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1929 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 Johnny Frederick
BRO
CF
27.4
3.8
21.4
7.8
2 Al Grabowski
SLN
SP
27.8
1.8
5.4
3.6
3 Steve Swetonic
PIT
SP
25.9
1.8
8.8
3.6
4 Hal Haid
SLN
SP
31.5
1.7
10.8
5.1
5 Clyde Sukeforth
CIN
C
27.6
1.6
9.2
3.2
6 Evar Swanson
CIN
LF
26.7
1.4
14.8
3.1
7 Phil Collins
PHI
SW
27.8
1.2
8.4
2.8
8 Ralph Judd
NY1
RP
27.6
0.9
4.7
2.8
9 Bruce Cunningham
BSN
SP
23.8
0.9
5.6
2.3
10 Charlie Gelbert
SLN
SS
23.4
0.8
15.1
1.7
11 Harry Smythe
PHI
SP
24.7
0.6
3.8
1.3
12 Larry French
PIT
SP
21.7
0.6
6.4
1.9
13 Benny Frey
CIN
SP
23.2
0.5
1.8
0.9
14 Heinie Meine
PIT
SP
33.2
0.5
6.8
2.8
15 Tripp Sigman
PHI
LF
30.5
0.5
2.0
1.3
16 Ray Lucas
NY1
RP
20.7
0.5
1.7
1.4
17 Pat Crawford
NY1
1B
27.4
0.5
1.9
0.7
18 Marv Gudat
CIN
SP
25.8
0.4
2.2
1.2
19 Bill Dunlap
BSN
LF
20.2
0.4
1.5
0.9
20 Red Peery
BSN
RP
22.9
0.4
1.7
0.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1929 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 Wes Ferrell
CLE
SP
21.4
6.6
24.0
14.9
2 Dale Alexander
DET
1B
26.2
5.0
23.9
12.0
3 Earl Averill
CLE
CF
27.1
4.3
25.6
11.6
4 Bill Dickey
NYA
C
22.1
3.3
18.1
6.6
5 Roy Johnson
DET
LF
26.4
3.1
19.3
6.3
6 Hal McKain
CHA
SP
23.0
2.6
10.5
4.6
7 Bill Shores
PHA
SP
25.1
2.3
13.2
7.5
8 Lyn Lary
NYA
3B
23.4
2.2
9.0
3.2
9 Art Shires
CHA
1B
21.9
1.5
9.0
2.3
10 Sammy Byrd
NYA
RF
22.7
1.3
6.7
3.0
11 Roy Sherid
NYA
SP
22.4
1.2
8.5
2.7
12 John Kerr
CHA
2B
30.6
1.2
7.2
-2.9
13 Johnny Watwood
CHA
CF
23.9
1.1
7.5
1.4
14 Dick Porter
CLE
RF
27.5
1.0
6.3
2.3
15 Chief Hogsett
DET
SP
25.7
0.9
2.2
1.1
16 Ray Dobens
BOS
SW
22.9
0.9
2.2
1.2
17 Paul Hopkins
MULT
RP
24.8
0.8
1.8
1.1
18 Russ Scarritt
BOS
LF
26.5
0.8
11.0
0.2
19 Art Herring
DET
SP
23.3
0.5
1.8
0.6
20 Bill Narleski
BOS
SS
29.3
0.5
5.0
-1.1
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