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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]
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 ...
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).
The newest award is the All-MLB Team, introduced in 2019 to honor the best players at each position across all of MLB. [3] Before that time, the most recently established awards were the Major League Baseball Reliever of the Year Award and Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award, both established in 2005.
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).
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).
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 ...
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time. (For Japanese baseball records see Nippon Professional Baseball)