Cleveland Guardians award winners and league leaders explained

This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball.

Awards

Most Valuable Player

See main article: Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award.

Cy Young

See main article: Cy Young Award.

Triple Crown

See main article: Triple Crown (baseball).

Rookie of the Year

See main article: Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award.

Manager of the Year

See main article: Manager of the Year Award.

Gold Glove Award

See main article: Gold Glove Award.

Silver Slugger Award

See main article: Silver Slugger Award.

Edgar Martínez Award

See main article: Edgar Martínez Award.

MLB "This Year in Baseball Awards"

See main article: This Year in Baseball Awards. Note: These awards were renamed the "GIBBY Awards" in 2010 and then the "Esurance MLB Awards" in 2015.

"GIBBY Awards" Best Breakout Pitcher

"GIBBY Awards" Best Hitting Performance

Wilson defensive awards

See main article: Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award.

Lee MacPhail MVP Award (ALCS)

DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)

See main article: DHL Hometown Heroes.

Team award

Team records (single-game, single-season, career)

See main article: Cleveland Guardians team records.

Other achievements

See also: J. G. Taylor Spink Award.

Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame

For a virtual tour, see footnote[6] For photos of inductees' plaques, see footnote[7]

The Guardians Hall of Fame is located at Heritage Park at Progressive Field. Opened in 2007 – in the centerfield area of Progressive Field – Heritage Park contains bronze plaques and other exhibits honoring the franchise's history.[8]

Year
Year inducted
Bold Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame as an Indian
BoldRecipient of the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award
Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame
YearNo.NamePosition(s)Tenure
1951 3, 5 Earl Averill 1929–1939
Jesse Burkett 1891–1898
18, 49 P
Manager
1928–1947
1961, 1962
1910–1915
4, 6, 8, 9, 25, 35 1937–1944
1946–1949
Nap Lajoie 2B
Manager
1902–1914
1905–1909
26, 30 C
Manager
1911–1923
1935–1937
2, 4 Joe Sewell 1920–1930
Tris Speaker CF
Manager
1916–1926
1919–1926
7, 25 1933–1941
Cy Young 1909–1911
1954 5, 34 Lou Boudreau SS
Manager
1938–1950
1942–1950
1957 3B
Manager
1901–1910
1909
9, 14, 19 Bob Feller 1936–1941
1945–1956
1960 6, 21, 38, 42 Bob Lemon 1941–1942
1946–1958
1963 Elmer Flick 1902–1910
1965 29, 31 Satchel Paige 1948–1949
1966 Stan Coveleski 1916–1924
6, 14, 37 Larry Doby 1947–1955, 1958
4, 10, 14, 30, 40 1941–1942
1946–1957
1972 24, 38 Early Wynn 1949–1957, 1963
2006 1912–1920
6, 21, 38 1955–1959
1965–1967
Addie Joss 1902–1910
12 Al López C
Manager
1947
1951–1956
17, 34, 48 1961–1971
7, 17 1947–1956
27 P
Broadcaster
1955–1959
1964–1997
1897–1899
2007 1916–1922
7, 22, 25 1948–1959
41 1990–2002
29 1977–1987
2008 4 Joe Gordon 2B
Manager
1947–1950
1958–1960
21 1B
Manager
1979–1985
1991–1999
2009 15 C
Coach
Manager
1990–2000
2010–present
2012
14, 22 1927–1933
2010 7 1992–1996
1998–2001, 2007
2012 35, 36 Gaylord Perry 1972–1975
2013 9 1990–1996, 1999
2014 13 1994–2004
2016 8, 36 1989–1996
7, 11, 28 1919–1932
20, 33 Frank Robinson RF/LF
Manager
1974–1976
1975–1977
6, 25, 59 Jim Thome 1991–2002, 2011
2023 46, 33, 34, 31946–1956
24 1993–2000
2024 52 2001–2008

Cleveland Guardians Distinguished Hall of Fame

The team established its Distinguished Hall of Fame in 2009 to honor non-uniformed personnel who made significant contributions to the franchise.[9]

Cleveland Guardians Distinguished Hall of Fame
YearNameRole(s)Tenure
2009 Owner 1986–2000
Owner 1946–1949
2010 1935–1940
1941–1961
2012OF
Broadcaster
1908, 1910–1922
1933–1953
1965–2002
2013 General manager 1991–2001
2014 Jimmy Dudley Broadcaster 1948–1968
Broadcaster 1989–2011
2015 President 1987–1991
2019 Executive vice president 1988–2019
2022 Fan 1973–2022
Travel director 1974–2022
2024 Clubhouse manager 1962–2006
1982–1988, 1997–1998

Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame

See main article: Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame.

