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
2023	AL	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	9.9	.304	.412	.654	44	95	20	10	5	0	3.14	132.0	167	Voting
2023	NL	Ronald Acuña Jr.	ATL	8.2	.337	.416	.596	41	106	73							Voting

2022	AL	Aaron Judge	NYY	10.5	.311	.425	.686	62	131	16							Voting
2022	NL	Paul Goldschmidt	STL	7.7	.317	.404	.578	35	115	7							Voting

2021	AL	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	8.9	.257	.372	.592	46	100	26	9	2	0	3.18	130.1	156	Voting
2021	NL	Bryce Harper	PHI	5.9	.309	.429	.615	35	84	13							Voting

2020	AL	José Abreu	CHW	3.0	.317	.370	.617	19	60	0							Voting
2020	NL	Freddie Freeman	ATL	3.3	.341	.462	.640	13	53	2							Voting

2019	AL	Mike Trout	LAA	7.9	.291	.438	.645	45	104	11							Voting
2019	NL	Cody Bellinger	LAD	8.6	.305	.406	.629	47	115	15							Voting

2018	AL	Mookie Betts	BOS	10.7	.346	.438	.640	32	80	30							Voting
2018	NL	Christian Yelich	MIL	7.3	.326	.402	.598	36	110	22							Voting

2017	AL	Jose Altuve	HOU	7.7	.346	.410	.547	24	81	32							Voting
2017	NL	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	7.9	.281	.376	.631	59	132	2							Voting

2016	AL	Mike Trout	LAA	10.5	.315	.441	.550	29	100	30							Voting
2016	NL	Kris Bryant	CHC	7.3	.292	.385	.554	39	102	8							Voting

2015	AL	Josh Donaldson	TOR	7.1	.297	.371	.568	41	123	6							Voting
2015	NL	Bryce Harper	WSN	9.7	.330	.460	.649	42	99	6							Voting

2014	AL	Mike Trout	LAA	7.7	.287	.377	.561	36	111	16							Voting
2014	NL	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	8.2	.175	.235	.206	0	3	1	21	3	0	1.77	198.1	239	Voting

2013	AL	Miguel Cabrera	DET	7.5	.348	.442	.636	44	137	3							Voting
2013	NL	Andrew McCutchen	PIT	7.8	.317	.404	.508	21	84	27							Voting

2012	AL	Miguel Cabrera	DET	7.1	.330	.393	.606	44	139	4							Voting
2012	NL	Buster Posey	SFG	7.6	.336	.408	.549	24	103	1							Voting

2011	AL	Justin Verlander	DET	8.6	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	24	5	0	2.40	251.0	250	Voting
2011	NL	Ryan Braun	MIL	7.7	.332	.397	.597	33	111	33							Voting

2010	AL	Josh Hamilton	TEX	8.7	.359	.411	.633	32	100	8							Voting
2010	NL	Joey Votto	CIN	7.0	.324	.424	.600	37	113	16							Voting

2009	AL	Joe Mauer	MIN	7.8	.365	.444	.587	28	96	4							Voting
2009	NL	Albert Pujols	STL	9.7	.327	.443	.658	47	135	16							Voting

2008	AL	Dustin Pedroia	BOS	7.0	.326	.376	.493	17	83	20							Voting
2008	NL	Albert Pujols	STL	9.2	.357	.462	.653	37	116	7							Voting

2007	AL	Alex Rodriguez	NYY	9.4	.314	.422	.645	54	156	24							Voting
2007	NL	Jimmy Rollins	PHI	6.1	.296	.344	.531	30	94	41							Voting

2006	AL	Justin Morneau	MIN	4.3	.321	.375	.559	34	130	3							Voting
2006	NL	Ryan Howard	PHI	5.2	.313	.425	.659	58	149	0							Voting

2005	AL	Alex Rodriguez	NYY	9.4	.321	.421	.610	48	130	21							Voting
2005	NL	Albert Pujols	STL	8.4	.330	.430	.609	41	117	16							Voting

2004	AL	Vladimir Guerrero	ANA	5.6	.337	.391	.598	39	126	15							Voting
2004	NL	Barry Bonds	SFG	10.6	.362	.609	.812	45	101	6							Voting

2003	AL	Alex Rodriguez	TEX	8.4	.298	.396	.600	47	118	17							Voting
2003	NL	Barry Bonds	SFG	9.2	.341	.529	.749	45	90	7							Voting

2002	AL	Miguel Tejada	OAK	5.7	.308	.354	.508	34	131	7							Voting
2002	NL	Barry Bonds	SFG	11.8	.370	.582	.799	46	110	9							Voting

