NPB Rookie of the Year Award

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Since the Central League and Pacific League were formed in 1950, each has selected a Rookie of the Year unless no deserving candidates emerge. Only Japanese natives are eligible as foreign players would otherwise win many awards.

Nippon Professional Baseball Winners[edit]

Year League Player Team Position AB R H HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG W - L SV IP HA HRA BB SO ERA
1950 CL Nobuo Oshima Shochiku Robins P 85 9 19 0 10 1 .224 .333 .306 20 - 4 225.1 197 9 75 70 2.03
PL Atsushi Aramaki Mainichi Orions P 97 10 19 0 6 0 .196 .235 .289 26 - 8 274.2 240 11 55 150 2.06
1951 CL Kiyoshi Matsuda Yomiuri Giants P 80 10 13 0 10 0 .163 .239 .225 23 - 3 227.2 186 5 64 93 2.02
PL Kazuo Kageyama Nankai Hawks 3B 410 97 129 6 28 42 .315 .403 .451 Did not pitch
1952 CL Takao Sato Kokutetsu Swallows SS 321 61 85 14 33 45 .265 .355 .424 Did not pitch
PL Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions 3B 384 57 108 12 65 16 .281 .327 .464 Did not pitch
1953 CL Masatoshi Gondo Taiyo Shochiku Robins P 73 4 17 0 3 0 .233 .233 .260 15 - 12 220.2 179 12 105 170 2.77
PL Yasumitsu Toyoda Nishitetsu Lions SS 402 64 113 27 59 25 .281 .337 .537 Did not pitch
1954 CL Tatsuro Hirooka Yomiuri Giants SS 341 58 107 15 67 9 .314 .409 .513 Did not pitch
PL Motoji Takuwa Nankai Hawks P 104 5 11 1 5 0 .106 .162 .163 26 - 9 329.2 207 9 105 275 1.58
1955 CL Kazunori Nishimura Osaka Tigers P 97 3 13 0 1 0 .134 .184 .144 22 - 17 295.1 190 11 78 302 2.01
PL Kihachi Enomoto Mainichi Orions 1B 490 84 146 16 67 12 .298 .410 .473 Did not pitch
1956 CL Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales P 129 9 15 3 9 0 .116 .135 .217 25 - 25 379.2 290 24 136 266 2.39
PL Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions P 89 6 20 0 8 0 .225 .250 .292 21 - 6 262.1 153 2 73 182 1.06
1957 CL Motoshi Fujita Yomiuri Giants P 77 4 10 0 5 0 .130 .141 .130 17 - 13 235.2 190 10 80 156 2.48
PL Tamotsu Kimura Nankai Hawks P 61 5 8 0 3 0 .131 .232 .148 21 - 11 222.2 175 23 56 122 2.47
1958 CL Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 3B 502 89 153 28 92 37 .305 .353 .572 Did not pitch
PL Tadashi Sugiura Nankai Hawks P 110 6 15 0 11 0 .136 .158 .164 27 - 12 299.0 235 11 72 215 2.05
1959 CL Takeshi Kuwata Taiyo Whales 3B 435 64 117 31 84 25 .269 .359 .543 Did not pitch
PL Isao Harimoto Toei Flyers OF 418 48 115 13 57 10 .275 .328 .435 Did not pitch
1960 CL Ritsuo Horimoto Yomiuri Giants P 114 8 25 2 6 1 .219 .276 .298 29 - 18 364.2 278 22 89 210 2.00
PL Not Awarded Not Available
1961 CL Hiroshi Gondo Chunichi Dragons P 144 18 31 1 8 1 .215 .247 .285 35 - 19 429.1 321 20 70 310 1.70
PL Toshiaki Tokuhisa Kintetsu Buffaloes P 66 4 7 0 2 0 .106 .145 .136 15 - 24 209.1 205 18 57 170 3.27
1962 CL Kunio Jonouchi Yomiuri Giants P 88 8 12 1 4 0 .136 .174 .193 24 - 12 280.2 207 11 62 173 2.21
PL Yukio Ozaki Toei Flyers P 65 2 9 0 3 0 .138 .162 .138 20 - 9 207.2 170 10 63 196 2.42
