1978 American League Rookie of the Year Award

The winner of the 1978 American League Rookie of the Year Award was Lou Whitaker of the Detroit Tigers.

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
Lou Whitaker	Detroit Tigers	21	0.750 (28)	21		484	71	138	3	58	7	61	65	0.285	0.361	0.357		Did not pitch
Paul Molitor	Milwaukee Brewers	3	0.107 (28)	3		521	73	142	6	45	30	19	54	0.273	0.301	0.372		Did not pitch
Carney Lansford	California Angels	2	0.071 (28)	2		453	63	133	8	52	20	31	67	0.294	0.339	0.406		Did not pitch
Rich Gale	Kansas City Royals	1	0.036 (28)	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		14 - 8	0	192.1	171	10	100	88	3.09
Alan Trammell	Detroit Tigers	1	0.036 (28)	1		448	49	120	2	34	3	45	56	0.268	0.335	0.339		Did not pitch

Preceded by 1977

Rookie of the Year Award National 1978

Succeeded by 1979