The Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award is given to one player in each league of Central League and Pacific League. [edit] Winners [edit] Central League | Year | Player | Team | Position | | 1950 | Oshima, NobuoNobuo Oshima | Shochiku Robins | P | | 1951 | Matsuda, KiyoshiKiyoshi Matsuda | Yomiuri Giants | P | | 1952 | Sato, TakaoTakao Sato | Kokutetsu Swallows | SS | | 1953 | Gondo, MasatoshiMasatoshi Gondo | Taiyō-Shochiku Robins | P | | 1954 | Hirooka, TatsuroTatsuro Hirooka | Yomiuri Giants | SS | | 1955 | Nishimura, KazunoriKazunori Nishimura | Osaka Tigers Ōsaka Tigers | P | | 1956 | Akiyama, NoboruNoboru Akiyama | Taiyō Whales | P | | 1957 | Fujita, MotoshiMotoshi Fujita | Yomiuri Giants | P | | 1958 | Nagashima, ShigeoShigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants | 3B | | 1959 | Kuwata, TakeshiTakeshi Kuwata | Taiyō Whales | 3B | | 1960 | Horimoto, RitsuoRitsuo Horimoto | Yomiuri Giants | P | | 1961 | Gondo, HiroshiHiroshi Gondo | Chunichi Dragons | P | | 1962 | Jōnouchi, KunioKunio Jōnouchi | Yomiuri Giants | P | | 1963 | Z Not awarded | Z | Z | | 1964 | Takahashi, ShigeyukiShigeyuki Takahashi | Taiyō Whales | P | | 1965 | Z Not awarded | Z | Z | | 1966 | Horiuchi, TsuneoTsuneo Horiuchi | Yomiuri Giants | P | | 1967 | Takegami, ShiroShiro Takegami | Sankei Atoms | 2B | | 1968 | Takada, ShigeruShigeru Takada | Yomiuri Giants | OF | | 1969 | Tabuchi, KōichiKōichi Tabuchi | Hanshin Tigers | C | | 1970 | Yazawa, YenichiYenichi Yazawa | Chunichi Dragons | OF | | 1971 | Sekimoto, ShitoshiShitoshi Sekimoto | Yomiuri Giants | P | | 1972 | Yasuda, TakeshiTakeshi Yasuda | Yakult Atoms | P | | 1973 | Z Not awarded | Z | Z | | 1974 | Fujinami, YukioYukio Fujinami | Chunichi Dragons | OF | | 1975 | Z Not awarded | Z | Z | | 1976 | Tao, YasushiYasushi Tao | Chunichi Dragons | OF | | 1977 | Saito, AkioAkio Saito | Taiyō Whales | P | | 1978 | Sumi, MitsuoMitsuo Sumi | Yomiuri Giants | P | | 1979 | Fujisawa, KimiyaKimiya Fujisawa | Chunichi Dragons | P | | 1980 | Okada, AkinobuAkinobu Okada | Hanshin Tigers | IF | | 1981 | Hara, TatsunoriTatsunori Hara | Yomiuri Giants | IF | | 1982 | Tsuda, TsunemiTsunemi Tsuda | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P | | 1983 | Makihara, HiromiHiromi Makihara | Yomiuri Giants | P | | 1984 | Kobayakawa, TakehikoTakehiko Kobayakawa | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | IF | | 1985 | Kawabata, JyunJyun Kawabata | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P | | 1986 | Nagatomi, HiroshiHiroshi Nagatomi | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P | | 1987 | Arai, YukioYukio Arai | Yakult Swallows | OF | | 1988 | Tatsunami, KazuyoshiKazuyoshi Tatsunami | Chunichi Dragons | SS | | 1989 | Tomashino, KenjiKenji Tomashino | Yakult Swallows | 2B | | 1990 | Yoda, TsuyoshiTsuyoshi Yoda | Chunichi Dragons | P | | 1991 | Morita, KoichKoich Morita | Chunichi Dragons | P | | 1992 | Kuji, TeruyoshiTeruyoshi Kuji | Hanshin Tigers | SS | | 1993 | Ito, TomohitoTomohito Ito | Yakult Swallows | P | | 1994 | Yabu, KeiichiKeiichi Yabu | Hanshin Tigers | P | | 1995 | Yamauchi, YasuyukiYasuyuki Yamauchi | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P | | 1996 | Nishi, ToshihisaToshihisa Nishi | Yomiuri Giants | 3B | | 1997 | Sawazaki, ToshikazuToshikazu Sawazaki | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P | | 1998 | Kawakami, KenshinKenshin Kawakami | Chunichi Dragons | P | | 1999 | Uehara, KojiKoji Uehara | Yomiuri Giants | P | | 2000 | Kinjoh, TatsuhikoTatsuhiko Kinjoh | Yokohama BayStars | 3B | | 2001 | Akahoshi, NorihiroNorihiro Akahoshi | Hanshin Tigers | OF | | 2002 | Ishikawa, MasanoriMasanori Ishikawa | Yakult Swallows | P | | 2003 | Kisanuki, HiroshiHiroshi Kisanuki | Yomiuri Giants | P | | 2004 | Kawashima, RyoRyo Kawashima | Yakult Swallows | P | | 2005 | Aoki, NorichikaNorichika Aoki | Yakult Swallows | OF | | 2006 | Soyogi, EishinEishin Soyogi | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | IF | | 2007 | Uezono, KeijiKeiji Uezono | Hanshin Tigers | P | | 2008 | Yamaguchi, TetsuyaTetsuya