Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player Award

Most Valuable Player Award Canada The Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual award given to the best player in Minor League Baseball's Pacific Coast League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. From 1932 to 1947, the award was voted upon by writers from The Sporting News. Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well. Though the league was established in 1903, the award was not created until 1927. No MVP was selected from 1928 to 1931. The award was suspended for six seasons in the 1970s (1973, 1975–1979). the league was known as the Triple-A West in 2021 before reverting to the Pacific Coast League name in 2022.

Thirty outfielders have won the MVP Award, the most of any position. First basemen, with 20 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by third basemen (11) and second basemen and shortstops (4). Eleven pitchers and eight catchers have won the award.

Ten players who have won the MVP Award also won the Pacific Coast League Top MLB Prospect Award (formerly the Rookie of the Year Award) in the same season: Willie Davis (1960), Billy Cowan (1963), Denny Doyle (1969), Robb Quinlan (2002), Adam Eaton (2012), Chris Owings (2013), Joc Pederson (2014), Joshua Fuentes (2018), Ty France (2019), and Michael Busch (2023). The Pacific Coast League sporadically issued a Pitcher of the Year Award from 1957 to 1974 and continuously since 2001. No pitcher has won both awards. Three players have won the MVP Award on multiple occasions. Steve Bilko, who won for three consecutive years from 1955 to 1957, has the most wins. Sandy Alomar Jr. (1988 and 1989) and Les Scarsella (1944 and 1946) both won the award twice.

Seven players from the Las Vegas Aviators and Los Angeles Angels have each been selected for the MVP Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Albuquerque Dukes and San Diego Padres (6); the Hollywood Stars and Sacramento River Cats (5); the Oakland Oaks, Oklahoma City Comets, Reno Aces, San Francisco Seals, and Spokane Indians (4); the Calgary Cannons, Seattle Rainiers, and Tucson Sidewinders (3); the Albuquerque Isotopes, Edmonton Trappers, El Paso Chihuahuas, Fresno Grizzlies, Iowa Cubs, Phoenix Firebirds, Sacramento Solons, Salt Lake City Bees, and Tacoma Rainiers (2); and the Eugene Emeralds, Indianapolis Indians, Omaha Royals, Salt Lake Bees, and Tulsa Oilers (1).

Fifteen players from the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the award, more than any other, followed by the Chicago Cubs organization (9); the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants organizations (6); the Arizona Diamondbacks organization (5); the Athletics, Houston Astros, and Seattle Mariners organizations (4); the Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals organizations (3); the Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (2); and the Cleveland Guardians, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, and New York Yankees organizations (1). Twelve award winners played for teams that were not affiliated with any MLB organization.

Winners

Position	(#)
Indicates the player's primary position
Number of wins by players who won the award multiple times

