# Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Year

The Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Year is a baseball award given to the Atlantic Coast Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1969 season, with both pitchers and position players eligible. After the 2005 season, the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year award was created to honor the most outstanding pitcher.

## Key

| * | Awarded a national Player of the Year award: the Dick Howser Trophy or the Golden Spikes Award |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the Player of the Year award at that point |

## Winners

| Season | Player | School | Position |
| 1969 | Chris Cammack | NC State | Third baseman |
| 1970 | Eddie Hill | North Carolina | First baseman |
| 1971 | Mike Caldwell | NC State | Pitcher |
| 1972 | Bob Grossman | Maryland | Pitcher |
| 1973 | Craig White | Clemson | Outfielder |
| 1974 | Steve Cline | Clemson | Pitcher |
| 1975 | Denny Walling | Clemson | Outfielder |
| 1976 | Chuck Porter | Clemson | Pitcher |
| 1977 | Kenny Baker | Wake Forest | Outfielder |
| 1978 | Greg Norris | North Carolina | Pitcher |
| 1979 | Jim Atkinson | North Carolina | Third baseman |
| 1980 | Scott Bradley | North Carolina | Third baseman |
| 1981 | Brick Smith | Wake Forest | First baseman |
| 1982 | Bill Merrifield | Wake Forest | Shortstop |
| 1983 | Bill Merrifield (2) | Wake Forest | Shortstop |
| 1984 | Tracy Woodson | NC State | First baseman |
| 1985 | Jim McCollom | Clemson | First baseman |
| 1986 | Chuck Baldwin | Clemson | First baseman |
| 1987 | Riccardo Ingram | Georgia Tech | Outfielder |
| 1988 | Turtle Zaun | NC State | First baseman |
| 1989 | Brian Barnes | Clemson | Pitcher |
| 1990 | Brian Kowitz | Clemson | Pitcher |
| 1991 | Andy Bruce | Georgia Tech | Third baseman |
| 1992 | Derek Hacopian | Maryland | Outfielder |
| 1993 | Jason Varitek | Georgia Tech | Catcher |
| 1994 | Ryan Jackson | Duke | First baseman |
| 1995 | Shane Monahan | Clemson | Outfielder |
| 1996 | Kris Benson* | Clemson | Pitcher |
| 1997 | J. D. Drew* | Florida State | Outfielder |
| 1998 | Brian Roberts | North Carolina | Shortstop |
| 1999 | Marshall McDougall | Florida State | Second baseman |
| 2000 | Mark Teixeira* | Georgia Tech | Third baseman |
| 2001 | John-Ford Griffin | Florida State | Outfielder |
| 2002 | Khalil Greene* | Clemson | Shortstop |
| 2003 | Jamie D'Antona | Wake Forest | Third baseman |
| 2004 | Joe Koshansky | Virginia | Pitcher/First baseman |
| 2005 | Ryan Braun | Miami (FL) | Third baseman |
| 2006 | Sean Doolittle | Virginia | Pitcher/First baseman |
| 2007 | Tony Thomas, Jr. | Florida State | Second baseman |
| 2008 | Buster Posey* | Florida State | Catcher |
| 2009 | Dustin Ackley | North Carolina | First baseman |
| 2010 | Yasmani Grandal | Miami (FL) | Catcher |
| 2011 | Brad Miller | Clemson | Shortstop |
| 2012 | James Ramsey | Florida State | Outfielder |
| 2013 | Colin Moran | North Carolina | Third Base |
| 2014 | DJ Stewart | Florida State | Outfielder |
| 2015 | Will Craig | Wake Forest | Pitcher/First baseman |
| 2016 | Seth Beer* | Clemson | Outfielder/First baseman |
| 2017 | Brendan McKay* | Louisville | Pitcher/First baseman |
| 2018 | Joey Bart | Georgia Tech | Catcher |
| 2019 | Bobby Seymour | Wake Forest | First Baseman |
| 2021 | Matheu Nelson | Florida State | Catcher |
| 2022 | Max Wagner | Clemson | Third Baseman |
| 2023 | Kyle Teel | Virginia | Catcher |
| 2024 | James Tibbs III | Florida State | Outfielder |

## Winners by school

Note that because NCAA baseball is a spring sport, the year of joining the ACC is the calendar year before the first season of competition.
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
| Clemson (1953) | 14 | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2011, 2016, 2022 |
| Florida State (1991) | 9 | 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2024 |
| North Carolina (1953) | 7 | 1970, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1998, 2009, 2013 |
| Wake Forest (1953) | 7 | 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2003, 2015, 2019 |
| Georgia Tech (1978) | 5 | 1987, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2018 |
| NC State (1953) | 4 | 1969, 1971, 1984, 1988 |
| Virginia (1953) | 3 | 2004, 2006, 2023 |
| Miami (FL) (2004) | 2 | 2005, 2010 |
| Maryland (1953) | 2 | 1972, 1992 |
| Duke (1953) | 1 | 1994 |
| Louisville (2014) | 1 | 2017 |
| Boston College (2005) | 0 | — |
| Notre Dame (2013) | 0 | — |
| Pittsburgh (2013) | 0 | — |
| Virginia Tech (2004) | 0 | — |

## Footnotes

* $^a$ The University of Maryland left the ACC in 2014 to join the Big Ten Conference.