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| 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 | 5 | Carlos May | CHI | 25 | 11.14 | 19.6% | 342 | 530.9 | 140.0 | 23.3 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 59.0 | 71.9 | 58.6 | 4.8 | 72.9 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 16.2 | .264 | .341 | .390 | .731 | 71.9 | 10.8 | .066 | |||||
| 1974 | 5 | Hal McRae | KC | 28 | 13.90 | 25.2% | 427 | 535.7 | 144.1 | 21.0 | 4.0 | 12.3 | 59.2 | 70.1 | 50.6 | 3.3 | 71.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 13.0 | .269 | .334 | .392 | .726 | 70.8 | 14.3 | .093 | |||||
| 1975 | 3 | Cecil Cooper | BOS | 25 | 11.84 | 25.2% | 435 | 527.8 | 142.1 | 26.7 | 5.5 | 18.7 | 69.2 | 75.5 | 62.3 | 6.2 | 82.4 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 9.9 | 5.1 | 9.9 | .269 | .347 | .447 | .794 | 83.5 | 17.1 | .107 | |||||
| 1976 | 4 | Steve Braun | MIN | 28 | 9.02 | 33.2% | 554 | 541.3 | 141.6 | 22.5 | 3.7 | 11.7 | 70.4 | 72.9 | 45.6 | 2.3 | 92.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 8.5 | .262 | .320 | .382 | .702 | 67.5 | 13.3 | .084 | |||||
| 1977 | 4 | Oscar Gamble | CHI | 27 | 17.47 | 31.9% | 666 | 529.4 | 141.7 | 24.2 | 1.6 | 19.8 | 71.1 | 75.6 | 58.5 | 4.0 | 80.3 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 14.0 | .268 | .342 | .431 | .773 | 79.5 | 13.7 | .078 | |||||
| 1978 | 4 | Don Baylor | CAL | 29 | 15.64 | 28.9% | 557 | 531.2 | 133.0 | 20.9 | 5.0 | 20.9 | 71.9 | 76.3 | 54.0 | 5.2 | 90.3 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 13.5 | .250 | .321 | .427 | .748 | 71.3 | 13.5 | .088 | |||||
| 1979 | 7 | Jim Rice | BOS | 26 | 8.88 | 24.3% | 458 | 532.1 | 137.9 | 17.4 | 3.3 | 14.5 | 76.2 | 68.6 | 57.0 | 5.8 | 79.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 16.3 | .259 | .332 | .386 | .718 | 66.4 | 10.8 | .065 | |||||
| 1980 | 3 | Jason Thompson | CAL | 25 | 16.90 | 36.0% | 695 | 532.0 | 140.8 | 18.5 | 3.9 | 20.4 | 75.3 | 82.2 | 58.4 | 5.5 | 95.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 18.1 | .265 | .336 | .429 | .765 | 76.0 | 13.2 | .083 | |||||
| 1981 | T24 | Mitchell Page | OAK | 29 | - | 2.2% | 29 | 543.8 | 75.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 181.3 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 12.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | .138 | .200 | .253 | .453 | 25.0 | - | .000 | |||||
| 1982 | 11 | Mike Ivie | DET | 29 | 4.65 | 19.4% | 450 | 546.4 | 136.4 | 21.5 | 2.0 | 15.8 | 61.3 | 75.1 | 44.7 | 3.2 | 78.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 9.7 | .250 | .304 | .383 | .687 | 63.3 | 8.5 | .046 | |||||
| 1983 | 11 | Kirk Gibson | DET | 26 | 6.03 | 15.4% | 330 | 535.7 | 137.0 | 23.7 | 8.4 | 17.8 | 67.8 | 93.0 | 54.4 | 2.5 | 107.8 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 16.3 | .256 | .326 | .431 | .757 | 72.2 | 11.2 | .068 | |||||
| 1984 | 6 | Ken Phelps | SEA | 29 | 14.72 | 17.9% | 396 | 525.6 | 128.7 | 22.1 | 2.5 | 22.9 | 74.0 | 68.3 | 63.0 | 5.3 | 98.1 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 8.6 | .245 | .327 | .427 | .754 | 76.8 | 13.5 | .083 | |||||
| 1985 | 11 | Larry Sheets | BAL | 25 | 4.95 | 15.8% | 343 | 539.4 | 139.0 | 20.3 | 1.5 | 27.8 | 75.9 | 81.9 | 50.1 | 2.0 | 99.8 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 13.9 | .258 | .323 | .455 | .778 | 76.4 | 12.2 | .072 | |||||
