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| mostwins = [[Barry Bonds]] (7)
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}}The '''Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award''' ('''MVP''') is an annual [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in the [[American League]] and one in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]]. The award has been presented by the [[Baseball Writers' Association of America]] (BBWAA) since 1931.
}}The '''Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award''' ('''MVP''') is an annual [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in the [[American League]] (AL) and one in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL). The award has been presented by the [[Baseball Writers' Association of America]] (BBWAA) since 1931.


==History==
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MVP voting takes place before the [[Major League Baseball postseason|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.<ref name="ESPN">Gillette & Palmer, pp. 1764–1765</ref> The BBWAA does not offer a clear-cut definition of what "most valuable" means, instead leaving the judgment to the individual voters.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kepner |first=Tyler |title=Where Do You Find Value? Discussing the M.V.P. Criteria |date=September 4, 2011 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=SP3 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/sports/baseball/blue-jays-bautista-and-yankees-granderson-discuss-mvp-criteria.html?scp=1&sq=baseball%20mvp&st=cse |access-date=September 6, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027083831/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/sports/baseball/blue-jays-bautista-and-yankees-granderson-discuss-mvp-criteria.html?scp=1&sq=baseball%20mvp&st=cse |archive-date=October 27, 2014 }}</ref><ref>For the definition that appears on the BBWAA ballot (including pitchers and designated hitters), go to [http://bbwaa.com/voting-faq/ Voting FAQ] and '''scroll down'''. Baseball Writers' Association of America. Retrieved November 7, 2016.</ref>
MVP voting takes place before the [[Major League Baseball postseason|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.<ref name="ESPN">Gillette & Palmer, pp. 1764–1765</ref> The BBWAA does not offer a clear-cut definition of what "most valuable" means, instead leaving the judgment to the individual voters.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kepner |first=Tyler |title=Where Do You Find Value? Discussing the M.V.P. Criteria |date=September 4, 2011 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=SP3 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/sports/baseball/blue-jays-bautista-and-yankees-granderson-discuss-mvp-criteria.html?scp=1&sq=baseball%20mvp&st=cse |access-date=September 6, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027083831/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/sports/baseball/blue-jays-bautista-and-yankees-granderson-discuss-mvp-criteria.html?scp=1&sq=baseball%20mvp&st=cse |archive-date=October 27, 2014 }}</ref><ref>For the definition that appears on the BBWAA ballot (including pitchers and designated hitters), go to [http://bbwaa.com/voting-faq/ Voting FAQ] and '''scroll down'''. Baseball Writers' Association of America. Retrieved November 7, 2016.</ref>


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.<ref name=LandisNBHoF>{{cite web|title=Landis, Kenesaw|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|url=http://baseballhall.org/hof/landis-kenesaw|access-date=2011-11-22|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20111122191002/http://baseballhall.org/hof/landis-kenesaw|archive-date=2011-11-22}}</ref><ref name="ESPN 1763">{{cite book|last=Gillette|first=Gary|author2=Palmer, Pete|title=The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia|publisher=Sterling Publishing Co|location=New York|year=2007|edition=Fourth|page=1763|isbn=978-1-4027-4771-7}}</ref> Formally named the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Memorial Baseball Award, that naming appeared on a plaque given to winning players.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 2006 |title=MLB Award Trophies and Plaques |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/the-kenesaw-mountain-landis-memorial-baseball-award-news-photo/72458556 |access-date=October 29, 2023 |website=Getty Images}}</ref> Starting in 2020, Landis' name no longer appears on the MVP plaque,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2021/4/13/22381960/jose-abreu-white-sox-mvp-chants-hitting-groove |title='MVP' chants ahead of MVP hitting groove for White Sox' Jose Abreu |first=Daryl |last=Van Schouwen |website=[[Chicago Sun Times]] |date=April 13, 2021 |access-date=October 29, 2023}}</ref> after the BBWAA received complaints from several former MVP winners about Landis' role against the [[Baseball color line|integration of MLB]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Adler |first=David |date=July 1, 2020 |title=Former MVPs want Landis removed from plaque |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/players-support-kenesaw-mountain-landis-name-off-mvp-award |access-date=October 29, 2023 |website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/kenesaw-mountain-landis-name-removed-mvp-trophies |title=Landis' name to be removed from MVP trophies |first=Matt |last=Kelly |website=MLB.com |date=October 2, 2020 |access-date=October 29, 2023}}</ref>
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.<ref name=LandisNBHoF>{{cite web|title=Landis, Kenesaw|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|url=http://baseballhall.org/hof/landis-kenesaw|access-date=2011-11-22|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20111122191002/http://baseballhall.org/hof/landis-kenesaw|archive-date=2011-11-22}}</ref><ref name="ESPN 1763">{{cite book|editor-last1=Gillette|editor-first1=Gary|editor-last2=Palmer|editor-first2=Pete|title=The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia|publisher=Sterling Publishing Co|location=New York|year=2007|edition=Fourth|page=1763|isbn=978-1-4027-4771-7}}</ref> Formally named the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Memorial Baseball Award, that naming appeared on a plaque given to winning players.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 2006 |title=MLB Award Trophies and Plaques |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/the-kenesaw-mountain-landis-memorial-baseball-award-news-photo/72458556 |access-date=October 29, 2023 |website=Getty Images}}</ref> Starting in 2020, Landis' name no longer appears on the MVP plaque,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2021/4/13/22381960/jose-abreu-white-sox-mvp-chants-hitting-groove |title='MVP' chants ahead of MVP hitting groove for White Sox' Jose Abreu |first=Daryl |last=Van Schouwen |website=[[Chicago Sun Times]] |date=April 13, 2021 |access-date=October 29, 2023}}</ref> after the BBWAA received complaints from several former MVP winners about Landis' role against the [[Baseball color line|integration of MLB]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Adler |first=David |date=July 1, 2020 |title=Former MVPs want Landis removed from plaque |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/players-support-kenesaw-mountain-landis-name-off-mvp-award |access-date=October 29, 2023 |website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/kenesaw-mountain-landis-name-removed-mvp-trophies |title=Landis' name to be removed from MVP trophies |first=Matt |last=Kelly |website=MLB.com |date=October 2, 2020 |access-date=October 29, 2023}}</ref>


