1956 Season
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1956 National League TSN Pitcher of the Year

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Don Newcombe
BRO
SP
30.0
4.5
24.2
15.9
by Pitching Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Johnny Antonelli
NY1
SP
26.2
6.4
24.9
16.8
2 Bob Friend
PIT
SP
25.6
5.6
20.1
10.2
3 Warren Spahn
ML1
SP
35.2
5.4
22.8
13.9
4 Ron Kline
PIT
SP
24.3
5.0
17.3
9.0
5 Don Newcombe
BRO
SP
30.0
4.5
24.2
15.9
6 Lew Burdette
ML1
SP
29.6
4.1
19.8
11.7
7 Marv Grissom
NY1
RP
38.3
3.9
12.4
8.9
8 Murry Dickson
MULT
SP
39.9
3.9
14.3
7.5
9 Bob Rush
CHN
SP
30.5
3.7
16.3
8.9
10 Tom Acker*
CIN
SW
26.3
2.8
8.7
5.6
11 Don Bessent
BRO
RP
25.3
2.7
10.2
6.6
12 Harvey Haddix
MULT
SP
30.8
2.6
12.5
5.2
13 Hersh Freeman
CIN
RP
28.0
2.6
14.4
9.5
14 Roy Face
PIT
RP
28.4
2.5
10.5
4.7
15 Robin Roberts
PHI
SP
29.8
2.5
12.3
2.9
16 Curt Simmons
PHI
SP
27.1
2.4
11.9
5.6
17 Vinegar Bend Mizell
SLN
SP
25.9
2.4
12.1
5.6
18 Johnny Klippstein
CIN
SP
28.7
2.4
11.9
5.1
19 Hal Jeffcoat
CIN
SP
31.8
2.3
11.0
5.1
20 Brooks Lawrence
CIN
SP
31.4
2.2
13.8
6.6
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1956 American League TSN Pitcher of the Year

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Billy Pierce
CHA
SP
29.2
5.3
22.0
12.6
by Pitching Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Early Wynn
CLE
SP
36.5
7.8
26.9
17.5
2 Herb Score
CLE
SP
23.1
7.3
24.7
16.2
3 Frank Lary
DET
SP
26.2
6.2
22.6
12.6
4 Billy Pierce
CHA
SP
29.2
5.3
22.0
12.6
5 Whitey Ford
NYA
SP
27.7
5.2
20.7
13.1
6 Bob Lemon
CLE
SP
35.8
5.2
21.7
13.1
7 Tom Brewer
BOS
SP
24.8
4.9
21.7
13.5
8 Chuck Stobbs
WS1
SP
27.0
4.9
17.0
8.9
9 Jack Harshman
CHA
SP
29.0
4.3
18.3
10.6
10 Frank Sullivan
BOS
SP
26.4
3.9
19.7
11.5
11 Dick Donovan
CHA
SP
28.6
3.6
15.6
7.6
12 Paul Foytack
DET
SP
25.6
3.6
16.4
7.7
13 Connie Johnson
MULT
SP
33.5
3.2
15.4
8.8
14 Wally Burnette*
KC1
SP
27.0
3.2
9.5
5.4
15 Ray Narleski
CLE
RP
27.6
2.6
8.9
6.7
16 Don Larsen
NYA
SP
26.9
2.6
12.5
6.3
17 Tom Gorman
KC1
SW
31.5
2.4
11.1
5.0
18 Mike Garcia
CLE
SP
32.6
2.2
11.8
5.1
19 Tom Sturdivant
NYA
SP
26.2
2.1
13.0
7.5
20 Ray Moore
BAL
SP
30.1
2.1
12.4
6.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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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