Sid Mercer / Dick Young

“New York Player of the Year” Award


Presented to the best player on either the Yankees or Mets


Past Winners

2023 Gerrit Cole

2022 Aaron Judge

2021 Aaron Judge

2020 D.J. LeMahieu

2019 D.J. LeMahieu

2018 Jacob deGrom

2017 Aaron Judge

2016 Noah Syndergaard

2015 Curtis Granderson

2014 Delin Betances

2013 Miguel Cabrera

2012 Miguel Cabrera

2011 Jose Bautista

2010 Josh Hamilton

2009 Joe Mauer

2008 Brad Lidge

2007 Alex Rodriguez

2006 Ryan Howard

2005 Alex Rodriguez

2004 Barry Bonds

2003 Barry Bonds

2002 Alex Rodriguez

2001 Barry Bonds

2000 Carlos Delgado

1999 Pedro Martinez

1998 Mark McGwire

1997 Larry Walker

1996 Alex Rodriguez

1995 Randy Johnson

1994 Jeff Bagwell

1993 Barry Bonds

1992 Barry Bonds

1991 Cal Ripken

1990 Cecil Fielder

1989 Nolan Ryan

1988 Jose Canseco

1987 Andre Dawson

1986 Don Mattingly

1985 Don Mattingly, Dwight Gooden

1984 Don Mattingly

1983 Dan Quisenberry

1982 Robin Yount

1981 Mike Schmidt

1980 George Brett

1979 George Brett

1978 Ron Guidrey

1977 Rod Carew, George Foster

1976 Mark Fidrych

1975 Joe Morgan

1974 Lou Brock

1973 Reggie Jackson

1972 Steve Carlton

1971 Joe Torre

1970 Johnny Bench

1969 Tom Seaver

1968 Denny McLain

1967 Carl Yastrzemski

1966 Frank Robinson

1965 Sandy Kaufax

1964 Brooks Robinson

1963 Sandy Kaufax

1962 Maury Wills

1961 Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle

1960 Warren Spahn

1959 Nellie Fox

1958 Bob Turley

1957 Ted Williams

1956 Mickey Mantle

1955 Duke Snider

1954 Willie Mays

1953 Roy Campanella

1952 Pee Wee Reese

1951 Allie Reynolds

1950 Ed Stankey

1949 Phil Rizzuto

1948 Lou Boudreau

1947 John Mize

1946 Stan Musial

1945 George Stirnweiss

1944 Dixie Walker

1943 Bill Dickey

1942 Ted Wiliams

1941 Joe DiMaggio

1940 Bob Feller

1939 Bucky Walters

1938 Jimmie Foxx

1937 Tony Lazzeri

1936 Joe DiMaggio

1935 Hank Greemburg

1934 Dizzy Dean

1933 Carl Hubbell

1932 Herb Pennock

1931 Lou Gehrig

1930 Bill Terry