1954 Season
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1954 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Wally Moon
SLN
CF
24.2
17
2.9
20.5
6.1
2 Ernie Banks
CHN
SS
23.4
4
2.4
15.1
0.2
3 Gene Conley
ML1
SP
23.6
2
4.1
14.9
8.1
4 Hank Aaron
ML1
LF
20.4
1
1.3
12.8
3.5
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Dave Jolly
ML1
RP
29.7
4.2
13.5
8.8
2 Gene Conley
ML1
SP
23.6
2
4.1
14.9
8.1
3 Art Fowler
CIN
SP
32.0
3.2
14.1
6.0
4 Wally Moon
SLN
CF
24.2
17
2.9
20.5
6.1
5 Brooks Lawrence
SLN
SP
29.4
2.5
10.3
4.5
6 Jim Davis
CHN
SW
29.8
2.4
10.2
5.3
7 Ernie Banks
CHN
SS
23.4
4
2.4
15.1
0.2
8 Gordon Jones
SLN
SP
24.2
2.2
6.8
4.0
9 Joe Cunningham
SLN
1B
22.8
2.2
9.7
3.5
10 Sandy Amoros
BRO
LF
24.4
2.1
9.5
4.0
11 Alex Grammas
SLN
SS
28.2
2.1
10.8
-0.1
12 Gene Baker
CHN
2B
29.0
2.0
13.5
0.4
13 Corky Valentine
CIN
SP
25.5
1.8
10.8
3.9
14 Ray Crone
ML1
RP
22.9
1.7
5.1
3.1
15 Jake Thies
PIT
SP
28.3
1.4
7.4
2.7
16 Bill Sarni
SLN
C
26.8
1.4
12.6
2.8
17 Hank Aaron
ML1
LF
20.4
1
1.3
12.8
3.5
18 Jack Shepard
PIT
C
22.1
1.2
8.4
2.3
19 Karl Spooner
BRO
SP
23.0
1.0
3.3
2.7
20 Windy McCall
NY1
RP
29.0
0.8
4.4
2.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1954 American League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bob Grim
NYA
SP
24.3
15
1.9
13.5
6.3
2 Jim Finigan
PHA
3B
25.9
8
2.7
19.7
8.4
3 Al Kaline
DET
RF
19.5
1
1.1
7.3
-2.4
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Frank Sullivan
BOS
SP
24.4
4.4
15.7
8.3
2 Don Mossi
CLE
RP
25.5
3.4
13.0
9.4
3 Jack Harshman
CHA
SP
27.0
3.3
14.1
7.7
4 Andy Carey
NYA
3B
22.7
3.2
18.4
8.8
5 Arnie Portocarrero
PHA
SP
23.0
3.1
14.1
5.4
6 Jim Finigan
PHA
3B
25.9
8
2.7
19.7
8.4
7 Ray Narleski
CLE
RP
25.6
2.6
12.0
8.5
8 Dean Stone
WS1
SP
23.8
2.2
11.4
5.1
9 Bill Skowron
NYA
1B
23.5
1.9
12.6
8.5
10 Bob Grim
NYA
SP
24.3
15
1.9
13.5
6.3
11 Frank House
DET
C
24.4
1.5
11.1
1.8
12 Moe Burtschy
PHA
RP
32.2
1.3
7.5
3.7
13 Bob Miller
DET
RP
19.0
1.2
5.9
3.2
14 Al Kaline
DET
RF
19.5
1
1.1
7.3
-2.4
15 Bill Wilson
MULT
CF
25.7
1.1
11.6
3.1
16 Bill Tuttle
DET
CF
25.0
0.9
14.8
2.3
17 Russ Kemmerer
BOS
SP
22.7
0.9
4.5
1.8
18 Tom Hurd
BOS
RP
30.1
0.8
2.8
1.7
19 Billy Shantz
PHA
C
26.9
0.7
4.1
-0.2
20 Dave Pope
CLE
LF
33.0
0.6
4.2
2.1
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