It should surprise no one that Ronald Acuña Jr. is about to be named the National League Rookie of the Year for 2018. The numbers he put up and impact he had on the Braves winning the division even beyond the box score are the kinds of measureables that tend to bring hardware with them at season’s end.
So while it’s not a question about Acuña having the best numbers among NL rookies this year, the question is how his numbers stack up to other great players that played a large role in an age-20 season.