NBA & ABA Rookie of the Year (Wilt Chamberlain Trophy) Award Winners

Since 2022-23 the NBA ROY is awarded the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy. The first Rookie of the Year officially recognized by the NBA is Monk Meineke in 1952-53. However, newspaper writers recognized winners from 1947-48 to 1951-52, as well. These awards were at one point recognized by the NBA and they admitted they had lost the records of these awards when they moved offices in the early days of the league. They no longer include them in their official records but we have decided to display them here.

NBA Winners

NBA Winners Table
							Per Game						Shooting			Advanced
Season	Lg	Player	Voting	Age	Tm	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	WS	WS/48
2023-24	NBA	Victor Wembanyama	(V)	20	SAS	71	29.7	21.4	10.6	3.9	1.2	3.6	.465	.325	.796	3.7	.085
2022-23	NBA	Paolo Banchero	(V)	20	ORL	72	33.8	20.0	6.9	3.7	0.8	0.5	.427	.298	.738	2.4	.047
2021-22	NBA	Scottie Barnes	(V)	20	TOR	74	35.4	15.3	7.5	3.5	1.1	0.7	.492	.301	.735	6.6	.122
2020-21	NBA	LaMelo Ball	(V)	19	CHO	51	28.8	15.7	5.9	6.1	1.6	0.4	.436	.352	.758	2.8	.093
2019-20	NBA	Ja Morant	(V)	20	MEM	67	31.0	17.8	3.9	7.3	0.9	0.3	.477	.335	.776	3.8	.088
2018-19	NBA	Luka Dončić	(V)	19	DAL	72	32.2	21.2	7.8	6.0	1.1	0.3	.427	.327	.713	4.9	.101
2017-18	NBA	Ben Simmons	(V)	21	PHI	81	33.7	15.8	8.1	8.2	1.7	0.9	.545	.000	.560	9.2	.162
2016-17	NBA	Malcolm Brogdon	(V)	24	MIL	75	26.4	10.2	2.8	4.2	1.1	0.2	.457	.404	.865	4.1	.100
2015-16	NBA	Karl-Anthony Towns	(V)	20	MIN	82	32.0	18.3	10.5	2.0	0.7	1.7	.542	.341	.811	8.3	.151
2014-15	NBA	Andrew Wiggins	(V)	19	MIN	82	36.2	16.9	4.6	2.1	1.0	0.6	.437	.310	.760	2.1	.034
2013-14	NBA	Michael Carter-Williams	(V)	22	PHI	70	34.5	16.7	6.2	6.3	1.9	0.6	.405	.264	.703	1.3	.026
2012-13	NBA	Damian Lillard	(V)	22	POR	82	38.6	19.0	3.1	6.5	0.9	0.2	.429	.368	.844	5.8	.088
2011-12	NBA	Kyrie Irving	(V)	19	CLE	51	30.5	18.5	3.7	5.4	1.1	0.4	.469	.399	.872	4.1	.125
2010-11	NBA	Blake Griffin	(V)	21	LAC	82	38.0	22.5	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	.506	.292	.642	9.8	.152
2009-10	NBA	Tyreke Evans	(V)	20	SAC	72	37.2	20.1	5.3	5.8	1.5	0.4	.458	.255	.748	5.4	.097
2008-09	NBA	Derrick Rose	(V)	20	CHI	81	37.0	16.8	3.9	6.3	0.8	0.2	.475	.222	.788	4.9	.078
2007-08	NBA	Kevin Durant	(V)	19	SEA	80	34.6	20.3	4.4	2.4	1.0	0.9	.430	.288	.873	2.3	.040
2006-07	NBA	Brandon Roy	(V)	22	POR	57	35.4	16.8	4.4	4.0	1.2	0.2	.456	.377	.838	4.8	.114
2005-06	NBA	Chris Paul	(V)	20	NOK	78	36.0	16.1	5.1	7.8	2.2	0.1	.430	.282	.847	10.4	.178
2004-05	NBA	Emeka Okafor	(V)	22	CHA	73	35.6	15.1	10.9	0.9	0.8	1.7	.447	.000	.609	4.0	.074
2003-04	NBA	LeBron James	(V)	19	CLE	79	39.5	20.9	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.7	.417	.290	.754	5.1	.078
2002-03	NBA	Amar'e Stoudemire	(V)	20	PHO	82	31.3	13.5	8.8	1.0	0.8	1.1	.472	.200	.661	6.2	.116
2001-02	NBA	Pau Gasol	(V)	21	MEM	82	36.7	17.6	8.9	2.7	0.5	2.1	.518	.200	.709	7.6	.121
2000-01	NBA	Mike Miller	(V)	20	ORL	82	29.1	11.9	4.0	1.7	0.6	0.2	.436	.407	.711	5.3	.106
1999-00	NBA	Steve Francis (Tie)	(V)	22	HOU	77	36.1	18.0	5.3	6.6	1.5	0.4	.445	.345	.786	6.4	.111
1999-00	NBA	Elton Brand (Tie)	(V)	20	CHI	81	37.0	20.1	10.0	1.9	0.8	1.6	.482	.000	.685	7.5	.121
1998-99	NBA	Vince Carter	(V)	22	TOR	50	35.2	18.3	5.7	3.0	1.1	1.5	.450	.288	.761	5.0	.136
1997-98	NBA	Tim Duncan	(V)	21	SAS	82	39.1	21.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	.549	.000	.662	12.8	.192
1996-97	NBA	Allen Iverson	(V)	21	PHI	76	40.1	23.5	4.1	7.5	2.1	0.3	.416	.341	.702	4.1	.065
1995-96	NBA	Damon Stoudamire	(V)	22	TOR	70	40.9	19.0	4.0	9.3	1.4	0.3	.426	.395	.797	4.3	.072
1994-95	NBA	Jason Kidd (Tie)	(V)	21	DAL	79	33.8	11.7	5.4	7.7	1.9	0.3	.385	.272	.698	3.7	.066
1994-95	NBA	Grant Hill (Tie)	(V)	22	DET	70	38.3	19.9	6.4	5.0	1.8	0.9	.477	.148	.732	5.4	.097
1993-94	NBA	Chris Webber	(V)	20	GSW	76	32.1	17.5	9.1	3.6	1.2	2.2	.552	.000	.532	7.8	.154
1992-93	NBA	Shaquille O'Neal	(V)	20	ORL	81	37.9	23.4	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	.562	.000	.592	10.4	.163
