1977 American League Most Valuable Player Award

The winner of the 1977 American League Most Valuable Player Award was Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins.

Award Voting

† indicates playoff team

Player	Team	Points	Points Share (Max Points)	First Votes		AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG		W - L	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	ERA
Rod Carew	Minnesota Twins	273	0.696 (392)	12		616	128	239	14	100	23	69	55	0.388	0.449	0.570		Did not pitch
Al Cowens	Kansas City Royals †	217	0.554 (392)	4		606	98	189	23	112	16	41	64	0.312	0.361	0.525		Did not pitch
Ken Singleton	Baltimore Orioles	200	0.510 (392)	3		536	90	176	24	99	0	107	101	0.328	0.438	0.507		Did not pitch
Jim Rice	Boston Red Sox	163	0.416 (392)	1		644	104	206	39	114	5	53	120	0.320	0.376	0.593		Did not pitch
Graig Nettles	New York Yankees †	112	0.286 (392)	2		589	99	150	37	107	2	68	79	0.255	0.333	0.496		Did not pitch
Sparky Lyle	New York Yankees †	79	0.202 (392)	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		13 - 5	26	137.0	131	7	33	68	2.17
Thurman Munson	New York Yankees †	70	0.179 (392)	1		595	85	183	18	100	5	39	55	0.308	0.351	0.462		Did not pitch
Carlton Fisk	Boston Red Sox	67	0.171 (392)	1		536	106	169	26	102	7	75	85	0.315	0.402	0.521		Did not pitch
Reggie Jackson	New York Yankees †	67	0.171 (392)	1		525	93	150	32	110	17	74	129	0.286	0.375	0.550		Did not pitch
Bill Campbell	Boston Red Sox	65	0.166 (392)	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		13 - 9	31	140.0	112	13	60	114	2.96
Mickey Rivers	New York Yankees †	59	0.151 (392)	0		565	79	184	12	69	22	18	45	0.326	0.350	0.439		Did not pitch
Larry Hisle	Minnesota Twins	54	0.138 (392)	1		546	95	165	28	119	21	56	106	0.302	0.369	0.533		Did not pitch
George Brett	Kansas City Royals †	51	0.130 (392)	0		564	105	176	22	88	14	55	24	0.312	0.373	0.532		Did not pitch
Richie Zisk	Chicago White Sox	34	0.087 (392)	0		531	78	154	30	101	0	55	98	0.290	0.355	0.514		Did not pitch
Jim Sundberg	Texas Rangers	30	0.077 (392)	0		453	61	132	6	65	2	53	77	0.291	0.365	0.389		Did not pitch
Bobby Bonds	California Angels	28	0.071 (392)	0		592	103	156	37	115	41	74	141	0.264	0.342	0.520		Did not pitch
Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	25	0.064 (392)	1		558	99	165	28	102	11	73	40	0.296	0.372	0.505		Did not pitch
Ron Guidry	New York Yankees †	11	0.028 (392)	0		0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		16 - 7	1	210.2	174	12	65	176	2.82
Jim Palmer	Baltimore Orioles	9	0.023 (392)	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		20 - 11	0	319.0	263	24	99	193	2.91
Ron LeFlore	Detroit Tigers	7	0.018 (392)	0		652	100	212	16	57	39	37	121	0.325	0.363	0.475		Did not pitch
Jason Thompson	Detroit Tigers	6	0.015 (392)	0		585	87	158	31	105	0	73	91	0.270	0.347	0.487		Did not pitch
Rick Burleson	Boston Red Sox	5	0.013 (392)	0		663	80	194	3	52	13	47	69	0.293	0.338	0.382		Did not pitch
Butch Hobson	Boston Red Sox	4	0.010 (392)	0		593	77	157	30	112	5	27	162	0.265	0.300	0.489		Did not pitch
Nolan Ryan	California Angels	3	0.008 (392)	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		19 - 16	0	299.0	198	12	204	341	2.77
George Scott	Boston Red Sox	3	0.008 (392)	0		584	103	157	33	95	1	57	112	0.269	0.337	0.500		Did not pitch
Hal McRae	Kansas City Royals †	3	0.008 (392)	0		641	104	191	21	92	18	59	43	0.298	0.366	0.515		Did not pitch
Tom Johnson	Minnesota Twins	2	0.005 (392)	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		16 - 7	15	146.2	152	11	47	87	3.13
Lyman Bostock	Minnesota Twins	2	0.005 (392)	0		593	104	199	14	90	16	51	59	0.336	0.389	0.508		Did not pitch
Dennis Leonard	Kansas City Royals †	1	0.003 (392)	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		20 - 12	1	292.2	246	18	79	244	3.04
Chris Chambliss	New York Yankees †	1	0.003 (392)	0		600	90	172	17	90	4	45	73	0.287	0.336	0.445		Did not pitch
Oscar Gamble	Chicago White Sox	1	0.003 (392)	0		408	75	121	31	83	1	54	54	0.297	0.386	0.588		Did not pitch

Preceded by 1976

Most Valuable Player Award National 1977

Succeeded by 1978