# Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award

In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to two outstanding rookie players, one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL), as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). The award was established in 1940 by the Chicago chapter of the BBWAA, which selected an annual winner from 1940 through 1946. The award became national in 1947; Jackie Robinson, the Brooklyn Dodgers' second baseman, won the inaugural award. One award was presented for all of MLB in 1947 and 1948; since 1949, the honor has been given to one player each in the NL and AL. Originally, the award was known as the J. Louis Comiskey Memorial Award, named after the Chicago White Sox owner of the 1930s. The award was renamed the Jackie Robinson Award in July 1987, 40 years after Robinson broke the baseball color line.
Nineteen players have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame—Robinson, seven AL players, and eleven others from the NL. The award has been shared twice: once by Butch Metzger and Pat Zachry of the NL in 1976; and once by John Castino and Alfredo Griffin of the AL in 1979. Members of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers have won the most awards of any franchise (with 18). Fred Lynn and Ichiro Suzuki are the only two players who have been named Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the same year, and Fernando Valenzuela is the only player to have won Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award in the same year. Sam Jethroe is the oldest player to have won the award, at age 32, 33 days older than 2000 winner Kazuhiro Sasaki (also 32). Luis Gil of the New York Yankees and Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates are the most recent winners.

## Qualifications and voting

From 1947 through 1956, each BBWAA voter used discretion as to who qualified as a rookie. In 1957, the term was first defined as someone with fewer than 75 at-bats or 45 innings pitched in any previous Major League season. This guideline was later amended to 90 at-bats, 45 innings pitched, or 45 days on a Major League roster before September 1 of the previous year. The current standard of 130 at-bats, 50 innings pitched, or 45 days on the active roster of a Major League club (excluding time in military service or on the injury list) before September 1 was adopted in 1971.
Since 1980, each voter names three rookies: a first-place choice is given five points, a second-place choice three points, and a third-place choice one point. The award goes to the player who receives the most overall points. Edinson Vólquez received three second-place votes in 2008 balloting despite no longer being a rookie under the award's definition.
The award has drawn criticism in recent years because several players with experience in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) have won the award, such as Hideo Nomo in 1995, Kazuhiro Sasaki in 2000, Ichiro Suzuki in 2001, and Shohei Ohtani in 2018. The current definition of rookie status for the award is based only on Major League experience, but some feel that past NPB players are not true rookies because of their past professional experience. Others, however, believe it should make no difference since the first recipient and the award's namesake played for the Negro leagues before his MLB career and thus could also not be considered a "true rookie". This issue arose in 2003 when Hideki Matsui narrowly lost the AL award to Ángel Berroa. Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune said he did not see Matsui as a rookie in 2003 because "it would be an insult to the Japanese league to pretend that experience didn't count." The Japan Times ran a story in 2007 on the labeling of Daisuke Matsuzaka, Kei Igawa, and Hideki Okajima as rookies, saying "[t]hese guys aren't rookies." Past winners such as Jackie Robinson, Don Newcombe, and Sam Jethroe had professional experience in the Negro leagues.

## Winners
### Key

| Year | Links to the article about the corresponding Major League Baseball season |
| † | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
| ^ | Denotes player who is still active |
| * | Denotes year in which the award was shared |
| § | Unanimous selection |
| + | Denotes lead Major Leagues in that category |

### Major Leagues combined (1947–48)

| Year | Player | Team | Position | Selected statistics | Ref |
| 1947 | Jackie Robinson$^†$ | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | .297 batting average 125 runs scored 29 stolen bases | |
| 1948 | Alvin Dark | Boston Braves | SS | .322 batting average 3 home runs 48 runs batted in | |

