The Greatest Rookie Seasons By A Left Fielder
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.
- Mitchell Page – 1977
- Age: 25
- Team(s): Oakland Athletics
- Frank Robinson – 1956
- Age: 20
- Team(s): Cincinnati Reds
- Bernie Carbo – 1970
- Age: 22
- Team(s): Cincinnati Reds
- Rico Carty – 1964
- Age: 24
- Team(s): Milwaukee Braves
- Stan Musial – 1942
- Age: 21
- Team(s): St. Louis Cardinals
- Al Bumbry – 1973
- Age: 26
- Team(s): Baltimore Orioles
- Kiki Cuyler – 1924
- Age: 25
- Team(s): Pittsburgh Pirates
- Ronald Acuna, Jr – 2018
- Age: 20
- Team(s): Atlanta Braves
- George Stone – 1905
- Age: 28
- Team(s): St. Louis Browns
- Del Ennis – 1946
- Age: 21
- Team(s): Philadelphia Phillies
- Juan Soto – 2018
- Age: 19
- Team(s): Washington Nationals
- Jeff Heath – 1938
- Age: 23
- Team(s): Cleveland Indians
- Johnny Rizzo – 1938
- Age: 25
- Team(s): Pittsburgh Pirates
- Tim Raines – 1981
- Age: 21
- Team(s): Montreal Expos
- Wally Berger – 1930
- Age: 24
- Team(s): Boston Braves
- Rick Reichardt – 1966
- Age: 23
- Team(s): California Angels
- Bob Johnson – 1933
- Age: 27
- Team(s): Philadelphia Athletics
- Joe Medwick – 1933
- Age: 21
- Team(s): St. Louis Cardinals
- Willie Horton – 1965
- Age: 22
- Team(s): Detroit Tigers
- Gary Matthews – 1973
- Age: 22
- Team(s): San Francisco Giants
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 | 157 | 145 | 592 | 501 | 85 | 154 | 28 | 8 | 21 | 75 | 42 | 5 | 78 | 95 | .307 | .405 | .521 | .926 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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6.5 | 145 | 152 | 668 | 572 | 122 | 166 | 27 | 6 | 38 | 83 | 8 | 4 | 64 | 95 | .290 | .379 | .558 | .937 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.5 | 170 | 125 | 467 | 365 | 54 | 113 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 63 | 10 | 4 | 94 | 77 | .310 | .454 | .551 | 1.005 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 | 165 | 133 | 505 | 455 | 72 | 150 | 28 | 4 | 22 | 88 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 78 | .330 | .388 | .554 | .942 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 | 156 | 140 | 536 | 467 | 87 | 147 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 6 | 62 | 25 | .315 | .397 | .490 | .887 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 | 158 | 110 | 395 | 356 | 73 | 120 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 34 | 49 | .337 | .398 | .500 | .898 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.7 | 149 | 117 | 515 | 466 | 94 | 165 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 85 | 32 | 11 | 30 | 62 | .354 | .402 | .539 | .941 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.1 | 143 | 111 | 487 | 433 | 78 | 127 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 64 | 16 | 5 | 45 | 123 | .293 | .366 | .552 | .918 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 | 141 | 155 | 694 | 635 | 78 | 189 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 27 | 44 | .298 | .348 | .411 | .759 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 | 140 | 141 | 583 | 540 | 70 | 169 | 30 | 6 | 17 | 73 | 5 | 39 | 65 | .313 | .364 | .485 | .849 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.0 | 146 | 116 | 494 | 414 | 77 | 121 | 25 | 1 | 22 | 70 | 5 | 2 | 79 | 99 | .292 | .406 | .517 | .923 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.2 | 137 | 126 | 538 | 502 | 104 | 172 | 31 | 18 | 21 | 112 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 55 | .343 | .383 | .602 | .985 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 | 140 | 143 | 617 | 555 | 97 | 167 | 31 | 9 | 23 | 111 | 1 | 54 | 61 | .301 | .368 | .514 | .882 |
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 | 136 | 88 | 363 | 313 | 61 | 95 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 71 | 11 | 45 | 31 | .304 | .391 | .438 | .829 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.2 | 131 | 151 | 625 | 555 | 98 | 172 | 27 | 14 | 38 | 119 | 3 | 54 | 69 | .310 | .375 | .614 | .989 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.1 | 148 | 89 | 361 | 319 | 48 | 92 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 61 | .288 | .367 | .480 | .847 |
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 | 131 | 142 | 625 | 535 | 103 | 155 | 44 | 4 | 21 | 93 | 8 | 3 | 85 | 74 | .290 | .387 | .505 | .892 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.8 | 131 | 148 | 626 | 595 | 92 | 182 | 40 | 10 | 18 | 98 | 5 | 26 | 56 | .306 | .337 | .497 | .834 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.0 | 131 | 143 | 572 | 512 | 69 | 140 | 20 | 2 | 29 | 104 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 101 | .273 | .340 | .490 | .830 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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3.4 | 123 | 148 | 605 | 540 | 74 | 162 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 17 | 5 | 58 | 83 | .300 | .367 | .444 | .811 |