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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	1	Frank Robinson	CAL	37	30.65	75.1%			1250	4555	1252	181	11	149	541	686	438	63	617	30	12	30	33	18	138	.275	.340	.418	.758	630			115.3	.092
1974	2	Oscar Gamble	CLE	24	22.69	64.0%			1058	3860	1051	154	20	103	496	475	384	55	474	34	20	33	48	36	95	.272	.341	.403	.744	527			105.5	.100
1975	1	Billy Williams	OAK	37	17.82	68.4%			1131	4156	1068	144	9	127	451	551	407	50	607	21	7	47	32	20	109	.257	.323	.388	.711	515			87.0	.077
1976	1	Rico Carty	CLE	36	29.46	61.8%			1000	3583	966	157	17	90	439	495	389	43	492	27	11	44	43	23	99	.270	.342	.398	.740	494			105.7	.106
1977	1	Jim Rice	BOS	24	27.21	65.0%			1250	4538	1267	232	37	175	610	669	441	51	617	30	14	42	36	37	136	.279	.344	.462	.806	704			121.4	.097
1978	1	Rico Carty	TOR	38	17.43	60.3%			1136	4173	1088	191	17	153	529	602	389	38	606	24	15	49	44	23	126	.261	.324	.425	.749	554			100.7	.089
1979	1	Don Baylor	CAL	30	27.45	66.5%			1209	4211	1119	177	17	165	597	683	392	31	597	28	16	44	44	40	123	.266	.329	.433	.762	590			93.6	.077
1980	1	Reggie Jackson	NY	34	17.70	53.7%			1027	3503	990	169	23	144	506	558	374	41	547	17	11	39	32	21	104	.283	.351	.467	.818	569			106.8	.104
1981	1	Greg Luzinski	CHI	30	18.94	77.6%			932	3332	856	159	8	111	389	455	386	32	513	27	8	32	18	20	90	.257	.336	.409	.745	454			88.3	.095
1982	1	Hal McRae	KC	36	35.96	71.1%			1490	5310	1460	268	16	200	699	836	642	55	782	28	7	51	31	33	139	.275	.353	.444	.797	821			153.6	.103
1983	1	Don Baylor	NY	34	25.37	73.1%			1515	5205	1409	280	26	190	677	815	661	88	900	58	8	53	32	25	138	.271	.356	.444	.800	827			153.7	.101
1984	1	Mike Easler	BOS	33	30.57	68.8%			1465	5152	1328	225	18	216	689	786	575	63	932	56	6	60	27	21	106	.258	.335	.434	.769	775			139.4	.095
1985	1	Gorman Thomas	SEA	34	15.12	63.9%			1327	4516	1103	190	11	204	580	755	538	46	843	40	10	50	9	19	119	.244	.327	.427	.754	623			99.7	.075
1986	1	Don Baylor	BOS	37	17.87	65.6%			1305	4588	1176	194	17	226	639	764	549	50	917	53	4	50	18	22	125	.256	.339	.454	.793	709			119.1	.091
1987	2	Brian Downing	CAL	36	24.23	59.0%			1150	3949	1024	170	13	195	597	628	489	28	824	61	10	30	26	22	84	.259	.348	.457	.805	639			103.4	.090
1988	1	Jack Clark	NY	32	20.12	61.3%			1208	4097	1047	189	8	163	522	602	567	46	812	52	12	46	13	10	102	.256	.350	.425	.775	623			117.1	.097
1989	2	Brian Downing	CAL	38	21.36	61.5%			1095	3738	1025	183	10	120	446	533	383	47	646	20	2	43	13	13	98	.274	.341	.425	.766	538			98.3	.090
1990	1	Brian Downing	CAL	39	18.16	59.2%			1152	3941	1071	189	16	134	492	537	468	52	733	29	5	51	33	26	111	.272	.349	.430	.779	591			109.9	.095
1991	1	Frank Thomas	CHI	23	37.84	76.1%			1489	5274	1385	261	24	208	762	758	765	94	1031	29	3	43	28	19	120	.263	.357	.440	.797	848			162.1	.109