1991-92	NBA	Larry Johnson	(V)	22	CHH	82	37.2	19.2	11.0	3.6	1.0	0.6	.490	.227	.829	8.9	.140
1990-91	NBA	Derrick Coleman	(V)	23	NJN	74	35.2	18.4	10.3	2.2	1.0	1.3	.467	.342	.731	5.8	.108
1989-90	NBA	David Robinson	(V)	24	SAS	82	36.6	24.3	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	.531	.000	.732	15.1	.241
1988-89	NBA	Mitch Richmond	(V)	23	GSW	79	34.4	22.0	5.9	4.2	1.0	0.2	.468	.367	.810	5.6	.098
1987-88	NBA	Mark Jackson	(V)	22	NYK	82	39.6	13.6	4.8	10.6	2.5	0.1	.432	.254	.774	7.6	.113
1986-87	NBA	Chuck Person	(V)	22	IND	82	36.0	18.8	8.3	3.6	1.1	0.2	.468	.355	.747	5.4	.088
1985-86	NBA	Patrick Ewing	(V)	23	NYK	50	35.4	20.0	9.0	2.0	1.1	2.1	.474	.000	.739	3.1	.084
1984-85	NBA	Michael Jordan	(V)	21	CHI	82	38.3	28.2	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	.515	.173	.845	14.0	.213
1983-84	NBA	Ralph Sampson	(V)	23	HOU	82	32.8	21.0	11.1	2.0	0.9	2.4	.523	.250	.661	6.0	.108
1982-83	NBA	Terry Cummings	(V)	21	SDC	70	36.2	23.7	10.6	2.5	1.8	0.9	.523	.000	.709	8.7	.164
1981-82	NBA	Buck Williams	(V)	21	NJN	82	34.5	15.5	12.3	1.3	1.0	1.0	.582	.000	.624	8.9	.152
1980-81	NBA	Darrell Griffith	(V)	22	UTA	81	35.4	20.6	3.6	2.4	1.3	0.5	.464	.192	.716	0.4	.006
1979-80	NBA	Larry Bird	(V)	23	BOS	82	36.0	21.3	10.4	4.5	1.7	0.6	.474	.406	.836	11.2	.182
1978-79	NBA	Phil Ford	(V)	22	KCK	79	34.5	15.9	2.3	8.6	2.2	0.1	.465		.813	5.7	.101
1977-78	NBA	Walter Davis	(V)	23	PHO	81	32.0	24.2	6.0	3.4	1.4	0.2	.526		.830	10.1	.187
1976-77	NBA	Adrian Dantley	(V)	21	BUF	77	36.6	20.3	7.6	1.9	1.2	0.2	.520		.818	9.8	.167
1975-76	NBA	Alvan Adams	(V)	21	PHO	80	33.2	19.0	9.1	5.6	1.5	1.5	.469		.735	7.2	.130
1974-75	NBA	Jamaal Wilkes	(V)	21	GSW	82	30.7	14.2	8.2	2.2	1.3	0.3	.442		.734	5.1	.097
1973-74	NBA	Ernie DiGregorio	(V)	23	BUF	81	35.9	15.2	2.7	8.2	0.7	0.1	.421		.902	1.2	.021
1972-73	NBA	Bob McAdoo	(V)	21	BUF	80	32.0	18.0	9.1	1.7			.452		.774	3.8	.071
1971-72	NBA	Sidney Wicks	(V)	22	POR	82	39.6	24.5	11.5	4.3			.427		.710	2.3	.034
1970-71	NBA	Geoff Petrie (Tie)	(V)	22	POR	82	37.0	24.8	3.4	4.8			.443		.772	6.2	.099
1970-71	NBA	Dave Cowens (Tie)	(V)	22	BOS	81	38.0	17.0	15.0	2.8			.422		.732	6.4	.100
1969-70	NBA	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	(V)	22	MIL	82	43.1	28.8	14.5	4.1			.518		.653	13.8	.187
1968-69	NBA	Wes Unseld	(V)	22	BAL	82	36.2	13.8	18.2	2.6			.476		.605	10.8	.175
1967-68	NBA	Earl Monroe	(V)	23	BAL	82	36.7	24.3	5.7	4.3			.453		.781	9.3	.148
1966-67	NBA	Dave Bing	(V)	23	DET	80	34.5	20.0	4.5	4.1			.436		.738	5.3	.092
1965-66	NBA	Rick Barry	(V)	21	SFW	80	37.4	25.7	10.6	2.2			.439		.862	10.4	.167
1964-65	NBA	Willis Reed	(V)	22	NYK	80	38.0	19.5	14.7	1.7			.432		.742	5.5	.087
1963-64	NBA	Jerry Lucas	(V)	23	CIN	79	41.4	17.7	17.4	2.6			.527		.779	12.7	.187
1962-63	NBA	Terry Dischinger		22	CHZ	57	40.2	25.5	8.0	3.1			.512		.770	9.2	.192
1961-62	NBA	Walt Bellamy		22	CHP	79	42.3	31.6	19.0	2.7			.519		.644	16.3	.233
1960-61	NBA	Oscar Robertson		22	CIN	71	42.7	30.5	10.1	9.7			.473		.822	13.2	.210
1959-60	NBA	Wilt Chamberlain		23	PHW	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			.461		.582	17.0	.245
1958-59	NBA	Elgin Baylor	(V)	24	MNL	70	40.8	24.9	15.0	4.1			.408		.777	9.8	.165
1957-58	NBA	Woody Sauldsberry		23	PHW	71	33.5	12.8	10.3	0.8			.360		.615	0.3	.007
1956-57	NBA	Tom Heinsohn		22	BOS	72	29.9	16.2	9.8	1.6			.397		.790	7.1	.160
1955-56	NBA	Maurice Stokes		22	ROC	67	34.7	16.8	16.3	4.9			.354		.714	6.0	.125
1954-55	NBA	Bob Pettit		22	MLH	72	36.9	20.4	13.8	3.2			.407		.751	10.7	.194
1953-54	NBA	Ray Felix		23	BLB	72	37.1	17.6	13.3	1.1			.417		.638	8.6	.155
1952-53	NBA	Monk Meineke		22	FTW	68	33.1	10.7	6.9	2.2			.381		.783	6.1	.130
1951-52	NBA	Mel Hutchins (Tie) *		23	MLH	66	39.7	9.2	13.3	2.9			.365		.644	3.8	.069
1951-52	NBA	Bill Tosheff (Tie) *		25	INO	65	31.6	9.4	3.3	3.4			.327		.824	2.9	.068
1950-51	NBA	Paul Arizin *		22	PHW	65		17.2	9.8	2.1			.407		.793	13.7
1949-50	NBA	Alex Groza *		23	INO	64		23.4		2.5			.478		.729	17.9
1948-49	BAA	Howie Shannon *		25	PRO	55		13.4		2.3			.364		.804	3.4
1947-48	BAA	Paul Hoffman *		22	BLB	37		10.5		0.6			.348		.662	4.7

