1965 National League Most Valuable Player Award

The winner of the 1965 National League Most Valuable Player Award was Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants.

Award Voting

† indicates playoff team

Player	Team	Points	Points Share (Max Points)	First Votes		AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG		W - L	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	ERA
Willie Mays	San Francisco Giants	224	0.800 (280)	9		558	118	177	52	112	9	76	71	0.317	0.398	0.645		Did not pitch
Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers †	177	0.632 (280)	6		113	4	20	0	7	0	10	44	0.177	0.242	0.195		26 - 8	2	335.2	216	26	71	382	2.04
Maury Wills	Los Angeles Dodgers †	164	0.586 (280)	5		650	92	186	0	33	94	40	64	0.286	0.330	0.329		Did not pitch
Deron Johnson	Cincinnati Reds	108	0.386 (280)	0		616	92	177	32	130	0	52	97	0.287	0.340	0.515		Did not pitch
Don Drysdale	Los Angeles Dodgers †	77	0.275 (280)	0		130	18	39	7	19	0	5	34	0.300	0.331	0.508		23 - 12	1	308.1	270	30	66	210	2.77
Pete Rose	Cincinnati Reds	67	0.239 (280)	0		670	117	209	11	81	8	69	76	0.312	0.382	0.446		Did not pitch
Hank Aaron	Milwaukee Braves	58	0.207 (280)	0		570	109	181	32	89	24	60	81	0.318	0.379	0.560		Did not pitch
Roberto Clemente	Pittsburgh Pirates	56	0.200 (280)	0		589	91	194	10	65	8	43	78	0.329	0.378	0.463		Did not pitch
Juan Marichal	San Francisco Giants	26	0.093 (280)	0		98	2	17	0	9	0	1	16	0.173	0.180	0.204		22 - 13	1	295.1	224	27	46	240	2.13
Willie McCovey	San Francisco Giants	25	0.089 (280)	0		540	93	149	39	92	0	88	118	0.276	0.381	0.539		Did not pitch
Joe Torre	Milwaukee Braves	23	0.082 (280)	0		523	68	152	27	80	0	61	79	0.291	0.372	0.489		Did not pitch
Billy Williams	Chicago Cubs	21	0.075 (280)	0		645	115	203	34	108	10	65	76	0.315	0.377	0.552		Did not pitch
Frank Linzy	San Francisco Giants	16	0.057 (280)	0		18	3	4	1	1	0	0	4	0.222	0.222	0.389		9 - 3	21	81.2	76	2	23	35	1.43
Willie Stargell	Pittsburgh Pirates	15	0.054 (280)	0		533	68	145	27	107	1	39	127	0.272	0.328	0.501		Did not pitch
Curt Flood	St. Louis Cardinals †	13	0.046 (280)	0		617	90	191	11	83	9	51	50	0.310	0.366	0.421		Did not pitch
Jim Ray Hart	San Francisco Giants	13	0.046 (280)	0		591	91	177	23	96	6	47	75	0.299	0.349	0.487		Did not pitch
Vern Law	Pittsburgh Pirates	12	0.043 (280)	0		82	9	20	1	6	0	0	19	0.244	0.244	0.280		17 - 9	0	217.1	182	17	35	101	2.15
Ron Santo	Chicago Cubs	11	0.039 (280)	0		608	88	173	33	101	3	88	109	0.285	0.378	0.510		Did not pitch
Frank Robinson	Cincinnati Reds	11	0.039 (280)	0		582	109	172	33	113	13	70	100	0.296	0.386	0.540		Did not pitch
Eddie Mathews	Milwaukee Braves	8	0.029 (280)	0		546	77	137	32	95	1	73	110	0.251	0.341	0.469		Did not pitch
Jim Maloney	Cincinnati Reds	7	0.025 (280)	0		89	7	20	0	6	0	9	22	0.225	0.296	0.315		20 - 9	0	255.1	189	13	110	244	2.54
Jim Lefebvre	Los Angeles Dodgers †	7	0.025 (280)	0		544	57	136	12	69	3	71	92	0.250	0.337	0.369		Did not pitch
Leo Cardenas	Cincinnati Reds	7	0.025 (280)	0		557	65	160	11	57	1	60	100	0.287	0.355	0.431		Did not pitch
Lou Johnson	Los Angeles Dodgers †	6	0.021 (280)	0		468	57	121	12	58	15	24	81	0.259	0.315	0.391		Did not pitch
Johnny Callison	Philadelphia Phillies	6	0.021 (280)	0		619	93	162	32	101	6	57	117	0.262	0.328	0.509		Did not pitch
Johnny Roseboro	Los Angeles Dodgers †	5	0.018 (280)	0		437	42	102	8	57	1	34	51	0.233	0.289	0.311		Did not pitch
Cookie Rojas	Philadelphia Phillies	5	0.018 (280)	0		521	78	158	3	42	5	42	33	0.303	0.356	0.380		Did not pitch
Tony Cloninger	Milwaukee Braves	4	0.014 (280)	0		105	12	17	1	8	0	0	25	0.162	0.159	0.257		24 - 11	1	279.0	247	20	119	211	3.29
Dick Allen	Philadelphia Phillies	4	0.014 (280)	0		619	93	187	20	85	15	74	150	0.302	0.375	0.494		Did not pitch
Jim Gilliam	Los Angeles Dodgers †	3	0.011 (280)	0		372	54	104	4	39	9	53	31	0.280	0.374	0.384		Did not pitch
Joe Morgan	Houston Astros	1	0.004 (280)	0		601	100	163	14	40	20	97	77	0.271	0.373	0.418		Did not pitch

Preceded by 1964

Most Valuable Player Award American 1965

Succeeded by 1966