| Year/Team | Player | Batting Average |
| 1901: Philadelphia Athletics | |
| 1902: Philadelphia Athletics/Cleveland Naps | |
| 1903: Cleveland Naps | |
| 1904: Cleveland Naps | |
| 1905: Cleveland Naps | |
| 1906: St. Louis Browns | |
| 1907: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1908: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1909: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1910: Cleveland Naps | |
| 1911: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1912: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1913: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1914: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1915: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1916: Cleveland Indians | |
| 1917: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1918: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1919: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1920: St. Louis Browns | |
| 1921: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1922: St. Louis Browns | |
| 1923: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1924: New York Yankees | |
| 1925: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1926: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1927: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1928: Washington Senators | |
| 1929: Cleveland Indians | |
| 1930: Philadelphia Athletics | |
| 1931: Philadelphia Athletics | |
| 1932: Detroit Tigers/Boston Red Sox | |
| 1933: Philadelphia Athletics | |
| 1934: New York Yankees | |
| 1935: Washington Senators | |
| 1936: Chicago White Sox | |
| | Year/Team | Player | Batting Average |
| 1937: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1938: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1939: New York Yankees | |
| 1940: New York Yankees | |
| 1941: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1942: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1943: Chicago White Sox | |
| 1944: Cleveland Indians | |
| 1945: New York Yankees | |
| 1946: Washington Senators | |
| 1947: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1948: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1949: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1950: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1951: Philadelphia Athletics | |
| 1952: Philadelphia Athletics | |
| 1953: Washington Senators | |
| 1954: Cleveland Indians | |
| 1955: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1956: New York Yankees | |
| 1957: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1958: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1959: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1960: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1961: Detroit Tigers | |
| 1962: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1963: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1964: Minnesota Twins | |
| 1965: Minnesota Twins | |
| 1966: Baltimore Orioles | |
| 1967: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1968: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1969: Minnesota Twins | |
| 1970: California Angels | |
| 1971: Minnesota Twins | |
| 1972: Minnesota Twins | |
| | Year/Team | Player | Batting Average |
| 1973: Minnesota Twins | |
| 1974: Minnesota Twins | |
| 1975: Minnesota Twins | |
| 1976: Kansas City Royals | |
| 1977: Minnesota Twins | |
| 1978: Minnesota Twins | |
| 1979: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1980: Kansas City Royals | |
| 1981: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1982: Kansas City Royals | |
| 1983: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1984: New York Yankees | |
| 1985: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1986: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1987: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1988: Boston Red Sox | |
| 1989: Minnesota Twins | |
| 1990: Kansas City Royals | |
| 1991: Texas Rangers | |
| 1992: Seattle Mariners | |
| 1993: Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 1994: New York Yankees | |
| 1995: Seattle Mariners | |
| 1996: Seattle Mariners | |
| 1997: Chicago White Sox | |
| 1998: New York Yankees | |
| 1999: Boston Red Sox | |
| 2000: Boston Red Sox | |
| 2001: Seattle Mariners | |
| 2002: Boston Red Sox | |
| 2003: Boston Red Sox | |
| 2004: Seattle Mariners | |
| 2005: Texas Rangers | |
| 2006: Minnesota Twins | |
| 2007: Detroit Tigers | |
| 2008: Minnesota Twins | |
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