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1996 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Todd Hollandsworth
LAN
LF
23.2
105
1.1
18.2
8.5
2 Edgar Renteria
FLO
SS
20.9
84
3.3
15.4
5.0
3 Jason Kendall
PIT
C
22.0
30
1.6
12.5
1.3
4 F.P. Santangelo
MON
CF
28.7
15
3.3
16.1
6.9
5 Rey Ordonez
NYN
SS
24.6
7
0.9
8.1
-4.4
6 Jermaine Dye
ATL
RF
22.4
6
0.1
6.0
0.4
7 Alan Benes
SLN
SP
24.4
5
-0.9
5.9
0.1
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 F.P. Santangelo
MON
CF
28.7
15
3.3
16.1
6.9
2 Edgar Renteria
FLO
SS
20.9
84
3.3
15.4
5.0
3 Alex Ochoa
NYN
RF
24.3
2.4
7.5
1.9
4 Marvin Benard
SFN
CF
26.4
2.0
9.5
-1.4
5 Ugueth Urbina
MON
SP
22.4
1.8
8.5
4.7
6 Mike Grace
PHI
SP
26.0
1.8
6.4
4.0
7 Terry Adams
CHN
RP
23.3
1.8
9.0
3.5
8 Jason Kendall
PIT
C
22.0
30
1.6
12.5
1.3
9 Bill Mueller
SFN
3B
25.3
1.6
8.4
3.9
10 Antonio Osuna
LAN
RP
23.2
1.5
9.4
4.8
11 Doug Bochtler
SDN
RP
26.0
1.4
6.4
2.8
12 Barry Manuel
MON
RP
30.9
1.4
7.0
2.2
13 Terrell Wade
ATL
SW
23.4
1.3
6.8
3.9
14 Chan Ho Park
LAN
SW
23.0
1.2
6.5
2.1
15 Francisco Cordova
PIT
RP
24.2
1.2
8.1
3.6
16 Shawn Estes
SFN
SP
23.4
1.2
4.0
1.9
17 Luis Castillo
FLO
2B
20.8
1.2
4.0
0.2
18 T.J. Mathews
SLN
RP
26.5
1.2
7.9
3.4
19 Marc Wilkins
PIT
RP
25.7
1.2
4.9
1.2
20 Todd Hollandsworth
LAN
LF
23.2
105
1.1
18.2
8.5
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1996 American League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Derek Jeter
NYA
SS
22.0
140
3.3
20.2
6.3
2 James Baldwin
CHA
SP
25.0
64
2.6
9.6
4.6
3 Tony Clark
DET
1B
24.0
30
-0.3
8.8
2.2
4 Rocky Coppinger
BAL
SP
22.3
6
1.3
6.1
2.4
5 Jose Rosado
KCA
SP
21.6
6
3.5
11.0
7.9
6 Darin Erstad
CAL
CF
22.1
3
0.9
3.8
-0.3
7 Tony Batista
OAK
2B
22.6
1
1.3
8.0
2.8
8 Tim Crabtree
TOR
RP
26.7
1
1.8
8.2
4.6
9 Jeff D'Amico
ML4
SP
20.5
1
0.9
4.1
1.5
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jose Rosado
KCA
SP
21.6
6
3.5
11.0
7.9
2 Derek Jeter
NYA
SS
22.0
140
3.3
20.2
6.3
3 James Baldwin
CHA
SP
25.0
64
2.6
9.6
4.6
4 Don Wengert
OAK
SP
26.7
1.9
6.2
1.2
5 Willie Adams
OAK
SP
23.7
1.8
5.1
2.8
6 Tim Crabtree
TOR
RP
26.7
1
1.8
8.2
4.6
7 Curtis Pride
DET
LF
27.5
1.8
9.3
4.7
8 Mark Brandenburg
MULT
RP
26.0
1.5
7.2
3.1
9 Paul Shuey
CLE
RP
25.8
1.5
7.4
4.5
10 Brian Giles
CLE
DH
25.4
1.4
5.6
3.5
11 Tony Batista
OAK
2B
22.6
1
1.3
8.0
2.8
12 Billy Taylor
OAK
RP
34.7
1.3
9.5
6.2
13 Rocky Coppinger
BAL
SP
22.3
6
1.3
6.1
2.4
14 Joe Randa
KCA
3B
26.5
1.3
7.8
0.8
15 Larry Thomas
CHA
RP
26.7
1.0
2.7
1.1
16 Huck Flener
TOR
SP
27.4
1.0
3.9
1.7
17 Dan Naulty
MIN
RP
26.5
1.0
6.0
3.0
18 Mike Holtz
CAL
RP
23.7
0.9
3.3
1.7
19 Archie Corbin
BAL
RP
28.5
0.9
3.1
1.7
20 Justin Thompson
DET
SP
23.3
0.9
2.2
0.5
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