# Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player Award

The Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual award given to the best player in Minor League Baseball's Pacific Coast League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. From 1932 to 1947, the award was voted upon by writers from The Sporting News. Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well. Though the league was established in 1903, the award was not created until 1927. No MVP was selected from 1928 to 1931. In 1948, Charlie Graham donated a plaque, which was named in his honor, to be awarded annually to the league's MVP. The award was suspended for six seasons in the 1970s (1973, 1975–1979). After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the league was known as the Triple-A West in 2021 before reverting to the Pacific Coast League name in 2022.
Twenty-nine outfielders have won the MVP Award, the most of any position. First basemen, with 20 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by third basemen (11) and second basemen and shortstops (4). Eleven pitchers and eight catchers have won the award.
Ten players who have won the MVP Award also won the Pacific Coast League Top MLB Prospect Award (formerly the Rookie of the Year Award) in the same season: Willie Davis (1960), Billy Cowan (1963), Denny Doyle (1969), Robb Quinlan (2002), Adam Eaton (2012), Chris Owings (2013), Joc Pederson (2014), Joshua Fuentes (2018), Ty France (2019), and Michael Busch (2023). The Pacific Coast League sporadically issued a Pitcher of the Year Award from 1957 to 1974 and continuously since 2001. No pitcher has won both awards. Three players have won the MVP Award on multiple occasions. Steve Bilko, who won for three consecutive years from 1955 to 1957, has the most wins. Sandy Alomar Jr. (1988 and 1989) and Les Scarsella (1944 and 1946) both won the award twice.
Seven players from the Las Vegas Aviators and Los Angeles Angels have each been selected for the MVP Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Albuquerque Dukes and San Diego Padres (6); the Hollywood Stars and Sacramento River Cats (5); the Oakland Oaks, Reno Aces, San Francisco Seals, and Spokane Indians (4); the Calgary Cannons, Oklahoma City Comets, Seattle Rainiers, and Tucson Sidewinders (3); the Albuquerque Isotopes, Edmonton Trappers, El Paso Chihuahuas, Fresno Grizzlies, Iowa Cubs, Phoenix Firebirds, Sacramento Solons, Salt Lake City Bees, and Tacoma Rainiers (2); and the Eugene Emeralds, Indianapolis Indians, Omaha Royals, Salt Lake Bees, and Tulsa Oilers (1).
Fourteen players from the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the award, more than any other, followed by the Chicago Cubs organization (9); the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants organizations (6); the Arizona Diamondbacks organization (5); the Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, and Seattle Mariners organizations (4); the Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals organizations (3); the Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (2); and the Cleveland Guardians, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, and New York Yankees organizations (1). Twelve award winners played for teams that were not affiliated with any MLB organization.

