American League
| Year | Player | Team |
| 2006 | JustinVerlander | Detroit |
| 2005 | HustonStreet | Oakland |
| 2004 | BobbyCrosby | Oakland |
| 2003 | AngelBerroa | Kansas City |
| 2002 | EricHinske | Toronto |
| 2001 | IchiroSuzuki | Seattle |
| 2000 | KazuhiroSasaki | Seattle |
| 1999 | CarlosBeltran | Kansas City |
| 1998 | BenGrieve | Oakland |
| 1997 | NomarGarciaparra | Boston |
| 1996 | DerekJeter | New York |
| 1995 | MartyCordova | Minnesota |
| 1994 | BobHamelin | Kansas City |
| 1993 | TimSalmon | California |
| 1992 | PatListach | Milwaukee |
| 1991 | ChuckKnoblauch | Minnesota |
| 1990 | SandyAlomarJr | Cleveland |
| 1989 | GreggOlson | Baltimore |
| 1988 | WaltWeiss | Oakland |
| 1987 | MarkMcGwire | Oakland |
| 1986 | JoseCanseco | Oakland |
| 1985 | OzzieGuillen | Chicago |
| 1984 | AlvinDavis | Seattle |
| 1983 | RonKittle | Chicago |
| 1982 | CalRipkenJr | Baltimore |
| 1981 | DaveRighetti | New York |
| 1980 | JoeCharboneau | Cleveland |
| 1979 | JohnCastino | Minnesota |
| 1979 | AlfredoGriffin | Toronto |
| 1978 | LouWhitaker | Detroit |
| 1977 | EddieMurray | Baltimore |
| 1976 | MarkFidrych | Detroit |
| 1975 | FredLynn | Boston |
| 1974 | MikeHargrove | Texas |
| 1973 | AlBumbry | Baltimore |
| 1972 | CarltonFisk | Boston |
| 1971 | ChrisChambliss | Cleveland |
| 1970 | ThurmanMunson | New York |
| 1969 | LouPiniella | Kansas City |
| 1968 | StanBahnsen | New York |
| 1967 | RodCarew | Minnesota |
| 1966 | TommieAgee | Chicago |
| 1965 | CurtBlefary | Baltimore |
| 1964 | TonyOliva | Minnesota |
| 1963 | GaryPeters | Chicago |
| 1962 | TomTresh | New York |
| 1961 | DonSchwall | Boston |
| 1960 | RonHansen | Baltimore |
| 1959 | BobAllison | Washington |
| 1958 | AlbiePearson | Washington |
| 1957 | TonyKubek | New York |
| 1956 | LuisAparicio | Chicago |
| 1955 | HerbScore | Cleveland |
| 1954 | BobGrim | New York |
| 1953 | HarveyKuenn | Detroit |
| 1952 | HarryByrd | Philadelphia A's |
| 1951 | GilMcDougald | New York |
| 1950 | WaltDropo | Boston |
| 1949 | RoySievers | St. Louis Browns |
National League
| Year | Player | League |
| 2006 | HanleyRamirez | Florida |
| 2005 | RyanHoward | Philadelphia |
| 2004 | JasonBay | Pittsburgh |
| 2003 | DontrelleWillis | Florida |
| 2002 | JasonJennings | Colorado |
| 2001 | AlbertPujols | St. Louis |
| 2000 | RafaelFurcal | Atlanta |
| 1999 | ScottWilliamson | Cincinnati |
| 1998 | KerryWood | Chicago |
| 1997 | ScottRolen | Philadelphia |
| 1996 | ToddHollandsworth | Los Angeles |
| 1995 | HideoNomo | Los Angeles |
| 1994 | RaulMondesi | Los Angeles |
| 1993 | MikePiazza | Los Angeles |
| 1992 | EricKarros | Los Angeles |
| 1991 | JeffBagwell | Houston |
| 1990 | DaveJustice | Atlanta |
| 1989 | JeromeWalton | Chicago |
| 1988 | ChrisSabo | Cincinnati |
| 1987 | BenitoSantiago | San Diego |
| 1986 | ToddWorrell | St. Louis |
| 1985 | VinceColeman | St. Louis |
| 1984 | DwightGooden | New York |
| 1983 | DarrylStrawberry | New York |
| 1982 | SteveSax | Los Angeles |
| 1981 | FernandoValenzuela | Los Angeles |
| 1980 | SteveHowe | Los Angeles |
| 1979 | RickSutcliffe | Los Angeles |
| 1978 | BobHorner | Atlanta |
| 1977 | AndreDawson | Montreal |
| 1976 | ButchMetzger | San Diego |
| 1976 | PatZachry | Cincinnati |
| 1975 | JohnMontefusco | San Francisco |
| 1974 | BakeMcBride | St. Louis |
| 1973 | GaryMatthews | San Francisco |
| 1972 | JonMatlack | New York |
| 1971 | EarlWilliams | Atlanta |
| 1970 | CarlMorton | Montreal |
| 1969 | TedSizemore | Los Angeles |
| 1968 | JohnnyBench | Cincinnati |
| 1967 | TomSeaver | New York |
| 1966 | TommyHelms | Cincinnati |
| 1965 | JimLefebvre | Los Angeles |
| 1964 | RichieAllen | Philadelphia |
| 1963 | PeteRose | Cincinnati |
| 1962 | Ke|Hubbs | Chicago |
| 1961 | BillyWilliams | Chicago |
| 1960 | FrankHoward | Los Angeles |
| 1959 | WillieMcCovey | San Francisco |
| 1958 | OrlandoCepeda | San Francisco |
| 1957 | JackSanford | Philadelphia |
| 1956 | FrankRobinson | Cincinnati |
| 1955 | BillVirdon | St. Louis |
| 1954 | WallyMoon | St. Louis |
| 1953 | JimGilliam | Brooklyn |
| 1952 | Joe|Black | Brooklyn |
| 1951 | WillieMays | New York Giants |
| 1950 | SamJethroe | Boston |
| 1949 | DonNewcombe | Brooklyn |
One award for both leagues
| Year | Player | Team |
| 1948 | AlvinDark | Boston (NL) |
| 1947 | JackieRobinson | Brooklyn (NL) |