The Players Choice Awards are one of the significant awards presented in Major League Baseball (MLB). This award is presented by the Major League Baseball Players Association and consists of various categories like the MLB Players Choice Player of the Year, MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player, MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher, MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie, MLB Players Choice Comeback Player, MLB Players Choice Man of the Year and MLB Players Curt Flood Award.
The format of the Players Chopice Awards is done in the form of a secret ballot, presented by the players themselves. Notably, Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Tarik Skubal, Chris Sale, and others have become the recipients of these awards from the 2024 MLB season.
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Players Choice Award Winners Year by Year
The following are various Players Choice Award Winners in MLB over the years as per the MLB official site-
MLB Players Choice Player of the Year:
The table shows the winners of the MLB Players Choice Player of the Year as per the MLB official site-
| Year | Winner | Team |
| 2024 | Aaron Judge | New York Yankees |
| 2023 | Ronald Acuna Jr. | Atlanta Braves |
| 2022 | Aaron Judge | New York Yankees |
| 2021 | Shohei Ohtani | Los Angeles Angels |
| 2020 | Freddie Freeman | Atlanta Braves |
| 2019 | Mike Trout | Los Angeles Angels |
| 2018 | J.D. Martinez | Boston Red Sox |
| 2017 | José Altuve | Houston Astros |
| 2016 | José Altuve | Houston Astros |
| 2015 | Josh Donaldson | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 2014 | Clayton Kershaw | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2013 | Miguel Cabrera | Detroit Tigers |
| 2012 | Miguel Cabrera | Detroit Tigers |
| 2011 | Justin Verlander | Detroit Tigers |
| 2010 | Carlos González | Colorado Rockies |
| 2009 | Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2008 | Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2007 | Alex Rodriguez | New York Yankees |
| 2006 | Ryan Howard | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 2005 | Andruw Jones | Atlanta Braves |
| 2004 | Barry Bonds | San Francisco Giants |
| 2003 | Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2002 | Alex Rodriguez | Texas Rangers |
| 2001 | Barry Bonds | San Francisco Giants |
| 2000 | Carlos Delgado | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 1999 | Pedro Martínez | Boston Red Sox |
| 1998 | Mark McGwire | St. Louis Cardinals |
MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
The following table demonstrates all the outstanding players in the league from the beginning to 2024 as per the MLB official site-
| Year | American League | National League | ||
| Player | Team | Player | Team | |
| 1993 | Frank Thomas | Chicago White Sox | Barry Bonds | San Francisco Giants |
| 1994 | Frank Thomas | Chicago White Sox | Jeff Bagwell | Houston Astros |
| 1995 | Albert Belle | Cleveland Indians | Dante Bichette | Colorado Rockies |
| 1996 | Alex Rodriguez | Seattle Mariners | Ken Caminiti | San Diego Padres |
| 1997 | Ken Griffey Jr. | Seattle Mariners | Larry Walker | Colorado Rockies |
| 1998 | Alex Rodriguez | Seattle Mariners | Sammy Sosa | Chicago Cubs |
| 1999 | Manny Ramírez | Cleveland Indians | Chipper Jones | Atlanta Braves |
| 2000 | Carlos Delgado | Toronto Blue Jays | Todd Helton | Colorado Rockies |
| 2001 | Alex Rodriguez | Texas Rangers | Barry Bonds | San Francisco Giants |
| 2002 | Alex Rodriguez | Texas Rangers | Barry Bonds | San Francisco Giants |
| 2003 | Alex Rodriguez | Texas Rangers | Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2004 | Ichiro Suzuki | Seattle Mariners | Barry Bonds | San Francisco Giants |
| 2005 | David Ortiz | Boston Red Sox | Andruw Jones | Atlanta Braves |
