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Silver Slugger Award

Major League Baseball award

Field	Value
name	Silver Slugger Award
image	Rizzo with Silver Slugger.jpg
caption	Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo holds Ryan Zimmerman's Silver Slugger Award.
sport	Baseball
league	Major League Baseball
description	Best offensive player at each position in the American League and National League
presenter	Hillerich & Bradsby
year	1980
year2

These voters consider several offensive statistics, including batting average, slugging percentage, and on-base percentage, as well as their "general impressions of a player's overall offensive value". They are not permitted to vote for players on their team.

The award is a bat-shaped trophy, three feet (91 cm) tall, engraved with the names of each of the winners from the league and plated with sterling silver. It is given by Hillerich & Bradsby, the manufacturer of Louisville Slugger bats.

Ten Silver Slugger Awards are given each year per league individually. One each goes to a catcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, and shortstop. Three outfielders receive the award, irrespective of their specific position; for instance, three left fielders could win the award in a given year. One award goes to a designated hitter (a player who bats in place of the pitcher) and one to a utility player (a player who can play multiple fielding positions). Additionally, since 2023, a Silver Slugger is also awarded to “the best offensive team” in each league.

NL pitchers received a Silver Slugger Award each year until 2019 and in 2021. In the COVID-shortened season, MLB allowed NL teams to use a designated hitter, so an NL DH received a Silver Slugger Award for the first time. In 2022, MLB permanently allowed both leagues to use the DH. That year also saw the introduction of the Utility Player Award.

Home run record-holder Barry Bonds won 12 Silver Slugger Awards, the most of any player, and won the award in five consecutive seasons twice: from 1990 to 1994, and again from 2000 to 2004. Mike Piazza and Alex Rodriguez are tied for second, with ten each. Piazza is also the winningest catcher, having won all ten playing at the position. Rodriguez won seven Silver Sluggers as a shortstop for the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers, and three with the Yankees as a third baseman. Wade Boggs leads third basemen with eight awards; Barry Larkin leads shortstops with nine. Other leaders include Jose Altuve, who is tied with Ryne Sandberg (seven wins as a second baseman), Mike Hampton (five wins as a pitcher), and Paul Goldschmidt (five wins as a first baseman). David Ortiz has won seven awards as a designated hitter, the most at that position. In 2018, J. D. Martinez collected two Silver Slugger Awards: one as a designated hitter and the other as an outfielder, becoming the only player to win twice in one year. In 2021, Max Fried became the final pitcher to win a Silver Slugger Award.

Key

Barry Bonds (in white uniform) has won the most Silver Slugger Awards of any player, 12.

†	Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

AL winners

1B	2B	3B	SS	OF	OF	OF	C	DH	UT	Team
		†	†					†	N/A	N/A
				†	†		†		N/A	N/A
			†	†	†				N/A	N/A
†		†	{{sortname	Cal	Ripken Jr.	Ripken, Cal}}†	†	†				N/A
†			{{sortname	Cal	Ripken Jr.	Ripken, Cal}}†	†	†				N/A
		†	{{sortname	Cal	Ripken Jr.	Ripken, Cal}}†	†	†		†		N/A
		†	{{sortname	Cal	Ripken Jr.	Ripken, Cal}}†		†				N/A
		†	†		†			†	N/A	N/A
†		†	†		†	{{sortname	Jose	Canseco	Canseco, Jose}}	†	†	N/A
†		†	{{sortname	Cal	Ripken Jr.	Ripken, Cal}}†	{{sortname	Rubén	Sierra	Sierra, Ruben}}	†	†		†
			†	†		{{sortname	Jose	Canseco	Canseco, Jose}}		†	N/A
		†	{{sortname	Cal	Ripken Jr.	Ripken, Cal}}†		{{sortname	Ken	Griffey Jr.	Griffey, Ken}}†	{{sortname	Jose	Canseco	Canseco, Jose}}
	†	{{sortname	Edgar	Martínez	Martinez, Edgar}}†			†			†	N/A
†		†	{{sortname	Cal	Ripken Jr.	Ripken, Cal}}†		{{sortname	Ken	Griffey Jr.	Griffey, Ken}}†			†
†		†	{{sortname	Cal	Ripken Jr.	Ripken, Cal}}†		{{sortname	Ken	Griffey Jr.	Griffey, Ken}}†	†	{{sortname	Iván	Rodríguez	Rodriguez, Ivan}}†
						{{sortname	Manny	Ramirez	Ramirez, Manny}}	{{sortname	Iván	Rodríguez	Rodriguez, Ivan}}†	{{sortname	Edgar	Martínez
	†	†			{{sortname	Ken	Griffey Jr.	Griffey, Ken}}†		{{sortname	Iván	Rodríguez	Rodriguez, Ivan}}†	†
					{{sortname	Ken	Griffey Jr.	Griffey, Ken}}†		{{sortname	Iván	Rodríguez	Rodriguez, Ivan}}†	{{sortname	Edgar	Martínez
					{{sortname	Ken	Griffey Jr.	Griffey, Ken}}†		{{sortname	Iván	Rodríguez	Rodriguez, Ivan}}†	{{sortname	Jose	Canseco
	†				{{sortname	Ken	Griffey Jr.	Griffey, Ken}}†	{{sortname	Manny	Ramirez	Ramirez, Manny}}	{{sortname	Iván	Rodríguez	Rodriguez, Ivan}}†
	†				{{sortname	Magglio	Ordóñez	Ordonez, Magglio}}	{{sortname	Manny	Ramirez	Ramirez, Manny}}		†
				†		{{sortname	Manny	Ramirez	Ramirez, Manny}}		{{sortname	Edgar	Martínez	Martinez, Edgar}}†
					{{sortname	Magglio	Ordóñez	Ordonez, Magglio}}			{{sortname	Manny	Ramirez	Ramirez, Manny}}
						{{sortname	Manny	Ramirez	Ramirez, Manny}}		{{sortname	Edgar	Martínez	Martinez, Edgar}}†
					†	{{sortname	Manny	Ramirez	Ramirez, Manny}}	†	†	N/A
					†	{{sortname	Manny	Ramirez	Ramirez, Manny}}		†	N/A
	{{sortname	Robinson	Canó	Cano, Robinson}}		†		†	{{sortname	Manny	Ramirez	Ramirez, Manny}}	†	†
{{sortname	Carlos	Peña	Pena, Carlos}}	{{sortname	Plácido	Polanco	Polanco, Placido}}		†	†	†	{{sortname	Magglio	Ordóñez	Ordonez, Magglio}}
			†				†		N/A	N/A
			†	†			†		N/A	N/A
		†					†	†	N/A	N/A
		†						†	N/A	N/A
			†						N/A	N/A
							†	†	N/A	N/A
	*	†							N/A	N/A
	*								N/A	N/A
	*							†	N/A	N/A
	*								N/A	N/A
	*								N/A	N/A
									N/A	N/A
									N/A	N/A
									N/A	N/A
	*									N/A
										Texas Rangers
	*									New York Yankees
										New York Yankees

