AL COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNERS

2020s

					BATTING												PITCHING
YEAR	NAME	POS	TM	LG	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	VOTING
2025	Jacob deGrom	P	TEX	AL													12	8	2.97	0.92	30	30	0	172.2	122	26	37	185
2024	Garrett Crochet	P	CWS	AL													6	12	3.58	1.07	32	32	0	146.0	123	18	33	209
2023	Liam Hendriks	RP	CWS	AL													2	0	5.40	1.00	5	0	1	5.0	4	1	1	3
2022	Justin Verlander	P	HOU	AL													18	4	1.75	0.83	28	28	0	175.0	116	12	29	185
2021	Trey Mancini	1B	BAL	AL	147	556	77	142	21	71	0	51	.255	.326	.432	.758
2020	Salvador Perez	C	KC	AL	37	150	22	50	11	32	1	3	.333	.353	.633	.986

2010s

					BATTING												PITCHING
YEAR	NAME	POS	TM	LG	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	VOTING
2019	Carlos Carrasco	P	CLE	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	7	5.29	1.35	23	12	1	80.0	92	18	16	96
2018	David Price	SP	BOS	AL													16	7	3.58	1.14	30	30	0	176.0	151	25	50	177
2017	Mike Moustakas	3B	KC	AL	148	555	75	151	38	85	0	34	.272	.314	.521	.835
2016	Rick Porcello	SP	BOS	AL	33	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	22	4	3.15	1.01	33	33	0	223.0	193	23	32	189
2015	Prince Fielder	1B	TEX	AL	158	613	78	187	23	98	0	64	.305	.378	.463	.841
2014	Chris Young	P	SEA	AL	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	12	9	3.65	1.23	30	29	0	165.0	143	26	60	108
2013	Mariano Rivera	P	NYY	AL	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	2	2.11	1.05	64	0	44	64.0	58	6	9	54
2012	Fernando Rodney	P	TB	AL	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	2	0.60	0.78	76	0	48	74.2	43	2	15	76
2011	Jacoby Ellsbury	OF	BOS	AL	158	660	119	212	32	105	39	52	.321	.376	.552	.928
2010	Francisco Liriano	P	MIN	AL	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	14	10	3.62	1.26	31	31	0	191.2	184	9	58	201

2000s

					BATTING												PITCHING
YEAR	NAME	POS	TM	LG	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	VOTING
2009	Aaron Hill	2B	TOR	AL	158	682	103	195	36	108	6	42	.286	.330	.499	.829
2008	Cliff Lee	P	CLE	AL	31	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	22	3	2.54	1.11	31	31	0	223.1	214	12	34	170
2007	Carlos Pena	1B	TB	AL	148	490	99	138	46	121	1	103	.282	.411	.627	1.038
2006	Jim Thome	DH	CWS	AL	143	490	108	141	42	109	0	107	.288	.416	.598	1.014
2005	Jason Giambi	1B	NYY	AL	139	417	74	113	32	87	0	108	.271	.440	.535	.975

Each line is the season the award was won on, his own club's half of it where he was traded mid-year. A year links to that season's winners; VOTING, where the BBWAA's ballot is on record, to the whole vote.

GLOSSARY

G: Games played
AB: At-bats
R: Runs scored
H: Hits
HR: Home runs
RBI: Runs batted in
SB: Stolen bases
BB: Walks (bases on balls)
BA: Batting average — hits per at-bat
OBP: On-base percentage
SLG: Slugging percentage
OPS: On-base plus slugging
W: Wins
L: Losses
ERA: Earned run average
WHIP: Walks and hits per inning pitched
GS: Games started
SV: Saves
IP: Innings pitched
SO: Strikeouts recorded