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1949 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Don Newcombe
BRO
SP
23.0
21
5.8
19.7
10.9
2 Del Crandall
BSN
C
19.3
3
0.5
5.7
-0.0
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Don Newcombe
BRO
SP
23.0
21
5.8
19.7
10.9
2 Jack Banta
BRO
SW
24.0
2.6
11.5
5.9
3 Willie Jones
PHI
3B
23.9
2.3
15.0
2.7
4 Bill Werle
PIT
SP
28.5
2.2
12.9
4.9
5 Hank Thompson
NY1
2B
23.6
2.1
10.3
3.5
6 Eddie Kazak
SLN
3B
29.0
2.1
9.7
2.4
7 Fred Martin
SLN
SW
34.0
1.9
7.7
5.1
8 Tommy Glaviano
SLN
3B
25.7
1.8
9.0
2.6
9 Dino Restelli
PIT
CF
24.8
1.6
7.7
2.4
10 Stan Lopata
PHI
C
23.8
1.1
7.7
1.8
11 Warren Hacker
CHN
SP
24.6
1.1
6.2
1.6
12 Chuck Diering
SLN
CF
26.4
1.0
11.5
2.5
13 Bob Hall
BSN
SW
25.5
0.8
4.2
1.5
14 Tom Saffell
PIT
CF
27.9
0.8
6.7
2.1
15 Johnny Antonelli
BSN
SP
19.2
0.6
4.7
1.2
16 Glenn Elliott
BSN
SP
29.6
0.6
3.3
0.8
17 Del Crandall
BSN
C
19.3
3
0.5
5.7
-0.0
18 Wayne Terwilliger
CHN
2B
24.0
0.5
2.6
-0.3
19 Pete Castiglione
PIT
3B
28.4
0.5
8.9
-0.7
20 Sammy Meeks
CIN
2B
26.2
0.4
1.6
0.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1949 American League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Roy Sievers
SLA
CF
22.6
10
2.1
16.1
5.5
2 Alex Kellner
PHA
SP
24.8
5
2.0
17.3
8.6
3 Jerry Coleman
NYA
2B
24.8
4
2.5
16.7
5.1
4 Mike Garcia
CLE
SP
25.6
1
4.9
20.4
14.1
5 Johnny Groth
DET
CF
22.9
1
2.0
14.7
6.2
6 Bob Kuzava
CHA
SP
26.1
1
0.7
9.5
3.8
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Mike Garcia
CLE
SP
25.6
1
4.9
20.4
14.1
2 Jerry Coleman
NYA
2B
24.8
4
2.5
16.7
5.1
3 Bobby Shantz
PHA
SW
23.8
2.3
10.2
5.6
4 Roy Sievers
SLA
CF
22.6
10
2.1
16.1
5.5
5 Alex Kellner
PHA
SP
24.8
5
2.0
17.3
8.6
6 Johnny Groth
DET
CF
22.9
1
2.0
14.7
6.2
7 Cliff Mapes
NYA
CF
27.3
1.7
12.4
5.0
8 Chuck Stobbs
BOS
SP
20.0
1.5
10.6
5.2
9 Mickey McDermott
BOS
SP
20.2
1.3
5.5
2.7
10 Dick Starr
SLA
SW
28.3
1.3
3.8
0.8
11 Nellie Fox
PHA
2B
21.5
0.9
6.4
-0.2
12 Hank Bauer
NYA
RF
26.9
0.9
10.7
4.0
13 Gus Zernial
CHA
LF
26.0
0.8
7.0
3.2
14 Eddie Malone
CHA
C
29.0
0.8
5.4
0.8
15 Lloyd Hittle
WS1
SW
25.4
0.8
5.4
1.4
16 Bob Kuzava
CHA
SP
26.1
1
0.7
9.5
3.8
17 Ray Boone
CLE
SS
25.9
0.7
7.3
0.2
18 Charlie Silvera
NYA
C
24.7
0.7
6.3
3.0
19 Al Papai
SLA
SP
32.2
0.5
3.9
-1.2
20 Bob Cain
CHA
RP
24.7
0.4
1.4
1.0
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