2001	AL	Ichiro Suzuki	SEA	7.7	.350	.381	.457	8	69	56							Voting
2001	NL	Barry Bonds	SFG	11.9	.328	.515	.863	73	137	13							Voting

2000	AL	Jason Giambi	OAK	7.8	.333	.476	.647	43	137	2							Voting
2000	NL	Jeff Kent	SFG	7.2	.334	.424	.596	33	125	12							Voting

1999	AL	Iván Rodríguez	TEX	6.4	.332	.356	.558	35	113	25							Voting
1999	NL	Chipper Jones	ATL	6.9	.319	.441	.633	45	110	25							Voting

1998	AL	Juan González	TEX	4.9	.318	.366	.630	45	157	2							Voting
1998	NL	Sammy Sosa	CHC	6.5	.308	.377	.647	66	158	18							Voting

1997	AL	Ken Griffey Jr.	SEA	9.1	.304	.382	.646	56	147	15							Voting
1997	NL	Larry Walker	COL	9.8	.366	.452	.720	49	130	33							Voting

1996	AL	Juan González	TEX	3.8	.314	.368	.643	47	144	2							Voting
1996	NL	Ken Caminiti	SDP	7.6	.326	.408	.621	40	130	11							Voting

1995	AL	Mo Vaughn	BOS	4.3	.300	.388	.575	39	126	11							Voting
1995	NL	Barry Larkin	CIN	5.9	.319	.394	.492	15	66	51							Voting

1994	AL	Frank Thomas	CHW	6.4	.353	.487	.729	38	101	2							Voting
1994	NL	Jeff Bagwell	HOU	8.2	.368	.451	.750	39	116	15							Voting

1993	AL	Frank Thomas	CHW	6.2	.317	.426	.607	41	128	4							Voting
1993	NL	Barry Bonds	SFG	9.9	.336	.458	.677	46	123	29							Voting

1992	AL	Dennis Eckersley	OAK	2.9							7	1	51	1.91	80.0	93	Voting
1992	NL	Barry Bonds	PIT	9.0	.311	.456	.624	34	103	39							Voting

1991	AL	Cal Ripken Jr.	BAL	11.5	.323	.374	.566	34	114	6							Voting
1991	NL	Terry Pendleton	ATL	6.1	.319	.363	.517	22	86	10							Voting

1990	AL	Rickey Henderson	OAK	9.9	.325	.439	.577	28	61	65							Voting
1990	NL	Barry Bonds	PIT	9.7	.301	.406	.565	33	114	52							Voting

1989	AL	Robin Yount	MIL	5.8	.318	.384	.511	21	103	19							Voting
1989	NL	Kevin Mitchell	SFG	6.9	.291	.388	.635	47	125	3							Voting

1988	AL	José Canseco	OAK	7.3	.307	.391	.569	42	124	40							Voting
1988	NL	Kirk Gibson	LAD	6.5	.290	.377	.483	25	76	31							Voting

1987	AL	George Bell	TOR	5.0	.308	.352	.605	47	134	5							Voting
1987	NL	Andre Dawson	CHC	4.0	.287	.328	.568	49	137	11							Voting

1986	AL	Roger Clemens	BOS	8.8							24	4	0	2.48	254.0	238	Voting
1986	NL	Mike Schmidt	PHI	6.1	.290	.390	.547	37	119	1							Voting

1985	AL	Don Mattingly	NYY	6.5	.324	.371	.567	35	145	2							Voting
1985	NL	Willie McGee	STL	8.2	.353	.384	.503	10	82	56							Voting

1984	AL	Willie Hernández	DET	4.8							9	3	32	1.92	140.1	112	Voting
1984	NL	Ryne Sandberg	CHC	8.5	.314	.367	.520	19	84	32							Voting

1983	AL	Cal Ripken Jr.	BAL	8.2	.318	.371	.517	27	102	0							Voting
1983	NL	Dale Murphy	ATL	7.1	.302	.393	.540	36	121	30							Voting

1982	AL	Robin Yount	MIL	10.6	.331	.379	.578	29	114	14							Voting
1982	NL	Dale Murphy	ATL	6.1	.281	.378	.507	36	109	23							Voting

1981	AL	Rollie Fingers	MIL	4.2							6	3	28	1.04	78.0	61	Voting
1981	NL	Mike Schmidt	PHI	7.7	.316	.435	.644	31	91	12							Voting

