1915 Season
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1915 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 Frank Snyder
SLN
C
21.1
4.2
14.0
5.8
2 Hank Gowdy
BSN
C
25.9
2.5
9.2
3.4
3 George Gibson
PIT
C
34.9
2.2
6.1
-0.1
4 Tommy Clarke
CIN
C
27.1
2.2
6.3
2.1
5 Chief Meyers
NY1
C
34.9
1.7
6.5
1.5
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Fred Luderus
PHI
1B
29.8
4.8
22.1
13.4
2 Vic Saier
CHN
1B
24.2
4.5
21.6
12.7
3 Jake Daubert
BRO
1B
31.2
3.4
22.7
12.6
4 Fred Merkle
NY1
1B
26.5
3.2
20.2
11.4
5 Doc Johnston
PIT
1B
27.8
2.6
13.4
3.6
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Larry Doyle
NY1
2B
28.9
5.7
28.7
18.7
2 Jim Viox
PIT
2B
24.5
3.3
12.9
3.6
3 Heinie Zimmerman
CHN
2B
28.4
2.5
12.7
3.9
4 Miller Huggins
SLN
2B
37.3
1.8
9.5
2.6
5 Johnny Evers
BSN
2B
33.9
1.7
8.7
3.3
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Heinie Groh
CIN
3B
25.8
4.6
16.0
5.3
2 Red Smith
BSN
3B
25.2
4.2
17.0
7.1
3 Art Phelan
CHN
3B
27.9
1.5
7.7
-0.5
4 Hans Lobert
NY1
3B
33.7
1.5
8.9
2.1
5 Doug Baird*
PIT
3B
23.8
1.2
6.4
-2.6
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Honus Wagner
PIT
SS
41.4
5.0
16.2
6.4
2 Bob Fisher
CHN
SS
28.7
3.5
14.7
4.6
3 Dave Bancroft*
PHI
SS
24.2
3.4
14.8
4.4
4 Buck Herzog
CIN
SS
30.0
3.3
10.0
-0.0
5 Rabbit Maranville
BSN
SS
23.6
2.7
10.9
1.8
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Gavvy Cravath
PHI
RF
34.3
6.4
28.6
18.9
2 Bill Hinchman
PIT
RF
32.2
4.4
21.1
10.9
3 Sherry Magee
BSN
CF
30.9
3.8
21.1
10.8
4 Tom Long*
SLN
RF
25.1
3.4
17.7
9.0
5 Tommy Griffith
CIN
RF
25.7
3.3
18.0
7.8
6 George Burns
NY1
LF
25.6
2.9
22.7
11.9
7 Dave Robertson
NY1
RF
25.8
2.6
18.8
9.7
8 Cy Williams
CHN
CF
27.5
2.4
14.0
5.1
9 Joe Connolly
BSN
LF
31.4
2.2
14.2
8.7
10 Cozy Dolan
SLN
CF
25.5
2.1
10.9
5.0
11 Red Killefer
CIN
LF
30.2
2.1
12.5
2.5
12 Zack Wheat
BRO
LF
27.1
1.8
17.6
8.3
13 Bob Bescher
SLN
LF
31.4
1.7
13.2
4.4
14 Zip Collins
MULT
CF
23.2
1.6
8.9
2.5
15 Frank Schulte
CHN
LF
32.8
1.6
14.1
4.3
Pitcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Lefty Tyler
BSN
SP
25.5
0.9
1.9
1.7
2 Dick Rudolph
BSN
SP
27.9
0.7
0.8
0.5
3 Pete Schneider
CIN
SP
19.9
0.6
0.7
0.4
4 Jeff Tesreau
NY1
SP
27.3
0.6
1.0
0.8
5 Erskine Mayer
PHI
SP
25.5
0.6
0.9
0.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1915 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 Ray Schalk
CHA
C
22.9
3.2
11.8
4.3
2 Jack Lapp
PHA
C
30.8
2.9
9.4
4.0
3 Hick Cady
BOS
C
29.4
1.5
5.6
2.2
4 John Henry
WS1
C
25.5
1.5
4.5
-0.5
5 Steve O'Neill
CLE
C
24.0
1.2
2.2
-4.2
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jack Fournier
CHA
1B
25.8
5.6
24.4
16.7
2 Marty Kavanagh
DET
1B
24.1
3.1
14.0
8.1
3 Chick Gandil
WS1
1B
27.5
2.9
15.5
7.3
4 Ivan Howard
SLA
1B
32.7
2.7
10.9
5.1
5 Dick Hoblitzel
BOS
1B
26.7
2.6
14.6
7.5
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Eddie Collins
CHA
2B
28.2
8.0
32.0
21.7
2 Del Pratt
SLA
2B
27.5
3.8
15.0
5.0
