OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD
AL PLATINUM BAT
NL PLATINUM BAT
NAME
TM
AVG
OPS
WAR
HR
RBI
YR
NAME
TM
AVG
OPS
WAR
HR
RBI
Babe Ruth
KCB
0.360
1.344
13.3
60
152
1920
Ross Youngs
PHL
0.406
1.017
9.1
6
92
Babe Ruth
KCB
0.402
1.363
15.4
54
179
1921
Rogers Hornsby
BRK
0.417
1.147
12.1
27
126
Babe Ruth
KCB
0.350
1.182
8.6
35
146
1922
Rogers Hornsby
BRK
0.397
1.179
13.7
48
159
Babe Ruth
KCB
0.457
1.493
20.3
52
211
1923
Ken Roy Williams
BRK
0.395
1.121
10.0
34
137
Babe Ruth
KCB
0.358
1.191
12.9
43
157
1924
Rogers Hornsby
BRK
0.398
1.120
11.5
22
112
Baby Doll Jacobson
BAL
0.397
1.029
9.8
28
129
1925
Rogers Hornsby
BRK
0.378
1.167
10.5
44
166
Babe Ruth
KCB
0.427
1.403
17.1
60
175
1926
Heinie Manush
NYG
0.397
1.085
11.0
32
173
Babe Ruth
KCB
0.357
1.206
12.3
62
211
1927
Lou Gehrig
BRK
0.405
1.234
13.4
40
216
Babe Ruth
KCB
0.338
1.217
12.8
55
161
1928
Rogers Hornsby
BRK
0.411
1.198
12.8
23
130
Babe Ruth
KCB
0.392
1.288
12.5
62
195
1929
Rogers Hornsby
BRK
0.394
1.157
12.3
42
178
Babe Ruth
KCB
0.366
1.238
11.8
50
172
1930
Lou Gehrig
BRK
0.400
1.350
15.0
62
210
Babe Ruth
KCB
0.438
1.418
17.1
59
217
1931
Lou Gehrig
BRK
0.369
1.241
13.2
53
176
Babe Ruth
KCB
0.361
1.275
13.1
58
197
1932
Lou Gehrig
BRK
0.406
1.215
12.5
38
166
Jimmie Foxx
KCB
0.391
1.213
11.8
46
156
1933
Lou Gehrig
BRK
0.342
1.021
8.5
31
142
Jimmie Foxx
KCB
0.361
1.133
9.7
45
154
1934
Lou Gehrig
BRK
0.380
1.219
11.9
50
200
Jimmie Foxx
KCB
0.338
1.079
9.5
39
143
1935
Arky Vaughan
NYG
0.426
1.177
14.2
31
122
Jimmie Foxx
KCB
0.337
1.043
8.4
46
153
1936
Lou Gehrig
BRK
0.405
1.325
14.6
55
187
Joe Medwick
KCB
0.391
1.116
10.9
41
150
1937
Lou Gehrig
BRK
0.361
1.092
9.5
36
146
Jimmie Foxx
KCB
0.335
1.130
9.6
59
192
1938
Jeff Heath
NYG
0.357
1.094
8.2
30
132
Jimmie Foxx
KCB
0.390
1.254
10.9
48
166
1939
Ted Williams
BRK
0.354
1.119
9.3
39
149
Jimmie Foxx
KCB
0.281
0.958
6.1
40
138
1940
Johnny Mize
PHL
0.334
1.149
8.6
56
146
Joe DiMaggio
DET
0.339
1.058
11.2
38
139
1941
Ted Williams
BRK
0.391
1.257
12.4
38
160
Charlie Keller
BAL
0.310
0.977
9.1
32
136
1942
Ted Williams
BRK
0.332
1.069
9.8
42
142
Stan Musial
KCB
0.372
1.067
11.0
23
145
1943
Joe Gordon
STL
0.297
0.923
9.5
26
108
Stan Musial
KCB
0.371
1.077
10.6
19
132
1944
Dixie Walker Jr.
