Paul Skenes has been named Baseball America’s 2024 Rookie of the Year. Skenes is the second player from the Pirates to be named the publication’s rookie of the year along with Andrew McCutchen in 2009. The 22-year-old Skenes went 11-3 with a 1.96 ERA (133.0ip/29er), 170 strikeouts, .198 batting average against and 0.95 WHIP in 23 starts this season for the Pirates.
Skenes ranked first this season among all qualified National League rookies in ERA, batting average against and WHIP, tied for second in wins, and second in strikeouts and winning percentage (.786). Skenes is the first rookie pitcher to record at least 23 starts with a sub-2.00 ERA in a single season since Scott Perry (44 games/36 starts) in 1918 according to StatsPerform. He also finished his rookie campaign with a .198 batting