Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award

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The Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award is given to one player in each league of Central League and Pacific League.

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Winners

Central League

Year Player Team Position
1950 Nobuo Oshima Shochiku Robins P
1951 Kiyoshi Matsuda Yomiuri Giants P
1952 Takao Sato Kokutetsu Swallows SS
1953 Masatoshi Gondo Taiyō-Shochiku Robins P
1954 Tatsuro Hirooka Yomiuri Giants SS
1955 Kazunori Nishimura Ōsaka Tigers P
1956 Noboru Akiyama Taiyō Whales P
1957 Motoshi Fujita Yomiuri Giants P
1958 Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 3B
1959 Takeshi Kuwata Taiyō Whales 3B
1960 Ritsuo Horimoto Yomiuri Giants P
1961 Hiroshi Gondo Chunichi Dragons P
1962 Kunio Jōnouchi Yomiuri Giants P
1963
Not awarded
1964 Shigeyuki Takahashi Taiyō Whales P
1965
Not awarded
1966 Tsuneo Horiuchi Yomiuri Giants P
1967 Shirō Takegami Sankei Atoms 2B
1968 Shigeru Takada Yomiuri Giants OF
1969 Kōichi Tabuchi Hanshin Tigers C
1970 Kenichi Yazawa Chunichi Dragons OF
1971 Shitoshi Sekimoto Yomiuri Giants P
1972 Takeshi Yasuda Yakult Atoms P
1973
Not awarded
1974 Yukio Fujinami Chunichi Dragons OF
1975
Not awarded
1976 Yasushi Tao Chunichi Dragons OF
1977 Akio Saito Taiyō Whales P
1978 Mitsuo Sumi Yomiuri Giants P
1979 Kimiya Fujisawa Chunichi Dragons P
1980 Akinobu Okada Hanshin Tigers IF
1981 Tatsunori Hara Yomiuri Giants IF
1982 Tsunemi Tsuda Hiroshima Toyo Carp P
1983 Hiromi Makihara Yomiuri Giants P
1984 Takehiko Kobayakawa Hiroshima Toyo Carp IF
1985 Jun Kawabata Hiroshima Toyo Carp P
1986 Hiroshi Nagatomi Hiroshima Toyo Carp P
1987 Yukio Arai Yakult Swallows OF
1988 Kazuyoshi Tatsunami Chunichi Dragons SS
1989 Kenji Tomashino Yakult Swallows 2B
1990 Tsuyoshi Yoda Chunichi Dragons P
1991 Koichi Morita Chunichi Dragons P
1992 Teruyoshi Kuji Hanshin Tigers SS
1993 Tomohito Ito Yakult Swallows P
1994 Keiichi Yabu Hanshin Tigers P
1995 Yasuyuki Yamauchi Hiroshima Toyo Carp P
1996 Toshihisa Nishi Yomiuri Giants 3B
1997 Toshikazu Sawazaki Hiroshima Toyo Carp P
1998 Kenshin Kawakami Chunichi Dragons P
1999 Koji Uehara Yomiuri Giants P
2000 Tatsuhiko Kinjoh Yokohama BayStars 3B
2001 Norihiro Akahoshi Hanshin Tigers OF
2002 Masanori Ishikawa Yakult Swallows P
2003 Hiroshi Kisanuki Yomiuri Giants P
2004 Ryo Kawashima Yakult Swallows P
2005 Norichika Aoki Yakult Swallows OF
2006 Eishin Soyogi Hiroshima Toyo Carp IF
2007 Keiji Uezono Hanshin Tigers P
2008 Tetsuya Yamaguchi Yomiuri Giants P
2009 Tetsuya Matsumoto Yomiuri Giants OF
2010 Hisayoshi Chono Yomiuri Giants OF
2011 Hirokazu Sawamura Yomiuri Giants P
2012 Yusuke Nomura Hiroshima Toyo Carp P
2013 Yasuhiro Ogawa Tokyo Yakult Swallows P
2014 Daichi Ohsera Hiroshima Toyo Carp P
2015 Yasuaki Yamasaki Yokohama DeNA BayStars P
2016 Shun Takayama Hanshin Tigers OF
2017 Yota Kyoda Chunichi Dragons IF
2018 Katsuki Azuma Yokohama DeNA BayStars P
2019 Munetaka Murakami Tokyo Yakult Swallows IF
2020 Masato Morishita Hiroshima Toyo Carp P
2021 Ryoji Kuribayashi Hiroshima Toyo Carp P

