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List of Silver Slugger Award winners at third base
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 third basemen, Wade Boggs has won the most Silver Slugger Awards, winning eight times with the rival Boston Red Sox (six) and New York Yankees (two).[4] In the National League, Mike Schmidt leads with six wins;[5] Schmidt won the first five National League Silver Slugger Awards at third base from 1980, when he led the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series, to 1984[6] before his streak was broken by Tim Wallach.[7] Nolan Arenado of the Colorado Rockies collected four National League Silver Sluggers at third base from 2015 to 2018.[8] Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has won three American League Silver Sluggers at the position, and has ten wins in his career as he accumulated seven wins at shortstop with the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers.[9] Two National League third basemen have also won three Silver Sluggers. Matt Williams won the award in 1990, 1993, and 1994,[10] when he was on pace to tie Roger Maris' home run record of 61 before the players' strike;[11] Vinny Castilla won three awards in four years for the Colorado Rockies (1995, 1997–1998).[12] Rafael Devers and Austin Riley are the most recent winners.
George Brett hit .390 for the Kansas City Royals in the award's inaugural season, the highest average by a third baseman in the Silver Slugger era.[13] Miguel Cabrera holds the National League batting average record for a third baseman (.339 in 2006).[14] However, overall leader Boggs accumulated five winning seasons with a higher batting average than Cabrera's record.[4] Boggs holds the record for the highest on-base percentage in a third baseman's winning season, with .476 in 1988;[4] Chipper Jones' National League record is .441, achieved in 1999.[15] Brett also holds the record for highest slugging percentage (.664 in 1980),[13] followed by National League record-holder Schmidt (.644 in 1981).[5] Schmidt's 48 home runs are tied with Adrián Beltré for most in the National League during an award-winning season.[5][16] Despite this, Rodriguez holds the Major League record, with 54 home runs in 2007.[9] Rodriguez batted in 156 runs during the 2007 season;[9] the National League record is held by Castilla (144 runs batted in during 1998).[12]
Key[]
Year | Links to the corresponding Major League Baseball season |
AVG | Batting average |
OBP | On-base percentage |
SLG | Slugging percentage |
HR | Home runs |
RBI | Runs batted in |
Ref | References |
* | Winner of the most Silver Sluggers in Major League Baseball as a third baseman |
† | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
American League winners[]
![Matt Williams slaps the dugout railing with the Washington Nationals.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Matt_Williams_%2819613632042%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Matt_Williams_%2819613632042%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)
![Adrian Beltre adjusts his batting gloves.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Adri%C3%A1n_Beltr%C3%A9_2011_%282%29.jpg/170px-Adri%C3%A1n_Beltr%C3%A9_2011_%282%29.jpg)
National League winners[]
![Mike Schmidt wears a red Phillies jacket and holds a bat on a his shoulder.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Mike_Schmidt_-_Philadelphia_Phillies_-_1983.jpg)
![Nolan Arenado bats for the Colorado Rockies.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Nolan_Arenado_on_August_31%2C_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg/217px-Nolan_Arenado_on_August_31%2C_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg)
References[]
- "MLB Awards: History (Awards: Silver Slugger)". Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- Inline citations
- ^ a b c McCalvy, Adam (November 13, 2008). "Braun nets first Silver Slugger Award". Brewers.MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ^ "Louisville Slugger - The Silver Slugger Awards". Louisville Slugger. Archived from the original on May 30, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ^ "What are the Silver Bat and Silver Slugger Team Awards?". Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Wade Boggs Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Mike Schmidt Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ "Silver Slugger Award Winners - National League". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ "Tim Wallach Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ "Nolan Arenado Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Alex Rodriguez Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ "Matt Williams Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ Haft, Chris (December 17, 2008). "Williams makes debut on Hall ballot". Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ a b "Vinny Castilla Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ a b "George Brett Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ "Miguel Cabrera StatisticsB". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ "Chipper Jones Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ "Adrian Beltre Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ "1980 Kansas City Royals Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
- ^ "1981 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
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- ^ "1983 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
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- ^ "1987 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
- ^ "1988 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
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- ^ "2012 San Diego Padres Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
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- ^ "2014 Washington Nationals Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Colorado Rockies Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ^ "2016 Colorado Rockies Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Colorado Rockies Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "2018 Colorado Rockies Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ "2019 Washington Nationals Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "2020 San Diego Padres Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ "2021 Atlanta Braves Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
External links[]
- Silver Slugger Award
- Awards established in 1980