80% (105/131) of MMP awards have gone to hitters
23% (30/131) have gone to pitchers
Babe Ruth in 1918 and 1919 and Shohei Ohtani in 2021 and 2023 accrued notable value as both a hitter and a pitcher
Top Hitter/Pitcher
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88% (182/206) of MVP awards have gone to hitters. 13% (26/206) have gone to pitchers.
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47% (50/106) of MMP top hitters won an MVP award that year (106 years MVP was an official award).
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67% (39/58) of MMP top pitchers won a Cy Young award that year (official since 1956).
Top Hitter (overall rank):
1893: Ed Delahanty (4)
1894: Billy Hamilton (3)
1895: Hughie Jennings (4)
1896: Hughie Jennings (1)
1897: Willie Keeler (2)
1898: Hughie Jennings (2)
1899: Ed Delahanty (1)
1901: Nap Lajoie (2)
1900: Honus Wagner (1)
1902: Honus Wagner (3)
1903: Nap Lajoie (3)
1904: Nap Lajoie (1)
1905: Honus Wagner (1)
1906: Honus Wagner (1)
1907: Honus Wagner (1)
1908: Honus Wagner (1)
1909: Ty Cobb (1)
1910: Ty Cobb (1)
1911: Ty Cobb (1)
1912: Tris Speaker (1)
1913: Eddie Collins (2)
1914: Tris Speaker (1)
1915: Ty Cobb (2)
1916: Tris Speaker (2)
1917: Ty Cobb (1)
1918: Babe Ruth (2) /
Ty Cobb (4) *
1919: Babe Ruth (1)
1920: Babe Ruth (1)
1921: Babe Ruth (1)
1922: Rogers Hornsby (1)
1923: Babe Ruth (1)
1924: Babe Ruth (1)
1925: Rogers Hornsby (1)
1926: Babe Ruth (1)
1927: Babe Ruth (1)
1928: Babe Ruth (1)
1929: Rogers Hornsby (1)
1930: Babe Ruth (1)
1931: Babe Ruth (1)
1932: Jimmie Foxx (1)
1933: Jimmie Foxx (1)
1934: Lou Gehrig (1)
1935: Arky Vaughan (1)
1936: Lou Gehrig (1)
1937: Josh Gibson (1)
1938: Mel Ott (2)
1939: Joe DiMaggio (2)
1940: Josh Gibson (1)
1941: Ted Williams (1)
1942: Ted Williams (1)
1943: Stan Musial (1)
1944: Stan Musial (2)
1945: Snuffy Stirnweiss (2)
1946: Ted Williams (1)
1947: Ted Williams (1)
1948: Stan Musial (1)
1949: Jackie Robinson (1)
1950: Phil Rizzuto (1)
1951: Jackie Robinson (1)
1952: Jackie Robinson (1)
1953: Al Rosen (1)
1954: Willie Mays (1)
1955: Willie Mays (1)
1956: Mickey Mantle (1)
1957: Mickey Mantle (1)
1958: Willie Mays (1)
1959: Ernie Banks (1)
1960: Willie Mays (1)
1961: Mickey Mantle (1)
1962: Willie Mays (1)
1963: Hank Aaron (2)
1964: Willie Mays (1)
1965: Willie Mays (1)
1966: Frank Robinson (1)
1967: Carl Yastrzemski (1)
1968: Carl Yastrzemski (2)
1969: Reggie Jackson (1)
1970: Carl Yastrzemski (1)
1971: Willie Stargell (5)
1972: Johnny Bench (2)
1973: Joe Morgan (1)
1974: Mike Schmidt (1)
1975: Joe Morgan (1)
1976: Joe Morgan (1)
1977: Rod Carew (1)
1978: Jim Rice (2)
1979: Fred Lynn (1)
1980: George Brett (1)
1981: Mike Schmidt (1)
1982: Robin Yount (1)
1983: Cal Ripken (1)
1984: Cal Ripken (1)
1985: Rickey Henderson (2)
1986: Wade Boggs (1)
1987: Alan Trammell (1)
1988: José Canseco (1)
1989: Will Clark (1)
1990: Rickey Henderson (1)
1991: Cal Ripken (1)
1992: Barry Bonds (1)
1993: Barry Bonds (1)
1994: Jeff Bagwell (2)
1995: Barry Bonds (2)
1996: Barry Bonds (1)
1997: Mike Piazza (1)
1998: Mark McGwire (1)
1999: Derek Jeter (2)
2000: Alex Rodríguez (2)
2001: Barry Bonds (1)
2002: Barry Bonds (1)
2003: Barry Bonds (1)
2004: Barry Bonds (1)
2005: Alex Rodríguez (1)
2006: Albert Pujols (1)
2007: Alex Rodríguez (1)
2008: Albert Pujols (1)
2009: Albert Pujols (1)
2010: Josh Hamilton (1)
2011: José Bautista (1)
2012: Mike Trout (1)
2013: Mike Trout (1)
2014: Mike Trout (1)
2015: Bryce Harper (1)
2016: Mike Trout (1)
