Silver Slugger Award
Year 1B 2B 3B SS OF OF OF C DH
1980 Cecil Cooper Willie Randolph George Brett Robin Yount Ben Oglivie Al Oliver Willie Wilson Lance Parrish Reggie Jackson
1981 Cecil Cooper Bobby Grich Carney Lansford Rick Burleson Rickey Henderson Dave Winfield Dwight Evans Carlton Fisk Al Oliver
1982 Cecil Cooper Dámaso García Doug DeCinces Robin Yount Reggie Jackson Dave Winfield Willie Wilson Lance Parrish Hal McRae
1983 Eddie Murray Lou Whitaker Wade Boggs * Cal Ripken Jr Jim Rice Dave Winfield Lloyd Moseby Lance Parrish Don Baylor
1984 Eddie Murray Lou Whitaker Buddy Bell Cal Ripken Jr Jim Rice Dave Winfield Tony Armas Lance Parrish Andre Thornton
1985 Don Mattingly Lou Whitaker George Brett Cal Ripken Jr Rickey Henderson Dave Winfield George Bell Carlton Fisk Don Baylor
1986 Don Mattingly Frank White Wade Boggs * Cal Ripken Jr Jesse Barfield Kirby Puckett George Bell Lance Parrish Don Baylor
1987 Don Mattingly Lou Whitaker Wade Boggs * Alan Trammell Dwight Evans Kirby Puckett George Bell Matt Nokes Paul Molitor
1988 George Brett Julio Franco Wade Boggs * Alan Trammell Mike Greenwell Kirby Puckett Jose Canseco Carlton Fisk Paul Molitor
1989 Fred McGriff Julio Franco Wade Boggs * Cal Ripken Jr Rubén Sierra Kirby Puckett Robin Yount Mickey Tettleton Harold Baines
1990 Cecil Fielder Julio Franco Kelly Gruber Alan Trammell Rickey Henderson Ellis Burks Jose Canseco Lance Parrish Dave Parker
1991 Cecil Fielder Julio Franco Wade Boggs * Cal Ripken Jr Joe Carter Ken Griffey Jr Jose Canseco Mickey Tettleton Frank Thomas
1992 Mark McGwire Roberto Alomar Edgar Martínez Travis Fryman Joe Carter Kirby Puckett Juan González Mickey Tettleton Dave Winfield
1993 Frank Thomas Carlos Baerga Wade Boggs * Cal Ripken Jr Albert Belle Ken Griffey Jr Juan González Mike Stanley Paul Molitor
1994 Frank Thomas Carlos Baerga Wade Boggs * Cal Ripken Jr Albert Belle Ken Griffey Jr Kirby Puckett Iván Rodríguez Julio Franco
1995 Mo Vaughn Chuck Knoblauch Gary Gaetti John Valentin Albert Belle Tim Salmon Manny Ramirez Iván Rodríguez Edgar Martínez
1996 Mark McGwire Roberto Alomar Jim Thome Alex Rodriguez Albert Belle Ken Griffey Jr Juan González Iván Rodríguez Paul Molitor
1997 Tino Martinez Chuck Knoblauch Matt Williams Nomar Garciaparra David Justice Ken Griffey Jr Juan González Iván Rodríguez Edgar Martínez
1998 Rafael Palmeiro Damion Easley Dean Palmer Alex Rodriguez Albert Belle Ken Griffey Jr Juan González Iván Rodríguez Jose Canseco
1999 Carlos Delgado Roberto Alomar Dean Palmer Alex Rodriguez Shawn Green Ken Griffey Jr Manny Ramirez Iván Rodríguez Rafael Palmeiro
American League winners
The Silver Slugger Award is awarded annually to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball. 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. Managers and coaches are not permitted to vote for players on their own team. The Silver Slugger was first awarded in 1980 and is given by Hillerich & Bradsby, the manufacturer of Louisville Slugger bats. The award is a bat-shaped trophy, 3 feet (91 cm) tall, engraved with the names of each of the winners from the league and plated with sterling silver. The prize is presented to outfielders irrespective of their specific position. This means that it is possible for three left fielders, or any other combination of outfielders, to win the award in the same year, rather than one left fielder, one center fielder, and one right fielder. In addition, only National League pitchers receive a Silver Slugger Award; lineups in the American League include a designated hitter in place of the pitcher in the batting order, so the designated hitter receives the award instead. Home run record-holder Barry Bonds won twelve Silver Slugger Awards in his career as an outfielder, the most of any player. He also won the award in five consecutive seasons twice in his career: from 1990 to 1994, and again from 2000 to 2004. Retired former New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza and former Seattle Mariners shortstop Alex Rodriguez are tied for second, with ten wins each. Rodriguez' awards are split between two positions; he won seven Silver Sluggers as a shortstop for the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers, and three with the Yankees as a third baseman.