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1911–2025 · 212 awarded to 160 people · AL, NL

Most wins

Barry Bonds 7
Shohei Ohtani 4
Aaron Judge 3
Mike Trout 3
Albert Pujols 3

Latest (2025)

Aaron Judge AL
Shohei Ohtani NL

First (1911)

Ty Cobb
Frank Schulte

Longest run

Barry Bonds 4 straight to 2004

Winners

Year	Lg	Winner	Team	Vote share	1st-place votes	Runner-up
2025	AL	Aaron Judge	New York Yankees	85%	17	Cal Raleigh
2025	NL	Shohei Ohtani	Los Angeles Dodgers	100%	30	Kyle Schwarber
2024	AL	Aaron Judge	New York Yankees	100%	30	Bobby Witt
2024	NL	Shohei Ohtani	Los Angeles Dodgers	100%	30	Francisco Lindor
2023	AL	Shohei Ohtani	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	100%	30	Corey Seager
2023	NL	Ronald Acuna	Atlanta Braves	100%	30	Mookie Betts
2022	AL	Aaron Judge	New York Yankees	98%	28	Shohei Ohtani
2022	NL	Paul Goldschmidt	St. Louis Cardinals	90%	22	Manny Machado
2021	AL	Shohei Ohtani	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	100%	30	Vladimir Guerrero
2021	NL	Bryce Harper	Philadelphia Phillies	83%	17	Juan Soto
2020	AL	Jose Abreu	Chicago White Sox	89%	21	Jose Ramirez
2020	NL	Freddie Freeman	Atlanta Braves	98%	28	Mookie Betts
2019	AL	Mike Trout	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	85%	17	Alex Bregman
2019	NL	Cody Bellinger	Los Angeles Dodgers	86%	19	Christian Yelich
2018	AL	Mookie Betts	Boston Red Sox	98%	28	Mike Trout
2018	NL	Christian Yelich	Milwaukee Brewers	99%	29	Javier Baez
2017	AL	Jose Altuve	Houston Astros	96%	27	Aaron Judge
2017	NL	Giancarlo Stanton	Miami Marlins	72%	10	Joey Votto
2016	AL	Mike Trout	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	85%	19	Mookie Betts
2016	NL	Kris Bryant	Chicago Cubs	99%	29	Daniel Murphy
2015	AL	Josh Donaldson	Toronto Blue Jays	92%	23	Mike Trout
2015	NL	Bryce Harper	Washington Nationals	100%	30	Paul Goldschmidt
2014	AL	Mike Trout	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	100%	30	Victor Martinez
2014	NL	Clayton Kershaw	Los Angeles Dodgers	85%	18	Giancarlo Stanton
2013	AL	Miguel Cabrera	Detroit Tigers	92%	23	Mike Trout
2013	NL	Andrew McCutchen	Pittsburgh Pirates	97%	28	Paul Goldschmidt
2012	AL	Miguel Cabrera	Detroit Tigers	92%	22	Mike Trout
2012	NL	Buster Posey	San Francisco Giants	94%	20	Ryan Braun
2011	AL	Justin Verlander	Detroit Tigers	71%	13	Jacoby Ellsbury
2011	NL	Ryan Braun	Milwaukee Brewers	87%	20	Matt Kemp
2010	AL	Josh Hamilton	Texas Rangers	91%	22	Miguel Cabrera
2010	NL	Joey Votto	Cincinnati Reds	99%	31	Albert Pujols
2009	AL	Joe Mauer	Minnesota Twins	99%	27	Mark Teixeira
2009	NL	Albert Pujols	St. Louis Cardinals	100%	32	Hanley Ramirez
2008	AL	Dustin Pedroia	Boston Red Sox	81%	16	Justin Morneau
2008	NL	Albert Pujols	St. Louis Cardinals	82%	18	Ryan Howard
2007	AL	Alex Rodriguez	New York Yankees	97%	26	Magglio Ordonez
2007	NL	Jimmy Rollins	Philadelphia Phillies	79%	16	Matt Holliday
2006	AL	Justin Morneau	Minnesota Twins	82%	15	Derek Jeter
2006	NL	Ryan Howard	Philadelphia Phillies	87%	20	Albert Pujols
2005	AL	Alex Rodriguez	New York Yankees	84%	16	David Ortiz
2005	NL	Albert Pujols	St. Louis Cardinals	84%	18	Andruw Jones
2004	AL	Vladimir Guerrero	Anaheim Angels	90%	21	Gary Sheffield
2004	NL	Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants	91%	24	Adrian Beltre
2003	AL	Alex Rodriguez	Texas Rangers	62%	6	Carlos Delgado
2003	NL	Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants	95%	28	Albert Pujols
2002	AL	Miguel Tejada	Oakland Athletics	91%	21	Alex Rodriguez
