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Hank Aaron Award


This honor is awarded annually to the best overall offensive performer in both the American League and National League. Introduced in 1999 to honor the 25th anniversary of Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's all-time home run record, the Hank Aaron Award was the first major award to be introduced in 30 years.

Multiple winners are notified with a number next to their names.

YEAR
LEAGUE
PLAYER
AVG HITS HR
RBI
1999 NL
AL
Sammy Sosa - Chicago
Manny Ramirez - Cleveland
.288
.333
180
174
63
44
141
165
2000 NL
AL

Todd Helton - Colorado
Carlos Delgado - Toronto

.372
.344
216
196
42
41
147
137
2001 NL
AL
Barry Bonds - San Francisco
Alex Rodriguez - Texas
.328
.318
156
201
73
52
137
135
2002 NL
AL
Barry Bonds - San Francisco 2
Alex Rodriguez - Texas 2
.370
.300
149
187
46
57
110
142
2003 NL
AL
Albert Pujols - Houston
Alex Rodriguez - Texas 3
.359
.298
212
181
43
47
124
118
2004 NL
AL
Barry Bonds - San Francisco 3
Manny Ramirez - Boston 2
.362
.308
135
175
45
43
101
130
2005 NL
AL
Andruw Jones - Atlanta 
David Ortiz - Boston
.263
.300
154
180
51
47
128
148
2006 NL
AL
Ryan Howard - Philadlephia  
Derek Jeter - New York
.313
.343
182
214
58
14
149
97
2007 NL
AL
Prince Fielder - Milwaukee
Alex Rodriguez - New York 4
.288
.314
165
183
50
54
119
156
2008 NL
AL
Aramis Ramirez - Chicago
Kevin Youklis - Boston
.289
.312
160
168
27
29
111
115
2009 NL
AL

Albert Pujols - St Louis 2
Derek Jeter - New York 2

.327
.334
186
212
47
18
135
66
2010 NL
AL
Joey Votto - Cincinnati
Jose Bautista - Toronto
.324
.260
177
148
37
54
113
124