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1963 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Pete Rose
CIN
2B
22.2
17
2.5
19.4
4.2
2 Ron Hunt
NYN
2B
22.4
2
2.5
17.6
4.4
3 Ray Culp
PHI
SP
21.9
1
2.6
13.0
5.8
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bob Veale
PIT
SW
27.7
3.3
9.7
6.7
2 Bob Bailey
PIT
3B
20.7
2.7
11.9
-1.3
3 Ray Culp
PHI
SP
21.9
1
2.6
13.0
5.8
4 Ron Hunt
NYN
2B
22.4
2
2.5
17.6
4.4
5 Tim McCarver
SLN
C
21.7
2.5
13.9
3.2
6 Pete Rose
CIN
2B
22.2
17
2.5
19.4
4.2
7 Ron Taylor
SLN
SW
25.6
2.4
13.0
7.7
8 Tommy Harper
CIN
RF
22.7
2.2
13.3
4.3
9 Bob Sadowski
ML1
SP
25.4
2.0
7.8
3.7
10 Larry Bearnarth
NYN
RP
21.8
1.7
7.6
2.1
11 Tommie Sisk
PIT
RP
21.2
1.2
5.9
1.3
12 Duke Carmel
MULT
CF
26.2
1.0
5.6
1.3
13 Gary Kolb
SLN
RF
23.3
0.9
5.0
2.7
14 John Boozer
PHI
SP
25.0
0.9
4.9
1.8
15 Ken McMullen
LAN
3B
21.1
0.8
5.9
0.5
16 Jesse Gonder
MULT
C
27.4
0.7
5.8
2.2
17 Tim Harkness
NYN
1B
25.5
0.7
6.8
-0.8
18 Rusty Staub
HOU
1B
19.3
0.6
12.4
1.6
19 Grover Powell
NYN
SW
22.7
0.6
3.5
1.5
20 John Bateman
HOU
C
22.9
0.6
6.1
-4.4
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1963 American League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Gary Peters
CHA
SP
26.2
10
7.0
24.2
16.0
2 Pete Ward
CHA
3B
25.9
6
4.1
25.7
12.2
3 Jimmie Hall
MIN
CF
25.3
4
5.4
21.7
10.3
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Gary Peters
CHA
SP
26.2
10
7.0
24.2
16.0
2 Jimmie Hall
MIN
CF
25.3
4
5.4
21.7
10.3
3 Pete Ward
CHA
3B
25.9
6
4.1
25.7
12.2
4 Al Downing
NYA
SP
22.0
3.7
15.7
9.9
5 Max Alvis
CLE
3B
25.4
3.7
24.5
11.0
6 Vic Davalillo
CLE
CF
26.9
2.4
13.9
5.8
7 Don Wert
DET
3B
24.9
1.9
6.9
1.0
8 Bill Freehan
DET
C
21.6
1.5
11.3
3.7
9 Phil Linz
NYA
SS
24.1
1.5
5.1
0.6
10 Mickey Lolich
DET
SP
22.8
1.1
7.4
2.4
11 Julio Navarro
LAA
RP
27.5
1.1
7.7
3.4
12 Al Weis
CHA
2B
25.2
1.0
8.3
2.9
13 Joe Gaines
BAL
LF
26.6
1.0
5.9
3.3
14 Hal Reniff
NYA
RP
25.0
0.9
11.7
7.3
15 Fred Gladding
DET
RP
27.0
0.9
4.7
3.4
16 Dave Morehead
BOS
SP
20.8
0.9
9.2
3.6
17 Dwight Siebler
MIN
SP
25.9
0.8
2.8
1.5
18 Aubrey Gatewood
LAA
SP
24.6
0.7
2.3
1.5
19 Jim Roland
MIN
SP
20.5
0.7
3.9
2.3
20 Charlie Dees
LAA
1B
28.0
0.6
6.7
2.7
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James