2002	NL	Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants	100%	32	Albert Pujols
2001	AL	Ichiro Suzuki	Seattle Mariners	74%	11	Jason Giambi
2001	NL	Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants	98%	30	Sammy Sosa
2000	AL	Jason Giambi	Oakland Athletics	81%	14	Frank Thomas
2000	NL	Jeff Kent	San Francisco Giants	88%	22	Barry Bonds
1999	AL	Ivan Rodriguez	Texas Rangers	64%	7	Pedro Martinez
1999	NL	Chipper Jones	Atlanta Braves	96%	29	Jeff Bagwell
1998	AL	Juan Gonzalez	Texas Rangers	91%	21	Nomar Garciaparra
1998	NL	Sammy Sosa	Chicago Cubs	98%	30	Mark McGwire
1997	AL	Ken Griffey	Seattle Mariners	100%	28	Tino Martinez
1997	NL	Larry Walker	Colorado Rockies	92%	22	Mike Piazza
1996	AL	Juan Gonzalez	Texas Rangers	74%	11	Alex Rodriguez
1996	NL	Ken Caminiti	San Diego Padres	100%	28	Mike Piazza
1995	AL	Mo Vaughn	Boston Red Sox	79%	12	Albert Belle
1995	NL	Barry Larkin	Cincinnati Reds	72%	11	Dante Bichette
1994	AL	Frank Thomas	Chicago White Sox	95%	24	Ken Griffey
1994	NL	Jeff Bagwell	Houston Astros	100%	28	Matt Williams
1993	AL	Frank Thomas	Chicago White Sox	100%	28	Paul Molitor
1993	NL	Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants	95%	24	Lenny Dykstra
1992	AL	Dennis Eckersley	Oakland Athletics	78%	15	Kirby Puckett
1992	NL	Barry Bonds	Pittsburgh Pirates	90%	18	Terry Pendleton
1991	AL	Cal Ripken	Baltimore Orioles	81%	15	Cecil Fielder
1991	NL	Terry Pendleton	Atlanta Braves	82%	12	Barry Bonds
1990	AL	Rickey Henderson	Oakland Athletics	81%	14	Cecil Fielder
1990	NL	Barry Bonds	Pittsburgh Pirates	99%	23	Bobby Bonilla
1989	AL	Robin Yount	Milwaukee Brewers	65%	8	Ruben Sierra
1989	NL	Kevin Mitchell	San Francisco Giants	93%	20	Will Clark
1988	AL	Jose Canseco	Oakland Athletics	100%	28	Mike Greenwell
1988	NL	Kirk Gibson	Los Angeles Dodgers	81%	13	Darryl Strawberry
1987	AL	George Bell	Toronto Blue Jays	85%	16	Alan Trammell
1987	NL	Andre Dawson	Chicago Cubs	80%	11	Ozzie Smith
1986	AL	Roger Clemens	Boston Red Sox	86%	19	Don Mattingly
1986	NL	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia Phillies	85%	15	Glenn Davis
1985	AL	Don Mattingly	New York Yankees	94%	23	George Brett
1985	NL	Willie McGee	St. Louis Cardinals	83%	14	Dave Parker
1984	AL	Willie Hernandez	Detroit Tigers	78%	16	Kent Hrbek
1984	NL	Ryne Sandberg	Chicago Cubs	97%	22	Keith Hernandez
1983	AL	Cal Ripken	Baltimore Orioles	82%	15	Eddie Murray
1983	NL	Dale Murphy	Atlanta Braves	95%	21	Andre Dawson
1982	AL	Robin Yount	Milwaukee Brewers	98%	27	Eddie Murray
1982	NL	Dale Murphy	Atlanta Braves	84%	14	Lonnie Smith
1981	AL	Rollie Fingers	Milwaukee Brewers	81%	15	Rickey Henderson
1981	NL	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia Phillies	96%	21	Andre Dawson
1980	AL	George Brett	Kansas City Royals	85%	17	Reggie Jackson
1980	NL	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia Phillies	100%	24	Gary Carter
1979	AL	Don Baylor	California Angels	89%	20	Ken Singleton
1979	NL	Keith Hernandez tie	St. Louis Cardinals	64%	10	Willie Stargell
1979	NL	Willie Stargell tie	Pittsburgh Pirates	64%	4	Dave Winfield
1978	AL	Jim Rice	Boston Red Sox	90%	20	Ron Guidry
1978	NL	Dave Parker	Pittsburgh Pirates	95%	21	Steve Garvey
1977	AL	Rod Carew	Minnesota Twins	70%	12	Al Cowens
1977	NL	George Foster	Cincinnati Reds	87%	15	Greg Luzinski
1976	AL	Thurman Munson	New York Yankees	90%	18	George Brett
1976	NL	Joe Morgan	Cincinnati Reds	93%	19	George Foster
1975	AL	Fred Lynn	Boston Red Sox	97%	22	John Mayberry