Pacific League

Year Player Team Position
1950 Atsushi Aramaki Mainichi Orions P
1951 Kazuo Kageyama Nankai Hawks 3B
1952 Futoshi Nakanishi Nishitetsu Lions 3B
1953 Yasumitsu Toyoda Nishitetsu Lions SS
1954 Motoji Takuwa Nankai Hawks P
1955 Kihachi Enomoto Mainichi Orions 1B
1956 Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions P
1957 Tamotsu Kimura Nankai Hawks P
1958 Tadashi Sugiura Nankai Hawks P
1959 Isao Harimoto Toei Flyers OF
1960
Not awarded
1961 Toshiaki Tokuhisa Kintetsu Buffaloes P
1962 Yukio Ozaki Toei Flyers P
1963
Not awarded
1964
Not awarded
1965 Masaaki Ikenaga Nishitetsu Lions P
1966
Not awarded
1967 Yoshimasa Takahashi Toei Flyers P
1968
Not awarded
1969 Michiyo Arito Lotte Orions 3B
1970 Michio Sato Nankai Hawks P
1971 Yasuo Minagawa Toei Flyers P
1972 Hajime Kato Nishitetsu Lions P
1973 Satoshi Niimi Nittaku Home Flyers P
1974 Masaharu Mitsui Lotte Orions P
1975 Takashi Yamaguchi Hankyu Braves P
1976 Manabu Fujita Nankai Hawks P
1977 Yoshinori Sato Hankyu Braves P
1978 Yukihiro Murakami Nankai Hawks P
1979 Hirohisa Matsunuma Seibu Lions P
1980 Isamu Kida Nippon-Ham Fighters P
1981 Hiromichi Ishige Seibu Lions SS
1982 Daijiro Oishi Kintetsu Buffaloes 2B
1983 Tadami Futamura Nippon-Ham Fighters OF
1984 Hiromasa Fujita Hankyu Braves C
1985 Terumitsu Kumano Hankyu Braves OF
1986 Kazuhiro Kiyohara Seibu Lions 1B
1987 Hideyuki Awano Kintetsu Buffaloes P
1988 Ryoji Moriyama Seibu Lions P
1989 Tsutomu Sakai Orix Braves P
1990 Hideo Nomo Kintetsu Buffaloes P
1991 Shigetoshi Hasegawa Orix BlueWave P
1992 Hiroshi Takamura Kintetsu Buffaloes P
1993 Kento Sugiyama Seibu Lions P
1994 Hidekazu Watanabe Fukuoka Daiei Hawks P
1995 Masafumi Hirai Orix BlueWave P
1996 Makoto Kaneko Nippon-Ham Fighters 2B
1997 Makoto Kosaka Chiba Lotte Marines 2B
1998 Tatsuya Ozeki Seibu Lions OF
1999 Daisuke Matsuzaka Seibu Lions P
2000
Not awarded
2001 Masanobu Okubo Orix BlueWave P
2002 Itsuki Shoda Nippon-Ham Fighters P
2003 Tsuyoshi Wada Fukuoka Daiei Hawks P
2004 Koji Mise Fukuoka Daiei Hawks P
2005 Yasutomo Kubo Chiba Lotte Marines P
2006 Tomoya Yagi Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters P
2007 Masahiro Tanaka Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles P
2008 Satoshi Komatsu Orix Buffaloes P
2009 Tadashi Settsu Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks P
2010 Ryo Sakakibara Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters P
2011 Kazuhisa Makita Saitama Seibu Lions P
2012 Naoya Masuda Chiba Lotte Marines P
2013 Takahiro Norimoto Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles P
2014 Ayumu Ishikawa Chiba Lotte Marines P
2015 Kohei Arihara Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters P
2016 Hirotoshi Takanashi Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters P
2017 Sosuke Genda Saitama Seibu Lions IF
2018 Kazuki Tanaka Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles OF
2019 Rei Takahashi Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks P
2020 Kaima Taira Saitama Seibu Lions P
2021 Hiroya Miyagi Orix Buffaloes P

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