1963 CL Not Awarded Not Available
PL Not Awarded Not Available
1964 CL Shigeyuki Takahashi Taiyo Whales P 71 1 9 0 4 0 .127 .151 .183 17 - 11 214.2 179 13 78 154 2.77
PL Not Awarded Not Available
1965 CL Not Awarded Not Available
PL Masaaki Ikenaga Nishitetsu Lions P 73 4 13 1 7 0 .178 .256 .260 20 - 10 253.2 174 12 59 156 2.27
1966 CL Tsuneo Horiuchi Yomiuri Giants P 64 6 16 2 6 0 .250 .250 .422 16 - 2 181.0 125 5 69 117 1.39
PL Not Awarded Not Available
1967 CL Shiro Takegami Sankei Atoms 2B 405 45 121 3 27 5 .299 .331 .380 Did not pitch
PL Yoshimasa Takahashi Toei Flyers P 60 6 12 0 3 0 .200 .262 .267 15 - 11 226.2 212 21 22 101 2.4
1968 CL Shigeru Takada Yomiuri Giants OF 346 75 104 9 30 23 .301 .388 .486 Did not pitch
PL Not Awarded Not Available
1969 CL Koichi Tabuchi Hanshin Tigers C 359 47 81 22 56 1 .226 .320 .457 Did not pitch
PL Michiyo Arito Lotte Orions 3B 369 57 105 21 55 4 .285 .354 .509 Did not pitch
1970 CL Kenichi Yazawa Chunichi Dragons OF 427 39 107 11 45 6 .251 .311 .396 Did not pitch
PL Michiro Sato Nankai Hawks P 30 2 4 0 0 1 .133 .188 .133 18 - 6 144.2 93 18 32 104 2.05
1971 CL Shitoshi Sekimoto Yomiuri Giants P 36 2 3 0 0 0 .083 .154 .139 10 - 11 146.2 118 6 39 68 2.15
PL Yasuo Minagawa Toei Flyers P 71 2 7 0 2 0 .099 .158 .127 11 - 14 230.1 227 22 55 96 3.44
1972 CL Takeshi Yasuda Yakult Atoms P 50 3 11 0 3 0 .220 .278 .260 7 - 5 168.2 136 6 31 81 2.08
PL Hajime Kato Nishitetsu Lions P 64 7 3 1 1 0 .047 .141 .094 17 - 16 246.0 220 33 137 114 3.95
1973 CL Not Awarded Not Available
PL Satoshi Niimi Nittaku Home Flyers P 65 1 11 0 4 0 .169 .229 .200 12 - 13 222.1 223 13 78 117 3.64
1974 CL Yukio Fujinami Chunichi Dragons OF 114 13 33 1 15 1 .289 .372 .351 Did not pitch
PL Masaharu Mitsui Lotte Orions P 26 0 4 0 0 0 .154 .154 .192 6 - 5 4 85.2 69 9 34 84 3.26
1975 CL Not Awarded Not Available
PL Takashi Yamaguchi Hankyu Braves P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 12 - 13 1 203.0 169 14 75 149 2.93
1976 CL Yasushi Tao Chunichi Dragons OF 166 19 46 3 21 0 .277 .344 .404 Did not pitch
PL Manabu Fujita Nankai Hawks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 11 - 3 0 149.2 133 8 25 52 1.98
1977 CL Akio Saito Yokohama Taiyo Whales P 45 0 4 0 2 0 .089 .109 .089 8 - 9 0 141.1 156 17 61 87 4.40
PL Yoshinori Sato Hankyu Braves P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 7 - 3 1 109.2 104 11 50 75 3.86
1978 CL Mitsuo Sumi Yomiuri Giants P 27 1 3 0 0 0 .111 .143 .111 5 - 7 7 112.2 76 6 77 89 2.88
PL Yukihiro Murakami Nankai Hawks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 5 - 8 3 132.0 126 9 53 69 3.61
1979 CL Kimiya Fujisawa Chunichi Dragons P 60 3 8 0 2 0 .133 .188 .133 13 - 5 0 185.1 158 15 69 129 2.82
PL Hirohisa Matsunuma Seibu Lions P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 16 - 10 0 212.1 189 25 80 134 4.03
1980 CL Akinobu Okada Hanshin Tigers 2B 376 44 109 18 54 4 .290 .336 .484 Did not pitch
