Jose Canseco was the beneficiary of an imperfect Rookie of the Year vote in 1986.
| Voti | Voti | Voti | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Tm | Vote Pts | 1st Place | Share | WAR |
| 1 | José Canseco | OAK | 110.0 | 16.0 | 79% | 3.0 |
| 2 | Wally Joyner | CAL | 98.0 | 12.0 | 70% | 3.2 |
| 3 | Mark Eichhorn | TOR | 23.0 | 0.0 | 16% | 7.3 |
| 4 | Cory Snyder | CLE | 16.0 | 0.0 | 11% | 1.1 |
| 5 | Danny Tartabull | SEA | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3% | 1.2 |
| 6 | Rubén Sierra | TEX | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1% | 1.4 |