Outstanding Player of the Year Award on Baseball Almanac

Outstanding Player of the Year Award

Since 1992, every player belonging to the Major League Baseball Players Association has been allowed to cast a vote on various categories in an effort to determine each year's winners of the Players Choice Awards.

The award titles have changed nearly every year since its inception, but the cause is the same as proceeds from the Players Choice Awards are used to benefit the Players Trust for Children. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive breakdown of every Outstanding Player of the Year Award recipient.

"It means a lot knowing the players voted for this (Players Choice Award). It's important because sometimes the media is very biased about who they like and who they don't like. The players give you an honest opinion." - Frank Thomas on ESPN2 (1993, Players Choice Awards, Live Speech)

Outstanding Player of the Year Award In Chronological Order
Year	Outstanding Player^(Qty)	Lg	Team	Position
1992	Dennis Eckersley⁽¹⁾	AL	Oakland Athletics	P
1992	Barry Bonds⁽¹⁾	NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
1993	Frank Thomas⁽¹⁾	AL	Chicago White Sox	1B
1993	Barry Bonds⁽¹⁾	NL	San Francisco Giants	OF
1994	Frank Thomas⁽²⁾	AL	Chicago White Sox	1B
1994	Jeff Bagwell⁽¹⁾	NL	Houston Astros	1B
1995	Albert Belle⁽¹⁾	AL	Cleveland Indians	OF
1995	Dante Bichette⁽¹⁾	NL	Colorado Rockies	OF
1996	Alex Rodriguez⁽¹⁾	AL	Seattle Mariners	SS
1996	Ken Caminiti⁽¹⁾	NL	San Diego Padres	3B
1997	Ken Griffey, Jr.⁽¹⁾	AL	Seattle Mariners	OF
1997	Larry Walker⁽¹⁾	NL	Colorado Rockies	OF
1998	Alex Rodriguez⁽²⁾	AL	Seattle Mariners	SS
1998	Sammy Sosa⁽¹⁾	NL	Chicago Cubs	OF
1999	Manny Ramirez⁽¹⁾	AL	Cleveland Indians	OF
1999	Chipper Jones⁽¹⁾	NL	Atlanta Braves	3B
2000	Carlos Delgado⁽¹⁾	AL	Toronto Blue Jays	1B
2000	Todd Helton⁽¹⁾	NL	Colorado Rockies	1B
2001	Alex Rodriguez⁽³⁾	AL	Texas Rangers	SS
2001	Barry Bonds⁽¹⁾	NL	San Francisco Giants	OF
2002	Alex Rodriguez⁽⁴⁾	AL	Texas Rangers	SS
2002	Barry Bonds⁽²⁾	NL	San Francisco Giants	OF
2003	Alex Rodriguez⁽⁵⁾	AL	Texas Rangers	SS
2003	Albert Pujols⁽¹⁾	NL	St. Louis Cardinals	3B
2004	Ichiro Suzuki⁽¹⁾	AL	Seattle Mariners	OF
2004	Barry Bonds⁽³⁾	NL	San Francisco Giants	OF
2005	David Ortiz⁽¹⁾	AL	Boston Red Sox	DH
2005	Andruw Jones⁽¹⁾	NL	Atlanta Braves	OF
2006	Jermaine Dye⁽¹⁾	AL	Chicago White Sox	OF
2006	Ryan Howard⁽¹⁾	NL	Philadelphia Phillies	1B
2007	Alex Rodriguez⁽⁶⁾	AL	New York Yankees	3B
2007	Prince Fielder⁽¹⁾	NL	Milwaukee Brewers	1B
2008	Josh Hamilton	AL	Texas Rangers	OF
2008	Albert Pujols⁽²⁾	NL	St. Louis Cardinals	1B
2009	Joe Mauer⁽¹⁾	AL	Minnesota Twins	C
2009	Albert Pujols⁽³⁾	NL	St. Louis Cardinals	1B
2010	Josh Hamilton⁽²⁾	AL	Texas Rangers	OF
2010	Carlos Gonzalez⁽¹⁾	NL	Colorado Rockies	OF
2011	Curtis Granderson⁽¹⁾	AL	New York Yankees	OF
2011	Matt Kemp⁽¹⁾	NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF
2012	Miguel Cabrera⁽¹⁾	AL	Detroit Tigers	3B
2012	Andrew McCutchen⁽¹⁾	NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
2013	Not Yet Announced^(11-2013)	AL	--	--
2013	Not Yet Announced^(11-2013)	NL	--	--
Year	Outstanding Player^(Qty)	Lg	Team	Position
Outstanding Player of the Year Award

Do you agree or disagree with the Outstanding Player of the Year Award selections made by the Major League Baseball Players Association? Would you have chosen differently? Share your opinion on our current events forum.

Did you know that the Players Choice Awards (click link to see them all on the same page) also includes awards for Outstanding Pitcher of the Year and Outstanding Rookie of the Year?

The first player to ever win an Outstanding Player of the Year Award twice - Barry Bonds (1992, NL & 1993, NL). The first player from the American League to win twice was Frank Thomas (1993 & 1994).

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