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Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award

Major League Baseball award

Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award

Major League Baseball award

FieldValue
nameMajor League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP)
imageNational-league-most-valuable-player-award 2015.jpg
altA black circle with an octagonal read "KENESAW MOUNTAIN LANDIS MEMORIAL BASEBALL AWARD". In the middle of the octagon is a baseball diamond which contains, from the top, Judge Landis' face in gold, "Most Valuable Player", the winner's league, his name in a gold rectangle, and his team.
captionThe 2015 National League Most Valuable Player Award
sportBaseball
leagueMajor League Baseball
givenforRegular season most valuable player of American League and National League
presenterBaseball Writers' Association of America
countryUnited States, Canada
first1931
mostwinsBarry Bonds (7)
mostrecentShohei Ohtani (NL)
Aaron Judge (AL)

Aaron Judge (AL)

History

Since 1931, the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) has bestowed a most valuable player award to a player in the National League and a player in the American League. Before 1931, two similar awards were issued: the League Award was issued during 1922–1928 in the American League and during 1924–1929 in the National League. During 1911–1914, the Chalmers Award was issued to a player in each league. Criteria and a list of winners for these two earlier awards are detailed in below sections.

MVP voting takes place before the postseason, but the results are not announced until after the World Series. The BBWAA began by polling three writers in each league city in 1938, reducing that number to two per league city in 1961. The BBWAA does not offer a clear-cut definition of what "most valuable" means, instead leaving the judgment to the individual voters.

In 1944, the award was named after Kenesaw Mountain Landis, the first Commissioner of Baseball, who served from 1920 until his death on November 25, 1944. Formally named the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Memorial Baseball Award, that naming appeared on a plaque given to winning players. Starting in 2020, Landis' name no longer appears on the MVP plaque, after the BBWAA received complaints from several former MVP winners about Landis' role against the integration of MLB.

First basemen, with 35 winners, have won the most MVPs among infielders, followed by second basemen (16), third basemen (15), and shortstops (15). Of the 25 pitchers who have won the award, 15 are right-handed while 10 are left-handed. Walter Johnson, Carl Hubbell, and Hal Newhouser are the only pitchers who have won multiple times, with Newhouser winning consecutively in 1944 and 1945.

Hank Greenberg, Stan Musial, Alex Rodriguez, Robin Yount, and Shohei Ohtani have won at different positions, while Rodriguez is the only player who has won the award with two different teams at two different positions, and Ohtani the only one to do it at two positions in the same season (twice). Rodriguez and Andre Dawson are the only players to win the award while on a last-place team, the 2003 Texas Rangers and 1987 Chicago Cubs, respectively. Barry Bonds has won the most often (seven times) and the most consecutively (four from 2001 to 2004). Jimmie Foxx was the first player to win multiple times. Ten players have won three times, and 19 have won twice. Frank Robinson and Shohei Ohtani are the only players to win the award in both the American and National Leagues, with Ohtani being the first to win in both leagues in consecutive seasons.

The award's only tie occurred in the National League in 1979, when Keith Hernandez and Willie Stargell received an equal number of points. There have been 23 unanimous winners, who received all the first-place votes. The New York Yankees have the most winning players with 24, followed by the St. Louis Cardinals with 21 winners. The award has never been presented to a member of the following three teams: Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, and Tampa Bay Rays.

In recent decades, pitchers have rarely won the award. When Ohtani won the AL award in 2021, he became the first pitcher in either league to be named the MVP since Clayton Kershaw in 2014, and the first in the American League since Justin Verlander in 2011. Ohtani also became the first two-way player to win the award and in 2023, he became the first player in MLB history to win MVP by unanimous vote twice. Since the creation of the Cy Young Award in 1956, he is the only pitcher to win an MVP award without winning a Cy Young in the same year (Don Newcombe, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, Vida Blue, Rollie Fingers, Willie Hernández, Roger Clemens, Dennis Eckersley, Verlander, and Kershaw all won a Cy Young award in their MVP seasons). Ohtani is also the only MVP winner to have played most of his games as a designated hitter (DH), a position that normally does not contribute on defense. In 2024, after winning his third career unanimous MVP award, Ohtani became the first MVP winner to have played exclusively as a DH in a season. To date, Ohtani is the only player to win both the MVP and the Edgar Martínez Award, an award given to the most outstanding DH in a season.

