PLAYERS CHOICE AL COMEBACK PLAYER 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	Tyler O'Neill	LF	BOS	AL	113	411	74	99	31	61	4	53	.241	.336	.511	.847
2023	Liam Hendriks	P	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	LF	BAL	AL	147	556	77	142	21	71	0	51	.255	.326	.432	.758
2020	Carlos Carrasco	P	CLE	AL													3	4	2.91	1.21	12	12	0	68.0	55	8	27	82

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	Hunter Pence	RF	TEX	AL	83	286	53	85	18	59	6	26	.297	.358	.552	.910
2018	Michael Brantley	LF	CLE	AL	143	570	89	176	17	76	12	48	.309	.364	.468	.832
2017	Mike Moustakas	3B	KC	AL	148	555	75	151	38	85	0	34	.272	.314	.521	.835
2016	Mark Trumbo	1B	BAL	AL	159	613	94	157	47	108	2	51	.256	.316	.533	.849
2015	Prince Fielder	1B	TEX	AL	158	613	78	187	23	98	0	64	.305	.378	.463	.841
2014	Chris Young	SP	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	RP	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	Adam Dunn	OF	CWS	AL	151	539	87	110	41	96	2	105	.204	.333	.468	.801
2011	Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	BOS	AL	158	660	119	212	32	105	39	52	.321	.376	.552	.928
2010	Vladimir Guerrero	DH	TEX	AL	152	593	83	178	29	115	4	35	.300	.345	.496	.841

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	SP	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	Frank Thomas	DH	ATH	AL	137	466	77	126	39	114	0	81	.270	.381	.545	.926
2005	Jason Giambi	1B	NYY	AL	139	417	74	113	32	87	0	108	.271	.440	.535	.975
2004	Orlando Hernandez	SP	NYY	AL													8	2	3.30	1.29	15	15	0	84.2	73	9	36	84
2003	Esteban Loaiza	SP	CWS	AL	34	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	21	9	2.90	1.11	34	34	0	226.1	196	17	56	207
2002	Tim Salmon	OF	LAA	AL	138	483	84	138	22	88	6	71	.286	.380	.503	.883
2001	Ruben Sierra	OF	TEX	AL	94	344	55	100	23	67	2	19	.291	.322	.561	.883
2000	Frank Thomas	DH	CWS	AL	159	582	115	191	43	143	1	112	.328	.436	.625	1.061

1990s

					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
1999	John Jaha	OF	ATH	AL	142	457	93	126	35	111	2	101	.276	.414	.556	.970
1998	Eric Davis	OF	BAL	AL	131	452	81	148	28	89	7	44	.327	.388	.582	.970
1997	David Justice	OF	CLE	AL	139	495	84	163	33	101	3	80	.329	.418	.596	1.014

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