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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 | 66.1% | 1112 | 537.8 | 144.7 | 21.5 | 1.6 | 15.9 | 60.8 | 77.7 | 53.2 | 6.4 | 84.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 17.3 | .269 | .336 | .404 | .740 | 71.2 | 12.9 | .085 | |||||
| 1974 | 1 | Frank Robinson | CAL/CLE | 38 | 22.71 | 60.8% | 1039 | 535.2 | 135.7 | 20.5 | 2.4 | 12.9 | 62.3 | 65.9 | 52.8 | 6.5 | 78.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 14.7 | .254 | .323 | .373 | .696 | 65.0 | 11.4 | .073 | |||||
| 1975 | 2 | Willie Horton | DET | 32 | 12.09 | 61.3% | 1026 | 541.7 | 140.0 | 19.9 | 1.5 | 16.7 | 60.3 | 73.8 | 49.5 | 4.2 | 86.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 14.8 | .258 | .319 | .393 | .712 | 66.5 | 11.1 | .074 | |||||
| 1976 | 1 | Rico Carty | CLE | 36 | 29.46 | 62.4% | 1045 | 539.5 | 144.8 | 25.2 | 2.7 | 14.1 | 62.3 | 74.0 | 48.4 | 5.2 | 79.0 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 15.8 | .268 | .329 | .404 | .733 | 72.0 | 15.5 | .098 | |||||
| 1977 | 1 | Jim Rice | BOS | 24 | 27.21 | 60.5% | 1186 | 539.7 | 146.0 | 25.7 | 4.4 | 19.7 | 67.8 | 77.1 | 50.9 | 4.3 | 85.1 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 15.6 | .270 | .335 | .444 | .779 | 79.2 | 13.8 | .089 | |||||
| 1978 | 1 | Rico Carty | TOR/OAK | 38 | 24.36 | 64.0% | 1227 | 535.4 | 138.5 | 23.4 | 2.8 | 20.3 | 69.3 | 79.6 | 52.2 | 5.8 | 89.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 15.7 | .259 | .325 | .427 | .752 | 72.5 | 13.2 | .087 | |||||
| 1979 | 1 | Don Baylor | CAL | 30 | 27.45 | 62.5% | 1130 | 542.5 | 149.0 | 25.3 | 2.4 | 21.6 | 77.8 | 89.1 | 45.8 | 3.2 | 79.8 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 16.9 | .275 | .333 | .450 | .783 | 80.0 | 12.6 | .083 | |||||
| 1980 | 2 | Hal McRae | KC | 34 | 17.13 | 59.9% | 1161 | 542.1 | 142.7 | 25.3 | 3.6 | 17.0 | 69.0 | 76.5 | 48.2 | 5.3 | 81.9 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 18.3 | .263 | .324 | .417 | .741 | 71.1 | 11.5 | .071 | |||||
| 1981 | 1 | Greg Luzinski | CHI | 30 | 18.94 | 60.7% | 741 | 525.4 | 134.7 | 21.0 | 1.6 | 22.0 | 65.0 | 74.0 | 61.3 | 2.5 | 88.6 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 13.0 | .256 | .336 | .428 | .764 | 75.3 | 14.4 | .095 | |||||
| 1982 | 1 | Hal McRae | KC | 36 | 35.96 | 64.2% | 1392 | 533.2 | 145.5 | 27.1 | 2.3 | 19.8 | 68.8 | 83.6 | 58.3 | 6.2 | 78.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 13.6 | .273 | .345 | .444 | .789 | 79.7 | 14.8 | .093 | |||||
| 1983 | 1 | Don Baylor | NY | 34 | 25.37 | 58.7% | 1231 | 528.8 | 143.5 | 27.5 | 2.4 | 20.9 | 73.1 | 85.4 | 59.0 | 6.2 | 89.4 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 14.2 | .271 | .347 | .451 | .798 | 82.1 | 14.9 | .095 | |||||
| 1984 | 2 | Dave Kingman | OAK | 35 | 26.73 | 50.6% | 1092 | 530.6 | 141.2 | 24.5 | 2.0 | 22.3 | 69.3 | 82.8 | 55.9 | 5.4 | 87.9 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 11.6 | .266 | .338 | .446 | .784 | 81.1 | 15.5 | .101 | |||||
| 1985 | 1 | Gorman Thomas | SEA | 34 | 15.12 | 51.7% | 1090 | 525.8 | 127.2 | 21.2 | 0.9 | 24.7 | 65.0 | 89.6 | 61.6 | 4.2 | 99.3 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 13.1 | .242 | .324 | .426 | .750 | 71.8 | 11.3 | .071 | |||||
