# List of Silver Slugger Award winners at shortstop

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." 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.
Among shortstops, Barry Larkin is the leader in Silver Slugger Awards, with nine wins between 1988 and 1999, including five consecutive awards (1988–1992). Larkin is fourth all-time in Silver Slugger wins among all positions, behind outfielder Barry Bonds, catcher Mike Piazza and third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who won his first seven awards at shortstop before a position change. Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. won eight Silver Sluggers as a shortstop from 1983 to 1993. Derek Jeter (2006–2009; 2012) and Xander Bogaerts (2015–2016; 2019; 2021–2022) each won five Silver Sluggers as a shortstop. Francisco Lindor collected four Silver Sluggers as a shortstop, winning two each in the American and National Leagues (2017–2018; 2023–2024) Ian Desmond (2012–2014), Alan Trammell (1987–1988, 1990), Édgar Rentería (2000; 2002–2003) and Corey Seager (2016–2017; 2023) each won three Silver Slugger Awards at shortstop, with Seager winning at least one Silver Slugger across both the American and National Leagues.
Rodriguez's offensive statistics in his seven Silver Slugger-winning seasons lead American League and major league shortstops in most categories; his batting average of .358 and .631 slugging percentage in 1996, .420 on-base percentage in 2000 and 57 home runs in 2002 are records among winning shortstops. The lone category in which Rodriguez does not lead the American League is runs batted in (RBI), where Miguel Tejada is the leader; he batted in 150 runs in 2004. The RBI leader in the National League is Trevor Story, who batted in 108 runs in 2018. In contrast, Rodriguez collected RBI totals over 110 (ranging from 111 in 1999 to 142 in 2002) in all of his Silver Slugger-winning seasons, highlighting the difference in power and production between American League and National League shortstops. Other National League leaders include Larkin and Hanley Ramírez, who led in batting average (Larkin and Ramírez batted .342 in 1989 and 2009 respectively) and on-base percentage (Larkin and Ramírez with .410 in 1996 and 2009 respectively). Fernando Tatís Jr. led National League-winning shortstops in home runs and slugging percentage, hitting 42 home runs and had a .611 slugging percentage in 2021. Though he has never played in the National League, Rodriguez's 40 or more home runs in six of his seven winning seasons at shortstop are greater than any total hit by a National League winner at third base.

## 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 shortstop |
| † | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |

