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 | 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 |