Branch Rickey Award
23 award winners
The Branch Rickey Award has been awarded 23 times, from 1992 to 2014. The most recent winner on record is Anthony Rizzo in 2014, playing for CHN. There are 23 distinct winners in the list below.
Data updated
Award Overview
- Award Name
- Branch Rickey Award
- Total Awards Given
- 23
- First Awarded
- 1992
- Most Recent
- 2014
All Winners
Complete list of Branch Rickey Award recipients
| Year | Player Name | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Anthony Rizzo | CHN | ML |
| 2013 | Clayton Kershaw | LAN | ML |
| 2012 | R. A. Dickey | NYN | ML |
| 2011 | Shane Victorino | PHI | ML |
| 2010 | Vernon Wells | TOR | ML |
| 2009 | Torii Hunter | LAA | ML |
| 2008 | Trevor Hoffman | SDN | ML |
| 2007 | John Smoltz | ATL | ML |
| 2006 | Tom Lasorda | - | ML |
| 2005 | Luis Gonzalez | ARI | ML |
| 2004 | Jamie Moyer | SEA | ML |
| 2003 | Roland Hemond | - | ML |
| 2002 | Bobby Valentine | - | ML |
| 2001 | Curt Schilling | ARI | ML |
| 2000 | Todd Stottlemyre | ARI | ML |
| 1999 | Al Leiter | NYN | ML |
| 1998 | Paul Molitor | MIN | ML |
| 1997 | Craig Biggio | HOU | ML |
| 1996 | Brett Butler | LAN | ML |
| 1995 | Tony Gwynn | SDN | ML |
| 1994 | Ozzie Smith | SLN | ML |
| 1993 | Kirby Puckett | MIN | ML |
| 1992 | Dave Winfield | TOR | ML |
About the Branch Rickey Award list
Winners of the Branch Rickey Award are listed from 2014 back to 1992. The earliest winner was Dave Winfield. The most recent 2014 row names Anthony Rizzo. Every name on the Branch Rickey Award list is a different player. By the Team column, the Arizona Diamondbacks appear more often than any other club on the Branch Rickey Award list. Going back from there, the list reads Clayton Kershaw (2013), R. A. Dickey (2012), Shane Victorino (2011), Vernon Wells (2010), and Torii Hunter (2009). More Branch Rickey Award rows fall between 2000 and 2009 than in any other ten-year stretch of the list. The Branch Rickey Award also appears on every winner's profile, under awards.
Branch Rickey Award: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who won the most recent Branch Rickey Award?
- Anthony Rizzo won the Branch Rickey Award in 2014.
- Who has won the most Branch Rickey Award awards?
- Al Leiter, with 1 win.
- When was the Branch Rickey Award first awarded?
- The first Branch Rickey Award on record was awarded in 1992; the most recent in this list is from 2014.
- How many players have won the Branch Rickey Award?
- 23 different players have won it, across 23 awards.