Rookie of the Year
158 award winners
The Rookie of the Year has been awarded 158 times, from 1947 to 2025. The most recent winner on record is Drake Baldwin in 2025, playing for ATL. There are 158 distinct winners in the list below.
Data updated
Award Overview
- Award Name
- Rookie of the Year
- Total Awards Given
- 158
- First Awarded
- 1947
- Most Recent
- 2025
All Winners
Complete list of Rookie of the Year recipients
| Year | Player Name | Team | League | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Drake Baldwin | ATL | NL | - |
| 2025 | Nick Kurtz | ATH | AL | - |
| 2024 | Luis Gil | NYA | AL | - |
| 2024 | Paul Skenes | PIT | NL | - |
| 2023 | Corbin Carroll | ARI | NL | - |
| 2023 | Gunnar Henderson | BAL | AL | - |
| 2022 | Michael Harris | ATL | NL | - |
| 2022 | Julio Rodriguez | SEA | AL | - |
| 2021 | Randy Arozarena | TBA | AL | - |
| 2021 | Jonathan India | CIN | NL | - |
| 2020 | Kyle Lewis | SEA | AL | - |
| 2020 | Devin Williams | MIL | NL | - |
| 2019 | Pete Alonso | NYN | NL | - |
| 2019 | Yordan Alvarez | HOU | AL | - |
| 2018 | Ronald Acuña | ATL | NL | - |
| 2018 | Shohei Ohtani | LAA | AL | - |
| 2017 | Cody Bellinger | LAN | NL | - |
| 2017 | Aaron Judge | NYA | AL | - |
| 2016 | Corey Seager | LAN | NL | Unanimous |
| 2016 | Michael Fulmer | DET | AL | - |
| 2015 | Kris Bryant | CHN | NL | - |
| 2015 | Carlos Correa | HOU | AL | - |
| 2014 | Jose Abreu | CHA | AL | - |
| 2014 | Jacob deGrom | NYN | NL | - |
| 2013 | Jose Fernandez | MIA | NL | - |
| 2013 | Wil Myers | TBA | AL | - |
| 2012 | Bryce Harper | WAS | NL | - |
| 2012 | Mike Trout | LAA | AL | - |
| 2011 | Jeremy Hellickson | TBA | AL | - |
| 2011 | Craig Kimbrel | ATL | NL | - |
| 2010 | Neftali Feliz | TEX | AL | - |
| 2010 | Buster Posey | SFN | NL | - |
| 2009 | Andrew Bailey | OAK | AL | - |
| 2009 | Chris Coghlan | FLO | NL | - |
| 2008 | Evan Longoria | TBA | AL | - |
| 2008 | Geovany Soto | CHN | NL | - |
| 2007 | Ryan Braun | MIL | NL | - |
| 2007 | Dustin Pedroia | BOS | AL | - |
| 2006 | Hanley Ramirez | FLO | NL | - |
| 2006 | Justin Verlander | DET | AL | - |
| 2005 | Ryan Howard | PHI | NL | - |
| 2005 | Huston Street | OAK | AL | - |
| 2004 | Jason Bay | PIT | NL | - |
| 2004 | Bobby Crosby | OAK | AL | - |
| 2003 | Angel Berroa | KCA | AL | - |
| 2003 | Dontrelle Willis | FLO | NL | - |
| 2002 | Eric Hinske | TOR | AL | - |
| 2002 | Jason Jennings | COL | NL | - |
| 2001 | Albert Pujols | SLN | NL | - |
| 2001 | Ichiro Suzuki | SEA | AL | - |
| 2000 | Rafael Furcal | ATL | NL | - |
| 2000 | Kazuhiro Sasaki | SEA | AL | - |
| 1999 | Carlos Beltran | KCA | AL | - |
| 1999 | Scott Williamson | CIN | NL | - |
| 1998 | Ben Grieve | OAK | AL | - |
| 1998 | Kerry Wood | CHN | NL | - |
| 1997 | Nomar Garciaparra | BOS | AL | - |
| 1997 | Scott Rolen | PHI | NL | - |
| 1996 | Todd Hollandsworth | LAN | NL | - |
| 1996 | Derek Jeter | NYA | AL | - |
| 1995 | Marty Cordova | MIN | AL | - |
| 1995 | Hideo Nomo | LAN | NL | - |
| 1994 | Bob Hamelin | KCA | AL | - |
| 1994 | Raul Mondesi | LAN | NL | - |
| 1993 | Mike Piazza | LAN | NL | - |
| 1993 | Tim Salmon | CAL | AL | - |
| 1992 | Eric Karros | LAN | NL | - |
| 1992 | Pat Listach | ML4 | AL | - |
| 1991 | Jeff Bagwell | HOU | NL | - |
| 1991 | Chuck Knoblauch | MIN | AL | - |
| 1990 | Sandy Alomar | CLE | AL | - |
| 1990 | David Justice | ATL | NL | - |
| 1989 | Gregg Olson | BAL | AL | - |
| 1989 | Jerome Walton | CHN | NL | - |
| 1988 | Chris Sabo | CIN | NL | - |
| 1988 | Walt Weiss | OAK | AL | - |
| 1987 | Mark McGwire | OAK | AL | - |
| 1987 | Benito Santiago | SDN | NL | - |
| 1986 | Jose Canseco | OAK | AL | - |
| 1986 | Todd Worrell | SLN | NL | - |
| 1985 | Vince Coleman | SLN | NL | - |
| 1985 | Ozzie Guillen | CHA | AL | - |
| 1984 | Alvin Davis | SEA | AL | - |
| 1984 | Dwight Gooden | NYN | NL | - |
| 1983 | Ron Kittle | CHA | AL | - |
| 1983 | Darryl Strawberry | NYN | NL | - |
| 1982 | Cal Ripken | BAL | AL | - |
| 1982 | Steve Sax | LAN | NL | - |
| 1981 | Dave Righetti | NYA | AL | - |
| 1981 | Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | NL | - |
| 1980 | Joe Charboneau | CLE | AL | - |
