# Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award

The Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award is given to one player in each league of Central League and Pacific League.

## Winners
### Central League

| Year | Player | Team | Position |
| 1950 | Nobuo Oshima | Shochiku Robins | P |
| 1951 | Kiyoshi Matsuda | Yomiuri Giants | P |
| 1952 | Takao Sato | Kokutetsu Swallows | SS |
| 1953 | Masatoshi Gondo | Taiyō-Shochiku Robins | P |
| 1954 | Tatsuro Hirooka | Yomiuri Giants | SS |
| 1955 | Kazunori Nishimura | Ōsaka Tigers | P |
| 1956 | Noboru Akiyama | Taiyō Whales | P |
| 1957 | Motoshi Fujita | Yomiuri Giants | P |
| 1958 | Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants | 3B |
| 1959 | Takeshi Kuwata | Taiyō Whales | 3B |
| 1960 | Ritsuo Horimoto | Yomiuri Giants | P |
| 1961 | Hiroshi Gondo | Chunichi Dragons | P |
| 1962 | Kunio Jōnouchi | Yomiuri Giants | P |
| 1963 | ZNot awarded | Z | Z |
| 1964 | Shigeyuki Takahashi | Taiyō Whales | P |
| 1965 | ZNot awarded | Z | Z |
| 1966 | Tsuneo Horiuchi | Yomiuri Giants | P |
| 1967 | Shirō Takegami | Sankei Atoms | 2B |
| 1968 | Shigeru Takada | Yomiuri Giants | OF |
| 1969 | Kōichi Tabuchi | Hanshin Tigers | C |
| 1970 | Kenichi Yazawa | Chunichi Dragons | OF |
| 1971 | Shitoshi Sekimoto | Yomiuri Giants | P |
| 1972 | Takeshi Yasuda | Yakult Atoms | P |
| 1973 | ZNot awarded | Z | Z |
| 1974 | Yukio Fujinami | Chunichi Dragons | OF |
| 1975 | ZNot awarded | Z | Z |
| 1976 | Yasushi Tao | Chunichi Dragons | OF |
| 1977 | Akio Saito | Taiyō Whales | P |
| 1978 | Mitsuo Sumi | Yomiuri Giants | P |
| 1979 | Kimiya Fujisawa | Chunichi Dragons | P |
| 1980 | Akinobu Okada | Hanshin Tigers | IF |
| 1981 | Tatsunori Hara | Yomiuri Giants | IF |
| 1982 | Tsunemi Tsuda | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P |
| 1983 | Hiromi Makihara | Yomiuri Giants | P |
| 1984 | Takehiko Kobayakawa | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | IF |
| 1985 | Jun Kawabata | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P |
| 1986 | Hiroshi Nagatomi | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P |
| 1987 | Yukio Arai | Yakult Swallows | OF |
| 1988 | Kazuyoshi Tatsunami | Chunichi Dragons | SS |
| 1989 | Kenji Tomashino | Yakult Swallows | 2B |
| 1990 | Tsuyoshi Yoda | Chunichi Dragons | P |
| 1991 | Koichi Morita | Chunichi Dragons | P |
| 1992 | Teruyoshi Kuji | Hanshin Tigers | SS |
| 1993 | Tomohito Ito | Yakult Swallows | P |
| 1994 | Keiichi Yabu | Hanshin Tigers | P |
| 1995 | Yasuyuki Yamauchi | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P |
| 1996 | Toshihisa Nishi | Yomiuri Giants | 3B |
| 1997 | Toshikazu Sawazaki | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P |
| 1998 | Kenshin Kawakami | Chunichi Dragons | P |
| 1999 | Koji Uehara | Yomiuri Giants | P |
| 2000 | Tatsuhiko Kinjoh | Yokohama BayStars | 3B |
| 2001 | Norihiro Akahoshi | Hanshin Tigers | OF |
| 2002 | Masanori Ishikawa | Yakult Swallows | P |
| 2003 | Hiroshi Kisanuki | Yomiuri Giants | P |
| 2004 | Ryo Kawashima | Yakult Swallows | P |
| 2005 | Norichika Aoki | Yakult Swallows | OF |
| 2006 | Eishin Soyogi | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | IF |
| 2007 | Keiji Uezono | Hanshin Tigers | P |
| 2008 | Tetsuya Yamaguchi | Yomiuri Giants | P |
| 2009 | Tetsuya Matsumoto | Yomiuri Giants | OF |
| 2010 | Hisayoshi Chono | Yomiuri Giants | OF |
| 2011 | Hirokazu Sawamura | Yomiuri Giants | P |
| 2012 | Yusuke Nomura | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P |
| 2013 | Yasuhiro Ogawa | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P |
| 2014 | Daichi Ohsera | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P |
| 2015 | Yasuaki Yamasaki | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | P |
| 2016 | Shun Takayama | Hanshin Tigers | OF |
| 2017 | Yota Kyoda | Chunichi Dragons | IF |
| 2018 | Katsuki Azuma | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | P |
| 2019 | Munetaka Murakami | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | IF |
| 2020 | Masato Morishita | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P |
| 2021 | Ryoji Kuribayashi | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P |
| 2022 | Taisei Ota | Yomiuri Giants | P |
| 2023 | Shoki Murakami | Hanshin Tigers | P |
| 2024 | Hiromasa Funabasama | Yomiuri Giants | P |