Yamaguchi | Yomiuri Giants | P | | 2009 | Matsumoto, TetsuyaTetsuya Matsumoto | Yomiuri Giants | OF | [edit] Pacific League | Year | Player | Team | Position | | 1950 | Aramaki, AtsushiAtsushi Aramaki | Mainichi Orions | P | | 1951 | Kageyama, KazuoKazuo Kageyama | Nankai Hawks | 3B | | 1952 | Nakanishi, FutoshiFutoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | 3B | | 1953 | Toyoda, YasumitsuYasumitsu Toyoda | Nishitetsu Lions | SS | | 1954 | Takuwa, MotojiMotoji Takuwa | Nankai Hawks | P | | 1955 | Enomoto, KihachiKihachi Enomoto | Mainichi Orions | 1B | | 1956 | Inao, KazuhisaKazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | P | | 1957 | Kimura, TamotsuTamotsu Kimura | Nankai Hawks | P | | 1958 | Sugiura, TadashiTadashi Sugiura | Nankai Hawks | P | | 1959 | Harimoto, IsaoIsao Harimoto | Toei Flyers | OF | | 1960 | Z Not awarded | Z | Z | | 1961 | Tokuhisa, ToshiakiToshiaki Tokuhisa | Kintetsu Buffalo | P | | 1962 | Ozaki, YukioYukio Ozaki | Toei Flyers | P | | 1963 | Z Not awarded | Z | Z | | 1964 | Z Not awarded | Z | Z | | 1965 | Ikenaga, MasaakiMasaaki Ikenaga | Nishitetsu Lions | P | | 1966 | Z Not awarded | Z | Z | | 1967 | Takahashi, YoshimasaYoshimasa Takahashi | Toei Flyers | P | | 1968 | Z Not awarded | Z | Z | | 1969 | Arito, MichiyoMichiyo Arito | Lotte Orions | 3B | | 1970 | Sato, MichioMichio Sato | Nankai Hawks | P | | 1971 | Minagawa, YasuoYasuo Minagawa | Toei Flyers | P | | 1972 | Kato, HajimeHajime Kato | Nishitetsu Lions | P | | 1973 | Niimi, SatoshiSatoshi Niimi | Nittaku Home Flyers | P | | 1974 | Mitsui, MasaharuMasaharu Mitsui | Lotte Orions | P | | 1975 | Yamaguchi, TakashiTakashi Yamaguchi | Hankyu Braves | P | | 1976 | Fujita, ManabuManabu Fujita | Nankai Hawks | P | | 1977 | Sato, YoshinoriYoshinori Sato | Hankyu Braves | P | | 1978 | Murakami, YukihiroYukihiro Murakami | Nankai Hawks | P | | 1979 | Matsunuma, HirohisaHirohisa Matsunuma | Seibu Lions | P | | 1980 | Kida, IsamuIsamu Kida | Nippon-Ham Fighters | P | | 1981 | Ishige, HiromichiHiromichi Ishige | Seibu Lions | SS | | 1982 | Oishi, DaijiroDaijiro Oishi | Kintetsu Buffaloes | 2B | | 1983 | Futamura, TadamiTadami Futamura | Nippon-Ham Fighters | OF | | 1984 | Fujita, HiromasaHiromasa Fujita | Hankyu Braves | C | | 1985 | Kumano, TerumitsuTerumitsu Kumano | Hankyu Braves | OF | | 1986 | Kiyohara, KazuhiroKazuhiro Kiyohara | Seibu Lions | 1B | | 1987 | Awano, HideyukiHideyuki Awano | Kintetsu Buffaloes | P | | 1988 | Moriyama, RyoujiRyouji Moriyama | Seibu Lions | P | | 1989 | Sakai, TsutomuTsutomu Sakai | Orix Braves | P | | 1990 | Nomo, HideoHideo Nomo | Kintetsu Buffaloes | P | | 1991 | Hasegawa, ShigetoshiShigetoshi Hasegawa | Orix BlueWave | P | | 1992 | Takamura, HiroshiHiroshi Takamura | Kintetsu Buffaloes | P | | 1993 | Sugiyama, KentoKento Sugiyama | Seibu Lions | P | | 1994 | Watanabe, HidekazuHidekazu Watanabe | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | P | | 1995 | Hirai, MasafumiMasafumi Hirai | Orix BlueWave | P | | 1996 | Kaneko, MakotoMakoto Kaneko | Nippon-Ham Fighters | 2B | | 1997 | Kosaka, MakotoMakoto Kosaka | Chiba Lotte Marines | 2B | | 1998 | Ozeki, TatsuyaTatsuya Ozeki | Seibu Lions | OF | | 1999 | Matsuzaka, DaisukeDaisuke Matsuzaka | Seibu Lions | P | | 2000 | Z Not awarded | Z | Z | | 2001 | Okubo, MasanobuMasanobu Okubo | Orix BlueWave | P | | 2002 | Shoda, ItsukiItsuki Shoda | Nippon-Ham Fighters | P | | 2003 | Wada, TsuyoshiTsuyoshi Wada | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | P | | 2004 | Mise, KojiKoji Mise | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | P | | 2005 | Kubo, YasutomoYasutomo Kubo | Chiba Lotte Marines | P | | 2006 | Yagi, TomoyaTomoya Yagi | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | P | | 2007 | Tanaka, MasahiroMasahiro Tanaka | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | P | | 2008 | Komatsu, SatoshiSatoshi Komatsu | Orix Buffaloes | P | | 2009 | Settsu, TadashiTadashi Settsu | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | P | [edit] See also
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