Player of the Year Award / Hitter of the Year Award on Baseball Almanac

Player of the Year Award / Hitter of the Year Award

The Player of the Year Award, which was called the Hitter of the Year from 2004 through 2009, is part of the This Year in Baseball Awards, established by Major League Baseball (MLB.com) in 2002 allowing "connected" fans to first select nominees for various awards then vote for those they selected in the categories.

Those who were nominated and those who won the Player of the Year are presented below in yearly sections. Bold names denote the winner and all nominees appear in descending order of total percentage of votes received.

"I think EVERYBODY was speechless (after the Torii Hunter All-Star catch). It's always awesome in an All-Star Game to see an All-Star do what got him there. Those are the moments people will never forget." - Curt Schilling

Player of the Year Award Image of an Actual This Year in Baseball Award by MLB.com via "The Fans"
2002 Player of the Year Award		% of Votes
Alex Rodriguez	Texas	17.0%
Barry Bonds	San Francisco	16.0%
Alfonso Soriano	New York	14.0%
Albert Pujols	St. Louis	8.0%
Miguel Tejada	Oakland	5.0%
Randy Johnson	Arizona	4.0%
Pedro Martinez	Boston	3.0%
Vladimir Guerrero	Montreal	3.0%
Eric Gagne	Los Angeles	3.0%
Barry Zito	Oakland	2.0%
Curt Schilling	Arizona	1.0%
2003 Player of the Year Award		% of Votes
Albert Pujols	St. Louis	24.4%
Javy Lopez	Atlanta	11.1%
Barry Bonds	San Francisco	10.6%
Mike Lowell	Florida	10.4%
Todd Helton	Colorado	10.1%
Eric Gagne	Los Angeles	7.3%
Hitter of the Year Award by MLB.com via "The Fans"
2004 Hitter of the Year Award		% of Votes
David Ortiz	Boston	21.0%
Albert Pujols	St. Louis	16.0%
Ichiro Suzuki	Seattle	16.0%
Gary Sheffield	New York	10.2%
Manny Ramirez	Boston	9.5%
2005 Hitter of the Year Award		% of Votes
David Ortiz	Boston	23.3%
Albert Pujols	St. Louis	20.3%
Derrek Lee	Chicago	19.1%
Alex Rodriguez	New York	18.0%
Andruw Jones	Atlanta	9.1%
2006 Hitter of the Year Award		% of Votes
Derek Jeter	New York	21.7%
Albert Pujols	St. Louis	17.4%
Ryan Howard	Philadelphia	14.7%
David Ortiz	Boston	14.0%
Carlos Beltran	New York	6.2%
Joe Mauer	Minnesota	4.9%
Jermaine Dye	Chicago	4.5%
Justin Morneau	Minnesota	4.5%
Travis Hafner	Cleveland	4.0%
Lance Berkman	Houston	4.0%
Miguel Cabrera	Florida	2.3%
Alfonso Soriano	Washington	1.7%
2007 Hitter of the Year Award		% of Votes
Alex Rodriguez	New York	18.7%
Magglio Ordonez	Detroit	17.9%
David Ortiz	Boston	14.5%
David Wright	New York	12.5%
Chipper Jones	Atlanta	10.8%
Matt Holliday	Colorado	10.0%
Prince Fielder	Milwaukee	6.8%
Jimmy Rollins	Philadelphia	5.5%
Hanley Ramirez	Florida	1.8%
Ryan Howard	Philadelphia	1.4%
2008 Hitter of the Year Award		% of Votes
Albert Pujols	St. Louis	19.0%
Dustin Pedroia	Boston	16.4%
Justin Morneau	Minnesota	14.5%
Ryan Howard	Philadelphia	13.1%
Chipper Jones	Atlanta	11.4%
Manny Ramirez	Los Angeles	8.8%
Ryan Braun	Milwaukee	7.0%
Carlos Delgado	New York	4.3%
Josh Hamilton	Texas	4.3%
Mark Teixeira	Los Angeles	1.2%
2009 Hitter of the Year Award		% of Votes
Joe Mauer	Minnesota	25.6%
Derek Jeter	New York	21.3%
Albert Pujols	St. Louis	19.6%
Ryan Howard	Philadelphia	13.1%
Mark Teixeira	New York	4.9%
Prince Fielder	Milwaukee	4.5%
Kendry Morales	Los Angeles	3.3%
Miguel Cabrera	Detroit	3.0%
Ryan Braun	Milwaukee	2.7%
Hanley Ramirez	Florida	2.1%
Hitter of the Year Award		% of Votes
Player of the Year Award by MLB.com via "The Fans"
2010 Player of the Year Award		% of Votes
Josh Hamilton	Texas	40.0%
Joey Votto	Cincinnati	29.0%
Robinson Cano	New York	13.0%
Miguel Cabrera	Detroit	10.0%
Albert Pujols	St. Louis	8.0%
2011 Player of the Year Award		% of Votes
To Be Determined	--	--
To Be Determined	--	--
To Be Determined	--	--
To Be Determined	--	--
To Be Determined	--	--
Player of the Year Award		% of Votes
Player of the Year Award / Hitter of the Year Award

Team

The Player of the Year is part of the This Year in Baseball Awards set, created in 2002 by MLB.com. Review the main page to see all the other variations.

In 2010 the award title didn't change, but they did choose to start also calling them GIBBY Awards, short for Greatness in Baseball Yearly.

Did you vote? Do you agree with the choices seen above? What player will win the Player of the Year this season? Share your thoughts on Baseball Fever.

Copyright © 2000-2012. All Rights Reserved by Baseball-Almanac. Privacy Policy.Design by Geisler Young. Web hosting by Hosting 4 Less.
Part of the Baseball Almanac family: 755 Home Runs | Baseball Box Scores | Baseball Fever | Football Almanac | Pigskin Fever | Today in Baseball History.