1979 National League Rookie of the Year Award

The winner of the 1979 National League Rookie of the Year Award was Rick Sutcliffe of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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
Rick Sutcliffe	Los Angeles Dodgers	20	0.833 (24)	20		85	6	21	1	17	0	1	20	0.247	0.253	0.318		17 - 10	0	242.0	217	16	97	117	3.46
Jeffrey Leonard	Houston Astros	3	0.125 (24)	3		411	47	119	0	47	23	46	68	0.290	0.360	0.350		Did not pitch
Scot Thompson	Chicago Cubs	1	0.042 (24)	1		346	36	100	2	29	4	17	37	0.289	0.322	0.373		Did not pitch

Preceded by 1978

Rookie of the Year Award American 1979

Succeeded by 1980