Roberto Clemente Award
56 award winners
The Roberto Clemente Award has been awarded 56 times, from 1971 to 2025. The most recent winner on record is Mookie Betts in 2025, playing for LAN. There are 56 distinct winners in the list below.
Data updated
Award Overview
- Award Name
- Roberto Clemente Award
- Total Awards Given
- 56
- First Awarded
- 1971
- Most Recent
- 2025
All Winners
Complete list of Roberto Clemente Award recipients
| Year | Player Name | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mookie Betts | LAN | ML |
| 2024 | Salvador Perez | KCA | ML |
| 2023 | Aaron Judge | NYA | ML |
| 2022 | Justin Turner | LAN | ML |
| 2021 | Nelson Cruz | MIN | ML |
| 2020 | Adam Wainwright | SLN | ML |
| 2019 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE | ML |
| 2018 | Yadier Molina | SLN | ML |
| 2017 | Anthony Rizzo | CHN | ML |
| 2016 | Curtis Granderson | NYN | ML |
| 2015 | Andrew McCutchen | PIT | ML |
| 2014 | Paul Konerko | CHA | AL |
| 2014 | Jimmy Rollins | PHI | NL |
| 2013 | Carlos Beltran | SLN | ML |
| 2012 | Clayton Kershaw | LAN | ML |
| 2011 | David Ortiz | BOS | ML |
| 2010 | Tim Wakefield | BOS | ML |
| 2009 | Derek Jeter | NYA | ML |
| 2008 | Albert Pujols | SLN | NL |
| 2007 | Craig Biggio | HOU | ML |
| 2006 | Carlos Delgado | NYN | ML |
| 2005 | John Smoltz | ATL | ML |
| 2004 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | ML |
| 2003 | Jamie Moyer | SEA | ML |
| 2002 | Jim Thome | CLE | ML |
| 2001 | Curt Schilling | ARI | ML |
| 2000 | Al Leiter | NYN | ML |
| 1999 | Tony Gwynn | SDN | ML |
| 1998 | Sammy Sosa | CHN | ML |
| 1997 | Eric Davis | BAL | ML |
| 1996 | Kirby Puckett | - | ML |
| 1995 | Ozzie Smith | SLN | ML |
| 1994 | Dave Winfield | MIN | ML |
| 1993 | Barry Larkin | CIN | ML |
| 1992 | Cal Ripken | BAL | ML |
| 1991 | Harold Reynolds | SEA | ML |
| 1990 | Dave Stewart | OAK | ML |
| 1989 | Gary Carter | NYN | ML |
| 1988 | Dale Murphy | ATL | ML |
| 1987 | Rick Sutcliffe | CHN | ML |
| 1986 | Garry Maddox | PHI | ML |
| 1985 | Don Baylor | NYA | ML |
| 1984 | Ron Guidry | NYA | ML |
| 1983 | Cecil Cooper | ML4 | ML |
| 1982 | Ken Singleton | BAL | ML |
| 1981 | Steve Garvey | LAN | ML |
| 1980 | Phil Niekro | ATL | ML |
| 1979 | Andre Thornton | CLE | ML |
| 1978 | Greg Luzinski | PHI | ML |
| 1977 | Rod Carew | MIN | ML |
| 1976 | Pete Rose | CIN | ML |
| 1975 | Lou Brock | SLN | ML |
| 1974 | Willie Stargell | PIT | ML |
| 1973 | Al Kaline | DET | ML |
| 1972 | Brooks Robinson | BAL | ML |
| 1971 | Willie Mays | SFN | ML |
About the Roberto Clemente Award list
Baseball Data Hub's records of the Roberto Clemente Award begin in 1971 and reach 2025. The earliest winner was Willie Mays. The most recent 2025 row names Mookie Betts. Every name on the Roberto Clemente Award list is a different player. The League column shows separate American and National League winners from 2014 on. By the Team column, the St. Louis Cardinals appear more often than any other club on the Roberto Clemente Award list. Earlier recent winners were Salvador Perez (2024), Aaron Judge (2023), Justin Turner (2022), Nelson Cruz (2021), and Adam Wainwright (2020). The Roberto Clemente Award list is densest between 2010 and 2019. Paul Konerko (2014) heads the AL side of the list. Albert Pujols (2008) heads the NL side of the list. Player names link to full career pages, and the Roberto Clemente Award shows in each winner's awards table there.
Roberto Clemente Award: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who won the most recent Roberto Clemente Award?
- Mookie Betts won the Roberto Clemente Award in 2025.
- Who has won the most Roberto Clemente Award awards?
- Aaron Judge, with 1 win.
- When was the Roberto Clemente Award first awarded?
- The first Roberto Clemente Award on record was awarded in 1971; the most recent in this list is from 2025.
- How many players have won the Roberto Clemente Award?
- 56 different players have won it, across 56 awards.