All-time winners

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
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