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For every season in Major League Baseball history, NetShrine selects a "Player of the Year" for both pitchers and hitters. These selections represent NetShrine's choice for top pitching and offensive performance among all players in that given season. The complete list of our selections follows:
| Pitcher | Hitter | |||
| 1876 | George Bradley | 1876 | Ross Barnes | |
| 1877 | Tommy Bond | 1877 | Deacon White | |
| 1878 | Monte Ward | 1878 | Orator Shaffer | |
| 1879 | Monte Ward | 1879 | John O'Rourke | |
| 1880 | Jim McCormick | 1880 | George Gore | |
| 1881 | George Derby | 1881 | Cap Anson | |
| 1882 | Old Hoss Radbourn | 1882 | Dan Brouthers | |
| 1883 | Old Hoss Radbourn | 1883 | Dan Brouthers | |
| 1884 | Old Hoss Radbourn | 1884 | King Kelly | |
| 1885 | John Clarkson | 1885 | Roger Connor | |
| 1886 | John Clarkson | 1886 | Dan Brouthers | |
| 1887 | John Clarkson | 1887 | Dan Brouthers | |
| 1888 | Charlie Buffinton | 1888 | Jimmy Ryan | |
| 1889 | John Clarkson | 1889 | Mike Tiernan | |
| 1890 | Bill Hutchison | 1890 | Mike Tiernan | |
| 1891 | Kid Nichols | 1891 | Billy Hamilton | |
| 1892 | Cy Young | 1892 | Dan Brouthers | |
| 1893 | Amos Rusie | 1893 | Ed Delahanty | |
| 1894 | Amos Rusie | 1894 | Billy Hamilton | |
| 1895 | Pink Hawley | 1895 | Ed Delahanty | |
| 1896 | Kid Nichols | 1896 | Ed Delahanty | |
| 1897 | Kid Nichols | 1897 | Willie Keeler | |
| 1898 | Kid Nichols | 1898 | Billy Hamilton | |
| 1899 | Cy Young | 1899 | Ed Delahanty | |
| 1900 | Bill Dinneen | 1900 | Honus Wagner | |
| 1901 | Cy Young | 1901 | Nap Lajoie | |
| 1902 | Cy Young | 1902 | Ed Delahanty | |
| 1903 | Christy Mathewson | 1903 | Honus Wagner | |
| 1904 | Jack Chesbro | 1904 | Honus Wagner | |
| 1905 | Christy Mathewson | 1905 | Honus Wagner | |
| 1906 | Three Finger Brown | 1906 | George Stone | |
| 1907 | Ed Walsh | 1907 | Honus Wagner | |
| 1908 | Christy Mathewson | 1908 | Honus Wagner | |
| 1909 | Christy Mathewson | 1909 | Ty Cobb | |
| 1910 | Walter Johnson | 1910 | Ty Cobb | |
| 1911 | Walter Johnson | 1911 | Ty Cobb | |
| 1912 | Walter Johnson | 1912 | Tris Speaker | |
| 1913 | Walter Johnson | 1913 | Ty Cobb | |
| 1914 | Walter Johnson | 1914 | Tris Speaker | |
| 1915 | Pete Alexander | 1915 | Ty Cobb | |
| 1916 | Pete Alexander | 1916 | Tris Speaker | |
| 1917 | Pete Alexander | 1917 | Ty Cobb | |
| 1918 | Walter Johnson | 1918 | Ty Cobb | |
| 1919 | Eddie Cicotte | 1919 | Babe Ruth | |
| 1920 | Pete Alexander | 1920 | Babe Ruth | |
| 1921 | Red Faber | 1921 | Babe Ruth | |
| 1922 | Red Faber | 1922 | Rogers Hornsby | |
