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.

Thirty-one 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, Oklahoma City Comets, Reno Aces, San Francisco Seals, and Spokane Indians (4); the Albuquerque Isotopes, Calgary Cannons, Seattle Rainiers, and Tucson Sidewinders (3); the 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).

Fifteen 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 Athletics, Houston Astros, and Seattle Mariners organizations (4); the Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals organizations (3); the Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (2); and the Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, and New York Yankees organizations (1). Twelve award winners played for teams that were not affiliated with any MLB organization.

Winners

+KeyPositionIndicates the player's primary positionNumber of wins by players who won the award multiple times

+WinnersYearWinnerTeamOrganizationPosition 1927San Francisco Seals—Outfielder19281929193019311932Los Angeles AngelsChicago CubsOutfielder1933Los Angeles AngelsChicago CubsPitcher1934Los Angeles AngelsChicago CubsOutfielder1935San Francisco Seals—Outfielder1936Oakland OaksNew York YankeesPitcher1937Sacramento SolonsSt. Louis CardinalsThird baseman1938Seattle Rainiers—Pitcher1939San Francisco Seals—Outfielder1940Seattle Rainiers—First baseman1941San Diego Padres—Pitcher1942Sacramento SolonsSt. Louis CardinalsCatcher1943Los Angeles AngelsChicago CubsOutfielder1944 Oakland Oaks—Outfielder1945San Francisco SealsNew York GiantsPitcher1946 Oakland Oaks—First baseman1947Hollywood StarsChicago White SoxFirst baseman1948San Diego Padres—Outfielder1949Hollywood StarsBrooklyn DodgersOutfielder1950Oakland Oaks—Outfielder1951Seattle Rainiers—Outfielder1952Hollywood StarsPittsburgh PiratesPitcher1953Hollywood Stars—First baseman1954Hollywood StarsPittsburgh PiratesThird baseman1955 Los Angeles AngelsChicago CubsFirst baseman1956 Los Angeles AngelsChicago CubsFirst baseman1957 Los Angeles AngelsBrooklyn DodgersFirst baseman1958San Diego PadresCleveland IndiansOutfielder1959Salt Lake City BeesPittsburgh PiratesPitcher1960Spokane IndiansLos Angeles DodgersOutfielder1961Tacoma GiantsSan Francisco GiantsFirst baseman1962San Diego PadresCincinnati RedsCatcher1963Salt Lake City BeesChicago CubsOutfielder1964San Diego PadresCincinnati RedsFirst baseman1965Oklahoma City 89ersHouston AstrosOutfielder1966Indianapolis IndiansChicago White SoxCatcher1967San Diego PadresPhiladelphia PhilliesThird baseman1968Tulsa OilersSt. Louis CardinalsOutfielder1969Eugene EmeraldsPhiladelphia PhilliesSecond baseman1970Spokane IndiansLos Angeles DodgersShortstop1971Spokane IndiansLos Angeles DodgersFirst baseman1972Albuquerque DukesLos Angeles DodgersFirst baseman19731974Spokane IndiansTexas RangersOutfielder197519761977197819791980Albuquerque DukesLos Angeles DodgersPitcher1981Albuquerque DukesLos Angeles DodgersFirst baseman1982Edmonton TrappersChicago White SoxOutfielder1983Las Vegas StarsSan Diego PadresOutfielder1984Phoenix GiantsSan Francisco GiantsOutfielder1985Calgary CannonsSeattle MarinersShortstop1986Las Vegas StarsSan Diego PadresFirst baseman1987Calgary CannonsSeattle MarinersPitcher1988 Las Vegas StarsSan Diego PadresCatcher1989 Las Vegas StarsSan Diego PadresCatcher1990Albuquerque DukesLos Angeles DodgersShortstop1991Calgary CannonsSeattle MarinersFirst baseman1992Edmonton TrappersCalifornia AngelsOutfielder1993Tucson TorosHouston AstrosSecond baseman1994Albuquerque DukesLos Angeles DodgersOutfielder1995Tucson TorosHouston AstrosPitcher1996Phoenix FirebirdsSan Francisco GiantsPitcher1997Albuquerque DukesLos Angeles DodgersThird baseman1998Omaha RoyalsKansas City RoyalsOutfielder1999Fresno GrizzliesSan Francisco GiantsOutfielder2000Sacramento River CatsOakland AthleticsSecond baseman2001Las Vegas 51sLos Angeles DodgersThird baseman2002Salt Lake StingersAnaheim AngelsOutfielder2003Sacramento River CatsOakland AthleticsFirst baseman2004Sacramento River CatsOakland AthleticsFirst baseman2005Tucson SidewindersArizona DiamondbacksSecond baseman2006Sacramento River CatsOakland AthleticsThird baseman2007Iowa CubsChicago CubsCatcher2008Oklahoma RedHawksTexas RangersOutfielder2009Las Vegas 51sToronto Blue JaysFirst baseman2010Las Vegas 51sToronto Blue JaysCatcher2011Iowa CubsChicago CubsFirst baseman2012Reno AcesArizona DiamondbacksOutfielder2013Reno AcesArizona DiamondbacksShortstop2014Albuquerque IsotopesLos Angeles DodgersOutfielder2015Fresno GrizzliesHouston AstrosThird baseman2016El Paso ChihuahuasSan Diego PadresOutfielder2017Reno AcesArizona DiamondbacksFirst baseman2018Albuquerque IsotopesColorado RockiesThird baseman2019El Paso ChihuahuasSan Diego PadresThird baseman2020 2021Tacoma RainiersSeattle MarinersFirst baseman2022Sacramento River CatsSan Francisco GiantsThird baseman2023Oklahoma City DodgersLos Angeles DodgersThird baseman2024Reno AcesArizona DiamondbacksCatcher2025Oklahoma City CometsLos Angeles DodgersOutfielder2026Albuquerque IsotopesColorado RockiesOutfielder

