1955 Season
1954 / 1956
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1955 National League TSN Pitcher of the Year

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Robin Roberts
PHI
SP
28.8
4.3
23.1
12.3
by Pitching Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bob Friend
PIT
SP
24.6
6.0
19.2
11.7
2 Bob Rush
CHN
SP
29.5
5.5
19.5
11.3
3 Joe Nuxhall
CIN
SP
26.9
4.3
18.9
9.5
4 Robin Roberts
PHI
SP
28.8
4.3
23.1
12.3
5 Johnny Antonelli
NY1
SP
25.2
4.1
17.5
9.1
6 Willard Schmidt
SLN
SP
27.1
4.0
13.0
8.3
7 Vern Law
PIT
SP
25.3
4.0
13.0
5.6
8 Warren Spahn
ML1
SP
34.2
3.9
17.3
8.5
9 Jim Hearn
NY1
SP
34.2
3.4
14.8
6.7
10 Sam Jones*
CHN
SP
29.5
3.2
15.1
6.6
11 Bob Buhl
ML1
SP
26.9
3.2
13.9
6.6
12 Murry Dickson
PHI
SP
38.9
3.1
14.0
6.2
13 Art Fowler
CIN
SP
33.0
3.0
12.7
5.1
14 Don Newcombe
BRO
SP
29.0
2.9
18.3
9.9
15 Bob Miller
PHI
RP
29.0
2.7
9.7
5.7
16 Roy Face
PIT
SW
27.4
2.6
9.7
4.8
17 Paul LaPalme
SLN
RP
31.5
2.5
9.1
5.0
18 Marv Grissom
NY1
RP
37.3
2.5
9.7
5.6
19 Tom Poholsky
SLN
SP
25.8
2.5
10.1
4.7
20 Johnny Klippstein
CIN
SP
27.7
2.4
8.8
3.6
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1955 American League TSN Pitcher of the Year

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Whitey Ford
NYA
SP
26.7
3.7
21.0
12.8
by Pitching Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Billy Pierce
CHA
SP
28.2
6.9
23.0
16.4
2 Early Wynn
CLE
SP
35.5
6.1
20.4
13.1
3 Herb Score*
CLE
SP
22.1
5.6
20.0
12.8
4 Billy Hoeft
DET
SP
23.1
5.0
17.7
10.7
5 Frank Sullivan
BOS
SP
25.4
4.6
22.2
14.0
6 Whitey Ford
NYA
SP
26.7
3.7
21.0
12.8
7 Bill Wight
MULT
SW
33.2
3.6
11.5
6.7
8 Jim Wilson
BAL
SP
33.4
3.6
13.0
5.5
9 George Susce*
BOS
SP
23.8
3.1
12.5
7.6
10 Bob Turley
NYA
SP
24.8
3.1
16.9
9.1
11 Mike Garcia
CLE
SP
31.6
2.9
12.0
5.2
12 Frank Lary*
DET
SP
25.2
2.8
15.5
8.0
13 Johnny Schmitz
WS1
SP
34.6
2.8
9.7
4.3
14 Sandy Consuegra
CHA
SW
34.8
2.8
13.0
8.2
15 Bob Lemon
CLE
SP
34.8
2.7
13.9
7.2
16 Tom Gorman
KC1
RP
30.5
2.6
11.4
6.7
17 Ray Narleski
CLE
RP
26.6
2.6
13.5
8.8
18 Don Mossi
CLE
RP
26.5
2.4
10.3
6.8
19 Dick Donovan
CHA
SP
27.6
2.4
13.9
7.9
20 Mickey McDermott
WS1
SP
26.2
2.4
9.5
4.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James