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1912 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 Larry Cheney
CHN
SP
26.2
4.9
25.3
14.2
2 Jeff Tesreau
NY1
SP
24.3
4.7
22.2
13.4
3 Eppa Rixey
PHI
SP
21.2
4.5
13.8
7.9
4 Hank Robinson
PIT
SP
24.9
4.3
16.7
10.4
5 Tom Seaton
PHI
SP
24.8
3.2
16.7
7.5
6 Red Smith
BRO
3B
22.2
2.9
16.1
4.1
7 Jimmy Lavender
CHN
SP
28.1
1.7
17.7
8.6
8 Wilbur Cooper
PIT
SP
20.4
1.4
4.4
3.0
9 Tillie Shafer
NY1
SS
23.3
1.2
7.9
3.5
10 George Cutshaw
BRO
2B
24.9
1.2
8.1
-0.4
11 Ivey Wingo
SLN
C
22.0
1.2
9.4
1.3
12 Otto Miller
BRO
C
23.1
1.1
8.7
0.2
13 Earl Yingling
BRO
SP
23.7
1.1
6.7
0.8
14 Lee Magee
SLN
LF
23.1
0.8
11.2
1.1
15 Hank Gowdy
BSN
C
22.9
0.7
3.1
0.6
16 Art Butler
PIT
2B
24.5
0.6
3.8
0.2
17 Pete Knisely
CIN
CF
24.9
0.6
3.3
1.8
18 Al Demaree
NY1
SP
27.8
0.6
1.8
1.2
19 Billy Kelly
PIT
C
26.2
0.6
4.6
1.3
20 Ed Mensor
PIT
CF
26.7
0.5
4.1
1.6
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1912 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 Eddie Foster
WS1
3B
25.4
5.4
25.2
10.9
2 Buck O'Brien
BOS
SP
30.1
5.0
24.1
14.1
3 Hugh Bedient
BOS
SP
22.7
4.3
20.3
11.8
4 Morrie Rath
CHA
2B
25.5
4.0
25.0
10.7
5 George McConnell
NYA
SP
34.8
3.6
12.1
5.5
6 Del Pratt
SLA
2B
24.5
3.6
18.9
5.9
7 George Baumgardner
SLA
SP
20.9
3.5
12.9
4.9
8 Jim Baskette
CLE
SP
24.6
2.1
8.2
4.0
9 Baldy Louden
DET
2B
28.8
2.0
11.1
0.8
10 Elmer Brown
SLA
SP
28.9
1.7
7.3
3.0
11 Bill Steen
CLE
SP
24.6
1.6
8.0
2.7
12 Buddy Ryan
CLE
LF
26.7
1.5
8.9
1.9
13 Gus Williams
SLA
RF
24.2
1.3
7.5
3.0
14 Carl Weilman
SLA
SP
22.6
1.1
3.7
1.9
15 Hick Cady
BOS
C
26.4
1.1
5.5
1.6
16 Babe Borton
CHA
1B
23.9
1.0
5.1
3.0
17 Pete Compton
SLA
LF
22.8
0.9
5.5
-0.1
18 Harl Maggert
PHA
LF
29.4
0.9
7.3
2.0
19 Wally Mattick
CHA
CF
25.3
0.9
8.9
2.2
20 Ray Chapman
CLE
SS
21.5
0.9
4.7
1.7
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