MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
57 award winners
The MLB Players Choice Comeback Player has been awarded 57 times, from 1997 to 2024. The most recent winner on record is Tyler O'Neill in 2024, playing for BOS. Buster Posey has won it most often, 2 times. There are 54 distinct winners in the list below.
Data updated
Award Overview
- Award Name
- MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
- Total Awards Given
- 57
- First Awarded
- 1997
- Most Recent
- 2024
All Winners
Complete list of MLB Players Choice Comeback Player recipients
| Year | Player Name | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tyler O'Neill | BOS | AL |
| 2024 | Chris Sale | ATL | NL |
| 2023 | Cody Bellinger | CHN | NL |
| 2023 | Liam Hendriks | CHA | AL |
| 2022 | Ronald Acuña | ATL | NL |
| 2022 | Justin Verlander | HOU | AL |
| 2021 | Trey Mancini | BAL | AL |
| 2021 | Buster Posey | SFN | NL |
| 2020 | Daniel Bard | COL | NL |
| 2020 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE | AL |
| 2019 | Josh Donaldson | ATL | NL |
| 2019 | Hunter Pence | TEX | AL |
| 2018 | Michael Brantley | CLE | AL |
| 2018 | Matt Kemp | LAN | NL |
| 2017 | Mike Moustakas | KCA | AL |
| 2017 | Ryan Zimmerman | WAS | NL |
| 2016 | Jose Fernandez | MIA | NL |
| 2016 | Mark Trumbo | BAL | AL |
| 2015 | Prince Fielder | TEX | AL |
| 2015 | Matt Harvey | NYN | NL |
| 2014 | Casey McGehee | MIA | NL |
| 2014 | Chris Young | NYN | AL |
| 2013 | Francisco Liriano | PIT | NL |
| 2013 | Mariano Rivera | NYA | AL |
| 2012 | Adam Dunn | CHA | AL |
| 2012 | Buster Posey | SFN | NL |
| 2011 | Lance Berkman | SLN | NL |
| 2011 | Jacoby Ellsbury | BOS | AL |
| 2010 | Vladimir Guerrero | TEX | AL |
| 2010 | Tim Hudson | ATL | NL |
| 2009 | Chris Carpenter | SLN | NL |
| 2009 | Aaron Hill | TOR | AL |
| 2008 | Cliff Lee | CLE | AL |
| 2008 | Fernando Tatis | NYN | NL |
| 2007 | Carlos Peña | TBA | AL |
| 2007 | Dmitri Young | WAS | NL |
| 2006 | Nomar Garciaparra | LAN | NL |
| 2006 | Frank Thomas | OAK | AL |
| 2005 | Jason Giambi | NYA | AL |
| 2005 | Ken Griffey | CIN | NL |
| 2004 | Chris Carpenter | SLN | NL |
| 2004 | Orlando Hernandez | NYA | AL |
| 2003 | Rod Beck | SDN | NL |
| 2003 | Esteban Loaiza | CHA | AL |
| 2002 | Mike Lieberthal | PHI | NL |
| 2002 | Tim Salmon | ANA | AL |
| 2002 | John Smoltz | ATL | NL |
| 2001 | Matt Morris | SLN | NL |
| 2001 | Ruben Sierra | TEX | AL |
| 2000 | Andres Galarraga | ATL | NL |
| 2000 | Frank Thomas | CHA | AL |
| 1999 | Alex Fernandez | FLO | NL |
| 1999 | John Jaha | OAK | AL |
| 1998 | Eric Davis | BAL | AL |
| 1998 | Greg Vaughn | SDN | NL |
| 1997 | Darren Daulton | PHI | NL |
| 1997 | David Justice | CLE | AL |
About the MLB Players Choice Comeback Player list
The MLB Players Choice Comeback Player list on this page runs from 1997 to 2024. Darren Daulton and David Justice head the list chronologically, in 1997. The most recent 2024 rows name Tyler O'Neill and Chris Sale. Buster Posey has the most entries, winning in 2012 and 2021. The list also repeats Chris Carpenter (2004 and 2009) and Frank Thomas (2000 and 2006). From 1997, the list carries one winner per league in most years. By the Team column, the Atlanta Braves appear more often than any other club on the MLB Players Choice Comeback Player list. Earlier recent winners were Cody Bellinger and Liam Hendriks (2023), Ronald Acuña and Justin Verlander (2022), Trey Mancini and Buster Posey (2021), Daniel Bard and Carlos Carrasco (2020), and Josh Donaldson and Hunter Pence (2019). The MLB Players Choice Comeback Player list is densest between 2000 and 2009. David Justice (1997) heads the AL side of the list. Darren Daulton (1997) heads the NL side of the list. Player names link to full career pages, and the MLB Players Choice Comeback Player shows in each winner's awards table there.
MLB Players Choice Comeback Player: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who won the most recent MLB Players Choice Comeback Player?
- Tyler O'Neill won the MLB Players Choice Comeback Player in 2024.
- Who has won the most MLB Players Choice Comeback Player awards?
- Buster Posey, with 2 wins.
- When was the MLB Players Choice Comeback Player first awarded?
- The first MLB Players Choice Comeback Player on record was awarded in 1997; the most recent in this list is from 2024.
- How many players have won the MLB Players Choice Comeback Player?
- 54 different players have won it, across 57 awards.