1890 Season
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1890 National League Silver Sluggers

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jack Clements
PHI
C
25.9
3.8
13.4
7.5
2 Harry Decker
MULT
C
25.8
2.4
7.1
1.5
3 Charlie Bennett
BSN
C
35.6
1.5
5.5
0.6
4 Tom Daly
BRO
C
24.4
1.3
7.3
2.8
5 Chief Zimmer
CL4
C
29.6
1.2
4.1
-2.9
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Cap Anson
CHN
1B
38.2
5.2
22.5
13.8
2 Dave Foutz
BRO
1B
33.8
3.8
21.2
13.4
3 John Reilly
CIN
1B
31.7
3.3
14.9
6.9
4 Tommy Tucker
BSN
1B
26.7
3.1
14.5
5.8
5 Jake Virtue*
CL4
1B
25.3
2.5
8.7
4.9
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Hub Collins
BRO
2B
26.2
4.3
23.5
15.2
2 Bid McPhee
CIN
2B
30.7
3.8
14.9
6.4
3 Al Myers
PHI
2B
26.7
3.0
12.9
5.1
4 Sam LaRoque*
PIT
2B
27.3
2.0
6.0
-0.8
5 Pop Smith
BSN
2B
33.7
1.6
8.7
1.0
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 George Pinkney
BRO
3B
31.5
5.3
24.9
17.0
2 Doggie Miller
PIT
3B
25.9
4.1
11.9
3.2
3 Tom Burns
CHN
3B
33.3
2.7
13.1
4.8
4 Will Smalley*
CL4
3B
19.0
0.3
2.2
-5.7
5 Ed Mayer*
PHI
3B
24.9
0.3
3.4
-3.8
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jack Glasscock
NY1
SS
32.9
6.0
19.9
12.1
2 Ed McKean
CL4
SS
26.1
5.8
18.6
9.9
3 Jimmy Cooney*
CHN
SS
25.0
3.6
15.2
6.1
4 Ollie Beard
CIN
SS
28.2
2.9
10.1
2.6
5 Bob Allen*
PHI
SS
23.0
2.3
7.8
0.2
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Mike Tiernan
NY1
CF
23.4
5.4
23.4
14.7
2 Billy Hamilton
PHI
LF
24.4
4.6
22.6
14.5
3 Sam Thompson
PHI
RF
30.3
3.1
16.6
8.2
4 Walt Wilmot
CHN
CF
26.7
3.0
19.2
10.3
5 Lefty Marr
CIN
RF
27.8
2.9
13.7
5.6
6 Oyster Burns
BRO
RF
25.8
2.8
19.3
11.9
7 Jesse Burkett*
NY1
RF
21.6
2.6
12.9
6.8
8 Darby O'Brien
BRO
LF
26.8
2.4
16.2
10.8
9 Joe Knight*
CIN
LF
30.8
2.4
13.4
6.1
10 Steve Brodie*
BSN
RF
21.8
2.2
13.5
5.2
11 Bug Holliday
CIN
CF
23.4
2.2
12.4
4.4
12 Tun Berger*
PIT
RF
22.6
2.0
6.3
0.3
13 George Davis*
CL4
CF
19.9
2.0
11.1
3.0
14 Billy Sunday
MULT
CF
27.6
1.9
10.0
2.5
15 Eddie Burke*
MULT
CF
23.7
1.8
11.6
2.8
Pitcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Adonis Terry
BRO
SP
25.9
2.1
13.6
10.6
2 Tony Mullane
CIN
SP
31.4
1.6
7.5
5.0
3 Amos Rusie
NY1
SP
19.1
1.5
3.8
1.6
4 Bob Caruthers
BRO
SP
26.5
1.4
8.9
6.7
5 Pat Luby*
CHN
SP
21.1
1.0
3.0
2.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1890 American Association Silver Sluggers

