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1908 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 George McQuillan
PHI
SP
23.2
9.2
32.9
20.4
2 Buck Herzog
NY1
2B
23.0
2.3
11.4
6.7
3 Tom McCarthy
MULT
SP
24.1
2.1
7.6
4.0
4 Bill Foxen
PHI
SP
29.1
2.1
10.3
5.2
5 Peaches Graham
BSN
C
31.3
1.7
8.0
1.8
6 Doc Crandall
NY1
SP
20.7
1.7
10.6
3.1
7 Harry Coveleski
PHI
SP
22.2
1.7
5.0
3.5
8 Bob Bescher
CIN
LF
24.4
1.3
6.3
3.8
9 Joe Delahanty
SLN
LF
32.7
1.2
13.8
2.8
10 Harry Pattee
BRO
2B
26.5
1.1
6.4
-0.2
11 Tom Tuckey
BSN
SP
23.7
1.1
4.3
1.9
12 Al Shaw
SLN
CF
27.3
0.8
10.8
2.5
13 Dode Paskert
CIN
LF
26.8
0.7
11.8
2.6
14 Jack Bliss
SLN
C
26.5
0.6
2.2
-1.7
15 Dick Hoblitzel
CIN
1B
19.7
0.5
3.3
0.9
16 Jack Rowan
CIN
SP
22.0
0.5
3.5
1.8
17 Al Mattern
BSN
SP
25.0
0.3
1.7
0.7
18 Jean Dubuc
CIN
SP
19.8
0.3
4.3
1.3
19 Warren Gill
PIT
1B
29.5
0.3
2.6
0.8
20 Fred Merkle
NY1
1B
19.5
0.3
1.7
0.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1908 American 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 Ed Summers
DET
SP
23.6
2.9
22.7
12.3
2 Eddie Cicotte
BOS
SP
24.0
2.8
12.3
5.2
3 Jack Coombs
PHA
RF
25.6
2.8
15.8
6.1
4 Amby McConnell
BOS
2B
25.2
2.7
19.4
7.3
5 Elmer Steele
BOS
SP
22.1
2.2
7.8
3.7
6 Bill Burns
WS1
SP
28.4
1.9
9.6
4.0
7 Harry Lord
BOS
3B
26.3
1.7
14.1
0.1
8 Al Schweitzer
SLA
CF
25.5
1.6
9.5
5.1
9 Rube Manning
NYA
SP
25.2
1.6
9.0
0.5
10 Gavvy Cravath
BOS
LF
27.3
1.6
12.1
5.6
11 Frank Arellanes
BOS
SP
26.4
1.4
5.5
2.7
12 Eddie Collins
PHA
2B
21.2
1.4
12.0
4.0
13 Biff Schlitzer
PHA
SP
23.6
1.2
5.5
1.0
14 Eli Cates
WS1
SP
31.4
1.0
5.0
0.9
15 Jake Atz
CHA
2B
29.0
0.9
6.1
0.4
16 George Perring
CLE
SS
23.9
0.8
6.2
-1.9
17 George Suggs
DET
RP
26.0
0.7
2.3
1.3
18 Jack Flater
PHA
SP
27.8
0.6
2.2
0.8
19 Donie Bush
DET
SS
20.7
0.5
3.3
1.4
20 Ed Foster
CLE
RP
28.6
0.5
1.9
1.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

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