1998 National League Rookie of the Year Award

The winner of the 1998 National League Rookie of the Year Award was Kerry Wood of the Chicago Cubs.

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
Kerry Wood	Chicago Cubs	128	0.800 (160)	16		54	3	7	2	8	0	1	16	0.130	0.145	0.241		13 - 6	0	166.2	117	14	85	233	3.40
Todd Helton	Colorado Rockies	119	0.744 (160)	15		530	78	167	25	97	3	53	54	0.315	0.380	0.530		Did not pitch
Travis Lee	Arizona Diamondbacks	21	0.131 (160)	0		562	71	151	22	72	8	67	123	0.269	0.346	0.429		Did not pitch
Kerry Ligtenberg	Atlanta Braves	18	0.113 (160)	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		3 - 2	30	73.0	51	6	24	79	2.71
Brad Fullmer	Montreal Expos	2	0.013 (160)	0		505	58	138	13	73	6	39	70	0.273	0.327	0.446		Did not pitch

Preceded by 1997

Rookie of the Year Award American 1998

Succeeded by 1999