Rookie of the Year
The Rookie of the Year award is the single biggest short-term driver of card prices in baseball. The announcement typically causes a 20-50% spike in the winner's rookie card values within 48 hours. ROY winners who go on to Hall of Fame careers (like Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Derek Jeter) see their rookie cards become blue-chip collectibles.
158
Total Awards
158
Unique Winners
1947–2025
Years Covered
2020s
| Year | Player | League |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nick Kurtz | AL |
| 2025 | Drake Baldwin | NL |
| 2024 | Luis Gil | AL |
| 2024 | Paul Skenes | NL |
| 2023 | Gunnar Henderson | AL |
| 2023 | Corbin Carroll | NL |
| 2022 | Julio Rodriguez | AL |
| 2022 | Michael Harris | NL |
| 2021 | Randy Arozarena | AL |
| 2021 | Jonathan India | NL |
| 2020 | Kyle Lewis | AL |
| 2020 | Devin Williams | NL |
2010s
| Year | Player | League |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Yordan Alvarez | AL |
| 2019 | Pete Alonso | NL |
| 2018 | Shohei Ohtani | AL |
| 2018 | Ronald Acuña | NL |
| 2017 | Aaron Judge | AL |
| 2017 | Cody Bellinger | NL |
| 2016 | Michael Fulmer | AL |
| 2016 | Corey Seager | NL |
| 2015 | Carlos Correa | AL |
| 2015 | Kris Bryant | NL |
| 2014 | Jose Abreu | AL |
| 2014 | Jacob deGrom | NL |
| 2013 | Wil Myers | AL |
| 2013 | Jose Fernandez | NL |
| 2012 | Mike Trout | AL |
| 2012 | Bryce Harper | NL |
| 2011 | Jeremy Hellickson | AL |
| 2011 | Craig Kimbrel | NL |
| 2010 | Neftali Feliz | AL |
| 2010 | Buster Posey | NL |
2000s
| Year | Player | League |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Andrew Bailey | AL |
| 2009 | Chris Coghlan | NL |
| 2008 | Evan Longoria | AL |
| 2008 | Geovany Soto | NL |
| 2007 | Dustin Pedroia | AL |
| 2007 | Ryan Braun | NL |
| 2006 | Justin Verlander | AL |
| 2006 | Hanley Ramirez | NL |
| 2005 | Huston Street | AL |
| 2005 | Ryan Howard | NL |
| 2004 | Bobby Crosby | AL |
| 2004 | Jason Bay | NL |
| 2003 | Angel Berroa | AL |
| 2003 | Dontrelle Willis | NL |
| 2002 | Eric Hinske | AL |
| 2002 | Jason Jennings | NL |
| 2001 | Ichiro Suzuki | AL |
| 2001 | Albert Pujols | NL |
| 2000 | Kazuhiro Sasaki | AL |
| 2000 | Rafael Furcal | NL |
1990s
| Year | Player | League |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Carlos Beltran | AL |
| 1999 | Scott Williamson | NL |
| 1998 | Ben Grieve | AL |
| 1998 | Kerry Wood | NL |
| 1997 | Nomar Garciaparra | AL |
| 1997 | Scott Rolen | NL |
| 1996 | Derek Jeter | AL |
| 1996 | Todd Hollandsworth | NL |
| 1995 | Marty Cordova | AL |
| 1995 | Hideo Nomo | NL |
| 1994 | Bob Hamelin | AL |
| 1994 | Raul Mondesi | NL |
| 1993 | Tim Salmon | AL |
| 1993 | Mike Piazza | NL |
| 1992 | Pat Listach | AL |
| 1992 | Eric Karros | NL |
| 1991 | Chuck Knoblauch | AL |
| 1991 | Jeff Bagwell | NL |
| 1990 | Sandy Alomar | AL |
