Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year
| Big Ten Conference Player of the Year | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | the most outstanding baseball player in the Big Ten Conference |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | 1982 |
| Currently held by | Matt Fiedler, Minnesota |
The Big Ten Conference Player of the Year is a baseball award given to the Big Ten Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1982 season, with both pitchers and position players eligible. After the 1994 season, the Big Ten Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year award was created to honor the most outstanding pitcher.
Key
| * | Awarded a national Player of the Year award: the Dick Howser Trophy or the Golden Spikes Award |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the Player of the Year award at that point |
Winners
| Season | Player | School | Position | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Paciorek, JimJim Paciorek | Michigan | Outfielder | [1] |
| 1983 | Steinbach, TerryTerry Steinbach Stoll, RichRich Stoll |
Minnesota Michigan |
Third Base Pitcher |
[1] |
| 1984 | Larkin, BarryBarry Larkin | Michigan | Shortstop | [1] |
| 1985 | Larkin, BarryBarry Larkin (2) | Michigan | Shortstop | [1] |
| 1986 | Close, CaseyCasey Close | Michigan | Outfielder | [1] |
| 1987 | Fletcher, DarrinDarrin Fletcher | Illinois | Catcher | [1] |
| 1988 | Abbott, JimJim Abbott | Michigan | Pitcher | [1] |
| 1989 | Smith, BubbaBubba Smith | Illinois | First Base/Pitcher | [1] |
| 1990 | Dalesandro, MarkMark Dalesandro | Illinois | Infielder/Catcher | [1] |
| 1991 | Gates, BrentBrent Gates | Minnesota | Shortstop | [1] |
| 1992 | Backlund, BrettBrett Backlund Smith, MikeMike Smith |
Iowa Indiana |
Pitcher Shortstop |
[1] |
| 1993 | Loretta, MarkMark Loretta | Northwestern | Shortstop | [1] |
| 1994 | Merila, MarkMark Merila Sweet, JonathanJonathan Sweet |
Minnesota Ohio State |
Second Base Catcher |
[1] |
| 1995 | Gunderson, ShaneShane Gunderson Weaver, ScottScott Weaver |
Minnesota Michigan |
Catcher Outfielder |
[1] |
| 1996 | Klimek, JoshJosh Klimek | Illinois | Shortstop | [1] |
| 1997 | Seimetz, DanDan Seimetz | Ohio State | First Base | [1] |
| 1998 | Svihlik, D.J.D.J. Svihlik | Illinois | Second Base | [1] |
| 1999 | Quinlan, RobbRobb Quinlan | Minnesota | First Base | [1] |
| 2000 | Campo, MikeMike Campo | Penn State | Outfielder | [1] |
| 2001 | Hannahan, JackJack Hannahan | Minnesota | Third Base | [1] |
| 2002 | Appert, LukeLuke Appert Jones, KennardKennard Jones Malek, BobBob Malek |
Minnesota Indiana Michigan State |
Second Base Outfielder Outfielder |
[1] |
| 2003 | Appert, LukeLuke Appert (2) | Minnesota | Second Base | [1] |
| 2004 | Caravati, SteveSteve Caravati | Ohio State | Outfielder | [1] |
| 2005 | Davidson, DrewDrew Davidson | Illinois | Outfielder | [1] |
| 2006 | Bourquin, RonnieRonnie Bourquin | Ohio State | Third Base | [1] |
| 2007 | Davis, LarsLars Davis | Illinois | Catcher | [1] |
| 2008 | Recknagel, NateNate Recknagel | Michigan | First Base | [1] |
| 2009 | Burkhart, DanDan Burkhart | Ohio State | Catcher | [1] |
| 2010 | Dickerson, AlexAlex Dickerson | Indiana | Outfielder | [1] |
| 2011 | Holm, JeffJeff Holm | Michigan State | First Base | [1] |
| 2012 | Plawecki, KevinKevin Plawecki | Purdue | Catcher | [1] |
| 2013 | Parr, JustinJustin Parr | Illinois | Outfielder | [2] |
| 2014 | Travis, SamSam Travis | Indiana | First baseman | [3] |
| 2015 | Kerian, DavidDavid Kerian | Illinois | First baseman | [4] |
| 2016 | Fiedler, MattMatt Fiedler | Minnesota | Outfielder | [5] |
Winners by school
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois (1896) | 9 | 1987, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015 |
| Minnesota (1896) | 9 | 1983, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2016 |
| Michigan (1896) | 8 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1995, 2008 |
| Ohio State (1912) | 5 | 1994, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2009 |
| Indiana (1900) | 4 | 1992, 2002, 2010, 2014 |
| Michigan State (1953) | 2 | 2002, 2011 |
| Iowa (1900) | 1 | 1992 |
| Northwestern (1896) | 1 | 1993 |
| Penn State (1993) | 1 | 2000 |
| Purdue (1896) | 1 | 2012 |
| Nebraska (2011) | 0 | — |
| Wisconsin (1896)a | 0 | — |
Footnotes
- a Wisconsin discontinued its baseball program after the 1991 season.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "Big Ten Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ↑ "Big Ten Announces All-Conference Baseball Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Big Ten Announces 2014 Baseball All-Conference Honors and Individual Award Winners". 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
- ↑ "Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten and Individual Award Winners". Big Ten Conference. 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
- ↑ http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052416aaa.html
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