### American League winners (1949–present)

| Year | Player | Team | Position | Selected statistics |
| 1949 | Roy Sievers | St. Louis Browns | OF | .306 batting average 16 home runs 91 runs batted in |
| 1950 | Walt Dropo | Boston Red Sox | 1B | .322 batting average 34 home runs 144 runs batted in |
| 1951 | Gil McDougald | New York Yankees | 3B | .306 batting average 14 home runs 63 runs batted in |
| 1952 | Harry Byrd | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 3.31 earned run average 15 complete games 15–15 record in 37 appearances (28 games started) |
| 1953 | Harvey Kuenn | Detroit Tigers | SS | .308 batting average 94 runs scored 209 hits |
| 1954 | Bob Grim | New York Yankees | P | 3.26 earned run average 199 innings pitched 20–6 record in 37 appearances (20 games started) |
| 1955 | Herb Score | Cleveland Indians | P | 2.85 earned run average 227+1⁄3 innings pitched 16–10 record in 32 games started |
| 1956 | Luis Aparicio$^†$ | Chicago White Sox | SS | .266 batting average 21 stolen bases 69 runs scored |
| 1957 | Tony Kubek | New York Yankees | SS | .297 batting average 56 runs scored 39 runs batted in |
| 1958 | Albie Pearson | Washington Senators | OF | .275 batting average 3 home runs 63 runs scored |
| 1959 | Bob Allison | Washington Senators | OF | .261 batting average 30 home runs 85 runs batted in |
| 1960 | Ron Hansen | Baltimore Orioles | SS | .255 batting average 22 home runs 86 runs batted in |
| 1961 | Don Schwall | Boston Red Sox | P | 3.22 earned run average 178+2⁄3 innings pitched 15–7 record in 25 games started |
| 1962 | Tom Tresh | New York Yankees | SS | .286 batting average 20 home runs 93 runs batted in |
| 1963 | Gary Peters | Chicago White Sox | P | 2.33 earned run average 243 innings pitched 19–8 record in 41 appearances (30 games started) |
| 1964 | Tony Oliva$^†$ | Minnesota Twins | OF | .323 batting average 32 home runs 94 runs batted in |
| 1965 | Curt Blefary | Baltimore Orioles | OF | .260 batting average 22 home runs 70 runs batted in |
| 1966 | Tommie Agee | Chicago White Sox | OF | .273 batting average 44 stolen bases 98 runs scored 29.3 Power-Speed #$^+$ |
| 1967 | Rod Carew$^†$ | Minnesota Twins | 2B | .292 batting average 8 home runs 66 runs scored |
| 1968 | Stan Bahnsen | New York Yankees | P | 2.05 earned run average 267+1⁄3 innings pitched 17–12 record in 34 games started |
| 1969 | Lou Piniella | Kansas City Royals | OF | .282 batting average 11 home runs 68 runs batted in |
| 1970 | Thurman Munson | New York Yankees | C | .302 batting average 53 runs batted in 52% caught stealing percentage in the field |
| 1971 | Chris Chambliss | Cleveland Indians | 1B | .275 batting average 9 home runs 48 runs batted in |
| 1972 | Carlton Fisk$^{†§}$ | Boston Red Sox | C | .293 batting average 22 home runs 61 runs batted in |
| 1973 | Al Bumbry | Baltimore Orioles | OF | .337 batting average 11 triples 73 runs scored |
| 1974 | Mike Hargrove | Texas Rangers | 1B | .323 batting average .395 on-base percentage 66 runs batted in |
| 1975 | Fred Lynn | Boston Red Sox | OF | .331 batting average 47 doubles 105 runs batted in |
| 1976 | Mark Fidrych | Detroit Tigers | P | 2.34 earned run average 24 complete games 19–9 record in 29 games started |
| 1977 | Eddie Murray$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | DH | .283 batting average 27 home runs 88 runs batted in |
| 1978 | Lou Whitaker | Detroit Tigers | 2B | .285 batting average 3 home runs 58 runs batted in |
| 1979* | John Castino | Minnesota Twins | 3B | .285 batting average 8 triples 52 runs batted in |
| 1979* | Alfredo Griffin | Toronto Blue Jays | SS | .287 batting average 10 triples 81 runs scored |
| 1980 | Joe Charboneau | Cleveland Indians | OF | .289 batting average 23 home runs 87 runs batted in |
| 1981 | Dave Righetti | New York Yankees | P | 2.05 earned run average 105+1⁄3 innings pitched 8–4 record in 15 games started |
| 1982 | Cal Ripken Jr.$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | SS | .264 batting average 28 home runs 93 runs batted in |
| 1983 | Ron Kittle | Chicago White Sox | OF | .254 batting average 35 home runs 100 runs batted in |
| 1984 | Alvin Davis | Seattle Mariners | 1B | .284 batting average 27 home runs 116 runs batted in |
| 1985 | Ozzie Guillén | Chicago White Sox | SS | .273 batting average 9 triples 71 runs scored |
