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
| National League
| American League
|
| 1949
| Don Newcombe, Brooklyn Dodgers, P
| Roy Sievers, St. Louis Browns, OF
|
| 1950
| Sam Jethroe, Boston Braves, OF
| Walt Dropo, Boston Red Sox, 1B
|
| 1951
| Willie Mays, New York Giants, OF
| Gil McDougald, New York Yankees, 3B
|
| 1952
| Joe Black, Brooklyn Dodgers, P
| Harry Byrd, Philadelphia Athletics, P
|
| 1953
| Jim Gilliam, Brooklyn Dodgers, 2B
| Harvey Kuenn, Detroit Tigers, SS
|
| 1954
| Wally Moon, St. Louis Cardinals, OF
| Bob Grim, New York Yankees, P
|
| 1955
| Bill Virdon, St. Louis Cardinals, OF
| Herb Score, Cleveland Indians, P
|
| 1956
| Frank Robinson, Cincinnati Reds, OF
| Luis Aparicio, Chicago White Sox, SS
|
| 1957
| Jack Sanford, Philadelphia Phillies, P
| Tony Kubek, New York Yankees, SS
|
| 1958
| Orlando Cepeda, San Francisco Giants, 1B
| Albie Pearson, Washington Senators, OF
|
| 1959
| Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants, 1B
| Bob Allison, Washington Senators, OF
|
| 1960
| Frank Howard, Los Angeles Dodgers, OF
| Ron Hansen, Baltimore Orioles, SS
|
| 1961
| Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs, OF
| Don Schwall, Boston Red Sox, P
|
| 1962
| Ken Hubbs, Chicago Cubs, 2B
| Tom Tresh, New York Yankees, SS
|
| 1963
| Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds
| Gary Peters, Chicago White Sox, P
|
| 1964
| Dick Allen, Philadelphia Phillies
| Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins, OF
|
| 1965
| Jim Lefebvre, Los Angeles Dodgers, 2B
| Curt Blefary, Baltimore Orioles, OF
|
| 1966
| Tommy Helms, Cincinnati Reds, 2B
| Tommie Agee, Chicago White Sox, OF
|
| 1967
| Tom Seaver, New York Mets, P
| Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins, 2B
|
| 1968
| Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds, C
| Stan Bahnsen, New York Yankees, P
|
| 1969
| Ted Sizemore, Los Angeles Dodgers, 2B
| Lou Piniella, Kansas City Royals, OF
|
| 1970
| Carl Morton, Montreal Expos, P
| Thurman Munson, New York Yankees, C
|
| 1971
| Earl Williams, Atlanta Braves, C
| Chris Chambliss, Cleveland Indians, 1B
|
| 1972
| Jon Matlack, New York Mets, P
| Carlton Fisk, Boston Red Sox, C
|
| 1973
| Gary Matthews, San Francisco Giants, OF
| Al Bumbry, Baltimore Orioles, OF
|
| 1974
| Bake McBride, St. Louis Cardinals, OF
| Mike Hargrove, Texas Rangers, 1B
|
| 1975
| John Montefusco, San Francisco Giants, P
| Fred Lynn, Boston Red Sox, OF
|
| 1976
| Butch Metzger, San Diego Padres, P
Pat Zachry, Cincinnati Reds, P
| Mark Fidrych, Detroit Tigers, P
|
| 1977
| Andre Dawson, Montreal Expos, OF
| Eddie Murray, Baltimore Orioles, DH
|
| 1978
| Bob Horner, Atlanta Braves, 3B
| Lou Whitaker, Detroit Tigers, 2B
|
| 1979
| Rick Sutcliffe, Los Angeles Dodgers, P
| John Castino, Minnesota Twins, 3B
Alfredo Griffin, Toronto Blue Jays, SS
|
| 1980
| Steve Howe, Los Angeles Dodgers, P
| Joe Charboneau, Cleveland Indians, OF
|
| 1981
| Fernando Valenzuela, Los Angeles Dodgers, P
| Dave Righetti, New York Yankees, P
|
| 1982
| Steve Sax, Los Angeles Dodgers, 2B
| Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles, SS
|
| 1983
| Darryl Strawberry, New York Mets, OF
| Ron Kittle, Chicago White Sox, OF
|
| 1984
| Dwight Gooden, New York Mets, P
| Alvin Davis, Seattle Mariners, 1B
|
| 1985
| Vince Coleman, St. Louis Cardinals, OF
| Ozzie Guillen, Chicago White Sox, SS
|
| 1986
| Todd Worrell, St. Louis Cardinals, P
| Jose Canseco, Oakland Athletics, OF
|
| 1987
| Benito Santiago, San Diego Padres, C
| Mark McGwire, Oakland Athletics, 1B
|
| 1988
| Chris Sabo, Cincinnati Reds, 3B
| Walt Weiss, Oakland Athletics, SS
|
| 1989
| Jerome Walton, Chicago Cubs, OF
| Gregg Olson, Baltimore Orioles, P
|
| 1990
| David Justice, Atlanta Braves, OF
| Sandy Alomar, Jr., Cleveland Indians, C
|
| 1991
| Jeff Bagwell, Houston Astros, 1B
| Chuck Knoblauch, Minnesota Twins, 2B
|
| 1992
| Eric Karros, Los Angeles Dodgers, 1B
| Pat Listach, Milwaukee Brewers, SS
|
| 1993
| Mike Piazza, Los Angeles Dodgers, C
| Tim Salmon, California Angels, OF
|
| 1994
| Raul Mondesi, Los Angeles Dodgers, OF
| Bob Hamelin, Kansas City Royals, DH
|
| 1995
| Hideo Nomo, Los Angeles Dodgers, P
| Marty Cordova, Minnesota Twins, OF
|
| 1996
| Todd Hollandsworth, Los Angeles Dodgers, OF
| Derek Jeter, New York Yankees, SS
|
| 1997
| Scott Rolen, Philadelphia Phillies, 3B
| Nomar Garciaparra, Boston Red Sox, SS
|
| 1998
| Kerry Wood, Chicago Cubs, P
| Ben Grieve, Oakland Athletics, OF
|
| 1999
| Scott Williamson, Cincinnati Reds, P
| Carlos Beltran, Kansas City Royals, OF
|
| 2000
| Rafael Furcal, Atlanta Braves, SS
| Kazuhiro Sasaki, Seattle Mariners, P
|
| 2001
| Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals, 3B-OF
| Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners, OF
|
| 2002
| Jason Jennings, Colorado Rockies, P
| Eric Hinske, Toronto Blue Jays, 3B
|
| 2003
| Dontrelle Willis, Florida Marlins, P
| Angel Berroa, Kansas City Royals, SS
|
| 2004
| Jason Bay, Pittsburgh Pirates, OF
| Bobby Crosby, Oakland Athletics, SS
|
| 2005
| Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies, 1B
| Huston Street, Oakland Athletics, P
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