1899 Season
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1899 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 Joe McGinnity
BLN
SP
28.3
8.0
33.7
20.7
2 Noodles Hahn
CIN
SP
20.2
7.8
28.9
18.1
3 Jimmy Williams
PIT
3B
22.5
6.9
31.2
16.9
4 Sam Leever
PIT
SP
27.5
6.8
26.0
12.4
5 Roy Thomas
PHI
CF
25.3
4.9
29.0
15.6
6 Deacon Phillippe
LS3
SP
27.1
4.2
22.5
11.1
7 Bill Keister
BLN
SS
27.9
3.7
19.7
7.6
8 Ginger Beaumont
PIT
CF
22.9
3.4
19.5
10.1
9 Buck Freeman
WSN
RF
27.7
3.0
24.0
12.0
10 Emmet Heidrick
SLN
RF
23.0
2.9
19.6
7.7
11 Ned Garvin
CHN
SP
25.5
2.2
13.4
6.4
12 Jack Taylor
CHN
SP
25.5
2.0
20.3
7.9
13 Bill Bernhard
PHI
SP
28.3
2.0
10.1
5.2
14 Bob Wood
CIN
C
33.9
1.9
9.0
4.0
15 Harry Wolverton
CHN
3B
25.6
1.7
10.7
1.5
16 Harvey Bailey
BSN
SP
22.6
1.6
7.4
4.3
17 Rube Waddell
LS3
SP
22.7
1.6
6.8
4.0
18 Charlie Hickman
BSN
SP
23.3
1.5
8.8
6.1
19 Pearce Chiles
PHI
RF
32.1
1.4
11.6
4.9
20 Harry Howell
BLN
SP
22.6
1.3
12.8
5.4
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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James