| 1986 | Jose Canseco | Oakland Athletics | OF | .240 batting average 33 home runs 117 runs batted in |
| 1987 | Mark McGwire$^§$ | Oakland Athletics | 1B | .289 batting average 49 home runs 118 runs batted in |
| 1988 | Walt Weiss | Oakland Athletics | SS | .250 batting average 3 home runs 39 runs batted in |
| 1989 | Gregg Olson | Baltimore Orioles | P | 1.69 earned run average 85 innings pitched 27 saves |
| 1990 | Sandy Alomar Jr.$^§$ | Cleveland Indians | C | .290 batting average 9 home runs 66 runs batted in |
| 1991 | Chuck Knoblauch | Minnesota Twins | 2B | .281 batting average 25 stolen bases 78 runs scored |
| 1992 | Pat Listach | Milwaukee Brewers | SS | .290 batting average 54 stolen bases 93 runs scored |
| 1993 | Tim Salmon$^§$ | California Angels | OF | .283 batting average 31 home runs 95 runs batted in |
| 1994 | Bob Hamelin | Kansas City Royals | DH | .282 batting average 24 home runs 65 runs batted in |
| 1995 | Marty Cordova | Minnesota Twins | OF | .277 batting average 24 home runs 84 runs batted in |
| 1996 | Derek Jeter$^{†§}$ | New York Yankees | SS | .314 batting average 10 home runs 104 runs scored |
| 1997 | Nomar Garciaparra$^§$ | Boston Red Sox | SS | .306 batting average 30 home runs 122 runs scored |
| 1998 | Ben Grieve | Oakland Athletics | OF | .288 batting average 18 home runs 89 runs batted in |
| 1999 | Carlos Beltrán | Kansas City Royals | OF | .293 batting average 22 home runs 108 runs batted in |
| 2000 | Kazuhiro Sasaki | Seattle Mariners | P | 3.16 earned run average 78 strikeouts 37 saves |
| 2001 | Ichiro Suzuki$^†$ | Seattle Mariners | OF | .350 batting average 56 stolen bases$^+$ 242 Hits$^+$ 127 runs scored |
| 2002 | Eric Hinske | Toronto Blue Jays | 3B | .279 batting average 24 home runs 84 runs batted in |
| 2003 | Ángel Berroa | Kansas City Royals | SS | .287 batting average 21 stolen bases 92 runs scored |
| 2004 | Bobby Crosby | Oakland Athletics | SS | .239 batting average 22 home runs 64 runs batted in |
| 2005 | Huston Street | Oakland Athletics | P | 1.72 earned run average 78+1⁄3 innings pitched 23 saves |
| 2006 | Justin Verlander$^^$ | Detroit Tigers | P | 3.63 earned run average 186 innings pitched 17–9 record in 30 games started |
| 2007 | Dustin Pedroia | Boston Red Sox | 2B | .317 batting average 39 doubles 86 runs scored |
| 2008 | Evan Longoria$^§$ | Tampa Bay Rays | 3B | .272 batting average 27 home runs 85 runs batted in |
| 2009 | Andrew Bailey | Oakland Athletics | P | 1.84 earned run average 83+1⁄3 innings pitched 26 saves |
| 2010 | Neftalí Feliz | Texas Rangers | P | 2.73 earned run average 69+1⁄3 innings pitched 40 saves |
| 2011 | Jeremy Hellickson | Tampa Bay Rays | P | 2.95 earned run average 117 strikeouts 13–10 record in 29 games started |
| 2012 | Mike Trout$^{^§}$ | Los Angeles Angels | OF | .326 batting average 30 home runs 129 runs scored 49 stolen bases |
| 2013 | Wil Myers$^^$ | Tampa Bay Rays | OF | .293 batting average 13 home runs 53 runs batted in |
| 2014 | José Abreu$^{^§}$ | Chicago White Sox | 1B | .317 batting average 36 home runs 107 runs batted in |
| 2015 | Carlos Correa$^^$ | Houston Astros | SS | .279 batting average 22 home runs 68 runs batted in |
| 2016 | Michael Fulmer$^^$ | Detroit Tigers | P | 3.06 earned run average 132 strikeouts 11–7 record in 26 games started |
| 2017 | Aaron Judge$^{^§}$ | New York Yankees | OF | .284 batting average 52 home runs 114 runs batted in 128 runs scored |
| 2018 | Shohei Ohtani$^^$ | Los Angeles Angels | P/DH | .285 batting average 22 home runs 4–2 record in 11 games started 63 strikeouts |
| 2019 | Yordan Alvarez$^{^§}$ | Houston Astros | DH/OF | .313 batting average 27 home runs 78 runs batted in 58 runs scored |
| 2020 | Kyle Lewis$^{^§}$ | Seattle Mariners | OF | .267 batting average 11 home runs 28 runs batted in 37 runs scored |
| 2021 | Randy Arozarena$^^$ | Tampa Bay Rays | OF | .274 batting average 20 home runs 69 runs batted in 94 runs scored |
| 2022 | Julio Rodríguez$^^$ | Seattle Mariners | OF | .284 batting average 28 home runs 25 stolen bases 75 runs batted in 84 runs scored |
| 2023 | Gunnar Henderson$^^$§ | Baltimore Orioles | SS/3B | .255 batting average 28 home runs 82 runs batted in 100 runs scored |
| 2024 | Luis Gil$^^$ | New York Yankees | P | 3.50 earned run average 171 strikeouts 15–7 record in 29 games started |

