1.   But his chances of getting the top rookie honor were doomed by the trade that brought Jim Jackson to the Nets, sending Kittles to the bench.

2.   Earnhardt is the only driver to win a series title after winning top rookie honors.

3.   Garcia permitted seven hits, one to Beltran, probably his strongest competition for the AL rookie honor.

4.   He won two races and was challenging for the top rookie honors until the last weeks of the season.

5.   New England RB Curtis Martin is making a late rush for rookie honors.

6.   Right wings Landon Wilson of the Boston Bruins and Sergei Berezin of the Toronto Maple Leafs were also considered for the monthly rookie honor.

7.   Brand won the monthly rookie honors in January, February and April.

8.   Five years later, he has another rookie honor.

9.   Gasol, a native of Spain, is the first European to win top rookie honors.

10.   She must also outduel Klein, who would likely have won top rookie honors had the Aussie phenom not stunned the tour almost from the day she arrived.