ies ' ▁single - season ▁record ▁holder ▁for ▁numerous ▁categories , ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁set ▁during ▁his ▁M VP ▁season ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Of ▁frequent ▁debate ▁for ▁" gre at est ▁Canadian - born ▁player ▁ever " ▁is ▁between ▁Walker ▁and ▁pitch er ▁Fer g us on ▁Jenkins . ▁Jenkins ▁was , ▁prior ▁to ▁Walker ' s ▁election , ▁the ▁only ▁native ▁Canadian ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁Canad ians ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Cy ▁Young ▁Award ▁( the ▁second ▁is ▁É ric ▁G agn é ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ). ▁Since ▁Walker ▁won ▁the ▁M VP ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Justin ▁Mor ne au ▁( 2 0 0 6 ) ▁and ▁Jo ey ▁V otto ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁Canad ians ▁win ▁the ▁M VP ▁award ▁of ▁ML B . ▁Only ▁Walker ▁and ▁V otto ▁( six ) ▁have ▁won ▁the ▁T ip ▁O ' Ne ill ▁Award ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁their ▁career . ▁ ▁Comm end ations ▁ ▁Statist ical ▁achiev ements ▁ ▁ML B ▁ ▁Only ▁player ▁to ▁reach ▁. 7 0 0 ▁sl ug ging ▁percentage ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁st olen ▁bases ▁in ▁same ▁season ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁▁ 5 th ▁player ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁join ▁ 4 0 – 3 0 ▁club ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁ ▁Record ▁ 6 ▁consecutive