1965 Season
1964 / 1966
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1965 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jim Lefebvre
LAN
2B
23.5
13
4.6
22.3
8.1
2 Joe Morgan
HOU
2B
21.8
4
5.7
30.7
15.3
3 Frank Linzy
SFN
RP
24.8
3
4.1
15.1
11.1
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Joe Morgan
HOU
2B
21.8
4
5.7
30.7
15.3
2 Jim Lefebvre
LAN
2B
23.5
13
4.6
22.3
8.1
3 Frank Linzy
SFN
RP
24.8
3
4.1
15.1
11.1
4 Johnny Lewis
NYN
RF
25.9
2.4
13.2
2.6
5 Ted Davidson
CIN
RP
25.7
1.7
5.9
2.7
6 Don Dennis
SLN
RP
23.3
1.7
6.9
4.2
7 Ron Swoboda
NYN
LF
21.0
1.6
8.9
0.7
8 Jerry Buchek
SLN
2B
23.1
1.6
5.3
1.1
9 Larry Jaster
SLN
SP
21.5
1.3
3.5
2.6
10 Gary Wagner
PHI
RP
25.0
1.3
8.9
3.7
11 Darrell Sutherland
NYN
RP
23.6
1.2
4.5
2.5
12 Masanori Murakami
SFN
RP
21.2
1.1
6.5
3.0
13 Alex Johnson
PHI
LF
22.6
1.1
8.6
3.5
14 Larry Dierker
HOU
SP
18.8
1.0
5.9
1.1
15 Nelson Briles
SLN
RP
21.9
1.0
5.8
2.1
16 Phil Gagliano
SLN
2B
23.5
0.9
8.7
0.3
17 Johnny Briggs
PHI
CF
21.3
0.8
7.8
2.4
18 Sandy Alomar
ML1
SS
21.7
0.8
1.6
-1.3
19 Pat Corrales
PHI
C
24.3
0.8
5.3
0.3
20 Steve Carlton
SLN
SW
20.5
0.7
2.0
1.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1965 American League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Curt Blefary
BAL
RF
22.0
12
3.6
25.5
15.0
2 Marcelino Lopez
CAL
SP
21.8
8
3.7
14.4
7.5
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Marcelino Lopez
CAL
SP
21.8
8
3.7
14.4
7.5
2 Curt Blefary
BAL
RF
22.0
12
3.6
25.5
15.0
3 Willie Horton
DET
LF
22.7
2.9
19.6
8.9
4 Rico Petrocelli
BOS
SS
22.0
2.0
8.5
0.0
5 Jose Cardenal
CAL
CF
21.7
1.5
13.9
2.5
6 Jim Gosger
BOS
CF
22.7
1.4
7.6
0.3
7 Ken Berry
CHA
CF
24.1
1.2
12.8
1.5
8 Tom Kelley
CLE
SP
21.5
1.2
2.8
1.8
9 Dave Boswell
MIN
SP
20.4
1.1
6.9
3.0
10 Paul Schaal
CAL
3B
22.3
1.1
9.3
-2.5
11 Jack Cullen
NYA
SP
25.7
1.0
3.6
1.7
12 Jack Aker
KC1
RP
25.0
0.9
3.9
1.2
13 Jay Ritchie
BOS
RP
28.6
0.9
4.2
0.4
14 Jim Merritt
MIN
SP
21.6
0.8
5.3
2.6
15 Joe Coleman
WS2
SP
18.4
0.8
2.4
1.8
16 Jim French
WS2
C
23.9
0.7
2.4
1.3
17 John Miller
BAL
SP
24.1
0.7
5.6
2.6
18 Rudy May
CAL
SP
21.0
0.6
3.8
-0.5
19 John Sullivan
DET
C
24.5
0.6
3.9
1.5
20 Rich Beck
NYA
SP
24.4
0.6
2.0
1.4
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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