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1989 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jerome Walton
CHN
CF
24.0
116
1.9
15.7
5.2
2 Dwight Smith
CHN
LF
25.6
68
2.3
16.9
9.8
3 Gregg Jefferies
NYN
2B
21.9
18
0.7
14.9
2.7
4 Derek Lilliquist
ATL
SP
23.4
6
0.4
6.6
1.8
5 Andy Benes
SDN
SP
21.9
3
1.2
4.2
2.3
6 Charlie Hayes
MULT
3B
24.1
3
0.2
6.1
-0.5
7 Greg Harris
SDN
SW
25.6
2
3.9
12.2
6.5
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Greg Harris
SDN
SW
25.6
2
3.9
12.2
6.5
2 Craig Biggio
HOU
C
23.5
2.7
19.8
7.7
3 Dwight Smith
CHN
LF
25.6
68
2.3
16.9
9.8
4 Jerome Walton
CHN
CF
24.0
116
1.9
15.7
5.2
5 Pat Combs
PHI
SP
22.7
1.6
3.9
2.8
6 Ramon Martinez
LAN
SP
21.3
1.4
5.4
2.6
7 Marty Clary
ATL
SP
27.2
1.4
6.5
3.3
8 Mark Carreon
NYN
RF
26.0
1.3
6.3
3.7
9 Mike Stanton
ATL
RP
22.1
1.3
4.7
3.4
10 Dennis Cook
MULT
SP
26.7
1.3
5.3
1.7
11 Andy Benes
SDN
SP
21.9
3
1.2
4.2
2.3
12 Gary Eave
ATL
SP
25.9
0.9
2.6
2.1
13 Greg Litton
SFN
3B
25.0
0.9
3.9
0.7
14 Geronimo Berroa
ATL
RF
24.3
0.9
2.2
-0.4
15 Rolando Roomes
CIN
LF
27.4
0.8
8.3
1.9
16 Todd Frohwirth
PHI
RP
26.8
0.7
3.3
-0.1
17 Joe Oliver
CIN
C
23.9
0.7
4.5
0.7
18 Jeff King
PIT
1B
24.5
0.7
3.7
-0.8
19 Gregg Jefferies
NYN
2B
21.9
18
0.7
14.9
2.7
20 John Wetteland
LAN
SP
22.9
0.5
3.8
0.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1989 American League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Gregg Olson
BAL
RP
22.7
136
3.3
17.7
12.5
2 Tom Gordon
KCA
SP
21.6
67
3.4
12.7
6.4
3 Ken Griffey
SEA
CF
19.6
21
3.2
14.2
4.3
4 Craig Worthington
BAL
3B
24.2
16
1.7
16.8
5.6
5 Jim Abbott
CAL
SP
21.8
10
0.5
8.1
2.8
6 Kevin Brown
TEX
SP
24.3
2
3.6
13.1
7.5
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Randy Milligan
BAL
1B
27.6
3.7
18.5
11.0
2 Kevin Brown
TEX
SP
24.3
2
3.6
13.1
7.5
3 Tom Gordon
KCA
SP
21.6
67
3.4
12.7
6.4
4 Gregg Olson
BAL
RP
22.7
136
3.3
17.7
12.5
5 Ken Griffey
SEA
CF
19.6
21
3.2
14.2
4.3
6 Roberto Kelly
NYA
CF
24.8
3.1
16.8
6.7
7 Bob Milacki
BAL
SP
24.9
3.0
14.1
6.9
8 Erik Hanson
SEA
SP
24.1
2.7
9.0
5.7
9 Junior Felix
TOR
RF
21.7
2.5
10.5
2.4
10 Greg Hibbard
CHA
SP
24.8
2.5
7.7
3.7
11 Mike Devereaux
BAL
CF
26.2
2.3
12.4
4.2
12 Greg Briley
SEA
LF
24.1
2.2
11.9
4.0
13 Luis Aquino
KCA
SP
25.1
2.2
8.3
3.3
14 Jaime Navarro
ML4
SP
22.3
2.1
7.0
3.7
15 Mike Schooler
SEA
RP
26.9
1.9
11.5
6.8
16 Bob Geren
NYA
C
27.8
1.9
7.9
2.8
17 Craig Worthington
BAL
3B
24.2
16
1.7
16.8
5.6
18 Alvaro Espinoza
NYA
SS
27.4
1.5
10.9
-1.2
19 Kenny Rogers
TEX
RP
24.6
1.5
6.7
2.1
20 Clay Parker
NYA
SP
26.5
1.5
6.8
3.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James