## Winners

Key :
| Position | Indicates the player's primary position |
| (#) | Number of wins by players who won the award multiple times |
Winners :
| Year | Winner | Team | Organization | Position |
| 1927 | Lefty O'Doul | San Francisco Seals | — | Outfielder |
| 1928 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1929 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1930 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1931 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1932 | Jigger Statz | Los Angeles Angels | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder |
| 1933 | Bobo Newsom | Los Angeles Angels | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher |
| 1934 | Frank Demaree | Los Angeles Angels | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder |
| 1935 | Joe DiMaggio | San Francisco Seals | — | Outfielder |
| 1936 | Willie Ludolph | Oakland Oaks | New York Yankees | Pitcher |
| 1937 | Art Garibaldi | Sacramento Solons | St. Louis Cardinals | Third baseman |
| 1938 | Fred Hutchinson | Seattle Rainiers | — | Pitcher |
| 1939 | Dom DiMaggio | San Francisco Seals | — | Outfielder |
| 1940 | George Archie | Seattle Rainiers | — | First baseman |
| 1941 | Yank Terry | San Diego Padres | — | Pitcher |
| 1942 | Ray Mueller | Sacramento Solons | St. Louis Cardinals | Catcher |
| 1943 | Andy Pafko | Los Angeles Angels | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder |
| 1944 | Les Scarsella (1) | Oakland Oaks | — | Outfielder |
| 1945 | Bob Joyce | San Francisco Seals | New York Giants | Pitcher |
| 1946 | Les Scarsella (2) | Oakland Oaks | — | First baseman |
| 1947 | Tony Lupien | Hollywood Stars | Chicago White Sox | First baseman |
| 1948 | Jack Graham | San Diego Padres | — | Outfielder |
| 1949 | Irv Noren | Hollywood Stars | Brooklyn Dodgers | Outfielder |
| 1950 | Catfish Metkovich | Oakland Oaks | — | Outfielder |
| 1951 | Jim Rivera | Seattle Rainiers | — | Outfielder |
| 1952 | Johnny Lindell | Hollywood Stars | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher |
| 1953 | Dale Long | Hollywood Stars | — | First baseman |
| 1954 | Jack Phillips | Hollywood Stars | Pittsburgh Pirates | Third baseman |
| 1955 | Steve Bilko (1) | Los Angeles Angels | Chicago Cubs | First baseman |
| 1956 | Steve Bilko (1) | Los Angeles Angels | Chicago Cubs | First baseman |
| 1957 | Steve Bilko (1) | Los Angeles Angels | Brooklyn Dodgers | First baseman |
| 1958 | Earl Averill Jr. | San Diego Padres | Cleveland Indians | Outfielder |
| 1959 | Dick Hall | Salt Lake City Bees | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher |
| 1960 | Willie Davis | Spokane Indians | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder |
| 1961 | Dick Phillips | Tacoma Giants | San Francisco Giants | First baseman |
| 1962 | Jesse Gonder | San Diego Padres | Cincinnati Reds | Catcher |
| 1963 | Billy Cowan | Salt Lake City Bees | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder |
| 1964 | Tony Pérez | San Diego Padres | Cincinnati Reds | First baseman |
| 1965 | Dave Roberts | Oklahoma City 89ers | Houston Astros | Outfielder |
| 1966 | Duane Josephson | Indianapolis Indians | Chicago White Sox | Catcher |
| 1967 | Rick Joseph | San Diego Padres | Philadelphia Phillies | Third baseman |
| 1968 | Jim Hicks | Tulsa Oilers | St. Louis Cardinals | Outfielder |
| 1969 | Denny Doyle | Eugene Emeralds | Philadelphia Phillies | Second baseman |
| 1970 | Bobby Valentine | Spokane Indians | Los Angeles Dodgers | Shortstop |
| 1971 | Tommy Hutton | Spokane Indians | Los Angeles Dodgers | First baseman |
| 1972 | Tom Paciorek | Albuquerque Dukes | Los Angeles Dodgers | First baseman |
| 1973 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1974 | Tom Robson | Spokane Indians | Texas Rangers | Outfielder |
| 1975 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1976 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1977 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1978 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1979 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1980 | Dennis Lewallyn | Albuquerque Dukes | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher |
| 1981 | Mike Marshall | Albuquerque Dukes | Los Angeles Dodgers | First baseman |
| 1982 | Ron Kittle | Edmonton Trappers | Chicago White Sox | Outfielder |
| 1983 | Kevin McReynolds | Las Vegas Stars | San Diego Padres | Outfielder |
| 1984 | Alejandro Sánchez | Phoenix Giants | San Francisco Giants | Outfielder |
| 1985 | Danny Tartabull | Calgary Cannons | Seattle Mariners | Shortstop |
| 1986 | Tim Pyznarski | Las Vegas Stars | San Diego Padres | First baseman |
| 1987 | Mike Campbell | Calgary Cannons | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher |
| 1988 | Sandy Alomar Jr. (1) | Las Vegas Stars | San Diego Padres | Catcher |
| 1989 | Sandy Alomar Jr. (2) | Las Vegas Stars | San Diego Padres | Catcher |
| 1990 | José Offerman | Albuquerque Dukes | Los Angeles Dodgers | Shortstop |
| 1991 | Tino Martinez | Calgary Cannons | Seattle Mariners | First baseman |
| 1992 | Tim Salmon | Edmonton Trappers | California Angels | Outfielder |
| 1993 | James Mouton | Tucson Toros | Houston Astros | Second baseman |
| 1994 | Billy Ashley | Albuquerque Dukes | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder |
| 1995 | Donne Wall | Tucson Toros | Houston Astros | Pitcher |
| 1996 | Steve Mintz | Phoenix Firebirds | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher |
| 1997 | Paul Konerko | Albuquerque Dukes | Los Angeles Dodgers | Third baseman |
| 1998 | Chris Hatcher | Omaha Royals | Kansas City Royals | Outfielder |
| 1999 | Calvin Murray | Fresno Grizzlies | San Francisco Giants | Outfielder |
| 2000 | José Ortiz | Sacramento River Cats | Oakland Athletics | Second baseman |
| 2001 | Phil Hiatt | Las Vegas 51s | Los Angeles Dodgers | Third baseman |
| 2002 | Robb Quinlan | Salt Lake Stingers | Anaheim Angels | Outfielder |
| 2003 | Graham Koonce | Sacramento River Cats | Oakland Athletics | First baseman |
| 2004 | Dan Johnson | Sacramento River Cats | Oakland Athletics | First baseman |
| 2005 | Andy Green | Tucson Sidewinders | Arizona Diamondbacks | Second baseman |
| 2006 | Scott McClain | Sacramento River Cats | Oakland Athletics | Third baseman |
| 2007 | Geovany Soto | Iowa Cubs | Chicago Cubs | Catcher |
| 2008 | Nelson Cruz | Oklahoma RedHawks | Texas Rangers | Outfielder |
| 2009 | Randy Ruiz | Las Vegas 51s | Toronto Blue Jays | First baseman |
| 2010 | J. P. Arencibia | Las Vegas 51s | Toronto Blue Jays | Catcher |
| 2011 | Bryan LaHair | Iowa Cubs | Chicago Cubs | First baseman |
| 2012 | Adam Eaton | Reno Aces | Arizona Diamondbacks | Outfielder |
| 2013 | Chris Owings | Reno Aces | Arizona Diamondbacks | Shortstop |
| 2014 | Joc Pederson | Albuquerque Isotopes | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder |
| 2015 | Matt Duffy | Fresno Grizzlies | Houston Astros | Third baseman |
| 2016 | Hunter Renfroe | El Paso Chihuahuas | San Diego Padres | Outfielder |
| 2017 | Christian Walker | Reno Aces | Arizona Diamondbacks | First baseman |
| 2018 | Joshua Fuentes | Albuquerque Isotopes | Colorado Rockies | Third baseman |
| 2019 | Ty France | El Paso Chihuahuas | San Diego Padres | Third baseman |
| 2020 | None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) |
| 2021 | José Marmolejos | Tacoma Rainiers | Seattle Mariners | First baseman |
| 2022 | David Villar | Sacramento River Cats | San Francisco Giants | Third baseman |
| 2023 | Michael Busch | Oklahoma City Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers | Third baseman |
| 2024 | Adrian Del Castillo | Reno Aces | Arizona Diamondbacks | Catcher |

