1972 National League Rookie of the Year Award

The winner of the 1972 National League Rookie of the Year Award was Jon Matlack of the New York Mets.

Award Voting

Player	Team	Points	Points Share (Max Points)	First Votes		AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG		W - L	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	ERA
Jon Matlack	New York Mets	19	0.792 (24)	19		78	6	10	0	2	0	10	44	0.128	0.227	0.141		15 - 10	0	244.0	215	14	71	169	2.32
Dave Rader	San Francisco Giants	4	0.167 (24)	4		459	44	119	6	41	1	29	31	0.259	0.306	0.333		Did not pitch
John Milner	New York Mets	1	0.042 (24)	1		362	52	86	17	38	2	51	74	0.238	0.340	0.423		Did not pitch

Preceded by 1971

Rookie of the Year Award American 1972

Succeeded by 1973