List of Silver Slugger Award winners at second base

The Silver Slugger Award is awarded annually to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball (MLB). These voters consider several offensive categories in selecting the winners, including batting average, slugging percentage, and on-base percentage, in addition to "coaches' and managers' general impressions of a player's overall offensive value". Managers and coaches are not permitted to vote for players on their own team. The Silver Slugger was first awarded in 1980 and is given by Hillerich & Bradsby, the manufacturer of Louisville Slugger bats. The award is a bat-shaped trophy, 3 feet (91 cm) tall, engraved with the names of each of the winners from the league and plated with sterling silver.

Among second basemen, Ryne Sandberg, who played 15 seasons with the Chicago Cubs in his 16-year career, is tied for the most Silver Sluggers all-time with seven wins, and is first among all National League second basemen, including five consecutive from 1988 to 1992. Three other National League players have won the award four times. Jeff Kent (2000–2002, 2005) won three consecutive awards with the San Francisco Giants, before adding a fourth with the Los Angeles Dodgers; Craig Biggio, who played his entire career with the Houston Astros, won the award four times as a second baseman (1994–1995, 1997–1998) after winning another as a catcher. Chase Utley followed Kent's last win by capturing four consecutive awards (2006–2009).

In the American League, Jose Altuve has also won seven Silver Slugger awards, tied for the most all-time, including five consecutive awards (2014–2018). Altuve's seven Silver Slugger awards are the most among American League winners, ahead of Robinson Canó who is a five-time winner. Roberto Alomar won the award at the same position with three different teams (Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians). Julio Franco won four consecutive awards (1988–1991) with two different teams, and Lou Whitaker won four awards in five years (1983–1985, 1987) with the Detroit Tigers.

DJ LeMahieu holds the record for the highest batting average and slugging percentage in a second baseman's Silver Slugger-winning season with the respective .364 and .590 marks he set in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. In the National League, Luis Arraez's .354 batting average in 2023 ranks first. Willie Randolph, who won the inaugural award in the 1980 season, set a record for on-base percentage (.427) that has not yet been broken. Chuck Knoblauch is second behind Randolph in the American League with a .424 on-base percentage, a mark that was tied by Jeff Kent in 2000 to set the National League record. That year, Kent also set the record among second basemen for highest slugging percentage (.596) and the National League record for runs batted in (125). Bret Boone is the overall leader in runs batted in (141); this record was established in 2001. Marcus Semien hit 45 home runs in 2021, the most ever by a second baseman in a winning season, while Sandberg set the National League mark with 40 in 1990. Jose Altuve collected 225 hits in 2014, the most in a season for a second baseman in the post-integration era.

American League winners

Year	Player	Team	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR	RBI	Ref
		New York Yankees	.294	.427	.407	7	46
		California Angels	.271	.377	.408	22	61
	{{sortname	Dámaso	García	Garcia, Damaso}}	Toronto Blue Jays	.310	.338	.399	5	42
		Detroit Tigers	.320	.380	.457	12	72
	(2)	Detroit Tigers	.289	.357	.407	12	72
	(3)	Detroit Tigers	.279	.362	.456	21	73
		Kansas City Royals	.272	.322	.465	22	84
	(4)	Detroit Tigers	.265	.341	.427	16	59
		Cleveland Indians	.303	.361	.409	10	54
	(2)	Texas Rangers	.316	.386	.462	13	92
	(3)	Texas Rangers	.296	.383	.402	11	69
	(4)	Texas Rangers	.341	.408	.474	15	78
	†	Toronto Blue Jays	.310	.405	.427	8	76
		Cleveland Indians	.321	.355	.486	21	114
	(2)	Cleveland Indians	.314	.333	.525	19	80
		Minnesota Twins	.333	.424	.487	11	63
	† (2)	Baltimore Orioles	.328	.411	.527	22	94
	(2)	Minnesota Twins	.291	.390	.411	9	58
		Detroit Tigers	.271	.332	.478	27	100
	† (3)	Cleveland Indians	.323	.422	.533	24	120
	† (4)	Cleveland Indians	.310	.378	.475	19	89
		Seattle Mariners	.331	.372	.578	37	141
		New York Yankees	.300	.332	.547	39	102
	(2)	Seattle Mariners	.294	.366	.535	35	117
	(2)	Texas Rangers	.280	.324	.484	28	91
	(3)	Texas Rangers	.268	.309	.512	36	104
	{{sortname	Robinson	Canó	Cano, Robinson}}	New York Yankees	.342	.365	.525	15	78
	{{sortname	Plácido	Polanco	Polanco, Placido}}	Detroit Tigers	.341	.388	.458	9	67
		Boston Red Sox	.326	.376	.493	17	83
		Toronto Blue Jays	.286	.330	.499	36	108
	{{sortname	Robinson	Canó	Cano, Robinson}} (2)	New York Yankees	.319	.381	.534	29	109
	{{sortname	Robinson	Canó	Cano, Robinson}} (3)	New York Yankees	.302	.349	.533	28	118
	{{sortname	Robinson	Canó	Cano, Robinson}} (4)	New York Yankees	.313	.379	.550	33	94
	{{sortname	Robinson	Canó	Cano, Robinson}} (5)	New York Yankees	.314	.383	.516	27	107
	{{sortname	Jose	Altuve	Altuve, Jose}}*	Houston Astros	.341	.377	.453	7	59
	{{sortname	Jose	Altuve	Altuve, Jose}}* (2)	Houston Astros	.313	.353	.459	15	66
	{{sortname	Jose	Altuve	Altuve, Jose}}* (3)	Houston Astros	.338	.396	.531	24	96
	{{sortname	Jose	Altuve	Altuve, Jose}}* (4)	Houston Astros	.346	.410	.547	24	81
	{{sortname	Jose	Altuve	Altuve, Jose}}* (5)	Houston Astros	.316	.386	.451	13	61
		New York Yankees	.327	.375	.518	26	102
	(2)	New York Yankees	.364	.421	.590	10	27
		Toronto Blue Jays	.265	.334	.538	45	102
	{{sortname	Jose	Altuve	Altuve, Jose}}* (6)	Houston Astros	.300	.387	.533	28	57
	(2)	Texas Rangers	.276	.348	.478	29	100
	{{sortname	Jose	Altuve	Altuve, Jose}}* (7)	Houston Astros	.295	.350	.439	20	65
		New York Yankees	.242	.332	.481	31	80

