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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 | 1 | Frank Robinson | CAL | 37 | 30.65 | 20.6% | 345 | 527.7 | 145.4 | 25.3 | 0.4 | 23.9 | 65.7 | 84.5 | 63.2 | 11.3 | 81.9 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 21.8 | .276 | .357 | .461 | .818 | 81.9 | 16.9 | .112 | |||||
| 1974 | 1 | Frank Robinson | CAL/CLE | 38 | 22.71 | 22.2% | 363 | 517.7 | 128.1 | 24.9 | 1.6 | 15.8 | 68.0 | 68.4 | 71.2 | 8.7 | 84.6 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 12.3 | .248 | .341 | .393 | .734 | 72.4 | 13.7 | .096 | |||||
| 1975 | 1 | Billy Williams | OAK | 37 | 17.82 | 33.0% | 556 | 532.7 | 132.6 | 20.5 | 0.8 | 19.7 | 59.9 | 77.4 | 59.6 | 3.8 | 80.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 13.1 | .249 | .324 | .401 | .725 | 70.0 | 13.1 | .086 | |||||
| 1976 | 1 | Rico Carty | CLE | 36 | 29.46 | 26.0% | 433 | 534.0 | 137.3 | 22.1 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 55.4 | 67.8 | 59.0 | 9.1 | 59.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 15.9 | .257 | .328 | .376 | .704 | 66.3 | 13.5 | .086 | |||||
| 1977 | 6 | Rico Carty | CLE | 37 | 11.75 | 12.2% | 240 | 521.0 | 140.0 | 23.1 | 1.9 | 15.4 | 61.0 | 73.2 | 72.6 | 9.0 | 71.3 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 16.1 | .269 | .357 | .409 | .766 | 77.1 | 11.8 | .077 | |||||
| 1978 | 1 | Rico Carty | TOR/OAK | 38 | 24.36 | 23.4% | 448 | 547.2 | 141.1 | 21.7 | 0.7 | 24.4 | 64.3 | 84.6 | 46.7 | 5.4 | 86.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 17.3 | .258 | .315 | .434 | .749 | 71.4 | 13.5 | .089 | |||||
| 1979 | 5 | Willie Horton | SEA | 36 | 11.77 | 31.6% | 559 | 543.4 | 137.8 | 23.6 | 1.6 | 18.9 | 64.5 | 81.2 | 47.2 | 3.9 | 78.1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 20.4 | .254 | .314 | .407 | .721 | 65.0 | 8.3 | .057 | |||||
| 1980 | 14 | Rusty Staub | TEX | 36 | 5.86 | 18.7% | 372 | 529.4 | 133.0 | 27.5 | 3.7 | 14.2 | 62.8 | 71.6 | 58.3 | 3.7 | 83.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 18.8 | .251 | .325 | .398 | .723 | 67.4 | 10.2 | .060 | |||||
| 1981 | 6 | Hal McRae | KC | 35 | 6.97 | 23.9% | 293 | 529.7 | 127.0 | 25.2 | 1.6 | 10.5 | 49.3 | 57.2 | 60.9 | 3.1 | 70.9 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 13.6 | .240 | .318 | .353 | .671 | 58.8 | 10.1 | .066 | |||||
| 1982 | 1 | Hal McRae | KC | 36 | 35.96 | 28.8% | 622 | 532.5 | 150.2 | 31.5 | 3.3 | 19.2 | 67.0 | 91.7 | 60.7 | 3.8 | 68.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 13.6 | .282 | .356 | .461 | .817 | 85.2 | 16.2 | .103 | |||||
| 1983 | 2 | Hal McRae | KC | 37 | 23.16 | 31.4% | 657 | 518.5 | 142.5 | 28.1 | 2.4 | 15.6 | 62.4 | 76.6 | 72.6 | 11.1 | 81.8 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 15.4 | .275 | .367 | .428 | .795 | 81.1 | 15.0 | .096 | |||||
| 1984 | 2 | Dave Kingman | OAK | 35 | 26.73 | 40.1% | 871 | 532.6 | 138.0 | 23.2 | 1.8 | 22.5 | 71.2 | 84.1 | 53.2 | 6.8 | 96.5 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 11.7 | .259 | .331 | .436 | .767 | 77.4 | 14.4 | .092 | |||||
| 1985 | 2 | Dave Kingman | OAK | 36 | 12.00 | 48.2% | 1002 | 527.9 | 127.5 | 21.5 | 0.9 | 21.7 | 64.1 | 88.0 | 59.6 | 6.7 | 84.6 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 13.6 | .242 | .321 | .409 | .730 | 69.3 | 11.2 | .072 | |||||
