World Series Most Valuable Player Award

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Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player Award
Johnny Podres - Los Angeles Dodgers - 1961.jpg
Johnny Podres, inaugural winner in 1955 for the Brooklyn Dodgers
SportBaseball
League Major League Baseball
Awarded forAnnual most valuable player of the World Series
CountryUnited States
Canada
Presented byMajor League Baseball (since 1985)
History
First award1955
Most recent Freddie Freeman (Los Angeles Dodgers)

The Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is given to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player deemed to have the most impact on his team's performance in the World Series, [1] which is the final round of the MLB postseason. The award was first presented in 1955 by Sport magazine, [2] but since 1985 has been officially presented by MLB. [3] The winner is determined during the final game of the World Series by a committee of reporters and officials present at the game.

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On September 29, 2017, the award was renamed in honor of Willie Mays in remembrance of the 63rd anniversary of The Catch, which occurred the year before the award's debut; [4] Mays never won the award himself.

Car and trophy

Willie Mays, namesake of the award since 2017; he himself never won the honor. Willie Mays 1961.jpg
Willie Mays, namesake of the award since 2017; he himself never won the honor.

The award winner has traditionally received a new car. [5] Johnny Podres, the inaugural winner in 1955, received a Chevrolet Corvette. [6] The 1977 winner, Reggie Jackson, received a Ford Thunderbird, [7] while the 1983 winner, Rick Dempsey, received a Pontiac Firebird. [8] Frank Viola, the 1987 MVP, received a Volvo 740. [9]

Since 2004, General Motors had provided the vehicle. [10] [11] Examples include David Ortiz (2013 MVP) receiving a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado High Country, Ben Zobrist (2016 MVP) receiving a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible 50th Anniversary Edition, and Corey Seager (2020 MVP) receiving a 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Z71. [11]

A trophy has also been presented to the award winner since at least the late 1970s. In 1985, Major League Baseball (MLB) took over as the official award presenter from Sport magazine, [3] although for a few years, MLB and Sport each presented different trophies to the winner. [12] [9] Trophies given to award winners include:

