MLB Rookie of the Year Award Winners

The Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player in each league. The award was established in 1947, and given to just one major-league player in each of 1947 and 1948. It was expanded in 1949 to honor the best rookie in each of the American and National Leagues. Until 1957, voters used their own judgment to determine who should be considered a rookie. From 1957, players were considered rookies if they had fewer than 75 at-bats or 45 innings pitched prior to the season. This was later amended to 90 at-bats, 45 innings pitched, or 45 days of MLB service time. In 1971, the standard was adjusted to 130 at-bats, 50 innings pitched, or 45 days of non-September service time, which remains the standard for the award today. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) votes on the Rookie of the Year award at the conclusion of each season before the postseason starts.

Table
Batting Stats Pitching Stats
Year Lg Name Tm WAR BA OBP SLG HR RBI SB W L SV ERA IP SO Voting
2023ALGunnar HendersonBAL6.2.255.325.489288210 Voting
2023NLCorbin CarrollARI5.4.285.362.506257654 Voting
2022ALJulio RodríguezSEA6.2.284.345.509287525 Voting
2022NLMichael Harris IIATL5.3.297.339.514196420 Voting
2021ALRandy ArozarenaTBR3.9.274.356.459206920 Voting
2021NLJonathan IndiaCIN4.1.269.376.459216912 Voting
2020ALKyle LewisSEA1.6.262.364.43711285 Voting
2020NLDevin WilliamsMIL1.34100.3327.053Voting
2019ALYordan ÁlvarezHOU3.7.313.412.65527780 Voting
2019NLPete AlonsoNYM5.5.260.358.583531201 Voting
2018ALShohei OhtaniLAA4.1.285.361.5642261104203.3151.263Voting
2018NLRonald Acuna Jr.ATL3.9.293.366.552266416 Voting
2017ALAaron JudgeNYY8.0.284.422.627521149 Voting
2017NLCody BellingerLAD3.9.267.352.581399710 Voting
2016ALMichael FulmerDET5.4.000.000.00000011703.06159.0132Voting
2016NLCorey SeagerLAD5.2.308.365.51226723 Voting
2015ALCarlos CorreaHOU4.8.279.345.512226814 Voting
2015NLKris BryantCHC5.3.275.369.488269913 Voting
2014ALJosé AbreuCHW5.8.317.383.581361073 Voting
2014NLJacob deGromNYM3.5.217.234.2610209602.69140.1144Voting
2013ALWil MyersTBR2.2.293.354.47813535 Voting
2013NLJosé FernándezMIA6.6.220.216.34015012602.19172.2187Voting
2012ALMike TroutLAA10.5.326.399.564308349 Voting
2012NLBryce HarperWSN5.2.270.340.477225918 Voting
2011ALJeremy HellicksonTBR4.2.000.000.000000131002.95189.0117Voting
2011NLCraig KimbrelATL2.543462.1077.0127Voting
2010ALNeftalí FelizTEX2.543402.7369.171Voting
2010NLBuster PoseySFG3.9.305.357.50518670 Voting
2009ALAndrew BaileyOAK3.763261.8483.191Voting
2009NLChris CoghlanFLA1.1.321.390.4609478 Voting
2008ALEvan LongoriaTBR4.8.272.343.53127857 Voting
2008NLGeovany SotoCHC3.3.285.364.50423860 Voting
2007ALDustin PedroiaBOS3.9.317.380.4428507 Voting
2007NLRyan BraunMIL2.0.324.370.634349715 Voting
2006ALJustin VerlanderDET4.0.000.000.00000017903.63186.0124Voting
2006NLHanley RamírezFLA4.9.292.353.480175951 Voting
2005ALHuston StreetOAK2.951231.7278.172Voting
2005NLRyan HowardPHI3.1.288.356.56722630 Voting
