What qualifies as a rookie?
In order to qualify for the award a player must have accumulated, prior to the season under consideration:
List of winners
combined award | ||
1947 | Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers 1B | |
1948 | Alvin Dark, Boston Braves SS | |
American League | National League | |
1949 | Roy Sievers, St. Louis Browns OF | Don Newcombe, Brooklyn Dodgers P |
1950 | Walt Dropo, Boston Red Sox 1B | Sam Jethroe, Boston Braves OF |
1951 | Gil McDougald, New York Yankees 3B | Willie Mays, New York Giants OF |
1952 | Harry Byrd, Philadelphia Athletics P | Joe Black, Brooklyn Dodgers P |
1953 | Harvey Kuenn, Detroit Tigers SS | Jim Gilliam, Brooklyn Dodgers 2B |
1954 | Bob Grim, New York Yankees P | Wally Moon St Louis OF |
1955 | Herb Score, Cleveland Indians P | Bill Virdon, St. Louis Cardinals OF |
1956 | Luis Aparicio, Chicago White Sox SS | Frank Robinson, Cincinnati Reds OF |
1957 | Tony Kubek, New York Yankees SS | Jack Sanford, Philadelphia Phillies P |
1958 | Albie Pearson, Washington Senators OF | Orlando Cepeda, San Francisco Giants 1B |
1959 | Bob Allison, Washington Senators OF | Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants 1B |
1960 | Ron Hansen, Baltimore Orioles SS | Frank Howard, Los Angeles Dodgers OF |
1961 | Don Schwall, Boston Red Sox P | Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs OF |
1962 | Tommy Tresh, New York Yankees SS | Ken Hubbs, Chicago Cubs 2B |
1963 | Gary Peters, Chicago White Sox P | Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds |
1964 | Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins OF | Dick Allen, Philadelphia Phillies |
1965 | Curt Blefary, Baltimore Orioles OF | Jim Lefebvre, Los Angeles Dodgers 2B |
1966 | Tommie Agee, Chicago White Sox OF | Tommy Helms, Cincinnati Reds 2B |
1967 | Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins 2B | Tom Seaver, New York Mets P |
1968 | Stan Bahnsen, New York Yankees P | Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds C |
1969 | Lou Piniella, Kansas City Royals OF | Ted Sizemore, Los Angeles Dodgers 2B |
1970 | Thurman Munson, New York Yankees C | Carl Morton, Montreal Expos P |
1971 | Chris Chambliss, Cleveland Indians 1B | Earl Williams, Atlanta Braves C |
1972 | Carlton Fisk, Boston Red Sox C | Jon Matlack, New York Mets P |
1973 | Al Bumbry, Baltimore Orioles OF | Gary Matthews, San Francisco Giants OF |
1974 | Mike Hargrove, Texas Rangers 1B | Bake McBride, St. Louis Cardinals OF |
1975 | Fred Lynn, Boston Red Sox OF | John Montefusco, San Francisco Giants P |
1976 | Mark Fidrych, Detroit Tigers P | Butch Metzger, San Diego Padres P Pat Zachry, Cincinnati Reds P |
1977 | Eddie Murray, Baltimore Orioles DH | Andre Dawson, Montreal Expos OF |
1978 | Lou Whitaker, Detroit Tigers 2B | Bob Horner, Atlanta Braves 3B |
1979 | John Castino, Minnesota Twins 3B Alfredo Griffin, Toronto Blue Jays SS | Rick Sutcliffe, Los Angeles Dodgers P |
1980 | Joe Charboneau, Cleveland Indians OF | Steve Howe, Los Angeles Dodgers P |
1981 | Dave Righetti, New York Yankees P | Fernando Valenzuela, Los Angeles Dodgers P |
1982 | Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles SS | Steve Sax, Los Angeles Dodgers 2B |
1983 | Ron Kittle, Chicago White Sox OF | Darryl Strawberry, New York Mets OF |
1984 | Alvin Davis, Seattle Mariners 1B | Dwight Gooden, New York Mets P |
1985 | Ozzie Guillen, Chicago White Sox SS | Vince Coleman, St. Louis Cardinals OF |
1986 | Jose Canseco, Oakland As OF | Todd Worrell, St. Louis Cardinals P |
1987 | Mark McGwire, Oakland As 1B | Benito Santiago, San Diego Padres C |
1988 | Walt Weiss, Oakland As SS | Chris Sabo, Cincinnati Reds 3B |
1989 | Gregg Olson, Baltimore Orioles P | Jerome Walton, Chicago Cubs OF |
1990 | Sandy Alomar, Jr., Cleveland Indians C | David Justice, Atlanta Braves OF |
1991 | Chuck Knoblauch, Minnesota Twins 2B | Jeff Bagwell, Houston Astros 1B |
1992 | Pat Listach, Milwaukee Brewers SS | Eric Karros, Los Angeles Dodgers 1B |
1993 | Tim Salmon, California Angels OF | Mike Piazza, Los Angeles Dodgers C |
1994 | Bob Hamelin, Kansas City Royals DH | Raul Mondesi, Los Angeles Dodgers OF |
1995 | Marty Cordova, Minnesota Twins OF | Hideo Nomo, Los Angeles Dodgers P |
1996 | Derek Jeter, New York Yankees SS | Todd Hollandsworth, Los Angeles Dodgers OF |
1997 | Nomar Garciaparra, Boston Red Sox SS | Scott Rolen, Philadelphia Phillies 3B |
1998 | Ben Grieve, Oakland As OF | Kerry Wood, Chicago Cubs P |
1999 | Carlos Beltran, Kansas City Royals OF | Scott Williamson, Cincinnati Reds P |
2000 | Kazuhiro Sasaki, Seattle Mariners P | Rafael Furcal, Atlanta Braves SS |
2001 | [Ichiro Suzuki]?, Seattle Mariners P | Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals SS |