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											American League
	Pos					Pct. of				Batting Statistics as Designated Hitter																							Win Shares
Year	Rank	WSQ Leader	Tm	Age	WSQ	Total			Games	At Bats	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Runs	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HP	SH	SF	SB	CS	GDP	BA	OBA	SA	OPS	RC			B WS	WS
1973	7	Oscar Gamble	CLE	23	9.86	10.8%			189	540.7	138.4	16.3	3.4	23.2	69.6	73.1	47.3	3.4	71.3	3.4	2.6	6.0	2.6	0.9	6.9	.256	.317	.428	.745	75.6			16.0	.098
1974	2	Oscar Gamble	CLE	24	22.69	13.1%			226	540.6	157.1	25.5	5.0	14.9	72.9	70.0	48.8	10.6	75.7	3.5	3.5	3.6	5.7	7.8	9.9	.291	.351	.438	.789	82.1			18.5	.116
1975	9	Jim Rice	BOS	22	7.07	4.6%			96	557.0	157.0	32.9	2.5	20.3	93.7	98.7	30.4	5.1	144.3	0.0	2.5	10.1	22.8	12.7	15.2	.282	.314	.459	.773	78.5			15.4	.064
1976	13	Jim Rice	BOS	23	3.86	6.7%			110	565.0	135.7	26.6	2.8	11.2	46.2	57.3	18.2	1.4	114.7	4.2	2.8	9.8	15.4	8.4	11.2	.240	.265	.356	.621	54.5			10.2	.066
1977	1	Jim Rice	BOS	24	27.21	21.6%			417	551.1	148.4	24.8	6.8	23.0	71.5	70.1	39.5	4.7	93.8	3.6	2.9	2.9	6.8	5.0	16.9	.269	.321	.464	.785	79.4			13.1	.088
1978	31	Dick Davis	MIL	24	0.42	1.7%			34	547.6	123.8	19.0	4.8	19.0	71.4	76.2	19.1	0.0	71.4	4.8	19.0	9.5	4.8	19.0	14.3	.226	.254	.383	.637	42.9			3.8	.024
1979	6	Willie Aikens	CAL	24	9.62	2.8%			51	512.6	150.8	24.1	0.0	30.2	81.4	108.5	81.4	18.1	99.5	0.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	3.0	9.0	.294	.387	.518	.905	105.5			21.7	.141
1980	33	Mark Brouhard	MIL	24	0.54	1.0%			21	557.1	120.0	25.7	0.0	25.7	94.3	60.0	34.3	0.0	102.9	8.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17.1	.215	.271	.400	.671	60.0			6.9	.038
1981	21	Von Hayes	CLE	22	0.74	1.5%			21	523.8	104.8	19.0	9.5	0.0	85.7	38.1	57.1	0.0	66.7	0.0	19.1	0.0	38.1	9.5	19.0	.200	.279	.273	.552	38.1			9.5	.048
1982	12	Randy S. Johnson	MIN	23	4.63	4.2%			93	520.3	141.4	25.4	1.8	21.8	59.8	72.5	61.6	3.6	94.3	5.4	0.0	12.7	0.0	0.0	7.3	.272	.347	.453	.800	83.4			12.3	.073
1983	10	Randy Bush	MIN	24	6.21	8.0%			173	533.9	142.8	38.3	1.9	15.3	69.0	70.9	58.5	11.5	79.6	6.7	0.0	0.9	1.0	2.9	9.6	.268	.347	.433	.780	80.5			12.6	.076
1984	15	Greg Walker	CHI	24	3.63	0.9%			21	568.0	176.0	48.0	0.0	40.0	56.0	88.0	32.0	0.0	72.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	24.0	0.0	0.0	.310	.347	.606	.953	128.0			23.2	.138
1985	33	Nelson Simmons	DET	22	0.79	2.5%			59	565.9	133.0	17.0	6.8	20.5	71.6	61.4	27.3	3.4	105.7	0.0	0.0	6.8	0.0	3.4	6.8	.235	.267	.398	.665	58.0			6.1	.031
1986	16	Jim Traber	BAL	24	3.42	3.8%			79	543.2	121.6	20.3	0.0	24.3	54.7	66.9	50.7	4.1	174.3	4.1	0.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	12.2	.224	.294	.396	.690	64.9			9.9	.062
1987	6	Fred McGriff	TOR	23	10.80	12.3%			255	525.4	143.0	29.4	1.4	34.2	89.6	86.2	66.4	3.4	141.6	4.1	0.0	4.1	2.7	4.8	11.6	.272	.356	.529	.885	97.8			16.6	.095
1988	23	Cecil Fielder	TOR	24	1.26	3.0%			71	556.5	121.2	12.4	3.1	37.3	77.7	77.7	34.2	0.0	214.5	3.1	0.0	6.2	3.1	0.0	9.3	.218	.264	.453	.717	68.4			8.7	.039
1989						0.0%
1990	6	John Olerud	TOR	21	9.45	5.7%			113	519.8	127.4	22.9	2.9	15.8	58.7	61.6	68.7	5.7	118.9	2.9	1.4	7.2	1.4	1.4	8.6	.245	.333	.391	.724	73.0			12.7	.079
