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List of Silver Slugger Award winners as a utility player

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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]

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]

Key

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Year Links to the corresponding Major League Baseball season
AVG Batting average
OBP On-base percentage
SLG Slugging percentage
HR Home runs
RBI Runs batted in
Ref References
* or ** Winner of the most Silver Slugger Awards at his position (** indicates tie)
† Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

American League winners

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Year Player Team AVG OBP SLG HR RBI Ref
2022 Luis Arráez** Minnesota Twins .316 .375 .420 8 49 [5]
2023 Gunnar Henderson** Baltimore Orioles .255 .325 .489 28 82 [6]

National League winners

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Year Player Team AVG OBP SLG HR RBI Ref
2022 Brandon Drury** Cincinnati Reds
San Diego Padres		 .263 .320 .492 28 87 [7][8]
2023 Cody Bellinger** Chicago Cubs .307 .356 .525 26 97 [9]

See also

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References

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  • "MLB Awards: History (Awards: Silver Slugger)". Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
Inline citations
  1. ^ a b c McCalvy, Adam (November 13, 2008). "Braun nets first Silver Slugger Award". Brewers.MLB.com. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  2. ^ "Louisville Slugger – The Silver Slugger Awards". Louisville Slugger. Archived from the original on May 30, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  3. ^ "What are the Silver Bat and Silver Slugger Team Awards?". Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
  4. ^ "Versatility rewarded: Silver Slugger added for utility players". MLB.com. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  5. ^ "2022 Minnesota Twins Batting, Pitching, and Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "2023 Baltimore Orioles Batting, Pitching, and Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "2022 Cincinnati Reds Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 San Diego Padres Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  9. ^ "2023 Chicago Cubs Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
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