World Series MVP winners: Full list

The 2023 MLB season will conclude with the World Series, beginning on Oct. 27. Let’s take a look at all of the players who won World Series MVP.

The 2023 MLB season is near its conclusion. In a matter of days as of this writing, postseason contending teams will look to make additions to bolster their rosters, in hopes of winning the World Series. There will only be 12 spots available — six in the American League and six in the National League. From there the winners in each league will compete for the Commissioner’s Trophy.

Last year, the Houston Astros won their second World Series title after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. As is the case every year, a Most Valuable Player in the World Series is determined. In 2022, Astros rookie shortstop Jeremy Pena won the Willie Mays World Series MVP after recording a .400 batting average, a .423 on-base percentage, a .600 slugging percentage, one home run, three RBI, five runs, and 10 hits. Pena became the first rookie position player to win the award.

Whoever walks away with the award will join a prestigious list of players who also have this attached to their resumes. Here’s who won the World Series MVP since its inception in 1955.

World Series MVP winners: Full list

• 1955: Johnny Podres, Brooklyn Dodgers
• 1956: Don Larsen, New York Yankees
• 1957: Lew Burdette, Milwaukee Braves
• 1958: Bob Turley, New York Yankees
• 1959: Larry Sherry, Los Angeles Dodgers
• 1960: Bobby Richardson, New York Yankees
• 1961: Whitey Ford, New York Yankees
• 1962: Ralph Terry, New York Yankees
• 1963: Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers
• 1964: Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals
• 1965: Sandy Koufax (2), Los Angeles Dodgers
• 1966: Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles
• 1967: Bob Gibson (2), St. Louis Cardinals
• 1968: Mickey Lolich, Detroit Tigers
• 1969: Donn Clendenon, New York Mets
• 1970: Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles
• 1971: Roberto Clemente, Pittsburgh Pirates
• 1972: Gene Tenace, Oakland Athletics
• 1973: Reggie Jackson, Oakland Athletics
• 1974: Rollie Fingers, Oakland Athletics
• 1975: Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds
• 1976: Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds
• 1977: Reggie Jackson (2), New York Yankees
• 1978: Bucky Dent, New York Yankees
• 1979: Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates
• 1980: Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Phillies
• 1981: Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero, and Steve Yeager, Los Angeles Dodgers
• 1982: Darrell Porter, St. Louis Cardinals
• 1983: Rick Dempsey, Baltimore Orioles
• 1984: Alan Trammell, Detroit Tigers
• 1985: Bret Saberhagen, Kansas City Royals
• 1986: Ray Knight, New York Mets
• 1987: Frank Viola, Minnesota Twins
• 1988: Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles Dodgers
• 1989: Dave Stewart, Oakland Athletics
• 1990: Jose Rijo, Cincinnati Reds
• 1991: Jack Morris, Minnesota Twins
• 1992: Pat Borders, Toronto Blue Jays
• 1993: Paul Molitor, Toronto Blue Jays
• 1994: NO WORLD SERIES HELD DUE TO STRIKE
• 1995: Tom Glavine, Atlanta Braves
• 1996: John Wetteland, New York Yankees
• 1997: Livan Hernandez, Florida Marlins
• 1998: Scott Brosius, New York Yankees
• 1999: Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
• 2000: Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
• 2001: Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, Arizona Diamondbacks
• 2002: Troy Glaus, Anaheim Angels
• 2003: Josh Beckett, Florida Marlins
• 2004: Manny Ramirez, Boston Red Sox
• 2005: Jermaine Dye, Chicago White Sox
• 2006: David Eckstein, St. Louis Cardinals
• 2007: Mike Lowell, Boston Red Sox
• 2008: Cole Hamels, Philadelphia Phillies
• 2009: Hideki Matsui, New York Yankees
• 2010: Edgar Renteria, San Francisco Giants
• 2011: David Freese, St. Louis Cardinals
• 2012: Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants
• 2013: David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox
• 2014: Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants
• 2015: Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals
• 2016: Ben Zobrist, Chicago Cubs
• 2017: George Springer, Houston Astros
• 2018: Steve Pearce, Boston Red Sox
• 2019: Stephen Strasburgh, Washington Nationals
• 2020: Corey Seager, Los Angeles Dodgers
• 2021: Jorge Soler, Atlanta Braves
• 2022: Jeremy Pena, Houston Astros

There are only three players who were able to win the World Series MVP award, and they were Sandy Koufax with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1963, 1965), Bob Gibson with the St. Louis Cardinals (1964, 1967), and Reggie Jackson with the Oakland Athletics (1973) and the New York Yankees (1977).

Just twice in the World Series has multiple shared the MVP award. The first occurred back in 1981, when Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero, and Steve Yeager did so after helping the Dodgers defeat the Yankees in six games. The most recent was in 2001 when the starting pitching duo of Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling shared the award after helping the Arizona Diamondbacks win the World Series in seven games over the Yankees.

Bobby Richardson is also the only player to have won World Series MVP despite being on the losing team. Richardson slashed .367/.387/.667 while recording one home run, eight runs, 12 RBI, and 11 hits in seven games for the Yankees. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Yankees in seven games.