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1952 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Joe Black
BRO
RP
28.4
19
4.2
19.5
13.0
2 Hoyt Wilhelm
NY1
RP
29.9
3
2.7
17.3
9.8
3 Dick Groat
PIT
SS
21.7
1
-0.2
5.0
-4.4
4 Eddie Mathews
BSN
3B
20.7
1
2.3
19.0
6.8
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Joe Black
BRO
RP
28.4
19
4.2
19.5
13.0
2 Billy Loes
BRO
SP
22.6
3.7
15.7
8.9
3 Davey Williams
NY1
2B
24.7
3.2
18.7
5.4
4 Hoyt Wilhelm
NY1
RP
29.9
3
2.7
17.3
9.8
5 Lew Burdette
BSN
SW
25.6
2.6
8.3
2.7
6 Stu Miller
SLN
SP
24.5
2.5
8.7
5.7
7 Eddie Mathews
BSN
3B
20.7
1
2.3
19.0
6.8
8 Eddie Yuhas
SLN
RP
27.9
2.2
11.0
6.5
9 Toby Atwell
CHN
C
28.3
1.9
11.0
1.6
10 Joe Nuxhall
CIN
RP
23.9
1.7
6.7
2.8
11 Ben Wade
BRO
SP
29.6
1.4
10.3
3.9
12 Woody Main
PIT
SW
30.4
1.3
5.8
-0.3
13 Virgil Jester
BSN
SP
24.9
1.2
4.2
1.5
14 Dusty Rhodes
NY1
LF
25.1
1.1
6.9
3.2
15 Steve Ridzik
PHI
SP
23.2
1.1
6.2
2.7
16 Mel Clark
PHI
RF
26.0
1.1
5.8
2.7
17 Jim Greengrass
CIN
CF
24.7
0.9
4.0
2.5
18 Clem Koshorek
PIT
SS
27.0
0.7
4.9
-2.9
19 George Crowe
BSN
1B
29.3
0.7
5.8
1.6
20 Jim Hughes
BRO
RP
29.3
0.6
2.2
1.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1952 American League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Harry Byrd
PHA
SP
27.4
9
3.3
17.8
10.5
2 Clint Courtney
SLA
C
25.3
8
2.0
14.6
3.7
3 Sammy White
BOS
C
24.0
7
1.1
11.7
1.9
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Harry Byrd
PHA
SP
27.4
9
3.3
17.8
10.5
2 Jim Dyck
SLA
3B
30.4
2.8
15.0
5.9
3 Billy Martin
NYA
2B
24.1
2.6
10.9
1.9
4 Bob Nieman
SLA
RF
25.4
2.2
14.7
5.1
5 Clint Courtney
SLA
C
25.3
8
2.0
14.6
3.7
6 Jim Rivera
MULT
CF
29.9
1.8
15.2
3.1
7 Ralph Brickner
BOS
RP
27.2
1.2
4.1
3.0
8 Ted Lepcio
BOS
2B
21.9
1.1
8.3
1.7
9 Dick Littlefield
MULT
SW
26.3
1.1
5.0
2.0
10 Sammy White
BOS
C
24.0
7
1.1
11.7
1.9
11 Hector Rodriguez
CHA
3B
32.1
1.0
10.7
1.2
12 Mike Fornieles
WS1
SP
20.5
1.0
3.4
2.5
13 Dick Gernert
BOS
1B
23.8
0.9
10.4
3.2
14 Jim Piersall
BOS
SS
22.6
0.8
5.2
1.2
15 Billy Hoeft
DET
SP
20.1
0.8
4.6
0.6
16 Kite Thomas
PHA
RF
29.2
0.5
4.6
2.2
17 Rocky Krsnich
CHA
3B
24.9
0.4
3.1
0.9
18 Russ Sullivan
DET
RF
29.4
0.4
2.2
1.2
19 Hersh Freeman
BOS
SW
24.0
0.3
1.3
0.9
20 Bill Henry
BOS
SP
24.7
0.3
4.4
2.0
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