Year	Winner	Why
1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998	Dusty Baker, LA, OF Steve Garvey, LA, 1B Willie Stargell, PIT, 1B Manny Trillo, PHI, 2B Burt Hooton, LA, P Darrell Porter, StL, C Gary Mathews, PHI, OF Steve Garvey, SD, 1B Ozzie Smith, StL, SS Mike Scott, HOU, P Jeffrey Leonard, SF, OF Orel Hershiser, LA, P Will Clark, SF, 1B Rob Dibble, P & Randy Myers, P, CIN Steve Avery, ATL, P John Smoltz, ATL, P Curt Schilling, PHI, P No Award Given Mike Devereaux, ATL, OF Javy Lopez, ATL, C Kevin Brown, FLA, P Sterling Hitchcock, SD, P	5-14 .357, 4 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI 7-18 .389, 6 R, 4 HR, 7 RBI 5-11 .455, 2 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI 8-21 .381, 1 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI 2-0 0.00, 2 G, 2 GS, 14.2 IP, 11 H, 7 K 5-9 .556, 3 R, 3 2B, 1 RBI, 5 BB 6-14 .429, 4 R, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 1 SB 8-20, .400, 1 HR, 7 RBI 10-23 .435, 4 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB 2-0 0.50, 2 G, 2 GS, 2 Comp. Gms, 1 Sho, 18.0 IP, 8 H, 19 K 10-24 .417, 5 R, 4 HR, 5 RBI 1-0 1.09, 4 G, 3 GS, 1 Comp. Game Sho, 18.0 IP, 15 K 13-20 .650, 8 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI Combined for 0.00 ERA in 10.2 IP, 4 Saves, 2 H, 17 K 2-0 0.00, 2 G, 2 GS, 16.1 IP, 9 H, 17 K 2-0 2.66, 3 G, 3 GS, 20.1 IP, 14 H, 19 K 0-0 1.69, 2 G, 2 GS, 16.0 IP, 11 H, 19 K Not Held Due to Player's Strike 4-13 .308, 2 H, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI 13-24 .542, 8 R, 5 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB 2-0 4.20, 2 G, 2 GS, 10.2 IP, 16 H, 5 BB, 11 K 2-0 0.90, 2 G, 2 GS, 10.0 IP, 5 H, 8 BB, 14 K
Bold indicates winner did not play for NLCS champion.

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