| 2006 | Jermaine Dye | Chicago White Sox | Ryan Howard | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 2007 | Alex Rodriguez | New York Yankees | Prince Fielder | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 2008 | Josh Hamilton | Texas Rangers | Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2009 | Joe Mauer | Minnesota Twins | Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2010 | Josh Hamilton | Texas Rangers | Carlos González | Colorado Rockies |
| 2011 | Curtis Granderson | New York Yankees | Matt Kemp | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2012 | Miguel Cabrera | Detroit Tigers | Andrew McCutchen | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 2013 | Miguel Cabrera | Detroit Tigers | Andrew McCutchen | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 2014 | Mike Trout | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Giancarlo Stanton | Miami Marlins |
| 2015 | Josh Donaldson | Toronto Blue Jays | Bryce Harper | Washington Nationals |
| 2016 | José Altuve | Houston Astros | Daniel Murphy | Washington Nationals |
| 2017 | José Altuve | Houston Astros | Giancarlo Stanton | Miami Marlins |
| 2018 | Mookie Betts | Boston Red Sox | Christian Yelich | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 2019 | Mike Trout | Los Angeles Angels | Anthony Rendon | Washington Nationals |
| 2020 | José Abreu | Chicago White Sox | Freddie Freeman | Atlanta Braves |
| 2021 | Shohei Ohtani | Los Angeles Angels | Bryce Harper | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 2022 | Aaron Judge | New York Yankees | Paul Goldschmidt | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2023 | Shohei Ohtani | Los Angeles Angels | Ronald Acuna Jr. | Atlanta Braves |
| 2024 | Aaron Judge | New York Yankees | Shohei Ohtani | Los Angeles Angels |
MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
The following table showcases all the outstanding pitchers in the league as per the MLB official site-
| Year | American League | National League | ||
| Player | Team | Player | Team | |
| 1994 | Jimmy Key | New York Yankees | Greg Maddux | Atlanta Braves |
| 1995 | Randy Johnson | Seattle Mariners | Greg Maddux | Atlanta Braves |
| 1996 | Pat Hentgen | Toronto Blue Jays | John Smoltz | Atlanta Braves |
| 1997 | Roger Clemens | Toronto Blue Jays | Pedro Martínez | Montreal Expos |
| 1998 | Pedro Martínez Roger Clemens | Boston Red Sox Toronto Blue Jays | Greg Maddux | Atlanta Braves |
| 1999 | Pedro Martínez | Boston Red Sox | Mike Hampton | Houston Astros |
| 2000 | Pedro Martínez | Boston Red Sox | Randy Johnson | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 2001 | Roger Clemens | New York Yankees | Curt Schilling | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 2002 | Barry Zito | Oakland Athletics | Curt Schilling | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 2003 | Roy Halladay | Toronto Blue Jays | Éric Gagné | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2004 | Johan Santana | Minnesota Twins | Jason Schmidt | San Francisco Giants |
| 2005 | Bartolo Colón | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Chris Carpenter | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2006 | Johan Santana | Minnesota Twins | Chris Carpenter | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2007 | CC Sabathia | Cleveland Indians | Jake Peavy | San Diego Padres |
| 2008 | Cliff Lee | Cleveland Indians | Tim Lincecum | San Francisco Giants |
| 2009 | Zack Greinke | Kansas City Royals | Adam Wainwright | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2010 | David Price | Tampa Bay Rays | Roy Halladay | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 2011 | Justin Verlander | Detroit Tigers | Clayton Kershaw | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2012 | David Price | Tampa Bay Rays | R. A. Dickey | New York Mets |
| 2013 | Max Scherzer | Detroit Tigers | Clayton Kershaw | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2014 | Félix Hernández | Seattle Mariners | Clayton Kershaw | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2015 | Dallas Keuchel | Houston Astros | Zack Greinke | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2016 | Rick Porcello | Boston Red Sox | Kyle Hendricks | Chicago Cubs |
