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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 | 12 | John Ellis | CLE | 24 | 4.56 | 24.9% | 449 | 528.5 | 124.3 | 17.5 | 1.9 | 13.6 | 58.3 | 63.3 | 61.4 | 5.0 | 79.6 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 16.7 | .235 | .314 | .353 | .667 | 58.3 | 8.9 | .051 | |||||
| 1974 | 7 | Roy White | NY | 30 | 9.02 | 36.0% | 648 | 538.5 | 129.7 | 19.3 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 55.9 | 65.0 | 50.0 | 4.8 | 85.7 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 14.0 | .241 | .306 | .348 | .654 | 58.3 | 9.8 | .056 | |||||
| 1975 | 3 | Cecil Cooper | BOS | 25 | 11.84 | 31.6% | 573 | 526.2 | 139.8 | 25.9 | 4.6 | 20.4 | 73.1 | 76.9 | 63.3 | 4.9 | 85.8 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 9.6 | .266 | .346 | .449 | .795 | 84.3 | 17.5 | .099 | |||||
| 1976 | 5 | Craig Kusick | MIN | 27 | 8.87 | 38.2% | 665 | 544.8 | 135.5 | 24.6 | 4.1 | 11.1 | 61.7 | 68.4 | 43.5 | 3.4 | 93.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 4.7 | 9.1 | .249 | .304 | .370 | .674 | 63.2 | 12.4 | .072 | |||||
| 1977 | 10 | Lou Piniella | NY | 33 | 6.02 | 35.0% | 729 | 538.7 | 137.7 | 23.0 | 2.2 | 15.3 | 62.3 | 67.5 | 51.2 | 2.2 | 91.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 13.4 | .256 | .321 | .392 | .713 | 68.7 | 11.1 | .064 | |||||
| 1978 | 1 | Rico Carty | OAK | 38 | 6.95 | 39.7% | 794 | 529.5 | 135.0 | 22.7 | 4.0 | 18.2 | 64.7 | 76.8 | 58.2 | 5.2 | 84.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 13.6 | .255 | .330 | .416 | .746 | 71.6 | 12.8 | .077 | |||||
| 1979 | 6 | Willie Aikens | CAL | 24 | 9.62 | 33.5% | 633 | 530.0 | 143.1 | 25.9 | 2.6 | 18.2 | 75.0 | 77.9 | 58.1 | 6.3 | 73.7 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 14.8 | .270 | .344 | .432 | .776 | 79.8 | 13.8 | .082 | |||||
| 1980 | 7 | Steve Kemp | DET | 25 | 8.38 | 46.3% | 922 | 535.8 | 141.4 | 22.6 | 3.5 | 14.1 | 68.8 | 74.7 | 52.5 | 5.5 | 74.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 18.9 | .264 | .329 | .398 | .727 | 69.5 | 11.0 | .065 | |||||
| 1981 | 7 | Ken Singleton | BAL | 34 | 5.94 | 22.4% | 300 | 528.5 | 119.0 | 15.4 | 1.8 | 17.9 | 59.2 | 67.2 | 57.3 | 1.8 | 87.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 16.0 | .225 | .301 | .363 | .664 | 58.6 | 10.7 | .058 | |||||
| 1982 | 10 | Don Money | MIL | 35 | 6.60 | 28.9% | 692 | 541.0 | 138.1 | 23.8 | 2.3 | 17.6 | 56.1 | 75.4 | 50.2 | 3.4 | 81.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 10.2 | .255 | .318 | .405 | .723 | 70.0 | 10.5 | .054 | |||||
| 1983 | 12 | Rod Carew | CAL | 37 | 4.84 | 26.9% | 596 | 543.5 | 145.8 | 27.5 | 3.8 | 15.5 | 73.2 | 75.8 | 48.3 | 3.2 | 73.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 12.3 | .268 | .329 | .419 | .748 | 72.3 | 10.4 | .060 | |||||
| 1984 | 7 | Jorge Orta | KC | 33 | 9.50 | 31.2% | 705 | 541.4 | 138.2 | 24.8 | 3.1 | 17.5 | 65.6 | 67.5 | 51.4 | 4.8 | 80.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 10.1 | .255 | .319 | .410 | .729 | 72.4 | 12.3 | .072 | |||||
| 1985 | 10 | Ruppert Jones | CAL | 30 | 5.73 | 36.1% | 803 | 536.3 | 132.1 | 23.8 | 2.4 | 17.5 | 69.3 | 74.6 | 54.4 | 3.8 | 84.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 11.3 | .246 | .316 | .398 | .714 | 68.6 | 10.6 | .059 | |||||
