| | 1931 - Lefty Grove, Philadelphia Athletics, P |
| | 1932 - Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics, 1B |
| | 1933 - Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics, 1B |
| | 1934 - Mickey Cochrane, Detroit Tigers, C |
| | 1935 - Hank Greenberg*, Detroit Tigers, 1B |
| | 1936 - Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees, 1B |
| | 1937 - Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers, 2B |
| | 1938 - Jimmie Foxx, Boston Red Sox, 1B |
| | 1939 - Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees, OF |
| | 1940 - Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers, OF |
| | 1941 - Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees, OF |
| | 1942 - Joe Gordon, New York Yankees, 2B |
| | 1943 - Spud Chandler, New York Yankees, P |
| | 1944 - Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers, P |
| | 1945 - Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers, P |
| | 1946 - Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox, OF |
| | 1947 - Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees, OF |
| | 1948 - Lou Boudreau, Cleveland Indians, SS |
| | 1949 - Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox, OF |
| | 1950 - Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees, SS |
| | 1951 - Yogi Berra, New York Yankees, C |
| | 1952 - Bobby Shantz, Philadelphia Athletics, P |
| | 1953 - Al Rosen*, Cleveland Indians, 3B |
| | 1954 - Yogi Berra, New York Yankees, C |
| | 1955 - Yogi Berra, New York Yankees, C |
| | 1956 - Mickey Mantle*, New York Yankees, OF |
| | 1957 - Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, OF |
| | 1958 - Jackie Jensen, Boston Red Sox, OF |
| | 1959 - Nellie Fox, Chicago White Sox, 2B |
| | 1960 - Roger Maris, New York Yankees, OF |
| | 1961 - Roger Maris, New York Yankees, OF |
| | 1962 - Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, OF |
| | 1963 - Elston Howard, New York Yankees, C |
| | 1964 - Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, 3B |
| | 1965 - Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota Twins, SS |
| | 1966 - Frank Robinson*, Baltimore Orioles, OF |
| | 1967 - Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox, OF |
| | 1968 - Denny McLain*, Detroit Tigers, P |
| | 1969 - Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins, 3B |
| | 1970 - Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles, 1B |
| | 1971 - Vida Blue, Oakland Athletics, P |
| | 1972 - Dick Allen, Chicago White Sox, 1B |
| | 1973 - Reggie Jackson*, Oakland Athletics, OF |
| | 1974 - Jeff Burroughs, Texas Rangers, OF |
| | 1975 - Fred Lynn, Boston Red Sox, OF |
| | 1976 - Thurman Munson, New York Yankees, C |
| | 1977 - Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins, 1B |
| | 1978 - Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox, OF |
| | 1979 - Don Baylor, California Angels, DH |
| | 1979 - |
| | 1980 - George Brett, Kansas City Royals, 3B |
| | 1981 - Rollie Fingers, Milwaukee Brewers, P |
| | 1982 - Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers, SS |
| | 1983 - Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles, SS |
| | 1984 - Willie Hernandez, Detroit Tigers, P |
| | 1985 - Don Mattingly, New York Yankees, 1B |
| | 1986 - Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox, P |
| | 1987 - George Bell, Toronto Blue Jays, OF |
| | 1988 - José Canseco*, Oakland Athletics, OF |
| | 1989 - Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers, OF |
| | 1990 - Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics, OF |
| | 1991 - Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles, SS |
| | 1992 - Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics, P |
| | 1993 - Frank Thomas*, Chicago White Sox, 1B |
| | 1994 - Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox, 1B |
| | 1995 - Mo Vaughn, Boston Red Sox, 1B |
| | 1996 - Juan González, Texas Rangers, OF |
| | 1997 - Ken Griffey, Jr.*, Seattle Mariners, OF |
| | 1998 - Juan González, Texas Rangers, OF |
| | 1999 - Iván Rodríguez, Texas Rangers, C |
| | 2000 - Jason Giambi, Oakland Athletics, 1B |
| | 2001 - Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners, OF |
| | 2002 - Miguel Tejada, Oakland Athletics, SS |
| | 2003 - Alex Rodriguez, Texas Rangers, SS |
| | 2004 - Vladimir Guerrero, Anaheim Angels, OF |
| | 2005 - Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees, 3B |
| | 2006 - Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins, 1B |
| | 2007 - Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees, 3B |