BRK
0.410
1.105
11.3
19
135
Mel Ott
KCB
0.329
0.958
6.3
24
105
1945
Tommy Holmes
BRK
0.362
1.044
9.3
33
157
Stan Musial
KCB
0.389
1.111
11.8
20
140
1946
Ted Williams
BRK
0.354
1.180
11.8
44
152
Ralph Kiner
KCB
0.320
1.161
9.4
70
190
1947
Ted Williams
BRK
0.353
1.132
10.3
37
143
Stan Musial
KCB
0.363
1.170
11.7
44
140
1948
Lou Boudreau
BRK
0.391
1.090
11.1
22
130
Ralph Kiner
KCB
0.353
1.352
13.1
80
219
1949
Ted Williams
BRK
0.359
1.120
10.5
36
132
Stan Musial
KCA
0.353
1.052
9.0
35
153
1950
Andy Pafko
MLW
0.320
0.991
7.9
37
123
Ralph Kiner
KCA
0.345
1.172
9.9
50
194
1951
Gil McDougald
SFG
0.353
1.044
9.2
34
116
Stan Musial
KCA
0.370
1.099
10.8
31
122
1952
Gil Hodges
LAD
0.306
1.057
8.8
51
121
Yogi Berra
KCA
0.353
1.170
10.6
56
150
1953
Al Rosen
LAD
0.375
1.177
11.8
54
172
Stan Musial
KCA
0.345
1.116
11.2
41
128
1954
Ted Williams
LAD
0.383
1.309
8.9
37
119
Duke Snider
KCA
0.354
1.158
13.9
51
138
1955
Eddie Mathews
MLW
0.305
1.113
10.0
58
160
Mickey Vernon
MIN
0.327
1.000
5.6
30
76
1956
Mickey Mantle
MLW
0.380
1.279
16.3
64
192
Stan Musial
KCA
0.426
1.239
10.7
33
138
1957
Mickey Mantle
MLW
0.412
1.261
15.7
45
186
Stan Musial
KCA
0.366
1.075
6.4
31
96
1958
Willie Mays
LAD
0.374
1.129
14.1
39
130
Tito Francona
CHW
0.361
0.995
6.0
26
104
1959
Willie Mays
LAD
0.364
1.143
14.4
55
146
Frank Robinson
KCA
0.323
1.132
10.3
50
123
1960
Eddie Mathews
MLW
0.308
1.094
11.1
52
148
Gene Woodling
DET
0.338
0.980
4.8
15
58
1961
Mickey Mantle
MLW
0.344
1.266
16.1
78
209
Frank Robinson
KCA
0.355
1.049
10.3
34
114
1962
Mickey Mantle
MLW
0.330
1.183
11.6
44
119
Orlando Cepeda
CHW
0.324
0.971
6.9
40
120
1963
Willie Mays
LAD
0.352
1.110
14.1
53
141
Richie Allen
KCA
0.349
1.061
9.0
43
114
1964
Mickey Mantle
MLW
0.304
1.028
8.8
45
136
Carl Yastrzemski
BOS
0.313
0.972
7.5
26
92
1965
Willie Mays
LAD
0.339
1.126
13.7
69
173
Willie McCovey
BAL
0.337
1.069
8.3
46
135
1966
Joe Torre
ATL
0.324
1.011
9.5
46
129
Al Kaline
BOS
0.308
1.008
8.6
34
90
1967
Hank Aaron
ATL
0.308
1.020
11.1
56
158
Frank Howard
OAK
0.301
0.952
6.1
50
147
1968
Tony Oliva
LAD
0.313
0.892
6.8
25
98
Willie McCovey
BAL
0.349
1.166
10.7
58
157
1969
Reggie Jackson
LAD
0.303
1.131
8.3
48
113
Carl Yastrzemski
BOS
0.334
1.059
10.8
41
121
1970
Rico Carty
HOU
0.369
1.019
7.4
30
125
Willie Stargell
OAK
0.290
0.989
6.4
42
133
1971
Hank Aaron
ATL
0.339
1.087
9.4
51
161
Bobby Murcer
OAK
0.292
0.910
9.4
35
115
1972
Billy Williams
ATL
0.359
1.084
10.0
43
135
Davey Johnson
BOS
0.300
1.003
8.7
52
134
1973
Hank Aaron
ATL
0.315
1.099
6.7
47
141
Mike Schmidt
BOS
0.273
0.884
7.6
37
118
1974
Joe Morgan
ATL
0.315
0.975
12.0
27
100
Mike Schmidt
BOS
0.239
0.859
7.5
42
131
1975
Joe Morgan
ATL
0.379
1.146
15.6
32
105
Willie Crawford
TEX
0.348
0.919
5.5
16
75
1976
Joe Morgan
ATL
0.328
1.028
12.6
31
122
Mike Schmidt
BOS
0.295
1.137
13.0
64
164
1977
Reggie Smith
ATL
0.363
1.170
10.8
46
145
Jim Rice
BOS
0.311
0.993
7.6
50
156
1978
Doug Decinces
CHC
0.337
1.105
12.6
62
183
Jim Rice
BOS
0.340
1.018
7.8
45
162
1979
Keith Hernandez
ATL
0.356
0.983
9.7
19
98
George Brett
OAK
0.424
1.195
11.4
29
145
1980
Eddie Murray
LAD
0.326
0.961
6.0
36
119
Mike Schmidt
BOS
0.296
1.061
10.4
51
133
1981
Chet Lemon
COL
0.332
0.945
9.1
18
93
Jason Thompson
CHW
0.296
0.952
5.5
37
123
1982
Cecil Cooper
SFG
0.335
0.983
8.9
47
147
George Brett
OAK
0.335
1.038
7.3
31
111
1983
Eddie Murray
LAD
0.297
0.935
7.5
46
112
Don Mattingly
OAK
0.358
0.995
8.8
35
157
1984
Keith Hernandez
ATL
0.323
0.922
5.7
14
79
Don Mattingly
OAK
0.360
1.102
11.3
48
161
1985
Dave Parker
CIN
0.303
0.938
7.1
49
144
Wade Boggs
BOS
0.386
1.007
7.8
5
82
1986
Kirby Puckett
ATL
0.317
0.943
10.0
39
118
Wade Boggs
BOS
0.407
1.178
9.9
29
98
1987
Pedro Guerrero
CHC
0.360
1.104
9.2
52
142
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