World Series MVP

73 award winners

The World Series MVP has been awarded 73 times, from 1955 to 2025. The most recent winner on record is Yoshinobu Yamamoto in 2025, playing for LAN. Bob Gibson has won it most often, 2 times. There are 69 distinct winners in the list below.

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Award Overview

Award Name
World Series MVP
Total Awards Given
73
First Awarded
1955
Most Recent
2025

All Winners

Complete list of World Series MVP recipients

World Series MVP — All Winners
Year Player Name Team League
2025 Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAN ML
2024 Freddie Freeman LAN ML
2023 Corey Seager TEX ML
2022 Jeremy Peña HOU ML
2021 Jorge Soler KCA ML
2020 Corey Seager LAN ML
2019 Stephen Strasburg WAS ML
2018 Steve Pearce TOR ML
2017 George Springer HOU ML
2016 Ben Zobrist CHN ML
2015 Salvador Perez KCA ML
2014 Madison Bumgarner SFN ML
2013 David Ortiz BOS ML
2012 Pablo Sandoval SFN ML
2011 David Freese SLN ML
2010 Edgar Renteria SFN ML
2009 Hideki Matsui NYA ML
2008 Cole Hamels PHI ML
2007 Mike Lowell BOS ML
2006 David Eckstein SLN ML
2005 Jermaine Dye CHA ML
2004 Manny Ramirez BOS ML
2003 Josh Beckett FLO ML
2002 Troy Glaus ANA ML
2001 Randy Johnson ARI ML
2001 Curt Schilling ARI ML
2000 Derek Jeter NYA ML
1999 Mariano Rivera NYA ML
1998 Scott Brosius NYA ML
1997 Livan Hernandez FLO ML
1996 John Wetteland NYA ML
1995 Tom Glavine ATL ML
1993 Paul Molitor TOR ML
1992 Pat Borders TOR ML
1991 Jack Morris MIN ML
1990 Jose Rijo CIN ML
1989 Dave Stewart OAK ML
1988 Orel Hershiser LAN ML
1987 Frank Viola MIN ML
1986 Ray Knight NYN ML
1985 Bret Saberhagen KCA ML
1984 Alan Trammell DET ML
1983 Rick Dempsey BAL ML
1982 Darrell Porter SLN ML
1981 Ron Cey LAN ML
1981 Pedro Guerrero LAN ML
1981 Steve Yeager LAN ML
1980 Mike Schmidt PHI ML
1979 Willie Stargell PIT ML
1978 Bucky Dent NYA ML
1977 Reggie Jackson NYA ML
1976 Johnny Bench CIN ML
1975 Pete Rose CIN ML
1974 Rollie Fingers OAK ML
1973 Reggie Jackson OAK ML
1972 Gene Tenace OAK ML
1971 Roberto Clemente PIT ML
1970 Brooks Robinson BAL ML
1969 Donn Clendenon MON ML
1968 Mickey Lolich DET ML
1967 Bob Gibson SLN ML
1966 Frank Robinson BAL ML
1965 Sandy Koufax LAN ML
1964 Bob Gibson SLN ML
1963 Sandy Koufax LAN ML
1962 Ralph Terry NYA ML
1961 Whitey Ford NYA ML
1960 Bobby Richardson NYA ML
1959 Larry Sherry LAN ML
1958 Bob Turley NYA ML
1957 Lew Burdette ML1 ML
1956 Don Larsen NYA ML
1955 Johnny Podres BRO ML

About the World Series MVP list

Baseball Data Hub's records of the World Series MVP begin in 1955 and reach 2025. The earliest winner was Johnny Podres. For 2025, the table lists Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Bob Gibson has the most entries, winning in 1964 and 1967. Other repeat winners include Corey Seager (2020 and 2023), Reggie Jackson (1973 and 1977), and Sandy Koufax (1963 and 1965). By the Team column, the New York Yankees appear more often than any other club on the World Series MVP list. Earlier recent winners were Freddie Freeman (2024), Corey Seager (2023), Jeremy Peña (2022), Jorge Soler (2021), and Corey Seager (2020). The World Series MVP was shared in 1981 and 2001. More World Series MVP rows fall between 1980 and 1989 than in any other ten-year stretch of the list. Follow Yoshinobu Yamamoto or any other winner to a profile that lists the World Series MVP by year.

World Series MVP: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the most recent World Series MVP?
Yoshinobu Yamamoto won the World Series MVP in 2025.
Who has won the most World Series MVP awards?
Bob Gibson, with 2 wins.
When was the World Series MVP first awarded?
The first World Series MVP on record was awarded in 1955; the most recent in this list is from 2025.
How many players have won the World Series MVP?
69 different players have won it, across 73 awards.