This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
Baseball Hall of Famers
Elected mainly for Yankee service Ed Barrow, General Manager, 1921–46 Yogi Berra, C-LF, 1946–63; MGR, 1964, 1984–85 Jack Chesbro, P, 1903–09 Earle Combs, CF, 1924–35 Bill Dickey, C, 1928–43, 1946; MGR, 1946 Joe DiMaggio, CF, 1936–42, 1946–51 Whitey Ford, P, 1950, 1953–67 Lou Gehrig, 1B, 1923–39 Lefty Gomez, P, 1930–42 Joe Gordon, 2B 1938-1943, 1946 Rich "Goose" Gossage, P, 1978–1983, 1989 Waite Hoyt, P, 1921–30 Miller Huggins, MGR, 1918–29 Derek Jeter, SS, 1995-2014 Willie Keeler, RF, 1903–09 Tony Lazzeri, 2B, 1926–37 Mickey Mantle, CF, 1951–68 Joe McCarthy, MGR, 1931–46 Herb Pennock, P, 1923–33 Mariano Rivera, P, 1995-2013 Phil Rizzuto, SS, 1941–42, 1946–56 Red Ruffing, P, 1930–42, 1945–46 Babe Ruth, RF, 1920–34 CC Sabathia, P, 2009-2019 Casey Stengel, MGR, 1949–60 George Weiss, General Manager, 1947–60 Dave Winfield, LF-RF, 1981–88, 1990
Elected for service with other teams, as well as the Yankees Frank Baker, 3B, 1916–19, 1921–22 Carlos Beltrán, RF, 2014–16 Wade Boggs, 3B, 1993–97 Roger Bresnahan, C, 1901–02 Frank Chance, 1B-MGR, 1913–14 Stan Coveleski, P, 1928 Leo Durocher, MGR (2B-SS, 1925, 1928–29) Clark Griffith, P-MGR, 1903–07 Burleigh Grimes, P, 1934 Bucky Harris, MGR, 1947–48 Rickey Henderson, LF, 1985–89 Catfish Hunter, P, 1975–79 Reggie Jackson, RF, 1977–81* Andruw Jones, LF, 2011–12 Joe Kelley, CF, 1902 (Baltimore) Bob Lemon, MGR, 1978–79, 1981–82 Joe McGinnity, P 1901–02 (Baltimore) John McGraw, MGR (3B-MGR, 1901–02) Johnny Mize, 1B, 1949–53 Phil Niekro, P, 1984–85 Gaylord Perry, P, 1980 Tim Raines, LF, 1996–98 Iván Rodríguez, C, 2008 Wilbert Robinson, C, 1901–02; MGR, 1902 (Baltimore) Joe Sewell, 3B, 1931–33 Enos Slaughter, LF, 1954–55, 1956–59 Ichiro Suzuki, RF, 2012–14 Dazzy Vance, P, 1915, 1918 Paul Waner, RF, 1944–45
(Affiliation according to National Baseball Hall of Fame; Reggie Jackson is affiliated with the Athletics, but wears a New York Yankees cap )
Major League Baseball awards
Most Valuable Player
– Babe Ruth – Lou Gehrig – Lou Gehrig (2) – Joe DiMaggio – Joe DiMaggio (2) – Joe Gordon – Spud Chandler – Joe DiMaggio (3) – Phil Rizzuto – Yogi Berra – Yogi Berra (2) – Yogi Berra (3) – Mickey Mantle – Mickey Mantle (2) – Roger Maris – Roger Maris (2) – Mickey Mantle (3) – Elston Howard – Thurman Munson – Don Mattingly – Alex Rodriguez (2) – Alex Rodriguez (3) – Aaron Judge – Aaron Judge (2) – Aaron Judge (3)
Cy Young – Bob Turley (MLB) – Whitey Ford (MLB) – Sparky Lyle (AL) – Ron Guidry (AL) – Roger Clemens (AL) – Gerrit Cole (AL)
Rookie of the Year – Gil McDougald – Bob Grim – Tony Kubek – Tom Tresh – Stan Bahnsen – Thurman Munson – Dave Righetti – Derek Jeter – Aaron Judge – Luis Gil
Manager of the Year See footnoteIn 1936, The Sporting News began The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award. (In 1986, TSN expanded the award to one for each league.) In 1959, the Associated Press began its AP Manager of the Year Award, which was discontinued in 2001. (From 1984 to 2000, the award was given to one manager in all of MLB.) In 1983, MLB began its own Manager of the Year Award (in each league). In 1998, Baseball Prospectus added a Manager of the Year award to its "Internet Baseball Awards" (one per league). In or about 2000, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum began its Charles Isham "C. I." Taylor Legacy Award for "Managers of the Year". In 2003, MLB added a Manager of the Year award (for all of MLB) to its This Year in Baseball Awards. In 2007, the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh began its Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award (for all of MLB). (In 2010, it began a separate Chuck Tanner Collegiate Baseball Manager of the Year Award.) Baseball America also has a Manager of the Year award (for all of MLB). USA Today has a Manager of the Year award (one per league). Buck Showalter (1994) Joe Torre (1996, tied with Johnny Oates, Texas; 1998)
Gold Glove Award +KeyElected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
PlayerPositionTimes WonYearsP51982–86P41957–60P32001, 2003, 2008P12025C31973–75C21963–641B91985–89, 1991–941B31965–66, 19691B32009–10, 20121B119782B51961–652B22010, 20123B21994–953B21977–783B11999SS52004–06, 2009–10SS12023OF41997–2000OF51982–85, 1987OF12016OF11962OF11960OF11972OF11958OF11965C12022UTIL12022
Platinum Glove Award Awarded to the best defensive player in each league, as selected by fans from the year's Gold Glove winners.