## American League winners

| Year | Player | Team | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | RBI |
| 1980 | Robin Yount$^†$ | Milwaukee Brewers | .293 | .321 | .519 | 23 | 87 |
| 1981 | Rick Burleson | California Angels | .293 | .357 | .372 | 5 | 33 |
| 1982 | Robin Yount$^†$ (2) | Milwaukee Brewers | .331 | .379 | .578 | 29 | 114 |
| 1983 | Cal Ripken Jr.$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | .318 | .371 | .517 | 27 | 102 |
| 1984 | Cal Ripken Jr.$^†$ (2) | Baltimore Orioles | .304 | .374 | .510 | 27 | 86 |
| 1985 | Cal Ripken Jr.$^†$ (3) | Baltimore Orioles | .282 | .347 | .469 | 26 | 110 |
| 1986 | Cal Ripken Jr.$^†$ (4) | Baltimore Orioles | .282 | .355 | .461 | 25 | 81 |
| 1987 | Alan Trammell$^†$ | Detroit Tigers | .343 | .402 | .551 | 28 | 105 |
| 1988 | Alan Trammell$^†$ (2) | Detroit Tigers | .311 | .373 | .464 | 15 | 69 |
| 1989 | Cal Ripken Jr.$^†$ (5) | Baltimore Orioles | .257 | .317 | .401 | 21 | 93 |
| 1990 | Alan Trammell$^†$ (3) | Detroit Tigers | .304 | .377 | .449 | 14 | 89 |
| 1991 | Cal Ripken Jr.$^†$ (6) | Baltimore Orioles | .323 | .374 | .566 | 34 | 114 |
| 1992 | Travis Fryman | Detroit Tigers | .266 | .316 | .416 | 20 | 96 |
| 1993 | Cal Ripken Jr.$^†$ (7) | Baltimore Orioles | .257 | .329 | .420 | 24 | 90 |
| 1994 | Cal Ripken Jr.$^†$ (8) | Baltimore Orioles | .315 | .364 | .459 | 13 | 75 |
| 1995 | John Valentin | Boston Red Sox | .298 | .399 | .533 | 27 | 102 |
| 1996 | Alex Rodriguez | Seattle Mariners | .358 | .414 | .631 | 36 | 123 |
| 1997 | Nomar Garciaparra | Boston Red Sox | .306 | .342 | .534 | 30 | 98 |
| 1998 | Alex Rodriguez (2) | Seattle Mariners | .310 | .360 | .560 | 42 | 124 |
| 1999 | Alex Rodriguez (3) | Seattle Mariners | .285 | .357 | .586 | 42 | 111 |
| 2000 | Alex Rodriguez (4) | Seattle Mariners | .316 | .420 | .606 | 41 | 132 |
| 2001 | Alex Rodriguez (5) | Texas Rangers | .318 | .399 | .622 | 52 | 135 |
| 2002 | Alex Rodriguez (6) | Texas Rangers | .300 | .392 | .623 | 57 | 142 |
| 2003 | Alex Rodriguez (7) | Texas Rangers | .298 | .396 | .600 | 47 | 118 |
| 2004 | Miguel Tejada | Baltimore Orioles | .311 | .360 | .534 | 34 | 150 |
| 2005 | Miguel Tejada (2) | Baltimore Orioles | .304 | .349 | .515 | 26 | 98 |
| 2006 | Derek Jeter$^†$ | New York Yankees | .343 | .417 | .483 | 14 | 97 |
| 2007 | Derek Jeter$^†$ (2) | New York Yankees | .322 | .388 | .452 | 12 | 73 |
| 2008 | Derek Jeter$^†$ (3) | New York Yankees | .300 | .363 | .408 | 11 | 69 |
| 2009 | Derek Jeter$^†$ (4) | New York Yankees | .334 | .406 | .465 | 18 | 66 |
| 2010 | Alexei Ramírez | Chicago White Sox | .282 | .313 | .431 | 18 | 70 |
| 2011 | Asdrúbal Cabrera | Cleveland Indians | .273 | .332 | .460 | 25 | 92 |
| 2012 | Derek Jeter$^†$ (5) | New York Yankees | .316 | .362 | .429 | 15 | 58 |
| 2013 | J. J. Hardy | Baltimore Orioles | .263 | .306 | .433 | 25 | 76 |
| 2014 | Alexei Ramírez (2) | Chicago White Sox | .273 | .305 | .408 | 15 | 74 |
| 2015 | Xander Bogaerts | Boston Red Sox | .320 | .355 | .421 | 7 | 81 |
| 2016 | Xander Bogaerts (2) | Boston Red Sox | .294 | .356 | .446 | 21 | 89 |
| 2017 | Francisco Lindor | Cleveland Indians | .273 | .337 | .505 | 33 | 89 |
| 2018 | Francisco Lindor (2) | Cleveland Indians | .277 | .352 | .519 | 38 | 92 |
| 2019 | Xander Bogaerts (3) | Boston Red Sox | .309 | .384 | .555 | 33 | 117 |
| 2020 | Tim Anderson | Chicago White Sox | .322 | .357 | .539 | 10 | 21 |
| 2021 | Xander Bogaerts (4) | Boston Red Sox | .295 | .370 | .493 | 23 | 79 |
| 2022 | Xander Bogaerts (5) | Boston Red Sox | .307 | .377 | .456 | 15 | 73 |
| 2023 | Corey Seager (3) | Texas Rangers | .327 | .390 | .623 | 33 | 96 |
| 2024 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Kansas City Royals | .332 | .389 | .588 | 32 | 109 |

