1974 Season
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1974 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bake McBride
SLN
CF
25.4
16
4.3
22.2
9.1
2 Greg Gross
HOU
RF
21.9
7
4.6
20.1
7.8
3 Bill Madlock
CHN
3B
23.5
1
2.3
15.5
5.2
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Greg Gross
HOU
RF
21.9
7
4.6
20.1
7.8
2 Bake McBride
SLN
CF
25.4
16
4.3
22.2
9.1
3 Dave Freisleben
SDN
SP
22.7
3.6
10.9
3.7
4 Oscar Zamora
CHN
RP
29.8
2.8
8.7
4.6
5 Dale Murray
MON
RP
24.4
2.5
11.7
8.3
6 Bill Madlock
CHN
3B
23.5
1
2.3
15.5
5.2
7 Ken Frailing
CHN
SP
26.5
2.3
6.7
1.8
8 Andre Thornton
CHN
1B
24.9
2.2
11.5
5.3
9 John D'Acquisto
SFN
SP
22.5
2.1
12.1
4.8
10 Barry Foote
MON
C
22.4
2.1
14.7
3.4
11 Larry Lintz
MON
2B
24.7
1.8
8.8
0.3
12 Dennis Blair
MON
SP
20.1
1.8
10.5
5.6
13 Bob Forsch
SLN
SP
24.5
1.8
7.9
4.5
14 Max Leon
ATL
RP
24.4
1.6
7.1
3.7
15 Bob Apodaca
NYN
SW
24.4
1.4
6.6
2.4
16 Geoff Zahn
LAN
SP
28.5
1.3
5.5
2.6
17 Larry Milbourne
HOU
2B
23.4
1.1
4.1
0.5
18 Jerry Cram
NYN
RP
26.6
1.0
2.4
1.3
19 Jim Todd
CHN
SW
26.8
0.9
5.4
1.7
20 Mike Cosgrove
HOU
RP
23.4
0.8
6.7
2.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1974 American League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Mike Hargrove
TEX
1B
24.7
16
3.3
19.4
11.8
2 Bucky Dent
CHA
SS
22.6
3
2.1
16.1
3.2
3 George Brett
KCA
3B
21.1
2
1.4
9.3
-0.5
4 Rick Burleson
BOS
SS
23.2
1
2.7
11.6
2.2
5 Jim Sundberg
TEX
C
23.1
1
4.0
13.5
2.8
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Frank Tanana
CAL
SP
21.0
4.7
14.8
6.2
2 Jim Sundberg
TEX
C
23.1
1
4.0
13.5
2.8
3 Mike Hargrove
TEX
1B
24.7
16
3.3
19.4
11.8
4 Rick Burleson
BOS
SS
23.2
1
2.7
11.6
2.2
5 Bucky Dent
CHA
SS
22.6
3
2.1
16.1
3.2
6 Tony Solaita
KCA
1B
27.5
1.7
7.2
2.6
7 Craig Kusick
MIN
1B
25.8
1.7
6.3
2.3
8 Brian Downing
CHA
C
23.7
1.6
9.2
2.1
9 Robin Yount
ML4
SS
18.8
1.5
8.0
-0.4
10 George Brett
KCA
3B
21.1
2
1.4
9.3
-0.5
11 Vic Albury
MIN
SP
27.1
1.4
7.1
1.6
12 Claudell Washington
OAK
DH
19.8
1.2
4.7
0.9
13 Ed Figueroa
CAL
SP
25.7
1.2
3.7
-0.0
14 Dave Chalk
CAL
SS
23.8
1.0
6.6
-4.6
15 Glenn Abbott
OAK
SP
23.4
1.0
5.5
2.4
16 Bruce Bochte
CAL
LF
23.6
0.9
5.1
1.2
17 Rick Dempsey
NYA
C
24.8
0.9
2.5
-0.2
18 Fred Lynn
BOS
LF
22.4
0.7
3.9
3.0
19 Vern Ruhle
DET
SP
23.4
0.7
3.2
2.0
20 Wayne Garland
BAL
SP
23.7
0.7
6.1
2.7
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James