There was no award given by either league in 1930, which meant that one of the single greatest performances ever went unheralded when Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs set the current MLB record for RBI with 191. He also batted .356 and set the NL record with 56 HRs, a record which stood for 68 years until Mark McGwire (70) and Sammy Sosa (66) both eclipsed him.

Key

Year^§Player (X)*PC1B2B3BSSOFDH
Links to the article about the corresponding Major League Baseball season
url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/hof.shtmltitle=Baseball Hall of Fame Inducteeswork=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 3, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104093600/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/hof.shtmlarchive-date=January 4, 2010}}
Player is still active
Unanimous selection
Denotes winning player and number of times they had won the award at that point
Team won the league pennant
Pitcher (RHP indicates right-handed; LHP indicates left-handed)
Catcher
First baseman
Second baseman
Third baseman
Shortstop
Outfielder
Designated hitter

Chalmers Award (1911–1914)

Chalmers Award

Ty Cobb looking just to the left of the camera.
Ty Cobb won the first American League Chalmers Award in 1911 and was at the center of the controversy over the previous season's award.

Before the 1910 season, Hugh Chalmers of Chalmers Automobile announced he would present a Chalmers Model 30 automobile to the player with the highest batting average in Major League Baseball at the end of the season. The 1910 race for best average in the American League was between the Detroit Tigers' widely disliked Ty Cobb and Nap Lajoie of the Cleveland Indians. On the last day of the season, Lajoie overtook Cobb's batting average with seven bunt hits against the St. Louis Browns. American League President Ban Johnson said a recalculation showed that Cobb had won the race anyway, and Chalmers ended up awarding cars to both players.

In the following season, Chalmers created the Chalmers Award. A committee of baseball writers was to convene after the season to determine the "most important and useful player to the club and the league." Since the award was not as effective at advertising as Chalmers had hoped, it was discontinued after 1914.

YearAmerican League winnerTeamPositionNational League winnerTeamPositionRef
Detroit TigersOFChicago CubsOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1911.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1911work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 3, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210021246/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1911.shtmlarchive-date=February 10, 2009}}
Boston Red SoxOF*2Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1912.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1912work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 3, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130064151/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1912.shtmlarchive-date=January 30, 2009}}
RHPBrooklyn Superbas1Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1913.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1913work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 3, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129201224/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1913.shtmlarchive-date=January 29, 2009}}
*2B*2Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1914.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1914work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 3, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130064549/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1914.shtmlarchive-date=January 30, 2009}}

League Awards (1922–1929)

League Awards

A man in full baseball attire wears a pinstriped jersey and a hat with overlapping white "N" and "Y". Looking to the left of the camera, he is holding a baseball upward.
Babe Ruth was ineligible for the award in his famous 1927 season by the rules of the American League award because he had previously won in 1923.

In 1922, the American League created a new award to honor "the baseball player who is of the greatest all-around service to his club." Winners, voted on by a committee of eight baseball writers chaired by James Crusinberry, received a bronze medal and a cash prize. Voters were required to select one player from each team, and player-coaches and prior award winners were ineligible. Famously, these criteria resulted in Babe Ruth winning only a single MVP award before it was dropped after 1928. The National League award, without these restrictions, lasted from 1924 to 1929. In 1929, The Sporting News began awarding The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award, albeit with the first year being for the American League only. The voting system from before also did their own balloting on an unofficial level. Lew Fonseca was voted unofficial AL MVP while Al Simmons won The Sporting News MVP. The 1930 season saw unofficial votes for both leagues alongside the Sporting News doing their own awards. Joe Cronin and Bill Terry were voted the Sporting News MVP while Cronin and Hack Wilson won the unofficial BBWAA vote. The Hall of Fame plaques for both Cronin and Terry mention them as the Most Valuable Player in 1930.