| 1986 | 1 | Don Baylor | BOS | 37 | 17.87 | 62.5% | 1252 | 526.9 | 130.7 | 21.1 | 1.2 | 23.0 | 68.4 | 81.7 | 61.3 | 5.3 | 102.4 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 12.8 | .248 | .330 | .423 | .753 | 74.7 | 12.1 | .080 | |||||
| 1987 | 2 | Brian Downing | CAL | 36 | 24.23 | 37.8% | 745 | 516.1 | 125.5 | 20.3 | 0.6 | 21.3 | 76.3 | 71.5 | 65.5 | 3.1 | 95.6 | 11.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 13.0 | .243 | .339 | .409 | .748 | 74.5 | 11.9 | .077 | |||||
| 1988 | 3 | Brian Downing | CAL | 37 | 16.63 | 31.5% | 628 | 517.3 | 129.5 | 20.6 | 1.2 | 17.8 | 67.4 | 72.1 | 67.1 | 5.2 | 78.7 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 13.1 | .250 | .342 | .398 | .740 | 71.6 | 12.5 | .081 | |||||
| 1989 | 2 | Brian Downing | CAL | 38 | 21.36 | 37.9% | 682 | 539.4 | 144.8 | 25.2 | 1.4 | 14.6 | 61.5 | 73.3 | 52.1 | 4.0 | 80.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 14.9 | .268 | .333 | .402 | .735 | 71.9 | 13.1 | .081 | |||||
| 1990 | 1 | Brian Downing | CAL | 39 | 18.16 | 25.3% | 489 | 523.8 | 140.3 | 26.7 | 3.1 | 16.5 | 68.1 | 73.7 | 63.1 | 7.5 | 81.8 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 17.4 | .268 | .346 | .425 | .771 | 75.9 | 14.1 | .092 | |||||
| 1991 | 5 | Jack Clark | BOS | 35 | 15.97 | 33.2% | 662 | 519.7 | 132.2 | 28.1 | 2.5 | 16.7 | 73.2 | 68.2 | 71.1 | 5.9 | 102.2 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 15.3 | .254 | .345 | .415 | .760 | 72.7 | 12.0 | .079 | |||||
| 1992 | 1 | Dave Winfield | TOR | 40 | 27.83 | 31.6% | 597 | 526.1 | 140.4 | 26.6 | 1.9 | 14.3 | 67.0 | 70.6 | 63.5 | 6.4 | 86.0 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 11.4 | .267 | .348 | .406 | .754 | 76.3 | 15.3 | .108 | |||||
| 1993 | 1 | Paul Molitor | TOR | 36 | 32.70 | 33.4% | 607 | 539.7 | 146.6 | 28.5 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 75.5 | 75.5 | 48.8 | 4.8 | 74.3 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 10.1 | 3.2 | 15.7 | .272 | .333 | .430 | .763 | 74.8 | 11.1 | .079 | |||||
| 1994 | 1 | Paul Molitor | TOR | 37 | 22.04 | 48.4% | 618 | 538.6 | 153.6 | 27.4 | 2.6 | 23.7 | 82.3 | 95.4 | 53.7 | 5.6 | 84.9 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 15.2 | .285 | .351 | .478 | .829 | 88.4 | 13.2 | .091 | |||||
| 1995 | 2 | Chili Davis | CAL | 35 | 22.25 | 33.7% | 589 | 515.3 | 150.9 | 28.1 | 1.2 | 22.1 | 78.3 | 80.7 | 75.6 | 7.9 | 78.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 14.8 | .293 | .382 | .481 | .863 | 95.0 | 15.8 | .109 | |||||
| 1996 | 2 | Chili Davis | CAL | 36 | 19.99 | 37.7% | 715 | 520.7 | 153.1 | 27.6 | 2.2 | 20.2 | 76.4 | 87.7 | 70.6 | 7.3 | 86.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 16.9 | .294 | .375 | .472 | .847 | 89.1 | 12.8 | .090 | |||||
| 1997 | 2 | Chili Davis | KC | 37 | 15.93 | 35.0% | 628 | 529.0 | 145.0 | 26.7 | 1.4 | 18.1 | 69.0 | 81.2 | 61.1 | 8.6 | 90.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 12.9 | .274 | .347 | .432 | .779 | 79.2 | 12.0 | .085 | |||||
| 1998 | 1 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | 35 | 30.70 | 40.9% | 801 | 523.7 | 151.3 | 29.2 | 2.1 | 20.8 | 74.8 | 85.4 | 67.6 | 4.7 | 93.9 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 14.2 | .289 | .370 | .472 | .842 | 93.0 | 15.6 | .103 | |||||