PL Isamu Kida Nippon Ham Fighters P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 22 - 8 4 253.0 195 26 89 225 2.28
1981 CL Tatsunori Hara Yomiuri Giants 3B 470 64 126 22 67 6 .268 .308 .483 Did not pitch
PL Hiromichi Ishige Seibu Lions SS 409 82 127 21 55 25 .311 .380 .531 Did not pitch
1982 CL Tsunemi Tsuda Hiroshima Toyo Carp P 54 2 5 1 4 0 .093 .093 .148 11 - 6 0 166.2 166 28 45 114 3.89
PL Daijiro Oishi Kintetsu Buffaloes 2B 492 86 135 12 41 47 .274 .347 .384 Did not pitch
1983 CL Hiromi Makihara Yomiuri Giants P 58 2 5 0 2 0 .086 .117 .103 12 - 9 1 184.0 165 19 66 124 3.67
PL Tadami Futamura Nippon Ham Fighters OF 294 37 83 13 35 6 .282 .324 .459 Did not pitch
1984 CL Takehiko Kobayakawa Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1B 375 50 105 16 59 8 .280 .344 .459 Did not pitch
PL Hiromasa Fujita Hankyu Braves C 289 45 83 22 69 3 .287 .343 .557 Did not pitch
1985 CL Jun Kawabata Hiroshima Toyo Carp P 46 7 15 0 2 1 .326 .347 .348 11 - 7 7 162.0 127 15 72 109 2.72
PL Terumitsu Kumano Hankyu Braves OF 386 74 114 14 60 13 .295 .369 .479 Did not pitch
1986 CL Hiroshi Nagatomi Hiroshima Toyo Carp P 40 4 12 0 6 0 .300 .317 .400 10 - 2 2 121.1 100 10 28 124 3.04
PL Kazuhiro Kiyohara Seibu Lions 1B 404 66 123 31 78 6 .304 .392 .584 Did not pitch
1987 CL Yukio Arai Yakult Swallows OF 372 52 112 9 38 2 .301 .360 .444 Did not pitch
PL Hideyuki Awano Kintetsu Buffaloes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 15 - 12 0 249.2 211 27 58 201 2.88
1988 CL Kazuyoshi Tatsunami Chunichi Dragons SS 336 61 75 4 18 22 .223 .317 .310 Did not pitch
PL Ryoji Moriyama Seibu Lions P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 10 - 9 0 169.0 166 12 41 77 3.46
1989 CL Kenji Tomashino Yakult Swallows 2B 429 57 113 5 27 32 .263 .334 .352 Did not pitch
PL Tsutomu Sakai Orix Braves P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 9 - 7 9 154.2 141 25 49 118 3.61
1990 CL Tsuyoshi Yoda Chunichi Dragons P 15 1 1 0 1 0 .067 .125 .067 4 - 5 31 88.1 64 10 28 70 3.26
PL Hideo Nomo Kintetsu Buffaloes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 18 - 8 0 235.0 178 18 109 287 2.91
1991 CL Koichi Morita Chunichi Dragons P 13 2 4 2 2 0 .308 .308 .769 10 - 3 17 89.0 78 10 26 78 3.03
PL Shigetoshi Hasegawa Orix BlueWave P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 12 - 9 1 185.0 184 15 50 111 3.55
1992 CL Teruyoshi Kuji Hanshin Tigers SS 371 29 91 0 21 4 .245 .319 .310 Did not pitch
PL Hiroshi Takamura Kintetsu Buffaloes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 13 - 9 0 180.0 156 26 71 153 3.15
1993 CL Tomohito Ito Yakult Swallows P 38 1 7 0 3 0 .184 .184 .184 7 - 2 0 109.0 70 3 35 126 0.91
PL Kento Sugiyama Seibu Lions P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 7 - 2 5 74.0 68 6 29 82 2.80
1994 CL Keiichi Yabu Hanshin Tigers P 56 1 10 0 2 0 .179 .217 .214 9 - 9 0 181.1 174 12 42 110 3.18
PL Hidekazu Watanabe Fukuoka Daiei Hawks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 8 - 4 0 95.2 102 7 36 64 3.20