[[First basemen]], with 35 winners, have won the most MVPs among [[infielder]]s, followed by [[second basemen]] (16), [[third basemen]] (15), and [[shortstop]]s (15). Of the 25 [[pitcher]]s 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.<ref name="BD 2000">{{cite journal|date=December 2000|title=Major League Baseball's Most Valuable Player Award Winners|journal=Baseball Digest|publisher=Century Publishing Co.|location=Evanston, Illinois|volume=59|issue=12|pages=86–89|issn=0005-609X|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=my0DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA86|access-date=December 29, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnswa01.shtml |title=Walter Johnson Statistics and History |website=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=2016-01-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508121736/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnswa01.shtml |archive-date=2018-05-08 }}</ref>
[[First basemen]], with 35 winners, have won the most MVPs among [[infielder]]s, followed by [[second basemen]] (16), [[third basemen]] (15), and [[shortstop]]s (15). Of the 25 [[pitcher]]s 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.<ref name="BD 2000">{{cite journal|date=December 2000|title=Major League Baseball's Most Valuable Player Award Winners|journal=Baseball Digest|publisher=Century Publishing Co.|location=Evanston, Illinois|volume=59|issue=12|pages=86–89|issn=0005-609X|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=my0DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA86|access-date=December 29, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnswa01.shtml |title=Walter Johnson Statistics and History |website=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=2016-01-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508121736/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnswa01.shtml |archive-date=2018-05-08 }}</ref>


[[Hank Greenberg]], [[Stan Musial]], [[Alex Rodriguez]], [[Robin Yount]], and [[Shohei Ohtani]] have won at different positions,<ref name="BD 2000"/> 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).<ref name="Rodriguez">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodrial01.shtml|title=Alex Rodriguez Statistics|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 3, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712225632/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodrial01.shtml|archive-date=July 12, 2010}}</ref> 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).<ref name="Bonds">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bondsba01.shtml|title=Barry Bonds Statistics|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 3, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110703020046/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bondsba01.shtml|archive-date=July 3, 2011}}</ref> [[Jimmie Foxx]] was the first player to win multiple times.<ref name="Foxx">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/foxxji01.shtml|title=Jimmie Foxx Statistics|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 3, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412052533/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/foxxji01.shtml|archive-date=April 12, 2009}}</ref> Ten players have won three times, and 19 have won twice.<ref name="winner list">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mvp_cya.shtml|title=Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 3, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109123655/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mvp_cya.shtml|archive-date=January 9, 2010}}</ref> [[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.
[[Hank Greenberg]], [[Stan Musial]], [[Alex Rodriguez]], [[Robin Yount]], and [[Shohei Ohtani]] have won at different positions,<ref name="BD 2000"/> 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).<ref name="Rodriguez">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodrial01.shtml|title=Alex Rodriguez Statistics|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 3, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712225632/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodrial01.shtml|archive-date=July 12, 2010}}</ref> 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).<ref name="Bonds">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bondsba01.shtml|title=Barry Bonds Statistics|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 3, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110703020046/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bondsba01.shtml|archive-date=July 3, 2011}}</ref> [[Jimmie Foxx]] was the first player to win multiple times.<ref name="Foxx">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/foxxji01.shtml|title=Jimmie Foxx Statistics|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 3, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412052533/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/foxxji01.shtml|archive-date=April 12, 2009}}</ref> Ten players have won three times, and 19 have won twice.<ref name="winner list">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mvp_cya.shtml|title=Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 3, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109123655/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mvp_cya.shtml|archive-date=January 9, 2010}}</ref> [[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 as well as multiple seasons.


The award's only tie occurred in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] in 1979, when [[Keith Hernandez]] and [[Willie Stargell]] received an equal number of points.<ref name="BD 2000"/><ref name="1979 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1979.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1979|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 28, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330113241/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1979.shtml|archive-date=March 30, 2009}}</ref> There have been 23 unanimous winners, who received all the first-place votes.<ref name="ESPN"/> 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]].
The award's only tie occurred in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] in 1979, when [[Keith Hernandez]] and [[Willie Stargell]] received an equal number of points.<ref name="BD 2000"/><ref name="1979 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1979.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1979|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 28, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330113241/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1979.shtml|archive-date=March 30, 2009}}</ref> There have been 23 unanimous winners, who received all the first-place votes.<ref name="ESPN"/> 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 <ref>{{cite news |last=Yomtov |first=Jesse |date=November 18, 2021 |title=Angels star Shohei Ohtani is unanimous American League MVP, becoming first two-way player to win |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2021/11/18/shohei-ohtani-wins-al-mvp-los-angeles-angels/8667555002/ |work=USA Today}}</ref> and in 2023, he became the first player in MLB history to win MVP by unanimous vote twice.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shohei Ohtani first player to win MVP by unanimous vote twice |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2023-11-16/shohei-ohtani-wins-2023-american-league-mvp-angels |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117032419/https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2023-11-16/shohei-ohtani-wins-2023-american-league-mvp-angels |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.
