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1942 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 Stan Musial
SLN
LF
21.6
5.3
28.5
18.3
2 Johnny Beazley
SLN
SP
24.1
4.2
21.2
13.4
3 Tommy Holmes
BSN
CF
25.3
3.6
20.3
7.6
4 Lennie Merullo
CHN
SS
25.2
2.1
12.4
-1.0
5 Ray Lamanno
CIN
C
22.6
2.1
12.5
3.3
6 Murry Dickson
SLN
SW
25.9
2.0
8.9
4.3
7 Whitey Kurowski
SLN
3B
24.2
1.9
13.7
5.0
8 Hank Gornicki
PIT
SP
31.5
1.7
8.2
4.2
9 Lou Tost
BSN
SP
31.1
1.6
7.8
2.6
10 Harry Feldman
NY1
SW
22.6
1.4
8.1
3.7
11 Ed Head
BRO
SP
24.4
1.2
9.2
4.3
12 Willard Marshall
NY1
LF
21.4
1.1
10.5
2.1
13 Nanny Fernandez
BSN
3B
23.7
1.0
13.2
0.7
14 Bill Donovan
BSN
SP
26.0
1.0
3.8
0.5
15 Les Webber
BRO
SW
27.2
0.9
3.8
1.8
16 Harry Walker
SLN
CF
25.7
0.9
8.0
4.0
17 Bert Haas
CIN
3B
28.4
0.8
14.2
0.5
18 Ray Sanders
SLN
1B
25.6
0.7
8.5
2.8
19 Babe Barna
NY1
LF
27.3
0.7
10.8
3.9
20 Clyde Kluttz
BSN
C
24.6
0.7
4.5
-0.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1942 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 Johnny Pesky
BOS
SS
22.8
5.5
28.3
12.9
2 Hal White
DET
SP
23.3
5.3
18.4
10.9
3 Les Fleming
CLE
1B
26.9
4.6
28.4
16.6
4 Virgil Trucks
DET
SP
25.2
3.6
15.4
9.5
5 Roger Wolff
PHA
SP
31.2
3.2
14.0
6.6
6 Bill Butland
BOS
SP
24.3
2.6
10.6
6.6
7 Vern Stephens
SLA
SS
21.7
2.5
19.6
5.3
8 Hank Borowy
NYA
SP
26.1
2.1
15.6
9.5
9 Russ Christopher
PHA
SP
24.8
1.6
8.1
2.3
10 Oscar Judd
BOS
SP
34.4
1.6
9.1
3.8
11 Elmer Valo
PHA
RF
21.3
1.1
12.3
2.2
12 Mike Chartak
MULT
RF
26.2
1.1
10.2
2.9
13 Buddy Blair
PHA
3B
31.8
0.9
14.8
3.6
14 Stan Ferens
SLA
SW
27.3
0.8
3.7
1.1
15 Ray Scarborough
WS1
SP
24.9
0.8
2.2
-0.2
16 Ned Harris
DET
RF
26.0
0.7
10.9
2.5
17 Frank Biscan
SLA
RP
22.3
0.7
2.5
1.5
18 Tony Lupien
BOS
1B
25.2
0.5
11.7
2.3
19 Len Perme
CHA
SW
24.6
0.5
1.6
1.1
20 Ellis Clary
WS1
2B
25.8
0.5
9.2
3.0
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