Mazz’s Tiers: Best Boston sports rookie seasons
It’s time for the latest Mazz’s Tiers! This week Mazz ranks the greatest rookie seasons by Boston sports athletes since 1975. TIER 1 Fred Lynn – 1975 – Boston Red…
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – MAY 04: Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins skates against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on May 04, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey.
Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesIt's time for the latest Mazz's Tiers! This week Mazz ranks the greatest rookie seasons by Boston sports athletes since 1975.
TIER 1
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 11: Former Boston Bruins player Ray Bourque waves to fans before the Bruins home opener against the Chicago Blackhawks at TD Garden on October 11, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Fred Lynn - 1975 - Boston Red Sox
Mike Haynes - 1976 - New England Patriots
Larry Bird - 1979-80 - Boston Celtics
Ray Bourque - 1979-80 - Boston Bruins
TIER 2
Tom Hauck/Allsport5 Aug 1999: Nomar Garciaparra #5 of the Boston Red Sox looking on during the game against the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field in Anaheim, California. The Angels defeated the Red Sox 8-0. (Tom Hauck/Allsport)
Joe Juneau - 1991-92 - Boston Bruins
Curtis Martin - 1995 - New England Patriots
Terry Glenn - 1996 - New England Patriots
Nomar Garciaparra - 1997 - Boston Red Sox
Patrice Bergeron - 2003-04 - Boston Bruins
TIER 3
(Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images)Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics drives to the basket against Otto Porter Jr. of the Washington Wizards at TD Garden on Dec. 25, 2017. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images)
John Stephens - 1988, Leonard Russell - 1991, and Robert Edwards - 1998 - New England Patriots
Jonathan Papelbon - 2006 - Boston Red Sox
Sergei Samsonov - 1997-98 - Boston Bruins
Paul Pierce - 1998-99 - Boston Celtics
Andrew Raycroft - 2003-04 - Boston Bruins
Dustin Pedroia - 2007 - Boston Red Sox
Jerod Mayo - 2008 - New England Patriots
Rob Gronkowski - 2010 - New England Patriots
Aaron Hernandez - 2010 - New England Patriots
Devin McCourty - 2010 - New England Patriots
Jayson Tatum - 2017-18 - Boston Celtics
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