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	Freddie Freeman	Atlanta	1B
2019	Cody Bellinger	LA Dodgers	RF
2018	Christian Yelich	Milwaukee	OF
2017	Giancarlo Stanton	Miami	RF
2016	Kris Bryant	Chi Cubs	3B
2015	Bryce Harper	Washington	RF
2014	Clayton Kershaw	LA Dodgers	SP
2013	Andrew McCutchen	Pittsburgh	OF
2012	Buster Posey	San Francisco	C
2011	Ryan Braun	Milwaukee	OF
2010	Joey Votto	Cincinnati	1B
2009	Albert Pujols	St. Louis	1B
2008	Albert Pujols	St. Louis	1B
2007	Jimmy Rollins	Philadelphia	SS
2006	Ryan Howard	Philadelphia	1B
2005	Albert Pujols	St. Louis	1B
2004	Barry Bonds	San Francisco	OF
2003	Barry Bonds	San Francisco	OF
2002	Barry Bonds	San Francisco	OF
2001	Barry Bonds	San Francisco	OF
2000	Jeff Kent	San Francisco	2B
1999	Chipper Jones	Atlanta	3B
1998	Sammy Sosa	Chi Cubs	OF
1997	Larry Walker	Colorado	OF
1996	Ken Caminiti	San Diego	3B
1995	Barry Larkin	Cincinnati	SS
1994	Jeff Bagwell	Houston	1B
1993	Barry Bonds	San Francisco	OF
1992	Barry Bonds	Pittsburgh	OF
1991	Terry Pendleton	Atlanta	3B
1990	Barry Bonds	Pittsburgh	OF
1989	Kevin Mitchell	San Francisco	OF
1988	Kirk Gibson	Los Angeles	OF
1987	Andre Dawson	Chi Cubs	OF
1986	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia	3B
1985	Willie McGee	St. Louis	OF
1984	Ryne Sandberg	Chi Cubs	2B
1983	Dale Murphy	Atlanta	OF
1982	Dale Murphy	Atlanta	OF
1981	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia	3B
1980	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia	3B
1979	Keith Hernandez	St. Louis	1B
1979	Willie Stargell	Pittsburgh	1B
1978	Dave Parker	Pittsburgh	OF
1977	George Foster	Cincinnati	OF
1976	Joe Morgan	Cincinnati	2B
1975	Joe Morgan	Cincinnati	2B
1974	Steve Garvey	Los Angeles	1B
1973	Pete Rose	Cincinnati	OF
1972	Johnny Bench	Cincinnati	C
1971	Joe Torre	St. Louis	3B
1970	Johnny Bench	Cincinnati	C
1969	Willie McCovey	San Francisco	1B
1968	Bob Gibson	St. Louis	SP
1967	Orlando Cepeda	St. Louis	1B
1966	Roberto Clemente	Pittsburgh	OF
1965	Willie Mays	San Francisco	OF
1964	Ken Boyer	St. Louis	3B
1963	Sandy Koufax	LA Dodgers	SP
1962	Maury Wills	LA Dodgers	SS
1961	Frank Robinson	Cincinnati	OF
1960	Dick Groat	Pittsburgh	SS
1959	Ernie Banks	Chi Cubs	SS
1958	Ernie Banks	Chi Cubs	SS
1957	Hank Aaron	Milwaukee	OF
1956	Don Newcombe	Brooklyn	SP
1955	Roy Campanella	Brooklyn	C
1954	Willie Mays	NY Giants	OF
1953	Roy Campanella	Brooklyn	C
1952	Hank Sauer	Chi Cubs	OF
1951	Roy Campanella	Brooklyn	C
1950	Jim Konstanty	Philadelphia	RP
1949	Jackie Robinson	Brooklyn	2B
1948	Stan Musial	St. Louis	OF
1947	Bob Elliott	Bsn. Braves	3B
1946	Stan Musial	St. Louis	1B
1945	Phil Cavarretta	Chi Cubs	1B
1944	Marty Marion	St. Louis	SS
1943	Stan Musial	St. Louis	OF
1942	Mort Cooper	St. Louis	SP
1941	Dolph Camilli	Brooklyn	1B
1940	Frank McCormick	Cincinnati	1B
1939	Bucky Walters	Cincinnati	SP
1938	Ernie Lombardi	Cincinnati	C
1937	Joe Medwick	St. Louis	OF
1936	Carl Hubbell	NY Giants	SP
1935	Gabby Hartnett	Chi Cubs	C
1934	Dizzy Dean	St. Louis	SP
1933	Carl Hubbell	NY Giants	SP
1932	Chuck Klein	Philadelphia	OF
1931	Frankie Frisch	St. Louis	2B