### National League winners (1949–present)

| Year | Player | Team | Position | Selected statistics |
| 1949 | Don Newcombe | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 3.17 earned run average 5 shutouts 17–8 record in 31 games started |
| 1950 | Sam Jethroe | Boston Braves | OF | .273 batting average 35 stolen bases 100 runs scored |
| 1951 | Willie Mays$^†$ | New York Giants | OF | .274 batting average 20 home runs 68 runs batted in |
| 1952 | Joe Black | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 2.15 earned run average 15 saves 15–4 record in 56 appearances |
| 1953 | Jim Gilliam | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | .278 batting average 17 triples 125 runs scored |
| 1954 | Wally Moon | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | .304 batting average 12 home runs 106 runs scored |
| 1955 | Bill Virdon | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | .281 batting average 17 home runs 68 runs batted in |
| 1956 | Frank Robinson$^{†§}$ | Cincinnati Reds | OF | .290 batting average 38 home runs 122 runs scored |
| 1957 | Jack Sanford | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 3.08 earned run average 188 strikeouts 19–8 record in 33 games started |
| 1958 | Orlando Cepeda$^{†§}$ | San Francisco Giants | 1B | .312 batting average 25 home runs 96 runs batted in |
| 1959 | Willie McCovey$^{†§}$ | San Francisco Giants | 1B | .354 batting average 13 home runs 38 runs batted in |
| 1960 | Frank Howard | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | .268 batting average 23 home runs 77 runs batted in |
| 1961 | Billy Williams$^†$ | Chicago Cubs | OF | .278 batting average 25 home runs 86 runs batted in |
| 1962 | Ken Hubbs | Chicago Cubs | 2B | .260 batting average 90 runs scored Gold Glove Award |
| 1963 | Pete Rose | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | .273 batting average 9 triples 101 runs scored |
| 1964 | Dick Allen$^†$ | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | .318 batting average 13 triples 125 runs scored |
| 1965 | Jim Lefebvre | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | .250 batting average 12 home runs 69 runs batted in |
| 1966 | Tommy Helms | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | .284 batting average 9 home runs 72 runs scored |
| 1967 | Tom Seaver$^†$ | New York Mets | P | 2.76 earned run average 251 innings pitched 16–13 record in 34 games started |
| 1968 | Johnny Bench$^†$ | Cincinnati Reds | C | .275 batting average 15 home runs 82 runs batted in |
| 1969 | Ted Sizemore | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | .271 batting average 4 home runs 69 runs scored |
| 1970 | Carl Morton | Montreal Expos | P | 3.60 earned run average 284+2⁄3 innings pitched 18–11 record in 43 appearances (37 games started) |
| 1971 | Earl Williams | Atlanta Braves | C | .260 batting average 33 home runs 87 runs batted in |
| 1972 | Jon Matlack | New York Mets | P | 2.32 earned run average 244 innings pitched 15–10 record in 32 games started |
| 1973 | Gary Matthews | San Francisco Giants | OF | .300 batting average 12 home runs 74 runs scored |
| 1974 | Bake McBride | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | .309 batting average 30 stolen bases 81 runs scored |
| 1975 | John Montefusco | San Francisco Giants | P | 2.88 earned run average 215 strikeouts 15–9 record on 34 games started |
| 1976* | Butch Metzger | San Diego Padres | P | 2.92 earned run average 16 saves 11–4 record in 77 appearances |
| 1976* | Pat Zachry | Cincinnati Reds | P | 2.74 earned run average 204 innings pitched 14–7 record in 38 appearances (28 games started) |
| 1977 | Andre Dawson$^†$ | Montreal Expos | OF | .282 batting average 19 home runs 65 runs batted in |
| 1978 | Bob Horner | Atlanta Braves | 3B | .266 batting average 23 home runs 63 runs batted in |
| 1979 | Rick Sutcliffe | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 3.46 earned run average 242 innings pitched 17–10 record in 39 appearances (30 games started) |
| 1980 | Steve Howe | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 2.66 earned run average 84+2⁄3 innings pitched 17 saves |
| 1981 | Fernando Valenzuela | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 2.48 earned run average 8 shutouts 13–7 record in 25 games started |
| 1982 | Steve Sax | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | .282 batting average 49 stolen bases 88 runs scored |
| 1983 | Darryl Strawberry | New York Mets | OF | .257 batting average 26 home runs 74 runs batted in |
| 1984 | Dwight Gooden | New York Mets | P | 2.60 earned run average 276 strikeouts$^+$ 17–9 record in 31 games started 218 innings pitched 7 Complete Games/3 Shutouts 1.073 WHIP$^+$ 1.69 FIP$^+$ |
| 1985 | Vince Coleman$^§$ | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | .267 batting average 110 stolen bases$^+$ 107 runs scored |