Wins by team

Active Pacific Coast League teams appear in bold.

Team Award(s) Year(s)Las Vegas Aviators (Las Vegas Stars/51s)71983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2001, 2009, 2010Los Angeles Angels1932, 1933, 1934, 1943, 1955, 1956, 1957Albuquerque Dukes61972, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1997San Diego Padres1941, 1948, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1967Hollywood Stars51947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954Sacramento River Cats2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2022Oakland Oaks41936, 1944, 1946, 1950Oklahoma City Comets (Oklahoma City 89ers/Dodgers/Oklahoma RedHawks)1965, 2008, 2023, 2025Reno Aces2012, 2013, 2017, 2024San Francisco Seals1927, 1935, 1939, 1945Spokane Indians1960, 1970, 1971, 1974Albuquerque Isotopes32014, 2018, 2026Calgary Cannons1985, 1987, 1991Seattle Rainiers1938, 1940, 1951Tucson Sidewinders (Tucson Toros)1993, 1995, 2005Edmonton Trappers21982, 1992El Paso Chihuahuas2016, 2019Fresno Grizzlies1999, 2015Iowa Cubs2007, 2011Phoenix Firebirds (Phoenix Giants)1984, 1996Sacramento Solons1937, 1942Salt Lake City Bees1959, 1963Tacoma Rainiers (Tacoma Giants)1961, 2021Eugene Emeralds11969Indianapolis Indians1966Omaha Royals1998Salt Lake Bees (Salt Lake Stingers)2002Tulsa Oilers1968

Wins by organization

Active Pacific Coast League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.

Organization Award(s) Year(s)Los Angeles Dodgers (Brooklyn Dodgers)151949, 1957, 1960, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2014, 2023, 2025Chicago Cubs91932, 1933, 1934, 1943, 1955, 1956, 1963, 2007, 2011San Diego Padres61983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2016, 2019San Francisco Giants (New York Giants)1945, 1961, 1984, 1996, 1999, 2022Arizona Diamondbacks52005, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2024Athletics (Oakland Athletics)42000, 2003, 2004, 2006Houston Astros1965, 1993, 1995, 2015Seattle Mariners1985, 1987, 1991, 2021Chicago White Sox31947, 1966, 1982Pittsburgh Pirates1952, 1954, 1959St. Louis Cardinals1937, 1942, 1968Cincinnati Reds21962, 1964Colorado Rockies2018, 2026Los Angeles Angels (California/Anaheim Angels)1992, 2002Philadelphia Phillies1967, 1969Texas Rangers1974, 2008Toronto Blue Jays2009, 2010Cleveland Guardians (Cleveland Indians)11958Kansas City Royals1998New York Yankees1936

See also Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award International League Most Valuable Player Award

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