2004ALBobby CrosbyOAK3.3.239.319.42622647 Voting
2004NLJason BayPIT2.2.282.358.55026824 Voting
2003ALÁngel BerroaKCR2.5.287.338.451177321 Voting
2003NLDontrelle WillisFLA4.4.241.279.32814014603.30160.2142Voting
2002ALEric HinskeTOR4.0.279.365.481248413 Voting
2002NLJason JenningsCOL2.7.306.348.371011016804.52185.1127Voting
2001ALIchiro SuzukiSEA7.7.350.381.45786956 Voting
2001NLAlbert PujolsSTL6.6.329.403.610371301 Voting
2000ALKazuhiro SasakiSEA1.325373.1662.278Voting
2000NLRafael FurcalATL4.0.295.394.38243740 Voting
1999ALCarlos BeltránKCR4.7.293.337.4542210827 Voting
1999NLScott WilliamsonCIN2.6.000.125.000000127192.4193.1107Voting
1998ALBen GrieveOAK2.2.288.386.45818892 Voting
1998NLKerry WoodCHC3.8.130.145.24128013603.40166.2233Voting
1997ALNomar GarciaparraBOS6.6.306.342.534309822 Voting
1997NLScott RolenPHI4.5.283.377.469219216 Voting
1996ALDerek JeterNYY3.3.314.370.430107814 Voting
1996NLTodd HollandsworthLAD1.1.291.348.437125921 Voting
1995ALMarty CordovaMIN3.3.277.352.486248420 Voting
1995NLHideo NomoLAD4.1.091.090.09104013602.54191.1236Voting
1994ALBob HamelinKCR2.6.282.388.59924654 Voting
1994NLRaúl MondesíLAD1.8.306.333.516165611 Voting
1993ALTim SalmonCAL5.3.283.382.53631955 Voting
1993NLMike PiazzaLAD7.0.318.370.561351123 Voting
1992ALPat ListachMIL4.5.290.352.34914754 Voting
1992NLEric KarrosLAD0.4.257.304.42620882 Voting
1991ALChuck KnoblauchMIN2.9.281.351.35015025 Voting
1991NLJeff BagwellHOU4.8.294.387.43715827 Voting
1990ALSandy AlomarCLE2.4.290.326.4189664 Voting
1990NLDavid JusticeATL2.9.282.373.535287811 Voting
1989ALGregg OlsonBAL3.352271.6985.090Voting
1989NLJerome WaltonCHC1.9.293.335.38554624 Voting
1988ALWalt WeissOAK2.8.250.312.3213394 Voting
1988NLChris SaboCIN5.1.271.314.414114446 Voting
1987ALMark McGwireOAK5.1.289.370.618491181 Voting
1987NLBenito SantiagoSDP3.4.300.324.467187921 Voting
1986ALJosé CansecoOAK3.0.240.318.4573311715 Voting
1986NLTodd WorrellSTL2.6.143.143.429000910362.08103.273Voting
1985ALOzzie GuillénCHW2.3.273.291.3581337 Voting
1985NLVince ColemanSTL2.4.267.320.335140110 Voting
1984ALAlvin DavisSEA6.0.284.391.497271165 Voting
1984NLDwight GoodenNYM5.7.200.205.20003017902.60218.0276Voting
1983ALRon KittleCHW1.9.254.314.504351008 Voting
1983NLDarryl StrawberryNYM2.6.257.336.512267419 Voting
1982ALCal Ripken Jr.BAL4.7.264.317.47528933 Voting
1982NLSteve SaxLAD3.3.282.335.35944749 Voting
1981ALDave RighettiNYY3.58402.05105.189Voting
1981NLFernando ValenzuelaLAD5.3.250.262.28107013702.48192.1180Voting
1980ALJoe CharboneauCLE2.4.289.358.48823872 Voting
1980NLSteve HoweLAD0.4.091.091.09100079172.6684.239Voting
1979ALJohn CastinoMIN2.0.285.331.3975525 Voting
1979ALAlfredo GriffinTOR2.5.287.333.36423121 Voting
1979NLRick SutcliffeLAD4.1.247.253.3181170171003.46242.0117Voting
1978ALLou WhitakerDET3.8.285.361.3573587 Voting
1978NLBob HornerATL2.1.266.313.53923630 Voting
1977ALEddie MurrayBAL3.2.283.333.47027880 Voting
1977NLAndre DawsonMON3.9.282.326.474196521 Voting
1976ALMark FidrychDET9.619902.34250.197Voting