| 2017 | Corey Kluber | Cleveland Indians | Max Scherzer | Washington Nationals |
| 2018 | Blake Snell | Tampa Bay Rays | Jacob deGrom | New York Mets |
| 2019 | Justin Verlander | Houston Astros | Jacob deGrom | New York Mets |
| 2020 | Shane Bieber | Cleveland Indians | Trevor Bauer | Cincinnati Reds |
| 2021 | Robbie Ray | Toronto Blue Jays | Max Scherzer | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2022 | Justin Verlander | Houston Astros | Sandy Alcántara | Miami Marlins |
| 2023 | Gerrit Cole | New York Yankees | Blake Snell | San Diego Padres |
| 2024 | Tarik Skubal | Detroit Tigers | Chris Sale | Atlanta Braves |
MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie
The best rookie players in the league over the years are presented in the table as per the MLB official site-
| Year | American League | National League | ||
| Player | Team | Player | Team | |
| 1994 | Bob Hamelin | Kansas City Royals | Raúl Mondesí | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1995 | Marty Cordova | Minnesota Twins | Chipper Jones | Atlanta Braves |
| 1996 | Derek Jeter | New York Yankees | Todd Hollandsworth | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1997 | Nomar Garciaparra | Boston Red Sox | Scott Rolen | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 1998 | Ben Grieve | Oakland Athletics | Kerry Wood | Chicago Cubs |
| 1999 | Carlos Beltrán | Kansas City Royals | Preston Wilson | Florida Marlins |
| 2000 | Terrence Long | Oakland Athletics | Rafael Furcal | Atlanta Braves |
| 2001 | Ichiro Suzuki | Seattle Mariners | Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2002 | Eric Hinske | Toronto Blue Jays | Jason Jennings | Colorado Rockies |
| 2003 | Ángel Berroa | Kansas City Royals | Scott Podsednik | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 2004 | Bobby Crosby | Oakland Athletics | Jason Bay | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 2005 | Huston Street | Oakland Athletics | Willy Taveras | Houston Astros |
| 2006 | Justin Verlander | Detroit Tigers | Dan Uggla | Florida Marlins |
| 2007 | Dustin Pedroia | Boston Red Sox | Ryan Braun | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 2008 | Evan Longoria | Tampa Bay Rays | Geovany Soto | Chicago Cubs |
| 2009 | Gordon Beckham | Chicago White Sox | J. A. Happ | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 2010 | Austin Jackson | Detroit Tigers | Buster Posey | San Francisco Giants |
| 2011 | Mark Trumbo | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Craig Kimbrel | Atlanta Braves |
| 2012 | Mike Trout | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Todd Frazier | Cincinnati Reds |
| 2013 | Wil Myers | Tampa Bay Rays | José Fernández | Miami Marlins |
| 2014 | José Abreu | Chicago White Sox | Jacob deGrom | New York Mets |
| 2015 | Carlos Correa | Houston Astros | Kris Bryant | Chicago Cubs |
| 2016 | Michael Fulmer | Detroit Tigers | Corey Seager | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2017 | Aaron Judge | New York Yankees | Cody Bellinger | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2018 | Miguel Andújar | New York Yankees | Ronald Acuña Jr. | Atlanta Braves |
| 2019 | Yordan Álvarez | Houston Astros | Pete Alonso | New York Mets |
| 2020 | Kyle Lewis | Seattle Mariners | Jake Cronenworth | San Diego Padres |
| 2021 | Ryan Mountcastle | Baltimore Orioles | Jonathan India | Cincinnati Reds |
| 2022 | Julio Rodríguez | Seattle Mariners | Spencer Strider | Atlanta Braves |
| 2023 | Gunnar Henderson | Baltimore Orioles | Corbin Carroll | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 2024 | Colton Cowser | Baltimore Orioles | Jackson Merill | San Diego Padres |
MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
The following table showcases all the comeback players in the league as per the MLB official site -
| Year | American League | National League | ||
| Player | Team | Player | Team | |
| 2005 | Jason Giambi | New York Yankees | Ken Griffey Jr. | Cincinnati Reds |
