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Mike Hampton has won five Silver Slugger Awards, best among all pitchers. 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).
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.
MLB Silver Slugger Award Winners - National League Shading is not used to differentiate the players' performances. It is merely used to quickly illustrate long strings of games/years played by a single player.
MLB Silver Slugger Award Winners - American League Shading is not used to differentiate the players' performances. It is merely used to quickly illustrate long strings of games/years played by a single player.
Given out since 1980, the Silver Slugger recognizes the best offensive players at each position in each league. The winners are voted upon by Major League managers and coaches, who are unable to vote for players on their own teams. The finalists for the 2024 Silver Slugger Awards have been revealed.
Barry Bonds holds the record making the team 12 times. Alex Rodriguez and Mike Piazza have each made the team ten times. J.D. Martinez is the only player to have won the award at two different positions in the same year, doing so at both DH and as an OF in 2018.
The winners for the 2023 Silver Sluggers have been revealed by Major League Baseball during a special on MLB Network Thursday night. The Silver Slugger is awarded to a player selected as...
Here are the 2022 Silver Slugger Award winners: FIRST BASE. AL winner: Nathaniel Lowe, Rangers (first win) Lowe had a breakout year for Texas, slashing .302/.358/.492 with 27 home runs and 76 RBIs. The 26-year-old set career highs in home runs, RBIs, batting average, OBP, slugging percentage, OPS+ (141) and total bases (292).
Dusty Baker won the Silver Slugger award in 1980.
Check out stats on every Major League Baseball Silver Slugger winner since 1911 on ESPN.com.