| 1986 | 14 | Larry Sheets | BAL | 26 | 5.04 | 14.8% | 313 | 549.6 | 132.7 | 20.0 | 2.7 | 22.7 | 68.2 | 85.6 | 41.7 | 3.2 | 118.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 19.0 | .241 | .294 | .412 | .706 | 64.4 | 9.0 | .053 | |||||
| 1987 | 4 | Harold Baines | CHI | 28 | 12.38 | 22.3% | 436 | 538.6 | 143.6 | 24.9 | 3.5 | 19.7 | 69.9 | 77.6 | 51.9 | 1.8 | 103.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 10.2 | 5.6 | 9.1 | .267 | .331 | .435 | .766 | 79.3 | 12.0 | .078 | |||||
| 1988 | 2 | Harold Baines | CHI | 29 | 18.91 | 27.1% | 529 | 528.2 | 135.1 | 26.5 | 0.3 | 10.1 | 48.7 | 64.2 | 60.0 | 7.6 | 87.3 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 14.1 | .256 | .335 | .365 | .700 | 65.9 | 11.5 | .077 | |||||
| 1989 | 5 | Danny Tartabull | KC | 26 | 7.97 | 30.4% | 556 | 535.2 | 133.5 | 24.5 | 1.5 | 18.2 | 64.2 | 72.6 | 53.7 | 7.5 | 118.0 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 12.2 | .249 | .318 | .403 | .721 | 69.6 | 11.3 | .068 | |||||
| 1990 | 3 | Chris James | CLE | 27 | 14.70 | 42.8% | 855 | 534.1 | 140.0 | 27.7 | 2.5 | 16.3 | 65.9 | 73.5 | 55.5 | 5.7 | 99.2 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 14.1 | .262 | .334 | .415 | .749 | 73.7 | 13.9 | .085 | |||||
| 1991 | 7 | Sam Horn | BAL | 27 | 8.54 | 25.8% | 521 | 529.0 | 127.8 | 22.8 | 0.9 | 24.0 | 66.8 | 74.6 | 61.1 | 4.5 | 130.5 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 12.6 | .242 | .323 | .424 | .747 | 74.0 | 12.2 | .078 | |||||
| 1992 | 6 | Albert Belle | CLE | 25 | 10.11 | 26.2% | 504 | 535.2 | 141.0 | 23.9 | 1.5 | 20.1 | 71.2 | 80.3 | 53.4 | 5.5 | 123.2 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 15.5 | .264 | .333 | .427 | .760 | 74.7 | 13.6 | .092 | |||||
| 1993 | 6 | Troy Neel | OAK | 27 | 11.80 | 19.9% | 371 | 527.2 | 137.6 | 23.9 | 1.2 | 22.3 | 75.9 | 82.7 | 62.4 | 8.7 | 111.7 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 10.7 | .261 | .342 | .437 | .779 | 79.9 | 13.2 | .089 | |||||
| 1994 | 2 | Jose Canseco | TEX | 29 | 19.20 | 23.1% | 292 | 511.2 | 145.9 | 25.4 | 2.0 | 33.2 | 97.1 | 100.5 | 78.0 | 7.3 | 117.1 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 10.7 | 5.9 | 13.7 | .285 | .381 | .537 | .918 | 104.9 | 18.9 | .133 | |||||
| 1995 | 5 | Juan Gonzalez | TEX | 25 | 10.93 | 27.9% | 497 | 533.0 | 137.4 | 25.5 | 0.6 | 27.0 | 81.3 | 94.9 | 57.0 | 5.8 | 109.2 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 17.9 | .258 | .330 | .460 | .790 | 78.9 | 11.3 | .075 | |||||
| 1996 | 6 | Reggie Jefferson | BOS | 27 | 11.57 | 16.7% | 340 | 521.1 | 160.8 | 35.4 | 2.9 | 25.8 | 87.1 | 90.9 | 67.9 | 8.1 | 114.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 11.0 | .309 | .388 | .536 | .924 | 111.0 | 17.4 | .107 | |||||
| 1997 | 3 | Frank Thomas | CHI | 29 | 15.08 | 28.3% | 539 | 535.5 | 153.9 | 30.8 | 1.5 | 23.1 | 78.4 | 88.5 | 54.8 | 4.4 | 106.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 12.4 | .287 | .354 | .480 | .834 | 88.2 | 15.1 | .094 | |||||
| 1998 | 3 | Tim Salmon | ANA | 29 | 24.15 | 12.8% | 248 | 510.9 | 154.2 | 34.1 | 1.8 | 26.3 | 89.6 | 98.0 | 75.9 | 5.4 | 110.0 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 12.0 | .302 | .390 | .530 | .920 | 107.6 | 18.9 | .128 | |||||
