Most Valuable Player
Since 1931, the Baseball Writers' Association of America has voted for the Most Valuable Player in each league. Ballots are submitted prior to the beginning of the postseason and are based on a weighted points system.
Year | Player | Team | Position |
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2020 | Jose Abreu | Chi White Sox | 1B |
2019 | Mike Trout | LA Angels | CF |
2018 | Mookie Betts | Boston | OF |
2017 | Jose Altuve | Houston | 2B |
2016 | Mike Trout | LA Angels | CF |
2015 | Josh Donaldson | Toronto | 3B |
2014 | Mike Trout | LA Angels | CF |
2013 | Miguel Cabrera | Detroit | 3B |
2012 | Miguel Cabrera | Detroit | 3B |
2011 | Justin Verlander | Detroit | SP |
2010 | Josh Hamilton | Texas | OF |
2009 | Joe Mauer | Minnesota | C |
2008 | Dustin Pedroia | Boston | 2B |
2007 | Alex Rodriguez | NY Yankees | 3B |
2006 | Justin Morneau | Minnesota | 1B |
2005 | Alex Rodriguez | NY Yankees | 3B |
2004 | Vladimir Guerrero | Anaheim | OF |
2003 | Alex Rodriguez | Texas | SS |
2002 | Miguel Tejada | Oakland | SS |
2001 | Ichiro Suzuki | Seattle | OF |
2000 | Jason Giambi | Oakland | 1B |
1999 | Ivan Rodriguez | Texas | C |
1998 | Juan Gonzalez | Texas | OF |
1997 | Ken Griffey Jr. | Seattle | OF |
1996 | Juan Gonzalez | Texas | OF |
1995 | Mo Vaughn | Boston | 1B |
1994 | Frank Thomas | Chi White Sox | 1B |
1993 | Frank Thomas | Chi White Sox | 1B |
1992 | Dennis Eckersley | Oakland | RP |
1991 | Cal Ripken Jr. | Baltimore | SS |
1990 | Rickey Henderson | Oakland | OF |
1989 | Robin Yount | Milwaukee | OF |
1988 | Jose Canseco | Oakland | OF |
1987 | George Bell | Toronto | OF |
1986 | Roger Clemens | Boston | SP |
1985 | Don Mattingly | NY Yankees | 1B |
1984 | Willie Hernandez | Detroit | RP |
1983 | Cal Ripken Jr. | Baltimore | SS |
1982 | Robin Yount | Milwaukee | SS |
1981 | Rollie Fingers | Milwaukee | RP |
1980 | George Brett | Kansas City | 3B |
1979 | Don Baylor | California | OF |
1978 | Jim Rice | Boston | OF |
1977 | Rod Carew | Minnesota | 1B |
1976 | Thurman Munson | NY Yankees | C |
1975 | Fred Lynn | Boston | OF |
1974 | Jeff Burroughs | Texas | OF |
1973 | Reggie Jackson | Oakland | OF |
1972 | Dick Allen | Chi White Sox | 1B |
1971 | Vida Blue | Oakland | SP |
1970 | Boog Powell | Baltimore | 1B |
1969 | Harmon Killebrew | Minnesota | 3B |
1968 | Denny McLain | Detroit | SP |
1967 | Carl Yastrzemski | Boston | OF |
1966 | Frank Robinson | Baltimore | OF |
1965 | Zoilo Versalles | Minnesota | SS |
1964 | Brooks Robinson | Baltimore | 3B |
1963 | Elston Howard | NY Yankees | C |
1962 | Mickey Mantle | NY Yankees | OF |
1961 | Roger Maris | NY Yankees | OF |
1960 | Roger Maris | NY Yankees | OF |
1959 | Nellie Fox | Chi White Sox | 2B |
1958 | Jackie Jensen | Boston | OF |
1957 | Mickey Mantle | NY Yankees | OF |
1956 | Mickey Mantle | NY Yankees | OF |
1955 | Yogi Berra | NY Yankees | C |
1954 | Yogi Berra | NY Yankees | C |
1953 | Al Rosen | Cleveland | 3B |
1952 | Bobby Shantz | Phi. Athletics | SP |
1951 | Yogi Berra | NY Yankees | C |
1950 | Phil Rizzuto | NY Yankees | SS |
1949 | Ted Williams | Boston | OF |
1948 | Lou Boudreau | Cleveland | SS |
1947 | Joe DiMaggio | NY Yankees | OF |
1946 | Ted Williams | Boston | OF |
1945 | Hal Newhouser | Detroit | SP |
1944 | Hal Newhouser | Detroit | SP |
1943 | Spud Chandler | NY Yankees | SP |
1942 | Joe Gordon | NY Yankees | 2B |
1941 | Joe DiMaggio | NY Yankees | OF |
1940 | Hank Greenberg | Detroit | OF |
1939 | Joe DiMaggio | NY Yankees | OF |
1938 | Jimmie Foxx | Boston | 1B |
1937 | Charlie Gehringer | Detroit | 2B |
1936 | Lou Gehrig | NY Yankees | 1B |
1935 | Hank Greenberg | Detroit | 1B |
1934 | Mickey Cochrane | Detroit | C |
1933 | Jimmie Foxx | Phi. Athletics | 1B |
1932 | Jimmie Foxx | Phi. Athletics | 1B |
1931 | Lefty Grove | Phi. Athletics | SP |