| 1986 | Todd Worrell | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 2.08 earned run average 103+2⁄3 innings pitched 36 saves |
| 1987 | Benito Santiago$^§$ | San Diego Padres | C | .300 batting average 18 home runs 79 runs batted in |
| 1988 | Chris Sabo | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | .271 batting average 46 stolen bases 74 runs scored |
| 1989 | Jerome Walton | Chicago Cubs | OF | .293 batting average 24 stolen bases 64 runs scored |
| 1990 | David Justice | Atlanta Braves | OF | .282 batting average 28 home runs 78 runs batted in |
| 1991 | Jeff Bagwell$^†$ | Houston Astros | 1B | .294 batting average 15 home runs 82 runs batted in |
| 1992 | Eric Karros | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | .257 batting average 20 home runs 88 runs batted in |
| 1993 | Mike Piazza$^{†§}$ | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | .318 batting average 35 home runs 112 runs batted in |
| 1994 | Raúl Mondesí$^§$ | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | .306 batting average 16 home runs 56 runs batted in |
| 1995 | Hideo Nomo | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 2.54 earned run average 236 strikeouts 13–6 record in 28 games started |
| 1996 | Todd Hollandsworth | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | .291 batting average 12 home runs 59 runs batted in |
| 1997 | Scott Rolen$^{†§}$ | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | .283 batting average 21 home runs 92 runs batted in |
| 1998 | Kerry Wood | Chicago Cubs | P | 3.40 earned run average 233 strikeouts 13–6 record in 26 games started |
| 1999 | Scott Williamson | Cincinnati Reds | P | 2.41 earned run average 19 saves 12–7 record in 62 appearances |
| 2000 | Rafael Furcal | Atlanta Braves | SS | .295 batting average 40 stolen bases 87 runs scored |
| 2001 | Albert Pujols$^§$ | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | .329 batting average 37 home runs 130 runs batted in |
| 2002 | Jason Jennings | Colorado Rockies | P | 4.52 earned run average 185+1⁄3 innings pitched 16–8 record in 32 games started |
| 2003 | Dontrelle Willis | Florida Marlins | P | 3.30 earned run average 160+2⁄3 innings pitched 14–6 record in 27 games started |
| 2004 | Jason Bay | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | .282 batting average 26 home runs 82 runs batted in |
| 2005 | Ryan Howard | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | .288 batting average 22 home runs 63 runs batted in |
| 2006 | Hanley Ramírez | Florida Marlins | SS | .292 batting average 51 stolen bases 119 runs scored |
| 2007 | Ryan Braun | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | .324 batting average 34 home runs 97 runs batted in |
| 2008 | Geovany Soto | Chicago Cubs | C | .285 batting average 23 home runs 86 runs batted in |
| 2009 | Chris Coghlan | Florida Marlins | OF | .321 batting average 162 base hits 84 runs scored |
| 2010 | Buster Posey | San Francisco Giants | C | .305 batting average 18 home runs 67 runs batted in |
| 2011 | Craig Kimbrel$^{^§}$ | Atlanta Braves | P | 2.10 earned run average 127 strikeouts in 77 innings pitched 46 saves |
| 2012 | Bryce Harper$^^$ | Washington Nationals | OF | .270 batting average 22 home runs 59 runs batted in |
| 2013 | José Fernández | Miami Marlins | P | 2.19 earned run average 0.98 WHIP 12 wins |
| 2014 | Jacob deGrom$^^$ | New York Mets | P | 2.69 earned run average 1.14 WHIP 9 wins |
| 2015 | Kris Bryant$^{^§}$ | Chicago Cubs | 3B | .275 batting average 26 home runs 99 runs batted in |
| 2016 | Corey Seager$^{^§}$ | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | .308 batting average 26 home runs 72 runs batted in |
| 2017 | Cody Bellinger$^{^§}$ | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | .267 batting average 39 home runs 97 runs batted in |
| 2018 | Ronald Acuña Jr.$^^$ | Atlanta Braves | OF | .293 batting average 26 home runs 64 runs batted in |
| 2019 | Pete Alonso$^^$ | New York Mets | 1B | .260 batting average 53 home runs$^+$ 120 runs batted in 103 runs scored |
| 2020 | Devin Williams$^^$ | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 0.33 earned run average 0.63 WHIP 53 strikeouts in 27 innings pitched |
| 2021 | Jonathan India$^^$ | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | .269 batting average 21 home runs 69 runs batted in 98 runs scored |
| 2022 | Michael Harris II$^^$ | Atlanta Braves | OF | .297 batting average 19 home runs 64 runs batted in 75 runs scored |
| 2023 | Corbin Carroll$^^$ § | Arizona Diamondbacks | OF | .285 batting average 25 home runs 76 runs batted in 116 runs scored 54 stolen bases |
| 2024 | Paul Skenes$^^$ | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 1.96 earned run average 0.95 WHIP 170 strikeouts in 133 innings pitched 11–3 record in 23 games started |

