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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	3	Tony Oliva	MIN	32	13.35	32.3%			561	1868	493	63	4	65	236	264	194	29	186	13	3	14	10	9	49	.264	.335	.406	.741	251			42.7	.076
1974	2	Oscar Gamble	CLE	24	22.69	33.6%			575	1971	545	76	13	49	239	233	185	29	233	13	9	16	17	22	47	.277	.340	.403	.743	266			56.5	.098
1975	1	Billy Williams	OAK	37	17.82	38.0%			656	2150	563	92	14	79	274	295	273	37	293	22	10	16	32	14	39	.262	.349	.428	.777	333			67.5	.103
1976	4	Steve Braun	MIN	28	9.02	36.1%			598	2036	507	80	15	39	256	266	235	22	313	12	10	24	34	15	30	.249	.327	.361	.688	252			48.7	.081
1977	4	Oscar Gamble	CHI	27	17.47	30.8%			616	2050	564	105	10	65	270	287	215	23	246	9	16	20	8	9	53	.275	.344	.431	.775	304			46.1	.075
1978	3	Rusty Staub	DET	34	16.70	34.8%			680	2306	593	106	11	75	273	316	234	14	277	11	13	21	22	25	60	.257	.326	.410	.736	298			52.9	.078
1979	4	Jim Spencer	NY	32	11.78	35.9%			683	2107	537	82	9	73	294	303	264	31	274	12	8	23	20	30	53	.255	.338	.406	.744	291			51.9	.076
1980	1	Reggie Jackson	NY	34	17.70	40.1%			788	2487	725	108	16	97	380	410	310	33	358	11	16	33	35	23	74	.292	.368	.465	.833	432			83.6	.106
1981	3	Al Oliver	TEX	34	14.46	34.8%			439	1435	342	72	2	27	147	177	160	20	194	5	4	9	10	7	43	.238	.315	.348	.663	157			29.7	.068
1982	5	Carl Yastrzemski	BOS	42	13.61	26.9%			609	1867	498	82	4	69	207	278	206	11	272	9	1	26	11	13	32	.267	.338	.426	.764	276			45.7	.075
1983	8	Carl Yastrzemski	BOS	43	8.13	30.7%			664	2119	550	115	15	53	261	261	246	31	336	17	11	11	16	21	38	.260	.340	.403	.743	294			45.3	.068
1984	1	Mike Easler	BOS	33	30.57	40.0%			878	2930	744	133	12	125	405	414	328	38	558	19	6	22	22	12	36	.254	.331	.435	.766	446			78.4	.089
1985	6	Mike Easler	BOS	34	7.84	36.3%			788	2480	617	110	14	90	351	358	265	23	437	13	5	23	11	9	60	.249	.322	.413	.735	333			51.6	.065
1986	3	John Grubb	DET	37	16.68	38.3%			783	2615	739	122	13	104	355	423	329	40	458	9	3	24	6	11	76	.283	.362	.459	.821	440			78.1	.100
1987	3	Ken Phelps	SEA	32	17.53	40.1%			812	2589	670	123	10	134	394	425	335	17	572	20	3	20	13	9	43	.259	.346	.469	.815	434			71.9	.089
1988	2	Harold Baines	CHI	29	18.91	42.4%			858	2790	747	133	3	85	324	380	372	41	446	10	8	26	7	10	72	.268	.353	.409	.762	409			77.6	.090
1989	1	Harold Baines	CHI/TEX	30	23.35	45.7%			852	2653	725	128	6	71	310	347	266	47	422	7	2	30	6	7	73	.273	.338	.406	.744	360			60.8	.071
1990	2	Dave Parker	MIL	39	15.59	50.4%			1015	3247	851	162	12	105	383	451	371	53	550	22	1	47	22	21	90	.262	.337	.416	.753	450			82.2	.081
1991	4	Harold Baines	OAK	32	26.13	44.6%			899	3042	745	153	9	104	388	418	386	55	589	12	1	35	11	6	69	.245	.329	.404	.733	411			70.3	.078