1995 CL Yasuyuki Yamauchi Hiroshima Toyo Carp P 57 0 4 0 3 0 .070 .070 .070 14 - 10 0 163.1 145 14 67 123 3.03
PL Masafumi Hirai Orix BlueWave P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 15 - 5 27 85.1 77 1 14 82 2.32
1996 CL Toshihisa Nishi Yomiuri Giants 3B 403 70 109 7 24 17 .270 .333 .370 Did not pitch
PL Makoto Kaneko Nippon Ham Fighters 2B 395 50 103 4 33 15 .261 .307 .337 Did not pitch
1997 CL Toshikazu Sawazaki Hiroshima Toyo Carp P 43 1 12 0 6 0 .279 .311 .349 12 - 8 0 156.1 162 23 47 106 3.74
PL Makoto Kosaka Chiba Lotte Marines 2B 499 66 130 1 30 56 .261 .329 .323 Did not pitch
1998 CL Kenshin Kawakami Chunichi Dragons P 59 3 6 1 6 0 .102 .115 .203 14 - 6 0 161.1 123 14 51 124 2.57
PL Tatsuya Ozeki Seibu Lions OF 322 44 91 3 24 15 .283 .358 .370 Did not pitch
1999 CL Koji Uehara Yomiuri Giants P 73 2 6 0 1 0 .082 .118 .082 20 - 4 0 197.2 153 12 24 179 2.09
PL Daisuke Matsuzaka Seibu Lions P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 16 - 5 0 180.0 124 14 87 151 2.60
2000 CL Tatsuhiko Kinjo Yokohama BayStars 3B 419 60 145 3 36 8 .346 .402 .425 Did not pitch
PL Not Awarded Not Available
2001 CL Norihiro Akahoshi Hanshin Tigers OF 438 70 128 1 23 39 .292 .372 .338 Did not pitch
PL Masanobu Okubo Orix BlueWave P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 7 - 5 14 94.0 68 8 32 93 2.68
2002 CL Masanori Ishikawa Yakult Swallows P 55 2 9 0 2 0 .164 .164 .164 12 - 9 0 178.1 183 20 29 104 3.33
PL Itsuki Shoda Nippon Ham Fighters P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 9 11 0 156.2 145 12 37 90 3.45
2003 CL Hiroshi Kisanuki Yomiuri Giants P 56 0 4 0 0 0 .071 .071 .089 10 - 7 0 175.0 168 18 44 180 3.34
PL Tsuyoshi Wada Daiei Hawks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 14 - 5 0 189.0 165 26 61 195 3.38
2004 CL Ryo Kawashima Yakult Swallows P 49 3 10 0 3 0 .204 .220 .204 10 - 4 0 139.1 115 26 39 128 3.17
PL Koji Mise Daiei Hawks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- .--- 4 - 3 28 67.2 47 6 19 71 3.06
2005 CL Norichika Aoki Yakult Swallows OF 588 100 202 3 28 29 .344 .387 .417 Did not pitch
PL Yasutomo Kubo Chiba Lotte Marines P 6 1 2 0 2 0 .333 .333 .500 10 - 3 0 121.2 120 13 26 84 3.40
2006 CL Eishin Soyogi Hiroshima Toyo Carp IF 450 78 138 8 36 13 .289 .332 .422 Did not pitch
PL Tomoya Yagi Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters P 26 1 1 0 1 0 .143 .143 .286 12 - 8 0 170.2 134 12 51 108 2.48
2007 CL Keiji Uezono Hanshin Tigers P 21 0 1 0 1 0 .048 .087 .048 8 - 5 0 85.7 70 9 32 83 2.42
PL Masahiro Tanaka Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 11 - 7 0 186.3 183 17 68 196 3.82
2008 CL Tetsuya Yamaguchi Yomiuri Giants P 5 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 11 - 2 2 73.7 61 3 12 69 2.32
PL Satoshi Komatsu Orix Buffaloes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 15 - 3 0 172.3 134 14 42 151 2.51
2009 CL Tetsuya Matsumoto Yomiuri Giants OF 372 55 109 0 15 16 .293 .338 .328 Did not pitch