Year	Winner	Team	Organization	Position	Ref(s).	(1)	(2)	(1)	(2)	(3)	(1)	(2)
1927	San Francisco Seals	—	Outfielder
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932	Los Angeles Angels	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder
1933	Los Angeles Angels	Chicago Cubs	Pitcher
1934	Los Angeles Angels	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder
1935	San Francisco Seals	—	Outfielder
1936	Oakland Oaks	New York Yankees	Pitcher
1937	Sacramento Solons	St. Louis Cardinals	Third baseman
1938	Seattle Rainiers	—	Pitcher
1939	San Francisco Seals	—	Outfielder
1940	Seattle Rainiers	—	First baseman
1941	San Diego Padres	—	Pitcher
1942	Sacramento Solons	St. Louis Cardinals	Catcher
1943	Los Angeles Angels	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder
1944	Oakland Oaks	—	Outfielder	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=scarse001les	title=Les Scarsella Minor Leagues Statistics & History	website=Baseball-Reference	publisher=Sports Reference	access-date=May 22, 2022}}
1945	San Francisco Seals	New York Giants	Pitcher
1946	Oakland Oaks	—	First baseman
1947	Hollywood Stars	Chicago White Sox	First baseman
1948	San Diego Padres	—	Outfielder
1949	Hollywood Stars	Brooklyn Dodgers	Outfielder
1950	Oakland Oaks	—	Outfielder
1951	Seattle Rainiers	—	Outfielder
1952	Hollywood Stars	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher
1953	Hollywood Stars	—	First baseman
1954	Hollywood Stars	Pittsburgh Pirates	Third baseman
1955	Los Angeles Angels	Chicago Cubs	First baseman	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bilko-001ste	title=Steve Bilko Minor Leagues Statistics & History	website=Baseball-Reference	publisher=Sports Reference	access-date=May 22, 2022}}
1956	Los Angeles Angels	Chicago Cubs	First baseman
1957	Los Angeles Angels	Brooklyn Dodgers	First baseman
1958	San Diego Padres	Cleveland Indians	Outfielder
1959	Salt Lake City Bees	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher
1960	Spokane Indians	Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder
1961	Tacoma Giants	San Francisco Giants	First baseman
1962	San Diego Padres	Cincinnati Reds	Catcher
1963	Salt Lake City Bees	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder
1964	San Diego Padres	Cincinnati Reds	First baseman
1965	Oklahoma City 89ers	Houston Astros	Outfielder
1966	Indianapolis Indians	Chicago White Sox	Catcher
1967	San Diego Padres	Philadelphia Phillies	Third baseman
1968	Tulsa Oilers	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder
1969	Eugene Emeralds	Philadelphia Phillies	Second baseman
1970	Spokane Indians	Los Angeles Dodgers	Shortstop
	1971	Spokane Indians	Los Angeles Dodgers	First baseman
1972	Albuquerque Dukes	Los Angeles Dodgers	First baseman
1973
1974	Spokane Indians	Texas Rangers	Outfielder
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980	Albuquerque Dukes	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher
1981	Albuquerque Dukes	Los Angeles Dodgers	First baseman
1982	Edmonton Trappers	Chicago White Sox	Outfielder
1983	Las Vegas Stars	San Diego Padres	Outfielder
	1984	Phoenix Giants	San Francisco Giants	Outfielder
1985	Calgary Cannons	Seattle Mariners	Shortstop
1986	Las Vegas Stars		San Diego Padres	First baseman
1987	Calgary Cannons	Seattle Mariners	Pitcher
1988	Las Vegas Stars	San Diego Padres	Catcher	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=alomar002san	title=Sandy Alomar Minor Leagues Statistics & History	website=Baseball-Reference	publisher=Sports Reference	access-date=May 22, 2022}}
1989	Las Vegas Stars	San Diego Padres	Catcher
1990	Albuquerque Dukes	Los Angeles Dodgers	Shortstop
1991	Calgary Cannons	Seattle Mariners	First baseman
1992	Edmonton Trappers	California Angels	Outfielder
1993	Tucson Toros	Houston Astros	Second baseman
1994	Albuquerque Dukes	Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder
1995	Tucson Toros	Houston Astros	Pitcher
1996	Phoenix Firebirds	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher
1997	Albuquerque Dukes	Los Angeles Dodgers	Third baseman
1998	Omaha Royals	Kansas City Royals	Outfielder
1999	Fresno Grizzlies	San Francisco Giants	Outfielder
2000	Sacramento River Cats	Oakland Athletics	Second baseman
2001	Las Vegas 51s	Los Angeles Dodgers	Third baseman
2002	Salt Lake Stingers	Anaheim Angels	Outfielder
2003	Sacramento River Cats	Oakland Athletics	First baseman
2004	Sacramento River Cats	Oakland Athletics	First baseman
2005	Tucson Sidewinders	Arizona Diamondbacks	Second baseman
2006	Sacramento River Cats	Oakland Athletics	Third baseman
2007		Iowa Cubs	Chicago Cubs	Catcher
2008	Oklahoma RedHawks	Texas Rangers	Outfielder
2009	Las Vegas 51s	Toronto Blue Jays	First baseman
2010	Las Vegas 51s	Toronto Blue Jays	Catcher
2011	Iowa Cubs	Chicago Cubs	First baseman
2012	Reno Aces	Arizona Diamondbacks	Outfielder
2013	Reno Aces	Arizona Diamondbacks	Shortstop
2014	Albuquerque Isotopes	Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder
2015	Fresno Grizzlies	Houston Astros	Third baseman
2016	El Paso Chihuahuas	San Diego Padres	Outfielder
2017	Reno Aces	Arizona Diamondbacks	First baseman
2018	Albuquerque Isotopes	Colorado Rockies	Third baseman
2019	El Paso Chihuahuas	San Diego Padres	Third baseman
2020
2021	Tacoma Rainiers	Seattle Mariners	First baseman	url=https://www.milb.com/fans/postseason-all-stars	title=Postseason All-Stars	website=Minor League Baseball	access-date=October 6, 2021	url-status=live	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006131417/https://www.milb.com/fans/postseason-all-stars	archive-date=October 6, 2021}}
2022	Sacramento River Cats	San Francisco Giants	Third baseman	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=villar000dav	title=David Villar Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics	website=Baseball-Reference	publisher=Sports Reference	access-date=November 8, 2022}}
2023	Oklahoma City Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers	Third baseman
2024	Reno Aces	Arizona Diamondbacks	Catcher	last=Avallone	first=Michael	url=https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/minor-league-baseball-triple-a-all-stars-and-award-winners-2024	title=Here are the 2024 Triple-A All-Stars and Award Winners	website=Major League Baseball	date=October 2, 2024	access-date=October 3, 2024	archive-date=October 2, 2024	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002183839/https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/minor-league-baseball-triple-a-all-stars-and-award-winners-2024	url-status=live}}
2025	Oklahoma City Comets	Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder