1978 Season
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1978 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bob Horner
ATL
3B
20.9
12
2.1
14.2
6.7
2 Ozzie Smith
SDN
SS
23.5
8
3.3
19.0
3.8
3 Don Robinson
PIT
SP
21.1
3
3.7
14.1
6.8
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Dennis Lamp
CHN
SP
25.8
4.1
15.1
8.0
2 Bob Welch
LAN
SP
21.7
3.7
11.2
7.3
3 Don Robinson
PIT
SP
21.1
3
3.7
14.1
6.8
4 Ozzie Smith
SDN
SS
23.5
8
3.3
19.0
3.8
5 Larry McWilliams
ATL
SP
24.4
2.7
9.8
6.6
6 Bob Horner
ATL
3B
20.9
12
2.1
14.2
6.7
7 Dan Schatzeder
MON
SP
23.6
2.1
8.3
3.4
8 Hal Dues
MON
SP
23.8
2.0
7.6
4.1
9 Tom Bruno
SLN
SW
25.4
1.5
5.1
3.0
10 Junior Kennedy
CIN
2B
27.9
1.3
5.4
1.1
11 Silvio Martinez
SLN
SP
22.9
1.1
6.4
2.0
12 Denny Walling
HOU
LF
24.2
1.0
7.5
2.3
13 Ed Whitson
PIT
RP
23.1
0.8
5.4
1.7
14 Scott Sanderson
MON
SP
21.9
0.7
4.5
2.6
15 Mardie Cornejo
NYN
RP
26.9
0.6
3.8
2.0
16 Mark Lee
SDN
RP
25.0
0.6
5.4
1.1
17 Rick Sweet
SDN
C
25.8
0.6
5.3
-0.9
18 Bruce Bochy
HOU
C
23.2
0.6
3.6
-0.5
19 Lance Rautzhan
LAN
RP
25.9
0.5
4.8
1.8
20 Jeffrey Leonard
HOU
LF
22.8
0.5
1.3
0.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1978 American League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Lou Whitaker
DET
2B
21.1
21
3.8
17.2
5.4
2 Paul Molitor
ML4
2B
21.9
3
2.7
12.1
0.6
3 Carney Lansford
CAL
3B
21.4
2
2.6
17.1
7.3
4 Rich Gale
KCA
SP
24.5
1
3.1
13.5
7.3
5 Alan Trammell
DET
SS
20.4
1
2.8
14.2
2.5
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Lou Whitaker
DET
2B
21.1
21
3.8
17.2
5.4
2 Kip Young
DET
SP
23.7
3.3
9.2
5.7
3 Rich Gale
KCA
SP
24.5
1
3.1
13.5
7.3
4 Matt Keough
OAK
SP
23.0
3.0
12.0
5.6
5 Roger Erickson
MIN
SP
21.8
2.9
12.6
4.0
6 Alan Trammell
DET
SS
20.4
1
2.8
14.2
2.5
7 Victor Cruz
TOR
RP
20.5
2.8
9.9
7.5
8 Steve Comer
TEX
SP
24.5
2.7
12.8
8.3
9 Dave Frost
CAL
SP
25.6
2.7
7.1
4.4
10 Paul Molitor
ML4
2B
21.9
3
2.7
12.1
0.6
11 John Henry Johnson
OAK
SP
21.9
2.7
12.7
6.6
12 Carney Lansford
CAL
3B
21.4
2
2.6
17.1
7.3
13 Rick Bosetti
TOR
CF
24.9
2.2
11.5
-0.6
14 Jim Wright
BOS
SP
27.5
2.2
8.2
4.2
15 Gary Serum
MIN
SP
21.7
1.9
8.6
2.3
16 Mike Proly
CHA
SP
27.5
1.8
6.3
3.9
17 Greg Pryor
CHA
2B
28.7
1.7
5.3
0.0
18 Clint Hurdle
KCA
1B
20.9
1.2
13.4
5.1
19 Dave Revering
OAK
1B
25.4
1.2
12.5
3.2
20 Hosken Powell
MIN
RF
23.1
1.2
6.8
-1.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James