1992	5	Harold Baines	OAK	33	11.02	31.0%			606	2167	555	103	8	52	247	246	186	27	340	15	5	23	30	17	58	.256	.316	.383	.699	253			37.6	.062
1993	3	Harold Baines	BAL	34	18.84	34.0%			635	2300	625	111	9	84	312	331	241	33	370	13	2	31	27	20	57	.272	.340	.437	.777	329			49.3	.078
1994	5	Kirk Gibson	DET	37	9.82	22.6%			295	1027	291	58	3	63	169	202	125	14	201	5	2	13	9	7	15	.283	.360	.530	.890	194			30.0	.102
1995	7	Harold Baines	BAL	36	9.69	19.3%			359	1130	302	52	3	44	148	154	163	16	222	9	1	9	11	8	36	.267	.362	.435	.797	171			23.8	.066
1996	5	Harold Baines	CHI	37	13.12	21.1%			414	1405	412	90	4	61	226	245	209	18	275	12	1	16	16	8	37	.293	.386	.493	.879	264			41.3	.100
1997	4	David Justice	CLE	31	14.72	29.7%			561	1881	557	99	5	83	265	309	233	27	342	10	3	17	12	13	33	.296	.374	.486	.860	345			59.9	.107
1998	4	Matt Stairs	OAK	30	21.75	34.4%			679	2348	674	151	10	99	345	389	273	26	472	14	2	17	29	16	58	.287	.362	.486	.848	414			61.8	.091
1999	1	Rafael Palmeiro	TEX	34	33.21	36.2%			661	2209	653	116	10	124	322	451	296	27	373	10	2	16	22	16	58	.296	.379	.526	.905	444			76.8	.116
2000	3	Brad Fullmer	TOR	25	14.61	41.1%			733	2617	723	156	9	121	390	446	308	22	480	16	7	31	26	10	60	.276	.352	.481	.833	451			65.5	.089
2001	4	Rafael Palmeiro	TEX	36	11.17	39.5%			637	2262	589	124	8	93	324	357	242	26	424	22	3	20	12	8	55	.260	.335	.446	.781	342			49.8	.078
2002	5	Jason Giambi	NY	31	13.04	45.1%			754	2725	747	159	13	116	393	398	312	26	477	37	3	25	19	14	63	.274	.354	.470	.824	454			71.5	.095
2003	3	David Ortiz	BOS	27	14.06	46.8%			843	2948	759	152	8	137	429	463	397	34	593	33	5	17	18	13	66	.257	.350	.454	.804	482			78.3	.093
2004	1	David Ortiz	BOS	28	30.06	42.0%			661	2416	680	150	10	118	391	443	293	28	509	44	4	22	13	6	52	.281	.366	.498	.864	456			79.0	.120
2005	1	David Ortiz	BOS	29	48.11	52.9%			909	3229	863	189	8	158	517	543	454	32	652	35	4	25	13	8	79	.267	.361	.478	.839	576			109.7	.121
2006	1	David Ortiz	BOS	30	43.57	46.2%			780	2784	744	157	6	177	472	528	463	68	652	28	2	22	5	0	66	.267	.375	.519	.894	569			106.7	.137
2007	1	David Ortiz	BOS	31	45.04	45.4%			748	2741	759	163	6	140	436	489	470	45	612	25	0	25	13	7	67	.277	.385	.494	.879	549			99.0	.132
2008	1	Jim Thome	CHI	37	19.84	60.9%			952	3570	899	193	12	164	535	571	454	49	811	37	2	31	20	8	80	.252	.340	.450	.790	563			95.7	.101
2009	1	Hideki Matsui	NY	35	22.45	69.4%			1154	4293	1081	221	6	219	594	726	562	41	999	28	2	29	15	9	79	.252	.340	.459	.799	692			108.4	.094
2010	1	David Ortiz	BOS	34	21.08	65.9%			1085	3902	1015	225	12	173	543	573	544	46	962	31	2	34	12	10	74	.260	.352	.457	.809	657			107.7	.099
		Copyright © 2009-10 by Andre Lower
		Sources:
		All-Time Major League Handbook
		Win Shares Digital Update
		baseball-reference.com
		ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia