ALCS MVP
45 award winners
The ALCS MVP has been awarded 45 times, from 1980 to 2025. The most recent winner on record is Vladimir Guerrero in 2025, playing for TOR. Dave Stewart has won it most often, 2 times. There are 44 distinct winners in the list below.
Data updated
Award Overview
- Award Name
- ALCS MVP
- Total Awards Given
- 45
- First Awarded
- 1980
- Most Recent
- 2025
All Winners
Complete list of ALCS MVP recipients
| Year | Player Name | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vladimir Guerrero | TOR | AL |
| 2024 | Giancarlo Stanton | NYA | AL |
| 2023 | Adolis Garcia | TEX | AL |
| 2022 | Jeremy Peña | HOU | AL |
| 2021 | Yordan Alvarez | HOU | AL |
| 2020 | Randy Arozarena | TBA | AL |
| 2019 | Jose Altuve | HOU | AL |
| 2018 | Jackie Bradley | BOS | AL |
| 2017 | Justin Verlander | DET | AL |
| 2016 | Andrew Miller | NYA | AL |
| 2015 | Alcides Escobar | KCA | AL |
| 2014 | Lorenzo Cain | KCA | AL |
| 2013 | Koji Uehara | BOS | AL |
| 2012 | Delmon Young | DET | AL |
| 2011 | Nelson Cruz | TEX | AL |
| 2010 | Josh Hamilton | TEX | AL |
| 2009 | CC Sabathia | NYA | AL |
| 2008 | Matt Garza | TBA | AL |
| 2007 | Josh Beckett | BOS | AL |
| 2006 | Placido Polanco | DET | AL |
| 2005 | Paul Konerko | CHA | AL |
| 2004 | David Ortiz | BOS | AL |
| 2003 | Mariano Rivera | NYA | AL |
| 2002 | Adam Kennedy | ANA | AL |
| 2001 | Andy Pettitte | NYA | AL |
| 2000 | David Justice | CLE | AL |
| 1999 | Orlando Hernandez | NYA | AL |
| 1998 | David Wells | NYA | AL |
| 1997 | Marquis Grissom | CLE | AL |
| 1996 | Bernie Williams | NYA | AL |
| 1995 | Orel Hershiser | CLE | AL |
| 1993 | Dave Stewart | TOR | AL |
| 1992 | Roberto Alomar | TOR | AL |
| 1991 | Kirby Puckett | MIN | AL |
| 1990 | Dave Stewart | OAK | AL |
| 1989 | Rickey Henderson | NYA | AL |
| 1988 | Dennis Eckersley | OAK | AL |
| 1987 | Gary Gaetti | MIN | AL |
| 1986 | Marty Barrett | BOS | AL |
| 1985 | George Brett | KCA | AL |
| 1984 | Kirk Gibson | DET | AL |
| 1983 | Mike Boddicker | BAL | AL |
| 1982 | Fred Lynn | CAL | AL |
| 1981 | Graig Nettles | NYA | AL |
| 1980 | Frank White | KCA | AL |
About the ALCS MVP list
Winners of the ALCS MVP are listed from 2025 back to 1980. Frank White heads the list chronologically, in 1980. The most recent 2025 row names Vladimir Guerrero. Dave Stewart has the most entries, winning in 1990 and 1993. The New York Yankees lead the ALCS MVP list by club. Going back from there, the list reads Giancarlo Stanton (2024), Adolis Garcia (2023), Jeremy Peña (2022), Yordan Alvarez (2021), and Randy Arozarena (2020). More ALCS MVP rows fall between 2010 and 2019 than in any other ten-year stretch of the list. Follow Vladimir Guerrero or any other winner to a profile that lists the ALCS MVP by year.
ALCS MVP: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who won the most recent ALCS MVP?
- Vladimir Guerrero won the ALCS MVP in 2025.
- Who has won the most ALCS MVP awards?
- Dave Stewart, with 2 wins.
- When was the ALCS MVP first awarded?
- The first ALCS MVP on record was awarded in 1980; the most recent in this list is from 2025.
- How many players have won the ALCS MVP?
- 44 different players have won it, across 45 awards.