Prime Nine's top Rookie Seasons
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9. 1993 Mike Piazza
8. 1984 Dwight Gooden
7. 1936 Joe DiMaggio
6. 2001 Ichiro Suzuki (MVP)
5. 1975 Fred Lynn (MVP)
4. 1981 Fernando Valenzulea
3. 2001 Albert Pujols
2. 1939 Ted Williams
1. 1947 Jackie Robinson
They say Robinson because he "had the greatest impact"
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Jackie had to go through a lot in 1947 as well outside of the game and he HAD to perform or it could have set the game back another decade so I think with all of those factors, I would put him #1.
Statistically, of course not. It's obviously 2003 Nick Punto. :p
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Rk Player OPS+ Year Age
1 Johnny Mize 161 1936 23
2 Ted Williams 160 1939 20
3 Albert Pujols 157 2001 21
4 Mitchell Page 154 1977 25
5 Dale Alexander 148 1929 26
6 Alvin Davis 147 1984 23
7 Paul Waner 147 1926 23
8 Del Bissonette 144 1928 28
9 Del Ennis 143 1946 21
10 George Watkins 143 1930 30
11 Frank Robinson 142 1956 20
12 Jeff Bagwell 139 1991 23
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Thank you SirKodiak. I was just looking for that list.
Keep 'em coming Jeffy!
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Interesting that the top offensive performance (OPS wise) by a rookie...doesn't make the list at all.
Interesting...
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Well Prime Nine doesn't always do as well on these lists as they should.
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OregonDuck1989
Interesting that the top offensive performance (OPS wise) by a rookie...doesn't make the list at all.
Interesting...
Lemme guess...Nick Punto's!!
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I agree with Jackie Robinson as #1. Don't really care about the rest though.
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Mitchell Page actually had a hell of a year in 77, and was outvoted by Murray unfairly.
Page's 77 was a great year, and should be somewhere on the list.
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SirKodiak
Leroy Paige, '48
naw :)
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Rexington
Lemme guess...Nick Punto's!!
Well his OPS+ of 48 in 2003 his first year of over 10 games should garner mention.
But I was referring to Johnny Mize.
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OregonDuck1989
Well his OPS+ of 48 in 2003 his first year of over 10 games should garner mention.
But I was referring to Johnny Mize.
I have seen a few Punto references by you, and before the mental muzzle could catch it I typed the joke up.
These two lists are extremely conflicting. I am going with Pujols slightly over Mize on this.
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All the players mentioned, sorted by WAR:
- Ichiro Suzuki, 2001, 7.6
- Fred Lynn, 1975, 7.1
- Mike Piazza, 1993, 7
- Albert Pujols, 2001, 6.9
- Ted Williams, 1939, 6.8
- Frank Robinson, 1956, 6.2
- Mitchell Page, 1977, 6
- Paul Waner, 1926, 5.7
- Alvin Davis, 1984, 5.6
- Dwight Gooden, 1984, 5.4
- Fernando Valenzuela, 1981, 5.4
- Johnny Mize, 1936, 4.9
- Joe DiMaggio, 1936, 4.8
- Dale Alexander, 1929, 4.8
- Jeff Bagwell, 1991, 4.7
- Del Ennis, 1946, 4.4
- Del Bissonette, 1928, 4
- Jackie Robinson, 1947, 3.4
- George Watkins, 1930, 3.2
- Satchel Paige, 1948, 2
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