YearAmerican League winnerTeamPositionNational League winnerTeamPositionRef——(2)—(2)
1Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1922.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1922work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 5, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216191726/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1922.shtmlarchive-date=February 16, 2009}}
New York Yankees*OFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1923.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1923work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 5, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208112708/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1923.shtmlarchive-date=February 8, 2009}}
Washington Senators*RHPRHPurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1924.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1924work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 5, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216190820/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1924.shtmlarchive-date=February 16, 2009}}
Washington Senators*SSSt. Louis Cardinals2Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1925.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1925work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 8, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216191731/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1925.shtmlarchive-date=February 16, 2009}}
Cleveland Indians1BSt. Louis Cardinals*Curl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1926.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1926work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 8, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216190826/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1926.shtmlarchive-date=February 16, 2009}}
New York Yankees*1BPittsburgh Pirates*OFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1927.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1927work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 8, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216191736/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1927.shtmlarchive-date=February 16, 2009}}
CSt. Louis Cardinals*1Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1928.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1928work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 8, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105031701/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1928.shtmlarchive-date=January 5, 2010}}
Chicago Cubs*2Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1929.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1929work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 8, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329225221/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1929.shtmlarchive-date=March 29, 2009}}

BBWAA Most Valuable Player (1931–present)

The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) was first awarded the modern MVP after the 1931 season, adopting the format the National League used to distribute its league award. One writer in each city with a team filled out a ten-place ballot, with ten points for the recipient of a first-place vote, nine for a second-place vote, and so on. In 1938, the BBWAA raised the number of voters to three per city and gave 14 points for a first-place vote. The only significant change since then occurred in 1961 when the number of voters was reduced to two per league city.

