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1909 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 Dots Miller
PIT
2B
22.8
4.6
23.9
10.5
2 Dick Hoblitzel
CIN
1B
20.7
4.2
22.7
12.0
3 Dick Egan
CIN
2B
25.0
3.9
18.8
7.2
4 Cliff Curtis
BSN
SP
28.0
3.5
8.2
5.3
5 Babe Adams
PIT
SP
27.1
3.4
16.1
11.6
6 Al Mattern
BSN
SP
26.0
3.3
16.4
5.3
7 Ed Lennox
BRO
3B
25.7
2.8
15.8
4.8
8 Bob Bescher
CIN
LF
25.4
2.3
16.1
6.1
9 Rube Ellis
SLN
LF
23.6
2.2
16.5
4.2
10 Harry Gaspar
CIN
SP
26.2
2.2
15.6
6.4
11 Chief Meyers
NY1
C
28.9
2.0
10.3
4.2
12 Steve Evans
SLN
RF
24.4
1.8
16.2
5.2
13 Rebel Oakes
CIN
CF
25.5
1.6
14.6
4.9
14 Tom Downey
CIN
SS
25.5
1.0
10.1
-1.0
15 Bill O'Hara
NY1
CF
25.9
1.0
10.8
2.1
16 George Hunter
BRO
RF
22.0
0.9
6.8
0.5
17 Bill Abstein
PIT
1B
26.4
0.8
13.2
2.9
18 Zack Wheat
BRO
LF
21.1
0.7
3.6
1.4
19 Kirby White
BSN
SP
25.5
0.7
6.3
1.0
20 King Cole
CHN
SP
23.2
0.6
2.4
2.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1909 American 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 Donie Bush
DET
SS
21.7
6.5
28.3
12.4
2 Frank Baker
PHA
3B
23.3
5.7
27.4
13.8
3 Harry Krause
PHA
SP
21.0
5.4
19.3
12.1
4 Jack Warhop
NYA
SP
25.0
4.3
13.7
5.5
5 Clyde Engle
NYA
LF
25.3
3.5
22.8
11.4
6 Joe Wood
BOS
SP
19.7
2.9
12.8
7.4
7 Lew Brockett
NYA
SP
28.9
2.4
10.5
4.7
8 Jim Scott
CHA
SP
21.2
2.3
14.6
6.2
9 Tom Hughes
NYA
SP
25.4
2.1
6.3
2.3
10 Jack Lelivelt
WS1
LF
23.6
2.1
10.6
3.5
11 Ted Easterly
CLE
C
24.2
2.0
9.9
2.6
12 Ray Demmitt
NYA
CF
25.4
2.0
17.5
7.4
13 Billy Purtell
CHA
3B
23.5
1.8
11.5
2.1
14 Jack Quinn
NYA
SP
26.0
1.7
7.5
3.4
15 Oscar Stanage
DET
C
26.3
1.6
7.9
1.1
16 Heinie Heitmuller
PHA
LF
26.1
1.6
9.4
4.6
17 Jimmy Austin
NYA
3B
29.6
1.3
13.0
1.3
18 Art Griggs
SLA
1B
24.6
1.2
13.6
5.8
19 Larry Pape
BOS
SW
25.9
1.1
5.2
3.2
20 Birdie Cree
NYA
CF
26.7
1.1
11.6
3.6
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