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Third baseman (list of winners) SS: Shortstop (list of winners) OF: Outfielder (list of winners) C: Catcher (list of winners) P: Pitcher (list of winners) DH: Designated hitter (list of winners) UT: Utility player (list of winners) * Winner of the most Silver Slugger Awards at his position (* indicates tie) † Member of the National Baseball ...
The award is a bat-shaped trophy, 3 feet (91 cm) tall, engraved with the names of each of the winners from the league [1] and plated with sterling silver. [3] In 2022, Major League Baseball began awarding a Silver Slugger Award to utility players (i.e. players who played multiple fielding positions in a given season). [4]
Barry Bonds has won 12 Silver Slugger Awards, the most of any player at any position. 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).
A Silver Slugger Award for designated hitters was given only in the American League during that time. [6] Mike Hampton has won the most Silver Sluggers as a pitcher, earning five consecutive awards with four different teams from 1999 to 2003. [7] Tom Glavine is a four-time winner (1991, 1995–1996, 1998) with the Atlanta Braves. [8]
Babe Ruth, the all-time leader in OPS. On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging average. [1] The statistic reflects two important offensive skills: the ability of a player to get on base and to hit for power. Babe Ruth is the all-time leader with a career ...
Gibson and Willard Brown are the only players to have finished in the top two in batting average in five different seasons. Oscar Charleston won batting championships in the Negro National League and Eastern Colored League, and holds the third all-time highest career batting average of .363 during a span of 21 years (1920-1941).
At the end of each Major League Baseball season, the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced. [1] Leading either the American League or the National League in a particular category is referred to as a title. The following lists describe which players hold the most titles in a career for a particular category.
Mike Piazza is the all-time leader in Silver Slugger Awards among catchers, winning ten consecutive from 1993 to 2002. 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).