A man is pictured from his belt up looking to the left of the camera. His button-down baseball jersey says "RED SOX" across it and he is wearing a baseball hat with a "B".
Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx was the first player to win three MVP awards.
Hall of Famer and two-time MVP Hank Greenberg was the first player to win the award at two different fielding positions (1B and OF).
Jim Konstanty, to date the only National League relief pitcher to be named MVP, won it in 1950.
The face of a dark-skinned man who is smiling widely. The letters "S" and "F" overlap on his hat.
Hall of Famer Willie Mays won the award in 1954 and 1965 with the same team in different cities.
Hall of Famer Frank Robinson is the first player to win the award in both leagues (NL in 1961 and AL in 1966).
An African-American man looks just right off the camera. His helmet and white jersey both have an orange "S" over the "F" logo on them. The man's left arm is crossed over his body and his right is out of the picture. There is a black and orange glove on his left hand.
Barry Bonds' seven MVPs are the most for any individual player.
A Hispanic man walking while shouting at someone out of the picture. His helmet is emblazoned with a white "N" and "Y" intertwined, and "NEW YORK" is stitched in black letters across his button-down jersey. The player is holding a black baseball bat almost vertically with black, gray, and white gloves.
Alex Rodriguez won the award with two different teams at two different positions.
A right-handed batter is at the plate, looking toward the pitcher's mound. Wearing a red uniform and white pants, there is a crowd behind him with jerseys of various colors.
Albert Pujols won the award three times, at first base with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Miguel Cabrera was the winner of back-to-back AL Awards from 2012 to 2013.
Mike Trout won the award three times.
Shohei Ohtani is currently the only player to win the award four times by unanimous vote and the only player to win multiple MVP's in each league.
YearAmerican League winnerTeamPositionNational League winnerTeamPositionRef
†*LHP†St. Louis Cardinals*2Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1931.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1931work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304162927/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1931.shtmlarchive-date=March 4, 2009}}
†1B†Philadelphia PhilliesOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1932.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1932work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105031419/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1932.shtmlarchive-date=January 5, 2010}}
† (2)Philadelphia Athletics1B†*LHPurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1933.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1933work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110918095246/https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1933.shtmlarchive-date=September 18, 2011}}
† (2)Detroit Tigers*C†St. Louis Cardinals*RHPurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1934.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1934work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522004048/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1934.shtmlarchive-date=May 22, 2009}}
†§Detroit Tigers*1B†Chicago Cubs*Curl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1935.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1935work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212232150/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1935.shtmlarchive-date=February 12, 2010}}
† (2)New York Yankees*1B†§ (2)New York Giants*LHPurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1936.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1936work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916214435/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1936.shtmlarchive-date=September 16, 2009}}
†Detroit Tigers2B†St. Louis CardinalsOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1937.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1937work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621075602/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1937.shtmlarchive-date=June 21, 2009}}
† (3)Boston Red Sox1B†Cincinnati RedsCurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1938.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1938work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209013025/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1938.shtmlarchive-date=February 9, 2010}}
†New York Yankees*OFCincinnati Reds*RHPurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1939.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1939work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202094840/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1939.shtmlarchive-date=February 2, 2009}}
† (2)Detroit Tigers*OFCincinnati Reds*1Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1940.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1940work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212154418/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1940.shtmlarchive-date=February 12, 2010}}
† (2)New York Yankees*OF*1Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1941.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1941work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201144058/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1941.shtmlarchive-date=February 1, 2009}}
†New York Yankees*2BSt. Louis Cardinals*RHPurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1942.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1942work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201150147/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1942.shtmlarchive-date=February 1, 2009}}
New York Yankees*RHP†St. Louis Cardinals*OFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1943.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1943work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223193418/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1943.shtmlarchive-date=February 23, 2009}}
†Detroit TigersLHPSt. Louis Cardinals*SSurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1944.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1944work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210025944/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1944.shtmlarchive-date=February 10, 2009}}
† (2)Detroit Tigers*LHPChicago Cubs*1Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1945.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1945work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413153155/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1945.shtmlarchive-date=April 13, 2009}}
†Boston Red Sox*OF† (2)St. Louis Cardinals*1Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1946.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1946work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223193424/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1946.shtmlarchive-date=February 23, 2009}}
† (3)New York Yankees*OF3Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1947.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1947work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104224124/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1947.shtmlarchive-date=January 4, 2010}}
†Cleveland Indians*SS† (3)St. Louis CardinalsOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1948.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1948work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223193429/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1948.shtmlarchive-date=February 23, 2009}}
† (2)Boston Red SoxOF†Brooklyn Dodgers*2Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1949.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1949work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223193435/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1949.shtmlarchive-date=February 23, 2009}}
†New York Yankees*SSPhiladelphia Phillies*RHPurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1950.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1950work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223193441/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1950.shtmlarchive-date=February 23, 2009}}
†New York Yankees*C†Brooklyn DodgersCurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1951.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1951work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228204857/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1951.shtmlarchive-date=February 28, 2009}}
LHPChicago CubsOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1952.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1952work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329092634/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1952.shtmlarchive-date=March 29, 2009}}
§Cleveland Indians3B† (2)Brooklyn Dodgers*Curl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1953.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1953work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228210829/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1953.shtmlarchive-date=February 28, 2009}}
† (2)New York YankeesC†New York Giants*OFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1954.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1954work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807044128/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1954.shtmlarchive-date=August 7, 2009}}
† (3)New York Yankees*C† (3)Brooklyn Dodgers*Curl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1955.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1955work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306075706/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1955.shtmlarchive-date=March 6, 2009}}