ABA Winners

ABA Winners Table
							Per Game						Shooting			Advanced
Season	Lg	Player	Voting	Age	Tm	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	WS	WS/48
1975-76	ABA	David Thompson		21	DNA	83	37.4	26.0	6.3	3.7	1.6	1.2	.515	.158	.794	12.4	.193
1974-75	ABA	Marvin Barnes	(V)	22	SSL	77	39.9	24.0	15.6	3.2	1.2	1.8	.498	.000	.670	8.6	.133
1973-74	ABA	Swen Nater	(V)	24	TOT	79	30.1	14.1	12.6	1.6	0.4	0.8	.552	.000	.709	8.7	.176
1972-73	ABA	Brian Taylor	(V)	21	NYA	63	32.3	15.3	3.2	2.8			.515	.160	.743	3.6	.085
1971-72	ABA	Artis Gilmore	(V)	22	KEN	84	43.6	23.8	17.8	2.7		5.0	.598		.646	19.8	.259
1970-71	ABA	Dan Issel (Tie)		22	KEN	83	39.4	29.9	13.2	2.0			.485	.000	.807	10.7	.157
1970-71	ABA	Charlie Scott (Tie)		22	VIR	84	37.9	27.1	5.2	5.6			.463	.246	.746	7.2	.109
1969-70	ABA	Spencer Haywood		20	DNR	84	45.3	30.0	19.5	2.3			.493	.000	.776	17.1	.216
1968-69	ABA	Warren Jabali		22	OAK	71	35.8	21.5	9.7	3.5			.449	.250	.684	5.8	.109
1967-68	ABA	Mel Daniels		23	MNM	78	37.7	22.2	15.6	1.4			.408	.200	.575	9.2	.150