TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year
82 award winners
The TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year has been awarded 82 times, from 1963 to 2003. The most recent winner on record is Rafael Soriano in 2003, playing for SEA. There are 82 distinct winners in the list below.
Data updated
Award Overview
- Award Name
- TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year
- Total Awards Given
- 82
- First Awarded
- 1963
- Most Recent
- 2003
All Winners
Complete list of TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year recipients
| Year | Player Name | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Rafael Soriano | SEA | AL |
| 2003 | Dontrelle Willis | FLO | NL |
| 2002 | Jason Jennings | COL | NL |
| 2002 | Rodrigo Lopez | BAL | AL |
| 2001 | Roy Oswalt | HOU | NL |
| 2001 | CC Sabathia | CLE | AL |
| 2000 | Rick Ankiel | SLN | NL |
| 2000 | Kazuhiro Sasaki | SEA | AL |
| 1999 | Tim Hudson | OAK | AL |
| 1999 | Scott Williamson | CIN | NL |
| 1998 | Rolando Arrojo | TBA | AL |
| 1998 | Kerry Wood | CHN | NL |
| 1997 | Jason Dickson | ANA | AL |
| 1997 | Matt Morris | SLN | NL |
| 1996 | James Baldwin | CHA | AL |
| 1996 | Alan Benes | SLN | NL |
| 1995 | Hideo Nomo | LAN | NL |
| 1995 | Julian Tavarez | CLE | AL |
| 1994 | Brian Anderson | CAL | AL |
| 1994 | Steve Trachsel | CHN | NL |
| 1993 | Kirk Rueter | MON | NL |
| 1993 | Aaron Sele | BOS | AL |
| 1992 | Cal Eldred | ML4 | AL |
| 1992 | Tim Wakefield | PIT | NL |
| 1991 | Juan Guzman | TOR | AL |
| 1991 | Al Osuna | HOU | NL |
| 1990 | Kevin Appier | KCA | AL |
| 1990 | Mike Harkey | CHN | NL |
| 1989 | Andy Benes | SDN | NL |
| 1989 | Tom Gordon | KCA | AL |
| 1988 | Tim Belcher | LAN | NL |
| 1988 | Bryan Harvey | CAL | AL |
| 1987 | Mike Dunne | PIT | NL |
| 1987 | Mike Henneman | DET | AL |
| 1986 | Mark Eichhorn | TOR | AL |
| 1986 | Todd Worrell | SLN | NL |
| 1985 | Tom Browning | CIN | NL |
| 1985 | Teddy Higuera | ML4 | AL |
| 1984 | Dwight Gooden | NYN | NL |
| 1984 | Mark Langston | SEA | AL |
| 1983 | Mike Boddicker | BAL | AL |
| 1983 | Craig McMurtry | ATL | NL |
| 1982 | Steve Bedrosian | ATL | NL |
| 1982 | Ed Vande Berg | SEA | AL |
| 1981 | Dave Righetti | NYA | AL |
| 1981 | Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | NL |
| 1980 | Britt Burns | CHA | AL |
| 1980 | Bill Gullickson | MON | NL |
| 1979 | Mark Clear | CAL | AL |
| 1979 | Rick Sutcliffe | LAN | NL |
| 1978 | Rich Gale | KCA | AL |
| 1978 | Don Robinson | PIT | NL |
| 1977 | Bob Owchinko | SDN | NL |
| 1977 | Dave Rozema | DET | AL |
| 1976 | Mark Fidrych | DET | AL |
| 1976 | Butch Metzger | SDN | NL |
| 1975 | Dennis Eckersley | CLE | AL |
| 1975 | John Montefusco | SFN | NL |
| 1974 | John D'Acquisto | SFN | NL |
| 1974 | Frank Tanana | CAL | AL |
| 1973 | Steve Busby | KCA | AL |
| 1973 | Steve Rogers | MON | NL |
| 1972 | Jon Matlack | NYN | NL |
| 1972 | Dick Tidrow | CLE | AL |
| 1971 | Reggie Cleveland | SLN | NL |
| 1971 | Bill Parsons | ML4 | AL |
| 1970 | Bert Blyleven | MIN | AL |
| 1970 | Carl Morton | MON | NL |
| 1969 | Tom Griffin | HOU | NL |
| 1969 | Mike Nagy | BOS | AL |
| 1968 | Stan Bahnsen | NYA | AL |
| 1968 | Jerry Koosman | NYN | NL |
| 1967 | Dick Hughes | SLN | NL |
| 1967 | Tom Phoebus | BAL | AL |
| 1966 | Jim Nash | KC1 | AL |
| 1966 | Don Sutton | LAN | NL |
| 1965 | Frank Linzy | SFN | NL |
| 1965 | Marcelino Lopez | CAL | AL |
| 1964 | Wally Bunker | BAL | AL |
| 1964 | Billy McCool | CIN | NL |
| 1963 | Ray Culp | PHI | NL |
| 1963 | Gary Peters | CHA | AL |
About the TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year list
The TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year list on this page runs from 1963 to 2003. The earliest winners were Ray Culp and Gary Peters. The most recent 2003 rows name Rafael Soriano and Dontrelle Willis. Every name on the TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year list is a different player. From 1963, the list carries one winner per league in most years. By the Team column, the St. Louis Cardinals appear more often than any other club on the TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year list. Earlier recent winners were Jason Jennings and Rodrigo Lopez (2002), Roy Oswalt and CC Sabathia (2001), Rick Ankiel and Kazuhiro Sasaki (2000), Tim Hudson and Scott Williamson (1999), and Rolando Arrojo and Kerry Wood (1998). More TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year rows fall between 1990 and 1999 than in any other ten-year stretch of the list. Gary Peters (1963) heads the AL side of the list. The first National League row is Ray Culp in 1963. Player names link to full career pages, and the TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year shows in each winner's awards table there.
TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who won the most recent TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year?
- Rafael Soriano won the TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year in 2003.
- Who has won the most TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year awards?
- Aaron Sele, with 1 win.
- When was the TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year first awarded?
- The first TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year on record was awarded in 1963; the most recent in this list is from 2003.
- How many players have won the TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year?
- 82 different players have won it, across 82 awards.