| 1986 | 1 | Don Baylor | BOS | 37 | 17.87 | 51.6% | 1038 | 531.6 | 122.7 | 20.2 | 1.0 | 25.7 | 70.0 | 84.1 | 54.6 | 3.2 | 118.9 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 12.9 | .231 | .308 | .418 | .726 | 68.7 | 10.4 | .068 | |||||
| 1987 | 1 | Paul Molitor | MIL | 30 | 27.43 | 49.5% | 971 | 524.1 | 138.5 | 24.9 | 2.2 | 24.9 | 82.3 | 80.4 | 59.6 | 2.9 | 103.2 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 13.6 | .264 | .347 | .463 | .810 | 86.2 | 14.3 | .093 | |||||
| 1988 | 1 | Jack Clark | NY | 32 | 20.12 | 49.1% | 975 | 524.2 | 126.9 | 20.2 | 1.9 | 20.2 | 67.2 | 72.5 | 61.9 | 3.2 | 110.9 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 12.2 | .242 | .327 | .404 | .731 | 70.6 | 12.3 | .080 | |||||
| 1989 | 2 | Brian Downing | CAL | 38 | 21.36 | 49.5% | 886 | 539.4 | 137.7 | 23.7 | 2.0 | 17.2 | 62.2 | 76.2 | 49.5 | 2.3 | 103.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 13.3 | .255 | .318 | .402 | .720 | 70.1 | 12.1 | .076 | |||||
| 1990 | 1 | Brian Downing | CAL | 39 | 18.16 | 41.0% | 814 | 536.1 | 137.0 | 25.0 | 2.4 | 18.3 | 65.4 | 69.2 | 52.3 | 4.1 | 101.6 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 16.1 | .255 | .324 | .413 | .737 | 70.4 | 12.8 | .080 | |||||
| 1991 | 1 | Frank Thomas | CHI | 23 | 37.84 | 45.0% | 892 | 518.9 | 141.5 | 23.4 | 2.9 | 20.7 | 77.9 | 71.9 | 72.5 | 6.4 | 103.5 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 15.5 | .273 | .364 | .449 | .813 | 85.7 | 16.7 | .111 | |||||
| 1992 | 1 | Dave Winfield | TOR | 40 | 27.83 | 58.6% | 1119 | 530.1 | 138.9 | 23.8 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 70.0 | 84.1 | 59.0 | 5.8 | 102.3 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 15.2 | .262 | .338 | .424 | .762 | 75.9 | 15.0 | .104 | |||||
| 1993 | 1 | Paul Molitor | TOR | 36 | 32.70 | 51.8% | 959 | 532.9 | 139.6 | 27.5 | 1.8 | 19.3 | 74.8 | 84.6 | 55.9 | 5.3 | 98.3 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 14.4 | .262 | .333 | .429 | .762 | 77.2 | 12.7 | .088 | |||||
| 1994 | 1 | Paul Molitor | TOR | 37 | 22.04 | 58.2% | 731 | 527.1 | 147.1 | 27.7 | 2.7 | 22.9 | 84.3 | 90.1 | 63.7 | 5.4 | 102.6 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 15.6 | .279 | .358 | .472 | .830 | 89.5 | 14.2 | .101 | |||||
| 1995 | 1 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | 32 | 46.89 | 58.7% | 1025 | 523.4 | 148.1 | 30.0 | 1.0 | 24.6 | 82.7 | 88.1 | 66.4 | 6.9 | 104.5 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 13.4 | .283 | .365 | .485 | .850 | 93.2 | 15.5 | .107 | |||||
| 1996 | 1 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | 33 | 30.40 | 48.1% | 917 | 516.6 | 149.9 | 31.5 | 2.3 | 22.5 | 86.9 | 91.9 | 72.8 | 6.7 | 103.4 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 14.5 | .290 | .381 | .491 | .872 | 96.7 | 14.8 | .104 | |||||
| 1997 | 1 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | 34 | 36.31 | 52.5% | 960 | 519.4 | 142.8 | 27.7 | 1.4 | 19.8 | 74.6 | 86.6 | 66.8 | 4.6 | 107.6 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 14.9 | .275 | .360 | .448 | .808 | 85.4 | 14.3 | .098 | |||||
| 1998 | 1 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | 35 | 30.70 | 54.2% | 1041 | 515.9 | 143.1 | 29.5 | 1.8 | 24.2 | 83.0 | 90.4 | 71.7 | 4.2 | 104.2 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 11.9 | .277 | .366 | .482 | .848 | 93.9 | 16.6 | .114 | |||||