| 1999 | 3 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | 36 | 27.85 | 23.4% | 427 | 511.4 | 155.7 | 28.4 | 0.7 | 24.1 | 74.7 | 93.0 | 82.4 | 5.5 | 91.1 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 13.9 | .304 | .402 | .504 | .906 | 106.4 | 18.6 | .119 | |||||
| 2000 | 1 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | 37 | 38.43 | 27.8% | 487 | 517.4 | 148.3 | 25.7 | 1.8 | 28.3 | 76.5 | 94.9 | 73.0 | 6.1 | 98.7 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 10.5 | .287 | .374 | .507 | .881 | 100.1 | 15.9 | .112 | |||||
| 2001 | 1 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | 38 | 34.73 | 44.6% | 701 | 518.7 | 136.8 | 31.0 | 1.2 | 27.5 | 82.5 | 92.1 | 70.1 | 4.3 | 107.4 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 13.7 | .264 | .353 | .487 | .840 | 90.1 | 15.4 | .108 | |||||
| 2002 | 1 | Ellis Burks | CLE | 37 | 23.92 | 24.4% | 399 | 516.3 | 137.0 | 27.7 | 0.4 | 24.9 | 73.6 | 82.7 | 74.3 | 7.7 | 111.4 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 11.9 | .265 | .360 | .465 | .825 | 87.2 | 15.6 | .111 | |||||
| 2003 | 1 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | 40 | 26.06 | 35.0% | 626 | 517.7 | 137.2 | 24.9 | 1.4 | 24.6 | 68.9 | 83.9 | 72.7 | 6.3 | 97.1 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 13.1 | .265 | .360 | .461 | .821 | 86.8 | 15.2 | .104 | |||||
| 2004 | 4 | Frank Thomas | CHI | 36 | 15.94 | 27.6% | 435 | 519.3 | 129.2 | 26.9 | 0.3 | 17.0 | 69.2 | 75.1 | 71.2 | 5.9 | 105.6 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 13.8 | .249 | .341 | .400 | .741 | 73.8 | 11.4 | .080 | |||||
| 2005 | 9 | Gary Sheffield | NY | 36 | 7.93 | 14.6% | 255 | 521.1 | 126.9 | 19.6 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 68.8 | 88.9 | 70.6 | 1.8 | 96.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 16.0 | .243 | .333 | .414 | .747 | 72.9 | 12.6 | .084 | |||||
| 2006 | 2 | Jim Thome | CHI | 35 | 38.23 | 42.1% | 727 | 511.3 | 129.9 | 21.4 | 0.4 | 28.8 | 80.1 | 92.6 | 77.1 | 6.5 | 115.8 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 12.0 | .254 | .356 | .466 | .822 | 87.5 | 15.0 | .101 | |||||
| 2007 | 2 | Jim Thome | CHI | 36 | 31.31 | 40.5% | 672 | 512.9 | 134.9 | 25.3 | 0.8 | 26.3 | 77.0 | 89.0 | 74.7 | 4.6 | 110.0 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 13.1 | .263 | .361 | .470 | .831 | 90.2 | 15.6 | .112 | |||||
| 2008 | 1 | Jim Thome | CHI | 37 | 19.84 | 36.4% | 577 | 513.5 | 129.1 | 21.4 | 1.0 | 25.2 | 75.0 | 79.0 | 76.3 | 7.5 | 121.1 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 15.4 | .251 | .354 | .444 | .798 | 82.2 | 12.4 | .086 | |||||
| 2009 | 1 | Hideki Matsui | NY | 35 | 22.45 | 25.5% | 426 | 516.5 | 129.7 | 24.9 | 0.3 | 26.3 | 66.9 | 86.8 | 76.5 | 2.3 | 106.4 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10.3 | .251 | .349 | .453 | .802 | 85.8 | 14.6 | .103 | |||||
| 2010 | 2 | Jim Thome | MIN | 39 | 18.64 | 32.0% | 525 | 526.6 | 141.8 | 24.8 | 1.9 | 22.1 | 75.8 | 80.5 | 63.8 | 3.5 | 99.8 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 11.7 | .269 | .352 | .450 | .802 | 86.2 | 16.0 | .112 | |||||
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| Sources: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All-Time Major League Handbook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win Shares Digital Update | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| baseball-reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||