Source:

NL winners

1B	2B	3B	SS	OF	OF	OF	C	P	DH^	UT	Team
		†			†		†		N/A	N/A	N/A
		†	{{sortname	Dave	Concepción	Concepción, Dave}}		†		†		N/A	N/A
	†	†	{{sortname	Dave	Concepción	Concepción, Dave}}				†		N/A	N/A
		†			†	{{sortname	José	Cruz	Cruz, Jose}}			N/A	N/A
	†*	†			†	{{sortname	José	Cruz	Cruz, Jose}}	†		N/A	N/A
	†*					†	†		N/A	N/A	N/A
		†		†	†	†	†		N/A	N/A	N/A
			†	†	†				N/A	N/A	N/A
	†*		†						N/A	N/A	N/A
	†*		†		†		†		N/A	N/A	N/A
†	†*		†						N/A	N/A	N/A
	†*		†					†	N/A	N/A	N/A
†	†*		†		†				N/A	N/A	N/A
†							†		N/A	N/A	N/A
†	†				†		†		N/A	N/A	N/A
	†		†		†		†	†	N/A	N/A	N/A
			†				†	†	N/A	N/A	N/A
†	†				†	†	†	†	N/A	N/A	N/A
	†		†				†	†	N/A	N/A	N/A
†		†	†		†	†	†		N/A	N/A	N/A
†	†	†	{{sortname	Édgar	Rentería	Rentería, Édgar}}		†		†		N/A	N/A
†	†						†		N/A	N/A	N/A
†	†	†	{{sortname	Édgar	Rentería	Rentería, Édgar}}		†		†		N/A	N/A
†	{{sortname	José	Vidro	Vidro, Jose}}		{{sortname	Édgar	Rentería	Rentería, Édgar}}				{{sortname	Javy	López	Lopez, Javy}}
		{{sortname	Adrián	Beltré	Beltre, Adrian}}†						{{sortname	Liván	Hernández	Hernandez, Livan}}	N/A
	†			†					N/A	N/A	N/A
				{{sortname	Carlos	Beltrán	Beltran, Carlos}}†					N/A	N/A
				{{sortname	Carlos	Beltrán	Beltran, Carlos}}†					N/A	N/A
			{{sortname	Hanley	Ramírez	Ramirez, Hanley}}						N/A	N/A
			{{sortname	Hanley	Ramírez	Ramirez, Hanley}}						N/A	N/A
									N/A	N/A	N/A
									N/A	N/A	N/A
									N/A	N/A	N/A
									N/A	N/A	N/A
									N/A	N/A	N/A
									N/A	N/A	N/A
									N/A	N/A	N/A
									N/A	N/A	N/A
									N/A	N/A	N/A
									N/A	N/A	N/A
								N/A		N/A	N/A
									N/A	N/A	N/A
								N/A			N/A
								N/A			Atlanta Braves
								N/A			Los Angeles Dodgers
								N/A			Los Angeles Dodgers

Source:

(^) = A universal designated hitter rule was implemented temporarily during the MLB season and was fully implemented starting in ; the NL awarded its first Silver Slugger for DH in 2020. No award for pitchers was given.

References

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