1981 Season
1980 / 1982
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Blyleven

1981 National League Silver Sluggers

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Gary Carter
MON
C
27.2
2.2
10.1
3.8
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Terry Kennedy
SDN
C
25.1
2.5
8.4
2.2
2 Gary Carter
MON
C
27.2
2.2
10.1
3.8
3 Milt May
SFN
C
30.9
2.0
9.2
3.9
4 Bruce Benedict
ATL
C
25.9
1.8
6.0
0.9
5 Joe Nolan
CIN
C
30.1
1.6
8.5
4.5
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Pete Rose
PHI
1B
40.2
2.1
15.4
8.1
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Keith Hernandez
SLN
1B
27.7
3.1
17.8
11.1
2 Jason Thompson
PIT
1B
27.0
2.2
9.9
5.6
3 Pete Rose
PHI
1B
40.2
2.1
15.4
8.1
4 Bill Buckner
CHN
1B
31.5
2.0
11.8
5.0
5 Dave Kingman
NYN
1B
32.5
1.6
9.4
3.2
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Manny Trillo
PHI
2B
30.5
2.2
9.5
3.7
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Joe Morgan
SFN
2B
37.8
2.2
10.5
4.8
2 Manny Trillo
PHI
2B
30.5
2.2
9.5
3.7
3 Ron Oester
CIN
2B
25.2
1.9
10.5
4.4
4 Juan Bonilla*
SDN
2B
26.4
1.4
5.9
-0.2
5 Tom Herr
SLN
2B
25.2
1.2
8.9
2.0
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Mike Schmidt
PHI
3B
31.8
6.6
26.1
19.6
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Mike Schmidt
PHI
3B
31.8
6.6
26.1
19.6
2 Bill Madlock
PIT
3B
30.5
3.3
12.8
8.0
3 Ron Cey
LAN
3B
33.4
3.2
13.0
7.6
4 Art Howe
HOU
3B
34.5
2.7
11.8
5.6
5 Luis Salazar
SDN
3B
25.1
2.4
8.6
2.2
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Dave Concepcion
CIN
SS
33.0
3.3
14.0
7.0
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Dave Concepcion
CIN
SS
33.0
3.3
14.0
7.0
2 Larry Bowa
PHI
SS
35.6
1.8
6.8
0.9
3 Craig Reynolds
HOU
SS
28.5
1.2
5.8
0.5
4 Garry Templeton
SLN
SS
25.3
1.2
6.6
1.3
5 Johnnie LeMaster
SFN
SS
27.0
0.7
1.8
-3.5
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Dusty Baker
LAN
LF
32.0
2.9
14.5
7.9
Andre Dawson
MON
CF
27.0
5.2
20.6
13.9
George Foster
CIN
LF
32.6
3.9
21.7
14.6
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Andre Dawson
MON
CF
27.0
5.2
20.6
13.9
2 George Foster
CIN
LF
32.6
3.9
21.7
14.6
3 Gary Matthews
PHI
LF
31.0
3.4
17.1
10.7
4 Tim Raines*
MON
LF
21.8
3.2
16.1
10.6
5 Gene Richards
SDN
LF
27.8
3.2
12.3
5.5
6 Ken Griffey
CIN
CF
31.2
2.9
15.4
8.7
7 Dusty Baker
LAN
LF
32.0
2.9
14.5
7.9
8 George Hendrick
SLN
RF
31.7
2.8
15.6
9.0
9 Pedro Guerrero
LAN
RF
25.0
2.7
11.9
6.1
10 Jack Clark
SFN
RF
25.6
2.7
12.4
5.8
11 Rick Monday
LAN
RF
35.6
2.0
9.0
6.6
12 Lonnie Smith
PHI
RF
25.5
2.0
8.5
5.5
13 Dave Collins
CIN
RF
28.7
1.9
12.2
6.0
14 Jose Cruz
HOU
LF
33.9
1.9
10.9
4.1
15 Leon Durham
CHN
RF
23.9
1.8
9.1
3.7
Pitcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Fernando Valenzuela*
LAN
SP
20.7
0.5
0.3
0.2
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Fernando Valenzuela*
LAN
SP
20.7
0.5
0.3
0.2
2 Vern Ruhle
HOU
SP
30.4
0.5
0.7
0.7
3 Bill Lee
MON
SW
34.5
0.4
1.0
0.9
4 Burt Hooton
LAN
SP
31.4
0.4
0.1
-0.0
5 Nolan Ryan
HOU
SP
34.4
0.4
0.0
-0.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1981 American League Silver Sluggers