1992	1	Dave Winfield	TOR	40	27.83	70.0%			1333	4926	1282	231	13	159	603	723	540	67	858	33	6	61	54	25	131	.260	.334	.409	.743	671			126.0	.095
1993	1	Paul Molitor	TOR	36	32.70	79.6%			1459	5522	1476	291	21	201	758	842	544	65	940	37	10	58	65	28	155	.267	.334	.437	.771	790			123.8	.085
1994	1	Paul Molitor	TOR	37	22.04	85.3%			1072	4016	1138	208	18	206	657	748	491	57	759	22	2	41	61	23	110	.283	.361	.498	.859	710			114.8	.107
1995	1	Edgar Martinez	SEA	32	46.89	73.0%			1259	4614	1339	260	9	228	759	828	635	72	825	33	3	56	49	22	130	.290	.376	.499	.875	870			148.6	.118
1996	1	Edgar Martinez	SEA	33	30.40	71.7%			1354	4957	1405	290	15	212	781	853	724	63	953	35	2	58	41	20	150	.283	.375	.476	.851	872			127.4	.094
1997	1	Edgar Martinez	SEA	34	36.31	65.7%			1183	4358	1248	235	9	184	612	745	524	57	836	37	2	53	28	21	122	.286	.364	.471	.835	736			122.4	.103
1998	1	Edgar Martinez	SEA	35	30.70	67.1%			1283	4627	1306	290	19	204	718	781	626	43	871	26	3	56	47	31	109	.282	.367	.485	.852	839			143.1	.112
1999	1	Rafael Palmeiro	TEX	34	33.21	71.2%			1267	4360	1288	241	12	246	688	849	662	51	866	54	1	35	43	17	134	.295	.392	.525	.917	905			154.0	.122
2000	1	Edgar Martinez	SEA	37	38.43	55.2%			969	3516	998	211	6	171	532	624	483	41	684	21	3	39	13	9	83	.284	.370	.493	.863	656			106.6	.110
2001	1	Edgar Martinez	SEA	38	34.73	65.2%			1027	3717	986	211	9	182	577	655	500	53	782	35	4	43	30	14	93	.265	.354	.474	.828	631			107.0	.104
2002	1	Ellis Burks	CLE	37	23.92	62.9%			1039	3840	1091	240	15	193	596	640	443	36	749	54	3	38	26	13	88	.284	.363	.505	.868	701			127.8	.123
2003	1	Edgar Martinez	SEA	40	26.06	65.2%			1157	4133	1107	217	15	202	596	677	577	51	860	66	0	27	11	8	101	.268	.364	.474	.838	728			129.9	.112
2004	1	David Ortiz	BOS	28	30.06	64.4%			1009	3749	1045	226	12	176	586	673	443	45	759	53	5	35	17	9	85	.279	.360	.486	.846	672			110.9	.110
2005	1	David Ortiz	BOS	29	48.11	62.0%			1060	3817	1035	210	14	187	593	645	497	36	804	55	2	37	21	14	99	.271	.360	.480	.840	675			130.3	.123
2006	1	David Ortiz	BOS	30	43.57	67.4%			1134	4074	1066	202	8	260	679	772	640	74	930	55	0	45	8	11	100	.262	.366	.507	.873	786			135.4	.119
2007	1	David Ortiz	BOS	31	45.04	76.9%			1270	4734	1330	263	10	210	714	793	682	58	904	46	4	42	27	12	124	.281	.374	.474	.848	867			149.1	.117
2008	1	Jim Thome	CHI	37	19.84	74.4%			1163	4364	1120	221	12	199	622	698	554	65	912	37	3	37	26	9	116	.257	.343	.450	.793	684			109.6	.094
2009	1	Hideki Matsui	NY	35	22.45	77.9%			1298	4814	1217	247	7	242	666	800	626	42	1153	28	0	37	13	9	93	.253	.340	.458	.798	771			117.5	.091
2010	1	David Ortiz	BOS	34	21.08	75.1%			1240	4506	1205	250	16	203	624	701	535	44	1026	50	5	39	19	11	88	.267	.349	.465	.814	755			129.8	.105
		Copyright © 2009-10 by Andre Lower
		Sources:
		All-Time Major League Handbook
		Win Shares Digital Update
		baseball-reference.com
		ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia