MLB MVP Winners List; Shohei Othani, Bryce Harper have Won Two - Sports Brackets

MLB MVP Winners List; Shohei Othani, Bryce Harper have Won Two

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MLB MVP Winners List

The MLB MVP Winners list includes awards for both the American and National Leagues. The MVP is given each year based on a vote by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The award goes to the best player in each league and is announced after the World Series. Mike Trout has the most awards of active players with three.

Who has Won the Most MLB MVP Awards?

At the time of this writing, Barry Bonds has the most MVP awards with seven. Mike Trout is tied with a number of other players for second place with three. Shohei Ohtani and Bryce Harper will try to tie him this season now that he has shifted to the National League (he has two). Here is the list of the players with three or more MVP awards.

Barry Bonds – 7 (1990, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Mike Trout – 3 (2014, 2016, 2019)
Albert Pujols – 3 (2005, 2008, 2009)
Alex Rodriguez – 3 (2023, 2005, 2007)
Jimmie Foxx – 3 (1932, 1933, 1938)
Joe DiMaggio – 3 (1939, 1941, 1947)
Mickey Mantle – 3 (1956, 1957, 1962)
Mike Schmidt – 3 (1980, 1981, 1986)
Roy Campanella – 3 (1951, 1953, 1955)
Stan Musial – 3 (1943, 1946, 1948)
Yogi Berra – 3 (1951, 1954, 1955)

MLB MVP Winners List

The MLB MVP winners list has players from both leagues selected as MVP for that year. The player’s team and primary position played for the year of award is listed in the table. We have also broken the table up some to help with your readability. The award is voted on based on the season’s work by the player. Their team is not required to make a run in the MLB playoffs to win the award. It is for the body of work completed in the MLB regular season. More recently, you have seen things like OPS, WAR, and WHIP taken into account when measuring a player’s stats for the MVP award.

	AL MVP Winners				NL MVP Winners
Year	Player	Team	Position	Year	Player	Team	Position
2023	Shohei Ohtani	LA Angels	DH/SP	2023	Ronald Acuña Jr.	Atlanta	OF
2022	Aaron Judge	NY Yankees	OF	2022	Paul Goldschmidt	St. Louis	1B
2021	Shohei Ohtani	LA Angels	DH/SP	2021	Bryce Harper	Philadelphia	OF
2020	José Abreu	Chi White Sox	1B	2020	Freddie Freeman	Atlanta	1B
2019	Mike Trout	LA Angels	CF	2019	Cody Bellinger	LA Dodgers	RF
2018	Mookie Betts	Boston	OF	2018	Christian Yelich	Milwaukee	OF
2017	Jose Altuve	Houston	2B	2017	Giancarlo Stanton	Miami	RF
2016	Mike Trout	LA Angels	CF	2016	Kris Bryant	Chi Cubs	3B
2015	Josh Donaldson	Toronto	3B	2015	Bryce Harper	Washington	RF
2014	Mike Trout	LA Angels	CF	2014	Clayton Kershaw	LA Dodgers	SP
2013	Miguel Cabrera	Detroit	3B	2013	Andrew McCutchen	Pittsburgh	OF
2012	Miguel Cabrera	Detroit	3B	2012	Buster Posey	San Francisco	C
2011	Justin Verlander	Detroit	SP	2011	Ryan Braun	Milwaukee	OF
2010	Josh Hamilton	Texas	OF	2010	Joey Votto	Cincinnati	1B
2009	Joe Mauer	Minnesota	C	2009	Albert Pujols	St. Louis	1B
2008	Dustin Pedroia	Boston	2B	2008	Albert Pujols	St. Louis	1B
2007	Alex Rodriguez	NY Yankees	3B	2007	Jimmy Rollins	Philadelphia	SS
2006	Justin Morneau	Minnesota	1B	2006	Ryan Howard	Philadelphia	1B
2005	Alex Rodriguez	NY Yankees	3B	2005	Albert Pujols	St. Louis	1B
2004	Vladimir Guerrero	Anaheim	OF	2004	Barry Bonds	San Francisco	OF
2003	Alex Rodriguez	Texas	SS	2003	Barry Bonds	San Francisco	OF
2002	Miguel Tejada	Oakland	SS	2002	Barry Bonds	San Francisco	OF
2001	Ichiro Suzuki	Seattle	OF	2001	Barry Bonds	San Francisco	OF
2000	Jason Giambi	Oakland	1B	2000	Jeff Kent	San Francisco	2B
1999	Ivan Rodriguez	Texas	C	1999	Chipper Jones	Atlanta	3B
1998	Juan Gonzalez	Texas	OF	1998	Sammy Sosa	Chi Cubs	OF
1997	Ken Griffey Jr.	Seattle	OF	1997	Larry Walker	Colorado	OF
1996	Juan Gonzalez	Texas	OF	1996	Ken Caminiti	San Diego	3B
1995	Mo Vaughn	Boston	1B	1995	Barry Larkin	Cincinnati	SS
1994	Frank Thomas	Chi White Sox	1B	1994	Jeff Bagwell	Houston	1B
1993	Frank Thomas	Chi White Sox	1B	1993	Barry Bonds	San Francisco	OF
1992	Dennis Eckersley	Oakland	RP	1992	Barry Bonds	Pittsburgh	OF
1991	Cal Ripken Jr.	Baltimore	SS	1991	Terry Pendleton	Atlanta	3B
1990	Rickey Henderson	Oakland	OF	1990	Barry Bonds	Pittsburgh	OF
1989	Robin Yount	Milwaukee	OF	1989	Kevin Mitchell	San Francisco	OF
1988	Jose Canseco	Oakland	OF	1988	Kirk Gibson	Los Angeles	OF
1987	George Bell	Toronto	OF	1987	Andre Dawson	Chi Cubs	OF
1986	Roger Clemens	Boston	SP	1986	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia	3B
1985	Don Mattingly	NY Yankees	1B	1985	Willie McGee	St. Louis	OF

