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1959 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Willie McCovey
SFN
1B
21.5
24
3.1
11.7
7.9
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Vada Pinson
CIN
CF
20.9
6.5
26.8
12.2
2 Jim Owens
PHI
SP
25.5
4.2
16.4
8.6
3 Larry Sherry
LAN
SP
23.9
4.0
11.7
8.2
4 Willie McCovey
SFN
1B
21.5
24
3.1
11.7
7.9
5 Joe Koppe
PHI
SS
28.7
2.8
13.3
2.5
6 George Altman
CHN
CF
26.3
2.3
11.5
1.7
7 Bob Miller
SLN
SP
20.4
1.7
5.6
3.1
8 Bob Gibson
SLN
SP
23.6
1.3
5.4
2.7
9 Marshall Bridges
SLN
SW
28.1
1.3
5.3
2.3
10 Don Demeter
LAN
CF
24.0
1.2
9.6
1.1
11 Ernie Broglio
SLN
SP
23.8
0.8
7.2
0.8
12 Bob Duliba
SLN
RP
24.5
0.8
2.2
1.3
13 Lee Maye
ML1
LF
24.6
0.7
4.2
1.4
14 Fred Green
PIT
RP
25.8
0.5
2.7
1.2
15 Ben Johnson
CHN
SP
28.1
0.4
1.4
0.8
16 Dutch Dotterer
CIN
C
27.6
0.4
4.8
0.3
17 Cliff Cook
CIN
3B
22.9
0.4
1.3
0.8
18 Buddy Gilbert
CIN
RF
23.9
0.3
0.4
0.0
19 Bill Smith
SLN
RP
25.1
0.2
1.0
0.7
20 Al Spangler
ML1
CF
26.0
0.2
0.9
0.6
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1959 American League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bob Allison
WS1
CF
25.0
18
1.4
18.6
5.7
2 Jim Perry
CLE
SP
23.7
5
3.0
14.8
9.2
3 Russ Snyder
KC1
CF
25.0
1
0.8
8.5
3.4
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jerry Walker
BAL
SP
20.4
3.9
15.7
9.4
2 Jim Perry
CLE
SP
23.7
5
3.0
14.8
9.2
3 Jerry Casale
BOS
SP
25.8
1.9
10.1
3.9
4 Bob Allison
WS1
CF
25.0
18
1.4
18.6
5.7
5 Jack Fisher
BAL
SP
20.3
1.3
5.9
2.6
6 Johnny Romano
CHA
C
24.9
1.3
7.5
4.0
7 Jim Coates
NYA
RP
26.9
1.1
6.9
2.9
8 Bobby Locke
CLE
SP
25.3
1.1
6.3
3.4
9 Pumpsie Green
BOS
2B
25.7
0.9
4.6
0.2
10 Nelson Chittum
BOS
RP
26.3
0.9
3.8
2.5
11 Willie Tasby
BAL
CF
26.5
0.8
11.9
0.5
12 Russ Snyder
KC1
CF
25.0
1
0.8
8.5
3.4
13 Marty Kutyna
KC1
RP
26.6
0.5
1.3
1.0
14 Jim McAnany
CHA
RF
22.8
0.5
6.2
1.9
15 Norm Cash
CHA
1B
24.6
0.4
3.9
1.7
16 Jim Stump
DET
RP
27.4
0.3
1.3
0.9
17 John Gabler
NYA
SP
28.7
0.3
1.4
0.7
18 Jake Striker
CLE
SP
25.7
0.2
0.9
0.7
19 Gordy Coleman
CLE
1B
25.0
0.2
1.6
1.3
20 Lou Klimchock
KC1
2B
19.7
0.2
1.7
0.2
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James