†§New York Yankees*OFBrooklyn Dodgers*RHPurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1956.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1956work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210021251/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1956.shtmlarchive-date=February 10, 2009}}
† (2)New York Yankees*OF†*OFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1957.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1957work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222233402/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1957.shtmlarchive-date=February 22, 2009}}
Boston Red SoxOF†Chicago CubsSSurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1958.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1958work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807044133/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1958.shtmlarchive-date=August 7, 2009}}
†Chicago White Sox*2B† (2)Chicago CubsSSurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1959.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1959work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411154731/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1959.shtmlarchive-date=April 11, 2009}}
New York Yankees*OFPittsburgh Pirates*SSurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1960.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1960work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104080744/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1960.shtmlarchive-date=January 4, 2010}}
(2)New York Yankees*OF†Cincinnati Reds*OFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1961.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1961work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214172035/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1961.shtmlarchive-date=February 14, 2009}}
† (3)New York Yankees*OFLos Angeles DodgersSSurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1962.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1962work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 11, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210033852/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1962.shtmlarchive-date=February 10, 2009}}
New York Yankees*C†Los Angeles Dodgers*LHPurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1963.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1963work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 12, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214215558/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1963.shtmlarchive-date=February 14, 2009}}
†Baltimore Orioles3BSt. Louis Cardinals*3Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1964.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1964work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 12, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330112104/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1964.shtmlarchive-date=March 30, 2009}}
Minnesota Twins*SS† (2)San Francisco GiantsOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1965.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1965work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 12, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330111827/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1965.shtmlarchive-date=March 30, 2009}}
†§ (2)Baltimore Orioles*OF†Pittsburgh PiratesOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1966.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1966work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 12, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223193447/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1966.shtmlarchive-date=February 23, 2009}}
†Boston Red Sox*OF†§St. Louis Cardinals*1Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1967.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1967work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 12, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212112836/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1967.shtmlarchive-date=February 12, 2010}}
§Detroit Tigers*RHP†St. Louis Cardinals*RHPurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1968.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1968work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 12, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330112109/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1968.shtmlarchive-date=March 30, 2009}}
†Minnesota Twins3B†San Francisco Giants1Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1969.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1969work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 12, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201085337/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1969.shtmlarchive-date=February 1, 2009}}
Baltimore Orioles*1B†Cincinnati Reds*Curl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1970.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1970work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 12, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222234500/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1970.shtmlarchive-date=February 22, 2009}}
Oakland AthleticsLHP†St. Louis Cardinals3Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1971.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1971work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 12, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330112114/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1971.shtmlarchive-date=March 30, 2009}}
†Chicago White Sox1B† (2)Cincinnati Reds*Curl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1972.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1972work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 12, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831104032/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1972.shtmlarchive-date=August 31, 2009}}
†§Oakland Athletics*OFCincinnati RedsOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1973.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1973work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 12, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228202330/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1973.shtmlarchive-date=February 28, 2009}}
Texas RangersOFLos Angeles Dodgers*1Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1974.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1974work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306075709/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1974.shtmlarchive-date=March 6, 2009}}
Boston Red Sox*OF†Cincinnati Reds*2Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1975.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1975work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421162727/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1975.shtmlarchive-date=April 21, 2009}}
New York Yankees*C† (2)Cincinnati Reds*2Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1976.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1976work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329092639/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1976.shtmlarchive-date=March 29, 2009}}
†Minnesota Twins1BCincinnati RedsOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1977.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1977work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212112654/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1977.shtmlarchive-date=February 12, 2010}}
†Boston Red SoxOF†Pittsburgh PiratesOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1978.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1978work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228210336/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1978.shtmlarchive-date=February 28, 2009}}
LF/DHSt. Louis Cardinals1B
†Pittsburgh Pirates*1B
†Kansas City Royals*3B†§Philadelphia Phillies*3Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1980.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1980work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104230244/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1980.shtmlarchive-date=January 4, 2010}}
†Milwaukee BrewersRHP† (2)Philadelphia Phillies3Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1981.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1981work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210020225/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1981.shtmlarchive-date=February 10, 2009}}
†Milwaukee Brewers*SSAtlanta BravesOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1982.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1982work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104224740/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1982.shtmlarchive-date=January 4, 2010}}
†Baltimore Orioles*SS(2)Atlanta BravesOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1983.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1983work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330113248/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1983.shtmlarchive-date=March 30, 2009}}
{{sortnameWillieHernándezHernandez, Willie}}Detroit Tigers*LHP†Chicago Cubs2B
New York Yankees1BSt. Louis Cardinals*OFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1985.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1985work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104233657/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1985.shtmlarchive-date=January 4, 2010}}
Boston Red Sox*RHP† (3)Philadelphia Phillies3Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1986.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1986work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415192415/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1986.shtmlarchive-date=April 15, 2008}}