Jose Trevino (2022)
Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award
Note: In its first two years, the award was given to a player on each MLB team; one awardee was then named the Overall Defensive Player of the Year for the American League and another for the National League. Starting in 2014, the award is now given to one player at each position for all of Major League Baseball; one of the nine awardees is then named the Overall Defensive Player of the Year for all of Major League Baseball. Team (all positions) Robinson Canó (2012, 2013)
Left fielder (in MLB) Brett Gardner (2016)
Silver Slugger Award PlayerPositionTimes WonYearsDH21983, 1985DH11980C52000–03, 2007C11993C120171B31985–871B120021B119971B120092B52006, 2010–132B119802B120022B22019–20202B120253B32005, 2007–20083B21993–94SS52006–2009, 2012OF51981–85OF22004–05OF11985OF12002OF12011OF52017, 2021–2022, 2024–2025OF12024
Comeback Player of the Year Award – Jason Giambi – Mariano Rivera
Hank Aaron Award (top hitter) Derek Jeter (2) (2006, 2009) Alex Rodriguez (2007) Aaron Judge (3) (2022, 2024, 2025)
Edgar Martínez Award Don Baylor (1985)
All-MLB Team PlayerPositionTimes WonYears2B22019 (1st), 2020 (1st)OF12025 (2nd)OF52021 (1st), 2022 (1st), 2023 (2nd), 2024 (1st), 2025 (1st)OF12024 (1st)SP32020 (2nd), 2021 (1st), 2023 (1st)SP12025 (1st)RP12019 (2nd)
MLB All-Century Team ()
Pitcher Roger Clemens Catcher Yogi Berra First Base Lou Gehrig
Outfield Joe DiMaggio Mickey Mantle Babe Ruth
DHL Hometown Heroes (2006) Babe Ruth — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value
MLB All-Time Team (; Baseball Writers' Association of America) First base Lou Gehrig Right field Babe Ruth Manager Casey Stengel
Sporting News All-Decade Team See: Sporting News#Major-league baseball awards Alex Rodriguez, 3B (2009) (also played with Seattle and Texas (2000-2003)) Derek Jeter, SS (2009) Randy Johnson, SP (2009) (Played with the Yankees from 2005–2006. Also played with Arizona (1999–2004; 2007–2008) and San Francisco (2009)) Mariano Rivera, CP (2009) Joe Torre, Manager (2009) (Managed the Yankees from 1996–2007. Also managed the Los Angeles Dodgers (2008-2009))
Sports Illustrated MLB All-Decade Team
Alex Rodriguez, 3B (2009) (also played with Seattle and Texas (2000-2003)) Derek Jeter, SS (2009) Randy Johnson, SP (2009) (Played with the Yankees from 2005–2006. Also played with Arizona (1999–2004; 2007–2008) and San Francisco (2009)) Mariano Rivera, CP (2009) Joe Torre, Manager (2009) (Managed the Yankees from 1996–2007. Also managed the Los Angeles Dodgers (2008-2009))
USA Today Cy Young 2005 – Mariano Rivera – CC Sabathia
Baseball America All-Rookie Team See: Baseball America#Baseball America All-Rookie Team 2011 – Iván Nova (SP; one of five)
Topps All-Star Rookie teams
Pitchers Stan Bahnsen (1968) Brian Fisher (1985) Dellin Betances & Masahiro Tanaka (2014) Jordan Montgomery (2017) Catchers Thurman Munson (1970) Bob Geren (1989) Gary Sánchez (2016) First basemen John Ellis (1970) Nick Johnson (2002)
Second basemen Willie Randolph (1976) Alfonso Soriano (2001) Gleyber Torres (2018) Third basemen Bobby Cox (1968) Miguel Andújar (2018) Shortstops Tom Tresh (1962) Derek Jeter (1996) Outfielders Melky Cabrera (2006) Aaron Judge (2017)
World Series Most Valuable Player Award Don Larsen (1956) Bob Turley (1958) Bobby Richardson (1960) Whitey Ford (1961) Ralph Terry (1962) Reggie Jackson (1977) Bucky Dent (1978) John Wetteland (1996) Scott Brosius (1998) Mariano Rivera (1999) Derek Jeter (2000) Hideki Matsui (2009)
American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award Graig Nettles (1981) Bernie Williams (1996) David Wells (1998) Orlando Hernández (1999) David Justice (2000) Andy Pettitte (2001) Mariano Rivera (2003) CC Sabathia (2009) Giancarlo Stanton (2024)
