List of Silver Slugger Award winners at first base explained

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]

Among first basemen, Paul Goldschmidt has won the most Silver Sluggers, with five. Goldschmidt won the award in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 (Arizona Diamondbacks) and 2022 (St. Louis Cardinals).[4] Tied for second are Todd Helton (Colorado Rockies; 2000–2003) and Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals; 2004, 2008–2010)[5] with four. In the American League, six players have won the award three times: José Abreu (Chicago White Sox; 2014, 2018, 2020),[6] Miguel Cabrera (Detroit Tigers; 2010, 2015, 2016)[7] Cecil Cooper (Milwaukee Brewers; 1980–1982);[8] Carlos Delgado (Toronto Blue Jays; 1999–2000, 2003),[9] Don Mattingly (New York Yankees; 1985–1987);[10] and Mark Teixeira (Texas Rangers, 2004 - 2005; New York Yankees, 2009).[11] In the National League, two players have won the award three times: Jeff Bagwell (Houston Astros; 1994, 1997, 1999);[12] and Freddie Freeman (Atlanta Braves; 2019–2021).[13] Mark McGwire and Eddie Murray each won a combined three Silver Slugger Awards across both leagues. McGwire won two American League Silver Sluggers for the Oakland Athletics in 1992 and 1996, and the National League Silver Slugger for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1998. Murray won two American League Silver Sluggers for the Baltimore Orioles in 1983 and 1984, and the National League Silver Slugger for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1990.[14] One player has won the award while playing for two different teams during his winning season. Fred McGriff was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Atlanta Braves during the 1993 season; he won the Silver Slugger Award with a .291 batting average and 37 home runs between the two teams.[15] One father-son combination has won the award: Cecil Fielder won the American League Silver Slugger with the Detroit Tigers in 1990 and 1991,[16] and his son Prince Fielder won the National League award with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007 and 2011, and the American League award with the Tigers in 2012.[17] Yandy Díaz and Matt Olson are the most recent winners.

Helton holds the record for the highest batting average in a first baseman's Silver Slugger-winning season with the .372 mark he set in 2000.[18] In the American League, Frank Thomas' .353 batting average in 1994 ranks first,[19] and is the third-best in the history of the award. Mark McGwire holds the records in both leagues for highest slugging percentage, and the National League record for most home runs. McGwire slugged .730 for the Oakland Athletics in 1996, the year before he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals.[20] In 1998, McGwire hit 70 home runs on his way to the Major League home run record, slugging .752 while battling the entire season with Sammy Sosa.[20] Chris Davis holds the American League record for most home runs in a Silver Slugger season when he hit 53 in 2013.[21] Andrés Galarraga had 150 runs batted in (RBI) in 1996 when he won the award,[22] followed closely by Ryan Howard's 2006 total of 149.[23] The American League record for a Silver Slugger winner is 145 RBI, achieved by Mattingly (1985)[10] and Delgado (2003).[9]

Key

YearLinks to the corresponding Major League Baseball season
AVGBatting average
OBPOn-base percentage
SLGSlugging percentage
HRHome runs
RBIRuns batted in
RefReferences
  • 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

Year Player Team AVG OBP SLG HR RBI Ref
.352 .387 .539 25 122 [24]
(2) .320 .363 .495 12 60 [25]
(3) .313 .342 .528 32 121 [26]
.306 .393 .538 33 111 [27]
(2) .306 .410 .509 29 110 [28]
.324 .371 .567 35 145 [29]
(2) .352 .394 .573 31 113 [30]
(3) .327 .378 .559 30 115 [31]
.306 .389 .509 24 103 [32]
.269 .399 .525 36 92 [33]
.277 .377 .592 51 132 [34]
(2) .261 .347 .513 44 133 [35]
.268 .385 .585 42 104 [36]
.317 .426 .607 41 128 [37]
(2) .353 .487 .729 38 101 [38]
.300 .388 .575 39 126 [39]
(2) .312 .467 .730 52 113 [40]
.296 .371 .577 44 141 [41]
.296 .379 .565 43 121 [42]
.272 .377 .571 44 134 [43]
(2) .344 .470 .664 41 137 [44]
.342 .477 .660 38 120 [45]
(2) .314 .435 .598 41 122 [46]
(3) .302 .426 .593 42 145 [47]
.281 .370 .560 38 112 [48]
(2) .301 .379 .575 43 144 [49]
.321 .375 .559 34 130 [50]
.282 .411 .627 46 121 [51]
(2) .300 .374 .499 23 129 [52]
(3) .292 .383 .565 39 122 [53]
.328 .420 .622 38 126 [54]
.338 .410 .548 27 117 [55]
(3) .313 .412 .528 30 108 [56]
.286 .370 .634 53 138 [57]
.317 .383 .581 36 107 [58]
(2) .338 .440 .534 18 76 [59]
(3) .316 .393 .563 38 108 [60]
.318 .385 .498 25 94 [61]
(2) .265 .325 .473 22 78 [62]
.281 .397 .515 34 93 [63]
(3) .317 .370 .617 19 60 [64]
.311 .401 .601 48 111 [65]
.302 .358 .492 27 76 [66]
.330 .410 .522 22 78 [67]

National League winners

Year Player Team AVG OBP SLG HR RBI Ref
.321 .408 .494 16 99 [68]
.325 .391 .390 0 33 [69]
.331 .392 .514 22 109 [70]
.318 .373 .493 18 97 [71]
(2) .311 .409 .449 15 94 [72]
.281 .393 .502 22 87 [73]
.265 .344 .493 31 101 [74]
(2) .286 .459 .597 35 106 [75]
.302 .352 .540 29 92 [76]
.333 .407 .546 23 111 [77]
(3) .330 .414 .520 26 95 [78]
(2) .301 .359 .536 29 116 [79]
(2) .286 .394 .556 35 104 [80]
(3) .291 .375 .549 37 101 [81]
[82]
.368 .451 .750 39 116 [83]
.298 .369 .535 32 105 [84]
(2) .304 .357 .601 47 150 [85]
(2) .286 .425 .592 43 135 [86]
(3) .299 .470 .752 70 147 [87]
(3) .304 .454 .591 42 126 [88]
.372 .463 .698 42 147 [89]
(2) .336 .432 .685 49 146 [90]
(3) .329 .429 .577 30 109 [91]
(4) .358 .458 .630 33 117 [92]
.331 .415 .657 46 123 [93]
.335 .418 .662 46 107 [94]
.313 .425 .659 58 149 [95]
.288 .395 .618 50 119 [96]
(2) .357 .462 .653 37 116 [97]
(3) .327 .443 .658 47 135 [98]
(4) .312 .414 .596 42 118 [99]
(2) .299 .415 .566 38 120 [100]
.271 .343 .510 33 100 [101]
.302 .401 .551 36 125 [102]
(2) .276 .335 .482 27 116 [103]
  • (2)
.321 .435 .570 33 110 [104]
.292 .385 .544 32 109 [105]
  • (3)
.297 .404 .563 36 120 [106]
  • (4)
.290 .389 .533 33 83 [107]
.295 .389 .549 38 121 [108]
(2) .341 .462 .640 13 53 [109]
(3) .300 .393 .503 31 83 [110]
  • (5)
.317 .404 .578 35 115 [111]
.283 .389 .604 54 139 [112]

Footnotes

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