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 <ref>{{cite news |last=Yomtov |first=Jesse |date=November 18, 2021 |title=Angels star Shohei Ohtani is unanimous American League MVP, becoming first two-way player to win |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2021/11/18/shohei-ohtani-wins-al-mvp-los-angeles-angels/8667555002/ |work=USA Today}}</ref> and in 2023, he became the first player in MLB history to win MVP by unanimous vote twice.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shohei Ohtani first player to win MVP by unanimous vote twice |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2023-11-16/shohei-ohtani-wins-2023-american-league-mvp-angels |work=Los Angeles Times |date=16 November 2023 |access-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117032419/https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2023-11-16/shohei-ohtani-wins-2023-american-league-mvp-angels |url-status=live }}</ref> 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). In 2024, Ohtani became the first MVP winner to have played exclusively as a [[designated hitter]] in a season, a position that normally does not contribute on defense. 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kachline |first=Clifford S. |date=2001 |title=Hack Wilson’s 191st RBI: A Persistent Itch Finally Scratched |url=https://sabr.org/journal/article/hack-wilsons-191st-rbi-a-persistent-itch-finally-scratched/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=[[Society for American Baseball Research]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1998-09-02 |title=BASEBALL; Finally, a Match for Wilson |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/02/sports/baseball-finally-a-match-for-wilson.html |access-date=2025-03-13 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CHC@PIT: Sosa becomes single-season Cubs homer leader {{!}} 09/04/1998 |url=https://www.mlb.com/video/sosa-s-57th-home-run-of-1998-c2449474583 |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kachline |first=Clifford S. |date=2001 |title=Hack Wilson's 191st RBI: A Persistent Itch Finally Scratched |url=https://sabr.org/journal/article/hack-wilsons-191st-rbi-a-persistent-itch-finally-scratched/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=[[Society for American Baseball Research]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1998-09-02 |title=BASEBALL; Finally, a Match for Wilson |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/02/sports/baseball-finally-a-match-for-wilson.html |access-date=2025-03-13 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CHC@PIT: Sosa becomes single-season Cubs homer leader {{!}} 09/04/1998 |url=https://www.mlb.com/video/sosa-s-57th-home-run-of-1998-c2449474583 |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>


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|{{sort|Philadelphia Athletics|[[Philadelphia Athletics]]}} || 2B
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|{{sort|Boston Braves|[[Boston Braves (baseball)|Boston Braves]]}} || 2B || <ref name="1914 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1914.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1914|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 3, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130064549/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1914.shtml|archive-date=January 30, 2009}}</ref>
|{{sort|Boston Braves|[[Boston Braves (baseball)|Boston Braves]]}}* || 2B || <ref name="1914 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1914.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1914|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 3, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130064549/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1914.shtml|archive-date=January 30, 2009}}</ref>
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{{anchor|League Awards}}
[[File:Babe Ruth2.jpg|thumb|120px|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.|alt=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.]]
[[File:Babe Ruth2.jpg|thumb|120px|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.|alt=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.]]
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."<ref name="A-Rod">{{cite web|url=http://www.mlb.com/players/rodriguez_alex/article.jsp?story=111405b|title=One of a kind: Another MVP for A-Rod|last=Newman|first=Mark|date=November 14, 2009|work=[[MLB.com]]|access-date=December 5, 2009|archive-date=March 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312161719/http://www.mlb.com/players/rodriguez_alex/article.jsp?story=111405b|url-status=dead}}</ref> Winners, voted on by a committee of eight baseball writers chaired by [[James Crusinberry]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0qshAAAAIBAJ&pg=5771,1741643|title=Rogers Hornsby Voted Most Valuable Player in National League|last=Gould|first=Alan|date=December 8, 1929|work=[[Reading Eagle]]|access-date=January 6, 2010}}</ref> received a bronze medal and a cash prize.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 8, 1929 |title=Player Award Goes to Hornsby again |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1929/12/08/archives/player-award-goes-to-hornsby-again-cub-second-baseman-voted-most.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |page=S2}}</ref> Voters were required to select one player from each team, and [[player-coach]]es 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.<ref name="ESPN"/> In 1929, ''The Sporting News'' began awarding the [[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. Famously, the Hall of Fame plaques for both Cronin and Terry mention them as the Most Valuable Player in 1930.<ref>https://www.sports-reference.com/blog/2024/01/unofficial-mvps-from-1929-1930-added-to-baseball-reference/</ref>
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."<ref name="A-Rod">{{cite web|url=http://www.mlb.com/players/rodriguez_alex/article.jsp?story=111405b|title=One of a kind: Another MVP for A-Rod|last=Newman|first=Mark|date=November 14, 2009|work=[[MLB.com]]|access-date=December 5, 2009|archive-date=March 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312161719/http://www.mlb.com/players/rodriguez_alex/article.jsp?story=111405b|url-status=dead}}</ref> Winners, voted on by a committee of eight baseball writers chaired by [[James Crusinberry]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0qshAAAAIBAJ&pg=5771,1741643|title=Rogers Hornsby Voted Most Valuable Player in National League|last=Gould|first=Alan|date=December 8, 1929|work=[[Reading Eagle]]|access-date=January 6, 2010}}</ref> received a bronze medal and a cash prize.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 8, 1929 |title=Player Award Goes to Hornsby again |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1929/12/08/archives/player-award-goes-to-hornsby-again-cub-second-baseman-voted-most.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |page=S2}}</ref> Voters were required to select one player from each team, and [[player-coach]]es 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.<ref name="ESPN"/> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/blog/2024/01/unofficial-mvps-from-1929-1930-added-to-baseball-reference/|title=Unofficial MVPs from 1929 & 1930 Added to Baseball Reference|website=Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>


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|[[New York Yankees]] || OF
|[[New York Yankees]]* || OF
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|—
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|{{sort|-02|—}} || {{sort|-02|—}} || <ref name="1923 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1923.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1923|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 5, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208112708/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1923.shtml|archive-date=February 8, 2009}}</ref>
|{{sort|-02|—}} || {{sort|-02|—}} || <ref name="1923 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1923.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1923|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 5, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208112708/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1923.shtml|archive-date=February 8, 2009}}</ref>
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sort|Johnson Walter|[[Walter Johnson]]}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}} {{small|(2)}}
