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1944 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 Ted Wilks
SLN
SP
28.6
4.3
19.4
12.0
2 Bill Voiselle
NY1
SP
25.4
4.2
21.7
10.5
3 Buddy Kerr
NY1
SS
21.7
3.0
16.7
3.0
4 Woody Williams
CIN
2B
31.9
2.9
14.6
0.0
5 Preacher Roe
PIT
SP
29.3
2.7
13.4
6.8
6 Charley Schanz
PHI
SP
25.1
2.6
16.1
7.4
7 Arnold Carter
CIN
SP
26.3
2.4
15.5
10.2
8 Tommy de la Cruz
CIN
SP
32.8
2.2
14.0
7.2
9 Ben Chapman
BRO
SP
35.5
1.7
5.7
2.9
10 Emil Verban
SLN
2B
28.8
1.5
8.6
-3.2
11 Nap Reyes
NY1
1B
24.6
1.5
11.0
3.5
12 Hal Luby
NY1
3B
31.1
1.3
9.8
1.5
13 Blix Donnelly
SLN
SW
30.4
1.3
6.7
4.0
14 George Hausmann
NY1
2B
28.4
1.2
9.7
-1.4
15 Bob Chipman
MULT
SP
25.7
1.2
8.3
2.4
16 Augie Bergamo
SLN
LF
27.4
1.1
7.3
3.2
17 Jim Konstanty
CIN
SP
27.3
1.1
9.0
5.0
18 Andy Pafko
CHN
CF
23.4
1.0
9.8
-0.8
19 Al Jurisich
SLN
SP
22.9
0.9
7.7
3.1
20 Don Johnson
CHN
2B
32.6
0.9
14.3
0.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1944 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 Joe Berry
PHA
RP
39.5
3.0
17.1
12.2
2 Monk Dubiel
NYA
SP
26.4
2.2
14.2
5.9
3 Ed Lopat
CHA
SP
26.0
2.2
15.3
7.7
4 Sig Jakucki
SLA
SP
34.9
2.2
12.3
5.1
5 Ford Garrison
MULT
LF
28.8
1.4
10.4
0.4
6 Clem Hausmann
BOS
SP
24.9
1.4
7.2
2.0
7 Ed Klieman
CLE
SP
26.3
1.4
9.8
3.1
8 Paul O'Dea
CLE
LF
24.0
1.0
5.1
1.3
9 Mel Queen
NYA
SP
26.3
1.0
5.6
2.7
10 Mike Milosevich
NYA
SS
29.5
0.9
7.4
-0.7
11 Gil Torres
WS1
3B
28.9
0.8
9.6
-2.2
12 Mike Garbark
NYA
C
28.4
0.7
8.6
0.8
13 Grey Clarke
CHA
3B
31.8
0.7
4.9
0.8
14 Mike Guerra
WS1
C
31.7
0.6
6.0
0.8
15 Ed Busch
PHA
SS
26.6
0.6
8.5
-3.6
16 Woody Wheaton
PHA
RP
29.7
0.6
2.5
0.6
17 Russ Derry
NYA
LF
27.7
0.5
3.9
1.5
18 Rufe Gentry
DET
SP
26.1
0.5
8.2
0.8
19 Bill McGhee
PHA
1B
38.8
0.5
5.6
0.2
20 Don Savage
NYA
3B
25.3
0.4
5.5
0.0
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