Winners

Key
YearLinks to an article about the corresponding World Series
Other
awards		Player also won, in the same season:
ASG: All-Star Game MVP Award
CY: Cy Young Award
LCS: League Championship Series MVP Award
MVP: Major League Baseball MVP Award
†Inductee of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
‡Player is still active in professional baseball
#Player was a rookie that season
§Member of losing team in the World Series
^Multiple award winners in the same World Series
(#)Number of times winning World Series MVP at that point (if more than one)
YearPlayerTeamPositionSelected statisticsOther
awards		Ref.
1955 Johnny Podres Brooklyn Dodgers Starting pitcher [22]
1956 Don Larsen New York Yankees Starting pitcher [23] [24]
1957 Lew Burdette Milwaukee Braves Starting pitcher [25]
1958 Bob Turley New York Yankees Pitcher
  • 2–1 record and 1 save over 4 appearances (2 starts); 1 shutout
  • 5 earned runs allowed over 16+1⁄3 innings pitched
  • 13 strikeouts
CY [26]
1959 Larry Sherry # Los Angeles Dodgers Relief pitcher [27]
1960 Bobby Richardson New York Yankees § Second baseman [28]
1961 Whitey Ford † New York Yankees Starting pitcher CY [29]
1962 Ralph Terry New York Yankees Starting pitcher [30]
1963 Sandy Koufax † Los Angeles Dodgers Starting pitcher
  • CY
  • MVP
 [31]
1964 Bob Gibson † St. Louis Cardinals Starting pitcher [32]
1965 Sandy Koufax † (2) Los Angeles Dodgers Starting pitcher CY [33]
1966 Frank Robinson † Baltimore Orioles Outfielder MVP [34]
1967 Bob Gibson † (2) St. Louis Cardinals Starting pitcher [35]
1968 Mickey Lolich Detroit Tigers Starting pitcher [36]
1969 Donn Clendenon New York Mets First baseman [37]
1970 Brooks Robinson † Baltimore Orioles Third baseman [38]
1971 Roberto Clemente † Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder [39]
1972 Gene Tenace Oakland Athletics Catcher [40]
1973 Reggie Jackson † Oakland Athletics Outfielder MVP [41]
1974 Rollie Fingers † Oakland Athletics Relief pitcher [42]
1975 Pete Rose Cincinnati Reds Third baseman [43]
1976 Johnny Bench † Cincinnati Reds Catcher [44]
1977 Reggie Jackson † (2) New York Yankees Outfielder [45]
1978 Bucky Dent New York Yankees Shortstop [46]
1979 Willie Stargell † Pittsburgh Pirates First baseman
  • LCS
  • MVP
 [47]
1980 Mike Schmidt † Philadelphia Phillies Third baseman MVP [48]
1981^ Ron Cey Los Angeles Dodgers Third baseman [49]
Pedro Guerrero Outfielder [49]
Steve Yeager Catcher [49]
1982 Darrell Porter St. Louis Cardinals Catcher LCS [50]
1983 Rick Dempsey Baltimore Orioles Catcher [51]
1984 Alan Trammell † Detroit Tigers Shortstop [52]
1985 Bret Saberhagen Kansas City Royals Starting pitcher CY [53]
1986 Ray Knight New York Mets Third baseman [54]
1987 Frank Viola Minnesota Twins Starting pitcher [55]
1988 Orel Hershiser Los Angeles Dodgers Starting pitcher
  • CY
  • LCS
 [56]
1989 Dave Stewart Oakland Athletics Starting pitcher [57]
1990 José Rijo Cincinnati Reds Starting pitcher [58]
1991 Jack Morris † Minnesota Twins Starting pitcher [59]
1992 Pat Borders Toronto Blue Jays Catcher [60]
1993 Paul Molitor † Toronto Blue Jays Designated hitter,
first baseman,
third baseman 		[61]
1994 Series canceled due to player's strike
1995 Tom Glavine † Atlanta Braves Starting pitcher [62]
1996 John Wetteland New York Yankees Relief pitcher [63]
1997 Liván Hernández # Florida Marlins Starting pitcher LCS [64] [65]
1998 Scott Brosius New York Yankees Third baseman [66]
1999 Mariano Rivera † New York Yankees Relief pitcher [67] [68]
2000 Derek Jeter † New York Yankees Shortstop ASG [69] [70]
2001^ Randy Johnson † Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher CY [71] [72]
Curt Schilling Starting pitcher [71] [73]
2002 Troy Glaus Anaheim Angels Third baseman [74] [75]
2003 Josh Beckett Florida Marlins Starting pitcher [76] [77]
2004 Manny Ramirez Boston Red Sox Outfielder [78] [79]
2005 Jermaine Dye Chicago White Sox Outfielder [80] [81]
2006 David Eckstein St. Louis Cardinals Shortstop [82] [83]
2007 Mike Lowell Boston Red Sox Third baseman [84] [85]
2008 Cole Hamels Philadelphia Phillies Starting pitcher LCS [86] [87]
2009 Hideki Matsui New York Yankees Designated hitter [88] [89]
2010 Edgar Rentería San Francisco Giants Shortstop [90] [91]
2011 David Freese St. Louis Cardinals Third baseman LCS [92] [93]
2012 Pablo Sandoval San Francisco Giants Third baseman [94] [95]
2013 David Ortiz † Boston Red Sox Designated hitter [96] [97]
2014 Madison Bumgarner San Francisco Giants Starting pitcher LCS [98] [99]
2015 Salvador Pérez ‡ Kansas City Royals Catcher [100]
2016 Ben Zobrist Chicago Cubs Outfielder [101]
2017 George Springer ‡ Houston Astros Outfielder [102]
2018 Steve Pearce Boston Red Sox First baseman [103]
2019 Stephen Strasburg Washington Nationals Starting pitcher [104]
2020 Corey Seager ‡ Los Angeles Dodgers Shortstop LCS [105]
2021 Jorge Soler ‡ Atlanta Braves Outfielder, designated hitter [106]
2022 Jeremy Peña #‡ Houston Astros Shortstop LCS [107]
2023 Corey Seager ‡ (2) Texas Rangers Shortstop [108]
2024 Freddie Freeman ‡ Los Angeles Dodgers First baseman [109]

