Best Male Athlete ESPY Award

Annual athletic award

Best Male Athlete ESPY Award

Awarded for| Best male athlete
Location| Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Presented by| ESPN
First award| 1993
Currently held by| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Website| espn.co.uk/espys

The Best Male Athlete ESPY Award, known alternatively as the Outstanding Male Athlete ESPY Award, is an annual award honoring the achievements of individual men from the world of sports. It has been presented annually at the ESPY Awards (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award) since 1993 to the male voted irrespective of nationality or sport contested, adjudged to be the best athlete in a given calendar year.[1] The Best Male Athlete ESPY Award trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan,[2] is presented to the recipient at an annual ceremony in Los Angeles.[1] Since 2004, the winner has been chosen by online balloting through three to five choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee.[3] Before that, determination of the winners was made by an panel of experts.[4] Through the 2001 iteration of the ESPY Awards, ceremonies were conducted in February of each year to honor achievements over the previous calendar year; awards presented thereafter are conferred in July and reflect performance from the June previous.[a][5]

The inaugural winner of the Best Male Athlete ESPY Award was basketball player Michael Jordan in 1993.[6] Four American athletes, golfer Tiger Woods, road cyclist Lance Armstrong, basketball player LeBron James, and American football player Patrick Mahomes have won the award multiple times. Woods was honored five times: in 1998 (jointly with baseball player Ken Griffey Jr.), 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2008. Armstrong was honored four times from 2003 to 2006 inclusive. James received the award on three occasions in 2012, 2013 and 2016. Mahomes received the award twice in 2023 and 2024. Basketball is the most successful sport, its players having received a total of nine awards and thirty-three nominations since its inception, followed by American football players with six wins and twenty-seven nominations. The award has been won by a non-American five times – in 2011 by German basketball player Dirk Nowitzki,[7] in 2018 by Russian hockey player Alex Ovechkin, in 2019 by Greek basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo, in 2022 by Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani, and in 2025 by Canadian basketball player Gilgeous-Alexander. All five were playing for American teams. It was not awarded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

## Winners and nominees

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Winners and nominees of the Best Male Athlete ESPY Award  Year  | Image  | Athlete  | Nation  | Sport  | Nominees  | Ref(s)