1980	AL	George Brett	KCR	9.4	.390	.454	.664	24	118	15							Voting
1980	NL	Mike Schmidt	PHI	8.9	.286	.380	.624	48	121	12							Voting

1979	AL	Don Baylor	CAL	3.7	.296	.371	.530	36	139	22							Voting
1979	NL	Keith Hernandez	STL	7.6	.344	.417	.513	11	105	11							Voting
1979	NL	Willie Stargell	PIT	2.5	.281	.352	.552	32	82	0							Voting

1978	AL	Jim Rice	BOS	7.6	.315	.370	.600	46	139	7							Voting
1978	NL	Dave Parker	PIT	7.0	.334	.394	.585	30	117	20							Voting

1977	AL	Rod Carew	MIN	9.7	.388	.449	.570	14	100	23							Voting
1977	NL	George Foster	CIN	8.4	.320	.382	.631	52	149	6							Voting

1976	AL	Thurman Munson	NYY	5.3	.302	.337	.432	17	105	14							Voting
1976	NL	Joe Morgan	CIN	9.6	.320	.444	.576	27	111	60							Voting

1975	AL	Fred Lynn	BOS	7.4	.331	.401	.566	21	105	10							Voting
1975	NL	Joe Morgan	CIN	11.0	.327	.466	.508	17	94	67							Voting

1974	AL	Jeff Burroughs	TEX	3.6	.301	.397	.504	25	118	2							Voting
1974	NL	Steve Garvey	LAD	4.4	.312	.342	.469	21	111	5							Voting

1973	AL	Reggie Jackson	OAK	7.8	.293	.383	.531	32	117	22							Voting
1973	NL	Pete Rose	CIN	8.3	.338	.401	.437	5	64	10							Voting

1972	AL	Dick Allen	CHW	8.6	.308	.420	.603	37	113	19							Voting
1972	NL	Johnny Bench	CIN	8.6	.270	.379	.541	40	125	6							Voting

1971	AL	Vida Blue	OAK	8.5	.118	.167	.127	0	2	0	24	8	0	1.82	312.0	301	Voting
1971	NL	Joe Torre	STL	5.9	.363	.421	.555	24	137	4							Voting

1970	AL	Boog Powell	BAL	5.1	.297	.412	.549	35	114	1							Voting
1970	NL	Johnny Bench	CIN	7.4	.293	.345	.587	45	148	5							Voting

1969	AL	Harmon Killebrew	MIN	6.1	.276	.427	.584	49	140	8							Voting
1969	NL	Willie McCovey	SFG	8.1	.320	.453	.656	45	126	0							Voting

1968	AL	Denny McLain	DET	7.4	.162	.170	.189	0	4	0	31	6	0	1.96	336.0	280	Voting
1968	NL	Bob Gibson	STL	11.9	.170	.233	.223	0	6	1	22	9	0	1.12	304.2	268	Voting

1967	AL	Carl Yastrzemski	BOS	12.5	.326	.418	.622	44	121	10							Voting
1967	NL	Orlando Cepeda	STL	6.8	.325	.399	.524	25	111	11							Voting

1966	AL	Frank Robinson	BAL	7.7	.316	.410	.637	49	122	8							Voting
1966	NL	Roberto Clemente	PIT	8.2	.317	.360	.536	29	119	7							Voting

1965	AL	Zoilo Versalles	MIN	7.2	.273	.319	.462	19	77	27							Voting
1965	NL	Willie Mays	SFG	11.2	.317	.398	.645	52	112	9							Voting

1964	AL	Brooks Robinson	BAL	8.1	.317	.368	.521	28	118	1							Voting
1964	NL	Ken Boyer	STL	6.1	.295	.365	.489	24	119	3							Voting

1963	AL	Elston Howard	NYY	5.2	.287	.342	.528	28	85	0							Voting
1963	NL	Sandy Koufax	LAD	9.9	.064	.111	.091	1	7	0	25	5	0	1.88	311.0	306	Voting

1962	AL	Mickey Mantle	NYY	6.0	.321	.486	.605	30	89	9							Voting
1962	NL	Maury Wills	LAD	6.0	.299	.347	.373	6	48	104							Voting

1961	AL	Roger Maris	NYY	6.9	.269	.372	.620	61	141	0							Voting
1961	NL	Frank Robinson	CIN	7.7	.323	.404	.611	37	124	22							Voting

1960	AL	Roger Maris	NYY	7.5	.283	.371	.581	39	112	2							Voting
1960	NL	Dick Groat	PIT	6.1	.325	.371	.394	2	50	0							Voting