| 2006 | Jim Thome | Chicago White Sox | Nomar Garciaparra | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2007 | Carlos Peña | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Dmitri Young | Washington Nationals |
| 2008 | Cliff Lee | Cleveland Indians | Brad Lidge | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 2009 | Aaron Hill | Toronto Blue Jays | Chris Carpenter | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2010 | Francisco Liriano | Minnesota Twins | Tim Hudson | Atlanta Braves |
| 2011 | Jacoby Ellsbury | Boston Red Sox | Lance Berkman | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2012 | Fernando Rodney | Tampa Bay Rays | Buster Posey | San Francisco Giants |
| 2013 | Mariano Rivera | New York Yankees | Francisco Liriano | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 2014 | Chris Young | Seattle Mariners | Casey McGehee | Miami Marlins |
| 2015 | Prince Fielder | Texas Rangers | Matt Harvey | New York Mets |
| 2016 | Rick Porcello | Boston Red Sox | Anthony Rendon | Washington Nationals |
| 2017 | Mike Moustakas | Kansas City Royals | Greg Holland | Colorado Rockies |
| 2018 | David Price | Boston Red Sox | Jonny Venters | Atlanta Braves |
| 2019 | Carlos Carrasco | Cleveland Indians | Josh Donaldson | Atlanta Braves |
| 2020 | Salvador Perez | Kansas City Royals | Daniel Bard | Colorado Rockies |
| 2021 | Trey Mancini | Baltimore Orioles | Buster Posey | San Francisco Giants |
| 2022 | Justin Verlander | Houston Astros | Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2023 | Liam Hendricks | Chicago White Sox | Cody Bellinger | Chicago Cubs |
| 2024 | Tyler O'Neill | Boston Red Sox | Chris Sale | Atlanta Braves |
MLB Players Choice Man of the Year
The following table displays all the winners of the MLB Players Choice Man of the Year as per the MLB official site-
| Year | Winner | Team |
| 2024 | Rhys Hoskins | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 2023 | Marcus Semien | Texas Rangers |
| 2022 | Francisco Lindor | New York Mets |
| 2021 | Marcus Semien | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 2019 | Curtis Granderson | Miami Marlins |
| 2018 | Curtis Granderson | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 2017 | Anthony Rizzo | Chicago Cubs |
| 2016 | Curtis Granderson | New York Mets |
| 2015 | Adam Jones | Baltimore Orioles |
| 2014 | Clayton Kershaw | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2013 | Mariano Rivera | New York Yankees |
| 2012 | Chipper Jones | Atlanta Braves |
| 2011 | Michael Young | Texas Rangers |
| 2010 | Brandon Inge | Detroit Tigers |
| 2009 | Curtis Granderson | Detroit Tigers |
| 2008 | Michael Young | Texas Rangers |
| 2007 | Torii Hunter | Minnesota Twins |
| 2006 | Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2005 | Mike Sweeney | Kansas City Royals |
| 2004 | Jim Thome | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 2003 | John Smoltz | Atlanta Braves |
| 2002 | John Smoltz | Atlanta Braves |
| 2001 | Eric Davis | Cleveland Indians |
| 1999 | Sammy Sosa | Chicago Cubs |
| 1998 | Paul Molitor | Minnesota Twins |
| 1997 | Mark McGwire | Oakland Athletics |
MLB Players Curt Flood Award
The following table shows all the winners of the MLB Players Curt Flooc Award as per the MLB official site-
| Year | Winner |
| 2020 | Andre Dawson |
| 2021 | Mark Belanger |
| 2022 | Steve Rogers |
| 2023 | Mark Belanger |
| 2024 | Andre Dawson |
FAQs on Players Choice Award Winners Year by Year
A. The MLB Players Choice Award encompasses various categories, including Player of the Year, Outstanding Player, Outstanding Pitcher, Outstanding Rookie, Comeback Player, Man of the Year and Curtis Flood Award
A. The winners of the MLB Players Choice Award are determined by a voting process conducted solely by the players. Each player casts their vote for the athlete they deem most deserving in every category.
A. The winners of the MLB Players Choice Award are typically announced in November.
A. Yes, a MLB player can and has won multiple awards in the Players Choice category.
A. Yes, MLB has a Player of the Year award.
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