Toronto Blue JaysOF†Chicago CubsOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1987.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1987work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104070918/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1987.shtmlarchive-date=January 4, 2010}}
§Oakland Athletics*OFLos Angeles Dodgers*OFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1988.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1988work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328095542/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1988.shtmlarchive-date=March 28, 2009}}
† (2)Milwaukee BrewersOFSan Francisco Giants*OFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1989.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1989work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110223121535/https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1989.shtmlarchive-date=February 23, 2011}}
†Oakland Athletics*OFPittsburgh PiratesOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1990.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1990work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415185017/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1990.shtmlarchive-date=April 15, 2008}}
† (2)Baltimore OriolesSSAtlanta Braves*3Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1991.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1991work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410103618/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1991.shtmlarchive-date=April 10, 2008}}
†Oakland AthleticsRHP(2)Pittsburgh PiratesOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1992.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1992work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406011331/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1992.shtmlarchive-date=April 6, 2008}}
†§Chicago White Sox1B(3)San Francisco GiantsOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1993.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1993work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414172552/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1993.shtmlarchive-date=April 14, 2008}}
† (2)Chicago White Sox1B†§Houston Astros1Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1994.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1994work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509144628/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1994.shtmlarchive-date=May 9, 2008}}
Boston Red Sox1B†Cincinnati RedsSSurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1995.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1995work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418061553/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1995.shtmlarchive-date=April 18, 2008}}
Texas RangersOF§San Diego Padres3Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1996.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1996work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110223121535/https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1996.shtmlarchive-date=February 23, 2011}}
†§Seattle MarinersOF†Colorado RockiesOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1997.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1997work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409140334/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1997.shtmlarchive-date=April 9, 2008}}
(2)Texas RangersOFChicago CubsOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1998.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 1998work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414172557/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1998.shtmlarchive-date=April 14, 2008}}
{{sortnameIvánRodríguezRodriguez, Ivan}}†Texas RangersC†Atlanta Braves*3B
Oakland Athletics1B†San Francisco Giants2Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2000.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 2000work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831104042/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2000.shtmlarchive-date=August 31, 2009}}
†Seattle MarinersOF(4)San Francisco GiantsOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2001.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 2001work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210032913/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2001.shtmlarchive-date=February 10, 2009}}
Oakland AthleticsSS§ (5)San Francisco Giants*OFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2002.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 2002work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104204117/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2002.shtmlarchive-date=January 4, 2010}}
Texas RangersSS(6)San Francisco GiantsOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2003.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 2003work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110223121536/https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2003.shtmlarchive-date=February 23, 2011}}
†OF(7)San Francisco GiantsOFurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2004.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 2004work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109123651/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2004.shtmlarchive-date=January 9, 2010}}
(2)New York Yankees3BSt. Louis Cardinals1Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2005.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 2005work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104080234/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2005.shtmlarchive-date=January 4, 2010}}
Minnesota Twins1BPhiladelphia Phillies1Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2006.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 2006work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214071643/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2006.shtmlarchive-date=February 14, 2009}}
(3)New York Yankees3BPhiladelphia PhilliesSSurl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2007.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 2007work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218041942/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2007.shtmlarchive-date=February 18, 2009}}
Boston Red Sox2B(2)St. Louis Cardinals1Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2008.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 2008work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 28, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105061329/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2008.shtmlarchive-date=January 5, 2010}}
†Minnesota TwinsC§ (3)St. Louis Cardinals1Burl=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2009.shtmltitle=Baseball Awards Voting for 2009work=Baseball-Reference.comaccess-date=December 3, 2009url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122192040/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2009.shtmlarchive-date=November 22, 2009}}
Texas Rangers*OFCincinnati Reds1B
^Detroit TigersRHPMilwaukee BrewersOF
Detroit Tigers*3BSan Francisco Giants*C
(2)Detroit Tigers3B^Pittsburgh PiratesOF
^§Los Angeles AngelsOFLos Angeles DodgersLHPtitle=Clayton Kershaw, Dodgersurl=http://bbwaa.com/14-nl-mvp/access-date=January 19, 2015work=Baseball Writers' Association of Americadate=13 November 2014 }}
Toronto Blue Jays3B^§Washington NationalsOFurl=http://bbwaa.com/15-al-mvp/title=Josh Donaldson, Blue Jayswork=Baseball Writers' Association of Americadate=19 November 2015access-date=November 7, 2016}}
^ (2)Los Angeles AngelsOF^Chicago Cubs*3B/OFurl=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/11/17/al-mvp-mike-trout-mookie-betts-jose-altuve/94039898/title=Angels' Mike Trout wins second AL MVP, outpoints Red Sox's Mookie Bettsauthor-first1=Jorge L.author-last1=Ortizwebsite=USA Todaydate=17 November 2016access-date=7 May 2018url-status=livearchive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20171117175249/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/11/17/al-mvp-mike-trout-mookie-betts-jose-altuve/94039898/archive-date=17 November 2017}}
^Houston Astros*2B^Miami MarlinsOFurl=https://www.mlb.com/news/marlins-giancarlo-stanton-wins-nl-mvp-award/c-262051396title=Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton wins NL MVP Awardwebsite=mlb.comaccess-date=2 Oct 2018}}
^Boston Red Sox*OF^Milwaukee BrewersOFurl=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/red-soxs-mookie-betts-brewers-christian-yelich-win-2018-mlb-mvp-honors/title=Red Sox's Mookie Betts, Brewers' Christian Yelich win 2018 MLB MVP honorswebsite=cbssports.comaccess-date=15 Oct 2018}}
^ (3)Los Angeles AngelsOF^Los Angeles DodgersOFurl=https://www.mlb.com/news/2019-mvp-award-winnerstitle=Angel's Mike Trout, Dodgers' Cody Bellinger win 2019 MLB MVP honorswebsite=mlb.comaccess-date=14 Nov 2019}}
Chicago White Sox1B^Atlanta Braves1Burl=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mvp-award-winners-2020title=Abreu, Freeman both 1st-time MVP winnerswebsite=mlb.comaccess-date=12 Nov 2020}}
^§Los Angeles AngelsRHP/DH^ (2)Philadelphia PhilliesOFurl=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mvp-award-winners-2021title=A 2-time and a 2-way MVP in Bryce, Ohtaniwebsite=mlb.comaccess-date=18 Nov 2021}}
^New York YankeesOF^St. Louis Cardinals1B
^§ (2)Los Angeles AngelsRHP/DH^§Atlanta BravesOF
^§ (2)New York Yankees*OF^§ (3)Los Angeles Dodgers*DHurl=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mvp-award-winners-2024title=Unanimous MVPs Judge, Ohtani made it a no-doubter with historic seasonswebsite=mlb.comaccess-date=21 Nov 2024}}
^ (3)New York YankeesOF^§ (4)Los Angeles Dodgers*RHP/DH