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|[[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]] || RHP
|[[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]]* || RHP
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sort|Vance Dazzy|[[Dazzy Vance]]}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sort|Vance Dazzy|[[Dazzy Vance]]}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|{{sort|Brooklyn Robins|[[Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn Robins]]}} || RHP || <ref name="1924 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1924.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1924|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 5, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216190820/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1924.shtml|archive-date=February 16, 2009}}</ref>
|{{sort|Brooklyn Robins|[[Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn Robins]]}} || RHP || <ref name="1924 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1924.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1924|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 5, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216190820/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1924.shtml|archive-date=February 16, 2009}}</ref>
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|{{mlby|1925}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sort|Peckinpaugh Roger|[[Roger Peckinpaugh]]}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sort|Peckinpaugh Roger|[[Roger Peckinpaugh]]}}
|Washington Senators || SS
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sort|Hornsby Rogers|[[Rogers Hornsby]]}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sort|Hornsby Rogers|[[Rogers Hornsby]]}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|[[St. Louis Cardinals]] || 2B || <ref name="1925 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1925.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1925|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 8, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216191731/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1925.shtml|archive-date=February 16, 2009}}</ref>
|[[St. Louis Cardinals]] || 2B || <ref name="1925 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1925.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1925|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 8, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216191731/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1925.shtml|archive-date=February 16, 2009}}</ref>
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|[[Cleveland Indians]] || 1B
|[[Cleveland Indians]] || 1B
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sort|O'Farrell Bob|[[Bob O'Farrell]]}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sort|O'Farrell Bob|[[Bob O'Farrell]]}}
|St. Louis Cardinals || C || <ref name="1926 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1926.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1926|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 8, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216190826/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1926.shtml|archive-date=February 16, 2009}}</ref>
|St. Louis Cardinals* || C || <ref name="1926 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1926.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1926|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 8, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216190826/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1926.shtml|archive-date=February 16, 2009}}</ref>
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|{{mlby|1927}}
|{{mlby|1927}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sort|Gehrig Lou|[[Lou Gehrig]]}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sort|Gehrig Lou|[[Lou Gehrig]]}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|New York Yankees || 1B
|New York Yankees* || 1B
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sort|Waner Paul|[[Paul Waner]]}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sort|Waner Paul|[[Paul Waner]]}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|[[Pittsburgh Pirates]] || OF || <ref name="1927 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1927.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1927|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 8, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216191736/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1927.shtml|archive-date=February 16, 2009}}</ref>
|[[Pittsburgh Pirates]]* || OF || <ref name="1927 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1927.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1927|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 8, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216191736/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1927.shtml|archive-date=February 16, 2009}}</ref>
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|{{sort|Oakland Athletics|[[Philadelphia Athletics]]}} || C
|{{sort|Oakland Athletics|[[Philadelphia Athletics]]}} || C
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sort|Bottomley Jim|[[Jim Bottomley]]}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sort|Bottomley Jim|[[Jim Bottomley]]}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|St. Louis Cardinals || 1B || <ref name="1928 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1928.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1928|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 8, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105031701/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1928.shtml|archive-date=January 5, 2010}}</ref>
|St. Louis Cardinals* || 1B || <ref name="1928 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1928.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1928|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 8, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105031701/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1928.shtml|archive-date=January 5, 2010}}</ref>
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sort|Hornsby Rogers|[[Rogers Hornsby]]}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}} {{small|(2)}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sort|Hornsby Rogers|[[Rogers Hornsby]]}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}} {{small|(2)}}
|[[Chicago Cubs]] || 2B || <ref name="1929 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1929.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1929|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 8, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329225221/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1929.shtml|archive-date=March 29, 2009}}</ref>
|[[Chicago Cubs]]* || 2B || <ref name="1929 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1929.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1929|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 8, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329225221/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1929.shtml|archive-date=March 29, 2009}}</ref>
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[[File:BarryBonds1993.jpg|thumb|120px|Barry Bonds' seven MVPs are the most for any individual player.|alt=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.]]
[[File:BarryBonds1993.jpg|thumb|120px|Barry Bonds' seven MVPs are the most for any individual player.|alt=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.]]
[[File:Alex Rodriguez Talking.jpg|thumb|120px|Alex Rodriguez won the award with two different teams at two different positions.|alt=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.]]
[[File:Alex Rodriguez Talking.jpg|thumb|120px|Alex Rodriguez won the award with two different teams at two different positions.|alt=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.]]
[[File:DSC05863 Albert Pujols.jpg|thumb|120px|Albert Pujols won the award three times, at first base with the St. Louis Cardinals.|alt=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.]]
[[File:Albert Pujols (MLB All-Star Game July 13, 2009) (DSC05863).jpg|thumb|120px|Albert Pujols won the award three times, at first base with the St. Louis Cardinals.|alt=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.]]
