The Greatest Rookie Seasons By A Second Baseman
To be eligible, players since 1957 had to meet the MLB qualifications for rookie status. Players prior to the 1957 season were considered rookies based on rookie status taken from Fangraphs. The other qualification for eligibility for this list is that players had to have a minimum of 300 plate appearances.
- Joe Morgan – 1965
- Age: 21
- Team(s): Houston Astros
- Bump Wills – 1977
- Age: 24
- Team(s): Texas Rangers
- Lou Klein – 1943
- Age: 24
- Team(s): St. Louis Cardinals
- Jim Viox – 1913
- Age: 22
- Team(s): Pittsburgh Pirates
- Bill Doran – 1983
- Age: 25
- Team(s): Houston Astros
- Willie Randolph – 1976
- Age: 21
- Team(s): New York Yankees
- Joey Wendle – 2018
- Age: 28
- Team(s): Tampa Bay Rays
- Dots Miller – 1909
- Age: 22
- Team(s): Pittsburgh Pirates
- Jim Lefebvre – 1965
- Age: 23
- Team(s): Los Angeles Dodgers
- Dustin Pedroia – 2007
- Age: 23
- Team(s): Boston Red Sox
- Dustin Ackley – 2011
- Age: 23
- Team(s): Seattle Mariners
- Roberto Alomar – 1988
- Age: 20
- Team(s): San Diego Padres
- Keston Hiura – 2019
- Age: 22
- Team(s): Milwaukee Brewers
- Ken Oberkfell – 1979
- Age: 23
- Team(s): St. Louis Cardinals
- Brandon Lowe – 2019
- Age: 24
- Team(s): Tampa Bay Rays
- Jim Gilliam – 1953
- Age: 24
- Team(s): Brooklyn Dodgers
- Larry Gardner – 1910
- Age: 24
- Team(s): Boston Red Sox
- Gleyber Torres – 2018
- Age: 21
- Team(s): New York Yankees
- Del Pratt – 1912
- Age: 24
- Team(s): St. Louis Browns
- Tim Teufel – 1984
- Age: 24
- Team(s): Minnesota Twins
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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5.7 | 129 | 157 | 708 | 601 | 100 | 163 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 97 | 77 | .271 | .371 | .418 | .789 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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5.4 | 111 | 152 | 617 | 541 | 87 | 155 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 28 | 12 | 65 | 96 | .287 | .357 | .410 | .767 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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5.8 | 114 | 154 | 694 | 627 | 91 | 180 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 62 | 9 | 50 | 70 | .287 | .334 | .410 | .744 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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3.9 | 139 | 137 | 578 | 492 | 86 | 156 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 65 | 14 | 64 | 28 | .317 | .386 | .427 | .813 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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4.8 | 114 | 154 | 629 | 535 | 70 | 145 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 86 | 67 | .271 | .367 | .364 | .731 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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5 | 106 | 125 | 500 | 430 | 59 | 115 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 37 | 12 | 58 | 39 | .267 | .352 | .328 | .680 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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4.3 | 116 | 139 | 545 | 487 | 62 | 146 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 16 | 4 | 37 | 96 | .300 | .354 | .435 | .789 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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4.6 | 121 | 151 | 631 | 560 | 71 | 156 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 87 | 14 | 39 | .279 | .314 | .396 | .710 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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4.6 | 108 | 157 | 631 | 544 | 57 | 136 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 69 | 3 | 5 | 71 | 92 | .250 | .331 | .369 | .700 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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3.9 | 117 | 139 | 581 | 520 | 86 | 165 | 39 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 42 | .317 | .377 | .442 | .819 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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3.8 | 117 | 90 | 376 | 333 | 39 | 91 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 79 | .273 | .348 | .417 | .765 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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4.3 | 107 | 143 | 611 | 545 | 84 | 145 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 24 | 6 | 47 | 83 | .266 | .319 | .382 | .701 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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2.1 | 139 | 84 | 348 | 314 | 51 | 95 | 23 | 2 | 19 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 107 | .303 | .368 | .570 | .938 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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3.5 | 118 | 135 | 435 | 369 | 53 | 111 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 35 | .301 | .395 | .388 | .783 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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2.9 | 125 | 82 | 327 | 296 | 42 | 80 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 113 | .270 | .336 | .514 | .850 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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3.9 | 109 | 151 | 710 | 605 | 125 | 168 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 63 | 21 | 14 | 100 | 38 | .278 | .382 | .415 | .797 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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3.1 | 127 | 113 | 475 | 413 | 55 | 117 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 8 | 41 | .283 | .341 | .375 | .716 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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2.9 | 120 | 123 | 484 | 431 | 54 | 117 | 16 | 1 | 24 | 77 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 122 | .271 | .340 | .480 | .820 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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3.6 | 118 | 152 | 622 | 570 | 76 | 172 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 69 | 24 | 36 | .302 | .341 | .426 | .767 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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3.8 | 103 | 157 | 652 | 568 | 76 | 149 | 30 | 3 | 14 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 76 | 73 | .262 | .348 | .400 | .748 |