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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 | 3 | Tony Oliva | MIN | 32 | 13.35 | 49.0% | 823 | 542.5 | 143.5 | 18.3 | 1.8 | 13.2 | 61.4 | 76.8 | 50.0 | 6.6 | 72.9 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 16.3 | .265 | .326 | .378 | .704 | 64.7 | 10.7 | .071 | |||||
| 1974 | 4 | Tommy Davis | BAL | 34 | 15.55 | 39.6% | 690 | 545.7 | 139.2 | 16.3 | 2.1 | 11.3 | 62.6 | 59.3 | 42.8 | 6.4 | 64.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 12.1 | 7.1 | 15.6 | .255 | .311 | .355 | .666 | 58.8 | 9.8 | .060 | |||||
| 1975 | 2 | Willie Horton | DET | 32 | 12.09 | 37.2% | 617 | 537.7 | 139.9 | 16.0 | 1.2 | 14.8 | 58.0 | 64.9 | 50.6 | 7.9 | 73.3 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 14.1 | .260 | .325 | .377 | .702 | 65.2 | 10.3 | .070 | |||||
| 1976 | 2 | Hal McRae | KC | 30 | 28.29 | 34.2% | 568 | 525.4 | 142.1 | 25.6 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 67.2 | 75.7 | 60.8 | 6.1 | 77.9 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 4.4 | 14.3 | .270 | .349 | .410 | .759 | 76.8 | 17.2 | .110 | |||||
| 1977 | 2 | Hal McRae | KC | 31 | 25.45 | 34.3% | 656 | 542.9 | 150.2 | 29.2 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 68.3 | 79.2 | 46.9 | 4.0 | 71.4 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 14.9 | .277 | .334 | .439 | .773 | 77.6 | 13.6 | .093 | |||||
| 1978 | 2 | Hal McRae | KC | 32 | 16.86 | 46.0% | 891 | 530.7 | 140.8 | 27.2 | 2.6 | 15.3 | 64.9 | 74.3 | 57.4 | 4.9 | 71.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 15.3 | .265 | .338 | .413 | .751 | 72.8 | 12.6 | .081 | |||||
| 1979 | 1 | Don Baylor | CAL | 30 | 27.45 | 41.3% | 774 | 533.4 | 149.9 | 27.4 | 2.6 | 23.8 | 84.7 | 94.2 | 52.8 | 3.8 | 69.3 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 11.3 | .281 | .348 | .476 | .824 | 90.6 | 16.4 | .100 | |||||
| 1980 | 1 | Reggie Jackson | NY | 34 | 17.70 | 44.3% | 861 | 537.5 | 157.2 | 27.6 | 3.2 | 18.2 | 75.4 | 82.8 | 51.2 | 7.3 | 63.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 15.8 | .293 | .354 | .458 | .812 | 86.3 | 16.1 | .100 | |||||
| 1981 | 1 | Greg Luzinski | CHI | 30 | 18.94 | 72.4% | 889 | 527.4 | 136.1 | 23.1 | 1.2 | 20.3 | 64.9 | 76.2 | 60.8 | 5.0 | 84.0 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 15.1 | .258 | .337 | .422 | .759 | 74.5 | 14.8 | .096 | |||||
| 1982 | 2 | Greg Luzinski | CHI | 31 | 27.06 | 47.6% | 1017 | 525.5 | 141.8 | 24.2 | 0.8 | 20.4 | 67.7 | 77.6 | 65.7 | 6.4 | 83.2 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 14.1 | .270 | .352 | .435 | .787 | 79.9 | 15.0 | .097 | |||||
| 1983 | 1 | Don Baylor | NY | 34 | 25.37 | 45.3% | 951 | 529.6 | 144.1 | 27.4 | 1.6 | 20.5 | 74.5 | 80.1 | 57.1 | 5.7 | 82.5 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 11.8 | .272 | .345 | .446 | .791 | 82.2 | 14.8 | .095 | |||||
| 1984 | 1 | Mike Easler | BOS | 33 | 30.57 | 41.1% | 882 | 534.2 | 138.3 | 24.1 | 2.6 | 17.8 | 65.5 | 72.9 | 58.0 | 5.5 | 83.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 10.7 | .259 | .331 | .414 | .745 | 76.4 | 12.9 | .084 | |||||
| 1985 | 1 | Gorman Thomas | SEA | 34 | 15.12 | 33.6% | 726 | 524.4 | 128.4 | 25.9 | 2.5 | 18.7 | 70.3 | 78.4 | 66.8 | 3.5 | 102.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 12.0 | .245 | .330 | .411 | .741 | 72.4 | 11.3 | .067 | |||||
