1964 Season
1963 / 1965
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1964 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Dick Allen
PHI
3B
22.3
18
8.8
40.4
26.0
2 Rico Carty
ML1
LF
24.8
1
4.8
26.0
16.9
3 Jim Ray Hart
SFN
3B
22.7
1
5.3
25.5
12.7
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Dick Allen
PHI
3B
22.3
18
8.8
40.4
26.0
2 Jim Ray Hart
SFN
3B
22.7
1
5.3
25.5
12.7
3 Rico Carty
ML1
LF
24.8
1
4.8
26.0
16.9
4 Sammy Ellis
CIN
RP
23.4
3.1
15.4
10.2
5 Billy McCool
CIN
RP
20.0
1.8
10.3
6.5
6 Ron Herbel
SFN
SP
26.5
1.7
10.8
5.1
7 Tom Butters
PIT
SW
26.2
1.5
4.9
2.3
8 Bob Humphreys
SLN
RP
28.9
1.2
4.7
2.7
9 Doug Clemens
MULT
RF
25.1
1.2
6.2
1.5
10 Howie Reed
LAN
SP
27.5
1.1
4.7
1.3
11 Billy Cowan
CHN
CF
25.8
1.0
10.0
-1.2
12 Larry Elliot
NYN
CF
26.3
1.0
5.6
0.3
13 Hal Lanier
SFN
2B
22.0
1.0
9.7
0.8
14 Mike Shannon
SLN
RF
25.0
0.9
7.2
1.9
15 Jimmy Stewart
CHN
2B
25.1
0.9
8.4
-2.0
16 Wes Parker
LAN
RF
24.6
0.8
4.9
0.3
17 Gene Alley
PIT
SS
24.0
0.8
5.2
-0.3
18 Gordie Richardson
SLN
SP
26.0
0.8
4.7
3.0
19 Bill Wakefield
NYN
RP
23.1
0.8
5.2
-0.0
20 Mike White
HOU
CF
25.5
0.7
7.1
0.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1964 American League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Tony Oliva
MIN
RF
25.9
19
6.8
27.1
13.7
2 Wally Bunker
BAL
SP
19.4
1
3.3
18.5
12.0
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Tony Oliva
MIN
RF
25.9
19
6.8
27.1
13.7
2 Bob Lee
LAA
RP
26.6
4.0
19.8
13.4
3 Sonny Siebert
CLE
SP
27.5
3.7
11.5
5.7
4 Luis Tiant
CLE
SP
23.6
3.5
11.1
7.1
5 Gates Brown
DET
LF
25.2
3.3
14.4
6.1
6 Wally Bunker
BAL
SP
19.4
1
3.3
18.5
12.0
7 Mel Stottlemyre
NYA
SP
22.6
3.0
9.7
6.7
8 Don Buford
CHA
2B
27.4
2.5
14.6
4.1
9 Bobby Knoop
LAA
2B
25.7
2.4
11.1
-1.7
10 Sam Bowens
BAL
RF
25.3
2.3
17.6
7.3
11 Willie Smith
LAA
LF
25.4
2.2
13.8
5.6
12 Dick Green
KC1
2B
23.2
2.2
12.7
2.2
13 Tony Conigliaro
BOS
LF
19.5
1.6
15.8
7.6
14 Joe Sparma
DET
SP
22.4
1.1
5.8
2.9
15 Aubrey Gatewood
LAA
SP
25.6
1.0
5.0
2.8
16 Chico Salmon
CLE
RF
23.6
0.9
9.9
4.1
17 Fred Gladding
DET
RP
28.0
0.9
7.3
3.7
18 Fred Talbot
CHA
SP
23.0
0.7
4.0
1.5
19 Mike Brumley
WS2
C
26.0
0.7
10.1
-1.1
20 Bruce Howard
CHA
SP
21.3
0.7
3.0
2.3
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James