| 1986 | 8 | Ron Hassey | CHI | 33 | 8.14 | 34.4% | 721 | 538.5 | 132.3 | 22.3 | 2.1 | 18.4 | 63.6 | 72.6 | 54.6 | 3.7 | 107.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 13.3 | .246 | .314 | .397 | .711 | 68.7 | 10.1 | .061 | |||||
| 1987 | 1 | Paul Molitor | MIL | 30 | 27.43 | 41.0% | 837 | 527.7 | 138.4 | 26.8 | 2.6 | 22.4 | 78.5 | 73.9 | 60.9 | 2.2 | 104.7 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 11.0 | 4.2 | 12.0 | .262 | .340 | .450 | .790 | 84.3 | 14.0 | .084 | |||||
| 1988 | 7 | Paul Molitor | MIL | 31 | 9.95 | 38.7% | 792 | 534.0 | 136.0 | 21.3 | 1.7 | 13.9 | 60.8 | 65.0 | 57.5 | 4.6 | 85.1 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 12.0 | .255 | .328 | .379 | .707 | 68.1 | 11.7 | .071 | |||||
| 1989 | 7 | Mickey Tettleton | BAL | 28 | 7.58 | 38.5% | 727 | 539.9 | 131.9 | 23.8 | 2.0 | 14.2 | 63.5 | 66.7 | 49.5 | 4.7 | 101.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 13.7 | .244 | .306 | .375 | .681 | 63.3 | 9.5 | .053 | |||||
| 1990 | 8 | Dan Pasqua | CHI | 28 | 8.20 | 40.8% | 841 | 535.7 | 130.2 | 27.8 | 2.5 | 15.5 | 61.8 | 68.4 | 53.2 | 5.8 | 96.8 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 15.7 | .243 | .313 | .391 | .704 | 62.8 | 10.9 | .063 | |||||
| 1991 | 8 | Jose Canseco | OAK | 26 | 7.51 | 23.9% | 510 | 531.5 | 134.2 | 25.0 | 2.1 | 18.8 | 66.8 | 71.9 | 56.8 | 4.8 | 112.3 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 17.8 | .253 | .326 | .414 | .740 | 71.2 | 11.8 | .067 | |||||
| 1992 | 7 | Mickey Tettleton | DET | 31 | 10.07 | 30.0% | 591 | 526.7 | 138.6 | 22.7 | 1.3 | 18.5 | 73.6 | 71.5 | 61.6 | 6.0 | 107.3 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 8.1 | 5.0 | 14.9 | .263 | .344 | .417 | .761 | 75.4 | 13.5 | .087 | |||||
| 1993 | 7 | Greg Vaughn | MIL | 27 | 8.86 | 20.4% | 398 | 523.2 | 127.6 | 19.1 | 1.2 | 20.7 | 69.1 | 84.1 | 66.6 | 8.5 | 123.1 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 9.3 | .244 | .329 | .404 | .733 | 71.5 | 11.6 | .072 | |||||
| 1994 | 10 | Jim Leyritz | NY | 30 | 4.28 | 14.7% | 196 | 513.4 | 139.3 | 30.0 | 0.8 | 18.6 | 75.3 | 71.3 | 74.5 | 4.0 | 111.7 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 7.3 | .271 | .368 | .442 | .810 | 89.1 | 12.2 | .077 | |||||
| 1995 | 10 | Mickey Tettleton | TEX | 34 | 6.59 | 27.0% | 504 | 521.2 | 138.7 | 25.5 | 0.3 | 18.2 | 69.8 | 71.2 | 69.8 | 4.6 | 122.4 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 12.9 | .266 | .355 | .421 | .776 | 77.1 | 11.6 | .070 | |||||
| 1996 | 6 | Reggie Jefferson | BOS | 27 | 11.57 | 28.3% | 558 | 520.2 | 152.8 | 30.5 | 2.5 | 22.2 | 85.3 | 88.1 | 66.9 | 8.0 | 108.1 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 11.0 | .294 | .376 | .490 | .866 | 99.6 | 15.7 | .103 | |||||
| 1997 | 3 | Frank Thomas | CHI | 29 | 15.08 | 34.3% | 661 | 520.4 | 144.1 | 26.5 | 1.5 | 18.6 | 76.4 | 76.6 | 68.2 | 5.0 | 105.9 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 11.7 | .277 | .363 | .441 | .804 | 86.3 | 14.5 | .089 | |||||
