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1931 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 Buzz Arlett
PHI
RF
32.5
2.8
15.5
6.9
2 Paul Derringer
SLN
SP
24.7
2.8
17.5
9.8
3 Pepper Martin
SLN
CF
27.3
1.9
16.4
6.9
4 Jim Mooney
NY1
SP
24.8
1.8
7.5
4.8
5 Ripper Collins
SLN
1B
27.3
1.7
10.0
4.8
6 Wes Schulmerich
BSN
RF
29.9
1.6
10.5
3.9
7 Johnny Vergez
NY1
3B
25.0
1.6
13.9
0.9
8 Tony Piet
PIT
2B
24.6
1.2
6.0
2.1
9 Van Mungo
BRO
SP
20.1
1.1
3.7
2.6
10 Red Worthington
BSN
LF
25.2
1.0
12.6
2.9
11 Ernie Lombardi
BRO
C
23.2
0.8
6.2
1.4
12 Gordon Slade
BRO
SS
26.7
0.7
7.5
0.3
13 Vince Barton
CHN
RF
23.4
0.7
6.5
1.5
14 Roy Parmelee
NY1
SP
24.2
0.6
3.1
0.9
15 Earl Grace
MULT
C
24.4
0.6
4.5
0.2
16 Les Mallon
PHI
2B
25.6
0.6
8.5
-0.4
17 Casper Asbjornson
CIN
C
22.0
0.5
3.0
0.1
18 Lon Warneke
CHN
SP
22.3
0.5
3.5
1.1
19 Estel Crabtree
CIN
RF
27.9
0.5
8.5
-0.4
20 Johnny Welch
CHN
SP
24.6
0.5
2.5
1.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1931 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 Joe Vosmik
CLE
LF
21.2
2.5
17.7
6.3
2 Vic Frazier
CHA
SP
26.9
2.0
12.5
3.0
3 Carl Fischer
WS1
SP
25.7
1.8
11.1
3.9
4 Bob Kline
BOS
SP
21.6
1.3
6.7
3.0
5 Joe Kuhel
WS1
1B
25.0
1.1
14.3
4.5
6 Urbane Pickering
BOS
3B
32.1
1.0
7.9
0.2
7 Bob Cooney
SLA
SP
24.0
1.0
2.6
1.2
8 Wally Hebert
SLA
SP
23.9
0.6
4.8
0.9
9 Ivy Andrews
NYA
SP
24.2
0.5
1.8
0.5
10 Hank McDonald
PHA
SP
20.5
0.4
3.9
1.3
11 Lou Finney
PHA
RF
20.9
0.4
1.7
1.1
12 Billy Sullivan
CHA
3B
20.7
0.4
6.9
-0.9
13 Frank Doljack
DET
CF
23.7
0.4
4.7
0.5
14 Gordon Rhodes
NYA
SP
23.9
0.4
4.8
1.5
15 Hub Walker
DET
CF
24.9
0.4
5.4
-0.2
16 Bruce Campbell
CHA
LF
21.7
0.3
1.5
1.2
17 Walt Masters
WS1
RP
24.3
0.3
1.2
0.9
18 Tommy Bridges
DET
SP
24.5
0.3
6.9
0.4
19 Nolen Richardson
DET
3B
28.5
0.3
2.4
-0.8
20 Odell Hale
CLE
3B
22.9
0.2
2.4
0.3
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James