Matt Ryan started all 16 games in his rookie season and was named the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year.

In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is annually given to one player from each league as voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of America ( BBWAA ).

Of the 128 players named Rookie of the Year, 14 have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame — Jackie Robinson, five American League players, and eight others from the National League.

Fred Lynn and Ichiro Suzuki are the only two players who have been named Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the same year, and Fernando Valenzuela is the only player to have won Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award in the same year.

Cal Ripken, Jr. won in 1982, and is one of 14 Hall of Famers to win Rookie of the Year honors.

* Won Ken McKenzie Trophy as CHL Rookie of the Year ( 1977 )

Richards succeeded in stocking the franchise with a plethora of young talent which included Dave Nicholson, Pete Ward, Ron Hansen ( 1960 AL Rookie of the Year ), Milt Pappas, Jerry Adair, Steve Barber ( 20 wins in 1963 ), Boog Powell, Dave McNally and Brooks Robinson.

They also scoured the minor leagues for selections in the Rule 5 draft ( Paul Blair from the Mets in 1962, Moe Drabowsky from the Cardinals in 1965 ) and claims off waivers ( Curt Blefary, 1965 AL Rookie of the Year, from the Yankees in 1963 ).

Johnson would be dealt along with Johnny Oates to the Atlanta Braves for catcher and 1971 National League Rookie of the Year Earl Williams.

The " No Name Orioles ", along with Rookie of the Year Eddie Murray, won 97 games and finished tied for second place with Boston.

On February 4, 2012, Newton was named AP Offensive Rookie Of the Year.

One bright spot was running back Paul Robinson, who rushed for 1, 023 yards and was named the AFL Rookie of the Year.

In 1965, the Indians traded pitcher Tommy John, who would go on to win 288 games in his career, and 1966 Rookie of the Year Tommy Agee to the White Sox to get Colavito back.

The 1970s were not much better, with the Indians trading away several future stars, including Graig Nettles, Dennis Eckersley, Buddy Bell and 1971 Rookie of the Year Chris Chambliss, for a number of players who made no impact.

" Super Joe " Charbonneau won the American League Rookie of the Year award.

Alomar made an immediate impact, not only being elected to the All-Star team but also winning Cleveland's fourth Rookie of the Year award and a Gold Glove.

Lofton finished second in AL Rookie of the Year balloting with a. 285 average and 66 stolen bases.

The deal brought 1979 NL Rookie of the Year pitcher Rick Sutcliffe from the Cleveland Indians.

In 1989, the first full season with night baseball at Wrigley Field, Don Zimmer's Cubs were led by a core group of veterans in Ryne Sandberg, Rick Sutcliffe and Andre Dawson, who were boosted by a crop of youngsters such as Mark Grace, Shawon Dunston, Greg Maddux, Rookie of the Year Jerome Walton, and Rookie of the Year Runner-Up Dwight Smith.

* Billy Sims, running back with the NFL Detroit Lions, 1978 Heisman Trophy winner at the University of Oklahoma, 1980 NFL Rookie of the Year

The school's famous basketball alumni include Billy Packer, a guard on the 1962 Final Four team who became far more famous as a basketball broadcaster ; Tyrone Curtis " Muggsy " Bogues, the shortest player ever to play in the NBA ; Randolph Childress, for his MVP performance in the 1995 ACC Tournament ; Utah Jazz swingman Josh Howard ; Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers and the 2006 NBA Rookie of the Year Award ; and two-time league MVP and three-time NBA Finals MVP Tim Duncan.

He finished the season ranked second to Billy Williams in the National League Rookie of the Year voting.

In the first, he swapped reigning Rookie of the Year Adrian Dantley for the Indiana Pacers ' Billy Knight, who was second in the league in scoring the previous season.

His most productive season came in 1955, when he hit. 239 with 27 home runs for the Red Sox and finished third in American League Rookie of the Year voting, behind Herb Score and Billy Klaus.

He was also among the main contenders for the prestigious Dally M Rookie Of The Year award, which was won by the Melbourne Storm's Billy Slater.