National League winners

Year	Player	Team	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR	RBI	Ref
		Philadelphia Phillies	.292	.334	.412	7	43
	(2)	Philadelphia Phillies	.287	.338	.395	6	36
	†	San Francisco Giants	.292	.417	.435	16	73
		Pittsburgh Pirates	.283	.323	.399	5	53
	*†	Chicago Cubs	.314	.367	.520	19	84
	*† (2)	Chicago Cubs	.305	.364	.504	26	83
		Los Angeles Dodgers	.332	.390	.441	6	56
		Philadelphia Phillies	.272	.335	.502	28	100
	*† (3)	Chicago Cubs	.264	.322	.419	19	69
	*† (4)	Chicago Cubs	.290	.356	.497	30	76
	*† (5)	Chicago Cubs	.306	.354	.559	40	100
	*† (6)	Chicago Cubs	.291	.379	.485	26	100
	*† (7)	Chicago Cubs	.304	.371	.510	26	87
		San Francisco Giants	.312	.375	.496	19	65
	†	Houston Astros	.318	.411	.483	6	56
	† (2)	Houston Astros	.302	.406	.483	22	77
		Colorado Rockies	.324	.393	.421	8	74
	† (3)	Houston Astros	.309	.415	.501	22	81
	† (4)	Houston Astros	.325	.403	.503	20	88
		New York Mets	.304	.385	.502	27	108
	†	San Francisco Giants	.334	.424	.596	33	125
	† (2)	San Francisco Giants	.298	.369	.507	22	106
	† (3)	San Francisco Giants	.313	.368	.565	37	108
	{{sortname	José	Vidro	Vidro, Jose}}	Montreal Expos	.310	.397	.470	15	65
		San Diego Padres	.335	.391	.495	16	76
	† (4)	Los Angeles Dodgers	.289	.377	.512	29	105
		Philadelphia Phillies	.309	.379	.527	32	102
	(2)	Philadelphia Phillies	.332	.410	.566	22	103
	(3)	Philadelphia Phillies	.292	.380	.535	33	104
	(4)	Philadelphia Phillies	.282	.397	.508	31	93
		Florida Marlins	.287	.369	.508	33	105
		Cincinnati Reds	.300	.353	.457	18	82
	(2)	Arizona Diamondbacks	.302	.360	.522	26	85
		St. Louis Cardinals	.318	.392	.481	11	78
		Pittsburgh Pirates	.271	.342	.467	23	76
		Miami Marlins	.333	.359	.418	4	46
		Washington Nationals	.347	.390	.595	25	104
	(2)	Washington Nationals	.322	.384	.543	23	93
		Chicago Cubs	.290	.326	.554	34	111
		Atlanta Braves	.295	.352	.500	24	86
		San Francisco Giants	.326	.365	.463	3	29
	(2)	Atlanta Braves	.259	.310	.488	30	106
		New York Mets	.326	.382	.454	9	62
		Miami Marlins	.354	.393	.469	10	69
		Arizona Diamondbacks	.292	.372	.560	36	95
	(2)	Arizona Diamondbacks	.283	.376	.517	28	72