Oakland Athletics award winners and league leaders explained
This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.
The team was first known as the Philadelphia Athletics from to and then as the Kansas City Athletics from to .
American League Most Valuable Player
See: Kenesaw Mountain Landis Most Valuable Player Award
American League Cy Young Award
See: Cy Young Award
American League Rookie of the Year
See: Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award
American League Manager of the Year
See: Manager of the Year Award
American League Gold Glove Award
- Pitcher
- Catcher
- First base
- Third base
- Shortstop
- Outfield
American League Platinum Glove Award
Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award
See main article: Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award.
See explanatory note at Atlanta Braves award winners and league leaders.
- Team (at all positions)
American League Silver Slugger
First baseman
Third baseman
Outfield
Edgar Martínez Award
See: Edgar Martínez Award
Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award
See: Major League Baseball Reliever of the Year Award
Rolaids Relief Man Award
See: Rolaids Relief Man Award
MLB All-Century Team (1999)
See: MLB All-Century Team
DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)
See: DHL Hometown Heroes
MLB All-Time Team (1997; Baseball Writers' Association of America)
See: MLB All-Time Team
Baseball Prospectus "Internet Baseball Awards" Team of the Decade (1999)
Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award
See main article: Chuck Tanner Baseball Manager of the Year Award.
Babe Ruth Award (World Series)
See: Babe Ruth Award
Topps All-Star Rookie Teams
See: Topps All-Star Rookie Teams
- 1961: Dick Howser, shortstop
- 1962: Ed Charles, third baseman & Manny Jiménez, outfielder
- 1964: Bert Campaneris, shortstop
- 1966: Jim Nash, right-handed pitcher
- 1967: Rick Monday, outfielder
- 1971: Ángel Mangual, outfielder
- 1974: Claudell Washington, outfielder
- 1977: Wayne Gross, third baseman & Mitchell Page, outfielder
- 1978: Dave Revering, first baseman & John Johnson, left-handed pitcher
- 1983: Bob Kearney, catcher
- 1986: José Canseco, outfielder
- 1987: Mark McGwire, first baseman
- 1988: Walt Weiss, shortstop
- 1996: Tony Batista, second baseman
- 1998: A. J. Hinch, catcher & Ben Grieve, outfielder
- 2000: Terrence Long, outfielder
- 2002: Mark Ellis, second baseman
- 2005: Dan Johnson, first baseman & Huston Street, right-handed pitcher
- 2008: Brad Ziegler, right-handed pitcher
- 2012: Yoenis Céspedes, outfielder
Baseball America Major League Executive of the Year
See: Baseball America Major League Executive of the Year
Team award
- – American League pennant
- – American League pennant
- – World Series championship[1]
- – World Series championship
- – World Series championship
- – American League pennant
- – World Series championship
- – World Series championship
- – American League pennant
- – World Series Trophy[1]
- – World Series Trophy
- – World Series Trophy
- - Baseball America Organization of the Year
- 1988 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)
- – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series)[1]
- – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)
- - Baseball America Organization of the Year
Team records (single-game, single-season, career)
See main article: List of Oakland Athletics team records.
Minor-league system
MiLB Overall Minor League Hitter of the Year
See main article: This Year in Minor League Baseball Awards.
Organizational Player and Pitcher of the Year
Other achievements
National Baseball Hall of Fame
See: Oakland Athletics#Hall of Famers
California Sports Hall of Fame
See main article: California Sports Hall of Fame.
Athletics in the California Sports Hall of Fame |
No. | Player | Position | Tenure | Notes |
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9, 31, 44 | | | 1968–1975 1987 | |
10, 11, 22, 29, 42 | | IF Manager | 1963 1968–1971 1986–1995 | | |
Athletics in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame
See: Oakland Athletics#Athletics in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame
Athletics in the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame
See: Oakland Athletics#Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame
Retired numbers
See: Oakland Athletics#Retired numbers
Catfish Hunter Award
See footnote[4] and Catfish HunterThe award is given to the Athletics' most inspirational player.[5]
Sporting News Sportsman of the Year
See: Sporting News#Sportsman of the Year
Ford C. Frick Award recipients