1975	NL	Joe Morgan	Cincinnati Reds	96%	21	Greg Luzinski
1974	AL	Jeff Burroughs	Texas Rangers	74%	10	Joe Rudi
1974	NL	Steve Garvey	Los Angeles Dodgers	80%	13	Lou Brock
1973	AL	Reggie Jackson	Oakland Athletics	100%	24	Jim Palmer
1973	NL	Pete Rose	Cincinnati Reds	82%	12	Willie Stargell
1972	AL	Dick Allen	Chicago White Sox	96%	21	Joe Rudi
1972	NL	Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds	78%	11	Billy Williams
1971	AL	Vida Blue	Oakland Athletics	80%	14	Sal Bando
1971	NL	Joe Torre	St. Louis Cardinals	95%	21	Willie Stargell
1970	AL	Boog Powell	Baltimore Orioles	70%	11	Tony Oliva
1970	NL	Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds	97%	22	Billy Williams
1969	AL	Harmon Killebrew	Minnesota Twins	88%	16	Boog Powell
1969	NL	Willie McCovey	San Francisco Giants	79%	11	Tom Seaver
1968	AL	Denny McLain	Detroit Tigers	100%	20	Bill Freehan
1968	NL	Bob Gibson	St. Louis Cardinals	86%	14	Pete Rose
1967	AL	Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	98%	19	Harmon Killebrew
1967	NL	Orlando Cepeda	St. Louis Cardinals	100%	20	Tim McCarver
1966	AL	Frank Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	100%	20	Brooks Robinson
1966	NL	Roberto Clemente	Pittsburgh Pirates	78%	8	Sandy Koufax
1965	AL	Zoilo Versalles	Minnesota Twins	98%	19	Tony Oliva
1965	NL	Willie Mays	San Francisco Giants	80%	9	Sandy Koufax
1964	AL	Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	96%	18	Mickey Mantle
1964	NL	Ken Boyer	St. Louis Cardinals	87%	14	Johnny Callison
1963	AL	Elston Howard	New York Yankees	89%	15	Al Kaline
1963	NL	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	85%	14	Dick Groat
1962	AL	Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	84%	13	Bobby Richardson
1962	NL	Maury Wills	Los Angeles Dodgers	75%	8	Willie Mays
1961	AL	Roger Maris	New York Yankees	72%	7	Mickey Mantle
1961	NL	Frank Robinson	Cincinnati Reds	98%	15	Orlando Cepeda
1960	AL	Roger Maris	New York Yankees	67%	8	Mickey Mantle
1960	NL	Dick Groat	Pittsburgh Pirates	82%	16	Don Hoak
1959	AL	Nellie Fox	Chicago White Sox	88%	16	Luis Aparicio
1959	NL	Ernie Banks	Chicago Cubs	69%	10	Eddie Mathews
1958	AL	Jackie Jensen	Boston Red Sox	69%	9	Bob Turley
1958	NL	Ernie Banks	Chicago Cubs	84%	16	Willie Mays
1957	AL	Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	69%	6	Ted Williams
1957	NL	Hank Aaron	Milwaukee Braves	71%	9	Stan Musial
1956	AL	Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	100%	24	Yogi Berra
1956	NL	Don Newcombe	Brooklyn Dodgers	66%	8	Sal Maglie
1955	AL	Yogi Berra	New York Yankees	65%	7	Al Kaline
1955	NL	Roy Campanella	Brooklyn Dodgers	67%	8	Duke Snider
1954	AL	Yogi Berra	New York Yankees	68%	7	Larry Doby
1954	NL	Willie Mays	New York Giants	84%	16	Ted Kluszewski
1953	AL	Al Rosen	Cleveland Indians	100%	24	Yogi Berra
1953	NL	Roy Campanella	Brooklyn Dodgers	88%	17	Eddie Mathews
1952	AL	Bobby Shantz	Philadelphia Athletics	83%	16	Allie Reynolds
1952	NL	Hank Sauer	Chicago Cubs	67%	8	Robin Roberts
1951	AL	Yogi Berra	New York Yankees	55%	6	Ned Garver
1951	NL	Roy Campanella	Brooklyn Dodgers	72%	11	Stan Musial
1950	AL	Phil Rizzuto	New York Yankees	85%	16	Billy Goodman
1950	NL	Jim Konstanty	Philadelphia Phillies	85%	18	Stan Musial
1949	AL	Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	81%	13	Phil Rizzuto
1949	NL	Jackie Robinson	Brooklyn Dodgers	79%	12	Stan Musial
1948	AL	Lou Boudreau	Cleveland Indians	96%	22	Joe DiMaggio
1948	NL	Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals	90%	18	Johnny Sain