| 1923 | Dolf Luque | 1923 | Babe Ruth | |
| 1924 | Dazzy Vance | 1924 | Babe Ruth | |
| 1925 | Eppa Rixey | 1925 | Rogers Hornsby | |
| 1926 | George Uhle | 1926 | Babe Ruth | |
| 1927 | Pete Alexander | 1927 | Babe Ruth | |
| 1928 | Dazzy Vance | 1928 | Babe Ruth | |
| 1929 | Lefty Grove | 1929 | Babe Ruth | |
| 1930 | Lefty Grove | 1930 | Babe Ruth | |
| 1931 | Lefty Grove | 1931 | Babe Ruth | |
| 1932 | Lefty Grove | 1932 | Babe Ruth | |
| 1933 | Carl Hubbell | 1933 | Jimmie Foxx | |
| 1934 | Dizzy Dean | 1934 | Lou Gehrig | |
| 1935 | Lefty Grove | 1935 | Hank Greenberg | |
| 1936 | Lefty Grove | 1936 | Lou Gehrig | |
| 1937 | Lefty Gomez | 1937 | Lou Gehrig | |
| 1938 | Red Ruffing | 1938 | Jimmie Foxx | |
| 1939 | Bucky Walters | 1939 | Joe DiMaggio | |
| 1940 | Bob Feller | 1940 | Joe DiMaggio | |
| 1941 | Thornton Lee | 1941 | Ted Williams | |
| 1942 | Mort Cooper | 1942 | Ted Williams | |
| 1943 | Spud Chandler | 1943 | Stan Musial | |
| 1944 | Dizzy Trout | 1944 | Stan Musial | |
| 1945 | Hal Newhouser | 1945 | Tommy Holmes | |
| 1946 | Hal Newhouser | 1946 | Ted Williams | |
| 1947 | Warren Spahn | 1947 | Ted Williams | |
| 1948 | Johnny Sain | 1948 | Ted Williams | |
| 1949 | Mel Parnell | 1949 | Ted Williams | |
| 1950 | Ned Garver | 1950 | Stan Musial | |
| 1951 | Sal Maglie | 1951 | Stan Musial | |
| 1952 | Bobby Shantz | 1952 | Stan Musial | |
| 1953 | Warren Spahn | 1953 | Al Rosen | |
| 1954 | Johnny Antonelli | 1954 | Ted Williams | |
| 1955 | Billy Pierce | 1955 | Mickey Mantle | |
| 1956 | Herb Score | 1956 | Mickey Mantle | |
| 1957 | Don Drysdale | 1957 | Mickey Mantle | |
| 1958 | Bob Turley | 1958 | Mickey Mantle | |
| 1959 | Camilo Pascual | 1959 | Hank Aaron | |
| 1960 | Don Drysdale | 1960 | Eddie Mathews | |
| 1961 | Whitey Ford | 1961 | Mickey Mantle | |
| 1962 | Don Drysdale | 1962 | Mickey Mantle | |
| 1963 | Sandy Koufax | 1963 | Hank Aaron | |
| 1964 | Dean Chance | 1964 | Mickey Mantle | |
| 1965 | Sandy Koufax | 1965 | Willie Mays | |
| 1966 | Sandy Koufax | 1966 | Frank Robinson | |
| 1967 | Jim Bunning | 1967 | Carl Yastrzemski | |
| 1968 | Denny McLain | 1968 | Willie McCovey | |
| 1969 | Juan Marichal | 1969 | Willie McCovey | |
| 1970 | Ferguson Jenkins | 1970 | Willie McCovey | |
| 1971 | Vida Blue | 1971 | Joe Torre | |
| 1972 | Steve Carlton | 1972 | Dick Allen | |
| 1973 | Jim Palmer | 1973 | Willie Stargell | |
| 1974 | Catfish Hunter | 1974 | Joe Morgan | |
| 1975 | Jim Palmer | 1975 | Joe Morgan | |
| 1976 | Mark Fidrych | 1976 | Joe Morgan | |
| 1977 | Steve Carlton | 1977 | George Foster | |
| 1978 | Ron Guidry | 1978 | Dave Parker | |