1959	AL	Nellie Fox	CHW	6.1	.306	.380	.389	2	70	5							Voting
1959	NL	Ernie Banks	CHC	10.2	.304	.374	.596	45	143	2							Voting

1958	AL	Jackie Jensen	BOS	4.9	.286	.396	.535	35	122	9							Voting
1958	NL	Ernie Banks	CHC	9.3	.313	.366	.614	47	129	4							Voting

1957	AL	Mickey Mantle	NYY	11.3	.365	.512	.665	34	94	16							Voting
1957	NL	Henry Aaron	MLN	8.0	.322	.378	.600	44	132	1							Voting

1956	AL	Mickey Mantle	NYY	11.2	.353	.464	.705	52	130	10							Voting
1956	NL	Don Newcombe	BRO	5.3	.234	.312	.342	2	16	1	27	7	0	3.06	268.0	139	Voting

1955	AL	Yogi Berra	NYY	4.5	.272	.349	.470	27	108	1							Voting
1955	NL	Roy Campanella	BRO	5.2	.318	.395	.583	32	107	2							Voting

1954	AL	Yogi Berra	NYY	5.3	.307	.367	.488	22	125	0							Voting
1954	NL	Willie Mays	NYG	10.5	.345	.411	.667	41	110	8							Voting

1953	AL	Al Rosen	CLE	10.2	.336	.422	.613	43	145	8							Voting
1953	NL	Roy Campanella	BRO	6.8	.312	.395	.611	41	142	4							Voting

1952	AL	Bobby Shantz	PHA	9.4	.198	.252	.260	0	12	0	24	7	0	2.48	279.2	152	Voting
1952	NL	Hank Sauer	CHC	5.6	.270	.361	.531	37	121	1							Voting

1951	AL	Yogi Berra	NYY	5.3	.294	.350	.492	27	88	5							Voting
1951	NL	Roy Campanella	BRO	6.9	.325	.393	.590	33	108	1							Voting

1950	AL	Phil Rizzuto	NYY	6.8	.324	.418	.439	7	66	12							Voting
1950	NL	Jim Konstanty	PHI	4.4	.108	.108	.108	0	3	0	16	7	22	2.66	152.0	56	Voting

1949	AL	Ted Williams	BOS	9.0	.343	.490	.650	43	159	1							Voting
1949	NL	Jackie Robinson	BRO	9.3	.342	.432	.528	16	124	37							Voting

1948	AL	Lou Boudreau	CLE	10.4	.355	.453	.534	18	106	3							Voting
1948	NL	Stan Musial	STL	11.3	.376	.450	.702	39	131	7							Voting

1947	AL	Joe DiMaggio	NYY	4.7	.315	.391	.522	20	97	3							Voting
1947	NL	Bob Elliott	BSN	6.5	.317	.410	.517	22	113	3							Voting

1946	AL	Ted Williams	BOS	10.6	.342	.497	.667	38	123	0							Voting
1946	NL	Stan Musial	STL	9.3	.365	.434	.587	16	103	7							Voting

1945	AL	Hal Newhouser	DET	12.2	.257	.302	.321	0	17	0	25	9	2	1.81	313.1	212	Voting
1945	NL	Phil Cavarretta	CHC	5.9	.355	.449	.500	6	97	5							Voting

1944	AL	Hal Newhouser	DET	8.4	.242	.278	.275	0	5	1	29	9	2	2.22	312.1	187	Voting
1944	NL	Marty Marion	STL	4.5	.267	.324	.362	6	63	1							Voting

1943	AL	Spud Chandler	NYY	7.3	.258	.287	.371	2	7	0	20	4	0	1.64	253.0	134	Voting
1943	NL	Stan Musial	STL	9.5	.357	.425	.562	13	81	9							Voting

1942	AL	Joe Gordon	NYY	7.7	.322	.409	.491	18	103	12							Voting
1942	NL	Mort Cooper	STL	8.3	.184	.208	.194	0	7	0	22	7	0	1.78	278.2	152	Voting

1941	AL	Joe DiMaggio	NYY	9.3	.357	.440	.643	30	125	4							Voting
1941	NL	Dolph Camilli	BRO	6.8	.285	.407	.556	34	120	3							Voting

1940	AL	Hank Greenberg	DET	6.8	.340	.433	.670	41	150	6							Voting
1940	NL	Frank McCormick	CIN	5.3	.309	.367	.482	19	127	2							Voting

1939	AL	Joe DiMaggio	NYY	8.3	.381	.448	.671	30	126	3							Voting
1939	NL	Bucky Walters	CIN	9.8	.325	.357	.433	1	16	1	27	11	0	2.29	319.0	137	Voting

