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Silver Slugger Award, National League

A silver bat? A Silver Slugger? Few players will ever become members of the Triple Crown Club, but they might hit better than any other player in their respective league at their respective position.

At the completion of the 1980 season Hillerich & Bradsby, the maker of Louisville Slugger bats, devised an award - the Silver Slugger Award - to honor the best offensive player at each position. Major League managers and coaches use the three fields of the Triple Crown - batting average, home runs and runs batted in - and a combination of total bases when voting for each years recipients.

Each winner of a Silver Slugger Award receives a full size Louisville Slugger bat engraved with the year, batting totals, their name, their position and of course — it's silver in color. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive breakdown of National League Silver Slugger Award winners.

"If he's (the batter) going to show me up, he's going to pay for it." -Silver Slugger Recipient (four times over) Tom Glavine
National League Silver Slugger Award Winners

National League

A.L. Silver Slugger Winners / N.L. Silver Slugger Winners

Year

Name(s)

Position

Team(s)

1980

Keith Hernandez
Manny Trillo
Mike Schmidt
Garry Templeton
Dusty Baker
Andre Dawson
George Hendrick
Ted Simmons
Bob Forsch

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

St. Louis
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Montreal
St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis

1981

Pete Rose
Manny Trillo
Mike Schmidt
Dave Concepcion
Andre Dawson
George Foster
Dusty Baker
Gary Carter
Fernando Valenzuela

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Montreal
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Montreal
Los Angeles

1982

Al Oliver
Joe Morgan
Mike Schmidt
Dave Concepcion
Dale Murphy
Pedro Guerrero
Leon Durham
Gary Carter
Don Robinson

 1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Montreal
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Chicago
Montreal
Pittsburgh

1983

George Hendrick
Johnny Ray
Mike Schmidt
Dickie Thon
Andre Dawson
Dale Murphy
Jose Cruz
Terry Kennedy
Fernando Valenzuela

 1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Houston
Montreal
Atlanta
Houston
San Diego
Los Angeles

1984

Keith Hernandez
Ryne Sandberg
Mike Schmidt
Garry Templeton
Dale Murphy
Jose Cruz
Tony Gwynn
Gary Carter
Rick Rhoden

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Diego
Atlanta
Houston
San Diego
Montreal
Pittsburgh

1985

Jack Clark
Ryne Sandberg
Tim Wallach
Hubie Brooks
Willie McGee
Dale Murphy
Dave Parker
Gary Carter
Rick Rhoden

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

St. Louis
Chicago
Montreal
Montreal
St. Louis
Atlanta
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh

1986

Glenn Davis
Steve Sax
Mike Schmidt
Hubie Brooks
Tony Gwynn
Tim Raines
Dave Parker
Gary Carter
Rick Rhoden

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Houston
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Montreal
San Diego
Montreal
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh

1987

Jack Clark
Juan Samuel
Tim Wallach
Ozzie Smith
Andre Dawson
Eric Davis
Tony Gwynn
Benito Santiago
Bob Forsch

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

St. Louis
Philadelphia
Montreal
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
San Diego
San Diego
St. Louis

1988

Andres Galarraga
Ryne Sandberg
Bobby Bonilla
Barry Larkin
Darryl Strawberry
Andy Van Slyke
Kirk Gibson
Benito Santiago
Tim Leary

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Montreal
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
San Diego
Los Angeles

1989

Will Clark
Ryne Sandberg
Howard Johnson
Barry Larkin
Kevin Mitchell
Tony Gwynn
Eric Davis
Craig Biggio
Don Robinson

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

San Francisco
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
San Francisco
San Diego
Cincinnati
Houston
San Francisco

1990

Eddie Murray
Ryne Sandberg
Matt Williams
Barry Larkin
Barry Bonds
Bobby Bonilla
Darryl Strawberry
Benito Santiago
Don Robinson

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Los Angeles
Chicago
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
New York
San Diego
San Francisco

1991

Will Clark
Ryne Sandberg
Howard Johnson
Barry Larkin
Barry Bonds
Bobby Bonilla
Ron Gant
Benito Santiago
Tom Glavine

