The last of the 2016 season awards will be handed out Thursday afternoon, as the AL and NL MVPs are announced. Here at the VORG, MVP stands for “Most Voweluable Player”, that being the player in each league with the highest percentage of vowels in their first and last names combined.
Over in the American League, Joe Mauer continued his dominance of this award, with at least a share of the top spot for the fourth straight season. This year he shares the award with perennial favorite Nori Aoki and newcomer Dae-ho Lee.
| Name | length | a | e | i | o | u | vowels | vowel % |
| Nori Aoki | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 63% |
| Dae-ho Lee | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 63% |
| Joe Mauer | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 63% |
In the National League, with Nori Aoki back in the American league, Reds’ shortstop Eugenio Suarez reclaimed the title, followed by Emilio Bonifacio and Dodgers’ rookie Julio Urias.
| Name | length | a | e | i | o | u | vowels | % |
| Eugenio Suarez | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 62% |
| Emilio Bonifacio | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 60% |
| Julio Urias | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 60% |
Good job, do you also track the Golden Ratio? (1.62…)
Since 1901 I have found two players who have 70% or higher: Lee Elia and Augie Ojeda.