1966 Season
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1966 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Tommy Helms
CIN
3B
25.2
12
1.4
12.4
0.5
2 Sonny Jackson
HOU
SS
22.0
3
2.3
18.6
3.4
3 Tito Fuentes
SFN
SS
22.5
2
0.8
14.3
1.6
4 Randy Hundley
CHN
C
24.1
1
2.2
11.5
-2.5
5 Larry Jaster
SLN
SP
22.5
1
2.0
10.9
6.1
6 Cleon Jones
NYN
CF
23.9
1
1.0
15.2
4.3
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Don Sutton
LAN
SP
21.2
3.6
14.3
7.3
2 Adolfo Phillips
MULT
CF
24.5
3.6
14.1
4.2
3 Fergie Jenkins
MULT
SW
23.6
3.5
11.9
4.9
4 Joe Hoerner
SLN
RP
29.6
3.1
13.2
9.8
5 Sonny Jackson
HOU
SS
22.0
3
2.3
18.6
3.4
6 Randy Hundley
CHN
C
24.1
1
2.2
11.5
-2.5
7 Larry Jaster
SLN
SP
22.5
1
2.0
10.9
6.1
8 Pat Jarvis
ATL
SP
25.3
1.9
5.7
3.7
9 Ken Holtzman
CHN
SP
20.7
1.8
10.7
3.9
10 Darold Knowles
PHI
RP
24.6
1.4
9.5
5.0
11 Tommy Helms
CIN
3B
25.2
12
1.4
12.4
0.5
12 Chuck Harrison
HOU
1B
25.2
1.2
9.7
1.2
13 Art Shamsky
CIN
LF
24.7
1.2
8.0
3.0
14 Bill Heath
HOU
C
27.3
1.1
3.7
0.7
15 Cleon Jones
NYN
CF
23.9
1
1.0
15.2
4.3
16 Dick Hughes
SLN
SP
28.4
1.0
3.0
2.2
17 Bill Hepler
NYN
RP
20.8
0.9
4.1
1.2
18 Carroll Sembera
HOU
RP
24.9
0.8
2.4
0.9
19 Tito Fuentes
SFN
SS
22.5
2
0.8
14.3
1.6
20 Arnold Umbach
ATL
SW
23.6
0.7
2.1
0.5
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1966 American League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Tommie Agee
CHA
CF
23.9
16
6.4
28.7
14.2
2 Jim Nash
KC1
SP
21.4
2
4.0
12.6
8.7
3 Davey Johnson
BAL
2B
23.4
1
1.0
13.4
1.1
4 George Scott
BOS
1B
22.3
1
3.4
15.6
3.4
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Tommie Agee
CHA
CF
23.9
16
6.4
28.7
14.2
2 Joe Foy
BOS
3B
23.4
4.2
21.9
8.4
3 Jim Nash
KC1
SP
21.4
2
4.0
12.6
8.7
4 George Scott
BOS
1B
22.3
1
3.4
15.6
3.4
5 Cesar Tovar
MIN
2B
26.0
3.3
14.2
2.5
6 Fritz Peterson
NYA
SP
24.4
2.8
11.5
4.9
7 Bucky Brandon
BOS
SP
26.0
2.4
9.9
4.4
8 Paul Casanova
WS2
C
24.5
2.3
14.6
3.5
9 Mickey Stanley
DET
CF
23.9
2.2
9.6
4.1
10 Rick Reichardt
CAL
LF
23.3
2.1
16.1
9.3
11 Dick Lines
WS2
RP
27.9
2.0
8.1
4.0
12 Dennis Higgins
CHA
RP
26.9
1.7
7.4
3.0
13 Blue Moon Odom
KC1
SP
21.1
1.7
6.2
3.5
14 Minnie Rojas
CAL
RP
32.6
1.7
9.0
5.1
15 Jake Gibbs
NYA
C
27.7
1.3
5.9
1.0
16 Andy Etchebarren
BAL
C
23.0
1.3
11.3
0.1
17 Dooley Womack
NYA
RP
26.9
1.3
7.1
3.5
18 Eddie Watt
BAL
SP
25.2
1.1
8.0
2.6
19 Tom Phoebus
BAL
SP
24.2
1.0
2.5
1.8
20 Davey Johnson
BAL
2B
23.4
1
1.0
13.4
1.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

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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