## Wins by team

Active Pacific Coast League teams appear in bold.
| Team | Award(s) | Year(s) |
| Las Vegas Aviators (Las Vegas Stars/51s) | 7 | 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2001, 2009, 2010 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 7 | 1932, 1933, 1934, 1943, 1955, 1956, 1957 |
| Albuquerque Dukes | 6 | 1972, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1997 |
| San Diego Padres | 6 | 1941, 1948, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1967 |
| Hollywood Stars | 5 | 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954 |
| Sacramento River Cats | 5 | 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2022 |
| Oakland Oaks | 4 | 1936, 1944, 1946, 1950 |
| Reno Aces | 4 | 2012, 2013, 2017, 2024 |
| San Francisco Seals | 4 | 1927, 1935, 1939, 1945 |
| Spokane Indians | 4 | 1960, 1970, 1971, 1974 |
| Calgary Cannons | 3 | 1985, 1987, 1991 |
| Oklahoma City Comets (Oklahoma City 89ers/Dodgers/Oklahoma RedHawks) | 3 | 1965, 2008, 2023 |
| Seattle Rainiers | 3 | 1938, 1940, 1951 |
| Tucson Sidewinders (Tucson Toros) | 3 | 1993, 1995, 2005 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes | 2 | 2014, 2018 |
| Edmonton Trappers | 2 | 1982, 1992 |
| El Paso Chihuahuas | 2 | 2016, 2019 |
| Fresno Grizzlies | 2 | 1999, 2015 |
| Iowa Cubs | 2 | 2007, 2011 |
| Phoenix Firebirds (Phoenix Giants) | 2 | 1984, 1996 |
| Sacramento Solons | 2 | 1937, 1942 |
| Salt Lake City Bees | 2 | 1959, 1963 |
| Tacoma Rainiers (Tacoma Giants) | 2 | 1961, 2021 |
| Eugene Emeralds | 1 | 1969 |
| Indianapolis Indians | 1 | 1966 |
| Omaha Royals | 1 | 1998 |
| Salt Lake Bees (Salt Lake Stingers) | 1 | 2002 |
| Tulsa Oilers | 1 | 1968 |

## Wins by organization

Active Pacific Coast League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.
| Organization | Award(s) | Year(s) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers (Brooklyn Dodgers) | 14 | 1949, 1957, 1960, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2014, 2023 |
| Chicago Cubs | 9 | 1932, 1933, 1934, 1943, 1955, 1956, 1963, 2007, 2011 |
| San Diego Padres | 6 | 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2016, 2019 |
| San Francisco Giants (New York Giants) | 6 | 1945, 1961, 1984, 1996, 1999, 2022 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 5 | 2005, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2024 |
| Houston Astros | 4 | 1965, 1993, 1995, 2015 |
| Oakland Athletics | 4 | 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006 |
| Seattle Mariners | 4 | 1985, 1987, 1991, 2021 |
| Chicago White Sox | 3 | 1947, 1966, 1982 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 1952, 1954, 1959 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 1937, 1942, 1968 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 1962, 1964 |
| Los Angeles Angels (California/Anaheim Angels) | 2 | 1992, 2002 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 1967, 1969 |
| Texas Rangers | 2 | 1974, 2008 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 2 | 2009, 2010 |
| Cleveland Guardians (Cleveland Indians) | 1 | 1958 |
| Colorado Rockies | 1 | 2018 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 1998 |
| New York Yankees | 1 | 1936 |