MLB MVP Winners List 1961-2023

MLB MVP Winners List (1961-1984)

Year	Player	Team	Position	Year	Player	Team	Position
1984	Willie Hernandez	Detroit	RP	1984	Ryne Sandberg	Chi Cubs	2B
1983	Cal Ripken Jr.	Baltimore	SS	1983	Dale Murphy	Atlanta	OF
1982	Robin Yount	Milwaukee	SS	1982	Dale Murphy	Atlanta	OF
1981	Rollie Fingers	Milwaukee	RP	1981	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia	3B
1980	George Brett	Kansas City	3B	1980	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia	3B
1979	Don Baylor	California	OF	1979	Keith Hernandez	St. Louis	1B
1978	Jim Rice	Boston	OF	1979	Willie Stargell	Pittsburgh	1B
1977	Rod Carew	Minnesota	1B	1978	Dave Parker	Pittsburgh	OF
1976	Thurman Munson	NY Yankees	C	1977	George Foster	Cincinnati	OF
1975	Fred Lynn	Boston	OF	1976	Joe Morgan	Cincinnati	2B
1974	Jeff Burroughs	Texas	OF	1975	Joe Morgan	Cincinnati	2B
1973	Reggie Jackson	Oakland	OF	1974	Steve Garvey	Los Angeles	1B
1972	Dick Allen	Chi White Sox	1B	1973	Pete Rose	Cincinnati	OF
1971	Vida Blue	Oakland	SP	1972	Johnny Bench	Cincinnati	C
1970	Boog Powell	Baltimore	1B	1971	Joe Torre	St. Louis	3B
1969	Harmon Killebrew	Minnesota	3B	1970	Johnny Bench	Cincinnati	C
1968	Denny McLain	Detroit	SP	1969	Willie McCovey	San Francisco	1B
1967	Carl Yastrzemski	Boston	OF	1968	Bob Gibson	St. Louis	SP
1966	Frank Robinson	Baltimore	OF	1967	Orlando Cepeda	St. Louis	1B
1965	Zoilo Versalles	Minnesota	SS	1966	Roberto Clemente	Pittsburgh	OF
1964	Brooks Robinson	Baltimore	3B	1965	Willie Mays	San Francisco	OF
1963	Elston Howard	NY Yankees	C	1964	Ken Boyer	St. Louis	3B
1962	Mickey Mantle	NY Yankees	OF	1963	Sandy Koufax	LA Dodgers	SP
1961	Roger Maris	NY Yankees	OF	1962	Maury Wills	LA Dodgers	SS