### Wins by team

Following Corbin Carroll winning the award as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks, every MLB franchise has had at least one Rookie of the Year winner. The Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers have won more than any other team with 18.
| Teams | Awards | Years |
| Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1965, 1969, 1979–1982, 1992–1996, 2016, 2017 |
| New York Yankees | 10 | 1951, 1954, 1957, 1962, 1968, 1970, 1981, 1996, 2017, 2024 |
| Boston/Atlanta Braves | 9 | 1948, 1950, 1971, 1978, 1990, 2000, 2011, 2018, 2022 |
| Philadelphia/Oakland Athletics | 8 | 1952, 1986–1988, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2009 |
| St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles | 8 | 1949, 1960, 1965, 1973, 1977, 1982, 1989, 2023 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 8 | 1956, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1976, 1988, 1999, 2021 |
| Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins | 7 | 1958, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1979, 1991, 1995 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 1954, 1955, 1974, 1985, 1986, 2001 |
| Boston Red Sox | 6 | 1950, 1961, 1972, 1975, 1997, 2007 |
| New York/San Francisco Giants | 6 | 1951, 1958, 1959, 1973, 1975, 2010 |
| Chicago White Sox | 6 | 1956, 1963, 1966, 1983, 1985, 2014 |
| Chicago Cubs | 6 | 1961, 1962, 1989, 1998, 2008, 2015 |
| New York Mets | 6 | 1967, 1972, 1983, 1984, 2014, 2019 |
| Detroit Tigers | 5 | 1953, 1976, 1978, 2006, 2016 |
| Seattle Mariners | 5 | 1984, 2000, 2001, 2020, 2022 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 4 | 1955, 1971, 1980, 1990 |
| Kansas City Royals | 4 | 1969, 1994, 1999, 2003 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | 1957, 1964, 1997, 2005 |
| Miami Marlins | 4 | 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 4 | 2008, 2011, 2013, 2021 |
| Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals | 3 | 1970, 1977, 2012 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 3 | 1993, 2012, 2018 |
| Houston Astros | 3 | 1991, 2015, 2019 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 1992, 2007, 2020 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 2004, 2024 |
| San Diego Padres | 2 | 1976, 1987 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 2 | 1979, 2002 |
| Texas Rangers | 2 | 1974, 2010 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Rockies | 1 | 2002 |