| Year | Player | Team | Position | Selected statistics | Otherawards | Ref. |
| 1955 | Johnny Podres | Brooklyn Dodgers | Starting pitcher | 2–0 record over 2 games started; both were complete games; 1 shutout 2 earned runs allowed over 18 innings pitched 10 strikeouts | | |
| 1956 | Don Larsen | New York Yankees | Starting pitcher | 1–0 record over 2 games started; perfect game in Game 5 7 strikeouts Pitched first no-hitter and only perfect game in World Series history | | |
| 1957 | Lew Burdette | Milwaukee Braves | Starting pitcher | 3–0 record over 3 games started; all were complete games; 2 shutouts 2 earned runs allowed over 27 innings pitched 13 strikeouts | | |
| 1958 | Bob Turley | New York Yankees | Pitcher | 2–1 record and 1 save over 4 appearances (2 starts); 1 shutout 5 earned runs allowed over .mw- .mw- 16+1⁄3 innings pitched 13 strikeouts | CY | |
| 1959 | Larry Sherry# | Los Angeles Dodgers | Relief pitcher | 2–0 record and 2 saves over 4 appearances 1 earned run allowed over 12+2⁄3 innings pitched 5 strikeouts | | |
| 1960 | Bobby Richardson | New York Yankees§ | Second baseman | 367 batting average 1 grand slam 12 runs batted in | | |
| 1961 | Whitey Ford† | New York Yankees | Starting pitcher | 2–0 record over 2 games started; 1 shutout 14 scoreless innings pitched 7 strikeouts | CY | |
| 1962 | Ralph Terry | New York Yankees | Starting pitcher | 2–1 record over 3 games started; 2 complete games- 1 shutout 5 earned runs allowed over 25 innings pitched 16 strikeouts | | |
| 1963 | Sandy Koufax† | Los Angeles Dodgers | Starting pitcher | 2–0 record over 2 games started; both were complete games 3 earned runs allowed over 18 innings pitched 23 strikeouts | mw- hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output inline dl,.mw-parser-output inline ol,.mw-parser-output inline ul,.mw-parser-output dl dl,.mw-parser-output dl ol,.mw-parser-output dl ul,.mw-parser-output ol dl,.mw-parser-output ol ol,.mw- .mw- hlist dd:last-child ,.mw- hlist dd dd:first-child ,.mw-parser-output dd dt:first-child ,.mw-parser-output dd li:first-child ,.mw-parser-output dt dd:first-child ,.mw-parser-output dt dt:first-child ,.mw-parser-output dt li:first-child ,.mw-parser-output li dd:first-child ,.mw- hlist dd dd:last-child ,.mw-parser-output dd dt:last-child ,.mw-parser-output dd li:last-child ,.mw-parser-output dt dd:last-child ,.mw-parser-output dt dt:last-child ,.mw-parser-output dt li:last-child ,.mw-parser-output li dd:last-child ,.mw- .mw- hlist dd ol>li:first-child ,.mw- CY MVP | |
| 1964 | Bob Gibson† | St. Louis Cardinals | Starting pitcher | 2–1 record over 3 games started; 2 complete games 27 innings pitched 31 strikeouts | | |
| 1965 | Sandy Koufax† (2) | Los Angeles Dodgers | Starting pitcher | 2–1 record over 3 games started; 2 shutouts 1 earned run allowed over 24 innings pitched 29 strikeouts | CY | |
| 1966 | Frank Robinson† | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | 286 batting average 2 home runs 3 runs batted in | MVP | |
| 1967 | Bob Gibson† (2) | St. Louis Cardinals | Starting pitcher | 3–0 record over 3 games started; all were complete games; 1 shutout 3 earned runs allowed over 27 innings pitched 26 strikeouts | | |
| 1968 | Mickey Lolich | Detroit Tigers | Starting pitcher | 3–0 record over 3 games started; all were complete games 5 earned runs allowed over 27 innings pitched 21 strikeouts | | |
| 1969 | Donn Clendenon | New York Mets | First baseman | 357 batting average 3 home runs 4 runs batted in | | |
| 1970 | Brooks Robinson† | Baltimore Orioles | Third baseman | 429 batting average 2 home runs 6 runs batted in | | |
| 1971 | Roberto Clemente† | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | 414 batting average 2 home runs 4 runs batted in | | |
| 1972 | Gene Tenace | Oakland Athletics | Catcher | 348 batting average 4 home runs 9 runs batted in | | |
| 1973 | Reggie Jackson† | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | 310 batting average 1 home run 6 runs batted in | MVP | |
| 1974 | Rollie Fingers† | Oakland Athletics | Relief pitcher | 1–0 record and 2 saves over 4 appearances 2 earned runs allowed over 9+1⁄3 innings pitched 6 strikeouts | | |
