MLB Awards: MVP
Listing MLB Most Valuable Player awards.
American League MVP | National League MVP | |||||||
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Year | Player | Team | Pos | Payroll (Rank) | Player | Team | Pos | Payroll (Rank) |
2025 | ||||||||
2024 | Aaron Judge | NYY | CF | $40,000,000 (#4) | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | DH | $70,000,000 (#1) |
2023 | Shohei Ohtani | LAA | SP | $30,000,000 (#15) | Ronald Acuña Jr. | ATL | RF | $17,000,000 (#68) |
2022 | Aaron Judge | NYY | CF | $19,000,000 (#54) | Paul Goldschmidt | STL | 1B | $26,300,000 (#21) |
2021 | Shohei Ohtani | LAA | SP | $3,000,000 (#284) | Bryce Harper | PHI | RF | $28,088,462 (#17) |
2020 | Jose Abreu | CHW | 1B | $12,781,666 (#100) | Freddie Freeman | ATL | 1B | $22,559,375 (#27) |
2019 | Mike Trout | LAA | CF | $17,666,667 (#54) | Cody Bellinger | LAD | RF | $605,000 (#496) |
2018 | Mookie Betts | BOS | RF | $10,500,000 (#124) | Christian Yelich | MIL | LF | $7,000,000 (#185) |
2017 | Jose Altuve | HOU | 2B | $4,687,500 (#252) | Giancarlo Stanton | MIA | RF | $14,500,000 (#69) |
2016 | Mike Trout | LAA | CF | $16,083,333 (#52) | Kris Bryant | CHC | 3B | $652,000 (#479) |
2015 | Josh Donaldson | TOR | 3B | $4,300,000 (#225) | Bryce Harper | WSH | RF | $2,500,000 (#338) |
2014 | Mike Trout | LAA | CF | $1,000,000 (#455) | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | SP | $6,571,428 (#169) |
2013 | Miguel Cabrera | DET | 1B | $21,000,000 (#11) | Andrew McCutchen | PIT | RF | $4,858,333 (#212) |
2012 | Miguel Cabrera | DET | 1B | $21,000,000 (#10) | Buster Posey | SF | C | $790,000 (#517) |
2011 | Justin Verlander | DET | SP | $13,416,666 (#45) | Ryan Braun | MIL | LF | $5,000,000 (#186) |
2010 | Josh Hamilton | TEX | LF | $3,250,000 (#241) | Joey Votto | CIN | 1B | $525,000 (#484) |
2009 | Joe Mauer | MIN | 1B | $10,675,000 (#71) | Albert Pujols | STL | DH | $16,300,000 (#17) |
2008 | Dustin Pedroia | BOS | 2B | $457,000 (#377) | Albert Pujols | STL | DH | $16,300,000 (#11) |
2007 | Álex Rodríguez | NYY | DH | $24,700,000 (#1) | Jimmy Rollins | PHI | SS | $8,050,000 (#82) |
2006 | Justin Morneau | MIN | 1B | $385,000 (#286) | Ryan Howard | PHI | 1B | $355,000 (#308) |
2005 | Álex Rodríguez | NYY | DH | $21,200,000 (#3) | Albert Pujols | STL | DH | $11,250,000 (#28) |
2004 | Vladimir Guerrero | LAA | RF | $11,000,000 (#31) | Barry Bonds | SF | LF | $18,000,000 (#4) |
2003 | Álex Rodríguez | TEX | DH | $18,500,000 (#3) | Barry Bonds | SF | LF | $15,000,000 (#10) |
2002 | Miguel Tejada | OAK | 2B | $2,858,750 (#103) | Barry Bonds | SF | LF | $15,000,000 (#5) |
2001 | Ichiro Suzuki | SEA | RF | $5,666,666 (#58) | Barry Bonds | SF | LF | $10,300,000 (#20) |
2000 | Jason Giambi | OAK | DH | $3,100,000 (#71) | Jeff Kent | SF | 2B | $6,000,000 (#38) |