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Awards
This page counts repeated MVP-level seasons using the site's WAA results.
This counts the WAA leader in each league for each season.
Career honor counts
| Rank | Player | Years | Primary Pos | League MVPs | Award Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wagner, Honus | 1897–1917 | SS | 12 | 1900 NL, 1901 NL, 1902 NL, 1903 NL, 1904 NL, 1905 NL, 1906 NL, 1907 NL, 1908 NL, 1909 NL, 1911 NL, 1912 NL |
| 2 | Bonds, Barry | 1986–2007 | LF | 11 | 1990 NL, 1991 NL, 1992 NL, 1993 NL, 1995 NL, 1996 NL, 1998 NL, 2001 NL, 2002 NL, 2003 NL, 2004 NL |
| 3 | Hornsby, Rogers | 1915–1937 | 2B | 9 | 1918 NL, 1920 NL, 1921 NL, 1922 NL, 1924 NL, 1925 NL, 1927 NL, 1928 NL, 1929 NL |
| 4 | Ruth, Babe | 1918–1935 | RF | 8 | 1919 AL, 1920 AL, 1921 AL, 1923 AL, 1924 AL, 1926 AL, 1927 AL, 1928 AL |
| 5 | Rodriguez, Alex | 1994–2016 | 3B | 8 | 1996 AL, 1998 AL, 2000 AL, 2001 AL, 2002 AL, 2003 AL, 2005 AL, 2007 AL |
| 6 | Williams, Ted | 1939–1960 | LF | 7 | 1941 AL, 1942 AL, 1946 AL, 1947 AL, 1948 AL, 1949 AL, 1951 AL |
| 7 | Mantle, Mickey | 1951–1968 | CF | 7 | 1955 AL, 1956 AL, 1957 AL, 1958 AL, 1959 AL, 1961 AL, 1962 AL |
| 8 | Cobb, Ty | 1905–1928 | CF | 6 | 1907 AL, 1909 AL, 1911 AL, 1915 AL, 1917 AL, 1918 AL |
| 9 | Mays, Willie | 1951–1973 | CF | 6 | 1954 NL, 1955 NL, 1958 NL, 1963 NL, 1964 NL, 1965 NL |
| 10 | Musial, Stan | 1941–1963 | LF | 5 | 1943 NL, 1944 NL, 1946 NL, 1948 NL, 1949 NL |
| 11 | Lajoie, Nap | 1896–1916 | 2B | 5 | 1901 AL, 1903 AL, 1904 AL, 1906 AL, 1910 AL |
| 12 | Schmidt, Mike | 1972–1989 | 3B | 5 | 1974 NL, 1980 NL, 1981 NL, 1982 NL, 1983 NL |
| 13 | Trout, Mike | 2011–2025 | CF | 5 | 2013 AL, 2015 AL, 2016 AL, 2017 AL, 2019 AL |
| 14 | Aaron, Hank | 1954–1976 | RF | 4 | 1957 NL, 1967 NL, 1968 NL, 1971 NL |
| 15 | Delahanty, Ed | 1888–1903 | LF | 4 | 1893 NL, 1895 NL, 1898 NL, 1902 AL |
| 16 | Morgan, Joe | 1963–1984 | 2B | 3 | 1972 NL, 1975 NL, 1976 NL |
| 17 | Robinson, Frank | 1956–1976 | RF | 3 | 1961 NL, 1962 NL, 1966 AL |
| 18 | Foxx, Jimmie | 1925–1945 | 1B | 3 | 1932 AL, 1933 AL, 1938 AL |
| 19 | Vaughan, Arky | 1932–1948 | SS | 3 | 1934 NL, 1935 NL, 1940 NL |
| 20 | Yastrzemski, Carl | 1961–1983 | LF | 3 | 1967 AL, 1968 AL, 1970 AL |
| 21 | Brett, George | 1973–1993 | 3B | 3 | 1979 AL, 1980 AL, 1985 AL |
| 22 | Simmons, Al | 1924–1944 | LF | 3 | 1929 AL, 1930 AL, 1931 AL |
| 23 | Hamilton, Billy | 1890–1901 | CF | 3 | 1891 NL, 1892 NL, 1894 NL |
| 24 | Robinson, Jackie | 1947–1956 | 2B | 3 | 1950 NL, 1951 NL, 1952 NL |
| 25 | Carew, Rod | 1967–1985 | 1B | 3 | 1973 AL, 1974 AL, 1977 AL |
| 26 | Judge, Aaron | 2016–2025 | RF | 3 | 2022 AL, 2024 AL, 2025 AL |
| 27 | Terry, Bill | 1923–1936 | 1B | 3 | 1930 NL, 1931 NL, 1932 NL |
| 28 | Speaker, Tris | 1907–1928 | CF | 2 | 1914 AL, 1916 AL |
| 29 | Henderson, Rickey | 1979–2003 | LF | 2 | 1989 AL, 1990 AL |
| 30 | Gehringer, Charlie | 1924–1942 | 2B | 2 | 1934 AL, 1937 AL |
| 31 | DiMaggio, Joe | 1936–1951 | CF | 2 | 1939 AL, 1940 AL |
| 32 | Walker, Larry | 1989–2005 | RF | 2 | 1997 NL, 1999 NL |
| 33 | Pujols, Albert | 2001–2022 | 1B | 2 | 2008 NL, 2009 NL |
| 34 | Thompson, Sam | 1885–1906 | RF | 2 | 1886 NL, 1887 NL |
| 35 | Anson, Cap | 1876–1897 | 1B | 2 | 1877 NL, 1881 NL |
| 36 | Boggs, Wade | 1982–1999 | 3B | 2 | 1983 AL, 1987 AL |
| 37 | Magee, Sherry | 1904–1919 | LF | 2 | 1910 NL, 1915 NL |
| 38 | Medwick, Joe | 1932–1947 | LF | 2 | 1936 NL, 1937 NL |
| 39 | Banks, Ernie | 1953–1971 | 1B | 2 | 1959 NL, 1960 NL |
| 40 | McCovey, Willie | 1959–1980 | 1B | 2 | 1969 NL, 1970 NL |
| 41 | Glasscock, Jack | 1879–1895 | SS | 2 | 1882 NL, 1889 NL |
| 42 | Braun, Ryan | 2007–2020 | LF | 2 | 2011 NL, 2012 NL |
| 43 | Ripken, Cal | 1981–2001 | SS | 2 | 1984 AL, 1991 AL |
| 44 | Ohtani, Shohei | 2018–2025 | DH | 2 | 2024 NL, 2025 NL |
| 45 | Burns, George | 1911–1925 | LF | 2 | 1914 NL, 1919 NL |
| 46 | Allison, Bob | 1958–1970 | RF | 2 | 1963 AL, 1964 AL |
| 47 | Stirnweiss, Snuffy | 1943–1952 | 2B | 2 | 1944 AL, 1945 AL |
| 48 | Bautista, Jose | 2004–2018 | RF | 2 | 2011 AL, 2014 AL |