1955 Season
1954 / 1956
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1955 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
33.6
5.3
20.3
12.6
2 Smoky Burgess
MULT
C
28.4
3.5
12.1
4.7
3 Stan Lopata
PHI
C
29.8
3.2
12.2
6.7
4 Del Crandall
ML1
C
25.3
2.1
10.0
2.6
5 Andy Seminick
MULT
C
34.8
1.1
5.4
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 Stan Musial
SLN
1B
34.6
6.0
25.8
16.0
2 Ted Kluszewski
CIN
1B
30.8
5.5
22.9
12.7
3 Gil Hodges
BRO
1B
31.2
4.0
19.8
10.2
4 Wally Moon
SLN
1B
25.2
3.0
15.1
5.5
5 Dale Long*
PIT
1B
29.4
2.5
15.5
8.4
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jim Gilliam
BRO
2B
26.7
2.6
8.6
-0.7
2 Johnny Temple
CIN
2B
27.9
2.4
10.0
-0.1
3 Gene Baker
CHN
2B
30.0
2.0
10.4
0.2
4 Red Schoendienst
SLN
2B
32.4
1.8
9.5
0.4
5 Bobby Morgan
PHI
2B
29.0
1.8
6.5
-1.9
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Eddie Mathews
ML1
3B
23.7
7.2
30.6
21.4
2 Willie Jones
PHI
3B
29.9
2.7
11.9
2.8
3 Hank Thompson
NY1
3B
29.6
2.6
12.7
4.7
4 Randy Jackson
CHN
3B
29.4
2.5
12.8
4.4
5 Jackie Robinson
BRO
3B
36.4
2.2
8.0
2.2
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ernie Banks
CHN
SS
24.4
7.0
24.1
14.5
2 Johnny Logan
ML1
SS
28.3
5.1
19.5
9.4
3 Pee Wee Reese
BRO
SS
36.9
3.7
12.9
3.2
4 Alvin Dark
NY1
SS
33.5
1.8
9.4
1.8
5 Roy McMillan
CIN
SS
26.0
1.8
6.6
-1.7
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Willie Mays
NY1
CF
24.2
8.6
34.6
24.6
2 Duke Snider
BRO
CF
28.8
8.2
30.1
20.4
3 Richie Ashburn
PHI
CF
28.3
6.0
24.0
14.4
4 Hank Aaron
ML1
RF
21.4
5.8
25.2
15.3
5 Wally Post
CIN
RF
26.0
5.6
20.5
10.6
6 Gus Bell
CIN
CF
26.6
4.6
18.0
8.0
7 Carl Furillo
BRO
RF
33.3
4.2
18.5
9.9
8 Del Ennis
PHI
LF
30.1
4.0
18.0
8.7
9 Bill Bruton
ML1
CF
29.6
2.3
16.0
5.8
10 Sandy Amoros
BRO
LF
25.4
1.8
8.8
2.1
11 Rip Repulski
SLN
LF
26.7
1.8
11.5
2.9
12 Dusty Rhodes
NY1
LF
28.1
1.8
7.2
4.0
13 Frank Thomas
PIT
LF
26.1
1.6
12.1
3.5
14 Bill Virdon*
SLN
CF
24.1
1.6
10.7
2.0
15 Whitey Lockman
NY1
LF
28.9
1.2
10.7
1.3
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
29.0
2.5
6.2
5.7
2 Robin Roberts
PHI
SP
28.8
1.6
3.2
2.7
3 Joe Nuxhall
CIN
SP
26.9
0.5
0.5
0.1
4 Vern Law
PIT
SP
25.3
0.5
0.9
0.7
5 Herm Wehmeier
PHI
SP
28.4
0.5
0.5
0.2
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1955 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
30.1
4.1
17.9
8.6
2 Sherm Lollar
CHA
C
30.9
2.7
12.0
4.3
3 Frank House
DET
C
25.4
1.2
7.5
2.1
4 Clint Courtney
MULT
C
28.3
1.2
7.7
3.0
5 Hal Smith*
BAL
C
24.6
1.1
6.9
-0.1
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Vic Power
KC1
1B
27.7
3.5
23.2
13.6
2 Mickey Vernon
WS1
1B
37.2
3.0
17.7
8.2
3 Bill Skowron
NYA
1B
24.5
2.0
11.0
6.3
4 Ferris Fain
MULT
1B
34.3
1.5
9.8
4.4
5 Gus Triandos*
BAL
1B
24.9
1.3
11.8
3.8
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
27.5
3.8
16.7
6.0
2 Gil McDougald
NYA
2B
27.1
3.6
16.0
6.8
3 Bobby Avila
CLE
2B
31.2
3.3
12.4
2.7
4 Billy Goodman
BOS
2B
29.3
2.8
11.7
1.0
5 Pete Runnels
WS1
2B
27.4
2.0
8.5
-0.0
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
28.7
3.3
12.7
5.3
2 Ray Boone
DET
3B
31.9
3.1
14.9
6.5
3 George Kell
CHA
3B
32.9
2.8
14.3
6.7
4 Al Rosen
CLE
3B
31.3
1.9
12.2
3.2
5 Hector Lopez*
KC1
3B
26.0
1.7
11.6
3.7
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Harvey Kuenn
DET
SS
24.6
4.1
17.2
7.2
2 Billy Klaus*
BOS
SS
26.6
2.8
9.8
0.6
3 Chico Carrasquel
CHA
SS
27.4
2.4
9.1
0.1
4 Phil Rizzuto
NYA
SS
38.8
1.0
3.5
0.7
5 Willy Miranda
BAL
SS
29.1
1.0
5.9
-2.1
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Mickey Mantle
NYA
CF
23.7
8.4
34.1
24.6
2 Al Kaline
DET
RF
20.5
7.1
28.8
18.6
3 Ted Williams
BOS
LF
36.8
6.1
20.9
14.6
4 Al Smith
CLE
RF
27.4
5.4
25.3
14.4
5 Hank Bauer
NYA
RF
32.9
3.7
17.6
9.2
6 Larry Doby
CLE
CF
31.6
3.6
18.0
9.6
7 Roy Sievers
WS1
LF
28.6
3.4
17.1
8.2
8 Elmer Valo
KC1
LF
34.3
3.3
17.1
12.0
9 Bill Tuttle
DET
CF
26.0
3.3
14.0
3.5
10 Minnie Minoso
CHA
LF
29.6
2.7
15.9
6.7
11 Jackie Jensen
BOS
RF
28.3
2.5
14.2
4.0
12 Cal Abrams
BAL
CF
31.3
2.5
10.7
4.6
13 Enos Slaughter
MULT
RF
39.2
2.0
11.5
6.6
14 Jim Piersall
BOS
CF
25.6
1.9
10.5
1.5
15 Dave Philley
MULT
RF
35.1
1.7
11.6
4.6
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
34.8
0.7
0.9
0.7
2 Mickey McDermott
WS1
SP
26.2
0.7
1.4
1.2
3 Willard Nixon
BOS
SP
27.0
0.6
0.6
0.5
4 Steve Gromek
DET
SP
35.5
0.6
0.5
0.4
5 Ned Garver
DET
SP
29.5
0.6
0.0
-0.1
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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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James