1. Fred Lynn in 1975
2. Ichiro Suzuki in 2001
These two players won both MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same season.
Fred lynn
Yes ichiro suzuki did it in 2001
The only NBA players that won Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same year were, Wes Unseld of the Baltimore Bullets in 1968-69 and Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors in 1959-60.
Fred Lynn and Ichiro Suzuki.
yes...Ichiro and Fred Lynn...Mike Trout has a chance this year
Fred lynn
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Yes ichiro suzuki did it in 2001
The only NBA players that won Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same year were, Wes Unseld of the Baltimore Bullets in 1968-69 and Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors in 1959-60.
As of the 2008 season that has happened twice: Frank Robinson - 1956 National League Rookie of the Year and 1966 American League MVP Dick Allen - 1964 National League Rookie of the Year and 1972 American League MVP
Fred Lynn and Ichiro Suzuki.
yes...Ichiro and Fred Lynn...Mike Trout has a chance this year
Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles won Rookie of the year in 1982. In 1983 he won the AL MVP award as well as the World Series.
Frank Robinson was National League Rookie of the Year in 1956, American League Triple Crown winner in 1966, National League MVP in 1961 and American League MVP in 1966. I don't know of a second.
Between 1-7 players.
In the NBA the best rookie has to go to Larry Bird's rookie season. the MLB the best rookie is probably Babe Ruth's home run rookie record. In the NFL the best rookie was most likely Jim Brown who not only gained over five hundred yards but was named MVP.
Dustin pedroia Boston red sox.. 2007 rookie and 2008 MVP, Johnson Before him, this was done by Ryan Howard: RoY in 2005 and MVP in 2006; and by Cal Ripken Jr, 1982 and 1983. Ichiro Suzuki and Fred Lynn both won the RoY and the MVP in the SAME year: 2001 and 1975.