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Carlton Fisk
CHA
C
33.5
2.9
8.6
2.9
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jim Sundberg
TEX
C
30.1
3.2
11.1
5.5
2 Carlton Fisk
CHA
C
33.5
2.9
8.6
2.9
3 Bo Diaz
CLE
C
28.3
2.3
8.1
5.2
4 Lance Parrish
DET
C
25.0
1.4
5.5
0.0
5 Charlie Moore
ML4
C
28.0
1.2
5.5
3.0
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Cecil Cooper
ML4
1B
31.5
3.9
21.0
14.6
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Cecil Cooper
ML4
1B
31.5
3.9
21.0
14.6
2 Eddie Murray
BAL
1B
25.4
3.6
19.0
13.0
3 Mike Hargrove
CLE
1B
31.7
3.0
14.4
8.7
4 Willie Aikens
KCA
1B
26.7
2.4
12.1
6.2
5 Rod Carew
CAL
1B
35.8
2.2
10.7
4.7
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Bobby Grich
CAL
2B
32.5
5.0
16.8
11.1
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bobby Grich
CAL
2B
32.5
5.0
16.8
11.1
2 Tony Bernazard
CHA
2B
24.9
3.0
11.2
4.8
3 Julio Cruz
SEA
2B
26.6
2.5
7.5
1.8
4 Lou Whitaker
DET
2B
24.1
2.2
8.6
3.2
5 Rich Dauer
BAL
2B
28.9
2.0
8.9
3.2
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Carney Lansford
BOS
3B
24.4
3.7
15.0
8.8
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Carney Lansford
BOS
3B
24.4
3.7
15.0
8.8
2 George Brett
KCA
3B
28.1
3.5
12.2
6.8
3 Toby Harrah
CLE
3B
32.7
3.5
14.9
8.8
4 Buddy Bell
TEX
3B
29.8
3.1
14.5
8.6
5 Doug DeCinces
BAL
3B
30.8
2.6
12.1
6.5
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Rick Burleson
CAL
SS
30.2
3.5
11.0
4.1
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Rick Burleson
CAL
SS
30.2
3.5
11.0
4.1
2 Robin Yount
ML4
SS
25.8
2.8
13.7
7.8
3 Bill Almon
CHA
SS
28.6
2.7
9.2
3.8
4 Alan Trammell
DET
SS
23.4
2.2
7.8
1.2
5 Dave Stapleton
BOS
SS
27.5
1.9
7.7
2.3
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Dwight Evans
BOS
RF
29.7
5.2
22.3
15.1
Rickey Henderson
OAK
LF
22.5
4.3
22.8
15.8
Dave Winfield
NYA
LF
29.7
3.3
13.4
7.1
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Dwight Evans
BOS
RF
29.7
5.2
22.3
15.1
2 Rickey Henderson
OAK
LF
22.5
4.3
22.8
15.8
3 Chet Lemon
CHA
CF
26.4
3.7
13.4
8.0
4 Tom Paciorek
SEA
LF
34.7
3.4
16.1
9.7
5 Dwayne Murphy
OAK
CF
26.3
3.4
16.4
9.6
6 Dave Winfield
NYA
LF
29.7
3.3
13.4
7.1
7 Gorman Thomas
ML4
RF
30.6
3.2
18.4
12.4
8 Steve Kemp
DET
LF
26.9
3.2
14.6
8.2
9 Mickey Rivers
TEX
CF
32.7
2.7
10.8
4.7
10 Tony Armas
OAK
RF
28.0
2.6
14.9
8.4
11 Jerry Mumphrey
NYA
CF
28.8
2.4
8.9
3.9
12 Kirk Gibson
DET
RF
24.1
2.3
11.9
7.4
13 Ken Singleton
BAL
RF
34.1
2.2
14.0
7.9
14 Al Bumbry
BAL
CF
34.2
2.2
10.4
3.9
15 Dan Ford
CAL
RF
29.1
2.0
9.0
3.2
Designated Hitter
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Al Oliver
TEX
DH
34.7
1.6
12.9
6.5
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Greg Luzinski
CHA
DH
30.6
2.7
14.9
8.7
2 Richie Zisk
SEA
DH
32.4
1.7
12.7
7.1
3 Cliff Johnson
OAK
DH
33.9
1.7
11.4
7.0
4 Al Oliver
TEX
DH
34.7
1.6
12.9
6.5
5 Don Baylor
CAL
DH
32.0
1.3
9.2
3.0
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