[[File:Miguel Cabrera batting against Angels (2012-09-09).JPG|thumb|120px|Miguel Cabrera was the winner of back-to-back AL Awards from 2012 to 2013.]]
[[File:Miguel Cabrera batting against Angels (2012-09-09).JPG|thumb|120px|Miguel Cabrera was the winner of back-to-back AL Awards from 2012 to 2013.]]
[[File:Mike Trout 2018.jpg|thumb|120px|Mike Trout won the award three times.]]
[[File:Mike Trout 2018.jpg|thumb|120px|Mike Trout won the award three times.]]
[[File:Dodgers_at_Nationals_(53677192000)_(cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|Shohei Ohtani is currently the only player to win the award three times by unanimous vote.]]
[[File:Dodgers_at_Nationals_(53677192000)_(cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|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.]]
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|{{MLB Year|1999}} || style="background:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Iván|Rodríguez||Rodriguez, Ivan}}<sup>†</sup> || Texas Rangers || C || style="background:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Chipper|Jones}}<sup>†</sup> || Atlanta Braves* || 3B || <ref name="1999 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1999.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 1999|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 28, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110223121536/https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1999.shtml|archive-date=February 23, 2011}}</ref>
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|{{MLB Year|2000}} || {{sortname|Jason|Giambi}} || Oakland Athletics || 1B || {{sortname|Jeff|Kent}} || San Francisco Giants || 2B || <ref name="2000 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2000.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 2000|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 28, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831104042/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2000.shtml|archive-date=August 31, 2009}}</ref>
|{{MLB Year|2000}} || {{sortname|Jason|Giambi}} || Oakland Athletics || 1B || style="background:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Jeff|Kent}}<sup>†</sup> || San Francisco Giants || 2B || <ref name="2000 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2000.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 2000|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 28, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831104042/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2000.shtml|archive-date=August 31, 2009}}</ref>
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|{{MLB Year|2001}} || style="background:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Ichiro|Suzuki}}<sup>†</sup> || Seattle Mariners || OF || {{sortname|Barry|Bonds}} (4) || San Francisco Giants || OF || <ref name="2001 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2001.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 2001|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 28, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210032913/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2001.shtml|archive-date=February 10, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Pujols">{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=4686092|title=Albert Pujols of St. Louis Cardinals is unanimous National League MVP|date=November 25, 2009|agency=[[The Associated Press]]|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=July 14, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209130050/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4686092|archive-date=February 9, 2010}}</ref>
|{{MLB Year|2001}} || style="background:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Ichiro|Suzuki}}<sup>†</sup> || Seattle Mariners || OF || {{sortname|Barry|Bonds}} (4) || San Francisco Giants || OF || <ref name="2001 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2001.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 2001|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 28, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210032913/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2001.shtml|archive-date=February 10, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Pujols">{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=4686092|title=Albert Pujols of St. Louis Cardinals is unanimous National League MVP|date=November 25, 2009|agency=[[The Associated Press]]|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=July 14, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209130050/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4686092|archive-date=February 9, 2010}}</ref>
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|{{MLB Year|2009}} || style="background:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Joe|Mauer}}<sup>†</sup> || Minnesota Twins || C || {{sortname|Albert|Pujols}}<sup>§</sup> (3) || St. Louis Cardinals || 1B || <ref name="Pujols"/><ref name="2009 awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2009.shtml|title=Baseball Awards Voting for 2009|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 3, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122192040/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2009.shtml|archive-date=November 22, 2009}}</ref>
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|{{MLB Year|2010}} || {{sortname|Josh|Hamilton}} || Texas Rangers* || OF ||| {{sortname|Joey|Votto}} || Cincinnati Reds || 1B || <ref>{{cite web |date=November 23, 2010 |title=Rangers Outfielder Josh Hamilton Honored |url=https://bbwaa.com/10-al-mvp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707141117/http://bbwaa.com/2010/11/2010-al-mvp/ |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |access-date=November 23, 2010 |work=[[Baseball Writers' Association of America]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=November 22, 2010 |title=Reds' Joey Votto Runs Away With Award |url=https://bbwaa.com/2010-nl-mvp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701144840/http://bbwaa.com/2010/11/2010-nl-mvp/ |archive-date=July 1, 2012 |access-date=November 22, 2010 |work=[[Baseball Writers' Association of America]]}}</ref>