Winners by team and by position

Bobby Richardson, the only second baseman to have won the award Bobby Richardson 1963.JPG
Bobby Richardson, the only second baseman to have won the award

From 1955 through 2024, a total of 70 seasons, there have been 69 editions of the World Series played – there was no World Series in 1994. In 67 editions, a single MVP was named; in 1981, three MVPs were named; and in 2001, two MVPs were named. Thus, there have been a total of 72 MVPs.

The position at which players have won the most MVPs is pitcher, 29 times. Four of those winners were exclusively relief pitchers, the most recent being Mariano Rivera in 1999. Twelve of the first 14 MVPs were pitchers. From 1969 through 1986, the prevalence of pitcher MVPs declined, as only two pitchers won the award during this period. From 1987 through 1991, all of the MVPs were pitchers. Since 1995, 29 years ago, pitchers have won the award nine times, the most recent being Stephen Strasburg in 2019.

The most uncommon position for an MVP is second baseman, with only Bobby Richardson in 1960 winning at the position. Richardson is also the only MVP to be named from a losing World Series team.

Of the 30 current MLB franchises, 24 have had at least one MVP. The six that have not are the Cleveland Guardians, Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, and Tampa Bay Rays. Of those six franchises, five have never won a World Series, and Cleveland last won in 1948, prior to the MVP award being established.

Notable accomplishments

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Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson, and Corey Seager are the only players who have been named World Series MVP multiple times; each won the award twice.

Four players have won the award twice: Sandy Koufax (1963, 1965), Bob Gibson (1964, 1967), Reggie Jackson (1973, 1977), and Corey Seager (2020, 2023). Jackson and Seager are the only players to have won the award with two different teams, while Seager is the first player to win the award in both leagues. [110]

A total of 12 players born outside of the United States have been named World Series MVP, with Pedro Guerrero, a native of the Dominican Republic, being the first to win it in 1981. Of players born outside the U.S., the Dominican Republic has produced the most World Series MVP winners, with five. Venezuela and Cuba have produced two each, and Japan, Colombia, and Panama have each produced one. California-born Freddie Freeman, the 2024 MVP, holds dual citizenship in both the U.S. and Canada. [111]

Pitchers

Position players

Other awards

Willie Stargell was named MLB MVP, LCS MVP, and World Series MVP in 1979. Willie Stargell - Pittsburgh Pirates - 1966.jpg
Willie Stargell was named MLB MVP, LCS MVP, and World Series MVP in 1979.

Six pitchers have won the Cy Young Award and the World Series MVP in the same season: Bob Turley (1958), Whitey Ford (1961), Koufax (1963, 1965), Bret Saberhagen (1985), Orel Hershiser (1988), and Johnson (2001). The Cy Young Award was initiated in 1956, as one award for all of MLB; it has been awarded in both leagues since 1967. [124]

Nine players have been named both a League Championship Series MVP and the World Series MVP in the same postseason: Willie Stargell (1979), Darrell Porter (1982), Orel Hershiser (1988), Liván Hernández (1997), Cole Hamels (2008), David Freese (2011), Madison Bumgarner (2014), Corey Seager (2020), and Jeremy Peña (2022). The LCS MVP was first awarded in 1977 for the National League and in 1980 for the American League. [125]

To date, only one World Series MVP has also won the Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award in the same season: Derek Jeter in 2000. An All-Star Game MVP has been named since 1962. [126]

Five players have received both a Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award and the World Series MVP Award in the same season: Sandy Koufax (1963), Frank Robinson (1966), Reggie Jackson (1973), Willie Stargell (1979), and Mike Schmidt (1980). The MLB MVP has been awarded to a player in each league since 1931. [127]

Three players have won a World Series MVP plus two of the above awards in the same season:

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