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1943 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 Lou Klein
SLN
2B
24.7
5.8
25.7
11.6
2 Nate Andrews
BSN
SP
29.8
5.0
25.7
15.6
3 Peanuts Lowrey
CHN
CF
25.8
3.4
16.2
5.7
4 Al Brazle
SLN
SP
29.7
3.1
11.8
8.7
5 Harry Brecheen
SLN
SP
28.7
3.1
14.2
9.4
6 Eddie Stanky
CHN
2B
26.8
2.4
14.6
2.0
7 Jack Kraus
PHI
SP
25.2
2.2
10.6
3.5
8 Hank Wyse
CHN
SP
25.3
2.0
10.6
5.1
9 Red Barrett
BSN
SP
28.4
1.9
18.1
9.0
10 Jim Russell
PIT
LF
24.8
1.7
15.9
4.6
11 Butch Nieman
BSN
LF
25.4
1.4
11.3
4.3
12 Xavier Rescigno
PIT
SP
30.7
1.4
8.1
3.5
13 Rube Fischer
NY1
SP
26.8
1.0
4.3
-0.4
14 Steve Mesner
CIN
3B
25.5
1.0
12.5
1.1
15 Buster Adams
MULT
CF
28.0
0.9
11.0
1.5
16 Ed Hanyzewski
CHN
SP
22.8
0.9
7.9
3.4
17 Sid Gordon
NY1
3B
25.9
0.9
9.5
-0.7
18 Tommy O'Brien
PIT
RF
24.5
0.9
7.6
3.2
19 Bill Voiselle
NY1
SP
24.4
0.8
2.4
1.3
20 Woody Williams
CIN
2B
30.9
0.7
3.5
1.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1943 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 Jesse Flores
PHA
SP
28.7
4.5
14.3
6.3
2 Billy Johnson
NYA
3B
24.8
3.8
22.2
8.2
3 Dick Wakefield
DET
LF
22.2
3.4
24.1
11.0
4 Milo Candini
WS1
SP
25.9
2.7
12.2
6.4
5 Ralph Hodgin
CHA
3B
28.4
2.6
17.7
9.2
6 Mickey Haefner
WS1
SP
30.7
2.6
13.9
7.7
7 Guy Curtright
CHA
LF
30.7
2.6
21.2
10.5
8 Butch Wensloff
NYA
SP
27.6
2.3
16.1
8.4
9 Stubby Overmire
DET
SP
24.1
2.3
9.4
4.2
10 Milt Byrnes
SLA
CF
26.6
2.3
15.1
5.5
11 Gordon Maltzberger
CHA
RP
30.8
2.2
12.4
8.1
12 Allie Reynolds
CLE
SP
26.4
1.8
11.4
4.3
13 Leon Culberson
BOS
CF
23.9
1.8
11.4
4.6
14 Roy Partee
BOS
C
25.8
1.8
10.6
2.4
15 Thurman Tucker
CHA
CF
25.8
1.5
16.9
4.6
16 Hank Edwards
CLE
CF
24.4
1.4
10.9
4.3
17 Snuffy Stirnweiss
NYA
SS
24.7
1.3
7.1
-0.1
18 Johnny Lindell
NYA
RF
26.8
1.0
12.6
2.8
19 Mickey Rocco
CLE
1B
27.3
0.8
10.1
1.9
20 Bud Metheny
NYA
RF
28.1
0.8
12.1
4.6
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

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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