We start off Award Season with the All Rounder Award, given to the players who are the most perfect mix of offense, defense, speed, and everything else.
The three finalists here were Eddie Collins (Chicago), Willie Mays (New York Gothams), and Mike Epstein (Homestead).
Here’s the relevant info:
| Name | POS | Slash | SB | CS | ZR | Eff |
| Eddie Collins | 2B | 315/409/513 | 61 | 13 | 6.6 | 1.054 |
| Mike Epstein | 1B | 316/420/528 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.006 |
| Willie Mays | CF | 322/384/516 | 11 | 6 | 9.6 | 1.028 |
So, yeah, the committee pulling this together (a) clearly thought Epstein just deserved some recognition for a great season on a bad team and (b) doesn’t believe much in the power of speed.
Eric Davis (New York Black Yankees) and Ty Cobb (Detroit Wolverines) probably deserved serious consideration here.
But in the end it never really mattered: Eddie Collins was built for this award, and easily took down its first offering.