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

San Francisco
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
San Diego
Atlanta

1992

Fred McGriff
Ryne Sandberg
Gary Sheffield
Barry Larkin
Barry Bonds
Andy Van Slyke
Larry Walker
Darren Daulton
Dwight Gooden

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

San Diego
Chicago
San Diego
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Philadelphia
New York

1993

Fred McGriff
Robby Thompson
Matt Williams
Jay Bell
Barry Bonds
Lenny Dykstra
David Justice
Mike Piazza
Orel Hershiser

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Atlanta
San Francisco
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
1994

Jeff Bagwell
Craig Biggio
Matt Williams
Wil Cordero
Moises Alou
Barry Bonds
Tony Gwynn
Mike Piazza
Mark Portugal

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Houston
Houston
San Francisco
Montreal
Montreal
San Francisco
San Diego
Los Angeles
San Francisco

1995

Eric Karros
Craig Biggio
Vinny Castilla
Barry Larkin
Dante Bichette
Tony Gwynn
Sammy Sosa
Mike Piazza
Tom Glavine

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Los Angeles
Houston
Colorado
Cincinnati
Colorado
San Diego
Chicago
Los Angeles
Atlanta

1996

Andres Galarraga
Eric Young
Ken Caminiti
Barry Larkin
Ellis Burks
Barry Bonds
Gary Sheffield
Mike Piazza
Tom Glavine

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Colorado
Colorado
San Diego
Cincinnati
Colorado
San Francisco
Florida
Los Angeles
Atlanta

1997

Jeff Bagwell
Craig Biggio
Vinny Castilla
Jeff Blauser
Larry Walker
Tony Gwynn
Barry Bonds
Mike Piazza
John Smoltz

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Houston
Houston
Colorado
Atlanta
Colorado
San Diego
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta

1998

Mark McGwire
Craig Biggio
Vinny Castilla
Barry Larkin
Sammy Sosa
Greg Vaughn
Moises Alou
Mike Piazza
Tom Glavine

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

St. Louis
Houston
Colorado
Cincinnati
Chicago
San Diego
Houston
Los Angeles
Atlanta

1999

Jeff Bagwell
Edgardo Alfonzo
Chipper Jones
Barry Larkin
Sammy Sosa
Larry Walker
Vladimir Guerrero
Mike Piazza
Mike Hampton

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Houston
New York
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Chicago
Colorado
Montreal
New York
Houston

2000

Todd Helton
Jeff Kent
Chipper Jones
Edgar Renteria
Barry Bonds
Vladimir Guerrero
Sammy Sosa
Mike Piazza
Mike Hampton

 1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Colorado
San Francisco
Atlanta
St. Louis
San Francisco
Montreal
Chicago
New York
New York

2001

Todd Helton
Jeff Kent
Albert Pujols
Rich Aurilia
Barry Bonds
Luis Gonzalez
Sammy Sosa
Mike Piazza
Mike Hampton

 1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Colorado
San Francisco
St. Louis
San Francisco
San Francisco
Arizona
Chicago
New York
Colorado

2002

Todd Helton
Jeff Kent
Scott Rolen
Edgar Renteria
Barry Bonds
Vladimir Guerrero
Sammy Sosa
Mike Piazza
Mike Hampton

 1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Colorado
San Francisco
St. Louis
St. Louis
San Francisco
Montreal
Chicago
New York
Colorado

2003

Todd Helton
Jose Vidro
Mike Lowell
Edgar Renteria
Barry Bonds
Albert Pujols
Gary Sheffield
Javy Lopez
Mike Hampton

 1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Colorado
Montreal
Florida
St. Louis
San Francisco
St. Louis
Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta

2004

Albert Pujols
Mark Loretta
Adrian Beltre
Jack Wilson
Barry Bonds
Jim Edmonds
Bobby Abreu
Johnny Estrada
Livan Hernandez

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

St. Louis
San Diego
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Montreal

