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1969 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ted Sizemore
LAN
2B
24.2
14
4.1
17.3
2.6
2 Coco Laboy
MON
3B
30.0
3
2.4
12.8
0.3
3 Al Oliver
PIT
1B
22.7
3
2.1
13.2
4.2
4 Bob Didier
ATL
C
20.4
2
0.6
6.2
-3.4
5 Larry Hisle
PHI
CF
22.2
2
2.1
17.7
6.5
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ted Sizemore
LAN
2B
24.2
14
4.1
17.3
2.6
2 Richie Hebner
PIT
3B
21.6
3.8
19.4
8.8
3 Manny Sanguillen
PIT
C
25.3
3.5
14.3
3.3
4 Tom Griffin
HOU
SP
21.4
3.3
10.1
3.7
5 Chuck Taylor
SLN
SP
27.2
3.2
10.7
6.2
6 Carl Taylor
PIT
1B
25.4
2.9
10.9
6.3
7 Nate Colbert
SDN
1B
23.2
2.6
15.6
6.1
8 Coco Laboy
MON
3B
30.0
3
2.4
12.8
0.3
9 Don Money
PHI
SS
22.1
2.2
9.8
-1.9
10 Gary Gentry
NYN
SP
22.7
2.2
15.2
7.3
11 Larry Hisle
PHI
CF
22.2
2
2.1
17.7
6.5
12 Al Oliver
PIT
1B
22.7
3
2.1
13.2
4.2
13 Bill Sudakis
LAN
3B
23.3
1.9
13.0
2.7
14 Bill Russell
LAN
RF
20.7
1.7
5.8
1.2
15 Clay Kirby
SDN
SP
21.0
1.4
9.9
2.6
16 Bruce Dal Canton
PIT
RP
27.0
1.3
7.4
3.8
17 Wayne Granger
CIN
RP
25.3
1.3
14.8
8.6
18 Paul Doyle
ATL
RP
29.7
1.2
5.4
3.8
19 Bill Wilson
PHI
RP
26.8
1.1
4.4
1.7
20 Jack Dilauro
NYN
SW
26.2
1.1
5.7
3.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1969 American League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Lou Piniella
KCA
LF
25.8
9
2.1
15.1
5.2
2 Mike Nagy
BOS
SP
21.3
6
3.0
14.3
7.9
3 Carlos May
CHA
LF
21.1
5
1.4
14.0
6.1
4 Ken Tatum
CAL
RP
25.2
4
4.8
19.4
15.3
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ken Tatum
CAL
RP
25.2
4
4.8
19.4
15.3
2 Wayne Comer
SE1
CF
25.4
3.2
16.1
4.8
3 Mike Nagy
BOS
SP
21.3
6
3.0
14.3
7.9
4 Jerry Kenney
NYA
3B
24.0
3.0
11.6
1.3
5 Mike Fiore
KCA
1B
24.7
2.9
15.2
7.6
6 Pat Kelly
KCA
RF
24.9
2.4
14.9
5.8
7 Jim Rooker
KCA
SP
26.8
2.3
8.0
2.8
8 Bobby Murcer
NYA
RF
23.1
2.3
19.5
7.5
9 Lou Piniella
KCA
LF
25.8
9
2.1
15.1
5.2
10 Mike Hedlund
KCA
SP
22.9
1.8
8.0
3.7
11 Paul Edmondson
CHA
SP
26.4
1.6
5.2
2.4
12 Dick Drago
KCA
SP
24.0
1.5
11.0
4.3
13 Danny Murphy
CHA
RP
26.9
1.5
4.8
3.3
14 Bill Melton
CHA
3B
24.0
1.5
14.2
1.6
15 John Gelnar
SE1
SP
26.0
1.4
5.8
1.7
16 Steve Hovley
SE1
RF
24.5
1.4
9.6
2.6
17 Carlos May
CHA
LF
21.1
5
1.4
14.0
6.1
18 Mike Kilkenny
DET
SP
24.2
1.4
8.7
4.1
19 Billy Wynne
CHA
SP
25.9
1.4
7.3
3.2
20 Gail Hopkins
CHA
1B
26.4
1.3
8.9
1.5
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James