Best MLB Baseball Player by Year

My opinion of who the best baseball player was in each league each year. It will not go to a player if they cheated during that season.

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Year	Team	AL	NL	Team
2025	NYY	Aaron Judge	Shohei Ohtani	LAD
2024	NYY	Aaron Judge	Shohei Ohtani	LAD
2023	LAA	Shohei Ohtani	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL
2022	NYY	Aaron Judge	Paul Goldschmidt	STL
2021	LAA	Shohei Ohtani	Bryce Harper	PHI
2020	CHW	Jose Abreu	Freddie Freeman	ATL
2019	LAA	Mike Trout	Christian Yelich	MIL
2018	BOS	Mookie Betts	Jacob DeGrom	NYM
2017	NYY	Aaron Judge	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA
2016	LAA	Mike Trout	Kris Bryant	CHC
2015	LAA	Mike Trout	Bryce Harper	WSN
2014	LAA	Mike Trout	Clayton Kershaw	LAD
2013	DET	Miguel Cabrera	Clayton Kershaw	LAD
2012	LAA	Mike Trout	Ryan Braun	MIL
2011	TOR	Jose Bautista	Matt Kemp	LAD
2010	TEX	Josh Hamilton	Albert Pujols	STL
2009	MIN	Joe Mauer	Albert Pujols	STL
2008	BOS	Kevin Youkilis	Albert Pujols	STL
2007	NYY	Alex Rodriguez	Albert Pujols	STL
2006	BOS	David Ortiz	Albert Pujols	STL
2005	NYY	Alex Rodriguez	Derrek Lee	CHC
2004	LAA	Vladimir Guerrero	Albert Pujols	STL
2003	TOR	Carlos Delgado	Albert Pujols	STL
2002	CLE	Jim Thome	Randy Johnson	ARI
2001	CLE	Jim Thome	Luis Gonzalez	ARI
2000	BOS	Pedro Martinez	Todd Helton	COL
1999	CLE	Manny Ramirez	Chipper Jones	ATL
1998	CHW	Albert Belle	Barry Bonds	SFG
1997	SEA	Ken Griffey Jr.	Larry Walker	COL
1996	SEA	Alex Rodriguez	Barry Bonds	SFG
1995	SEA	Edgar Martinez	Greg Maddux	ATL
1994	CHW	Frank Thomas	Jeff Bagwell	HOU
1993	SEA	Ken Griffey Jr.	Barry Bonds	SFG
1992	CHW	Frank Thomas	Barry Bonds	PIT
1991	BAL	Cal Ripken Jr.	Barry Bonds	PIT
1990	OAK	Rickey Henderson	Barry Bonds	PIT
1989	KCR	Bret Saberhagen	Kevin Mitchell	SFG
1988	BOS	Wade Boggs	Will Clark	SFG
1987	BOS	Wade Boggs	Jack Clark	STL
1986	NYY	Don Mattingly	Mike Scott	HOU
1985	KCR	George Brett	Dwight Gooden	NYM
1984	BAL	Eddie Murray	Ryne Sandberg	CHC
1983	BAL	Cal Ripken Jr.	Dale Murphy	ATL
1982	MIL	Robin Yount	Mike Schmidt	PHI
1981	BOS	Dwight Evans	Mike Schmidt	PHI
1980	KCR	George Brett	Mike Schmidt	PHI
1979	BOS	Fred Lynn	Dave Winfield	SDP
1978	NYY	Ron Guidry	Dave Parker	PIT
1977	MIN	Rod Carew	George Foster	CIN
1976	DET	Mark Fidrych	Joe Morgan	CIN
1975	BAL	Jim Palmer	Joe Morgan	CIN
1974	MIN	Rod Carew	Mike Schmidt	PHI
1973	OAK	Reggie Jackson	Willie Stargell	PIT
1972	CLE	Gaylord Perry	Steve Carlton	PHI

