1927 Season
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1927 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 Jumbo Elliott
BRO
SP
26.7
3.4
13.0
6.7
2 Earl Webb
CHN
RF
29.8
2.7
14.3
7.0
3 Lloyd Waner
PIT
CF
21.3
2.7
24.8
11.2
4 Johnny Schulte
SLN
C
30.8
2.3
11.7
6.6
5 Watty Clark
BRO
RP
25.1
2.3
8.6
6.1
6 Clyde Beck
CHN
2B
27.5
1.3
10.2
0.3
7 Woody English
CHN
SS
21.3
1.3
8.3
-0.3
8 Pete Appleton
CIN
SP
23.1
1.2
4.2
3.2
9 Lance Richbourg
BSN
RF
29.5
1.2
11.8
2.8
10 Fred Frankhouse
SLN
SP
23.2
1.1
5.1
3.4
11 Shanty Hogan
BSN
C
21.3
1.1
7.8
1.8
12 Jack Cummings
NY1
C
23.3
0.9
4.1
2.0
13 Fresco Thompson
PHI
2B
25.1
0.9
14.5
1.0
14 Ethan Allen
CIN
CF
23.5
0.8
10.7
2.8
15 Carlisle Littlejohn
SLN
SW
25.7
0.7
2.9
1.5
16 Dick Spalding
PHI
LF
33.7
0.5
7.7
-1.6
17 Pid Purdy
CIN
CF
23.0
0.5
3.3
1.8
18 Ernie Orsatti
SLN
RF
24.8
0.5
3.8
1.8
19 Ben Cantwell
NY1
SP
25.2
0.3
1.1
0.5
20 Jim Faulkner
NY1
SP
27.9
0.3
1.0
0.6
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1927 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 Bump Hadley
WS1
SP
23.0
5.3
18.1
10.9
2 Willis Hudlin
CLE
SP
21.1
5.3
18.8
9.1
3 Wilcy Moore
NYA
SW
30.1
4.7
24.4
16.2
4 Alex Metzler
CHA
CF
24.5
4.1
20.7
8.3
5 Hod Lisenbee
WS1
SP
28.8
3.4
17.1
8.2
6 Danny MacFayden
BOS
SP
22.1
2.6
10.1
4.1
7 Lefty Stewart
SLA
SP
26.8
2.4
10.7
5.0
8 Joe Boley
PHA
SS
31.0
2.2
12.4
2.4
9 George Pipgras
NYA
SP
27.5
1.5
9.3
3.2
10 George Smith
DET
RP
25.7
1.4
5.3
2.3
11 Ownie Carroll
DET
SP
24.6
1.4
9.7
3.2
12 Bobby Burke
WS1
SW
20.4
1.2
5.7
1.9
13 Fred Schulte
SLA
CF
26.5
1.0
6.8
2.5
14 Babe Ganzel
WS1
CF
26.1
0.9
3.9
2.8
15 Jimmie Foxx
PHA
1B
19.7
0.9
5.3
2.8
16 Herb Bradley
BOS
SP
24.5
0.8
2.3
1.4
17 Josh Billings
DET
SP
19.8
0.7
3.6
1.1
18 Bud Clancy
CHA
1B
26.8
0.6
7.8
-1.0
19 Frank Bennett
BOS
SW
22.7
0.5
1.1
0.6
20 Red Kress
SLA
SS
20.5
0.4
1.3
0.7
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