Most Valuable Players
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
(Baseball Writers' Association selections)
American League
| 1931 | Lefty Grove, Philadelphia |
| 1932–33 | Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia |
| 1934 | Mickey Cochrane, Detroit |
| 1935 | Hank Greenberg, Detroit |
| 1936 | Lou Gehrig, New York |
| 1937 | Charlie Gehringer, Detroit |
| 1938 | Jimmie Foxx, Boston |
| 1939 | Joe DiMaggio, New York |
| 1940 | Hank Greenberg, Detroit |
| 1941 | Joe DiMaggio, New York |
| 1942 | Joe Gordon, New York |
| 1943 | Spurgeon Chandler, New York |
| 1944–45 | Hal Newhouser, Detroit |
| 1946 | Ted Williams, Boston |
| 1947 | Joe DiMaggio, New York |
| 1948 | Lou Boudreau, Cleveland |
| 1949 | Ted Williams, Boston |
| 1950 | Phil Rizzuto, New York |
| 1951 | Yogi Berra, New York |
| 1952 | Bobby Shantz, Philadelphia |
| 1953 | Al Rosen, Cleveland |
| 1954–55 | Yogi Berra, New York |
| 1956–57 | Mickey Mantle, New York |
| 1958 | Jackie Jensen, Boston |
| 1959 | Nellie Fox, Chicago |
| 1960–61 | Roger Maris, New York |
| 1962 | Mickey Mantle, New York |
| 1963 | Elston Howard, New York |
| 1964 | Brooks Robinson, Baltimore |
| 1965 | Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota |
| 1966 | Frank Robinson, Baltimore |
| 1967 | Carl Yastrzemski, Boston |
| 1968 | Dennis McLain, Detroit |
| 1969 | Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota |
| 1970 | John (Boog) Powell, Baltimore |
| 1971 | Vida Blue, Oakland |
| 1972 | Dick Allen, Chicago |
| 1973 | Reggie Jackson, Oakland |
| 1974 | Jeff Burroughs, Texas |
| 1975 | Fred Lynn, Boston |
| 1976 | Thurman Munson, New York |
| 1977 | Rod Carew, Minnesota |
| 1978 | Jim Rice, Boston |
| 1979 | Don Baylor, California |
| 1980 | George Brett, Kansas City |
| 1981 | Rollie Fingers, Milwaukee |
| 1982 | Robin Yount, Milwaukee |
| 1983 | Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore |
| 1984 | Willie Hernandez, Detroit |
| 1985 | Don Mattingly, New York |
| 1986 | Roger Clemens, Boston |
| 1987 | George Bell, Toronto |
| 1988 | Jose Canseco, Oakland |
| 1989 | Robin Yount, Milwaukee |
| 1990 | Rickey Henderson, Oakland |
| 1991 | Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore |
| 1992 | Dennis Eckersley, Oakland |
| 1993–94 | Frank Thomas, Chicago |
| 1995 | Mo Vaughn, Boston |
| 1996 | Juan Gonzalez, Texas |
| 1997 | Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle |
| 1998 | Juan Gonzalez, Texas |
| 1999 | Ivan Rodriguez, Texas |
| 2000 | Jason Giambi, Oakland |
| 2001 | Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle |
| 2002 | Miguel Tejada, Oakland |
| 2003 | Alex Rodriguez, Texas |
| 2004 | Vladimir Guerrero, Anaheim |
| 2005 | Alex Rodriguez, New York |
| 2006 | Justin Morneau, Minnesota |
National League
| 1931 | Frank Frisch, St. Louis |
| 1932 | Chuck Klein, Philadelphia |
| 1933 | Carl Hubbell, New York |
| 1934 | Dizzy Dean, St. Louis |
| 1935 | Gabby Hartnett, Chicago |
| 1936 | Carl Hubbell, New York |
| 1937 | Joe Medwick, St. Louis |
| 1938 | Ernie Lombardi, Cincinnati |
| 1939 | Bucky Walters, Cincinnati |
| 1940 | Frank McCormick, Cincinnati |
| 1941 | Dolph Camilli, Brooklyn |
| 1942 | Mort Cooper, St. Louis |
| 1943 | Stan Musial, St. Louis |
| 1944 | Marty Marion, St. Louis |
| 1945 | Phil Cavarretta, Chicago |
| 1946 | Stan Musial, St. Louis |
| 1947 | Bob Elliott, Boston |
| 1948 | Stan Musial, St. Louis |
| 1949 | Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn |
| 1950 | Jim Konstanty, Philadelphia |
| 1951 | Roy Campanella, Brooklyn |
| 1952 | Hank Sauer, Chicago |
| 1953 | Roy Campanella, Brooklyn |
| 1954 | Willie Mays, New York |
| 1955 | Roy Campanella, Brooklyn |
| 1956 | Don Newcombe, Brooklyn |
| 1957 | Hank Aaron, Milwaukee |
| 1958–59 | Ernie Banks, Chicago |
| 1960 | Dick Groat, Pittsburgh |
| 1961 | Frank Robinson, Cincinnati |
| 1962 | Maury Wills, Los Angeles |
| 1963 | Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles |
| 1964 | Ken Boyer, St. Louis |
| 1965 | Willie Mays, San Francisco |
| 1966 | Roberto Clemente, Pittsburgh |
| 1967 | Orlando Cepeda, St. Louis |
| 1968 | Bob Gibson, St. Louis |
| 1969 | Willie McCovey, San Francisco |
| 1970 | Johnny Bench, Cincinnati |
| 1971 | Joe Torre, St. Louis |
| 1972 | Johnny Bench, Cincinnati |
| 1973 | Pete Rose, Cincinnati |
| 1974 | Steve Garvey, Los Angeles |
| 1975–76 | Joe Morgan, Cincinnati |
| 1977 | George Foster, Cincinnati |
| 1978 | Dave Parker, Pittsburgh |
| 1979 | Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh |
| 1979 | Keith Hernandez, St. Louis |
| 1980–81 | Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia |
| 1982–83 | Dale Murphy, Atlanta |
| 1984 | Ryne Sandberg, Chicago |
| 1985 | Willie McGee, St. Louis |
| 1986 | Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia |
| 1987 | Andre Dawson, Chicago |
| 1988 | Kirk Gibson, Los Angeles |
| 1989 | Kevin Mitchell, San Francisco |
| 1990 | Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh |
| 1991 | Terry Pendleton, Atlanta |
| 1992 | Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh |
| 1993 | Barry Bonds, San Francisco |
| 1994 | Jeff Bagwell, Houston |
| 1995 | Barry Larkin, Cincinnati |
| 1996 | Ken Caminiti, San Diego |
| 1997 | Larry Walker, Colorado |
| 1998 | Sammy Sosa, Chicago |
| 1999 | Chipper Jones, Atlanta |
| 2000 | Jeff Kent, San Francisco |
| 2001–04 | Barry Bonds, San Francisco |
| 2005 | Albert Pujols, St. Louis |
| 2006 | Ryan Howard, Philadelphia |
