There have only been 10 players ever who have been the best player (based on regular season WAR) on two or more occasions for their team that went on to win the World Series that year:
Babe Ruth: 1916 and 1918 Boston Red Sox, 1923, 1927, 1928, and 1932 New York Yankees
Mickey Mantle: 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, and 1962 New York Yankees
Joe DiMaggio: 1939, 1941, 1947, and 1949 New York Yankees
Eddie Collins: 1910, 1911, and 1913 Philadelphia Athletics
Derek Jeter: 1998, 1999, and 2009 New York Yankees
Dave Bancroft: 1921 and 1922 New York Giants
Stan Musial: 1944 and 1946 St. Louis Cardinals
Sandy Koufax: 1963 and 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers
Joe Morgan: 1975 and 1976 Cincinnati Reds
Albert Pujols: 2006 and 2011 St. Louis Cardinals
Source: baseball-reference.com
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