The Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play was first awarded in 1993. It is awarded to whom the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences judges to be the best play-by-play announcer in a calendar year.
Prior to 1993, an award was given in a category that awarded either a play-by-play announcer or studio host. See Outstanding Host or Commentator for a list of winners in the now-defunct category.
List of winners
- 1993: Dick Enberg <small>(NBC)</small>
- 1994: Keith Jackson <small>(ABC)</small>
- 1995: Al Michaels <small>(ABC)</small>
- 1996: Keith Jackson (2) <small>(ABC)</small>
- 1997: Bob Costas <small>(NBC)</small>
- 1998: Keith Jackson (3) <small>(ABC)</small>
- 1999: Keith Jackson (4) <small>(ABC)</small>
- 2000: Al Michaels (2) <small>(ABC)</small>
- 2001: Joe Buck <small>(FOX)</small>
- 2002: Joe Buck (2) <small>(FOX)</small>
- 2003: Joe Buck (3) <small>(FOX)</small>
- 2004: Joe Buck (4) <small>(FOX)</small>
- 2005: Joe Buck (5) <small>(FOX)</small>
- 2006: Al Michaels (3) <small>(ABC/NBC)</small>
- 2007: Al Michaels (4) <small>(NBC)</small>
- 2008: Jim Nantz <small>(CBS)</small>
- 2009: Jim Nantz (2) <small>(CBS)</small>
- 2010: Mike Emrick <small>(NBC)</small>
- 2011: Joe Buck (6) <small>(FOX)</small>
- 2012: Al Michaels (5) <small>(NBC)</small>
- 2013: Mike Emrick (2) <small>(NBC)</small>
- 2014: Mike Emrick (3) <small>(NBC/NBCSN)</small>
- 2015: Mike Emrick (4) <small>(NBC/NBCSN)</small>
- 2016: Mike Emrick (5) <small>(NBC/NBCSN)</small>
- 2017: Mike Emrick (6) <small>(NBC/NBCSN)</small>
- 2018: Mike Emrick (7) <small> (NBC/NBCSN)</small>
- 2019: Mike Emrick (8) <small> (NBC/NBCSN)</small>
- 2020: Mike Emrick (9) <small> (NBC/NBCSN)</small>
- 2021: Joe Buck (7) <small>(FOX)</small>
- 2022: Mike Breen <small>(ABC/ESPN)</small>
- 2023: Mike Breen (2) <small>(ABC/ESPN)</small>
- 2024: Mike Breen (3) <small>(ABC/ESPN)</small>
- 2025: Joe Davis <small>(FOX)</small>