1897 Season
1896 / 1898














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1897 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
The Rookie of the Year Award was not awarded this season
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jack Powell
CL4
SP
23.0
5.5
19.1
10.8
2 Nixey Callahan
CHN
2B
23.3
4.3
19.0
5.2
3 Jerry Nops
BLN
SP
22.0
4.0
20.5
12.4
4 Ted Lewis
BSN
SP
24.5
3.0
21.5
10.8
5 Chick Stahl
BSN
RF
24.5
2.9
19.9
11.0
6 George Wheeler
PHI
SP
27.9
2.9
11.8
4.7
7 Walter Thornton
CHN
LF
22.4
1.6
13.5
3.5
8 Jesse Tannehill
PIT
CF
23.0
1.4
13.3
4.7
9 Honus Wagner
LS3
CF
23.4
1.4
8.8
3.7
10 Cy Swaim
WSN
SP
23.3
1.2
10.4
3.3
11 Jim Connor
CHN
2B
34.1
1.2
8.3
1.8
12 Roger Bresnahan
WSN
SP
18.1
1.2
3.5
2.0
13 Doc Amole
BLN
SP
19.0
1.1
6.1
3.5
14 Chief Sockalexis
CL4
RF
25.7
1.0
8.5
3.3
15 Bill Dammann
CIN
SP
24.9
1.0
6.7
3.2
16 Jack Dunn
BRO
SP
24.7
1.0
11.5
3.1
17 Phil Geier
PHI
RF
21.7
0.8
7.2
-0.1
18 Tom Leahy
MULT
CF
28.1
0.6
4.6
1.2
19 Willie Sudhoff
SLN
SP
22.8
0.6
2.3
-1.1
20 Sam Gillen
PHI
SS
29.6
0.5
4.0
-2.8
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James