| 1999 | 8 | Jim Thome | CLE | 28 | 9.97 | 24.6% | 453 | 532.8 | 145.3 | 31.7 | 2.5 | 23.6 | 77.4 | 92.9 | 57.3 | 2.1 | 106.3 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 19.4 | .273 | .350 | .474 | .824 | 88.0 | 12.0 | .075 | |||||
| 2000 | 3 | Brad Fullmer | TOR | 25 | 14.61 | 35.9% | 642 | 528.3 | 141.6 | 26.5 | 1.4 | 24.9 | 83.0 | 86.0 | 58.1 | 2.5 | 100.1 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 9.7 | .268 | .343 | .465 | .808 | 88.1 | 14.1 | .095 | |||||
| 2001 | 2 | Manny Ramirez | BOS | 29 | 21.32 | 39.7% | 634 | 530.3 | 148.0 | 31.6 | 2.8 | 20.9 | 75.5 | 90.6 | 58.3 | 9.8 | 106.6 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 13.2 | .279 | .354 | .467 | .821 | 89.0 | 14.0 | .095 | |||||
| 2002 | 7 | Brad Fullmer | ANA | 27 | 9.91 | 33.2% | 560 | 545.0 | 150.4 | 33.3 | 2.1 | 21.9 | 75.3 | 76.1 | 43.6 | 5.0 | 83.5 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 13.7 | .276 | .333 | .466 | .799 | 82.5 | 12.1 | .082 | |||||
| 2003 | 3 | David Ortiz | BOS | 27 | 14.06 | 46.4% | 832 | 527.1 | 141.8 | 29.3 | 2.1 | 22.7 | 78.4 | 83.5 | 62.4 | 6.0 | 117.8 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 13.2 | .269 | .352 | .462 | .814 | 86.9 | 13.3 | .090 | |||||
| 2004 | 1 | David Ortiz | BOS | 28 | 30.06 | 39.5% | 624 | 522.0 | 146.8 | 33.1 | 2.8 | 28.1 | 85.6 | 100.5 | 61.9 | 4.8 | 118.7 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 13.8 | .281 | .364 | .517 | .881 | 99.4 | 15.5 | .108 | |||||
| 2005 | 1 | David Ortiz | BOS | 29 | 48.11 | 37.9% | 649 | 522.5 | 148.2 | 35.0 | 1.1 | 28.3 | 84.8 | 97.5 | 64.1 | 6.0 | 110.0 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 12.9 | .284 | .367 | .518 | .885 | 100.0 | 19.4 | .134 | |||||
| 2006 | 3 | Travis Hafner | CLE | 29 | 29.09 | 27.2% | 478 | 515.4 | 132.8 | 32.0 | 1.6 | 26.8 | 78.5 | 85.3 | 73.7 | 7.4 | 131.5 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 11.6 | .258 | .354 | .482 | .836 | 92.7 | 14.2 | .092 | |||||
| 2007 | 8 | Jack Cust | OAK | 28 | 7.34 | 8.0% | 135 | 504.1 | 125.0 | 32.3 | 2.2 | 21.5 | 71.1 | 85.1 | 86.2 | 1.1 | 175.6 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 9.7 | .248 | .361 | .449 | .810 | 87.3 | 14.0 | .096 | |||||
| 2008 | 7 | Jason Kubel | MIN | 26 | 7.83 | 11.5% | 183 | 523.0 | 128.6 | 22.2 | 4.0 | 31.0 | 85.7 | 81.0 | 68.2 | 3.2 | 150.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 12.7 | .246 | .335 | .481 | .816 | 84.9 | 13.7 | .094 | |||||
| 2009 | 2 | Adam Lind | TOR | 25 | 15.62 | 22.4% | 371 | 536.9 | 146.9 | 31.0 | 1.1 | 26.8 | 75.5 | 92.9 | 54.7 | 6.4 | 117.1 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 12.5 | .274 | .343 | .485 | .828 | 89.5 | 13.9 | .099 | |||||
| 2010 | 10 | Adam Lind | TOR | 26 | 6.81 | 18.0% | 302 | 536.4 | 125.7 | 29.6 | 2.0 | 16.8 | 60.1 | 77.4 | 51.3 | 4.9 | 125.2 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 10.8 | .234 | .305 | .391 | .696 | 65.6 | 10.3 | .069 | |||||
| Copyright © 2009-10 by Andre Lower | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All-Time Major League Handbook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win Shares Digital Update | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| baseball-reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||