## National League winners

| Year | Player | Team | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | RBI |
| 1980 | Garry Templeton | St. Louis Cardinals | .319 | .342 | .417 | 4 | 43 |
| 1981 | Dave Concepción | Cincinnati Reds | .306 | .358 | .409 | 5 | 67 |
| 1982 | Dave Concepción (2) | Cincinnati Reds | .287 | .337 | .371 | 5 | 53 |
| 1983 | Dickie Thon | Houston Astros | .286 | .341 | .457 | 20 | 79 |
| 1984 | Garry Templeton (2) | San Diego Padres | .258 | .312 | .320 | 2 | 35 |
| 1985 | Hubie Brooks | Montreal Expos | .269 | .310 | .413 | 13 | 100 |
| 1986 | Hubie Brooks (2) | Montreal Expos | .340 | .388 | .569 | 14 | 58 |
| 1987 | Ozzie Smith$^†$ | St. Louis Cardinals | .303 | .392 | .383 | 0 | 75 |
| 1988 | Barry Larkin*$^†$ | Cincinnati Reds | .296 | .347 | .429 | 12 | 56 |
| 1989 | Barry Larkin*$^†$ (2) | Cincinnati Reds | .342 | .375 | .446 | 4 | 36 |
| 1990 | Barry Larkin*$^†$ (3) | Cincinnati Reds | .301 | .358 | .396 | 7 | 67 |
| 1991 | Barry Larkin*$^†$ (4) | Cincinnati Reds | .302 | .378 | .506 | 20 | 69 |
| 1992 | Barry Larkin*$^†$ (5) | Cincinnati Reds | .304 | .377 | .454 | 12 | 78 |
| 1993 | Jay Bell | Pittsburgh Pirates | .310 | .392 | .437 | 9 | 51 |
| 1994 | Wil Cordero | Montreal Expos | .294 | .363 | .489 | 15 | 63 |
| 1995 | Barry Larkin*$^†$ (6) | Cincinnati Reds | .319 | .394 | .492 | 15 | 66 |
| 1996 | Barry Larkin*$^†$ (7) | Cincinnati Reds | .298 | .410 | .567 | 33 | 89 |
| 1997 | Jeff Blauser | Atlanta Braves | .308 | .405 | .482 | 17 | 70 |
| 1998 | Barry Larkin*$^†$ (8) | Cincinnati Reds | .309 | .397 | .504 | 17 | 72 |
| 1999 | Barry Larkin*$^†$ (9) | Cincinnati Reds | .293 | .390 | .420 | 12 | 75 |
| 2000 | Edgar Rentería | St. Louis Cardinals | .278 | .346 | .423 | 16 | 76 |
| 2001 | Rich Aurilia | San Francisco Giants | .324 | .369 | .572 | 37 | 97 |
| 2002 | Edgar Rentería (2) | St. Louis Cardinals | .305 | .364 | .439 | 11 | 83 |
| 2003 | Edgar Rentería (3) | St. Louis Cardinals | .330 | .394 | .480 | 13 | 100 |
| 2004 | Jack Wilson | Pittsburgh Pirates | .308 | .335 | .459 | 11 | 59 |
| 2005 | Felipe López | Cincinnati Reds | .291 | .352 | .486 | 23 | 85 |
| 2006 | José Reyes | New York Mets | .300 | .354 | .487 | 19 | 81 |
| 2007 | Jimmy Rollins | Philadelphia Phillies | .296 | .344 | .531 | 30 | 94 |
| 2008 | Hanley Ramírez | Florida Marlins | .301 | .400 | .540 | 33 | 67 |
| 2009 | Hanley Ramírez (2) | Florida Marlins | .342 | .410 | .543 | 24 | 106 |
| 2010 | Troy Tulowitzki | Colorado Rockies | .315 | .381 | .568 | 27 | 95 |
| 2011 | Troy Tulowitzki (2) | Colorado Rockies | .302 | .372 | .544 | 30 | 105 |
| 2012 | Ian Desmond | Washington Nationals | .292 | .335 | .511 | 25 | 73 |
| 2013 | Ian Desmond (2) | Washington Nationals | .280 | .331 | .453 | 20 | 80 |
| 2014 | Ian Desmond (3) | Washington Nationals | .255 | .313 | .430 | 24 | 91 |
| 2015 | Brandon Crawford | San Francisco Giants | .256 | .321 | .462 | 21 | 84 |
| 2016 | Corey Seager | Los Angeles Dodgers | .308 | .365 | .512 | 26 | 72 |
| 2017 | Corey Seager (2) | Los Angeles Dodgers | .295 | .375 | .479 | 22 | 77 |
| 2018 | Trevor Story | Colorado Rockies | .291 | .348 | .567 | 37 | 108 |
| 2019 | Trevor Story (2) | Colorado Rockies | .294 | .363 | .554 | 35 | 85 |
| 2020 | Fernando Tatís Jr. | San Diego Padres | .277 | .366 | .571 | 17 | 45 |
| 2021 | Fernando Tatís Jr. (2) | San Diego Padres | .282 | .364 | .611 | 42 | 97 |
| 2022 | Trea Turner | Los Angeles Dodgers | .298 | .343 | .466 | 21 | 100 |
| 2023 | Francisco Lindor (3) | New York Mets | .254 | .336 | .470 | 31 | 98 |
| 2024 | Francisco Lindor (4) | New York Mets | .273 | .344 | .500 | 33 | 91 |