1947	AL	Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	60%	8	Ted Williams
1947	NL	Bob Elliott	Boston Braves	61%	9	Ewell Blackwell
1946	AL	Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	67%	9	Hal Newhouser
1946	NL	Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals	95%	22	Dixie Walker
1945	AL	Hal Newhouser	Detroit Tigers	70%	9	Eddie Mayo
1945	NL	Phil Cavarretta	Chicago Cubs	83%	15	Tommy Holmes
1944	AL	Hal Newhouser	Detroit Tigers	70%	7	Dizzy Trout
1944	NL	Marty Marion	St. Louis Cardinals	57%	7	Bill Nicholson
1943	AL	Spud Chandler	New York Yankees	73%	12	Luke Appling
1943	NL	Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals	79%	13	Walker Cooper
1942	AL	Joe Gordon	New York Yankees	80%	12	Ted Williams
1942	NL	Mort Cooper	St. Louis Cardinals	78%	13	Enos Slaughter
1941	AL	Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	87%	15	Ted Williams
1941	NL	Dolph Camilli	Brooklyn Dodgers	89%	19	Pete Reiser
1940	AL	Hank Greenberg	Detroit Tigers	87%	16	Bob Feller
1940	NL	Frank McCormick	Cincinnati Reds	82%	16	Johnny Mize
1939	AL	Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	83%	15	Jimmie Foxx
1939	NL	Bucky Walters	Cincinnati Reds	90%	18	Johnny Mize
1938	AL	Jimmie Foxx	Boston Red Sox	91%	19	Bill Dickey
1938	NL	Ernie Lombardi	Cincinnati Reds	68%	10	Bill Lee
1937	AL	Charlie Gehringer	Detroit Tigers	98%	6	Joe DiMaggio
1937	NL	Joe Medwick	St. Louis Cardinals	88%	2	Gabby Hartnett
1936	AL	Lou Gehrig	New York Yankees	91%		Luke Appling
1936	NL	Carl Hubbell	New York Giants	75%	6	Dizzy Dean
1935	AL	Hank Greenberg	Detroit Tigers	100%	8	Wes Ferrell
1935	NL	Gabby Hartnett	Chicago Cubs	94%		Dizzy Dean
1934	AL	Mickey Cochrane	Detroit Tigers	84%		Charlie Gehringer
1934	NL	Dizzy Dean	St. Louis Cardinals	98%	6	Paul Waner
1933	AL	Jimmie Foxx	Philadelphia Athletics	92%	4	Joe Cronin
1933	NL	Carl Hubbell	New York Giants	96%		Chuck Klein
1932	AL	Jimmie Foxx	Philadelphia Athletics	94%	5	Lou Gehrig
1932	NL	Chuck Klein	Philadelphia Phillies	98%	6	Lon Warneke
1931	AL	Lefty Grove	Philadelphia Athletics	98%		Lou Gehrig
1931	NL	Frankie Frisch	St. Louis Cardinals	81%		Chuck Klein
1929	NL	Rogers Hornsby	Chicago Cubs	75%	3	Lefty O'Doul
1928	AL	Mickey Cochrane	Philadelphia Athletics	83%		Heinie Manush
1928	NL	Jim Bottomley	St. Louis Cardinals	95%		Freddie Lindstrom
1927	AL	Lou Gehrig	New York Yankees	88%	7	Harry Heilmann
1927	NL	Paul Waner	Pittsburgh Pirates	90%		Frankie Frisch
1926	AL	George Burns	Cleveland Indians	98%		Johnny Mostil
1926	NL	Bob O'Farrell	St. Louis Cardinals	99%		Hughie Critz
1925	AL	Roger Peckinpaugh	Washington Senators	70%		Al Simmons
1925	NL	Rogers Hornsby	St. Louis Cardinals	91%		Kiki Cuyler
1924	AL	Walter Johnson	Washington Senators	86%		Eddie Collins
1924	NL	Dazzy Vance	Brooklyn Robins	92%		Rogers Hornsby
1923	AL	Babe Ruth	New York Yankees	100%	8	Eddie Collins
1922	AL	George Sisler	St. Louis Browns	92%		Eddie Rommel
1914	AL	Eddie Collins	Philadelphia Athletics	98%	7	Sam Crawford
1914	NL	Johnny Evers	Boston Braves	78%		Rabbit Maranville
1913	AL	Walter Johnson	Washington Senators	84%		Shoeless Joe Jackson
1913	NL	Jake Daubert	Brooklyn Superbas	78%		Gavvy Cravath
1912	AL	Tris Speaker	Boston Red Sox	92%		Ed Walsh
1912	NL	Larry Doyle	New York Giants	75%		Honus Wagner
1911	AL	Ty Cobb	Detroit Tigers	100%	8	Ed Walsh
1911	NL	Frank Schulte	Chicago Cubs	45%		Christy Mathewson

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