| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Season
! Winner
! Team
! Win #
! Other finalists |
|---|
| align="center" | 2023
| Lyle Thompson[{{cite web|url=https://www.nll.com/news/thompson-wins-fifth-straight-sportsmanship-award-dawson-wins-second-teammate-award/|work=NLL.com|title=Thompson wins fifth straight Sportsmanship Award, Dawson wins second Teammate Award|date=May 23, 2023|access-date=May 23, 2023}}]
| Georgia Swarm
| 5
| Kyle Buchanan, Buffalo Bandits[{{cite web|url=https://www.nll.com/news/national-lacrosse-league-announces-finalists-for-2022-23-nll-awards/|work=NLL.com|title=NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2022-23 NLL AWARDS|date=May 16, 2023|access-date=May 23, 2023}}]
Tom Schreiber, Toronto Rock |
| align="center" | 2022
| Lyle Thompson[{{cite web|url=https://www.nll.com/news/tracey-kelusky-steve-dietrich-jamie-dawick-pat-gregoire-lyle-jeremy-thompson-nab-honors-as-national-lacrosse-league-opens-award-announcements/|work=NLL.com|title=TRACEY KELUSKY, STEVE DIETRICH, JAMIE DAWICK, PAT GREGOIRE, LYLE & JEREMY THOMPSON NAB HONORS AS NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE OPENS AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS|date=June 28, 2022|access-date=June 28, 2022}}]
| Georgia Swarm
| 4
| Keegan Bal, Vancouver Warriors[{{cite web|url=https://www.nll.com/news/national-lacrosse-league-announces-finalists-for-end-of-season-awards/|work=NLL.com|title=NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2021-22 END OF SEASON AWARDS|date=June 22, 2022|access-date=June 28, 2022}}]
Dan Dawson, Toronto Rock |
| align="center" | 2021
| align="center" colspan="4" | Season cancelled |
| align="center" | 2020
| Lyle Thompson[{{cite web|url=https://www.nll.com/news/nll-announces-2019-20-nll-award-winners/|work=NLL.com|title=NLL announces 2019-20 NLL award winners|date=June 30, 2020|access-date=July 5, 2020}}]
| Georgia Swarm
| 3
| Kyle Buchanan, San Diego Seals
Curtis Knight, Rochester Knighthawks |
| align="center" | 2019
| Lyle Thompson
| Georgia Swarm
| 2
| Dan Dawson, San Diego Seals
Tom Schreiber, Toronto Rock |
| align="center" | 2018
| Lyle Thompson
| Georgia Swarm
| 1
| Jordan Gilles, Colorado Mammoth
John LaFontaine, New England Black Wolves |
| align="center" | 2017
| Jordan Hall
| Georgia Swarm
| 2
| Kyle Buchanan, New England Black Wolves
Dan MacRae, Calgary Roughnecks |
| align="center" | 2016
| Ben McIntosh[{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/view/nll/news-1147/news_462347|work=NLL.com|title=2016 NLL Season Awards & Hall of Fame Ceremony|date=September 27, 2016|access-date=September 28, 2016}}]
| Saskatchewan Rush
| 1
| Karsen Leung, Calgary Roughnecks
Kiel Matisz, Georgia Swarm |
| align="center" | 2015
| Kyle Buchanan[{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/view/nll/news-1147/news_318063|work=NLL.com|title=2015 NLL Season Awards & Hall Of Fame Ceremony|date=September 29, 2015|access-date=September 30, 2015}}]
| New England Black Wolves
| 1
| Jordan Hall, Rochester Knighthawks
Curtis Hodgson, Vancouver Stealth |
| align="center" | 2014
| Garrett Billings[{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/news_article/show/421907|work=NLL.com|date=September 21, 2014|access-date=September 21, 2014|title=League announces 2014 Season Award winners}}]
| Toronto Rock
| 2
| Curtis Knight, Edmonton Rush
Shawn Williams, Buffalo Bandits |
| align="center" | 2013
| Garrett Billings[{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/news_article/show/251348-rock-s-billings-wins-2013-nll-sportsmanship-award4|work=NLL.com|date=April 29, 2013|access-date=April 29, 2013|title=Rock's Billings wins 2013 NLL Sportsmanship Award}}]
| Toronto Rock
| 1
| |
| align="center" | 2012
| Johnny Powless[{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/news_article/show/148164|work=NLL.com|date=May 7, 2012|access-date=May 7, 2012|title=Knighthawks rookie Powless wins Sportsmanship Award|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614222556/http://www.nll.com/news_article/show/148164|archive-date=June 14, 2012}}]
| Rochester Knighthawks
| 1
| |
| align="center" | 2011
| Jordan Hall[{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=5046|work=NLL.com|title=Hall, Bailey Win First Two Awards of 2011|date=2011-05-03|access-date=2011-05-03}}]
| Rochester Knighthawks
| 1
| |
| align="center" | 2010
| Shawn Williams[{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=4523|work=NLL.com|title=Stealth's Takata Named Executive of the Year|date=May 10, 2010|access-date=2010-05-11}}]
| Rochester Knighthawks
| 1
| |
| align="center" | 2009
| Dan Dawson[{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3955|work=NLL.com|title=Dawson Wins Sportsmanship Award|date=May 5, 2009|access-date=2009-05-06}}]
| Boston Blazers
| 1
| |
| align="center" | 2008
| Dan Carey[{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3468|work=NLL.com|title=Dan Carey and Chris McElroy Recognized|date=May 5, 2008|access-date=2009-05-06}}]
| Colorado Mammoth
| 1
| |
| align="center" | 2007
| Tracey Kelusky[{{cite web |url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=2919 |title=Kelusky wins Sportsmanship Award |access-date=2007-04-30 |date=2007-04-30 |work=nll.com }}]
| Calgary Roughnecks
| 1
| |
| align="center" | 2006
| Sean Greenhalgh
| Philadelphia Wings
| 1
| |
| align="center" | 2005
| Gary Gait
| Colorado Mammoth
| 2
| |
| align="center" rowspan="2" | 2004 (Tie)
| Gary Gait
| Colorado Mammoth
| 1
| |
| Peter Lough
| Arizona Sting
| 1
| |
| align="center" | 2003
| Chris Driscoll
| Toronto Rock
| 1
| |
| align="center" | 2002
| Jim Veltman
| Toronto Rock
| 1
| |