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jack O'Connor
CL6
C
21.1
3.5
15.8
8.2
2 Deacon McGuire
RC2
C
26.6
2.2
10.2
4.7
3 Jack Doyle*
CL6
C
20.7
1.3
6.7
1.9
4 John Munyan*
MULT
C
29.6
0.9
6.4
0.4
5 Tub Welch*
TL2
C
24.0
0.5
2.2
0.4
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Perry Werden*
TL2
1B
24.9
4.4
18.9
9.9
2 Mox McQuery
SR2
1B
29.0
3.1
16.1
8.2
3 Harry Taylor*
LS2
1B
24.2
2.6
16.3
6.8
4 Jack O'Brien
PH4
1B
30.1
2.3
16.8
9.2
5 Billy O'Brien
BR4
1B
30.3
1.5
9.3
2.9
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Cupid Childs*
SR2
2B
22.9
6.4
28.8
20.0
2 Tim Shinnick*
LS2
2B
22.7
2.2
13.0
4.3
3 Jack Crooks*
CL6
2B
24.6
1.9
10.5
1.5
4 Parson Nicholson*
TL2
2B
27.2
1.6
9.5
0.8
5 Bill Greenwood
RC2
2B
33.6
0.8
7.2
-0.4
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Denny Lyons
PH4
3B
24.3
4.7
25.6
19.4
2 Jimmy Knowles
RC2
3B
33.8
3.2
16.4
8.0
3 Tim O'Rourke*
SR2
3B
26.1
2.1
10.0
4.3
4 Charlie Reilly*
CL6
3B
23.4
1.9
10.9
2.1
5 Jumbo Davis
MULT
3B
28.8
1.2
6.3
2.6
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Phil Tomney
LS2
SS
27.0
2.3
10.7
4.1
2 Shorty Fuller
SL4
SS
22.7
2.3
12.7
3.4
3 Frank Scheibeck*
TL2
SS
25.0
1.9
8.3
-0.4
4 Barney McLaughlin
SR2
SS
33.6
1.8
7.6
1.8
5 Irv Ray
BL3
SS
26.4
1.4
5.3
2.9
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jimmy Wolf
LS2
RF
28.1
4.7
26.1
16.9
2 Tommy McCarthy
SL4
RF
26.9
4.5
24.5
15.0
3 Spud Johnson
CL6
LF
30.6
4.4
24.4
15.3
4 Ed Swartwood
TL2
RF
31.5
4.3
20.0
11.4
5 Jim McTamany
CL6
CF
27.0
3.1
17.6
8.7
6 John Sneed*
MULT
RF
0.0
2.7
17.7
8.6
7 Sandy Griffin*
RC2
CF
31.7
2.7
16.7
9.6
8 Chief Roseman
MULT
CF
34.6
2.3
12.1
6.5
9 Ted Scheffler*
RC2
RF
26.2
2.2
16.0
7.8
10 Curt Welch
MULT
CF
28.4
1.9
18.9
10.3
11 Count Campau
SL4
LF
26.7
1.8
11.8
6.6
12 Charlie Hamburg*
LS2
LF
26.6
1.6
13.9
5.3
13 Farmer Weaver
LS2
CF
25.3
1.4
14.0
4.9
14 Hank Simon*
MULT
LF
27.9
1.3
13.5
4.6
15 George Tebeau
TL2
CF
28.5
1.3
9.7
3.0
Pitcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jack Stivetts
SL4
SP
22.3
1.9
5.9
4.7
2 Scott Stratton
LS2
SP
20.7
1.8
6.0
5.0
3 John Healy
TL2
SP
23.7
0.9
2.0
1.1
4 Herb Goodall*
LS2
SP
20.3
0.7
2.1
1.9
5 Frank Knauss*
CL6
SP
22.6
0.5
1.4
0.9
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1890 Player's League Silver Sluggers

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Fred Carroll
PTP
C
26.0
3.2
14.6
7.3
2 Buck Ewing
NYP
C
30.7
3.2
14.7
9.0
3 King Kelly
BSP
C
32.5
2.9
12.6
6.9
4 Sy Sutcliffe
CLP
C
28.2
2.4
9.3
3.2
5 Connie Mack
BFP
C
27.5
1.9
8.5
0.2
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Henry Larkin
CLP
1B
30.5
4.6
17.2
8.8
2 Roger Connor
NYP
1B
33.0
4.4
22.6
14.3
3 Dan Brouthers
BSP
1B
32.1
4.4
19.2
10.9
4 Jake Beckley
PTP
1B
22.9
3.9
19.2
11.1
5 Dave Orr
BRP
1B
30.8
3.4
19.0
11.8
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Sam Wise
BFP
2B
32.9
2.2
12.7
4.6
2 Yank Robinson
PTP
2B
30.8
2.1
8.8
2.7
3 Joe Quinn
BSP
2B
25.5
1.5
10.6
2.6
4 Lou Bierbauer
BRP
2B
24.8
1.5
13.7
4.6
5 John Pickett
PHP
2B
24.4
0.6
7.0
0.5
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bill Joyce*
BRP
3B
24.8
2.3
16.0
6.9
2 Patsy Tebeau
CLP
3B
25.6
2.0
8.8
1.8
3 Deacon White
BFP
3B
42.6
1.8
7.5
-0.1
4 Billy Nash
BSP
3B
25.0
1.8
10.8
2.4
5 Joe Mulvey
PHP
3B
31.7
0.9
9.9
1.9
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Billy Shindle
PHP
SS
29.6
3.6
18.6
9.5
2 John Ward
BRP
SS
30.3
3.3
18.9
10.0
3 Ed Delahanty
CLP
SS
22.7
1.9
9.4
1.5
4 Jack Rowe
BFP
SS
33.6
1.1
5.5
-2.6
5 Arthur Irwin
BSP
SS
32.4
0.6
4.9
-1.0
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Pete Browning
CLP
LF
29.0
4.9
22.7
14.4
2 Paul Radford
CLP
RF
28.7
3.0
13.4
5.4
3 Harry Stovey
BSP
RF
33.5
2.9
19.1
10.9
4 Hugh Duffy
CHP
RF
23.6
2.8
20.5
11.0
5 Dummy Hoy
BFP
CF
28.1
2.7
16.1
7.5
6 George Gore
NYP
LF
33.2
2.6
16.6
9.6
7 Jim O'Rourke
NYP
RF
39.8
2.6
17.7
10.2
8 Jimmy Ryan
CHP
CF
27.4
2.5
17.2
9.2
9 Hardy Richardson
BSP
LF
35.2
2.4
17.4
8.6
10 Ned Hanlon
PTP
CF
32.9
2.1
13.5
5.4
11 Jocko Fields
PTP
LF
25.7
2.0
13.8
5.3
12 George Van Haltren
BRP
RF
24.3
1.7
13.6
7.5
13 Joe Visner
PTP
RF
30.8
1.6
12.6
3.9
14 Mike Griffin
PHP
CF
25.3
1.2
12.7
4.6
15 Tom Brown
BSP
CF
29.8
1.1
14.2
5.0
Pitcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ben Sanders
PHP
SP
25.4
1.0
3.5
3.0
2 Al Maul
PTP
SP
24.7
0.8
2.3
1.8
3 George Haddock
BFP
SP
23.5
0.7
2.2
1.7
4 Ed Crane
NYP
SP
28.1
0.6
3.0
2.6
5 Henry Gruber
CLP
SP
26.5
0.5
0.6
0.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James