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| 1988 AL |
Rickey Henderson (NYY) |
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.294/.404/.466, 564 AB, 22 HR, 76 SB, 131 R, 140 wRC+, 8.8 WAR |
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| 1990 AL |
Ken Griffey Jr. (SEA) |
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.298/.365/.530, 615 AB, 32 HR, 22 SB, 116 R, 114 RBI, 7.4 WAR |
| 1991 AL |
Jeff Bagwell (CAL) |
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.303/.441/.550, 564 AB, 30 HR, 9 SB, 111 R, 108 RBI, 8.1 WAR |
| 1992 AL |
Ken Griffey Jr. (SEA) |
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.288/.375/.549, 601 AB, 35 HR, 30 SB, 130 R, 118 RBI, 9.9 WAR |
| 1993 AL |
Ken Griffey Jr. (SEA) |
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.298/.404/.634, 574 AB, 46 HR, 28 SB, 127 R, 130 RBI, 11.0 WAR |
| 1994 AL |
Sammy Sosa (TEX) |
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.316/.409/.643, 614 AB, 56 HR, 24 SB, 142 R, 136 RBI, 8.1 WAR |
| 1995 AL |
Sammy Sosa (TEX) |
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.280/.372/.542, 603 AB, 43 HR, 25 SB, 128 R, 142 wRC+, 7.9 WAR |
| 1996 AL |
Ken Griffey Jr. (SEA) |
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.306/.384/.653, 605 AB, 50 HR, 17 SB, 136 R, 172 RBI, 8.3 WAR |
| 1997 AL |
Ray Lankford (ANA) |
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.329/.420/.567, 586 AB, 30 HR, 24 SB, 119 R, 160 wRC+, 9.6 WAR |
| 1998 AL |
Ken Griffey Jr. (SEA) |
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.306/.393/.626, 594 AB, 47 HR, 25 SB, 134 R, 150 RBI, 8.8 WAR |
| 1999 AL |
Jim Thome (DET) |
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.358/.502/.710, 579 AB, 51 HR, 8 SB, 185 R, 171 RBI, 9.9 WAR |
| 2000 AL |
Jim Thome (DET) |
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.323/.487/.565, 561 AB, 33 HR, 20 SB, 163 R, 167 wRC+, 8.0 WAR |
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