| 1986 | 2 | Larry Parrish | TEX | 32 | 17.13 | 18.9% | 382 | 520.1 | 147.4 | 27.9 | 4.4 | 25.0 | 79.5 | 86.0 | 71.9 | 5.7 | 93.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 14.5 | .283 | .370 | .498 | .868 | 96.5 | 16.7 | .108 | |||||
| 1987 | 1 | Paul Molitor | MIL | 30 | 27.43 | 27.7% | 551 | 523.3 | 143.4 | 26.8 | 3.2 | 28.6 | 84.8 | 88.8 | 67.8 | 4.0 | 111.9 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 11.3 | .274 | .359 | .501 | .860 | 96.6 | 16.8 | .105 | |||||
| 1988 | 1 | Jack Clark | NY | 32 | 20.12 | 38.4% | 772 | 519.4 | 135.7 | 22.8 | 1.8 | 22.6 | 71.0 | 76.3 | 71.8 | 4.1 | 107.9 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 11.1 | .261 | .351 | .443 | .794 | 83.5 | 16.2 | .103 | |||||
| 1989 | 1 | Harold Baines | CHI/TEX | 30 | 23.35 | 31.7% | 584 | 536.8 | 144.9 | 26.3 | 2.0 | 15.9 | 66.1 | 72.4 | 53.1 | 6.9 | 92.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 14.4 | .270 | .334 | .415 | .749 | 74.5 | 12.6 | .075 | |||||
| 1990 | 5 | Harold Baines | TEX/OAK | 31 | 11.24 | 26.3% | 536 | 531.5 | 134.5 | 24.0 | 0.9 | 18.6 | 58.4 | 63.8 | 57.8 | 6.9 | 105.8 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 16.1 | .253 | .326 | .407 | .733 | 67.3 | 11.3 | .067 | |||||
| 1991 | 2 | Paul Molitor | MIL | 34 | 27.20 | 33.9% | 683 | 520.7 | 140.1 | 23.1 | 3.2 | 18.8 | 73.9 | 74.6 | 72.1 | 13.4 | 85.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 8.6 | .269 | .357 | .434 | .791 | 85.5 | 17.4 | .112 | |||||
| 1992 | 4 | Chili Davis | MIN | 32 | 14.46 | 36.9% | 713 | 526.7 | 135.3 | 21.4 | 1.0 | 18.3 | 65.8 | 79.3 | 61.6 | 8.3 | 87.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 16.0 | .257 | .335 | .406 | .741 | 70.6 | 12.7 | .086 | |||||
| 1993 | 2 | Julio Franco | TEX | 34 | 18.89 | 39.2% | 730 | 530.9 | 135.9 | 27.5 | 1.2 | 21.7 | 72.6 | 92.3 | 60.3 | 6.8 | 107.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 14.9 | .256 | .331 | .435 | .766 | 76.6 | 12.7 | .086 | |||||
| 1994 | 3 | Chili Davis | CAL | 34 | 16.79 | 25.0% | 315 | 511.0 | 139.6 | 27.7 | 1.3 | 24.2 | 80.1 | 84.6 | 80.1 | 7.6 | 117.7 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 11.2 | .273 | .371 | .475 | .846 | 90.4 | 14.1 | .100 | |||||
| 1995 | 1 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | 32 | 46.89 | 37.2% | 655 | 512.5 | 151.8 | 30.6 | 0.7 | 22.7 | 84.1 | 88.8 | 76.7 | 7.9 | 110.0 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 11.0 | .296 | .390 | .491 | .881 | 100.3 | 18.2 | .124 | |||||
| 1996 | 1 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | 33 | 30.40 | 38.9% | 727 | 510.5 | 139.4 | 31.1 | 1.1 | 22.4 | 88.6 | 89.0 | 78.9 | 6.8 | 106.6 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 13.3 | .273 | .373 | .470 | .843 | 91.2 | 14.0 | .101 | |||||
| 1997 | 1 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | 34 | 36.31 | 34.9% | 642 | 508.2 | 145.1 | 26.3 | 0.9 | 21.4 | 77.2 | 85.1 | 77.9 | 5.3 | 110.4 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 16.0 | .285 | .387 | .467 | .854 | 94.1 | 16.7 | .112 | |||||
| 1998 | 2 | Frank Thomas | CHI | 30 | 30.05 | 45.3% | 884 | 524.1 | 139.7 | 31.0 | 1.9 | 22.8 | 81.4 | 84.6 | 65.7 | 4.1 | 111.0 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 10.9 | .266 | .350 | .463 | .813 | 86.9 | 13.8 | .092 | |||||