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1993 |  | Michael Jordan |  USA | Basketball | Dennis Eckersley ( USA) – Baseball
Mario Lemieux ( CAN) – Ice hockey
Emmitt Smith ( USA) – American football
Steve Young ( USA) – American football | [6][9]
1994 |  | Barry Bonds |  USA | Baseball | Charles Barkley ( USA) – Basketball
Mario Lemieux ( CAN) – Ice hockey
Nigel Mansell ( GBR) – Motorsport
Charlie Ward ( USA) – College football | [10][11][12]
1995 |  | Steve Young |  USA | American football | George Foreman ( USA) – Boxing
Hakeem Olajuwon ( USA) – Basketball
Barry Sanders ( USA) – American football | [13][14]
1996 |  | Cal Ripken Jr. |  USA | Baseball | Greg Maddux ( USA) – Baseball
Hakeem Olajuwon ( USA) – Basketball | [15][16]
1997 |  | Michael Johnson |  USA | Track and field | Michael Jordan ( USA) – Basketball
Tiger Woods ( USA) – Golf | [17][18]
1998 |  | Tiger Woods |  USA | Golf | Michael Jordan ( USA) – Basketball
Barry Sanders ( USA) – American football | [19][20][21]
| Ken Griffey Jr. |  USA | Baseball
1999 |  | Mark McGwire |  USA | Baseball | Terrell Davis ( USA) – American football
Jeff Gordon ( USA) – NASCAR
Michael Jordan ( USA) – Basketball
Sammy Sosa ( DOM) – Baseball | [22][23]
2000 |  | Tiger Woods (2)  |  USA | Golf | Tim Duncan ( USA) – Basketball
Pedro Martínez ( DOM) – Baseball | [6][24]
2001 |  | Tiger Woods (3)  |  USA | Golf | Lance Armstrong USA) – Road cycling
Shaquille O'Neal ( USA) – Basketball | [6][25]
2002 |  | Tiger Woods (4)  |  USA | Golf | Lance Armstrong ( USA) – Road cycling
Barry Bonds ( USA) – Baseball
Shaquille O'Neal ( USA) – Basketball
Cael Sanderson ( USA) – Collegiate wrestling | [6][26]
2003 |  | Lance Armstrong |  USA | Road cycling | Barry Bonds ( USA) – Baseball
Tim Duncan ( USA) – Basketball
Tiger Woods ( USA) – Golf | [27][28]
2004 |  | Lance Armstrong (2)  |  USA | Road cycling | Barry Bonds ( USA) – Baseball
Tom Brady ( USA) – American football
Kevin Garnett ( USA) – Basketball
Peyton Manning ( USA) – American football | [27][29]
2005 |  | Lance Armstrong (3)  |  USA | Road cycling | Peyton Manning ( USA) – American football
Bode Miller ( USA) – Skiing
Michael Phelps ( USA) – Swimming
Vijay Singh ( FIJ) – Golf | [27][30]
2006 |  | Lance Armstrong (4)  |  USA | Road cycling | Shaun Alexander ( USA) – American football
LeBron James ( USA) – Basketball
Albert Pujols ( DOM) – Baseball
Vince Young ( USA) – College football | [27][31]
2007 |  | LaDainian Tomlinson |  USA | American football | Roger Federer ( SUI) – Tennis
LeBron James ( USA) – Basketball
Peyton Manning ( USA) – American football
Tiger Woods ( USA) – Golf | [32]
2008 |  | Tiger Woods (5)  |  USA | Golf | Tom Brady ( USA) – American football
Kobe Bryant ( USA) – Basketball
Alex Rodriguez ( USA) – Baseball | [33][34]
2009 |  | Michael Phelps |  USA | Swimming | Kobe Bryant ( USA) – Basketball
LeBron James ( USA) – Basketball
Jimmie Johnson ( USA) – NASCAR | [35]
2010 |  | Drew Brees |  USA | American football | Kobe Bryant ( USA) – Basketball
LeBron James ( USA) – Basketball
Jimmie Johnson ( USA) – NASCAR
Albert Pujols ( DOM) – Baseball | [36][37]
2011 |  | Dirk Nowitzki |  DEU | Basketball | Jimmie Johnson ( USA) – NASCAR
Rafael Nadal ( ESP) – Tennis
Aaron Rodgers ( USA) – American football | [38][7]
2012 |  | LeBron James |  USA | Basketball | Novak Djokovic ( SER) – Tennis
Aaron Rodgers ( USA) – American football
Justin Verlander ( USA) – Baseball | [39][40]
2013 |  | LeBron James (2)  |  USA | Basketball | Miguel Cabrera ( VEN) – Baseball
Adrian Peterson ( USA) – American football
Michael Phelps ( USA) – Swimming | [41]
2014 |  | Kevin Durant |  USA | Basketball | Miguel Cabrera ( VEN) – Baseball
Peyton Manning ( USA) – American football
Floyd Mayweather Jr. ( USA) – Boxing | [42][43]
2015 |  | Stephen Curry |  USA | Basketball | LeBron James ( USA) – Basketball
Aaron Rodgers ( USA) – American football
J. J. Watt ( USA) – American football | [44]
2016 |  | LeBron James (3)  |  USA | Basketball | Stephen Curry ( USA) – Basketball
Bryce Harper ( USA) – Baseball
Cam Newton ( USA) – American football | [45][46]
2017 |  | Russell Westbrook |  USA | Basketball | Kris Bryant ( USA) – Baseball
Sidney Crosby ( CAN) – Ice hockey
Michael Phelps ( USA) – Swimming | [47][48]
2018 |  | Alexander Ovechkin |  RUS | Ice hockey | Jose Altuve ( VEN) – Baseball
Tom Brady ( USA) – American football
James Harden ( USA) – Basketball | [49][50]
2019 |  | Giannis Antetokounmpo |  GRE | Basketball | Mookie Betts ( USA) – Baseball
Brooks Koepka ( USA) – Golf
Patrick Mahomes ( USA) – American football | [51][52]
2020 | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [8]
2021 |  | Tom Brady |  USA | American football | Lewis Hamilton ( GBR) – Formula One
Nikola Jokić ( SER) – Basketball
Connor McDavid ( CAN) – Ice hockey | [53][54]
2022 |  | Shohei Ohtani |  JPN | Baseball | Stephen Curry ( USA) – Basketball
Connor McDavid ( CAN) – Ice hockey
Aaron Rodgers ( USA) – American football | [55][56]
2023 |  | Patrick Mahomes |  USA | American football | Nikola Jokić ( SER) – Basketball
Aaron Judge ( USA) – Baseball
Lionel Messi ( ARG) – Soccer | [57]
2024 |  | Patrick Mahomes (2)  |  USA | American football | Connor McDavid ( CAN) – Ice hockey
Shohei Ohtani ( JPN) – Baseball
Scottie Scheffler ( USA) – Golf | [58]
2025 |  | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |  CAN | Basketball | Josh Allen ( USA) – American football
Shohei Ohtani ( JPN) – Baseball
Saquon Barkley ( USA) – American football | [59]