| 1990 | David Justice | NL |
1980s
| Year | Player | League |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Gregg Olson | AL |
| 1989 | Jerome Walton | NL |
| 1988 | Walt Weiss | AL |
| 1988 | Chris Sabo | NL |
| 1987 | Mark McGwire | AL |
| 1987 | Benito Santiago | NL |
| 1986 | Jose Canseco | AL |
| 1986 | Todd Worrell | NL |
| 1985 | Ozzie Guillen | AL |
| 1985 | Vince Coleman | NL |
| 1984 | Alvin Davis | AL |
| 1984 | Dwight Gooden | NL |
| 1983 | Ron Kittle | AL |
| 1983 | Darryl Strawberry | NL |
| 1982 | Cal Ripken | AL |
| 1982 | Steve Sax | NL |
| 1981 | Dave Righetti | AL |
| 1981 | Fernando Valenzuela | NL |
| 1980 | Joe Charboneau | AL |
| 1980 | Steve Howe | NL |
1970s
| Year | Player | League |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | John Castino | AL |
| 1979 | Alfredo Griffin | AL |
| 1979 | Rick Sutcliffe | NL |
| 1978 | Lou Whitaker | AL |
| 1978 | Bob Horner | NL |
| 1977 | Eddie Murray | AL |
| 1977 | Andre Dawson | NL |
| 1976 | Mark Fidrych | AL |
| 1976 | Butch Metzger | NL |
| 1976 | Pat Zachry | NL |
| 1975 | Fred Lynn | AL |
| 1975 | John Montefusco | NL |
| 1974 | Mike Hargrove | AL |
| 1974 | Bake McBride | NL |
| 1973 | Al Bumbry | AL |
| 1973 | Gary Matthews | NL |
| 1972 | Carlton Fisk | AL |
| 1972 | Jon Matlack | NL |
| 1971 | Chris Chambliss | AL |
| 1971 | Earl Williams | NL |
| 1970 | Thurman Munson | AL |
| 1970 | Carl Morton | NL |
1960s
| Year | Player | League |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Lou Piniella | AL |
| 1969 | Ted Sizemore | NL |
| 1968 | Stan Bahnsen | AL |
| 1968 | Johnny Bench | NL |
| 1967 | Rod Carew | AL |
| 1967 | Tom Seaver | NL |
| 1966 | Tommie Agee | AL |
| 1966 | Tommy Helms | NL |
| 1965 | Curt Blefary | AL |
| 1965 | Jim Lefebvre | NL |
| 1964 | Tony Oliva | AL |
| 1964 | Dick Allen | NL |
| 1963 | Gary Peters | AL |
| 1963 | Pete Rose | NL |
| 1962 | Tom Tresh | AL |
| 1962 | Ken Hubbs | NL |
| 1961 | Don Schwall | AL |
| 1961 | Billy Williams | NL |
| 1960 | Ron Hansen | AL |
| 1960 | Frank Howard | NL |
1950s
| Year | Player | League |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Bob Allison | AL |
| 1959 | Willie McCovey | NL |
| 1958 | Albie Pearson | AL |
| 1958 | Orlando Cepeda | NL |
| 1957 | Tony Kubek | AL |
| 1957 | Jack Sanford | NL |
| 1956 | Luis Aparicio | AL |
| 1956 | Frank Robinson | NL |
| 1955 | Herb Score | AL |
| 1955 | Bill Virdon | NL |
| 1954 | Bob Grim | AL |
| 1954 | Wally Moon | NL |
| 1953 | Harvey Kuenn | AL |
| 1953 | Jim Gilliam | NL |
| 1952 | Harry Byrd | AL |
| 1952 | Joe Black | NL |
| 1951 | Gil McDougald | AL |
| 1951 | Willie Mays | NL |
| 1950 | Walt Dropo | AL |
| 1950 | Sam Jethroe | NL |
1940s
| Year | Player | League |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Roy Sievers | AL |
| 1949 | Don Newcombe | NL |
| 1948 | Al Dark | ML |
| 1947 | Jackie Robinson | ML |