1968 Season
1967 / 1969
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1968 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Johnny Bench
CIN
C
20.6
11
5.0
23.8
9.4
2 Jerry Koosman
NYN
SP
25.5
10
6.0
22.7
13.9
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jerry Koosman
NYN
SP
25.5
9.5
6.0
22.7
13.9
2 Johnny Bench
CIN
C
20.6
10.5
5.0
23.8
9.4
3 Bobby Bonds
SFN
RF
22.3
2.8
14.8
7.9
4 Freddie Patek
PIT
SS
23.7
2.1
6.1
0.8
5 Willie Crawford
LAN
LF
21.8
2.0
7.3
3.7
6 Ken Boswell
NYN
2B
22.4
1.9
7.3
0.5
7 Jim McAndrew
NYN
SP
24.5
1.8
6.0
3.4
8 Jack Billingham
LAN
RP
25.4
1.7
7.7
4.6
9 Jim Ray
HOU
RP
23.6
1.6
5.4
2.0
10 George Stone
ATL
SP
22.0
1.2
6.2
3.6
11 Bill Sudakis
LAN
3B
22.3
1.2
5.3
3.2
12 Cecil Upshaw
ATL
RP
25.7
1.0
11.6
6.3
13 Nolan Ryan
NYN
SP
21.4
0.8
6.3
1.8
14 Jerry Johnson
PHI
SP
24.6
0.8
4.0
1.2
15 Dock Ellis
PIT
SP
23.3
0.7
6.0
2.2
16 Luke Walker
PIT
RP
24.8
0.6
4.0
1.4
17 Bob Barton
SFN
C
26.9
0.6
2.5
-0.1
18 Wayne Granger
SLN
RP
24.3
0.6
4.2
2.3
19 Ron Reed
ATL
SP
25.7
0.5
8.4
1.6
20 Alan Foster
LAN
SP
21.6
0.5
1.4
0.9
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1968 American League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Stan Bahnsen
NYA
SP
23.5
17
5.9
22.7
13.6
2 Del Unser
WS2
CF
23.6
3
-1.6
11.5
-3.2
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Stan Bahnsen
NYA
SP
23.5
17
5.9
22.7
13.6
2 Reggie Jackson
OAK
RF
22.1
5.2
25.3
13.2
3 Frank Fernandez
NYA
C
25.2
1.9
8.6
4.4
4 Andy Messersmith
CAL
SW
22.9
1.9
7.8
4.6
5 Pat Dobson
DET
SW
26.4
1.6
9.3
4.4
6 Tom Murphy
CAL
SP
22.5
1.5
7.2
3.8
7 Curt Motton
BAL
LF
27.8
1.2
4.7
0.0
8 Bill Melton
CHA
3B
23.0
1.2
3.6
1.0
9 Marty Pattin
CAL
RP
25.2
1.0
5.7
2.1
10 Merv Rettenmund
BAL
RF
25.1
0.9
5.2
3.5
11 Daryl Patterson
DET
RP
24.6
0.9
6.4
3.4
12 Bobby Cox
NYA
3B
27.1
0.9
11.4
0.8
13 Roger Nelson
BAL
SP
24.1
0.9
5.2
2.5
14 Brant Alyea
WS2
RF
27.6
0.9
6.6
3.5
15 Horacio Pina
CLE
SP
23.3
0.8
3.3
2.1
16 Dave Nelson
CLE
2B
24.0
0.8
6.6
1.6
17 Sparky Lyle
BOS
RP
23.9
0.7
7.0
3.9
18 Dave Leonhard
BAL
SP
27.4
0.7
6.3
1.9
19 Jerry Nyman
CHA
SP
25.6
0.6
2.8
1.4
20 Bill Landis
BOS
RP
25.7
0.6
4.1
1.4
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James