2017: José Altuve (1)
2018: Mookie Betts (1)
2019: Alex Bregman (1)
2020: Freddie Freeman (1)
2021: Shohei Ohtani (1) /
Juan Soto (2) *
2022: Aaron Judge (1)
2023: Shohei Ohtani (1) /
Ronald Acuña (2) /
Mookie Betts (2) *
Bold = MVP winner * = some of Babe Ruth's value in 1918 and Shohei Ohtani's value in 2021 and 2023 was from
pitching
Top Pitcher (overall rank):
1893: Kid Nichols (1)
1894: Amos Rusie (1)
1895: Pink Hawley (1)
1896: Cy Young (2)
1897: Kid Nichols (1)
1898: Kid Nichols (1)
1899: Vic Willis (2)
1900: Cy Young (4)
1901: Cy Young (1)
1902: Rube Waddell (1)
1903: Christy Mathewson (1)
1904: Jack Chesbro (2)
1905: Christy Mathewson (2)
1906: Mordecai Brown (4)
1907: Ed Walsh (4)
1908: Christy Mathewson (t-2) / Ed Walsh (t-2)
1909: Christy Mathewson (5)
1910: Ed Walsh (3)
1911: José Méndez (6)
1912: Walter Johnson (2)
1913: Walter Johnson (1)
1914: Walter Johnson (3)
1915: Pete Alexander (1)
1916: Pete Alexander (1)
1917: Pete Alexander (2)
1918: Walter Johnson (1)
1919: Babe Ruth (1) /
Walter Johnson (2) *
1920: Pete Alexander (3)
1921: Red Faber (3)
1922: "Bullet" Joe Rogan (4)
1923: Dolf Luque (2)
1924: Dazzy Vance (3)
1925: "Bullet" Joe Rogan (2)
1926: George Uhle (2)
1927: Dazzy Vance (7)
1928: Dazzy Vance (2)
1929: Lefty O'Doul (7)
1930: Lefty Grove (3)
1931: Lefty Grove (2)
1932: Lefty Grove (4)
1933: Carl Hubbell (2)
1934: Dizzy Dean (3)
1935: Wes Ferrell (2)
1936: Carl Hubbell (2)
1937: Lefty Gomez (4)
1938: Ray Brown (1)
1939: Bucky Walters (1)
1940: Bob Feller (2)
1941: Thornton Lee (4)
1942: Mort Cooper (3)
1943: Spud Chandler (4)
1944: Dizzy Trout (1)
1945: Hal Newhouser (1)
1946: Hal Newhouser (3)
1947: Warren Spahn (3)
1948: Harry Brecheen (4)
1949: Mel Parnell (4)
1950: Ned Garver (6)
1951: Robin Roberts (5)
1952: Bobby Shantz (2)
1953: Robin Roberts (2)
1954: Robin Roberts (6)
1955: Billy Pierce (8)
1956: Early Wynn (2)
1957: Frank Sullivan (10)
1958: Warren Spahn (8)
1959: Hoyt Wilhelm (runoff)
1960: Don Drysdale (8)
1961: Warren Spahn (runoff)
1962: Bob Purkey (6)
1963: Sandy Koufax (1)
1964: Dean Chance (4)
1965: Sandy Koufax (2)
1966: Sandy Koufax (2)
1967: Jim Bunning (8)
1968: Bob Gibson (1)
1969: Bob Gibson (4)
1970: Bob Gibson (3)
1971: Tom Seaver (1)
1972: Steve Carlton (1)
1973: Tom Seaver (2)
1974: Phil Niekro (t-5) /
Gaylord Perry (t-5)
1975: Jim Palmer (2)
1976: Mark Fidrych (4)
1977: Rick Reuschel (6)
1978: Ron Guidry (1)
1979: Dennis Eckersley (10)
1980: Steve Carlton (3)
1981: Fernando Valenzuela (6)
1982: Steve Rogers (8)
1983: Dave Stieb (9)
1984: Dave Stieb (7)
1985: Dwight Gooden (1)
1986: Roger Clemens (2)
1987: Roger Clemens (3)
1988: Orel Hershiser (5)
1989: Bret Saberhagen (2)
1990: Roger Clemens (3)
1991: Roger Clemens (3)
1992: Greg Maddux (t-3)
1993: Kevin Appier (5)
1994: Greg Maddux (1)
1995: Greg Maddux (1)
1996: Kevin Brown (4)
1997: Roger Clemens (2)
1998: Greg Maddux (4)
1999: Pedro Martínez (1)
2000: Pedro Martínez (1)
2001: Randy Johnson (5)
2002: Randy Johnson (3)
2003: Pedro Martínez (7)
2004: Johan Santana (5)
2005: Roger Clemens (4)
2006: Johan Santana (4)
2007: Jake Peavy (11)
2008: Tim Lincecum (5)
2009: Zack Greinke (4)
2010: Roy Halladay (6)
2011: Roy Halladay (5)
2012: Justin Verlander (6)
2013: Clayton Kershaw (4)
2014: Clayton Kershaw (2)
2015: Zack Greinke (3)
2016: Justin Verlander (13)
2017: Corey Kluber (6)
2018: Jacob deGrom (3)
2019: Justin Verlander (7)
2020: Shane Bieber (2)
2021: Zack Wheeler (3)
2022: Sandy Alcantara (5)
2023: Gerrit Cole (6)