| 1999 | 2 | John Jaha | OAK | 33 | 29.01 | 47.9% | 865 | 511.9 | 146.7 | 30.1 | 1.1 | 26.2 | 83.5 | 95.7 | 74.4 | 4.6 | 109.2 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 18.3 | .287 | .383 | .503 | .886 | 99.1 | 16.0 | .104 | |||||
| 2000 | 1 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | 37 | 38.43 | 52.3% | 913 | 509.9 | 144.0 | 26.3 | 0.8 | 25.7 | 84.4 | 87.6 | 79.3 | 5.7 | 107.0 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 11.0 | .282 | .381 | .488 | .869 | 98.9 | 16.8 | .119 | |||||
| 2001 | 1 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | 38 | 34.73 | 53.3% | 841 | 516.5 | 139.6 | 31.5 | 1.4 | 24.8 | 81.1 | 95.8 | 67.8 | 6.3 | 113.6 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 12.3 | .270 | .360 | .481 | .841 | 91.7 | 16.0 | .111 | |||||
| 2002 | 1 | Ellis Burks | CLE | 37 | 23.92 | 43.6% | 724 | 523.3 | 142.5 | 30.5 | 1.2 | 24.8 | 77.9 | 84.8 | 65.4 | 5.2 | 117.3 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 12.1 | .272 | .357 | .477 | .834 | 89.4 | 16.9 | .118 | |||||
| 2003 | 1 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | 40 | 26.06 | 41.8% | 742 | 519.3 | 134.9 | 27.7 | 0.8 | 23.4 | 69.4 | 83.8 | 67.5 | 5.1 | 115.2 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 14.2 | .260 | .353 | .451 | .804 | 83.7 | 15.1 | .104 | |||||
| 2004 | 4 | Frank Thomas | CHI | 36 | 15.94 | 41.8% | 659 | 526.1 | 140.7 | 26.2 | 1.5 | 20.4 | 73.5 | 80.2 | 60.7 | 4.8 | 107.3 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 13.0 | .267 | .349 | .439 | .788 | 82.2 | 11.7 | .082 | |||||
| 2005 | 3 | Mike Sweeney | KC | 31 | 11.71 | 32.3% | 558 | 531.8 | 140.4 | 29.1 | 1.9 | 21.4 | 72.7 | 73.2 | 51.5 | 3.4 | 112.1 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 15.1 | .264 | .338 | .446 | .784 | 80.1 | 13.4 | .091 | |||||
| 2006 | 4 | Frank Thomas | OAK | 38 | 25.76 | 43.2% | 762 | 525.5 | 134.4 | 25.7 | 1.4 | 24.8 | 73.3 | 84.7 | 61.7 | 3.7 | 114.3 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 14.3 | .256 | .338 | .452 | .790 | 80.9 | 11.4 | .073 | |||||
| 2007 | 4 | Frank Thomas | TOR | 39 | 15.10 | 44.3% | 739 | 530.2 | 139.3 | 26.3 | 1.9 | 21.5 | 71.3 | 86.5 | 57.4 | 4.6 | 95.9 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 13.9 | .263 | .340 | .441 | .781 | 80.6 | 12.2 | .086 | |||||
| 2008 | 5 | Vladimir Guerrero | LA | 33 | 10.77 | 28.6% | 455 | 533.2 | 135.9 | 23.6 | 0.6 | 24.2 | 69.4 | 79.6 | 58.2 | 4.5 | 102.8 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 20.7 | .255 | .335 | .438 | .773 | 75.8 | 10.6 | .073 | |||||
| 2009 | 11 | Vladimir Guerrero | LA | 34 | 5.96 | 27.4% | 460 | 536.3 | 138.1 | 26.2 | 0.6 | 22.2 | 71.5 | 71.2 | 55.3 | 2.8 | 113.7 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 14.1 | .257 | .329 | .433 | .762 | 76.8 | 10.0 | .070 | |||||
| 2010 | 3 | Vladimir Guerrero | TEX | 35 | 17.61 | 25.4% | 421 | 538.1 | 144.9 | 25.6 | 1.4 | 24.6 | 75.7 | 90.3 | 46.0 | 2.8 | 102.7 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 16.3 | .269 | .335 | .459 | .794 | 81.6 | 14.8 | .102 | |||||
| Copyright © 2009-10 by Andre Lower | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All-Time Major League Handbook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win Shares Digital Update | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| baseball-reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||