1951 Season
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1951 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 Roy Campanella
BRO
C
29.6
6.6
24.5
16.1
2 Walker Cooper
BSN
C
36.5
3.7
12.6
7.0
3 Wes Westrum
NY1
C
28.6
3.6
12.8
5.8
4 Joe Garagiola
MULT
C
25.4
1.9
6.2
1.3
5 Clyde McCullough
PIT
C
34.3
1.9
6.1
1.8
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Gil Hodges
BRO
1B
27.2
5.3
24.2
14.1
2 Earl Torgeson
BSN
1B
27.5
4.5
18.1
7.8
3 Whitey Lockman
NY1
1B
24.9
1.9
12.7
2.7
4 Phil Cavarretta
CHN
1B
35.0
1.4
7.2
3.7
5 Ted Kluszewski
CIN
1B
26.8
0.6
8.8
-0.8
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jackie Robinson
BRO
2B
32.4
8.1
29.4
19.8
2 Eddie Stanky
NY1
2B
34.8
4.6
16.8
7.1
3 Red Schoendienst
SLN
2B
28.4
2.9
10.8
1.9
4 Connie Ryan
CIN
2B
31.3
2.6
10.6
2.2
5 Roy Hartsfield
BSN
2B
25.7
2.1
8.3
0.9
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bobby Thomson
NY1
3B
27.7
6.0
22.5
13.6
2 Willie Jones
PHI
3B
25.9
4.3
17.2
7.6
3 Bob Elliott
BSN
3B
34.6
3.8
15.0
6.9
4 Randy Jackson*
CHN
3B
25.4
2.7
11.5
2.4
5 Billy Cox
BRO
3B
31.8
1.9
10.6
3.0
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
29.5
5.7
18.6
8.2
2 Pee Wee Reese
BRO
SS
32.9
4.6
15.7
5.1
3 Solly Hemus*
SLN
SS
28.2
3.5
11.9
4.3
4 Sibby Sisti
BSN
SS
30.9
1.9
7.0
1.1
5 George Strickland*
PIT
SS
25.5
1.4
4.6
-3.2
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Stan Musial
SLN
LF
30.6
8.9
34.8
24.7
2 Ralph Kiner
PIT
LF
28.7
8.9
33.0
23.0
3 Monte Irvin
NY1
LF
32.4
6.3
25.9
16.2
4 Richie Ashburn
PHI
CF
24.3
5.4
21.8
11.2
5 Sam Jethroe
BSN
CF
33.4
5.3
19.9
10.3
6 Sid Gordon
BSN
LF
33.9
5.1
19.8
10.3
7 Duke Snider
BRO
CF
24.8
3.7
17.4
7.4
8 Willie Mays*
NY1
CF
20.2
3.2
14.3
6.5
9 Andy Pafko
MULT
LF
30.4
3.1
14.2
6.4
10 Carl Furillo
BRO
RF
29.3
2.7
17.2
6.4
11 Hank Sauer
CHN
LF
34.3
2.5
14.0
5.5
12 Enos Slaughter
SLN
RF
35.2
2.5
11.5
4.3
13 Willard Marshall
BSN
RF
30.4
2.4
11.6
3.8
14 Del Ennis
PHI
RF
26.1
2.4
11.8
2.8
15 Johnny Wyrostek
CIN
RF
32.0
2.3
14.8
5.9
Pitcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ewell Blackwell
CIN
SP
28.7
0.9
1.7
1.5
2 Murry Dickson
PIT
SP
34.9
0.7
0.5
0.3
3 Vern Law
PIT
SP
21.3
0.7
1.4
1.4
4 Robin Roberts
PHI
SP
24.8
0.6
0.4
0.1
5 Paul Minner
CHN
SP
27.9
0.5
0.7
0.5
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1951 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
26.1
4.2
21.2
12.4
2 Joe Ginsberg
DET
C
24.7
1.2
6.5
1.3
3 Gus Niarhos
CHA
C
30.6
1.2
3.9
0.7
4 Clyde Kluttz
MULT
C
33.6
1.1
5.3
2.6
5 Phil Masi
CHA
C
35.5
1.1
4.8
0.9
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
30.3
4.2
17.6
10.1
2 Eddie Robinson
CHA
1B
30.5
3.5
17.5
7.9
3 Billy Goodman
BOS
1B
25.3
2.1
13.4
4.0
4 Luke Easter
CLE
1B
35.9
2.1
15.3
7.5
5 Mickey Vernon
WS1
1B
33.2
2.0
14.9
6.0
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Nellie Fox
CHA
2B
23.5
4.0
15.0
4.9
2 Bobby Avila
CLE
2B
27.2
4.0
16.7
7.7
3 Bobby Doerr
BOS
2B
33.2
2.8
11.9
5.1
4 Jerry Priddy
DET
2B
31.6
1.7
9.0
-0.8
5 Cass Michaels
WS1
2B
25.3
1.2
8.0
-0.1
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Minnie Minoso*
MULT
3B
25.6
5.8
21.9
12.7
2 Eddie Yost
WS1
3B
24.7
5.6
23.7
13.1
3 Gil McDougald*
NYA
3B
23.1
4.3
19.4
12.4
4 George Kell
DET
3B
28.9
3.8
17.5
7.5
5 Al Rosen
CLE
3B
27.3
3.6
19.7
10.0
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Eddie Joost
PHA
SS
35.1
5.5
19.7
9.9
2 Johnny Pesky
BOS
SS
31.8
4.0
15.4
7.0
3 Phil Rizzuto
NYA
SS
34.8
2.4
14.0
4.7
4 Chico Carrasquel
CHA
SS
23.4
1.3
6.0
-2.8
5 Ray Boone
CLE
SS
27.9
1.2
5.9
-3.0
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ted Williams
BOS
LF
32.8
7.1
30.3
20.3
2 Larry Doby
CLE
CF
27.6
5.9
25.5
17.4
3 Vic Wertz
DET
RF
26.4
3.7
19.3
10.7
4 Elmer Valo
PHA
RF
30.3
3.6
14.7
6.9
5 Gus Zernial
MULT
LF
28.0
2.8
16.3
6.9
6 Gene Woodling
NYA
LF
28.9
2.6
17.3
10.2
7 Dale Mitchell
CLE
LF
29.9
2.6
16.0
7.6
8 Joe DiMaggio
NYA
CF
36.6
2.5
14.0
6.9
9 Gil Coan
WS1
LF
29.1
2.2
15.3
6.6
10 Irv Noren
WS1
CF
26.6
2.1
11.7
3.3
11 Dom DiMaggio
BOS
CF
34.4
2.0
15.9
5.3
12 Hank Bauer
NYA
RF
28.9
1.9
13.9
8.0
13 Pat Mullin
DET
LF
33.7
1.8
10.4
5.4
14 Dave Philley
MULT
CF
31.1
1.5
9.4
1.1
15 Mickey Mantle*
NYA
RF
19.7
1.4
12.0
6.3
Pitcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ned Garver
SLA
SP
25.5
1.2
2.6
2.2
2 Carl Scheib
PHA
SW
24.5
1.1
2.6
2.3
3 Dizzy Trout
DET
SP
36.0
0.8
1.3
1.1
4 Mel Parnell
BOS
SP
29.1
0.8
1.5
1.2
5 Bobby Shantz
PHA
SP
25.8
0.7
0.4
0.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

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