Below is a breakdown of the 28 individual ballots, submitted by two writers representing each city in the American League. For more information on the voting, see our Voting FAQ.
| Name | Affiliation | Chapter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul White | USA Today | BAL | Cabrera | Trout | Cano | Verlander | Beltre | Fielder | Zobrist | Price | Hamilton | Cespedes |
| Tim Kurkjian | ESPN.com | BAL | Cabrera | Trout | Beltre | Jones | Jeter | Hamilton | Cano | Cespedes | Rodney | Verlander |
| Tim Britton | Providence Journal Bulletin | BOS | Trout | Cabrera | Cano | Verlander | Hamilton | Fielder | Beltre | Encarnacion | Zobrist | Mauer |
| Sean McAdam | CSNNE.com | BOS | Trout | Cabrera | Beltre | Cano | Jones | Verlander | Hamilton | Rodney | Fielder | Encarnacion |
| Daryl Van Schouwen | Chicago Sun Times | CHI | Cabrera | Trout | Beltre | Hamilton | Verlander | Jones | Jeter | Encarnacion | Rios | Cespedes |
| Mark Gonzales | Chicago Tribune | CHI | Cabrera | Trout | Jeter | Beltre | Rios | Fielder | Hamilton | Cano | Jones | Encarnacion |
| Sheldon Ocker | Akron Beacon Journal | CLE | Cabrera | Beltre | Trout | Cano | Hamilton | Pujols | Jones | Rodney | Rios | Fielder |
| Paul Hoynes | Cleveland Plain Dealer | CLE | Cabrera | Trout | Beltre | Cano | Jones | Reddick | Johnson | Hamilton | Jeter | Fielder |
| John Lowe | Detroit Free Press | DET | Cabrera | Trout | Johnson | Beltre | Jeter | Hamilton | Rodney | Cespedes | Fielder | Ibanez |
| Tom Gage | Detroit News | DET | Cabrera | Trout | Beltre | Cano | Hamilton | Fielder | Jeter | Jones | Rios | Pujols |
| Bob Dutton | Kansas City Star | KC | Cabrera | Trout | Cano | Beltre | Fielder | Price | Verlander | Jones | Hamilton | Encarnacion |
| Jeff Passan | Yahoo! Sports.com | KC | Trout | Cabrera | Beltre | Cano | Verlander | Jones | Hamilton | Mauer | Hernandez | Fielder |
| Mark Whicker | Orange County Register | LA | Cabrera | Trout | Beltre | Johnson | Cespedes | Hamilton | Wieters | Cano | Jones | Fielder |
| Joe Haakenson | At Large | LA | Trout | Cabrera | Beltre | Hamilton | Encarnacion | Cano | Jones | Fielder | Pujols | Rios |
| John Shipley | St. Paul Pioneer Press | MIN | Cabrera | Trout | Price | Beltre | Cano | Verlander | Hamilton | Encarnacion | Weaver | Jeter |
| La Velle Neal III | Minneapolis Star Tribune | MIN | Cabrera | Trout | Beltre | Cano | Encarnacion | Fielder | Jones | Cespedes | Hamilton | Mauer |
| George King | New York Post | NY | Cabrera | Trout | Beltre | Hamilton | Jeter | Jones | Cano | Fielder | Rios | Cespedes |
| Mark Feinsand | New York Daily News | NY | Cabrera | Trout | Jeter | Beltre | Jones | Hamilton | Cespedes | Soriano | Verlander | Rodney |
| Susan Slusser | San Francisco Chronicle | OAK | Cabrera | Trout | Cano | Beltre | Jones | Hamilton | Cespedes | Encarnacion | Fielder | Zobrist |
| Joe Stiglich | Bay Area News Group | OAK | Cabrera | Trout | Beltre | Cano | Hamilton | Jones | Verlander | Encarnacion | Fielder | Reddick |
| Jim Caple | ESPN.com | SEA | Trout | Cabrera | Beltre | Cano | Jones | Verlander | Hamilton | Jeter | Cespedes | Mauer |
| Larry LaRue | Tacoma News Tribune | SEA | Cabrera | Trout | Beltre | Jeter | Jones | Reddick | Hamilton | Johnson | Cano | Fielder |
| Roger Mooney | Tampa Tribune | TB | Trout | Cabrera | Beltre | Jones | Jeter | Cespedes | Cano | Hamilton | Rodney | Encarnacion |
| Marc Topkin | Tampa Bay Times | TB | Cabrera | Trout | Jones | Beltre | Jeter | Cespedes | Hamilton | Rodney | Soriano | Reddick |
| Jeff Wilson | Fort Worth Star Telegram | TEX | Cabrera | Trout | Beltre | Cano | Hamilton | Jones | Jeter | Rodney | Fielder | Encarnacion |
| Evan Grant | Dallas Morning News | TEX | Cabrera | Trout | Cano | Beltre | Verlander | Price | Fielder | Jones | Cespedes | Hamilton |
| Bob Elliott | Toronto Sun | TOR | Cabrera | Trout | Beltre | Cano | Jones | Jeter | Hamilton | Rodney | Reddick | Encarnacion |
| Mark Zwolinski | Toronto Star | TOR | Cabrera | Trout | Cano | Beltre | Hamilton | Price | Jones | Jeter | Rios | Cespedes |