My MLB MVP Predictor

One of my favorite stats that I have created is the rating which attempts to predict the MVP (for hitters only). If you want to see the numbers behind the rating (and all other ratings), you can click here. You can access the fully interactive leaderboard that has the MVP rating to prove I am not a liar click here. Most of you might not be too concerned with the math, but want to see the accuracy of this rating. Without further ado, here are the results since 2021!


American League

  • 2023
    • Predicted MVP Winner: Shohei Ohtani
    • Actual MVP Winner: Shohei Ohtani
  • 2022
    • Predicted MVP Winner: Aaron Judge
    • Actual MVP Winner: Aaron Judge
  • 2021
    • Predicted MVP Winner: Shohei Ohtani
    • Actual MVP Winner: Shohei Ohtani

National League

  • 2023
    • Predicted MVP Winner: Matt Olson
    • Actual MVP Winner: Ronald Acuna Jr. (Predicted 2nd)
  • 2022
    • Predicted MVP Winner: Paul Goldschmidt
    • Actual MVP Winner: Paul Goldschmidt 
  • 2021
    • Predicted MVP Winner: Fernando Tatis Jr.
    • Actual MVP Winner: Bryce Harper (Predicted 2nd)

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