| 1980 | Steve Howe | LAN | NL | - |
| 1979 | John Castino | MIN | AL | - |
| 1979 | Alfredo Griffin | TOR | AL | - |
| 1979 | Rick Sutcliffe | LAN | NL | - |
| 1978 | Bob Horner | ATL | NL | - |
| 1978 | Lou Whitaker | DET | AL | - |
| 1977 | Andre Dawson | MON | NL | - |
| 1977 | Eddie Murray | BAL | AL | - |
| 1976 | Mark Fidrych | DET | AL | - |
| 1976 | Butch Metzger | SDN | NL | - |
| 1976 | Pat Zachry | CIN | NL | - |
| 1975 | Fred Lynn | BOS | AL | - |
| 1975 | John Montefusco | SFN | NL | - |
| 1974 | Mike Hargrove | TEX | AL | - |
| 1974 | Bake McBride | SLN | NL | - |
| 1973 | Al Bumbry | BAL | AL | - |
| 1973 | Gary Matthews | SFN | NL | - |
| 1972 | Carlton Fisk | BOS | AL | - |
| 1972 | Jon Matlack | NYN | NL | - |
| 1971 | Chris Chambliss | CLE | AL | - |
| 1971 | Earl Williams | ATL | NL | - |
| 1970 | Carl Morton | MON | NL | - |
| 1970 | Thurman Munson | NYA | AL | - |
| 1969 | Lou Piniella | KCA | AL | - |
| 1969 | Ted Sizemore | LAN | NL | - |
| 1968 | Stan Bahnsen | NYA | AL | - |
| 1968 | Johnny Bench | CIN | NL | - |
| 1967 | Rod Carew | MIN | AL | - |
| 1967 | Tom Seaver | NYN | NL | - |
| 1966 | Tommie Agee | CHA | AL | - |
| 1966 | Tommy Helms | CIN | NL | - |
| 1965 | Curt Blefary | BAL | AL | - |
| 1965 | Jim Lefebvre | LAN | NL | - |
| 1964 | Dick Allen | PHI | NL | - |
| 1964 | Tony Oliva | MIN | AL | - |
| 1963 | Gary Peters | CHA | AL | - |
| 1963 | Pete Rose | CIN | NL | - |
| 1962 | Ken Hubbs | CHN | NL | - |
| 1962 | Tom Tresh | NYA | AL | - |
| 1961 | Don Schwall | BOS | AL | - |
| 1961 | Billy Williams | CHN | NL | - |
| 1960 | Ron Hansen | BAL | AL | - |
| 1960 | Frank Howard | LAN | NL | - |
| 1959 | Bob Allison | WS1 | AL | - |
| 1959 | Willie McCovey | SFN | NL | - |
| 1958 | Orlando Cepeda | SFN | NL | - |
| 1958 | Albie Pearson | WS1 | AL | - |
| 1957 | Tony Kubek | NYA | AL | - |
| 1957 | Jack Sanford | PHI | NL | - |
| 1956 | Luis Aparicio | CHA | AL | - |
| 1956 | Frank Robinson | CIN | NL | - |
| 1955 | Herb Score | CLE | AL | - |
| 1955 | Bill Virdon | SLN | NL | - |
| 1954 | Bob Grim | NYA | AL | - |
| 1954 | Wally Moon | SLN | NL | - |
| 1953 | Jim Gilliam | BRO | NL | - |
| 1953 | Harvey Kuenn | DET | AL | - |
| 1952 | Joe Black | BRO | NL | - |
| 1952 | Harry Byrd | PHA | AL | - |
| 1951 | Willie Mays | NY1 | NL | - |
| 1951 | Gil McDougald | NYA | AL | - |
| 1950 | Walt Dropo | BOS | AL | - |
| 1950 | Sam Jethroe | BSN | NL | - |
| 1949 | Don Newcombe | BRO | NL | - |
| 1949 | Roy Sievers | SLA | AL | - |
| 1948 | Al Dark | BSN | ML | - |
| 1947 | Jackie Robinson | BRO | ML | - |
About the Rookie of the Year list
The Rookie of the Year list on this page runs from 1947 to 2025. The earliest winner was Jackie Robinson. For 2025, the table lists Drake Baldwin and Nick Kurtz. No player appears on the Rookie of the Year list more than once. The League column shows separate American and National League winners from 1949 on. No club turns up in the Rookie of the Year Team column as often as the Los Angeles Dodgers. Earlier recent winners were Luis Gil and Paul Skenes (2024), Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson (2023), Michael Harris and Julio Rodriguez (2022), Randy Arozarena and Jonathan India (2021), and Kyle Lewis and Devin Williams (2020). The Rookie of the Year was shared in 1976 and 1979. By decade, the years 1970 and 1979 hold the most Rookie of the Year entries. Roy Sievers (1949) heads the AL side of the list. Don Newcombe (1949) heads the NL side of the list. Player names link to full career pages, and the Rookie of the Year shows in each winner's awards table there.
Rookie of the Year: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who won the most recent Rookie of the Year?
- Drake Baldwin won the Rookie of the Year in 2025.
- Who has won the most Rookie of the Year awards?
- Aaron Judge, with 1 win.
- When was the Rookie of the Year first awarded?
- The first Rookie of the Year on record was awarded in 1947; the most recent in this list is from 2025.
- How many players have won the Rookie of the Year?
- 158 different players have won it, across 158 awards.