Cleveland Indians in the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame
No.PlayerPositionTenureNotes
31, 34 1996–1997, 2003 Attended Geneva High School
39 1979–1983
3B
Manager
1901–1910
1905, 1909
Born in Cleveland
23 2001–2003 Elected mainly on his performance with Boston Red Sox
34 1980–1982
Owner 2000–present Born in Cleveland Heights, attended Cleveland State University
9 1949–1954
9, 14, 19 1936–1941, 1945–1956
1902–1910
32, 48 2003–2012
18, 49 P
Manager
1928–1947
1961, 1962
21 1B
Manager
1979–1985
1991–1999
Broadcaster 1989–2011 Born in Cleveland
1912 Born in Cleveland
2, 6, 36, 38 1938–1946 Born in Cleveland
20, 28 CF
Broadcaster
1975–1983
1990–present
4, 24 Coach 1977–1981 Born in Cleveland
26, 30 C
Manager
1911–1923
1935–1937
10, 27 SS
Manager
1910, 1912–1913
1928–1933, 1941
Grew up in Cleveland
10 1970 Grew up in Cleveland
27 P
Broadcaster
1955–1959
1964–1997
CF
Manager
1916–1926
1919–1926
29 1977–1979, 1981–1987
6 1930–1936 Born in Cleveland
1914–1923 Born in Cleveland

Cleveland Chapter / BBWAA awards

Cleveland Indians Man of the Year Award

See footnote[10] The "Cleveland Indians Man of the Year Award" was established in 1946, but was renamed the "Bob Feller Man of the Year Award" in 2010.

From 1937 to 1943, the award was known as the "Cleveland Indians Most Valuable Player Award" chosen by the Cleveland BBWAA.[11] There were no awards given for the years 1944 and 1945.

Frank Gibbons-Steve Olin Good Guy Award

See also: Steve Olin. See footnote[12]

Associated Press Athlete of the Year

See main article: Associated Press Athlete of the Year.

Bob Feller Act of Valor Award

See main article: Bob Feller Act of Valor Award.

American League Statistical Leaders

Batting

Batting Average

On-base percentage

Slugging Percentage

OPS

Games

At Bats

Runs

Hits

Total Bases

Doubles

Triples

Home Runs

RBI

Walks

Strikeouts

Stolen Bases

Singles

Runs Created

Extra-Base Hits

Times on Base

Hit By Pitch

Sacrifice Hits

Sacrifice Flies

Intentional Walks

Grounded into Double Plays

At Bats per Strikeout

At Bats per Home Run

Outs

Pitching

ERA

Wins

Won–Loss %

WHIP

Hits Allowed/9IP

Walks/9IP

Strikeouts/9IP

Games

Saves

Innings

Strikeouts

Games Started

Complete Games

Shutouts

Home Runs Allowed

Walks Allowed

Hits Allowed

Strikeout to Walk

Losses

Earned Runs Allowed

Wild Pitches

Hit Batsmen

Batters Faced

Games Finished

Oldest Player

Youngest Player

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kluber wins Cy Young Award - News Net 5.com. newsnet5.com. 2014-11-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20141113031408/http://www.newsnet5.com/sports/baseball/indians/live-will-indians-p-kluber-win-al-cy-young. 2014-11-13. dead.
  2. Web site: Bob Feller stats . Baseball-Reference.com . September 27, 2020.
  3. Web site: Shane Bieber stats . Baseball-Reference.com . September 27, 2020.
  4. News: USA Today Sports . Jose Altuve, Nolan Arenado among repeat Silver Slugger Award winners . USA Today . November 9, 2017 . November 10, 2017.
  5. For a video, go to 2014 GIBBYS - Greatness in Baseball Yearly Awards, scroll down to "Choose a category," click the "down" arrow, and scroll to "Hitting Performance." MLB.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  6. Web site: Progressive Field: Panoramic Views of the Home of the Cleveland Indians. Cleveland Indians. 2012-04-07.
  7. At the following webpage, go to the links for "Plaques I", "Plaques II", and "Plaques III". Web site: Heritage Park. Cleveland Indians. 2012-04-07.
  8. Web site: Heritage Park. Cleveland Indians. 2012-04-07.
  9. Book: Cleveland Guardians 2024 Information and Record Book . 2024 . Cleveland Guardians.
  10. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/cleveland_man_of_the_year_award.shtml Cleveland Indians Man of the Year Award
  11. Web site: Cleveland Indians Man of the Year Award / Bob Feller Man of the Year Award on Baseball Almanac. www.baseball-almanac.com.
  12. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/good_guy_award.shtml Good Guy Award