List of Silver Slugger Award winners at pitcher 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]

Only National League pitchers ever received a Silver Slugger Award;[4] from the Silver Slugger Award's inception until 2019, and in 2021, a designated hitter generally took the place of the pitcher in the batting order in the American League.[5] A Silver Slugger Award for designated hitters was given only in the American league during that time.[6]

Mike Hampton has won the most Silver Sluggers as a pitcher, earning five consecutive awards with four different teams from 1999 to 2003.[7] Tom Glavine is a four-time winner (1991, 1995–1996, 1998) with the Atlanta Braves.[8] Rick Rhoden (1984–1986), Don Robinson (1982, 1989–1990), and Carlos Zambrano (2006, 2008–2009) each own three Silver Sluggers.[9] [10] [11] Two-time winners include the inaugural winner, Bob Forsch (1980, 1987),[12] Fernando Valenzuela (1981, 1983), who won the Cy Young Award, the Rookie of the Year Award, and the Silver Slugger in his first full major league season,[13] and Madison Bumgarner (2014–2015).[14]

Hampton has hit the most home runs in a pitcher's Silver Slugger-winning season, with seven in 2001.[7] He is tied with Robinson as the leader in runs batted in, with 16 (Hampton, 2001; Robinson, 1982).[7] [10] Zack Greinke leads all Silver Slugger-winning pitchers in on-base percentage with a .409 clip set in 2013.[15] Orel Hershiser leads winning pitchers in batting average, with the .356 mark he set in 1993.[16] Micah Owings is the slugging percentage leader among winners (.683 in 2007).[17]

In 2020, use of the designated hitter was temporarily expanded to both leagues, and no Silver Slugger Award for a pitcher was given. In 2022, use of the designated hitter was permanently allowed in both leagues, and the Silver Slugger Award for pitchers was retired. Max Fried was the final pitcher to win a Silver Slugger Award, in 2021.

Key

YearLinks to the corresponding Major League Baseball season
AVGBatting average
OBPOn-base percentage
SLGSlugging percentage
HRHome runs
RBIRuns batted in
RefReferences
Winner of the most Silver Sluggers in Major League Baseball as a pitcher
†Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Winners

Year Player Team AVG OBP SLG HR RBI Ref
.295 .313 .474 3 10 [18]
.250 .262 .281 0 7 [19]
.282 .311 .412 2 16 [20]
(2) .187 .194 .253 1 9 [21]
.333 .345 .405 0 4 [22]
(2) .189 .211 .230 0 6 [23]
(3) .278 .298 .411 1 10 [24]
(2) .298 .333 .509 2 8 [25]
.269 .286 .313 0 9 [26]
(2) .185 .195 .309 3 7 [27]
(3) .143 .143 .254 2 7 [28]
† .230 .288 .243 0 6 [29]
.264 .274 .375 1 9 [30]
.356 .373 .411 0 6 [31]
.354 .360 .500 0 8 [32]
† (2) .222 .258 .286 1 8 [33]
† (3) .289 .333 .342 0 3 [34]
† .228 .307 .266 0 4 [35]
† (4) .239 .250 .282 0 7 [36]
.311 .373 .432 0 10 [37]
  • (2)
.274 .313 .274 0 8 [38]
  • (3)
.291 .309 .582 7 16 [39]
  • (4)
.344 .354 .516 3 5 [40]
  • (5)
.183 .246 .350 2 8 [41]
.247 .256 .370 1 10
.310 .326 .460 1 10 [42]
.151 .160 .397 6 11 [43]
.333 .349 .683 4 15 [44]
(2) .337 .337 .554 4 14 [45]
(3) .217 .225 .464 4 11 [46]
.254 .329 .508 4 10 [47]
.277 .309 .369 1 14 [48]
.277 .333 .426 1 7 [49]
.328 .409 .379 0 4 [50]
.258 .286 .470 4 15 [51]
(2) .247 .275 .468 5 9 [52]
.262 .304 .415 2 7 [53]
.262 .279 .452 2 11 [54]
.300 .300 .350 1 5 [55]
(2) .271 .300 .583 3 8 [56]
Pitchers' Silver Slugger Award not given
.273 .322 .327 0 5 [57]

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Louisville Slugger - The Silver Slugger Awards . Louisville Slugger . March 9, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130530180441/http://slugger.com/silverslugger/index.html . May 30, 2013 .
  3. Web site: What are the Silver Bat and Silver Slugger Team Awards? . Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory . April 15, 2009 . dead . https://archive.today/20120910100213/http://www.sluggermuseum.org/faqs.aspx?id=31308865 . September 10, 2012 .
  4. Web site: Silver Slugger Award Winners — National League. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. March 9, 2009.
  5. Web site: Official Rules: 6.00 The Batter . Major League Baseball. March 9, 2009.
  6. Web site: Silver Slugger Award Winners — American League. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. March 9, 2009.
  7. Web site: Mike Hampton Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 17, 2009.
  8. Web site: Tom Glavine Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 17, 2009.
  9. Web site: Rick Rhoden Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 17, 2009.
  10. Web site: Don Robinson Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 17, 2009.
  11. Web site: Carlos Zambrano Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 17, 2009.
  12. Web site: Bob Forsch Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 17, 2009.
  13. Web site: Fernando Valenzuela Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. April 17, 2009.
  14. Web site: Madison Bumgarner Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 11, 2018.
  15. Web site: Zack Greinke Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 11, 2018.
  16. Web site: Orel Hershiser Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 17, 2009.
  17. Web site: Micah Owings Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference.com. April 17, 2009.
  18. Web site: 1980 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 16, 2009.
  19. Web site: 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 16, 2009.
  20. Web site: 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 16, 2009.
  21. Web site: 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 16, 2009.
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  44. Web site: 2007 Arizona Diamondbacks Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 16, 2009.
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  48. Web site: 2011 Arizona Diamondbacks Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 3, 2011.
  49. Web site: 2012 Washington Nationals Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 8, 2012.
  50. Web site: 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 6, 2013.
  51. Web site: 2014 San Francisco Giants Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 7, 2014.
  52. Web site: 2015 San Francisco Giants Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 12, 2015.
  53. Web site: 2016 Chicago Cubs Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. March 2, 2017.
  54. Web site: 2017 St. Louis Cardinals Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 17, 2017.
  55. Web site: 2018 Colorado Rockies Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 8, 2018.
  56. Web site: 2019 Houston Astros Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 7, 2019.
  57. Web site: 2021 Atlanta Braves Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 11, 2021.

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