|{{MLB Year|2010}} || {{sortname|Josh|Hamilton}} || Texas Rangers* || OF ||| {{sortname|Joey|Votto}} || Cincinnati Reds || 1B || <ref>{{cite web |date=November 23, 2010 |title=Rangers Outfielder Josh Hamilton Honored |url=https://bbwaa.com/10-al-mvp/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 23, 2010 |work=[[Baseball Writers' Association of America]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=November 22, 2010 |title=Reds' Joey Votto Runs Away With Award |url=https://bbwaa.com/2010-nl-mvp/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 22, 2010 |work=[[Baseball Writers' Association of America]]}}</ref>
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|{{MLB Year|2011}} || style="background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Justin|Verlander}}<sup>^</sup> || Detroit Tigers || RHP ||| {{sortname|Ryan|Braun}} || [[Milwaukee Brewers]] || OF || <ref>{{cite web |title=Justin Verlander Completes Rare Double, Adding MVP to Cy Young |url=https://bbwaa.com/11-al-mvp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710150803/http://bbwaa.com/2011/11/2011-al-mvp/ |archive-date=July 10, 2012 |access-date=November 21, 2011 |work=Baseball Writers' Association of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=November 22, 2011 |title=Ryan Braun Slugs His Way to Award |url=https://bbwaa.com/11-nl-mvp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701142107/http://bbwaa.com/2011/11/2011-nl-mvp/ |archive-date=July 1, 2012 |access-date=November 22, 2011 |work=Baseball Writers' Association of America}}</ref>
|{{MLB Year|2011}} || style="background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Justin|Verlander}}<sup>^</sup> || Detroit Tigers || RHP ||| {{sortname|Ryan|Braun}} || [[Milwaukee Brewers]] || OF || <ref>{{cite web |title=Justin Verlander Completes Rare Double, Adding MVP to Cy Young |url=https://bbwaa.com/11-al-mvp/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 21, 2011 |work=Baseball Writers' Association of America |date=21 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=November 22, 2011 |title=Ryan Braun Slugs His Way to Award |url=https://bbwaa.com/11-nl-mvp/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 22, 2011 |work=Baseball Writers' Association of America}}</ref>
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|{{MLB Year|2012}} || {{sortname|Miguel|Cabrera}} || Detroit Tigers* || 3B ||| {{sortname|Buster|Posey}}|| San Francisco Giants* || C || <ref>{{Cite web |last=Fletcher |first=Jeff |date=2012-11-15 |title=Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera wins AL MVP - BBWAA |url=https://bbwaa.com/12-al-mvp/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=November 15, 2012 |title=Buster Posey comes back from injury to win NL MVP |url=http://bbwaa.com/12-nl-mvp/ |access-date=March 13, 2013 |website=Baseball Writers' Association of America}}</ref>
|{{MLB Year|2012}} || {{sortname|Miguel|Cabrera}} || Detroit Tigers* || 3B ||| {{sortname|Buster|Posey}}|| San Francisco Giants* || C || <ref>{{Cite web |last=Fletcher |first=Jeff |date=2012-11-15 |title=Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera wins AL MVP - BBWAA |url=https://bbwaa.com/12-al-mvp/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=November 15, 2012 |title=Buster Posey comes back from injury to win NL MVP |url=http://bbwaa.com/12-nl-mvp/ |access-date=March 13, 2013 |website=Baseball Writers' Association of America}}</ref>
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|{{MLB Year|2013}} || {{sortname|Miguel|Cabrera}} (2) || Detroit Tigers || 3B || style="background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Andrew|McCutchen}}<sup>^</sup> || Pittsburgh Pirates || OF || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://bbwaa.com/13-al-mvp/|title=Miguel Cabrera Goes Back-to-Back|work=[[Baseball Writers' Association of America]]|access-date=November 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bbwaa.com/13-nl-mvp/|title=Andrew McCutchen Wins Pirates' 1st MVP since 1992|work=Baseball Writers' Association of America|access-date=November 14, 2013}}</ref>
|{{MLB Year|2013}} || {{sortname|Miguel|Cabrera}} (2) || Detroit Tigers || 3B || style="background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Andrew|McCutchen}}<sup>^</sup> || Pittsburgh Pirates || OF || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://bbwaa.com/13-al-mvp/|title=Miguel Cabrera Goes Back-to-Back|work=[[Baseball Writers' Association of America]]|date=14 November 2013 |access-date=November 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bbwaa.com/13-nl-mvp/|title=Andrew McCutchen Wins Pirates' 1st MVP since 1992|work=Baseball Writers' Association of America|date=14 November 2013 |access-date=November 14, 2013}}</ref>
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|{{MLB Year|2014}} || style="background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Mike|Trout}}<sup>^§</sup> || [[Los Angeles Angels]] || OF || style="background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Clayton|Kershaw}}<sup>^</sup> || Los Angeles Dodgers || LHP || <ref name="Kershaw">{{cite web|title=Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers|url=http://bbwaa.com/14-nl-mvp/|access-date=January 19, 2015|work=Baseball Writers' Association of America}}</ref><ref name="Mike Trout, Angels">{{cite web|url=http://bbwaa.com/14-al-mvp/|title=Mike Trout, Angels|work=Baseball Writers' Association of America|access-date=January 19, 2015}}</ref>
|{{MLB Year|2014}} || style="background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Mike|Trout}}<sup>^§</sup> || [[Los Angeles Angels]] || OF || {{sortname|Clayton|Kershaw}} || Los Angeles Dodgers || LHP || <ref name="Kershaw">{{cite web|title=Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers|url=http://bbwaa.com/14-nl-mvp/|access-date=January 19, 2015|work=Baseball Writers' Association of America |date=13 November 2014 }}</ref><ref name="Mike Trout, Angels">{{cite web|url=http://bbwaa.com/14-al-mvp/|title=Mike Trout, Angels|work=Baseball Writers' Association of America|date=13 November 2014 |access-date=January 19, 2015}}</ref>
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|{{MLB Year|2015}} || {{sortname|Josh|Donaldson}} || Toronto Blue Jays || 3B || style="background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Bryce|Harper}}<sup>^§</sup> || [[Washington Nationals]] || OF || <ref name=JoshDonaldson>{{cite web|url=http://bbwaa.com/15-al-mvp/ |title=Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays |work=Baseball Writers' Association of America |access-date=November 7, 2016}}</ref><ref name=Harper>{{cite web|url=http://bbwaa.com/15-nl-mvp/ |title=Bryce Harper, Nationals |work=Baseball Writers' Association of America |access-date=November 7, 2016}}</ref>