MLB MVP Winners List (1961-1984)

MLB MVP Winners List (1931-1961)

Year	Player	Team	Position	Year	Player	Team	Position
1960	Roger Maris	NY Yankees	OF	1961	Frank Robinson	Cincinnati	OF
1959	Nellie Fox	Chi White Sox	2B	1960	Dick Groat	Pittsburgh	SS
1958	Jackie Jensen	Boston	OF	1959	Ernie Banks	Chi Cubs	SS
1957	Mickey Mantle	NY Yankees	OF	1958	Ernie Banks	Chi Cubs	SS
1956	Mickey Mantle	NY Yankees	OF	1957	Hank Aaron	Milwaukee	OF
1955	Yogi Berra	NY Yankees	C	1956	Don Newcombe	Brooklyn	SP
1954	Yogi Berra	NY Yankees	C	1955	Roy Campanella	Brooklyn	C
1953	Al Rosen	Cleveland	3B	1954	Willie Mays	NY Giants	OF
1952	Bobby Shantz	Phi. Athletics	SP	1953	Roy Campanella	Brooklyn	C
1951	Yogi Berra	NY Yankees	C	1952	Hank Sauer	Chi Cubs	OF
1950	Phil Rizzuto	NY Yankees	SS	1951	Roy Campanella	Brooklyn	C
1949	Ted Williams	Boston	OF	1950	Jim Konstanty	Philadelphia	RP
1948	Lou Boudreau	Cleveland	SS	1949	Jackie Robinson	Brooklyn	2B
1947	Joe DiMaggio	NY Yankees	OF	1948	Stan Musial	St. Louis	OF
1946	Ted Williams	Boston	OF	1947	Bob Elliott	Bsn. Braves	3B
1945	Hal Newhouser	Detroit	SP	1946	Stan Musial	St. Louis	1B
1944	Hal Newhouser	Detroit	SP	1945	Phil Cavarretta	Chi Cubs	1B
1943	Spud Chandler	NY Yankees	SP	1944	Marty Marion	St. Louis	SS
1942	Joe Gordon	NY Yankees	2B	1943	Stan Musial	St. Louis	OF
1941	Joe DiMaggio	NY Yankees	OF	1942	Mort Cooper	St. Louis	SP
1940	Hank Greenberg	Detroit	OF	1941	Dolph Camilli	Brooklyn	1B
1939	Joe DiMaggio	NY Yankees	OF	1940	Frank McCormick	Cincinnati	1B
1938	Jimmie Foxx	Boston	1B	1939	Bucky Walters	Cincinnati	SP
1937	Charlie Gehringer	Detroit	2B	1938	Ernie Lombardi	Cincinnati	C
1936	Lou Gehrig	NY Yankees	1B	1937	Joe Medwick	St. Louis	OF
1935	Hank Greenberg	Detroit	1B	1936	Carl Hubbell	NY Giants	SP
1934	Mickey Cochrane	Detroit	C	1935	Gabby Hartnett	Chi Cubs	C
1933	Jimmie Foxx	Phi. Athletics	1B	1934	Dizzy Dean	St. Louis	SP
1932	Jimmie Foxx	Phi. Athletics	1B	1933	Carl Hubbell	NY Giants	SP
1931	Lefty Grove	Phi. Athletics	SP	1932	Chuck Klein	Philadelphia	OF
				1931	Frankie Frisch	St. Louis	2B

MLB MVP Winners List (1931-1961)

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Will Lewis

Have been covering sports of all types for more than 18 years. March Madness is my favorite time of year before we hit the NBA and NHL playoffs. Will is a lifelong Kentucky Wildcats fan and rooted for the Bengals way back when Joe Montana dashed our hopes and dreams. Now a Padres fan as well. He covers all sports here at Sports Brackets.

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