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1928 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 Del Bissonette
BRO
1B
28.8
4.4
23.7
12.3
2 Pat Malone
CHN
SP
25.8
4.1
22.4
13.5
3 Andy Cohen
NY1
2B
23.7
2.4
13.9
2.6
4 Ray Benge
PHI
SP
26.2
2.3
9.0
1.9
5 Chuck Klein
PHI
RF
23.7
2.2
8.6
3.7
6 Don Hurst
PHI
1B
22.9
2.1
12.1
4.1
7 Freddie Maguire
CHN
2B
29.1
2.1
14.3
1.4
8 Carl Hubbell
NY1
SP
25.0
1.7
10.7
6.3
9 Wally Roettger
SLN
RF
25.8
1.6
9.8
4.6
10 Walt Lerian
PHI
C
25.4
1.3
7.2
0.4
11 Art Delaney
BSN
SP
33.5
1.3
10.4
3.6
12 Lefty O'Doul
NY1
LF
31.3
1.2
12.2
5.1
13 Pinky Whitney
PHI
3B
23.5
1.2
13.1
-0.4
14 Dick Bartell
PIT
2B
20.6
0.8
7.2
1.3
15 Fred Brickell
PIT
LF
21.6
0.8
7.2
3.1
16 Pid Purdy
CIN
LF
24.0
0.7
6.9
2.3
17 Ernie Orsatti
SLN
RF
25.8
0.5
3.0
1.4
18 Hal Haid
SLN
RP
30.5
0.5
5.2
3.6
19 Jim Faulkner
NY1
SW
28.9
0.5
7.4
3.3
20 Ed Brandt
BSN
SP
23.4
0.4
6.7
-1.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1928 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 Ed Morris
BOS
SP
28.6
4.0
21.4
11.9
2 Jack Ogden
SLA
SP
30.7
3.8
16.5
7.5
3 Red Barnes
WS1
CF
23.5
3.5
16.6
7.0
4 Grady Adkins
CHA
SP
31.0
2.9
13.8
5.5
5 Doug Taitt
BOS
RF
25.9
2.2
13.3
3.4
6 Carl Reynolds
CHA
RF
25.4
2.2
11.8
6.0
7 George Blaeholder
SLA
SP
24.4
2.1
12.0
4.1
8 George Earnshaw
PHA
SP
28.4
1.6
9.4
3.5
9 Otis Brannan
SLA
2B
29.3
1.5
11.8
-0.0
10 Ossie Orwoll
PHA
1B
27.6
1.5
9.7
2.7
11 Ed Morgan
CLE
1B
24.1
1.3
8.2
2.6
12 Larry Bettencourt
SLA
3B
22.8
1.2
6.3
2.4
13 John Stone
DET
LF
22.7
1.0
4.7
2.5
14 Art Shires
CHA
1B
20.9
0.9
4.4
2.0
15 Carl Lind
CLE
2B
24.8
0.9
13.4
-1.0
16 Sam West
WS1
CF
23.7
0.8
10.0
2.1
17 Charlie Berry
BOS
C
25.7
0.6
3.6
-1.0
18 Joe Cronin
WS1
SS
21.7
0.6
4.3
-1.6
19 Mule Haas
PHA
CF
24.7
0.6
9.1
1.9
20 Wes Ferrell
CLE
SP
20.4
0.6
1.5
0.9
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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