Babe Ruth Award (postseason MVP)
Note: Before 2007, the award was exclusively for performances in the World Series. Joe Page (1949) Jerry Coleman (1950) Phil Rizzuto (1951) Johnny Mize (1952) Billy Martin (1953) Don Larsen (1956) Elston Howard (1958) Whitey Ford (1961) Ralph Terry (1962) Reggie Jackson (1977) Bucky Dent (1978) Cecil Fielder (1996) Scott Brosius (1998) Mariano Rivera (1999, 2003) Derek Jeter (2000) Alex Rodriguez (2009)
MLB Insiders Club Magazine All-Postseason Team 2011 – Robinson Canó (2B)For the other members of the 2011 team, see Baseball awards. MLB Insiders Club Magazine selected its first All-Postseason Team in 2008. Boye, Paul. All-Postseason Team. MLB Insiders Club Magazine (), Vol. 5, Issue 1 (December 2011), pp. 30-31. North American Media Group, Inc.
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
Gil McDougald (1958) Bobby Richardson (1963) Tommy John (1981) Don Mattingly (1993) Derek Jeter (2010)
MLB All-Time Manager See: Major League Baseball All-Time Team (1997; BBWAA) Casey Stengel
Sporting News Manager of the Decade See: Joe Torre () (also managed the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2008-09)
Sports Illustrated MLB Manager of the Decade
Joe Torre (2009) (also managed the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2008-09)
The Sporting News Manager of the Year Note: Established in 1936, this award was given annually to one manager in Major League Baseball. In 1986 it was expanded to honor one manager from each league. See footnote
1936 – Joe McCarthy 1938 – Joe McCarthy 1943 – Joe McCarthy 1947 – Bucky Harris 1949 – Casey Stengel 1953 – Casey Stengel 1958 – Casey Stengel 1961 – Ralph Houk 1974 – Bill Virdon 1994 – Buck Showalter 1998 – Joe Torre
Associated Press Manager of the Year Award See: Associated Press#AP sports awards Note: Discontinued in 2001. From 1959 to 1983, the award was given annually to one manager in each league. From 1984 to 2000, the award was given to one manager in all of Major League Baseball. See footnote 1963 – Ralph Houk 1970 – Ralph Houk 1976 – Billy Martin 1978 – Bob Lemon (Also managed the Chicago White Sox in 1978) 1998 – Joe Torre
Ford C. Frick Award recipients (broadcasters) See "Ford C. Frick Award recipients" at
Team awards
Team championships and recognitions
1976 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion) – World Series TrophyThe World Series Trophy was first awarded in 1967. In 1985, it was re-named the Commissioner's Trophy. From 1970 to 1984, the "Commissioner's Trophy" was the name of the award given to the All-Star Game MVP. – World Series Trophy – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion) – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series) 1997 (1996 New York Yankees) – Outstanding Team ESPY Award – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series) 1998 – Baseball America Organization of the YearOrganization of the Year Award. Baseball-Almanac. Retrieved 2014-03-02. – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series) 1999 (1998 New York Yankees) – Outstanding Team ESPY Award 1999 – Sporting News Sportsman of the Year 1999 (1927 Yankees) – "ESPN" Number 1 greatest sports team (in 20th century, of the 4 major North American sports leagues) 1999 (1939 Yankees) – "ESPN" Number 6 greatest sports team (in 20th century, of the 4 major North American sports leagues) – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series) 2001 (2000 New York Yankees) – Outstanding Team ESPY Award – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion) 2003 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion) – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series) – Sports Illustrated MLB Top Single-Season Team of the Decade (2009 Yankees)