List of Boston Red Sox award winners


This is a list of award winners and single-season leaderboards for the Boston Red Sox professional baseball team.

Abbreviations

Awards

MVP Award

Cy Young Award

Rookie of the Year Award

Manager of the Year Award

Silver Slugger Award

Twenty four different Red Sox players have received Silver Slugger Awards since its inception in 1981. Wade Boggs and David Ortiz have the most wins at their respective positions, the only American League players to currently to hold this distinction. Additionally, the 9 wins for Manny Ramirez are the most of any American League outfielder. In 2018 J.D. Martinez was awarded the Silver Slugger for the DH and OF positions, making him the only player to win the award twice in a single season.
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

PlayerPositionTimes WonYearsReference
OF11984
OF12009
DH11986
3B12010
OF32016, 2018-2019
SS52015–2016, 2019, 2021–2022
3B81983, 1986–1989, 1991, 1993─1994
OF11990
3B22021, 2023
OF12011
OF21981, 1987
SS11997
1B12011
OF11988
3B11981
OF, DH22018
3B12003
DH72004–2007, 2011, 2013, 2016
2B12008
OF, DH72000–2006
OF21983–1984
SS11995
C12005
1B11995

Gold Glove Award

24 different Red Sox players have won Gold Glove Awards since the award was begun in 1957. Dwight Evans with eight Gold Gloves is the all-time Red Sox leader, while Carl Yastrzemski is second with seven. Only three outfielders have won more Gold Gloves than Evans: Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente and Al Kaline.
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

PlayerPositionTimes WonYearsReferences
OF22024, 2025
OF42016–2019
P11990
OF12018
OF11990
SS11979
OF12011
OF81976, 1978–1979, 1981–1985
C11972
1B12011
2B11972
OF11959
2B12018
OF41975, 1978–1980
3B31957–1959
2B42008, 2011, 2013–2014
C11991
OF11958
OF12025
1B31967–1968, 1971
OF11968
C12005
OF12013
OF71963, 1965, 1967–1969, 1971, 1977
1B12007

Ian Kinsler played the first half of the 2018 season with the Los Angeles Angels.

All-MLB Team

Since 2019, the All-MLB Team Award is given out to the best players from each position voted by fans and a panel of experts.

Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award

The Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award was established in 2012. It was awarded to one player on each MLB team in 2012 and 2013; since 2014, one MLB player at each position has been honored. An overall Defensive Player of the Year has been selected each year; one player per league in 2012 and 2013, and a single MLB player starting in 2014.
;Overall winner
  • 2013: Dustin Pedroia.
  • 2016: Mookie Betts.

Hank Aaron Award

The Hank Aaron Award, introduced in 1999, is given annually to MLB players selected as the top hitter in each league, as voted on by baseball fans and members of the media.

Reliever of the Year Award

Formerly the Delivery Man Award, awarded to one MLB reliever; the Reliever of the Year Award has been issued since 2014, to a reliever in each league.

Relief Man of the Year Award

Awarded from 1976 to 2012

Comeback Player of the Year Award

Awarded in each league, since 2005

Edgar Martínez Award

The Edgar Martínez Award has been presented annually to the most outstanding designated hitter in the American League since 1973.

Roberto Clemente Award

The Roberto Clemente Award has been awarded since 1971, to the MLB player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team."

DHL Hometown Heroes

  • Ted Williams — voted by MLB fans in 2006 as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value

MLB All-Century Team

In 1999, the Major League Baseball All-Century Team was chosen by popular vote of fans.

MLB All-Time Team

The Major League Baseball All-Time Team was chosen in 1997, by 36 members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, to comprise the top manager and top player in each of 13 positional categories across MLB history.
;First Team
;Runners Up
Note: Babe Ruth was voted first team right fielder, but because he never played that position with Boston, he is not listed here.

''Sporting News'' All-Decade Team (2009)

''Sports Illustrated'' MLB All-Decade Team

Best MLB Player ESPY Award

The Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award has been awarded annually since 1993.

Topps All-Star Rookie teams

Awarded by Topps since 1959; awards appear on the following year's baseball card release.

Fielding Bible Award

Awarded since 2006
  • 2011: Dustin Pedroia
  • 2013: Dustin Pedroia
  • 2014: Dustin Pedroia
  • 2016: Dustin Pedroia, Mookie Betts
  • 2017: Mookie Betts
  • 2018: Mookie Betts
  • 2025: Ceddanne Rafaela

Babe Ruth Award

The Babe Ruth Award is given annually to the MLB player with the best performance in the postseason, awarded since 1949 by the New York City chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. From 1949─2002, the award was given to for the best performance in the World Series, but was changed from 2003 onwards to apply to the best postseason performance in general.

''Baseball America'' Manager of the Year

Awarded since 1998

''Sporting News'' Manager of the Year Award

The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award was established in 1936 by The Sporting News and was given annually to one manager in MLB. In 1986, it was expanded to honor one manager from each league.

Associated Press Manager of the Year Award

Awarded by the Associated Press to a manager in each league from 1959 through 1983; awarded to one manager in MLB from 1984 through 2000; discontinued in 2001.

''Sporting News'' Executive of the Year

''Sporting News'' Executive of the Decade (2009)

''Sports Illustrated'' Best General Manager of the Decade (2009)

  • Theo Epstein

''Baseball America'' Major League Executive of the Year

  • : Theo Epstein

Lou Gorman Award

In September 2011, the Red Sox established an annual award in honor of Lou Gorman, given to a minor league player in the Red Sox organization "who has demonstrated dedication and perseverance in overcoming obstacles while working his way to the Major League team."
YearPlayerPos.Ref.
2011Tommy HottovyP
2012Daniel NavaOF
2013Steven WrightP
2014Dan ButlerC
2015Jonathan AroP
2016Robby ScottP
2017Brian JohnsonP
2018Ryan BrasierP
2019Trevor KelleyP
2021Kutter CrawfordP
2022Zack KellyP
2023Brandon WalterP
2024Cam BooserP
2025Hunter DobbinsP

Note: the award was not issued for 2020, as the minor-league season was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Triple Crown">Major League Baseball Triple Crown">Triple Crown Champions

Batting">Batting average (baseball)">Batting

Figures in parentheses are batting average, home runs, and runs batted in

Pitching">Pitcher">Pitching

Figures in parentheses are wins, strikeouts, and earned run average

Post-Season and All-Star Game MVP Award Winners

;World Series MVP
;Lee MacPhail MVP Award (ALCS)
;All-Star Game MVP

Team award

Team captains

Other achievements

World Baseball Classic All–WBC Team

Associated Press Athlete of the Year

''Sports Illustrated'' Top 10 Coaches/Managers of the Decade (2009)

''Sports Illustrated'' Top 10 GMs/Executives of the Decade (2009)

United States Sports Academy "Carl Maddox Sport Management Award"

  • 2007 – Theo Epstein

Single-season leaders

Pitchers

Hitters