Prime Nine's top Rookie Seasons

[Jeffy25]

Hope you are enjoying all the discussions

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"

[OregonDuck1989]

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.

[SirKodiak]

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

[Rexington]

Thank you SirKodiak. I was just looking for that list.

Keep 'em coming Jeffy!

[OregonDuck1989]

Interesting that the top offensive performance (OPS wise) by a rookie...doesn't make the list at all.

Interesting...

[Jeffy25]

Well Prime Nine doesn't always do as well on these lists as they should.

[Rexington]

Interesting that the top offensive performance (OPS wise) by a rookie...doesn't make the list at all.

Interesting...

Lemme guess...Nick Punto's!!

[200tang]

I agree with Jackie Robinson as #1. Don't really care about the rest though.

[SirKodiak]

Leroy Paige, '48

[Jeffy25]

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.

[Jeffy25]

Leroy Paige, '48

naw

[OregonDuck1989]

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.

[Rexington]

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.

[HoustonGM]

All the players mentioned, sorted by WAR:

1. Ichiro Suzuki, 2001, 7.6
2. Fred Lynn, 1975, 7.1
3. Mike Piazza, 1993, 7
4. Albert Pujols, 2001, 6.9
5. Ted Williams, 1939, 6.8
6. Frank Robinson, 1956, 6.2
7. Mitchell Page, 1977, 6
8. Paul Waner, 1926, 5.7
9. Alvin Davis, 1984, 5.6
10. Dwight Gooden, 1984, 5.4
11. Fernando Valenzuela, 1981, 5.4
12. Johnny Mize, 1936, 4.9
13. Joe DiMaggio, 1936, 4.8
14. Dale Alexander, 1929, 4.8
15. Jeff Bagwell, 1991, 4.7
16. Del Ennis, 1946, 4.4
17. Del Bissonette, 1928, 4
18. Jackie Robinson, 1947, 3.4
19. George Watkins, 1930, 3.2
20. Satchel Paige, 1948, 2

[Rexington]

Thank you HGM