| 1998 | 6 | Mike Stanley | TOR | 35 | 7.57 | 32.9% | 673 | 527.4 | 146.4 | 27.6 | 1.5 | 21.0 | 77.7 | 83.4 | 61.5 | 3.9 | 116.0 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 12.6 | .277 | .357 | .455 | .812 | 87.6 | 13.3 | .080 | |||||
| 1999 | 11 | Brian Daubach | BOS | 27 | 7.39 | 28.8% | 553 | 540.7 | 140.0 | 30.5 | 1.9 | 18.8 | 71.0 | 82.6 | 50.5 | 2.8 | 98.0 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 16.3 | .259 | .324 | .427 | .751 | 73.8 | 8.9 | .052 | |||||
| 2000 | 4 | Mike Sweeney | KC | 26 | 8.56 | 44.8% | 795 | 517.0 | 142.2 | 25.9 | 1.5 | 24.1 | 84.2 | 81.2 | 70.9 | 3.7 | 101.8 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 10.7 | .275 | .365 | .471 | .836 | 92.4 | 14.0 | .096 | |||||
| 2001 | 4 | Rafael Palmeiro | TEX | 36 | 11.17 | 34.8% | 564 | 535.9 | 144.7 | 32.9 | 2.7 | 20.8 | 76.3 | 89.8 | 48.0 | 4.0 | 104.0 | 10.5 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 14.6 | .270 | .339 | .458 | .797 | 84.4 | 12.1 | .080 | |||||
| 2002 | 12 | Scott Hatteberg | OAK | 32 | 5.56 | 37.1% | 629 | 529.0 | 132.5 | 26.8 | 1.9 | 16.1 | 66.7 | 67.7 | 61.5 | 5.2 | 102.6 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 13.3 | .250 | .332 | .400 | .732 | 70.3 | 9.9 | .067 | |||||
| 2003 | 11 | Jack Cust | BAL | 24 | 5.42 | 34.8% | 632 | 530.2 | 132.1 | 27.3 | 1.0 | 19.2 | 69.1 | 75.5 | 60.2 | 4.6 | 114.9 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 14.6 | .249 | .330 | .413 | .743 | 72.7 | 10.1 | .066 | |||||
| 2004 | 8 | Troy Glaus | ANA | 27 | 5.07 | 35.6% | 570 | 527.7 | 135.0 | 24.1 | 2.1 | 19.7 | 75.9 | 74.1 | 57.3 | 3.4 | 107.6 | 9.3 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 13.7 | .256 | .337 | .421 | .758 | 75.7 | 10.9 | .074 | |||||
| 2005 | 9 | Gary Sheffield | NY | 36 | 7.93 | 38.0% | 665 | 534.3 | 135.4 | 28.5 | 1.4 | 20.4 | 72.0 | 74.3 | 52.8 | 2.7 | 106.9 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 13.8 | .253 | .326 | .426 | .752 | 74.3 | 10.8 | .072 | |||||
| 2006 | 9 | Greg Norton | TB | 33 | 4.91 | 32.6% | 593 | 539.9 | 140.7 | 28.6 | 1.7 | 17.0 | 66.5 | 71.5 | 52.6 | 4.7 | 114.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 13.1 | .261 | .327 | .414 | .741 | 74.2 | 9.8 | .060 | |||||
| 2007 | 8 | Jack Cust | OAK | 28 | 7.34 | 23.1% | 385 | 523.2 | 127.7 | 24.5 | 2.2 | 19.0 | 68.4 | 77.2 | 63.6 | 6.6 | 108.3 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 12.8 | .244 | .329 | .408 | .737 | 72.8 | 11.3 | .080 | |||||
| 2008 | 5 | Vladimir Guerrero | LA | 33 | 10.77 | 25.6% | 410 | 527.0 | 133.8 | 26.7 | 1.1 | 22.4 | 75.8 | 78.6 | 59.4 | 4.3 | 121.4 | 10.7 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 14.9 | .254 | .340 | .436 | .776 | 79.7 | 12.9 | .088 | |||||
| 2009 | 9 | Joe Mauer | MIN | 26 | 6.12 | 22.1% | 369 | 534.7 | 139.4 | 25.0 | 0.8 | 21.5 | 71.8 | 71.8 | 54.2 | 3.8 | 94.9 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 13.4 | .261 | .334 | .431 | .765 | 78.7 | 10.6 | .075 | |||||
| Copyright © 2009-10 by Andre Lower | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All-Time Major League Handbook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win Shares Digital Update | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| baseball-reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||