1979 Season
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1979 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Rick Sutcliffe
LAN
SP
23.0
20
4.3
15.0
7.0
2 Jeffrey Leonard
HOU
RF
23.8
3
2.0
14.1
5.2
3 Scot Thompson
CHN
RF
23.6
1
-0.5
6.6
-0.3
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Rick Sutcliffe
LAN
SP
23.0
20
4.3
15.0
7.0
2 John Fulgham
SLN
SP
23.1
3.7
12.8
8.1
3 Ken Oberkfell
SLN
2B
23.2
3.5
15.8
6.0
4 Rick Matula
ATL
SP
25.6
2.3
8.6
3.1
5 Rick Williams
HOU
SP
26.6
2.1
7.6
3.3
6 Jeffrey Leonard
HOU
RF
23.8
3
2.0
14.1
5.2
7 Joey McLaughlin
ATL
RP
23.0
1.9
8.2
4.7
8 David Palmer
MON
SP
21.7
1.9
11.2
6.5
9 Steve Nicosia
PIT
C
23.9
1.4
8.4
3.2
10 Roy Thomas
SLN
SW
26.0
1.1
5.6
2.6
11 Bert Roberge
HOU
RP
24.7
1.0
5.3
3.7
12 Bobby Castillo
LAN
RP
24.2
0.9
3.9
2.6
13 Eddie Miller
ATL
CF
22.0
0.8
3.4
0.9
14 Tony Bernazard
MON
2B
22.9
0.8
2.6
1.3
15 Dave Geisel
CHN
RP
24.5
0.8
2.0
1.2
16 Dickie Noles
PHI
SP
22.6
0.7
5.3
2.5
17 Larry Bradford
ATL
RP
29.5
0.6
3.2
2.3
18 Larry Whisenton
ATL
LF
23.0
0.6
0.9
0.2
19 Steve Mura
SDN
SW
24.4
0.6
5.2
2.1
20 Roy Lee Jackson
NYN
RP
25.2
0.6
1.8
0.9
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1979 American League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 John Castino
MIN
3B
24.7
7
2.1
9.2
0.3
2 Alfredo Griffin
TOR
SS
21.7
7
2.5
13.6
-1.2
3 Mark Clear
CAL
RP
23.1
5
1.8
10.6
5.0
4 Ross Baumgarten
CHA
SP
24.1
3
4.0
13.2
7.1
5 Ron Davis
NYA
RP
23.9
3
2.2
11.9
7.5
6 Pat Putnam
TEX
1B
25.6
3
1.0
9.6
2.1
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ross Baumgarten
CHA
SP
24.1
3
4.0
13.2
7.1
2 Bill Sample
TEX
LF
24.2
2.7
10.8
4.2
3 Steve McCatty
OAK
SP
25.3
2.6
9.9
3.7
4 Alfredo Griffin
TOR
SS
21.7
7
2.5
13.6
-1.2
5 Jim Morrison
CHA
2B
26.8
2.5
8.8
3.2
6 Willie Aikens
CAL
1B
24.7
2.4
15.1
8.2
7 Tim Stoddard
BAL
RP
26.4
2.2
8.4
5.4
8 Ron Davis
NYA
RP
23.9
3
2.2
11.9
7.5
9 Brian Kingman
OAK
SP
24.9
2.1
6.9
3.3
10 John Castino
MIN
3B
24.7
7
2.1
9.2
0.3
11 Dan Petry
DET
SP
20.6
2.0
6.1
2.9
12 Steve Trout
CHA
SP
21.9
1.9
9.8
4.3
13 Mark Clear
CAL
RP
23.1
5
1.8
10.6
5.0
14 Chuck Rainey
BOS
SP
25.0
1.8
8.3
4.9
15 Sammy Stewart
BAL
RP
24.7
1.7
9.0
3.6
16 Dave Stieb
TOR
SP
21.9
1.4
7.7
3.6
17 Craig Chamberlain
KCA
SP
22.4
1.3
4.7
2.4
18 Pat Underwood
DET
SP
22.4
1.2
5.8
1.5
19 Bruce Robbins
DET
SP
19.8
1.0
2.9
1.4
20 Dave Ford
BAL
SW
22.5
1.0
4.1
2.9
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