Jackie Robinson NL Rookies of the Year
x-unanimous
2012 -- Bryce Harper, Washington
2011 -- x-Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta
2010 -- Buster Posey, San Francisco
2009 -- Chris Coghlan, Florida
2008 -- Geovany Soto, Chicago
2007 -- Ryan Braun, Milwaukee
2006 -- Hanley Ramirez, Florida
2005 -- Ryan Howard, Philadelphia
2004 -- Jason Bay, Pittsburgh
2003 -- Dontrelle Willis, Florida
2002 -- Jason Jennings, Colorado
2001 -- x-Albert Pujols, St. Louis
2000 -- Rafael Furcal, Atlanta
1999 -- Scott Williamson, Cincinnati
1998 -- Kerry Wood, Chicago
1997 -- x-Scott Rolen, Philadelphia
1996 -- Todd Hollandsworth, Los Angeles
1995 -- Hideo Nomo, Los Angeles
1994 -- x-Raul Mondesi, Los Angeles
1993 -- x-Mike Piazza, Los Angeles
1992 -- Eric Karros, Los Angeles
1991 -- Jeff Bagwell, Houston
1990 -- Dave Justice, Atlanta
1989 -- Jerome Walton, Chicago
1988 -- Chris Sabo, Cincinnati
1987 -- x-Benito Santiago, San Diego
1986 -- Todd Worrell, St. Louis
1985 -- x-Vince Coleman, St. Louis
1984 -- Dwight Gooden, New York
1983 -- Darryl Strawberry, New York
1982 -- Steve Sax, Los Angeles
1981 -- Fernando Valenzuela, Los Angeles
1980 -- Steve Howe, Los Angeles
1979 -- Rick Sutcliffe, Los Angeles
1978 -- Bob Horner, Atlanta
1977 -- Andre Dawson, Montreal
1976 -- Pat Zachry, Cincinnati, and Butch Metzger, San Diego, tie
1975 -- John Montefusco, San Francisco
1974 -- Bake McBride, St. Louis
1973 -- Gary Matthews, San Francisco
1972 -- Jon Matlack, New York
1971 -- Earl Williams, Atlanta
1970 -- Carl Morton, Montreal
1969 -- Ted Sizemore, Los Angeles
1968 -- Johnny Bench, Cincinnati
1967 -- Tom Seaver, New York
1966 -- Tommy Helms, Cincinnati
1965 -- Jim Lefebvre, Los Angeles
1964 -- Richie Allen, Philadelphia
1963 -- Pete Rose, Cincinnati
1962 -- Ken Hubbs, Chicago
1961 -- Billy Williams, Chicago
1960 -- Frank Howard, Los Angeles
1959 -- x-Willie McCovey, San Francisco
1958 -- x-Orlando Cepeda, San Francisco
1957 -- Jack Sanford, Philadelphia
1956 -- x-Frank Robinson, Cincinnati
1955 -- Bill Virdon, St. Louis
1954 -- Wally Moon, St. Louis
1953 -- Jim Gilliam, Brooklyn
1952 -- Joe Black, Brooklyn
1951 -- Willie Mays, New York
1950 -- Sam Jethroe, Boston
1949 -- Don Newcombe, Brooklyn
1948 -- Alvin Dark, Boston
1947 -- Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn
NOTE: One player was selected as Major League Rookie of the Year in 1947 and 1948. The policy of naming a player from each league was inaugurated in 1949.
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