Only two players, both in the American League, have been named Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same year—Fred Lynn in 1975 and Ichiro Suzuki in 2001.
In order to qualify for the award a player must have accumulated, prior to the season under consideration:
| Year
| American League
| National League
|
| 1949
| Roy Sievers, St. Louis Browns, OF
| Don Newcombe, Brooklyn Dodgers, P
|
| 1950
| Walt Dropo, Boston Red Sox, 1B
| Sam Jethroe, Boston Braves, OF
|
| 1951
| Gil McDougald, New York Yankees, 3B
| Willie Mays, New York Giants, OF
|
| 1952
| Harry Byrd, Philadelphia Athletics, P
| Joe Black, Brooklyn Dodgers, P
|
| 1953
| Harvey Kuenn, Detroit Tigers, SS
| Jim Gilliam, Brooklyn Dodgers, 2B
|
| 1954
| Bob Grim, New York Yankees, P
| Wally Moon, St. Louis Cardinals, OF
|
| 1955
| Herb Score, Cleveland Indians, P
| Bill Virdon, St. Louis Cardinals, OF
|
| 1956
| Luis Aparicio, Chicago White Sox, SS
| Frank Robinson, Cincinnati Reds, OF
|
| 1957
| Tony Kubek, New York Yankees, SS
| Jack Sanford, Philadelphia Phillies, P
|
| 1958
| Albie Pearson, Washington Senators, OF
| Orlando Cepeda, San Francisco Giants, 1B
|
| 1959
| Bob Allison, Washington Senators, OF
| Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants, 1B
|
| 1960
| Ron Hansen, Baltimore Orioles, SS
| Frank Howard, Los Angeles Dodgers, OF
|
| 1961
| Don Schwall, Boston Red Sox, P
| Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs, OF
|
| 1962
| Tommy Tresh, New York Yankees, SS
| Ken Hubbs, Chicago Cubs, 2B
|
| 1963
| Gary Peters, Chicago White Sox, P
| Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds
|
| 1964
| Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins, OF
| Dick Allen, Philadelphia Phillies
|
| 1965
| Curt Blefary, Baltimore Orioles, OF
| Jim Lefebvre, Los Angeles Dodgers, 2B
|
| 1966
| Tommie Agee, Chicago White Sox, OF
| Tommy Helms, Cincinnati Reds, 2B
|
| 1967
| Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins, 2B
| Tom Seaver, New York Mets, P
|
| 1968
| Stan Bahnsen, New York Yankees, P
| Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds, C
|
| 1969
| Lou Piniella, Kansas City Royals, OF
| Ted Sizemore, Los Angeles Dodgers, 2B
|
| 1970
| Thurman Munson, New York Yankees, C
| Carl Morton, Montreal Expos, P
|
| 1971
| Chris Chambliss, Cleveland Indians, 1B
| Earl Williams, Atlanta Braves, C
|
| 1972
| Carlton Fisk, Boston Red Sox, C
| Jon Matlack, New York Mets, P
|
| 1973
| Al Bumbry, Baltimore Orioles, OF
| Gary Matthews, San Francisco Giants, OF
|
| 1974
| Mike Hargrove, Texas Rangers, 1B
| Bake McBride, St. Louis Cardinals, OF
|
| 1975
| Fred Lynn, Boston Red Sox, OF
| John Montefusco, San Francisco Giants, P
|
| 1976
| Mark Fidrych, Detroit Tigers, P
| Butch Metzger, San Diego Padres, P
Pat Zachry, Cincinnati Reds, P
|
| 1977
| Eddie Murray, Baltimore Orioles, DH
| Andre Dawson, Montreal Expos, OF
|
| 1978
| Lou Whitaker, Detroit Tigers, 2B
| Bob Horner, Atlanta Braves, 3B
|
| 1979
| John Castino, Minnesota Twins, 3B
Alfredo Griffin, Toronto Blue Jays, SS
| Rick Sutcliffe, Los Angeles Dodgers, P
|
| 1980
| Joe Charboneau, Cleveland Indians, OF
| Steve Howe, Los Angeles Dodgers, P
|
| 1981
| Dave Righetti, New York Yankees, P
| Fernando Valenzuela, Los Angeles Dodgers, P
|
| 1982
| Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles, SS
| Steve Sax, Los Angeles Dodgers, 2B
|
| 1983
| Ron Kittle, Chicago White Sox, OF
| Darryl Strawberry, New York Mets, OF
|
| 1984
| Alvin Davis, Seattle Mariners, 1B
| Dwight Gooden, New York Mets, P
|
| 1985
| Ozzie Guillen, Chicago White Sox, SS
| Vince Coleman, St. Louis Cardinals, OF
|
| 1986
| Jose Canseco, Oakland Athletics, OF
| Todd Worrell, St. Louis Cardinals, P
|
| 1987
| Mark McGwire, Oakland Athletics, 1B
| Benito Santiago, San Diego Padres, C
|
| 1988
| Walt Weiss, Oakland Athletics, SS
| Chris Sabo, Cincinnati Reds, 3B
|
| 1989
| Gregg Olson, Baltimore Orioles, P
| Jerome Walton, Chicago Cubs, OF
|
| 1990
| Sandy Alomar, Jr., Cleveland Indians, C
| David Justice, Atlanta Braves, OF
|
| 1991
| Chuck Knoblauch, Minnesota Twins, 2B
| Jeff Bagwell, Houston Astros, 1B
|
| 1992
| Pat Listach, Milwaukee Brewers, SS
| Eric Karros, Los Angeles Dodgers, 1B
|
| 1993
| Tim Salmon, California Angels, OF
| Mike Piazza, Los Angeles Dodgers, C
|
| 1994
| Bob Hamelin, Kansas City Royals, DH
| Raul Mondesi, Los Angeles Dodgers, OF
|
| 1995
| Marty Cordova, Minnesota Twins, OF
| Hideo Nomo, Los Angeles Dodgers, P
|
| 1996
| Derek Jeter, New York Yankees, SS
| Todd Hollandsworth, Los Angeles Dodgers, OF
|
| 1997
| Nomar Garciaparra, Boston Red Sox, SS
| Scott Rolen, Philadelphia Phillies, 3B
|
| 1998
| Ben Grieve, Oakland Athletics, OF
| Kerry Wood, Chicago Cubs, P
|
| 1999
| Carlos Beltran, Kansas City Royals, OF
| Scott Williamson, Cincinnati Reds, P
|
| 2000
| Kazuhiro Sasaki, Seattle Mariners, P
| Rafael Furcal, Atlanta Braves, SS
|
| 2001
| Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners, OF
| Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals, 3B-OF
|
| 2002
| Eric Hinske, Toronto Blue Jays, 3B
| Jason Jennings, Colorado Rockies, P
|
| 2003
| Angel Berroa, Kansas City Royals, SS
| Dontrelle Willis, Florida Marlins, P
|
| 2004
| Bobby Crosby, Oakland Athletics, SS
| Jason Bay, Pittsburgh Pirates, OF
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