List of Silver Slugger Award winners at pitcher

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]

Mike Hampton has won five Silver Slugger Awards, best among all pitchers.

Only National League pitchers receive a Silver Slugger Award;[4] lineups in the American League include the designated hitter, who replaces the pitcher in the batting order,[5] so the designated hitter receives the award instead.[6] However, in the 2020 season, the universal DH was used, and as a result, no National League pitcher was awarded the Silver Slugger Award. 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] The most recent winner is Zack Greinke.

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]

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 pitcher
† Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Winners
Rick Rhoden was the first player to win the Silver Slugger Award at pitcher in consecutive years.
Carlos Zambrano is the most recent three-time winner of the Silver Slugger Award at pitcher.
YearPlayerTeamAVGOBPSLGHRRBIRef
1980Bob ForschSt. Louis Cardinals.295.313.474310[18]
1981Fernando ValenzuelaLos Angeles Dodgers.250.262.28107[19]
1982Don RobinsonPittsburgh Pirates.282.311.412216[20]
1983Fernando Valenzuela (2)Los Angeles Dodgers.187.194.25319[21]
1984Rick RhodenPittsburgh Pirates.333.345.40504[22]
1985Rick Rhoden (2)Pittsburgh Pirates.189.211.23006[23]
1986Rick Rhoden (3)Pittsburgh Pirates.278.298.411110[24]
1987Bob Forsch (2)St. Louis Cardinals.298.333.50928[25]
1988Tim LearyLos Angeles Dodgers.269.286.31309[26]
1989Don Robinson (2)San Francisco Giants.185.195.30937[27]
1990Don Robinson (3)San Francisco Giants.143.143.25427[28]
1991Tom Glavine†Atlanta Braves.230.288.24306[29]
1992Dwight GoodenNew York Mets.264.274.37519[30]
1993Orel HershiserLos Angeles Dodgers.356.373.41106[31]
1994Mark PortugalSan Francisco Giants.354.360.50008[32]
1995Tom Glavine† (2)Atlanta Braves.222.258.28618[33]
1996Tom Glavine† (3)Atlanta Braves.289.333.34203[34]
1997John Smoltz†Atlanta Braves.228.307.26604[35]
1998Tom Glavine† (4)Atlanta Braves.239.250.28207[36]
1999Mike Hampton*Houston Astros.311.373.432010[37]
2000Mike Hampton* (2)New York Mets.274.313.27408[38]
2001Mike Hampton* (3)Colorado Rockies.291.309.582716[39]
2002Mike Hampton* (4)Colorado Rockies.344.354.51635[40]
2003Mike Hampton* (5)Atlanta Braves.183.246.35028[41]
2004Liván HernándezMontreal Expos.247.256.370110[41]
2005Jason MarquisSt. Louis Cardinals.310.326.460110[42]
2006Carlos ZambranoChicago Cubs.151.160.397611[43]
2007Micah OwingsArizona Diamondbacks.333.349.683415[44]
2008Carlos Zambrano (2)Chicago Cubs.337.337.554414[45]
2009Carlos Zambrano (3)Chicago Cubs.217.225.464411[46]
2010Yovani GallardoMilwaukee Brewers.254.329.508410[47]
2011Daniel HudsonArizona Diamondbacks.277.309.369114[48]
2012Stephen StrasburgWashington Nationals.277.333.42617[49]
2013Zack GreinkeLos Angeles Dodgers.328.409.37904[50]
2014Madison BumgarnerSan Francisco Giants.258.286.470415[51]
2015Madison Bumgarner (2)San Francisco Giants.247.275.46859[52]
2016Jake ArrietaChicago Cubs.262.304.41527[53]
2017Adam WainwrightSt. Louis Cardinals.262.279.452211[54]
2018Germán MárquezColorado Rockies.300.300.35015[55]
2019Zack Greinke (2)Arizona Diamondbacks.271.300.58338[56]

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