## Statistics

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Multiple winners and nominees  | Name  | Wins  | Nominations

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Tiger Woods | 5  | 8
Lance Armstrong | 4  | 6
LeBron James | 3  | 8
Patrick Mahomes | 2  | 3
Barry Bonds | 1  | 4
Tom Brady | 1  | 4
Michael Jordan | 1  | 4
Michael Phelps | 1  | 4
Stephen Curry | 1  | 3
Shohei Ohtani | 1  | 3
Steve Young | 1  | 2
Giannis Antetokounmpo | 1  | 1
Drew Brees | 1  | 1
Kevin Durant | 1  | 1
Ken Griffey Jr. | 1  | 1
Michael Johnson | 1  | 1
Mark McGwire | 1  | 1
Dirk Nowitzki | 1  | 1
Alexander Ovechkin | 1  | 1
Cal Ripken Jr. | 1  | 1
LaDainian Tomlinson | 1  | 1
Russell Westbrook | 1  | 1
Peyton Manning | 0  | 4
Aaron Rodgers | 0  | 4
Kobe Bryant | 0  | 3
Jimmie Johnson | 0  | 3
Connor McDavid | 0  | 3
Miguel Cabrera | 0  | 2
Tim Duncan | 0  | 2
Nikola Jokić | 0  | 2
Mario Lemieux | 0  | 2
Hakeem Olajuwon | 0  | 2
Shaquille O'Neal | 0  | 2
Albert Pujols | 0  | 2
Barry Sanders | 0  | 2
Winners by nationality  | Country  | Winners  | Nominations

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USA | 28  | 78
DEU | 1  | 1
GRE | 1  | 1
RUS | 1  | 1
JPN | 1  | 3
CAN | 1  | 7
DOM | 0  | 4
VEN | 0  | 3
SER | 0  | 3
ARG | 0  | 1
ESP | 0  | 1
GBR | 0  | 1
FIJ | 0  | 1
SUI | 0  | 1
Winners by sport  | Sport  | Winners  | Nominations

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Basketball | 10  | 34
American football | 6  | 29
Baseball | 5  | 25
Golf | 5  | 11
Road cycling | 4  | 6
Ice hockey | 1  | 7
Swimming | 1  | 4
Track and field | 1  | 1
NASCAR | 0  | 4
Tennis | 0  | 3
Boxing | 0  | 2
College football | 0  | 2
Collegiate wrestling | 0  | 1
Formula One | 0  | 1
Motorsport | 0  | 1
Skiing | 0  | 1
Soccer | 0  | 1

## See also

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* Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
* Best International Athlete ESPY Award

## Notes

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1. ^ Because of the rescheduling of the ESPY Awards ceremony, the award presented in 2002 was given in consideration of performance betwixt February 2001 and June 2002.[5]

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## External links

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Best Male Athlete ESPY Award winners

* 1993: Jordan
* 1994: Bonds
* 1995: Young
* 1996: Ripken Jr.
* 1997: Johnson
* 1998: Woods / Griffey Jr.
* 1999: McGwire
* 2000: Woods
* 2001: Woods
* 2002: Woods
* 2003: Armstrong
* 2004: Armstrong
* 2005: Armstrong
* 2006: Armstrong
* 2007: Tomlinson
* 2008: Woods
* 2009: Phelps
* 2010: Brees
* 2011: Nowitzki
* 2012: James
* 2013: James
* 2014: Durant
* 2015: Curry
* 2016: James
* 2017: Westbrook
* 2018: Ovechkin
* 2019: Antetokounmpo
* 2020: Award not given
* 2021: Brady
* 2022: Ohtani
* 2023: Mahomes
* 2024: Mahomes
* 2025: Gilgeous-Alexander

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