1950 Season
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1950 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 Andy Seminick
PHI
C
29.8
4.5
17.0
10.0
2 Roy Campanella
BRO
C
28.6
4.1
15.3
7.8
3 Walker Cooper
MULT
C
35.5
3.5
16.0
9.7
4 Wes Westrum
NY1
C
27.6
3.2
11.9
3.9
5 Johnny Pramesa*
CIN
C
24.8
1.4
5.0
1.2
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Stan Musial
SLN
1B
29.6
7.6
28.7
19.0
2 Earl Torgeson
BSN
1B
26.5
5.7
29.0
18.4
3 Gil Hodges
BRO
1B
26.2
3.7
18.8
9.1
4 Ted Kluszewski
CIN
1B
25.8
3.4
14.6
6.1
5 Monte Irvin*
NY1
1B
31.4
3.0
13.8
7.4
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Eddie Stanky
NY1
2B
33.8
6.8
23.2
12.8
2 Jackie Robinson
BRO
2B
31.4
6.6
22.7
13.5
3 Bobby Adams
CIN
2B
28.5
2.3
9.0
3.1
4 Danny Murtaugh
PIT
2B
32.7
2.1
7.0
0.7
5 Red Schoendienst
SLN
2B
27.4
1.9
9.2
-1.2
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bob Elliott
BSN
3B
33.6
5.2
23.4
14.4
2 Hank Thompson
NY1
3B
24.6
4.3
17.5
8.5
3 Tommy Glaviano
SLN
3B
26.7
3.8
15.5
7.9
4 Willie Jones
PHI
3B
24.9
3.4
16.1
5.9
5 Grady Hatton
CIN
3B
27.7
2.2
10.3
2.6
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Alvin Dark
NY1
SS
28.5
3.7
13.1
3.5
2 Pee Wee Reese
BRO
SS
31.9
3.7
13.6
4.2
3 Granny Hamner
PHI
SS
23.2
2.6
9.9
-0.3
4 Danny O'Connell*
PIT
SS
23.4
1.8
5.3
0.1
5 Roy Smalley
CHN
SS
24.1
1.7
7.0
-2.2
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ralph Kiner
PIT
LF
27.7
6.4
20.5
10.4
2 Andy Pafko
CHN
CF
29.4
6.3
22.6
13.7
3 Duke Snider
BRO
CF
23.8
6.2
25.8
15.5
4 Sid Gordon
BSN
LF
32.9
5.8
25.8
17.4
5 Del Ennis
PHI
RF
25.1
4.7
22.7
12.9
6 Richie Ashburn
PHI
CF
23.3
3.5
17.0
7.0
7 Sam Jethroe*
BSN
CF
32.4
3.5
20.0
10.4
8 Dick Sisler
PHI
LF
29.7
3.2
16.3
7.4
9 Hank Sauer
CHN
LF
33.3
3.1
15.3
6.3
10 Wally Westlake
PIT
CF
29.6
2.9
10.8
2.8
11 Enos Slaughter
SLN
RF
34.2
2.6
13.3
3.9
12 Carl Furillo
BRO
RF
28.3
2.4
16.2
6.1
13 Bobby Thomson
NY1
CF
26.7
2.4
11.9
2.6
14 Bill Howerton*
SLN
CF
28.6
2.4
10.4
4.9
15 Johnny Wyrostek
CIN
RF
31.0
2.1
11.1
2.6
Pitcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Don Newcombe
BRO
SP
24.0
0.8
0.8
0.6
2 Cliff Chambers
PIT
SP
28.5
0.8
0.9
0.8
3 Clint Hartung
NY1
SP
27.9
0.7
1.5
1.5
4 Johnny Sain
BSN
SP
32.8
0.6
0.0
-0.2
5 Max Surkont
BSN
SP
28.0
0.6
1.7
1.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1950 American 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 Yogi Berra
NYA
C
25.1
5.4
24.4
14.9
2 Sherm Lollar
SLA
C
25.9
2.8
11.3
4.4
3 Phil Masi
CHA
C
34.5
1.5
5.9
-0.4
4 Aaron Robinson
DET
C
35.0
1.1
6.8
1.6
5 Birdie Tebbetts
BOS
C
37.6
1.0
5.6
1.3
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ferris Fain
PHA
1B
29.3
3.5
15.0
5.5
2 Walt Dropo*
BOS
1B
27.4
3.0
19.7
10.9
3 Eddie Robinson
MULT
1B
29.5
3.0
15.4
6.0
4 Luke Easter*
CLE
1B
34.9
2.6
17.2
8.1
5 Don Lenhardt*
SLA
1B
27.7
2.3
15.6
7.2
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bobby Doerr
BOS
2B
32.2
3.5
15.8
6.2
2 Jerry Coleman
NYA
2B
25.8
2.4
12.8
4.0
3 Jerry Priddy
DET
2B
30.6
2.4
13.2
2.6
4 Cass Michaels
MULT
2B
24.3
1.8
7.3
-1.5
5 Joe Gordon
CLE
2B
35.4
1.7
8.3
2.1
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Eddie Yost
WS1
3B
23.7
5.0
19.7
9.1
2 Al Rosen*
CLE
3B
26.3
5.0
22.0
12.3
3 George Kell
DET
3B
27.9
4.7
21.5
11.0
4 Johnny Pesky
BOS
3B
30.8
3.0
14.7
5.9
5 Hank Majeski
CHA
3B
33.6
1.5
7.3
0.5
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Phil Rizzuto
NYA
SS
33.8
5.6
23.9
13.2
2 Vern Stephens
BOS
SS
29.7
3.5
16.7
6.7
3 Ray Boone
CLE
SS
26.9
2.8
11.4
5.3
4 Eddie Joost
PHA
SS
34.1
2.3
9.3
0.7
5 Chico Carrasquel*
CHA
SS
22.4
2.1
7.8
-0.9
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Larry Doby
CLE
CF
26.6
6.2
25.8
17.0
2 Joe DiMaggio
NYA
CF
35.6
5.2
24.9
16.1
3 Ted Williams
BOS
LF
31.8
4.2
18.1
12.0
4 Hoot Evers
DET
LF
29.4
4.1
21.1
12.2
5 Vic Wertz
DET
RF
25.4
4.1
23.5
14.0
6 Dom DiMaggio
BOS
CF
33.4
3.3
18.4
8.6
7 Johnny Groth
DET
CF
23.9
3.2
17.9
8.1
8 Irv Noren*
WS1
CF
25.6
3.1
15.2
6.3
9 Al Zarilla
BOS
RF
31.2
3.0
17.5
9.4
10 Billy Goodman
BOS
LF
24.3
2.5
13.8
6.7
11 Elmer Valo
PHA
RF
29.3
2.1
11.4
3.5
12 Hank Bauer
NYA
RF
27.9
2.0
13.7
7.0
13 Dale Mitchell
CLE
LF
28.9
2.0
14.1
5.7
14 Gene Woodling
NYA
LF
27.9
1.5
13.0
5.4
15 Dick Kokos
SLA
LF
22.3
1.3
12.5
4.0
Pitcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bob Lemon
CLE
SP
29.8
1.9
4.1
3.6
2 Fred Hutchinson
DET
SP
30.9
1.2
2.8
2.4
3 Ed Lopat
NYA
SP
32.0
1.0
1.7
1.4
4 Tommy Byrne
NYA
SP
30.5
0.9
1.8
1.5
5 Early Wynn
CLE
SP
30.5
0.8
1.4
1.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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