The Les Cunningham Award is given annually to American Hockey League's "Most Valuable Player" of the regular season, as voted on by AHL media and players.
The award was first presented in the 1947–48 season, is named after Les Cunningham, a five-time AHL All-Star and three-time Calder Cup champion who averaged better than a point per game over his 10-year playing career with the original Cleveland Barons. Upon his retirement, he was the AHL's career leader in points.
| Centre | LW | Left wing | D | Defence | RW | Right wing | G | Goaltender |
| Season | Winner | Team | Position | Win # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Liscombe (1) | LW | 1 | |||
| Carl Liscombe (2) | Providence Reds | LW | 2 | ||
| C | 1 | ||||
| C | 1 | ||||
| Providence Reds | C | 1 | |||
| Cleveland Barons | LW | 1 | |||
| C | 1 | ||||
| D | 1 | ||||
| Johnny Bower (1) | Providence Reds | G | 1 | ||
| Johnny Bower (2) | Providence Reds | G | 2 | ||
| Johnny Bower (3) | Cleveland Barons | G | 3 | ||
| C | 1 | ||||
| RW | 1 | ||||
| Fred Glover (1) | Cleveland Barons | C | 1 | ||
| Buffalo Bisons | C | 1 | |||
| Fred Glover (2) | Cleveland Barons | C | 2 | ||
| Buffalo Bisons | G | 1 | |||
| Fred Glover (3) | Cleveland Barons | C | 3 | ||
| Art Stratton (1) | Buffalo Bisons | C | 1 | ||
| Rochester Americans | LW | 1 | |||
| Hershey Bears | C | 1 | |||
| Providence Reds | C | 1 | |||
| Gilles Villemure (1) | Buffalo Bisons | G | 1 | ||
| Gilles Villemure (2) | Buffalo Bisons | G | 2 | ||
| C | 1 | ||||
| C | 1 | ||||
| C | 1 | ||||
| Art Stratton (2) | Rochester Americans | C | 1 | ||
| Doug Gibson (1) | Rochester Americans | C | 1 | ||
| C | 1 | ||||
| Doug Gibson (2) | Rochester Americans | C | 2 | ||
| F | 1 | ||||
| RW | 1 | ||||
| Nova Scotia Voyageurs | LW | 1 | |||
| Maine Mariners | G | 1 | |||
| New Brunswick Hawks | F | 1 | |||
| RW | 1 | ||||
| D | 1 | ||||
| Rochester Americans | RW | 1 | |||
| Paul Gardner (1) | Binghamton Whalers | C | 1 | ||
| Paul Gardner (2) | Rochester Americans | C | 2 | ||
| Hershey Bears | C | 1 | |||
| Rochester Americans | RW | 1 | |||
| C | 1 | ||||
| LW | 1 | ||||
| Utica Devils | C | 1 | |||
| LW | 1 | ||||
| C | 1 | ||||
| RW | 1 | ||||
| C | 1 | ||||
| RW | 1 | ||||
| Hershey Bears | G | 1 | |||
| C | 1 | ||||
| C | 1 | ||||
| G | 1 | ||||
| LW | 1 | ||||
| C | 1 | ||||
| RW | 1 | ||||
| Hartford Wolf Pack | G | 1 | |||
| C | 1 | ||||
| C | 1 | ||||
| RW | 1 | ||||
| Chicago Wolves | C | 1 | |||
| Hershey Bears | LW | 1 | |||
| Hershey Bears | C | 1 | |||
| Binghamton Senators | C | 1 | |||
| LW | 1 | ||||
| C | 1 | ||||
| C | 1 | ||||
| RW | 1 | ||||
| Hershey Bears | LW | 1 | |||
| Chicago Wolves | LW | 1 | |||
| C | 1 | ||||
| Chicago Wolves | LW | 1 | |||
| C | 1 | ||||
| C | 1 | ||||
| T. J. Tynan (2) | C | 2 | |||
| G | 1 | ||||
| C | 1 |