MLB Most Valuable Player MVP Award Winners

The Most Valuable Player Award is given annually to one player in each league. The award began in 1911 as the Chalmers Award, honoring the "most important and useful player to the club and to the league". This award was discontinued in 1914. From 1922 to 1928 in the American League and from 1924 to 1929 in the National League, an MVP award was given to "the baseball player who is of the greatest all-around service to his club". Prior winners were not eligible to win the MVP award again during this time. The current incarnation of the MVP award was established in 1931. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) votes on the MVP award at the conclusion of each season before the postseason starts. Official MVPs were not awarded in the 1929 AL nor in the NL or AL in 1930. However, balloting was conducted for those league seasons and we have decided to display these 'unofficial' MVPs since their lack of official recognition is largely a technicality.

Table
Batting Stats Pitching Stats
Year Lg Name Tm WAR BA OBP SLG HR RBI SB W L SV ERA IP SO Voting
2023ALShohei OhtaniLAA9.9.304.412.65444952010503.14132.0167Voting
2023NLRonald Acuña Jr.ATL8.2.337.416.5964110673 Voting
2022ALAaron JudgeNYY10.5.311.425.6866213116 Voting
2022NLPaul GoldschmidtSTL7.7.317.404.578351157 Voting
2021ALShohei OhtaniLAA8.9.257.372.59246100269203.18130.1156Voting
2021NLBryce HarperPHI5.9.309.429.615358413 Voting
2020ALJosé AbreuCHW3.0.317.370.61719600 Voting
2020NLFreddie FreemanATL3.3.341.462.64013532 Voting
2019ALMike TroutLAA7.9.291.438.6454510411 Voting
2019NLCody BellingerLAD8.6.305.406.6294711515 Voting
2018ALMookie BettsBOS10.7.346.438.640328030 Voting
2018NLChristian YelichMIL7.3.326.402.5983611022 Voting
2017ALJose AltuveHOU7.7.346.410.547248132 Voting
2017NLGiancarlo StantonMIA7.9.281.376.631591322 Voting
2016ALMike TroutLAA10.5.315.441.5502910030 Voting
2016NLKris BryantCHC7.3.292.385.554391028 Voting
2015ALJosh DonaldsonTOR7.1.297.371.568411236 Voting
2015NLBryce HarperWSN9.7.330.460.64942996 Voting
2014ALMike TroutLAA7.7.287.377.5613611116 Voting
2014NLClayton KershawLAD8.2.175.235.20603121301.77198.1239Voting
2013ALMiguel CabreraDET7.5.348.442.636441373 Voting
2013NLAndrew McCutchenPIT7.8.317.404.508218427 Voting
2012ALMiguel CabreraDET7.1.330.393.606441394 Voting
2012NLBuster PoseySFG7.6.336.408.549241031 Voting
2011ALJustin VerlanderDET8.6.000.000.00000024502.40251.0250Voting
2011NLRyan BraunMIL7.7.332.397.5973311133 Voting
2010ALJosh HamiltonTEX8.7.359.411.633321008 Voting
2010NLJoey VottoCIN7.0.324.424.6003711316 Voting
2009ALJoe MauerMIN7.8.365.444.58728964 Voting
2009NLAlbert PujolsSTL9.7.327.443.6584713516 Voting
2008ALDustin PedroiaBOS7.0.326.376.493178320 Voting
2008NLAlbert PujolsSTL9.2.357.462.653371167 Voting
2007ALAlex RodriguezNYY9.4.314.422.6455415624 Voting
2007NLJimmy RollinsPHI6.1.296.344.531309441 Voting
2006ALJustin MorneauMIN4.3.321.375.559341303 Voting
2006NLRyan HowardPHI5.2.313.425.659581490 Voting