Multiple MVP winners

Player# of AwardsYears
71990, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
42021, 2023, 2024, 2025
31951, 1954, 1955
1951, 1953, 1955
1939, 1941, 1947
1932, 1933, 1938
2022, 2024, 2025
1956, 1957, 1962
1943, 1946, 1948
2005, 2008, 2009
2003, 2005, 2007
1980, 1981, 1986
2014, 2016, 2019
21958, 1959
1970, 1972
2012, 2013
1928, 1934
1927, 1936
1996, 1998
1935, 1940
2015, 2021
1925, 1929
1933, 1936
1913, 1924
1960, 1961
1954, 1965
1975, 1976
1982, 1983
1944, 1945
1983, 1991
1961, 1966
1993, 1994
1946, 1949
1982, 1989

Wins by team

TeamsAwardsYears
New York Yankees251923, 1927, 1936, 1939, 1941–1943, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1954–1957, 1960–1963, 1976, 1985, 2005, 2007, 2022, 2024, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals211925, 1926, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1942–1944, 1946, 1948, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1979, 1985, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2022
Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers161913, 1924, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1974, 1988, 2014, 2019, 2024, 2025
New York/San Francisco Giants141912, 1933, 1936, 1954, 1965, 1969, 1989, 1993, 2000–2004, 2012
Philadelphia/Oakland Athletics131914, 1928, 1931–1933, 1952, 1971, 1973, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2000, 2002
Cincinnati Reds121938–1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975–1977, 1995, 2010
Detroit Tigers1911, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1968, 1984, 2011–2013
Boston Red Sox1912, 1938, 1946, 1949, 1958, 1967, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1995, 2008, 2018
Chicago Cubs111911, 1929, 1935, 1945, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1984, 1987, 1998, 2016
Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves91914, 1947, 1957, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2020, 2023
Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins81913, 1924, 1925, 1965, 1969, 1977, 2006, 2009
Pittsburgh Pirates1927, 1960, 1966, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1992, 2013
Philadelphia Phillies1932, 1950, 1980, 1981, 1986, 2006, 2007, 2021
California/Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels71979, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023
Baltimore Orioles/St. Louis Browns61922, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1983, 1991
Texas Rangers1974, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2010
Milwaukee Brewers51981, 1982, 1989, 2011, 2018
Chicago White Sox1959, 1972, 1993, 1994, 2020
Cleveland Indians / Guardians31926, 1948, 1953
Seattle Mariners21997, 2001
Toronto Blue Jays1987, 2015
Houston Astros1994, 2017
Kansas City Royals11980
San Diego Padres1996
Colorado Rockies1997
Washington Nationals2015
Miami Marlins2017
Arizona Diamondbacks0none
New York Metsnone
Tampa Bay Raysnone

Notes

  • A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
  • A unanimous victory indicates that the player received all possible first-place votes.
  • Torre is a member of the Hall of Fame, but not as a player. He was inducted in as a manager.
  • Hernandez and Stargell both received 216 points in the 1979 voting.

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