Year	Team	AL / AA	NL	Team	PL	Team
1971	OAK	Vida Blue	Hank Aaron	ATL
1970	BOS	Carl Yastrzemski	Tony Perez	CIN
1969	OAK	Reggie Jackson	Willie McCovey	SFG
1968	BOS	Carl Yastrzemski	Bob Gibson	STL
1967	BOS	Carl Yastrzemski	Roberto Clemente	PIT
1966	BAL	Frank Robinson	Sandy Koufax	LAD
1965	CLE	Sam McDowell	Willie Mays	SFG
1964	LAA	Dean Chance	Willie Mays	SFG
1963	BOS	Carl Yastrzemski	Hank Aaron	ATL
1962	NYY	Mickey Mantle	Willie Mays	SFG
1961	NYY	Mickey Mantle	Hank Aaron	ATL
1960	NYY	Roger Maris	Willie Mays	SFG
1959	DET	Al Kaline	Hank Aaron	ATL
1958	NYY	Mickey Mantle	Willie Mays	SFG
1957	BOS	Ted Williams	Willie Mays	SFG
1956	NYY	Mickey Mantle	Duke Snider	LAD
1955	NYY	Mickey Mantle	Willie Mays	SFG
1954	BOS	Ted Williams	Willie Mays	SFG
1953	CLE	Al Rosen	Duke Snider	LAD
1952	CLE	Larry Doby	Stan Musial	STL
1951	BOS	Ted Williams	Stan Musial	STL
1950	CLE	Larry Doby	Stan Musial	STL
1949	BOS	Ted Williams	Stan Musial	STL
1948	BOS	Ted Williams	Stan Musial	STL
1947	BOS	Ted Williams	Ralph Kiner	PIT
1946	BOS	Ted Williams	Stan Musial	STL
1945	DET	Hal Newhouser	Tommy Holmes	ATL
1944	DET	Dizzy Trout	Stan Musial	STL
1943	NYY	Spud Chandler	Stan Musial	STL
1942	BOS	Ted Williams	Mort Cooper	STL
1941	BOS	Ted Williams	Pete Reiser	LAD
1940	DET	Hank Greenberg	Johnny Mize	STL
1939	BOS	Jimmie Foxx	Johnny Mize	STL
1938	BOS	Jimmie Foxx	Mel Ott	SFG
1937	NYY	Lou Gehrig	Joe Medwick	STL
1936	NYY	Lou Gehrig	Mel Ott	SFG
1935	DET	Hank Greenberg	Arky Vaughan	PIT
1934	NYY	Lou Gehrig	Mel Ott	SFG
1933	BOS	Jimmie Foxx	Chuck Klein	PHI
1932	OAK	Jimmie Foxx	Chuck Klein	PHI
1931	NYY	Babe Ruth	Chuck Klein	PHI
1930	NYY	Babe Ruth	Hack Wilson	CHC
1929	NYY	Babe Ruth	Rogers Hornsby	CHC
1928	NYY	Babe Ruth	Rogers Hornsby	ATL
1927	NYY	Babe Ruth	Rogers Hornsby	SFG
1926	NYY	Babe Ruth	Hack Wilson	CHC
1925	OAK	Al Simmons	Rogers Hornsby	STL
1924	NYY	Babe Ruth	Rogers Hornsby	STL
1923	NYY	Babe Ruth	Rogers Hornsby	STL
1922	BAL	George Sisler	Rogers Hornsby	STL
1921	NYY	Babe Ruth	Rogers Hornsby	STL
1920	NYY	Babe Ruth	Grover Alexander	CHC
1919	BOS	Babe Ruth	Eddie Cicotte	CHW
1918	MIN	Walter Johnson	Hippo Vaughn	CHC
1917	DET	Ty Cobb	Rogers Hornsby	STL
1916	BOS	Babe Ruth	Grover Alexander	PHI
1915	MIN	Walter Johnson	Grover Alexander	PHI
1914	MIN	Walter Johnson	Grover Alexander	PHI
1913	MIN	Walter Johnson	Babe Adams	PIT
1912	MIN	Walter Johnson	Heinie Zimmerman	CHC/SFG
1911	DET	Ty Cobb	Christy Mathewson	SFG
1910	DET	Ty Cobb	Christy Mathewson	SFG
1909	DET	Ty Cobb	Christy Mathewson	SFG
1908	CHW	Ed Walsh	Honus Wagner	PIT
1907	DET	Ty Cobb	Honus Wagner	PIT
1906	BAL	George Stone	Mordecai Brown	CHC
1905	OAK	Rube Waddell	Cy Seymour	SFG
1904	CLE	Nap Lajoie	Honus Wagner	PIT
1903	CLE	Nap Lajoie	Honus Wagner	PIT
1902	MIN	Ed Delahanty	Jack Taylor	CHC
1901	OAK	Nap Lajoie	Jesse Burkett	STL
1900		none	Honus Wagner	LOU
1899			Ed Delahanty	PHI
1898			Clark Griffith	CHC
1897			Willie Keeler	NYY
1896			Ed Delahanty	PHI
1895			Ed Delahanty	PHI
1894			Hugh Duffy	ATL
1893			Ed Delahanty	PHI
1892			Cy Young	CLE
1891	ATL	Dan Brouthers	Kid Nichols	ATL
1890	LOU	Scott Stratton	Billy Rhines	CKK	Silver King	CHC