| 1999 | 1 | Rafael Palmeiro | TEX | 34 | 33.21 | 45.0% | 809 | 513.9 | 145.3 | 27.0 | 1.3 | 30.0 | 81.3 | 98.3 | 74.5 | 6.9 | 101.9 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 14.8 | .283 | .377 | .515 | .892 | 100.6 | 16.8 | .111 | |||||
| 2000 | 2 | Frank Thomas | CHI | 32 | 37.75 | 30.1% | 524 | 506.4 | 145.0 | 32.0 | 0.5 | 21.0 | 81.5 | 80.4 | 86.1 | 7.5 | 100.3 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 13.4 | .286 | .391 | .476 | .867 | 97.4 | 16.0 | .113 | |||||
| 2001 | 7 | Juan Gonzalez | CLE | 31 | 7.87 | 11.5% | 188 | 513.9 | 124.6 | 27.9 | 0.8 | 20.5 | 79.5 | 90.2 | 56.6 | 2.5 | 116.4 | 17.2 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.7 | 8.2 | .242 | .332 | .419 | .751 | 76.2 | 11.4 | .074 | |||||
| 2002 | 2 | Manny Ramirez | BOS | 30 | 17.72 | 35.3% | 588 | 517.3 | 138.2 | 30.2 | 3.2 | 20.9 | 76.6 | 78.1 | 69.5 | 3.2 | 101.4 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 10.8 | .267 | .359 | .459 | .818 | 87.9 | 15.9 | .110 | |||||
| 2003 | 5 | Jason Giambi | NY | 32 | 12.66 | 14.5% | 255 | 511.8 | 117.8 | 25.1 | 0.6 | 22.3 | 65.3 | 71.4 | 73.7 | 4.5 | 108.8 | 11.2 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 12.8 | .230 | .338 | .412 | .750 | 74.8 | 13.2 | .093 | |||||
| 2004 | 3 | Erubiel Durazo | OAK | 30 | 25.28 | 32.8% | 520 | 536.2 | 148.2 | 25.8 | 1.9 | 21.6 | 82.1 | 81.3 | 49.4 | 5.3 | 93.2 | 9.7 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 10.0 | .276 | .346 | .453 | .799 | 85.2 | 14.0 | .097 | |||||
| 2005 | 3 | Mike Sweeney | KC | 31 | 11.71 | 39.9% | 686 | 528.6 | 134.5 | 24.9 | 1.9 | 19.8 | 74.6 | 69.3 | 59.1 | 3.2 | 107.7 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 13.6 | .254 | .336 | .421 | .757 | 76.1 | 12.5 | .086 | |||||
| 2006 | 1 | David Ortiz | BOS | 30 | 43.57 | 29.1% | 493 | 527.0 | 146.2 | 28.1 | 2.0 | 27.5 | 79.1 | 88.0 | 63.1 | 10.4 | 99.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 13.0 | .277 | .357 | .495 | .852 | 96.1 | 15.4 | .108 | |||||
| 2007 | 1 | David Ortiz | BOS | 31 | 45.04 | 47.4% | 779 | 520.6 | 147.3 | 28.5 | 1.4 | 18.8 | 76.0 | 79.4 | 69.7 | 8.4 | 80.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 14.3 | .283 | .368 | .452 | .820 | 89.7 | 15.3 | .111 | |||||
| 2008 | 2 | Milton Bradley | TEX | 30 | 19.54 | 45.8% | 710 | 530.3 | 140.4 | 32.1 | 1.2 | 21.9 | 75.9 | 88.5 | 58.1 | 8.3 | 99.0 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 11.6 | .265 | .342 | .454 | .796 | 84.2 | 14.3 | .104 | |||||
| 2009 | 5 | David Ortiz | BOS | 33 | 9.68 | 50.8% | 849 | 527.2 | 130.6 | 25.8 | 0.8 | 24.4 | 73.7 | 78.7 | 64.6 | 4.7 | 125.9 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 10.4 | .248 | .332 | .439 | .771 | 79.2 | 10.6 | .074 | |||||
| 2010 | 1 | David Ortiz | BOS | 34 | 21.08 | 48.0% | 798 | 519.4 | 135.8 | 30.6 | 1.1 | 25.0 | 72.3 | 78.8 | 68.8 | 6.3 | 138.0 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 10.5 | .262 | .352 | .469 | .821 | 88.9 | 14.1 | .096 | |||||
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| Sources: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All-Time Major League Handbook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win Shares Digital Update | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| baseball-reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||