1955 Season
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1955 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bill Virdon
SLN
CF
24.1
15
1.4
13.4
1.9
2 Jack Meyer
PHI
RP
23.3
7
1.6
10.9
6.2
3 Don Bessent
BRO
RP
24.3
2
1.7
7.6
4.8
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Sam Jones
CHN
SP
29.5
3.0
15.1
6.2
2 Dale Long
PIT
1B
29.4
2.5
16.9
8.5
3 Dick Hall
PIT
SP
24.8
2.2
6.8
3.2
4 Gene Freese
PIT
3B
21.5
1.9
12.9
2.3
5 Jim King
CHN
RF
22.8
1.7
9.1
3.1
6 Don Bessent
BRO
RP
24.3
2
1.7
7.6
4.8
7 Luis Arroyo
SLN
SP
28.4
1.6
9.9
3.9
8 Jack Meyer
PHI
RP
23.3
7
1.6
10.9
6.2
9 Roger Craig
BRO
SP
25.4
1.5
7.6
4.1
10 Paul Giel
NY1
RP
23.3
1.4
6.0
2.3
11 Bill Virdon
SLN
CF
24.1
15
1.4
13.4
1.9
12 Ray Crone
ML1
SP
23.9
1.3
8.7
3.3
13 Ken Boyer
SLN
3B
24.1
1.2
14.2
2.4
14 Larry Jackson
SLN
SP
24.1
1.2
9.4
2.8
15 Ramon Monzant
NY1
SP
22.5
1.2
5.0
1.3
16 Nellie King
PIT
SW
27.3
1.0
3.9
1.7
17 Karl Spooner
BRO
SP
24.0
1.0
7.4
3.6
18 Phil Paine
ML1
RP
25.1
0.9
2.5
1.3
19 Humberto Robinson
ML1
SW
25.0
0.8
3.5
1.9
20 Ron Negray
PHI
SP
25.3
0.8
4.9
2.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1955 American League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Herb Score
CLE
SP
22.1
18
5.3
20.0
12.6
2 Billy Klaus
BOS
SS
26.6
5
2.1
15.7
2.2
3 Norm Zauchin
BOS
1B
25.6
1
1.9
11.0
1.3
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Herb Score
CLE
SP
22.1
18
5.3
20.0
12.6
2 Frank Lary
DET
SP
25.2
2.8
15.5
7.8
3 George Susce
BOS
SP
23.8
2.7
12.5
7.5
4 Billy Klaus
BOS
SS
26.6
5
2.1
15.7
2.2
5 Pedro Ramos
WS1
SW
20.2
2.0
7.8
2.8
6 Dixie Howell
CHA
RP
35.5
2.0
9.7
6.5
7 Hector Lopez
KC1
3B
26.0
1.9
15.4
4.3
8 Norm Zauchin
BOS
1B
25.6
1
1.9
11.0
1.3
9 Elston Howard
NYA
LF
26.4
1.5
11.3
5.7
10 Hal Naragon
CLE
C
26.8
1.3
6.9
3.5
11 Tom Hurd
BOS
RP
31.1
1.3
8.4
4.9
12 Ray Moore
BAL
SP
29.1
1.2
8.4
2.9
13 Gus Triandos
BAL
1B
24.9
1.0
13.4
3.5
14 Jose Santiago
CLE
RP
26.8
1.0
3.5
2.1
15 Hal Smith
BAL
C
24.6
0.9
10.7
-0.2
16 Tom Sturdivant
NYA
RP
25.2
0.7
3.9
1.0
17 Babe Birrer
DET
RP
26.0
0.6
4.6
1.4
18 Bob Hale
BAL
1B
21.7
0.6
5.3
2.1
19 Bill Harrington
KC1
RP
27.7
0.5
4.2
1.0
20 Hank Aguirre
CLE
SW
24.4
0.4
1.9
1.4
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James