1946 Season
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1946 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 Ennis
PHI
LF
21.1
4.8
26.0
14.9
2 Joe Hatten
BRO
SP
29.7
3.6
15.8
7.8
3 Ewell Blackwell
CIN
SP
23.7
3.4
14.6
7.6
4 Grady Hatton
CIN
3B
23.7
3.2
16.5
6.2
5 Buddy Blattner
NY1
2B
26.4
3.1
13.8
3.0
6 Johnny Wyrostek
PHI
CF
27.0
3.1
21.7
8.9
7 Ralph Kiner
PIT
CF
23.7
2.8
14.9
3.5
8 Carl Furillo
BRO
CF
24.3
2.7
13.6
5.7
9 Bobby Adams
CIN
2B
24.5
2.6
8.4
1.0
10 Monte Kennedy
NY1
SP
24.1
2.5
9.7
3.0
11 Johnny Hetki
CIN
SP
24.1
2.5
9.1
4.6
12 Warren Spahn
BSN
SP
25.2
2.4
8.9
4.4
13 Emil Kush
CHN
SW
29.7
2.4
9.9
5.1
14 Eddie Waitkus
CHN
1B
26.8
2.3
15.2
6.9
15 Ed Bahr
PIT
SP
26.7
2.1
11.0
6.0
16 Benny Zientara
CIN
2B
28.4
2.1
7.3
0.9
17 Eddie Lukon
CIN
LF
25.9
1.9
9.0
2.6
18 Claude Corbitt
CIN
SS
30.9
1.8
6.1
-0.9
19 Bruce Edwards
BRO
C
23.0
1.7
11.0
2.8
20 Mike Budnick
NY1
SW
26.8
1.1
5.2
2.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1946 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 Ellis Kinder
SLA
SW
31.9
1.7
5.8
2.8
2 Bob Savage
PHA
SP
24.6
1.3
6.0
0.2
3 Bob Lemon
CLE
SW
25.8
1.2
6.5
2.9
4 Cliff Fannin
SLA
SW
22.1
1.1
6.7
3.6
5 Bill McCahan
PHA
SP
25.1
1.1
2.6
1.9
6 Hoot Evers
DET
CF
25.4
1.0
10.3
3.4
7 Dave Philley
CHA
LF
26.1
0.9
4.3
2.9
8 Fred Sanford
SLA
SP
26.9
0.8
2.5
1.7
9 Dale Mitchell
CLE
CF
24.9
0.6
2.6
1.7
10 Eddie Robinson
CLE
1B
25.5
0.5
2.5
1.8
11 Yogi Berra
NYA
C
21.1
0.5
1.9
1.3
12 Les Moss
SLA
C
21.1
0.4
2.1
1.1
13 Lou Kretlow
DET
SP
25.0
0.3
1.2
0.9
14 Gus Niarhos
NYA
C
25.6
0.3
1.7
0.4
15 Bobby Brown
NYA
SS
21.7
0.3
0.9
0.3
16 Lee Griffeth
PHA
RP
21.1
0.2
0.9
0.4
17 Sherm Lollar
CLE
C
21.9
0.2
1.8
0.1
18 Ted Sepkowski
CLE
3B
22.6
0.2
0.6
0.5
19 Ed Fernandes
CHA
C
28.3
0.1
1.3
0.3
20 Don Richmond
PHA
3B
26.7
0.1
1.3
0.0
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