As of 2009 the last pitcher to win the National League MVP Award was Bob Gibson in 1968.
Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers in 2011.
The 2009 National League MVP Award winner was Albert Pujols, and The American League MVP was Joe Mauer.
Through the 2008 season, no Cubs pitcher has won the National League MVP award.
Its the MVP award, but for pitchers named after famous pitcher
Miguel Cabrera
Ryne Sandberg won the 1984 National League MVP Award, and Willie Hernandez won the American League MVP Award.
derrick rose
Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators in 1913.The first ever MVP award in MLB was sponsored by the Chalmers Motor Car Company and was awarded between 1911-1914. A new Chalmers automobile was awarded to the winner.
in 2011 he was last year's MVP
Yes ichiro suzuki did it in 2001
cole hamels
There is a line of thought that pitchers shouldn't win the award because they aren't everyday players. The last pitcher to win an MVP award was American League reliever Dennis Eckersley of the Oakland A's in 1992.