PL Tadashi Settsu Softbank Hawks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 5 - 2 0 79.7 51 3 35 102 1.47
2010 CL Hisayoshi Chono Yomiuri Giants OF 430 66 124 19 52 12 .288 .330 .491 Did not pitch
PL Ryo Sakakibara Nippon Ham Fighters P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 10 - 1 0 72 60 3 11 54 2.63
2011 CL Hirokazu Sawamura Yomiuri Giants P 52 2 4 0 2 0 .077 .127 .096 11 - 11 0 200 149 14 45 174 2.03
PL Kazuhisa Makita Seibu Lions P 6 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 5 - 7 22 127 1/3 105 5 19 86 2.61
2012 CL Yusuke Nomura Hiroshima Carp P 42 0 4 0 2 0 .095 .174 .119 9 - 11 0 172 2/3 143 6 52 103 1.98
PL Naoya Masuda Chiba Lotte Marines P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2 - 2 0 75 1/3 61 2 19 57 1.67
2013 CL Yasuhiro Ogawa Yakult Swallows P 54 1 5 3 0 0 .093 .093 .148 16 - 4 0 178 155 9 45 135 2.93
PL Takahiro Norimoto Rakuten Golden Eagles P 7 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 15 - 8 0 170 142 14 51 134 3.34
2014 CL Daichi Osera Hiroshima Carp P 53 4 5 0 3 0 .094 .127 .151 10 - 8 0 151 165 20 40 116 4.05
PL Ayumu Ishikawa Chiba Lotte Marines P 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 10 - 8 0 160 165 10 37 111 3.43
2015 CL Yasuaki Yamasaki Yokohama BayStars P Did not bat 2 - 4 37 56 1/3 38 2 11 66 1.92
PL Kohei Arihara Nippon Ham Fighters P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 8 - 6 0 103 1/3 113 13 32 81 4.79
2016 CL Shun Takayama Hanshin Tigers OF 494 48 136 8 65 5 .275 .316 .391 Did not pitch
PL Hirotoshi Takanashi Nippon Ham Fighters P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 10 - 2 0 109 2/3 79 6 36 86 2.38
2017 CL Yota Kyoda Chunichi Dragons SS 564 67 149 4 36 23 .264 .297 .355 Did not pitch
PL Sosuke Genda Seibu Lions SS 575 85 155 3 57 37 .270 .317 .351 Did not pitch
2018 CL Katsuki Azuma Yokohama BayStars P 45 0 4 0 1 0 .089 .111 .109 11 -5 0 154 130 13 42 155 2.45
PL Kazuki Tanaka Rakuten Golden Eagles OF 423 67 112 18 45 21 .265 .323 .423 Did not pitch
2019 CL Munetaka Murakami Yakult Swallows 1B 511 76 118 36 96 5 .231 .332 .481 Did not pitch
PL Rei Takahashi Softbank Hawks P 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 12 - 6 0 143 114 10 49 73 3.34
2020 CL Masato Morishita Hiroshima Carp P 39 0 6 0 3 0 .154 .175 .205 10 - 3 0 122 2/3 102 6 32 124 1.91
PL Kaima Taira Seibu Lions P Did not bat 1 - 0 1 53 22 2 29 62 1.87
2021 CL Ryoji Kuribayashi Hiroshima Carp P Did not bat 0-1 37 52 1/3 23 1 28 81 0.86
PL Hiroya Miyagi Orix Buffaloes P 6 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 13-4 0 147 118 9 39 131 2.51
2022 CL Taisei Ota Yomiuri Giants P Did not bat 1-3 37 57 38 7 13 60 2.05
PL Yoshinobu Mizukami Seibu Lions P Did not bat 4-4 1 56 34 1 17 40 1.77
2023 CL Shoki Murakami Hanshin Tigers P Did not bat 10-6 0 144 1/3 92 9 15 137 1.75
PL Shunpeita Yamashita Orix Buffaloes P Did not bat 9-3 0 95 71 2 30 101 1.61
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