2005

Derrek Lee
Jeff Kent
Morgan Ensberg
Felipe Lopez
Andruw Jones
Miguel Cabrera
Carlos Lee
Michael Barrett
Jason Marquis

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Chicago
Los Angeles
Houston
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Florida
Milwaukee
Chicago
St. Louis

2006

Ryan Howard
Chase Utley
Miguel Cabrera
Jose Reyes
Carlos Beltran
Alfonso Soriano
Matt Holliday
Brian McCann
Carlos Zambrano

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Florida
New York
New York
Washington
Colorado
Atlanta
Chicago

2007

Prince Fielder
Chase Utley
David Wright
Jimmy Rollins
Carlos Beltran
Carlos Lee
Matt Holliday
Russell Martin
Micah Owings

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

Milwaukee
Philadelphia
New York
Philadelphia
New York
Houston
Colorado
Los Angeles
Arizona

2008

Albert Pujols
Chase Utley
David Wright
Hanley Ramirez
Ryan Braun
Matt Holliday
Ryan Ludwick
Brian McCann
Carlos Zambrano

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Florida
Milwaukee
Colorado
St. Louis
Atlanta
Chicago

2009

Albert Pujols
Chase Utley
Ryan Zimmerman
Hanley Ramirez
Matt Kemp
Andre Ethier
Ryan Braun
Brian McCann
Carlos Zambrano

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

St. Louis
Philadelphia
Washington
Florida
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Atlanta
Chicago
2010 Albert Pujols
Dan Uggla
Ryan Zimmerman
Troy Tulowitzki
Ryan Braun
Carlos Gonzalez
Matt Holliday
Brian McCann
Yovani Gallardo		 1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P		 St. Louis
Florida
Washington
Colorado
Milwaukee
Colorado
St. Louis
Atlanta
Milwaukee
2011 Prince Fielder
Brandon Phillips
Aramis Ramirez
Troy Tulowitzki
Ryan Braun
Matt Kemp
Justin Upton
Brian McCann
Daniel Hudson		 1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P		 Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Chicago
Colorado
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Arizona
Atlanta
Arizona
2012 Adam LaRoche
Aaron Hill
Chase Headley
Ian Desmond
Ryan Braun
Jay Bruce
Andrew McCutchen
Buster Posey
Stephen Strasburg		 1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P		 Washington
Arizona
San Diego
Washington
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Washington
2013 Paul Goldschmidt
Matt Carpenter
Pedro Alvarez
Ian Desmond
Jay Bruce
Michael Cuddyer
Andrew McCutchen
Yadier Molina
Zack Greinke		 1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P		 Arizona
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Washington
Cincinnati
Colorado
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Los Angeles
2014 Adrian Gonzalez
Neil Walker
Anthony Rendon
Ian Desmond
Andrew McCutchen
Giancarlo Stanton
Justin Upton
Buster Posey
Madison Bumgarner		 1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P		 Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Washington
Washington
Pittsburgh
Miami
Atlanta
San Francisco
San Francisco
2015 Paul Goldschmidt
Dee Gordon
Nolan Arenado
Brandon Crawford
Carlos Gonzalez
Bryce Harper
Andrew McCutchen
Buster Posey
Madison Bumgarner		 1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P		 Arizona
Miami
Colorado
San Francisco
Colorado
Washington
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
San Francisco
2016 Anthony Rizzo
Daniel Murphy
Nolan Arenado
Corey Seager
Christian Yelich
Yoenis Cespedes
Charlie Blackmon
Wilson Ramos
Jake Arrieta		 1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P		 Chicago
Chicago
Colorado
Los Angeles
Miami
New York
Colorado
Washington
Chicago
2017 Paul Goldschmidt
Daniel Murphy
Nolan Arenado
Corey Seager
Charlie Blackmon
Marcell Ozuna
Giancarlo Stanton
Buster Posey
Adam Wainwright		 1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P		 Arizona
Washington
Colorado
Los Angeles
Colorado
Miami
Miami
San Francisco
St. Louis

2018

Not Yet Announced (11-2018)

 1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH

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Team(s)

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