Posey was able to take the award from Braves outfielder Jason Heyward, who was the favorite to win the award, while playing in only 108 games. During that time he hit 18 home runs (same as Heyward), and had 67 RBIs. He also finished with a .305 batting average, best among rookies, and a .505 slugging percentage.
Oh, and he was the starting catcher on the World Series Champions. Although, that last part has nothing to do with him winning the award as the votes are sent in prior to the postseason.
Jason Heyward finished second in the voting, with Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia finishing third.
Posey will join quite an elite club as he is only the sixth Giant to ever win the award. The other five were Willie Mays (1951), Orlando Cepeda (1958), Willie McCovey (1959), Gary Matthews (1973), and John Montefusco (1975).
Texas Rangers closer, Neftali Perez, was named the Rookie of the Year for the American League.
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