2005ALAlex RodriguezNYY9.4.321.421.6104813021 Voting
2005NLAlbert PujolsSTL8.4.330.430.6094111716 Voting
2004ALVladimir GuerreroANA5.6.337.391.5983912615 Voting
2004NLBarry BondsSFG10.6.362.609.812451016 Voting
2003ALAlex RodriguezTEX8.4.298.396.6004711817 Voting
2003NLBarry BondsSFG9.2.341.529.74945907 Voting
2002ALMiguel TejadaOAK5.7.308.354.508341317 Voting
2002NLBarry BondsSFG11.8.370.582.799461109 Voting
2001ALIchiro SuzukiSEA7.7.350.381.45786956 Voting
2001NLBarry BondsSFG11.9.328.515.8637313713 Voting
2000ALJason GiambiOAK7.8.333.476.647431372 Voting
2000NLJeff KentSFG7.2.334.424.5963312512 Voting
1999ALIván RodríguezTEX6.4.332.356.5583511325 Voting
1999NLChipper JonesATL6.9.319.441.6334511025 Voting
1998ALJuan GonzálezTEX4.9.318.366.630451572 Voting
1998NLSammy SosaCHC6.5.308.377.6476615818 Voting
1997ALKen Griffey Jr.SEA9.1.304.382.6465614715 Voting
1997NLLarry WalkerCOL9.8.366.452.7204913033 Voting
1996ALJuan GonzálezTEX3.8.314.368.643471442 Voting
1996NLKen CaminitiSDP7.6.326.408.6214013011 Voting
1995ALMo VaughnBOS4.3.300.388.5753912611 Voting
1995NLBarry LarkinCIN5.9.319.394.492156651 Voting
1994ALFrank ThomasCHW6.4.353.487.729381012 Voting
1994NLJeff BagwellHOU8.2.368.451.7503911615 Voting
1993ALFrank ThomasCHW6.2.317.426.607411284 Voting
1993NLBarry BondsSFG9.9.336.458.6774612329 Voting
1992ALDennis EckersleyOAK2.971511.9180.093Voting
1992NLBarry BondsPIT9.0.311.456.6243410339 Voting
1991ALCal Ripken Jr.BAL11.5.323.374.566341146 Voting
1991NLTerry PendletonATL6.1.319.363.517228610 Voting
1990ALRickey HendersonOAK9.9.325.439.577286165 Voting
1990NLBarry BondsPIT9.7.301.406.5653311452 Voting
1989ALRobin YountMIL5.8.318.384.5112110319 Voting
1989NLKevin MitchellSFG6.9.291.388.635471253 Voting
1988ALJosé CansecoOAK7.3.307.391.5694212440 Voting
1988NLKirk GibsonLAD6.5.290.377.483257631 Voting
1987ALGeorge BellTOR5.0.308.352.605471345 Voting
1987NLAndre DawsonCHC4.0.287.328.5684913711 Voting
1986ALRoger ClemensBOS8.824402.48254.0238Voting
1986NLMike SchmidtPHI6.1.290.390.547371191 Voting
1985ALDon MattinglyNYY6.5.324.371.567351452 Voting
1985NLWillie McGeeSTL8.2.353.384.503108256 Voting
1984ALWillie HernándezDET4.893321.92140.1112Voting
1984NLRyne SandbergCHC8.5.314.367.520198432 Voting
1983ALCal Ripken Jr.BAL8.2.318.371.517271020 Voting
1983NLDale MurphyATL7.1.302.393.5403612130 Voting
1982ALRobin YountMIL10.6.331.379.5782911414 Voting
1982NLDale MurphyATL6.1.281.378.5073610923 Voting
1981ALRollie FingersMIL4.263281.0478.061Voting
1981NLMike SchmidtPHI7.7.316.435.644319112 Voting
1980ALGeorge BrettKCR9.4.390.454.6642411815 Voting
1980NLMike SchmidtPHI8.9.286.380.6244812112 Voting
1979ALDon BaylorCAL3.7.296.371.5303613922 Voting
1979NLKeith HernandezSTL7.6.344.417.5131110511 Voting
1979NLWillie StargellPIT2.5.281.352.55232820 Voting
1978ALJim RiceBOS7.6.315.370.600461397 Voting
1978NLDave ParkerPIT7.0.334.394.5853011720 Voting
1977ALRod CarewMIN9.7.388.449.5701410023 Voting
1977NLGeorge FosterCIN8.4.320.382.631521496 Voting
1976ALThurman MunsonNYY5.3.302.337.4321710514 Voting
