Gil McDougald was the first Yankees Rookie of the Year winner and Luis Gil is the most recent.

 

10. Gil McDougald 1951

Infielder Gil McDougald took home Rookie of the Year honors with the three peat World Champion New York Yankees guided by Casey Stengel as he narrowly edged out Hall of Famer Minnie Minoso. McDougald played 131 games and had 123 base hits, 14 homers, 63 runs batted in, stole 14 bases, while scoring 72 runs, and hit 23 doubles and four triples while batting .306 for the world champs. In the victory in six games over the Giants, McDougald hit a home run and drove in seven runs.

9. Bob Grim 1954

Bob Grim won 20 games in his rookie year with a 3.26 ERA while tallying 199 innings while surrendering 72 earned runs. He pitched in 37 games and started 20 while notching 108 strikeouts and pitched eight complete games with one complete game shutout.

8. Tony Kubek 1957

The 1957 American League champions infielder batted .297 with 128 hits, three home runs, 39 RBIs, and scored 56 runs and hit two home runs while driving in four in the World Series.

7. Tom Tresh 1962

The Yankees shortstop made the All Star Game in his first season for the back-to-back World Series champs. Tresh tallied 178 hits, slammed 20 dingers and drove in 93 runs. He scored 94 runs, hit 26 doubles, and batted .286. In the seven game World Series triumph over the Giants, Tresh batted .321 with a .345 on base percentage with nine hits, a homer, and four RBIs.

6. Stan Bahnsen 1968

Stan Bahnsen went 17-12 with a 2.05 ERA in 1968. He pitched 267.1 innings and only gave up 61 earned runs, struck out 162 batters and pitched ten complete games with one complete game shutout.

5. Thurman Munson 1970

The Captain summated 137 hits in 132 games and batted .302 in 1970. He hit six home runs, drove in 53, notched 25 doubles and four triples and had a 5.5 WAR.

4. Dave Righetti 1981

The lefty won eight games for the American League champions with a 2.05 ERA while pitching 15 games in the strike shortened season. Rags pitched 105.1 innings while surrendering 24 earned runs and racked up 89 strikeouts and pitched two complete games. In the postseason Righetti pitched a six-inning shutout in game two of the ALDS vs. the Milwaukee Brewers with ten strikeouts to earn the win and earned the win in the decisive game five pitching three innings in relief. He pitched another six-inning shutout in the clincher of the ALCS over the Oakland A’s

3. Derek Jeter 1996

The Captain unanimously took home the honors to receive all 28 first place votes to help the Bombers win their first World Series in 18 years. The Hall of Famer played 157 games, had 183 base hits, crossed home plate 104 times, hit ten round trippers and 78 RBIs, while batting .314 and summating 25 doubles. Jeter batted .412 with seven hits in the Division Series and .417 with ten hits in the ALCS and when he hit his first career postseason home run against the Orioles, he got a lot of help from Jeffrey Maier. In the six-game victory in the Fall Classic over the Braves, Jeter had five hits, scored five runs, and drove in a run.

2. Aaron Judge 2017

The current captain set a rookie record at the time with 52 home runs to also lead the AL in longballs and won the 2017 Home Run Derby. The right fielder had 114 RBIs and 154 hits and led the league in walks with 127 and runs scored with 128 though he also led the AL in strikeouts with 208. Judge hit 24 doubles, three triples, and led the league in WAR at 8.0

1.Luis Gil 2024

Luis Gil went 15-7 with a 3.50 ERA for the American League champions. He made 29 starts and tallied 151.2 innings and yielded 59 earned runs while quantifying 171 K’s and made a start in the ALCS as well as the World Series.