1938	AL	Jimmie Foxx	BOS	7.5	.349	.462	.704	50	175	5							Voting
1938	NL	Ernie Lombardi	CIN	4.8	.342	.391	.524	19	95	0							Voting

1937	AL	Charlie Gehringer	DET	7.8	.371	.458	.520	14	96	11							Voting
1937	NL	Joe Medwick	STL	8.4	.374	.414	.641	31	154	4							Voting

1936	AL	Lou Gehrig	NYY	9.7	.354	.478	.696	49	152	3							Voting
1936	NL	Carl Hubbell	NYG	10.1	.227	.248	.236	0	8	0	26	6	3	2.31	304.0	123	Voting

1935	AL	Hank Greenberg	DET	7.5	.328	.411	.628	36	168	4							Voting
1935	NL	Gabby Hartnett	CHC	4.9	.344	.404	.545	13	91	1							Voting

1934	AL	Mickey Cochrane	DET	4.5	.320	.428	.412	2	75	8							Voting
1934	NL	Dizzy Dean	STL	9.5	.246	.252	.339	2	9	1	30	7	7	2.66	311.2	195	Voting

1933	AL	Jimmie Foxx	PHA	9.0	.356	.449	.703	48	163	2							Voting
1933	NL	Carl Hubbell	NYG	9.0	.183	.198	.248	1	12	0	23	12	5	1.66	308.2	156	Voting

1932	AL	Jimmie Foxx	PHA	10.4	.364	.469	.749	58	169	3							Voting
1932	NL	Chuck Klein	PHI	7.5	.348	.404	.646	38	137	20							Voting

1931	AL	Lefty Grove	PHA	10.0	.200	.220	.226	0	12	0	31	4	5	2.06	288.2	175	Voting
1931	NL	Frankie Frisch	STL	3.9	.311	.368	.396	4	82	28							Voting

1930	AL	Joe Cronin *	WSH	8.5	.346	.422	.513	13	126	17							Voting
1930	NL	Hack Wilson *	CHC	7.4	.356	.454	.723	56	191	3							Voting

1929	AL	Lew Fonseca *	CLE	5.6	.369	.427	.532	6	103	19							Voting
1929	NL	Rogers Hornsby	CHC	10.6	.380	.459	.679	39	149	2							Voting

1928	AL	Mickey Cochrane	PHA	3.4	.293	.395	.464	10	57	7							Voting
1928	NL	Jim Bottomley	STL	5.6	.325	.402	.628	31	136	10							Voting

1927	AL	Lou Gehrig	NYY	11.9	.373	.474	.765	47	173	10							Voting
1927	NL	Paul Waner	PIT	7.1	.380	.437	.549	9	131	5							Voting

1926	AL	George Burns	CLE	5.2	.358	.394	.494	4	115	13							Voting
1926	NL	Bob O'Farrell	STL	3.9	.293	.371	.433	7	68	1							Voting

1925	AL	Roger Peckinpaugh	WSH	2.7	.294	.367	.379	4	64	13							Voting
1925	NL	Rogers Hornsby	STL	10.2	.403	.489	.756	39	143	5							Voting

1924	AL	Walter Johnson	WSH	7.5	.283	.308	.389	1	14	0	23	7	0	2.72	277.2	158	Voting
1924	NL	Dazzy Vance	BRO	10.3	.151	.231	.208	2	11	0	28	6	0	2.16	308.1	262	Voting

1923	AL	Babe Ruth	NYY	14.1	.393	.545	.764	41	130	17							Voting

1922	AL	George Sisler	SLB	8.7	.420	.467	.594	8	105	51							Voting

1914	AL	Eddie Collins	PHA	9.1	.344	.452	.452	2	85	58							Voting
1914	NL	Johnny Evers	BSN	4.9	.279	.390	.338	1	40	12							Voting

1913	AL	Walter Johnson	WSH	16.6	.261	.293	.433	2	14	2	36	7	2	1.14	346.0	243	Voting
1913	NL	Jake Daubert	BRO	4.0	.350	.405	.423	2	52	25							Voting

1912	AL	Tris Speaker	BOS	10.2	.383	.464	.567	10	90	52							Voting
1912	NL	Larry Doyle	NYG	5.0	.330	.393	.471	10	91	36							Voting

1911	AL	Ty Cobb	DET	10.7	.419	.466	.620	8	127	83							Voting
1911	NL	Frank Schulte	CHC	5.2	.300	.384	.534	21	107	23							Voting