Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player Award


The Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player Award 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. 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 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 and second basemen and shortstops. 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 in the same season: Willie Davis, Billy Cowan, Denny Doyle, Robb Quinlan, Adam Eaton, Chris Owings, Joc Pederson, Joshua Fuentes, Ty France, and Michael Busch. 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. and Les Scarsella 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 ; the Hollywood Stars and Sacramento River Cats ; the Oakland Oaks, Oklahoma City Comets, Reno Aces, San Francisco Seals, and Spokane Indians ; the Calgary Cannons, Seattle Rainiers, and Tucson Sidewinders ; the Albuquerque Isotopes, Edmonton Trappers, El Paso Chihuahuas, Fresno Grizzlies, Iowa Cubs, Phoenix Firebirds, Sacramento Solons, Salt Lake City Bees, and Tacoma Rainiers ; and the Eugene Emeralds, Indianapolis Indians, Omaha Royals, Salt Lake Bees, and Tulsa Oilers.
Fifteen players from the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball organization have won the award, more than any other, followed by the Chicago Cubs organization ; the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants organizations ; the Arizona Diamondbacks organization ; the Athletics, Houston Astros, and Seattle Mariners organizations ; the Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals organizations ; the Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations ; and the Cleveland Guardians, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, and New York Yankees organizations. Twelve award winners played for teams that were not affiliated with any MLB organization.

Winners

PositionIndicates the player's primary position
Number of wins by players who won the award multiple times

Wins by team

Active Pacific Coast League teams appear in bold.
TeamAwardYear
Las Vegas Aviators 71983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2001, 2009, 2010
Los Angeles Angels71932, 1933, 1934, 1943, 1955, 1956, 1957
Albuquerque Dukes61972, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1997
San Diego Padres61941, 1948, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1967
Hollywood Stars51947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954
Sacramento River Cats52000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2022
Oakland Oaks41936, 1944, 1946, 1950
Oklahoma City Comets 41965, 2008, 2023, 2025
Reno Aces42012, 2013, 2017, 2024
San Francisco Seals41927, 1935, 1939, 1945
Spokane Indians41960, 1970, 1971, 1974
Calgary Cannons31985, 1987, 1991
Seattle Rainiers31938, 1940, 1951
Tucson Sidewinders 31993, 1995, 2005
Albuquerque Isotopes22014, 2018
Edmonton Trappers21982, 1992
El Paso Chihuahuas22016, 2019
Fresno Grizzlies21999, 2015
Iowa Cubs22007, 2011
Phoenix Firebirds 21984, 1996
Sacramento Solons21937, 1942
Salt Lake City Bees21959, 1963
Tacoma Rainiers 21961, 2021
Eugene Emeralds11969
Indianapolis Indians11966
Omaha Royals11998
Salt Lake Bees 12002
Tulsa Oilers11968

Wins by organization

Active Pacific Coast League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.
OrganizationAwardYear
Los Angeles Dodgers 151949, 1957, 1960, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2014, 2023, 2025
Chicago Cubs91932, 1933, 1934, 1943, 1955, 1956, 1963, 2007, 2011
San Diego Padres61983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2016, 2019
San Francisco Giants 61945, 1961, 1984, 1996, 1999, 2022
Arizona Diamondbacks52005, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2024
Athletics 42000, 2003, 2004, 2006
Houston Astros41965, 1993, 1995, 2015
Seattle Mariners41985, 1987, 1991, 2021
Chicago White Sox31947, 1966, 1982
Pittsburgh Pirates31952, 1954, 1959
St. Louis Cardinals31937, 1942, 1968
Cincinnati Reds21962, 1964
Los Angeles Angels 21992, 2002
Philadelphia Phillies21967, 1969
Texas Rangers21974, 2008
Toronto Blue Jays22009, 2010
Cleveland Guardians 11958
Colorado Rockies12018
Kansas City Royals11998
New York Yankees11936