in the classic seven-game Series against Boston.
37. **Tom Glavine** — score 0/1000
   1995 Braves MVP who threw eight one-hit innings in the 1-0 clinching Game 6.
38. **David Freese** — score 0/1000
   2011 Cardinals hometown hero whose game-tying triple and walk-off homer saved Game 6.

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