MVP leaders 2026
The 2026 MVP race by the numbers. Yordan Alvarez (Houston) leads qualified AL hitters with a 1.033 OPS; Pete Crow-Armstrong (Chi Cubs) leads qualified NL hitters with a .942 OPS.
American League MVP leaders
| # | Player | Team | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yordan Alvarez | Houston | .316 | .432 | .601 | 1.033 | 42 | 106 | 1 |
| 2 | Willson Contreras | Boston | .275 | .386 | .516 | .902 | 27 | 81 | 3 |
| 3 | Ben Rice | NY Yankees | .264 | .363 | .534 | .897 | 41 | 97 | 3 |
| 4 | Pete Alonso | Baltimore | .267 | .363 | .522 | .885 | 43 | 113 | 5 |
| 5 | Junior Caminero | Tampa Bay | .276 | .360 | .524 | .884 | 42 | 101 | 3 |
| 6 | Randy Arozarena | Seattle | .281 | .381 | .484 | .865 | 26 | 79 | 26 |
| 7 | Riley Greene | Detroit | .280 | .370 | .474 | .844 | 21 | 75 | 3 |
| 8 | Miguel Vargas | Chi White Sox | .250 | .363 | .474 | .837 | 33 | 93 | 22 |
| 9 | Jac Caglianone | Kansas City | .289 | .340 | .494 | .834 | 23 | 75 | 7 |
| 10 | Luis García Jr. | NY Yankees | .277 | .309 | .521 | .830 | 30 | 92 | 5 |
| 11 | Munetaka Murakami | Chi White Sox | .207 | .347 | .478 | .825 | 35 | 77 | 1 |
| 12 | Chase DeLauter | Cleveland | .287 | .363 | .457 | .820 | 16 | 67 | 11 |
| 13 | Dominic Canzone | Seattle | .264 | .336 | .484 | .820 | 23 | 77 | 2 |
| 14 | Isaac Paredes | Houston | .262 | .360 | .447 | .807 | 25 | 94 | 0 |
| 15 | Kevin McGonigle | Detroit | .278 | .376 | .430 | .806 | 18 | 72 | 12 |
National League MVP leaders
| # | Player | Team | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | Chi Cubs | .280 | .372 | .570 | .942 | 45 | 107 | 41 |
| 2 | James Wood | Washington | .265 | .388 | .503 | .891 | 30 | 77 | 21 |
| 3 | Shohei Ohtani | LA Dodgers | .275 | .377 | .512 | .889 | 30 | 81 | 11 |
| 4 | Elly De La Cruz | Cincinnati | .283 | .365 | .515 | .880 | 30 | 79 | 30 |
| 5 | Gabriel Moreno | Arizona | .311 | .388 | .486 | .874 | 16 | 83 | 6 |
| 6 | Jake Bauers | Milwaukee | .266 | .389 | .484 | .873 | 26 | 86 | 11 |
| 7 | Bryce Harper | Philadelphia | .269 | .380 | .485 | .865 | 29 | 87 | 7 |
| 8 | Rafael Devers | San Francisco | .258 | .340 | .525 | .865 | 37 | 98 | 0 |
| 9 | Kyle Schwarber | Philadelphia | .232 | .354 | .503 | .857 | 45 | 97 | 3 |
| 10 | TJ Rumfield | Colorado | .300 | .390 | .453 | .843 | 16 | 73 | 0 |
| 11 | Seiya Suzuki | Chi Cubs | .270 | .368 | .473 | .841 | 26 | 86 | 3 |
| 12 | Hunter Goodman | Colorado | .245 | .310 | .529 | .839 | 41 | 88 | 5 |
| 13 | Jackson Chourio | Milwaukee | .291 | .351 | .487 | .838 | 25 | 75 | 23 |
| 14 | Max Muncy | LA Dodgers | .252 | .348 | .490 | .838 | 29 | 76 | 3 |
| 15 | CJ Abrams | Washington | .261 | .336 | .497 | .833 | 33 | 106 | 34 |
How the MVP Award is decided
The Most Valuable Player Award goes to one player in each league. Like the Cy Young, it is voted on by BBWAA writers at the end of the regular season, and the postseason does not count. Pitchers are eligible too, and two-way players are judged on both sides. The winners are announced in November.
What these leaderboards show
Hitters are ranked by OPS (on-base plus slugging) among those with at least 3.1 plate appearances per team game (502 this season), the official MLB qualification for the batting title. Voters also look at defense, position, baserunning and value metrics such as WAR, which are not part of these tables.
See also the Cy Young leaders, the full MLB stats 2026 and the MLB standings.
MVP analysis and news
Regular-season statistics, updated automatically several times a day. Data: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com).