In addition, Dave Skrien became the first Lions head coach to receive the Annis Stukus Trophy as Coach of the Year, and fullback / kicker Peter Kempf also became the second Lion to win the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy for Rookie of the Year honours in the Western Conference.

The team went full-time in 1982 with Martin running for Rookie of the Year.

Completing just 73. 7 percent of the laps and leading only four laps all season led to Martin finishing 14th in the final standings and finishing second to Geoff Bodine for Rookie of the Year.

To date, only top pick Kenyon Martin, first-rounder Jamaal Magloire ( 19th pick overall ), and second-rounder Michael Redd ( 43rd pick overall ) have played in the NBA All-Star Game ( each only making the team one time ); only one player has made an All-NBA Team ( Redd, whose sole appearance was on the third team in 2004 ); only three players in the draft class have won a major end-of-season award ( Hedo Türkoğlu was named Most Improved Player in 2008, Mike Miller won both the NBA Rookie of the Year and NBA Sixth Man of the Year awards in 2001 and 2006 respectively, and Jamal Crawford was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2010 ); and few first-rounders are currently playing in the NBA.

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He finished 24th in the 2006 points Nextel Cup standings and was fourth in the 2006 Raybestos Rookie of the Year contest with 198 points finishing behind Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex, Jr., and Clint Bowyer.

Initially, Raimi invited Scott Spiegel to co-write Army of Darkness because he had done a good job on Evil Dead II, but he was busy on rewrites for the Clint Eastwood film The Rookie.

's best record, and tied the league record with eight representatives to the All-Star game, including catcher Geovany Soto, who was named Rookie of the Year. The Cubs took control of the division by sweeping a four game series in Milwaukee.

He was the third driver in NASCAR history to win both the Rookie of the Year and Cup Series championship in his career, joining David Pearson and Richard Petty.

The Marlins did get good news though as Dontrelle Willis was named NL Rookie of the Year and Jack McKeon named Manager of the Year.

* Dontrelle Willis ( 2003 – 2007 ) — The " D-Train " was named the National League Rookie of the Year in 2003 and showcased his remarkable ( for a pitcher ) hitting ability by going 3-for-3 with a triple while scoring a run during Game 4 of the 2003 National League Division Series, which the Marlins won 7 – 6 over the San Francisco Giants to advance to the NL Championship Series.

Rookie Phillies pitcher Marty Bystrom was sent out by Philadelphia manager Dallas Green to face veteran Nolan Ryan in Game Five.

He was selected for six consecutive All-Star Games from 1949 to 1954, was the recipient of the inaugural MLB Rookie of the Year Award in 1947, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949 — the first black player so honored.

The team was quickly built through a number of trades engineered by its first General Manager, Cedric Tallis, including a trade for Lou Piniella, who won the Rookie of the Year during the Royals ' inaugural season.

He was named the American League Manager of the Year for his efforts and shortstop Angel Berroa was named AL Rookie of the Year.

Third baseman Ryan Braun was also rewarded for his historic season by being named 2007 NL Rookie of the Year.

In 1959, Richard was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year, after he produced 9 top 10 finishes, including six Top 5 finishes.

On November 15, 2010, Giants catcher Buster Posey was named NL Rookie of the Year.

The Vikings ' main weapon on their rushing game was NFL Rookie of the Year running back Chuck Foreman, who rushed for 801 yards, caught 37 passes for 362 yards, and scored six touchdowns.

The 1970 Heisman Trophy winner was drafted by the New England Patriots and was later named the 1971 NFL Rookie of the Year.

Rookie running back Ricky Ervins was also a major asset to the running attack, rushing 145 times for 680 yards to earn an average of 4. 7 yards per carry, while also catching 16 passes for 181 yards.

The Cowboys finished 7-9, but Smith won the NFL Rookie of the Year Award and Jimmy Johnson was selected as NFL Coach of the Year.

Rookie defensive tackle Bryant Young was also a big threat to opposing quarterbacks and rushers, recording 42 tackles, 6 sacks, and a fumble recovery.

Rookie fullback William Floyd was the team's second leading rusher with 305 yards and 6 touchdowns, while also having 19 receptions for 145 yards.