|{{MLB Year|2015}} || {{sortname|Josh|Donaldson}} || Toronto Blue Jays || 3B || style="background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Bryce|Harper}}<sup>^§</sup> || [[Washington Nationals]] || OF || <ref name=JoshDonaldson>{{cite web|url=http://bbwaa.com/15-al-mvp/ |title=Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays |work=Baseball Writers' Association of America |date=19 November 2015 |access-date=November 7, 2016}}</ref><ref name=Harper>{{cite web|url=http://bbwaa.com/15-nl-mvp/ |title=Bryce Harper, Nationals |work=Baseball Writers' Association of America |date=19 November 2015 |access-date=November 7, 2016}}</ref>
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|{{MLB Year|2016}} || style="background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Mike|Trout}}<sup>^</sup> (2) || Los Angeles Angels || OF || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Kris|Bryant}}<sup>^</sup> || Chicago Cubs* || 3B/OF || <ref name="usatoday.com">{{cite web|url=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 Betts|author-first1=Jorge L. |author-last1=Ortiz|website=USA Today|date=17 November 2016|access-date=7 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-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}}</ref>
|{{MLB Year|2016}} || style="background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Mike|Trout}}<sup>^</sup> (2) || Los Angeles Angels || OF || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Kris|Bryant}}<sup>^</sup> || Chicago Cubs* || 3B/OF || <ref name="usatoday.com">{{cite web|url=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 Betts|author-first1=Jorge L. |author-last1=Ortiz|website=USA Today|date=17 November 2016|access-date=7 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-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}}</ref>
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|{{MLB Year|2019}} || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Mike|Trout}}<sup>^</sup> (3) ||Los Angeles Angels || OF || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Cody|Bellinger}}<sup>^</sup>|| Los Angeles Dodgers || OF || <ref name=TroutBellinger>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2019-mvp-award-winners|title=Angel's Mike Trout, Dodgers' Cody Bellinger win 2019 MLB MVP honors|website=mlb.com|access-date=14 Nov 2019}}</ref>  
|{{MLB Year|2019}} || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Mike|Trout}}<sup>^</sup> (3) ||Los Angeles Angels || OF || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Cody|Bellinger}}<sup>^</sup>|| Los Angeles Dodgers || OF || <ref name=TroutBellinger>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2019-mvp-award-winners|title=Angel's Mike Trout, Dodgers' Cody Bellinger win 2019 MLB MVP honors|website=mlb.com|access-date=14 Nov 2019}}</ref>  
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|{{MLB Year|2020}} || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|José|Abreu}}<sup>^</sup> ||Chicago White Sox || 1B || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Freddie|Freeman}}<sup>^</sup>|| Atlanta Braves || 1B || <ref name=AbreuFreeman>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mvp-award-winners-2020|title=Abreu, Freeman both 1st-time MVP winners|website=mlb.com|access-date=12 Nov 2020}}</ref>
|{{MLB Year|2020}} || {{sortname|José|Abreu}} ||Chicago White Sox || 1B || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Freddie|Freeman}}<sup>^</sup>|| Atlanta Braves || 1B || <ref name=AbreuFreeman>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mvp-award-winners-2020|title=Abreu, Freeman both 1st-time MVP winners|website=mlb.com|access-date=12 Nov 2020}}</ref>
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|{{MLB Year|2021}} || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Shohei|Ohtani|Shohei Ohtani}}<sup>^§</sup> ||Los Angeles Angels || RHP/DH || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Bryce|Harper}}<sup>^</sup> (2) || Philadelphia Phillies || OF || <ref name=BryceOhtani>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mvp-award-winners-2021|title=A 2-time and a 2-way MVP in Bryce, Ohtani|website=mlb.com|access-date=18 Nov 2021}}</ref>
|{{MLB Year|2021}} || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Shohei|Ohtani|Shohei Ohtani}}<sup>^§</sup> ||Los Angeles Angels || RHP/DH || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Bryce|Harper}}<sup>^</sup> (2) || Philadelphia Phillies || OF || <ref name=BryceOhtani>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mvp-award-winners-2021|title=A 2-time and a 2-way MVP in Bryce, Ohtani|website=mlb.com|access-date=18 Nov 2021}}</ref>
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|{{MLB Year|2022}} || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Aaron|Judge}}<sup>^</sup>|| New York Yankees || OF || style="background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Paul|Goldschmidt}}<sup>^</sup> || St. Louis Cardinals || 1B || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://bbwaa.com/22-nl-mvp/ |title=Paul Goldschmidt wins the 18th MVP in Cardinals' history, most in the National League |website=BBWAA.com}}</ref>
|{{MLB Year|2022}} || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Aaron|Judge}}<sup>^</sup>|| New York Yankees || OF || style="background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Paul|Goldschmidt}}<sup>^</sup> || St. Louis Cardinals || 1B || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://bbwaa.com/22-nl-mvp/ |title=Paul Goldschmidt wins the 18th MVP in Cardinals' history, most in the National League |website=BBWAA.com |date=17 November 2022 }}</ref>
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|{{MLB Year|2023}} ||  style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Shohei|Ohtani|Shohei Ohtani}}<sup>^§</sup>(2) || Los Angeles Angels || RHP/DH || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Ronald|Acuña Jr.|Ronald Acuña Jr. }}<sup>^§</sup>||  Atlanta Braves||OF
|{{MLB Year|2023}} ||  style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Shohei|Ohtani|Shohei Ohtani}}<sup>^§</sup> (2) || Los Angeles Angels || RHP/DH || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Ronald|Acuña Jr.|Ronald Acuña Jr. }}<sup>^§</sup>||  Atlanta Braves||OF
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Angels' Shohei Ohtani makes history with 2nd unanimous MVP selection |url=https://bbwaa.com/23-al-mvp/}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bbwaa.com/23-al-mvp/|title=Angels' Shohei Ohtani makes history with 2nd unanimous MVP selection - BBWAA|first=Jeff|last=Fletcher|date=November 16, 2023}}</ref>
