1982 American League Rookie of the Year Award

The winner of the 1982 American League Rookie of the Year Award was Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles.

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
Cal Ripken	Baltimore Orioles	132	0.943 (140)	24		598	90	158	28	93	3	46	95	0.264	0.317	0.475		Did not pitch
Kent Hrbek	Minnesota Twins	90	0.643 (140)	4		532	82	160	23	92	3	54	80	0.301	0.363	0.485		Did not pitch
Wade Boggs	Boston Red Sox	10.5	0.075 (140)	0		338	51	118	5	44	1	35	21	0.349	0.406	0.441		Did not pitch
Ed Vande Berg	Seattle Mariners	9	0.064 (140)	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		9 - 4	5	76.0	54	5	32	60	2.37
Gary Gaetti	Minnesota Twins	4	0.029 (140)	0		508	59	117	25	84	0	37	107	0.230	0.280	0.443		Did not pitch
Dave Hostetler	Texas Rangers	3	0.021 (140)	0		418	53	97	22	67	2	42	113	0.232	0.300	0.433		Did not pitch
Von Hayes	Cleveland Indians	2	0.014 (140)	0		527	65	132	14	82	32	42	63	0.250	0.310	0.389		Did not pitch
Jesse Barfield	Toronto Blue Jays	1.5	0.011 (140)	0		394	54	97	18	58	1	42	79	0.246	0.323	0.426		Did not pitch

Preceded by 1981

Rookie of the Year Award National 1982

Succeeded by 1983