| 1975 | Pete Rose | Cincinnati Reds | Third baseman | 370 batting average 10 hits 2 runs batted in | | |
| 1976 | Johnny Bench† | Cincinnati Reds | Catcher | 533 batting average 2 home runs 6 runs batted in | | |
| 1977 | Reggie Jackson† (2) | New York Yankees | Outfielder | 450 batting average 5 home runs (3 in Game 6) 8 runs batted in | | |
| 1978 | Bucky Dent | New York Yankees | Shortstop | 417 batting average 10 hits 7 runs batted in | | |
| 1979 | Willie Stargell† | Pittsburgh Pirates | First baseman | 400 batting average 7 extra-base hits 7 runs batted in | LCS MVP | |
| 1980 | Mike Schmidt† | Philadelphia Phillies | Third baseman | 381 batting average 2 home runs 7 runs batted in | MVP | |
| 1981^ | Ron Cey | Los Angeles Dodgers | Third baseman | 350 batting average 1 home run 6 runs batted in | | |
| Pedro Guerrero | Outfielder | 333 batting average 4 extra-base hits 7 runs batted in | | |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher | 286 batting average 2 home runs 4 runs batted in | | |
| 1982 | Darrell Porter | St. Louis Cardinals | Catcher | 286 batting average 1 home run 5 runs batted in | LCS | |
| 1983 | Rick Dempsey | Baltimore Orioles | Catcher | 385 batting average 5 hits; all were extra-base hits- (4 doubles and 1 home run) 2 runs batted in | | |
| 1984 | Alan Trammell† | Detroit Tigers | Shortstop | 450 batting average 2 home runs 6 runs batted in | | |
| 1985 | Bret Saberhagen | Kansas City Royals | Starting pitcher | 2–0 record over 2 games started; both were complete games- 1 shutout 1 earned run allowed over 18 innings pitched 10 strikeouts | CY | |
| 1986 | Ray Knight | New York Mets | Third baseman | 391 batting average Series-winning home run in 7th inning of Game 7 5 runs batted in | | |
| 1987 | Frank Viola | Minnesota Twins | Starting pitcher | 2–1 record over 3 games started 8 earned runs allowed over 19+1⁄3 innings pitched 16 strikeouts | | |
| 1988 | Orel Hershiser | Los Angeles Dodgers | Starting pitcher | 2–0 record over 2 games started; both were complete games- 1 shutout 1.000 batting average; 2 doubles; 2.667 OPS 17 strikeouts | CY LCS | |
| 1989 | Dave Stewart | Oakland Athletics | Starting pitcher | 2–0 record over 2 games started; 1 shutout 3 earned runs allowed over 16 innings pitched 14 strikeouts | | |
| 1990 | José Rijo | Cincinnati Reds | Starting pitcher | 2–0 record over 2 games started 1 earned run allowed over 15+1⁄3 innings pitched 14 strikeouts | | |
| 1991 | Jack Morris† | Minnesota Twins | Starting pitcher | 2–0 record over 3 games started; 10-inning shutout in Game 7 3 earned runs allowed over 23 innings pitched 15 strikeouts | | |
| 1992 | Pat Borders | Toronto Blue Jays | Catcher | 450 batting average 1 home run 3 runs batted in | | |
| 1993 | Paul Molitor† | Toronto Blue Jays | Designated hitter,first baseman,third baseman | 500 batting average 12 hits; 6 extra-base hits 8 runs batted in/10 runs scored | | |
| 1994 | Series canceled due to player's strike |
| 1995 | Tom Glavine† | Atlanta Braves | Starting pitcher | 2–0 record over 2 games started 2 earned runs allowed over 14 innings pitched 11 strikeouts | | |
| 1996 | John Wetteland | New York Yankees | Relief pitcher | 4 saves over 5 appearances 1 earned run allowed over 4+1⁄3 innings pitched 6 strikeouts | | |
| 1997 | Liván Hernández# | Florida Marlins | Starting pitcher | 2–0 record over 2 games started 13+2⁄3 innings pitched 7 strikeouts | LCS | |
| 1998 | Scott Brosius | New York Yankees | Third baseman | 471 batting average 2 home runs in Game 3 6 runs batted in | | |
| 1999 | Mariano Rivera† | New York Yankees | Relief pitcher | 1–0 record and 2 saves in 3 appearances 4+2⁄3 scoreless innings pitched 3 strikeouts | | |
| 2000 | Derek Jeter† | New York Yankees | Shortstop | 409 batting average 2 home runs/ 19 total bases 6 runs scored | ASG | |
| 2001^ | Randy Johnson† | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | 3–0 record over 3 appearances (2 starts); 1 shutout 2 earned runs allowed over 17+1⁄3 innings pitched 19 strikeouts | CY | |