1976NLJoe MorganCIN9.6.320.444.5762711160 Voting
1975ALFred LynnBOS7.4.331.401.5662110510 Voting
1975NLJoe MorganCIN11.0.327.466.508179467 Voting
1974ALJeff BurroughsTEX3.6.301.397.504251182 Voting
1974NLSteve GarveyLAD4.4.312.342.469211115 Voting
1973ALReggie JacksonOAK7.8.293.383.5313211722 Voting
1973NLPete RoseCIN8.3.338.401.43756410 Voting
1972ALDick AllenCHW8.6.308.420.6033711319 Voting
1972NLJohnny BenchCIN8.6.270.379.541401256 Voting
1971ALVida BlueOAK8.5.118.167.12702024801.82312.0301Voting
1971NLJoe TorreSTL5.9.363.421.555241374 Voting
1970ALBoog PowellBAL5.1.297.412.549351141 Voting
1970NLJohnny BenchCIN7.4.293.345.587451485 Voting
1969ALHarmon KillebrewMIN6.1.276.427.584491408 Voting
1969NLWillie McCoveySFG8.1.320.453.656451260 Voting
1968ALDenny McLainDET7.4.162.170.18904031601.96336.0280Voting
1968NLBob GibsonSTL11.9.170.233.22306122901.12304.2268Voting
1967ALCarl YastrzemskiBOS12.5.326.418.6224412110 Voting
1967NLOrlando CepedaSTL6.8.325.399.5242511111 Voting
1966ALFrank RobinsonBAL7.7.316.410.637491228 Voting
1966NLRoberto ClementePIT8.2.317.360.536291197 Voting
1965ALZoilo VersallesMIN7.2.273.319.462197727 Voting
1965NLWillie MaysSFG11.2.317.398.645521129 Voting
1964ALBrooks RobinsonBAL8.1.317.368.521281181 Voting
1964NLKen BoyerSTL6.1.295.365.489241193 Voting
1963ALElston HowardNYY5.2.287.342.52828850 Voting
1963NLSandy KoufaxLAD9.9.064.111.09117025501.88311.0306Voting
1962ALMickey MantleNYY6.0.321.486.60530899 Voting
1962NLMaury WillsLAD6.0.299.347.373648104 Voting
1961ALRoger MarisNYY6.9.269.372.620611410 Voting
1961NLFrank RobinsonCIN7.7.323.404.6113712422 Voting
1960ALRoger MarisNYY7.5.283.371.581391122 Voting
1960NLDick GroatPIT6.1.325.371.3942500 Voting
1959ALNellie FoxCHW6.1.306.380.3892705 Voting
1959NLErnie BanksCHC10.2.304.374.596451432 Voting
1958ALJackie JensenBOS4.9.286.396.535351229 Voting
1958NLErnie BanksCHC9.3.313.366.614471294 Voting
1957ALMickey MantleNYY11.3.365.512.665349416 Voting
1957NLHenry AaronMLN8.0.322.378.600441321 Voting
1956ALMickey MantleNYY11.2.353.464.7055213010 Voting
1956NLDon NewcombeBRO5.3.234.312.342216127703.06268.0139Voting
1955ALYogi BerraNYY4.5.272.349.470271081 Voting
1955NLRoy CampanellaBRO5.2.318.395.583321072 Voting
1954ALYogi BerraNYY5.3.307.367.488221250 Voting
1954NLWillie MaysNYG10.5.345.411.667411108 Voting
1953ALAl RosenCLE10.2.336.422.613431458 Voting
1953NLRoy CampanellaBRO6.8.312.395.611411424 Voting
1952ALBobby ShantzPHA9.4.198.252.260012024702.48279.2152Voting
1952NLHank SauerCHC5.6.270.361.531371211 Voting
1951ALYogi BerraNYY5.3.294.350.49227885 Voting
1951NLRoy CampanellaBRO6.9.325.393.590331081 Voting
1950ALPhil RizzutoNYY6.8.324.418.43976612 Voting
1950NLJim KonstantyPHI4.4.108.108.108030167222.66152.056Voting
1949ALTed WilliamsBOS9.0.343.490.650431591 Voting
1949NLJackie RobinsonBRO9.3.342.432.5281612437 Voting
1948ALLou BoudreauCLE10.4.355.453.534181063 Voting
1948NLStan MusialSTL11.3.376.450.702391317 Voting
1947ALJoe DiMaggioNYY4.7.315.391.52220973 Voting
