1872 Season
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1872 National Association Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
The Rookie of the Year Award was not awarded this season
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Candy Cummings
NY2
SP
23.7
8.1
41.3
23.2
2 George Wright
BS1
SS
25.4
3.0
10.4
5.9
3 Cap Anson
PH1
3B
20.2
2.4
9.9
6.3
4 Nat Hicks
NY2
C
27.2
1.8
9.5
4.4
5 Denny Mack
PH1
1B
21.6
1.4
4.6
1.0
6 George Bechtel
NY2
RF
24.6
1.3
6.1
2.3
7 Lip Pike
BL1
2B
27.1
1.2
8.6
4.1
8 Levi Meyerle
PH1
RF
27.0
1.2
5.3
3.3
9 Scott Hastings
MULT
C
24.9
1.1
5.7
2.6
10 Dick Higham
BL1
C
21.6
0.9
8.4
4.4
11 Chick Fulmer
NY2
3B
21.4
0.8
4.5
1.6
12 Tim Murnane
MID
1B
20.1
0.7
2.6
1.0
13 John Clapp
MID
C
21.0
0.5
2.0
0.2
14 Bill Craver
BL1
C
28.1
0.4
4.9
1.7
15 Jim Snyder
BR1
SS
24.8
0.4
0.7
-1.4
16 Fraley Rogers
BS1
RF
22.6
0.4
1.8
-1.1
17 Bill Boyd
NY2
3B
19.5
0.4
2.7
0.1
18 Candy Nelson
MULT
CF
23.6
0.3
1.5
-0.1
19 Charlie Sweasy
CL1
2B
24.7
0.3
0.9
-0.1
20 Count Gedney
MULT
LF
23.1
0.3
3.8
1.7
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James