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|{{MLB Year|2024}} ||  style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Aaron|Judge|Aaron Judge}}<sup>^§</sup>(2) || New York Yankees* || OF || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Shohei|Ohtani|Shohei Ohtani}}<sup>^§</sup>(3) || Los Angeles Dodgers* || DH
|{{MLB Year|2024}} ||  style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Aaron|Judge|Aaron Judge}}<sup>^§</sup> (2) || New York Yankees* || OF || style="background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Shohei|Ohtani|Shohei Ohtani}}<sup>^§</sup> (3) || Los Angeles Dodgers* || DH
|<ref name=JudgeOhtani>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mvp-award-winners-2024|title=Unanimous MVPs Judge, Ohtani made it a no-doubter with historic seasons|website=mlb.com|access-date=21 Nov 2024}}</ref>
|<ref name=JudgeOhtani>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mvp-award-winners-2024|title=Unanimous MVPs Judge, Ohtani made it a no-doubter with historic seasons|website=mlb.com|access-date=21 Nov 2024}}</ref>
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|{{MLB Year|2025}} ||  style="background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Aaron|Judge|Aaron Judge}}<sup>^</sup> (3)||  New York Yankees|| OF || style="background:#cfecec;" |{{sortname|Shohei|Ohtani|Shohei Ohtani}}<sup>^§</sup> (4) || Los Angeles Dodgers* || RHP/DH
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Ohtani wins 3rd straight MVP unanimously; tight AL race up next |website=[[MLB.com]] |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2025-mlb-mvp-award-winners}}</ref>
|}
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==Multiple MVP Winners==
 
==Multiple MVP winners==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
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| 1990, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
| 1990, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
|-
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Yogi|Berra}} {{sup|{{dagger|alt=Hall of Fame}}}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;" | {{sortname|Shohei|Ohtani}}<sup>^</sup>
|rowspan=11 style="text-align:center;" |3
|4
| 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;" | {{sortname|Yogi|Berra}} {{sup|{{dagger|alt=Hall of Fame}}}}
| rowspan="11" style="text-align:center;" |3
| 1951, 1954, 1955
| 1951, 1954, 1955
|-
|-
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!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Jimmie|Foxx}} {{sup|{{dagger|alt=Hall of Fame}}}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Jimmie|Foxx}} {{sup|{{dagger|alt=Hall of Fame}}}}
| 1932, 1933, 1938
| 1932, 1933, 1938
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Aaron|Judge}}<sup>^</sup>
| 2022, 2024, 2025
|-
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Mickey|Mantle}} {{sup|{{dagger|alt=Hall of Fame}}}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Mickey|Mantle}} {{sup|{{dagger|alt=Hall of Fame}}}}
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Stan|Musial}} {{sup|{{dagger|alt=Hall of Fame}}}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Stan|Musial}} {{sup|{{dagger|alt=Hall of Fame}}}}
| 1943, 1946, 1948
| 1943, 1946, 1948
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"| {{sortname|Shohei|Ohtani}}
| 2021, 2023, 2024
|-
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"| {{sortname|Albert|Pujols}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"| {{sortname|Albert|Pujols}}
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| 1980, 1981, 1986
| 1980, 1981, 1986
|-
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"| {{sortname|Mike|Trout}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Mike|Trout}}<sup>^</sup>
| 2014, 2016, 2019
| 2014, 2016, 2019
|-
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Ernie|Banks}} {{sup|{{dagger|alt=Hall of Fame}}}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Ernie|Banks}} {{sup|{{dagger|alt=Hall of Fame}}}}
|rowspan=22 style="text-align:center;" |2
|rowspan=21 style="text-align:center;" |2
| 1958, 1959
| 1958, 1959
|-
|-
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| 1935, 1940
| 1935, 1940
|-
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"| {{sortname|Bryce|Harper}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"| {{sortname|Bryce|Harper}}<sup>^</sup>
| 2015, 2021
| 2015, 2021
|-
|-
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!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Walter|Johnson}} {{sup|{{dagger|alt=Hall of Fame}}}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Walter|Johnson}} {{sup|{{dagger|alt=Hall of Fame}}}}
| 1913, 1924
| 1913, 1924
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"| {{sortname|Aaron|Judge}}
| 2022, 2024
|-
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"| {{sortname|Roger|Maris}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"| {{sortname|Roger|Maris}}
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|-
|-
|[[New York Yankees]]
|[[New York Yankees]]
|24
|25
|1923, 1927, 1936, 1939, 1941–1943, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1954–1957, 1960–1963, 1976, 1985, 2005, 2007, 2022, 2024
|1923, 1927, 1936, 1939, 1941–1943, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1954–1957, 1960–1963, 1976, 1985, 2005, 2007, 2022, 2024, 2025
|-
|-
|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
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|-
|-
|[[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers]]
|[[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers]]
|15
|16
|1913, 1924, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1974, 1988, 2014, 2019, 2024
|1913, 1924, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1974, 1988, 2014, 2019, 2024, 2025
|-
|-
|[[San Francisco Giants|New York/San Francisco Giants]]
|[[San Francisco Giants|New York/San Francisco Giants]]
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|none
|none
|}
|}
==See also==
==See also==
*"[[Players Choice Award]]s" Player of the Year (in MLB; all positions) (there are also Outstanding Player and Outstanding Pitcher awards (in each league))
*"[[Players Choice Award]]s" Player of the Year (in MLB; all positions) (there are also Outstanding Player and Outstanding Pitcher awards (in each league))
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