1976NLButch MetzgerSDP1.4.000.200.000000114162.92123.189Voting
1976NLPat ZachryCIN3.5.113.154.11302014702.74204.0143Voting
1975ALFred LynnBOS7.4.331.401.5662110510 Voting
1975NLJohn MontefuscoSFG6.4.088.141.15012015902.88243.2215Voting
1974ALMike HargroveTEX3.3.323.395.4244660 Voting
1974NLBake McBrideSTL4.3.309.369.39465630 Voting
1973ALAl BumbryBAL4.0.337.398.50073423 Voting
1973NLGary MatthewsSFG3.4.300.367.444125817 Voting
1972ALCarlton FiskBOS7.3.293.370.53822615 Voting
1972NLJon MatlackNYM6.1.128.227.141020151002.32244.0169Voting
1971ALChris ChamblissCLE0.5.275.341.4079482 Voting
1971NLEarl WilliamsATL3.3.260.324.49133870 Voting
1970ALThurman MunsonNYY5.5.302.386.4156535 Voting
1970NLCarl MortonMON4.2.161.208.247270181103.60284.2154Voting
1969ALLou PiniellaKCR2.1.282.325.41611682 Voting
1969NLTed SizemoreLAD4.2.271.328.3424465 Voting
1968ALStan BahnsenNYY5.9.049.114.049030171202.05267.1162Voting
1968NLJohnny BenchCIN5.0.275.311.43315821 Voting
1967ALRod CarewMIN2.8.292.341.4098515 Voting
1967NLTom SeaverNYM6.7.143.230.169052161302.76251.0170Voting
1966ALTommie AgeeCHW6.4.273.326.447228644 Voting
1966NLTommy HelmsCIN1.3.284.315.3809493 Voting
1965ALCurt BlefaryBAL3.6.260.381.47022704 Voting
1965NLJim LefebvreLAD4.6.250.337.36912693 Voting
1964ALTony OlivaMIN6.8.323.359.557329412 Voting
1964NLDick AllenPHI8.8.318.382.55729913 Voting
1963ALGary PetersCHW7.0.259.287.444312019812.33243.0189Voting
1963NLPete RoseCIN2.4.273.334.37164113 Voting
1962ALTom TreshNYY4.3.286.359.44120934 Voting
1962NLKen HubbsCHC0.0.260.299.3465493 Voting
1961ALDon SchwallBOS3.5.180.194.21306015703.22178.291Voting
1961NLBilly WilliamsCHC1.2.278.338.48425866 Voting
1960ALRon HansenBAL3.9.255.342.44022863 Voting
1960NLFrank HowardLAD2.0.268.320.46423770 Voting
1959ALBob AllisonWSH1.4.261.333.482308513 Voting
1959NLWillie McCoveySFG3.1.354.429.65613382 Voting
1958ALAlbie PearsonWSH0.8.275.354.3583337 Voting
1958NLOrlando CepedaSFG3.0.312.342.512259615 Voting
1957ALTony KubekNYY2.5.297.335.3813396 Voting
1957NLJack SanfordPHI4.4.169.169.21306019803.08236.2188Voting
1956ALLuis AparicioCHW1.5.266.311.34135621 Voting
1956NLFrank RobinsonCIN6.5.290.379.55838838 Voting
1955ALHerb ScoreCLE5.3.119.149.131020161002.85227.1245Voting
1955NLBill VirdonSTL1.4.281.322.43317682 Voting
1954ALBob GrimNYY1.9.143.167.18619020613.26199.0108Voting
1954NLWally MoonSTL3.0.304.371.435127618 Voting
1953ALHarvey KuennDET1.7.308.356.3862486 Voting
1953NLJim GilliamBRO3.9.278.383.41566321 Voting
1952ALHarry ByrdPHA3.2.133.167.160020151523.31228.1116Voting
1952NLJoe BlackBRO4.1.139.139.139050154152.15142.185Voting
1951ALGil McDougaldNYY4.5.306.396.488146314 Voting
1951NLWillie MaysNYG3.9.274.356.47220687 Voting
1950ALWalt DropoBOS2.6.322.378.583341440 Voting
1950NLSam JethroeBSN3.2.273.338.442185835 Voting
1949ALRoy SieversSLB2.2.306.398.47116911 Voting
1949NLDon NewcombeBRO5.7.229.267.271010017813.17244.1149Voting
1948MLAl DarkBSN4.5.322.353.4333484 Voting
1947MLJackie RobinsonBRO4.1.297.383.427124829 Voting