AL MVP Winners
Last Updated: 12/07/2006
| Year | Player | Team |
| 2007 | ||
| 2006 | Justin Morneau | Minnesota |
| 2005 | Alex Rodriguez | New York |
| 2004 | Vladimir Guerrero | Anahiem |
| 2003 | Alex Rodriguez | Texas |
| 2002 | Miguel Tejada | Oakland |
| 2001 | Ichiro Suzuki | Seattle |
| 2000 | Jason Giambi | Oakland |
| 1999 | Ivan Rodriguez | Texas |
| 1998 | Juan Gonzalez | Texas |
| 1997 | Ken Griffey Jr. | Seattle |
| 1996 | Juan Gonzalez | Texas |
| 1995 | Mo Vaughn | Boston |
| 1994 | Frank Thomas | Chicago |
| 1993 | Frank Thomas | Chicago |
| 1992 | Dennis Eckersley | Oakland |
| 1991 | Cal Ripken | Baltimore |
| 1990 | Rickey Henderson | Oakland |
| 1989 | Robin Yount | Milwaukee |
| 1988 | Jose Canseco | Oakland |
| 1987 | George Bell | Toronto |
| 1986 | Roger Clemens | Boston |
| 1985 | Don Mattingly | New York |
| 1984 | Willie Hernandez | Detroit |
| 1983 | Cal Ripken | Baltimore |
| 1982 | Robin Yount | Milwaukee |
| 1981 | Rollie Fingers | Milwaukee |
| 1980 | George Brett | Kansas City |
| 1979 | Don Baylor | California |
| 1978 | Jim Rice | Boston |
| 1977 | Rod Carew | Minnesota |
| 1976 | Thurman Munson | New York |
| 1975 | Fred Lynn | Boston |
| 1974 | Jeff Burroughs | Texas |
| 1973 | Reggie Jackson | Oakland |
| 1972 | Dick Allen | Chicago |
| 1971 | Vida Blue | Oakland |
| 1970 | Boog Powell | Baltimore |
| 1969 | Harmon Killebrew | Minnesota |
| 1968 | Denny McLain | Detroit |
| 1967 | Carl Yastrzemski | Boston |
| 1966 | Frank Robinson | Baltimore |
| 1965 | Zoilo Versalles | Minnesota |
| 1964 | Brooks Robinson | Baltimore |
| 1963 | Elston Howard | New York |
| 1962 | Mickey Mantle | New York |
| 1961 | Roger Maris | New York |
| 1960 | Roger Maris | New York |
| 1959 | Nellie Fox | Chicago |
| 1958 | Jackie Jensen | Boston |
| 1957 | Mickey Mantle | New York |
| 1956 | Mickey Mantle | New York |
| 1955 | Yogi Berra | New York |
| 1954 | Yogi Berra | New York |
| 1953 | Al Rosen | Cleveland |
| 1952 | Bobby Shantz | Philadelphia |
| 1951 | Yogi Berra | New York |
| 1950 | Phil Rizzuto | New York |
| 1949 | Ted Williams | Boston |
| 1948 | Lou Boudreau | Cleveland |
| 1947 | Joe DiMaggio | New York |
| 1946 | Ted Williams | Boston |
| 1945 | Hal Newhouser | Detroit |
| 1944 | Hal Newhouser | Detroit |
| 1943 | Spud Chandler | New York |
| 1942 | Joe Gordon | New York |
| 1941 | Joe DiMaggio | New York |
| 1940 | Hank Greenberg | Detroit |
| 1939 | Joe DiMaggio | New York |
| 1938 | Jimmie Foxx | Boston |
| 1937 | Charlie Gehringer | Detroit |
| 1936 | Lou Gehrig | New York |
| 1935 | Hank Greenberg | Detroit |
| 1934 | Mickey Cochrane | Detroit |
| 1933 | Jimmie Foxx | Philadelphia |
| 1932 | Jimmie Foxx | Philadelphia |
| 1931 | Lefty Grove | Pphiladelphia |