### Pacific League

| Year | Player | Team | Position |
| 1950 | Atsushi Aramaki | Mainichi Orions | P |
| 1951 | Kazuo Kageyama | Nankai Hawks | 3B |
| 1952 | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | 3B |
| 1953 | Yasumitsu Toyoda | Nishitetsu Lions | SS |
| 1954 | Motoji Takuwa | Nankai Hawks | P |
| 1955 | Kihachi Enomoto | Mainichi Orions | 1B |
| 1956 | Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | P |
| 1957 | Tamotsu Kimura | Nankai Hawks | P |
| 1958 | Tadashi Sugiura | Nankai Hawks | P |
| 1959 | Isao Harimoto | Toei Flyers | OF |
| 1960 | ZNot awarded | Z | Z |
| 1961 | Toshiaki Tokuhisa | Kintetsu Buffaloes | P |
| 1962 | Yukio Ozaki | Toei Flyers | P |
| 1963 | ZNot awarded | Z | Z |
| 1964 | ZNot awarded | Z | Z |
| 1965 | Masaaki Ikenaga | Nishitetsu Lions | P |
| 1966 | ZNot awarded | Z | Z |
| 1967 | Yoshimasa Takahashi | Toei Flyers | P |
| 1968 | ZNot awarded | Z | Z |
| 1969 | Michiyo Arito | Lotte Orions | 3B |
| 1970 | Michio Sato | Nankai Hawks | P |
| 1971 | Yasuo Minagawa | Toei Flyers | P |
| 1972 | Hajime Kato | Nishitetsu Lions | P |
| 1973 | Satoshi Niimi | Nittaku Home Flyers | P |
| 1974 | Masaharu Mitsui | Lotte Orions | P |
| 1975 | Takashi Yamaguchi | Hankyu Braves | P |
| 1976 | Manabu Fujita | Nankai Hawks | P |
| 1977 | Yoshinori Sato | Hankyu Braves | P |
| 1978 | Yukihiro Murakami | Nankai Hawks | P |
| 1979 | Hirohisa Matsunuma | Seibu Lions | P |
| 1980 | Isamu Kida | Nippon-Ham Fighters | P |
| 1981 | Hiromichi Ishige | Seibu Lions | SS |
| 1982 | Daijiro Oishi | Kintetsu Buffaloes | 2B |
| 1983 | Tadami Futamura | Nippon-Ham Fighters | OF |
| 1984 | Hiromasa Fujita | Hankyu Braves | C |
| 1985 | Terumitsu Kumano | Hankyu Braves | OF |
| 1986 | Kazuhiro Kiyohara | Seibu Lions | 1B |
| 1987 | Hideyuki Awano | Kintetsu Buffaloes | P |
| 1988 | Ryoji Moriyama | Seibu Lions | P |
| 1989 | Tsutomu Sakai | Orix Braves | P |
| 1990 | Hideo Nomo | Kintetsu Buffaloes | P |
| 1991 | Shigetoshi Hasegawa | Orix BlueWave | P |
| 1992 | Hiroshi Takamura | Kintetsu Buffaloes | P |
| 1993 | Kento Sugiyama | Seibu Lions | P |
| 1994 | Hidekazu Watanabe | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | P |
| 1995 | Masafumi Hirai | Orix BlueWave | P |
| 1996 | Makoto Kaneko | Nippon-Ham Fighters | 2B |
| 1997 | Makoto Kosaka | Chiba Lotte Marines | 2B |
| 1998 | Tatsuya Ozeki | Seibu Lions | OF |
| 1999 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | Seibu Lions | P |
| 2000 | ZNot awarded | Z | Z |
| 2001 | Masanobu Okubo | Orix BlueWave | P |
| 2002 | Itsuki Shoda | Nippon-Ham Fighters | P |
| 2003 | Tsuyoshi Wada | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | P |
| 2004 | Koji Mise | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | P |
| 2005 | Yasutomo Kubo | Chiba Lotte Marines | P |
| 2006 | Tomoya Yagi | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | P |
| 2007 | Masahiro Tanaka | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | P |
| 2008 | Satoshi Komatsu | Orix Buffaloes | P |
| 2009 | Tadashi Settsu | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | P |
| 2010 | Ryo Sakakibara | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | P |
| 2011 | Kazuhisa Makita | Saitama Seibu Lions | P |
| 2012 | Naoya Masuda | Chiba Lotte Marines | P |
| 2013 | Takahiro Norimoto | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | P |
| 2014 | Ayumu Ishikawa | Chiba Lotte Marines | P |
| 2015 | Kohei Arihara | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | P |
| 2016 | Hirotoshi Takanashi | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | P |
| 2017 | Sosuke Genda | Saitama Seibu Lions | IF |
| 2018 | Kazuki Tanaka | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | OF |
| 2019 | Rei Takahashi | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | P |
| 2020 | Kaima Taira | Saitama Seibu Lions | P |
| 2021 | Hiroya Miyagi | Orix Buffaloes | P |
| 2022 | Yoshinobu Mizukami | Saitama Seibu Lions | P |
| 2023 | Shunpeita Yamashita | Orix Buffaloes | P |
| 2024 | Natsuki Takeuchi | Saitama Seibu Lions | P |