1986 American League Most Valuable Player Award

The winner of the 1986 American League Most Valuable Player Award was Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox.

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
Roger Clemens	Boston Red Sox †	339	0.865 (392)	19		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		24 - 4	0	254.0	179	21	67	238	2.48
Don Mattingly	New York Yankees	258	0.658 (392)	5		677	117	238	31	113	0	53	35	0.352	0.394	0.573		Did not pitch
Jim Rice	Boston Red Sox †	241	0.615 (392)	4		618	98	200	20	110	0	62	78	0.324	0.384	0.490		Did not pitch
George Bell	Toronto Blue Jays	125	0.319 (392)	0		641	101	198	31	108	7	41	62	0.309	0.349	0.532		Did not pitch
Jesse Barfield	Toronto Blue Jays	107	0.273 (392)	0		589	107	170	40	108	8	69	146	0.289	0.368	0.559		Did not pitch
Kirby Puckett	Minnesota Twins	105	0.268 (392)	0		680	119	223	31	96	20	34	99	0.328	0.366	0.537		Did not pitch
Wade Boggs	Boston Red Sox †	87	0.222 (392)	0		580	107	207	8	71	0	105	44	0.357	0.453	0.486		Did not pitch
Wally Joyner	California Angels †	74	0.189 (392)	0		593	82	172	22	100	5	57	58	0.290	0.348	0.457		Did not pitch
Joe Carter	Cleveland Indians	72	0.184 (392)	0		663	108	200	29	121	29	32	95	0.302	0.335	0.514		Did not pitch
Dave Righetti	New York Yankees	71	0.181 (392)	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		8 - 8	46	106.2	88	4	35	83	2.45
Doug DeCinces	California Angels †	56	0.143 (392)	0		512	69	131	26	96	2	52	74	0.256	0.325	0.459		Did not pitch
Mike Witt	California Angels †	34	0.087 (392)	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		18 - 10	0	269.0	218	22	73	208	2.84
Don Baylor	Boston Red Sox †	32	0.082 (392)	0		585	93	139	31	94	3	62	111	0.238	0.344	0.439		Did not pitch
Tony Fernandez	Toronto Blue Jays	17	0.043 (392)	0		687	91	213	10	65	25	27	52	0.310	0.338	0.428		Did not pitch
Teddy Higuera	Milwaukee Brewers	7	0.018 (392)	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		20 - 11	0	248.1	226	26	74	207	2.79
Gary Gaetti	Minnesota Twins	6	0.015 (392)	0		596	91	171	34	108	14	52	108	0.287	0.347	0.518		Did not pitch
Marty Barrett	Boston Red Sox †	5	0.013 (392)	0		625	94	179	4	60	15	65	31	0.286	0.353	0.381		Did not pitch
Scott Fletcher	Texas Rangers	5	0.013 (392)	0		530	82	159	3	50	12	47	59	0.300	0.360	0.400		Did not pitch
Pete O'Brien	Texas Rangers	5	0.013 (392)	0		551	86	160	23	90	4	87	66	0.290	0.385	0.468		Did not pitch
Jose Canseco	Oakland Athletics	3	0.008 (392)	0		600	85	144	33	117	15	65	175	0.240	0.318	0.457		Did not pitch
Jim Presley	Seattle Mariners	2	0.005 (392)	0		616	83	163	27	107	0	32	172	0.265	0.303	0.463		Did not pitch
Dick Schofield	California Angels †	1	0.003 (392)	0		458	67	114	13	57	23	48	55	0.249	0.321	0.397		Did not pitch

Preceded by 1985

Most Valuable Player Award National 1986

Succeeded by 1987