1947NLBob ElliottBSN6.5.317.410.517221133 Voting
1946ALTed WilliamsBOS10.6.342.497.667381230 Voting
1946NLStan MusialSTL9.3.365.434.587161037 Voting
1945ALHal NewhouserDET12.2.257.302.321017025921.81313.1212Voting
1945NLPhil CavarrettaCHC5.9.355.449.5006975 Voting
1944ALHal NewhouserDET8.4.242.278.27505129922.22312.1187Voting
1944NLMarty MarionSTL4.5.267.324.3626631 Voting
1943ALSpud ChandlerNYY7.3.258.287.37127020401.64253.0134Voting
1943NLStan MusialSTL9.5.357.425.56213819 Voting
1942ALJoe GordonNYY7.7.322.409.4911810312 Voting
1942NLMort CooperSTL8.3.184.208.19407022701.78278.2152Voting
1941ALJoe DiMaggioNYY9.3.357.440.643301254 Voting
1941NLDolph CamilliBRO6.8.285.407.556341203 Voting
1940ALHank GreenbergDET6.8.340.433.670411506 Voting
1940NLFrank McCormickCIN5.3.309.367.482191272 Voting
1939ALJoe DiMaggioNYY8.3.381.448.671301263 Voting
1939NLBucky WaltersCIN9.8.325.357.4331161271102.29319.0137Voting
1938ALJimmie FoxxBOS7.5.349.462.704501755 Voting
1938NLErnie LombardiCIN4.8.342.391.52419950 Voting
1937ALCharlie GehringerDET7.8.371.458.520149611 Voting
1937NLJoe MedwickSTL8.4.374.414.641311544 Voting
1936ALLou GehrigNYY9.7.354.478.696491523 Voting
1936NLCarl HubbellNYG10.1.227.248.23608026632.31304.0123Voting
1935ALHank GreenbergDET7.5.328.411.628361684 Voting
1935NLGabby HartnettCHC4.9.344.404.54513911 Voting
1934ALMickey CochraneDET4.5.320.428.4122758 Voting
1934NLDizzy DeanSTL9.5.246.252.33929130772.66311.2195Voting
1933ALJimmie FoxxPHA9.0.356.449.703481632 Voting
1933NLCarl HubbellNYG9.0.183.198.2481120231251.66308.2156Voting
1932ALJimmie FoxxPHA10.4.364.469.749581693 Voting
1932NLChuck KleinPHI7.5.348.404.6463813720 Voting
1931ALLefty GrovePHA10.0.200.220.226012031452.06288.2175Voting
1931NLFrankie FrischSTL3.9.311.368.39648228 Voting
1930ALJoe Cronin *WSH8.5.346.422.5131312617 Voting
1930NLHack Wilson *CHC7.4.356.454.723561913 Voting
1929ALLew Fonseca *CLE5.6.369.427.532610319 Voting
1929NLRogers HornsbyCHC10.6.380.459.679391492 Voting
1928ALMickey CochranePHA3.4.293.395.46410577 Voting
1928NLJim BottomleySTL5.6.325.402.6283113610 Voting
1927ALLou GehrigNYY11.9.373.474.7654717310 Voting
1927NLPaul WanerPIT7.1.380.437.54991315 Voting
1926ALGeorge BurnsCLE5.2.358.394.494411513 Voting
1926NLBob O'FarrellSTL3.9.293.371.4337681 Voting
1925ALRoger PeckinpaughWSH2.7.294.367.37946413 Voting
1925NLRogers HornsbySTL10.2.403.489.756391435 Voting
1924ALWalter JohnsonWSH7.5.283.308.389114023702.72277.2158Voting
1924NLDazzy VanceBRO10.3.151.231.208211028602.16308.1262Voting
1923ALBabe RuthNYY14.1.393.545.7644113017 Voting
1922ALGeorge SislerSLB8.7.420.467.594810551 Voting
1914ALEddie CollinsPHA9.1.344.452.45228558 Voting
1914NLJohnny EversBSN4.9.279.390.33814012 Voting
1913ALWalter JohnsonWSH16.6.261.293.433214236721.14346.0243Voting
1913NLJake DaubertBRO4.0.350.405.42325225 Voting
1912ALTris SpeakerBOS10.2.383.464.567109052 Voting
1912NLLarry DoyleNYG5.0.330.393.471109136 Voting
1911ALTy CobbDET10.7.419.466.620812783 Voting
1911NLFrank SchulteCHC5.2.300.384.5342110723 Voting