1898 Season
1897 / 1899














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1898 National League 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 Wiley Piatt
PHI
SP
24.0
5.1
20.5
9.4
2 Elmer Flick
PHI
RF
22.5
4.9
24.1
14.0
3 Vic Willis
BSN
SP
22.2
4.3
28.6
17.2
4 Jay Hughes
BLN
SP
24.4
3.4
20.9
9.4
5 Algie McBride
CIN
CF
29.1
2.4
21.7
10.7
6 Jack Taylor
CHN
SP
24.5
1.6
4.6
3.1
7 Pete Dowling
LS3
SP
0.0
1.5
14.2
3.8
8 Jimmy Sheckard
BRO
LF
19.6
1.4
12.5
3.7
9 Sam Leever
PIT
SP
26.5
1.3
3.6
2.3
10 Bill Dinneen
WSN
SP
22.2
1.2
7.7
-0.3
11 Danny Green
CHN
RF
21.7
1.2
7.4
3.7
12 Charlie Hickman
BSN
SP
22.3
1.1
5.3
3.6
13 Harry Steinfeldt
CIN
2B
20.8
1.1
11.0
3.4
14 Jud Smith
WSN
3B
29.5
1.0
7.5
1.9
15 Buck Freeman
WSN
RF
26.7
1.0
4.8
2.6
16 Joe Yeager
BRO
SP
22.8
0.9
13.5
2.6
17 Frank Kitson
BLN
SP
28.8
0.8
8.7
3.9
18 George Magoon
BRO
SS
23.3
0.7
5.2
-3.6
19 George Yeager
BSN
C
24.1
0.7
6.1
0.8
20 Doc Powers
LS3
C
27.8
0.6
2.7
0.3
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James