Award for best offensive players at baseball leagues
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). 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".[1] Managers and coaches are not permitted to vote for players on their own team.[1] The Silver Slugger was first awarded in 1980 and is given by Hillerich & Bradsby, the manufacturer of Louisville Slugger bats.[2] 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]
As with the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, the prize is presented to outfielders irrespective of their specific position.[4][5] This means that it is possible for three left fielders, or any other combination of outfielders, to win the award in the same year, rather than one left fielder, one center fielder, and one right fielder. It is also possible for outfield teammates to win the award in the same season, which has happened eight times since 1980.[2]
Gwynn posted the highest batting average in an outfielder's winning season, batting .394 in the 1994 season[11] before it was truncated by the players' strike.[23]Magglio Ordóñez' 2007 average is the best in the American League (.363).[24] Bonds, the overall leader, holds three records: on-base percentage (.609 in 2004), slugging percentage (.863 in 2001) and home runs (73 in 2001).[6] The American League leaders in those categories include Belle (.714 slugging percentage in 1994),[16]Aaron Judge (62 home runs in 2022),[25] and Trout (.460 on-base percentage in 2018).[7] Ramírez also leads both leagues in runs batted in (RBI) during an outfielder's winning season, with 165 in 1999.[26] Sosa is the National League leader (160 RBI in 2001).[15]
Key
American League winners
Manny Ramirez has won more AL Silver Slugger Awards at outfield than any other player.Dave Winfield won the AL Silver Slugger Award at outfield in five consecutive seasons (1981–1985), the most of any player.Dwight Evans went six seasons between AL Silver Slugger Award at outfield (1981–1987), tied with Ichiro for the longest such gap (2001–2007).Vladimir Guerrero is one of only two players to win multiple Silver Slugger Awards at outfield in both leagues.
National League winners
Tony Gwynn won seven NL Silver Slugger Awards at outfield, the most of anyone other than Barry Bonds.David Justice was the first player to win the Silver Slugger Award at outfield in both leagues.Gary Sheffield went six seasons between NL Silver Slugger Awards at outfield (1996–2003), the longest such gap.Ryan Braun is the most recent of three players to win five consecutive NL Silver Slugger Awards at outfield (2008–2012).
References
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