1991	1	Frank Thomas	CHI	23	37.84	7.1%			133	496.8	155.8	33.4	2.0	27.3	89.0	93.1	99.2	8.1	102.2	1.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	2.0	25.3	.314	.427	.554	.981	115.3			27.2	.202
1992	22	Tino Martinez	SEA	24	1.79	5.4%			110	546.2	132.8	31.3	0.0	19.4	64.2	65.7	44.8	6.0	100.0	1.5	1.5	6.0	3.0	0.0	14.9	.243	.299	.407	.706	65.7			8.5	.052
1993	11	John Olerud	TOR	24	4.26	7.6%			149	546.2	143.7	18.6	2.2	15.4	52.7	59.2	42.8	9.9	116.3	4.4	3.3	3.3	1.1	5.5	9.9	.263	.320	.390	.710	64.7			8.8	.054
1994	16	Dave Nilsson	MIL	24	2.86	3.4%			43	534.4	144.3	45.9	3.3	19.7	68.9	111.5	49.2	19.7	104.9	0.0	0.0	16.4	3.3	0.0	3.3	.270	.322	.479	.801	85.2			10.8	.077
1995	22	Michael Tucker	KC	24	0.87	1.1%			22	505.7	145.7	25.7	0.0	25.7	85.7	60.0	85.7	0.0	222.9	0.0	8.6	0.0	0.0	8.6	8.6	.288	.391	.492	.883	94.3			10.3	.055
1996	11	Carlos Delgado	TOR	24	8.07	6.7%			130	515.9	137.0	27.6	1.2	21.9	66.8	84.1	62.2	2.3	124.4	12.7	0.0	9.2	0.0	2.3	13.8	.266	.353	.451	.804	84.1			11.4	.076
1997	13	Shawn Green	TOR	24	6.04	1.8%			35	554.9	198.5	31.6	0.0	40.6	81.2	135.3	40.6	4.5	126.3	0.0	0.0	4.5	22.6	9.0	4.5	.358	.398	.634	1.032	139.8			22.6	.143
1998	23	Frank Catalanotto	DET	24	1.33	1.1%			23	543.3	178.4	73.0	0.0	8.1	81.1	56.8	40.5	8.1	73.0	8.1	0.0	8.1	8.1	0.0	8.1	.328	.378	.507	.885	105.4			13.0	.070
1999	14	Paul Konerko	CHI	23	3.57	6.9%			131	539.7	151.3	33.3	2.6	16.7	70.5	87.2	46.1	2.6	105.1	2.6	1.3	10.3	2.6	0.0	17.9	.280	.334	.444	.778	78.2			9.5	.056
2000	14	David Ortiz	MIN	24	4.26	6.1%			111	523.6	151.4	40.9	0.0	25.9	88.6	94.1	64.1	1.4	126.8	4.1	0.0	8.2	0.0	0.0	17.7	.289	.366	.516	.882	98.2			10.6	.070
2001	24	Jay Gibbons	BAL	24	0.70	4.2%			68	563.9	142.1	24.8	0.0	20.3	74.4	81.2	31.6	4.5	90.2	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	29.3	.252	.297	.404	.701	58.6			4.5	.029
2002	6	Josh Phelps	TOR	24	11.23	7.1%			121	533.5	158.2	31.4	1.3	27.6	87.9	104.2	52.7	5.0	168.2	11.3	2.5	0.0	1.3	1.3	17.6	.296	.372	.515	.887	97.9			18.7	.123
2003	11	Jack Cust	BAL	24	5.42	4.1%			76	514.6	130.2	30.5	0.0	18.3	65.1	73.2	71.2	2.0	136.3	8.1	6.1	0.0	2.0	2.0	18.3	.253	.353	.419	.772	77.3			17.1	.111
2004						0.0%
2005	7	Jonny Gomes	TB	24	8.60	7.7%			135	527.0	137.1	32.6	6.7	20.2	71.9	67.4	51.7	3.4	128.1	12.4	2.2	6.7	9.0	3.4	12.4	.260	.336	.463	.799	83.1			12.5	.082
2006	29	Jason Kubel	MIN	24	0.02	1.6%			29	558.4	112.9	23.8	0.0	11.9	53.5	41.6	29.7	0.0	130.7	0.0	11.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	41.6	.202	.242	.309	.551	29.7			0.6	.003
2007	13	Billy Butler	KC	21	4.08	4.1%			69	550.2	157.8	33.2	4.2	16.6	66.4	93.4	41.5	10.4	101.7	4.1	0.0	4.2	0.0	0.0	12.5	.287	.339	.453	.792	83.0			10.4	.072
2008	14	Billy Butler	KC	22	4.05	6.4%			103	554.2	130.3	22.9	0.0	12.9	48.7	61.6	41.5	0.0	95.9	2.9	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	28.6	.235	.291	.346	.637	51.6			7.4	.050
2009	23	Julio Borbon	TEX	23	1.10	1.3%			21	547.2	138.5	6.6	0.0	13.2	79.1	65.9	39.6	0.0	118.7	0.0	13.2	0.0	52.7	19.8	13.2	.253	.303	.337	.640	52.7			8.6	.062
2010	12	Billy Butler	KC	24	3.94	2.0%			31	518.6	154.3	30.0	0.0	12.9	64.3	55.7	72.8	8.6	94.3	4.3	0.0	4.3	0.0	0.0	25.7	.298	.386	.430	.816	81.4			15.4	.116
		Copyright © 2009-10 by Andre Lower
		Sources:
		All-Time Major League Handbook
		Win Shares Digital Update
		baseball-reference.com
		ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia