Greatest Rookie Season Ever in Any Sport?

Fred Lynn made his major league debut in September of 1974 and turned heads as he batted .419 with two home runs and 10 RBI in just 15 games; those numbers were just a prelude to the following season.

His 1975 rookie campaign has never been matched since; after batting .331, hitting 21 home runs, knocking in 102 runs, and leading the league in doubles, runs score, and slugging percentage, Lynn became the first player to simultaneously win American League Rookie of the Year and MVP honors as he helped lead the Red Sox to the post-season for the first time in eight years. Lynn also dazzled in the outfield, making sensational, acrobatic catches on an almost daily basis to earn the first of four Gold Gloves. Perhaps the biggest highlight of that amazing season came in June in Detroit when he drove in 10 runs with three home runs, a triple, and a single and collected 16 total bases, tying an AL record.