See: Oakland Athletics#Ford C. Frick Award recipients
Sports Illustrated Top 10 GMs/Executives of the Decade (2009)
See: List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors#Top 10 GMs/Executives of the Decade
- No. 10 – Billy Beane (the list's only other MLB GMs were Boston's Theo Epstein, No. 3, and Seattle and Philadelphia's Pat Gillick, No. 7)
American League Statistical Batting Leaders
Batting Average
On-base Percentage
Slugging Percentage
OPS
Games
At Bats
Runs
Hits
Total Bases
Doubles
Triples
Home Runs
RBI
Walks
Strikeouts
Stolen Bases
- Topsy Hartsel 47 (1902)
- Danny Hoffman 46 (1905)
- Eddie Collins 81 (1910)
- Billy Werber 35 (1937) Co-Leader
- Bert Campaneris 51 (1965)
- Bert Campaneris 52 (1966)
- Bert Campaneris 55 (1967)
- Bert Campaneris 62 (1968)
- Bert Campaneris 42 (1970)
- Bert Campaneris 52 (1972)
- Billy North 54 (1974)
- Billy North 75 (1976)
- Rickey Henderson 100 (1980)
- Rickey Henderson 56 (1981)
- Rickey Henderson 130 (1982)
- Rickey Henderson 108 (1983)
- Rickey Henderson 66 (1984)
- Rickey Henderson 65 (1990)
- Rickey Henderson 58 (1991)
- Rickey Henderson 66 (1998)
- Coco Crisp 49 (2011) Co-Leader
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
- Socks Seybold 32.6 (1902)
- Harry Davis 40.4 (1904)
- Harry Davis 75.9 (1905)
- Harry Davis 45.9 (1906)
- Harry Davis 72.8 (1907)
- Frank Baker 53.8 (1911)
- Frank Baker 57.7 (1912)
- Frank Baker 47.0 (1913)
- Jimmie Foxx 10.1 (1932)
- Jimmie Foxx 11.9 (1933)
- Jimmie Foxx 14.9 (1935)
- Gus Zernial 13.2 (1953)
- Gus Zernial 13.8 (1955)
- Reggie Jackson 16.8 (1973)
- Mark McGwire 11.4 (1987)
- José Canseco 14.5 (1988)
- Mark McGwire 14.8 (1989)
- José Canseco 13.0 (1991)
- Mark McGwire 11.1 (1992)
- Mark McGwire 8.1 (1995)
- Mark McGwire 8.1 (1996)
Outs
American League Statistical Pitching Leaders
ERA
Wins
Won-Loss Percentage
WHIP
Hits Allowed/9IP
Walks/9IP
Strikeouts/9IP
- Rube Waddell 6.84 (1902)
- Rube Waddell 8.39 (1903)
- Rube Waddell 8.20 (1904)
- Rube Waddell 7.86 (1905)
- Rube Waddell 6.47 (1906)
- Rube Waddell 7.33 (1907)
- Lefty Grove 5.30 (1925)
- Lefty Grove 6.77 (1926)
- Lefty Grove 5.97 (1927)
- George Earnshaw 6.65 (1928)
- Lefty Grove 5.56 (1929)
- Lefty Grove 6.46 (1930)
- Lou Brissie 5.89 (1948)
- Vida Blue 8.68 (1971)
Games
Saves
Innings
Strikeouts
- Rube Waddell 210 (1902)
- Rube Waddell 302 (1903)
- Rube Waddell 349 (1904)
- Rube Waddell 287 (1905)
- Rube Waddell 196 (1906)
- Rube Waddell 232 (1907)
- Lefty Grove 116 (1925)
- Lefty Grove 194 (1926)
- Lefty Grove 174 (1927)
- Lefty Grove 183 (1928)
- Lefty Grove 170 (1929)
- Lefty Grove 209 (1930)
- Lefty Grove 175 (1931)
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
- The World Series Trophy was first awarded in 1967. In 1985, it was re-named the Commissioner's Trophy. From 1970 to 1984, the "Commissioner's Trophy" was the name of the award given to the All-Star Game MVP.
- Web site: Lisa. Winston. January 1, 2010. A's Carter pays immediate dividends: Slugger earns MiLBY for Overall Minor League Hitter. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. 2011-06-17.
- Web site: 2020 Oakland Athletics Media Guide. Oakland Athletics. Major League Baseball. 592. 2020. August 12, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622004625/https://pressbox.athletics.com/Publications/MLB%20Media%20Guides/2020%20Oakland%20A's%20Media%20Guide.pdf. June 22, 2020.
- http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/catfish_hunter_award.shtml Catfish Hunter Award
- Web site: Jane. Lee. Willingham selected for Catfish Hunter Award. Sep 20, 2011. MLB.com. 2014-04-04. [F]or the past seven years has recognized the A's most inspirational player .....
- Web site: Sweeney honored by Athletics Oakland Athletics. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906175658/http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/print.jsp?ymd=20080914&content_id=3475064&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak&affiliateId=CommentWidget. 2015-09-06.
- Web site: The San Diego Union-Tribune - San Diego, California & National News.
- Web site: Oakland A's name Stephen Vogt recipient of Catfish Hunter Award athletics.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906183426/http://m.athletics.mlb.com/news/article/95584618/oakland-as-name-stephen-vogt-recipient-of-catfish-hunter-award. 2015-09-06.
- Web site: Vogt lands 2nd straight Catfish Hunter Award. .
- News: John . Hickey . Stephen Vogt wins A's Catfish Hunter Award for third time . . September 23, 2016 . September 21, 2019.
- News: John . Shea . A's 2nd baseman Jed Lowrie wins Catfish Hunter Award . . September 26, 2017 . September 21, 2019.