This is a list of the best rookie position players based solely on their 2017 performances. While a position player needs only 130 at bats to exhaust their rookie status to qualify for this list a player needs a minimum of 300 plate appearances.
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1. Aaron Judge
- Team: New York Yankees
- Position: OF
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2. Cody Bellinger
- Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
- Position: 1B, OF
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3. Paul DeJong
- Team: St. Louis Cardinals
- Position: SS, 2B
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4. Mitch Haniger
- Team: Seattle Mariners
- Position: OF
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5. Jose Martinez
- Team: St. Louis Cardinals
- Position: OF, 1B
| wRC+ | wOBA | WAR | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173 | .430 | 8.1 | 155 | 678 | 128 | 154 | 24 | 3 | 52 | 114 | 9 | 127 | 208 | .284 | .422 | .627 | 1.049 |
| wRC+ | wOBA | WAR | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | .380 | 4.2 | 132 | 548 | 87 | 128 | 26 | 4 | 39 | 97 | 107 | 64 | 146 | .267 | .352 | .581 | .933 |
| wRC+ | wOBA | WAR | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | .359 | 2.7 | 108 | 443 | 55 | 119 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 65 | 1 | 21 | 124 | .285 | .325 | .532 | .857 |
| wRC+ | wOBA | WAR | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | .360 | 3.0 | 96 | 410 | 58 | 104 | 25 | 2 | 16 | 47 | 5 | 31 | 93 | .282 | .352 | .491 | .843 |
| wRC+ | wOBA | WAR | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | .379 | 1.4 | 106 | 307 | 47 | 84 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 46 | 4 | 32 | 60 | .309 | .379 | .518 | .897 |
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