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1986 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Todd Worrell
SLN
RP
26.8
118
2.6
17.9
12.2
2 Robby Thompson
SFN
2B
24.1
46
3.4
14.7
1.3
3 Kevin Mitchell
NYN
LF
24.5
22
2.5
14.4
7.4
4 Charlie Kerfeld
HOU
RP
22.8
17
1.4
11.2
6.1
5 Will Clark
SFN
1B
22.3
5
2.2
14.2
6.2
6 Barry Bonds
PIT
CF
21.9
4
3.5
14.2
4.3
7 Jim Deshaies
HOU
SP
26.0
1
1.5
10.0
5.6
8 John Kruk
SDN
LF
25.4
1
1.7
10.9
5.0
9 Barry Larkin
CIN
SS
22.2
1
1.5
6.1
2.4
10 Bruce Ruffin
PHI
SP
22.7
1
3.2
11.8
7.2
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Lance McCullers
SDN
RP
22.3
3.6
11.9
5.6
2 Barry Bonds
PIT
CF
21.9
4
3.5
14.2
4.3
3 Robby Thompson
SFN
2B
24.1
46
3.4
14.7
1.3
4 Bruce Ruffin
PHI
SP
22.7
1
3.2
11.8
7.2
5 Todd Worrell
SLN
RP
26.8
118
2.6
17.9
12.2
6 Rob Murphy
CIN
RP
26.1
2.5
8.5
5.8
7 Kevin Mitchell
NYN
LF
24.5
22
2.5
14.4
7.4
8 Kal Daniels
CIN
LF
22.9
2.2
9.8
6.1
9 Will Clark
SFN
1B
22.3
5
2.2
14.2
6.2
10 Paul Assenmacher
ATL
RP
25.6
2.0
9.3
5.6
11 Mike Aldrete
SFN
1B
25.4
1.7
6.9
2.3
12 John Kruk
SDN
LF
25.4
1
1.7
10.9
5.0
13 Bob Sebra
MON
SP
24.6
1.5
5.3
2.3
14 Kelly Downs
SFN
SP
25.7
1.5
6.0
3.2
15 Jim Deshaies
HOU
SP
26.0
1
1.5
10.0
5.6
16 Mike LaValliere
SLN
C
25.9
1.5
10.0
1.4
17 Barry Larkin
CIN
SS
22.2
1
1.5
6.1
2.4
18 Charlie Kerfeld
HOU
RP
22.8
17
1.4
11.2
6.1
19 Curt Ford
SLN
RF
25.7
1.2
5.9
1.5
20 Randy Kutcher
SFN
CF
26.2
1.1
4.6
0.5
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1986 American League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jose Canseco
OAK
LF
22.0
110
3.0
20.4
8.5
2 Wally Joyner
CAL
1B
24.0
98
3.2
21.1
9.9
3 Mark Eichhorn
TOR
RP
25.6
23
7.4
21.4
12.9
4 Cory Snyder
CLE
RF
23.6
16
1.1
13.3
5.1
5 Danny Tartabull
SEA
RF
23.7
4
1.2
15.6
5.0
6 Ruben Sierra
TEX
RF
20.7
1
1.4
11.1
3.6
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Mark Eichhorn
TOR
RP
25.6
23
7.4
21.4
12.9
2 Dan Plesac
ML4
RP
24.4
3.2
13.6
8.6
3 Wally Joyner
CAL
1B
24.0
98
3.2
21.1
9.9
4 Jose Canseco
OAK
LF
22.0
110
3.0
20.4
8.5
5 Calvin Schiraldi
BOS
RP
24.0
2.9
10.4
7.7
6 Ed Correa
TEX
SP
20.2
2.8
10.7
4.7
7 Eric King
DET
SP
22.2
2.4
10.8
6.0
8 Bob Tewksbury
NYA
SP
25.6
2.3
9.2
5.1
9 Dale Mohorcic
TEX
RP
30.4
2.3
8.9
4.7
10 Mitch Williams
TEX
RP
21.6
2.0
9.4
4.1
11 Mark Portugal
MIN
SP
23.7
1.9
6.5
2.7
12 Bill Wegman
ML4
SP
23.5
1.8
5.5
-0.6
13 Doug Drabek
NYA
SP
23.9
1.6
6.9
2.7
14 John Cerutti
TOR
SP
26.2
1.6
7.9
3.0
15 Bobby Thigpen
CHA
RP
23.0
1.6
6.9
5.0
16 Dwight Lowry
DET
C
28.7
1.5
6.5
2.4
17 Ruben Sierra
TEX
RF
20.7
1
1.4
11.1
3.6
18 Danny Tartabull
SEA
RF
23.7
4
1.2
15.6
5.0
19 Cory Snyder
CLE
RF
23.6
16
1.1
13.3
5.1
20 Scott Bradley
MULT
C
26.3
1.0
6.0
0.8
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