3 Nap Lajoie
PHA
2B
40.8
2.1
10.1
2.3
4 Jack Barry
MULT
2B
28.2
2.1
8.1
0.2
5 Paddy Baumann
NYA
2B
29.5
1.8
7.3
3.3
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Fritz Maisel
NYA
3B
25.5
4.2
14.5
5.6
2 Wally Schang
PHA
3B
25.9
3.8
14.4
7.5
3 Ossie Vitt
DET
3B
25.5
3.4
14.2
3.9
4 Eddie Foster
WS1
3B
28.4
3.3
14.9
4.7
5 Jimmy Austin
SLA
3B
35.6
3.1
10.2
1.5
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ray Chapman
CLE
SS
24.5
5.1
12.5
2.4
2 Donie Bush
DET
SS
27.7
3.4
14.3
3.7
3 Buck Weaver
CHA
SS
24.9
3.1
12.2
2.5
4 Roger Peckinpaugh
NYA
SS
24.4
1.8
5.8
-3.6
5 Larry Kopf*
PHA
SS
24.7
1.4
5.1
-1.6
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ty Cobb
DET
CF
28.5
9.9
44.7
34.1
2 Tris Speaker
BOS
CF
27.2
5.9
30.3
20.5
3 Burt Shotton
SLA
LF
30.7
4.6
22.9
12.5
4 Bobby Veach
DET
LF
27.0
4.6
24.3
14.3
5 Sam Crawford
DET
RF
35.2
4.5
23.8
13.3
6 Amos Strunk
PHA
CF
26.4
4.0
21.2
12.7
7 Joe Jackson
MULT
RF
26.0
4.0
16.2
8.2
8 Braggo Roth*
MULT
CF
22.8
3.5
13.4
6.6
9 Duffy Lewis
BOS
LF
27.2
3.2
19.1
9.6
10 Clyde Milan
WS1
CF
28.3
3.1
17.4
7.6
11 Eddie Murphy
MULT
RF
23.7
2.8
16.8
7.5
12 Doc Cook
NYA
RF
29.0
2.3
13.3
4.9
13 Hugh High
NYA
CF
27.7
2.2
11.1
3.5
14 Tilly Walker
SLA
CF
27.8
2.0
11.0
2.4
15 Harry Hooper
BOS
RF
27.9
2.0
16.5
6.3
Pitcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Babe Ruth*
BOS
SP
20.4
1.8
5.6
5.1
2 Ray Caldwell
NYA
SP
27.2
1.1
2.3
1.5
3 Rube Foster
BOS
SP
27.5
1.0
2.4
1.9
4 Walter Johnson
WS1
SP
27.7
1.0
2.2
1.4
5 Dutch Leonard
BOS
SP
23.2
0.7
1.8
1.4
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1915 Federal 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 Art Wilson
CHF
C
29.6
3.9
15.4
10.0
2 Bill Rariden
NEW
C
27.4
3.2
14.1
6.1
3 William Fischer
CHF
C
24.3
3.0
12.7
7.6
4 Grover Hartley
SLF
C
27.0
2.0
9.1
2.1
5 Ted Easterly
KCF
C
30.2
1.4
8.8
3.6
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ed Konetchy
PTF
1B
29.8
3.9
23.0
13.3
2 Babe Borton
SLF
1B
26.9
2.5
17.6
7.3
3 Hal Chase
BUF
1B
32.4
2.2
20.1
11.0
4 Hap Myers
BRF
1B
28.2
0.5
8.2
2.0
5 Art Griggs
BRF
1B
30.6
0.2
1.1
0.5
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Lee Magee
BRF
2B
26.1
2.9
15.7
8.1
2 Bill Kenworthy
KCF
2B
29.0
2.4
18.3
11.4
3 Baldy Louden
BUF
2B
31.8
2.3
17.2
8.7
4 Bobby Vaughn*
SLF
2B
30.1
1.3
11.5
1.9
5 Steve Yerkes
PTF
2B
27.1
1.2
10.6
3.2
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Mike Mowrey
PTF
3B
31.2
2.9
16.1
6.7
2 Jimmy Walsh
MULT
3B
29.3
1.9
11.1
3.8
3 George Perring
KCF
3B
30.9
1.7
16.8
7.1
4 Charlie Deal
SLF
3B
23.7
1.3
6.3
2.5
5 Bill McKechnie
NEW
3B
28.9
1.1
9.6
1.7
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jimmy Esmond
NEW
SS
25.7
2.6
13.8
3.7
2 Marty Berghammer
PTF
SS
27.0
2.0
11.4
2.5
3 Ernie Johnson*
SLF
SS
27.2
1.5
8.3
-0.7
4 Fred Smith
MULT
SS
28.9
1.3
8.8
0.2
5 Roxey Roach
BUF
SS
32.6
0.8
7.1
1.4
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Benny Kauff
BRF
CF
25.5
6.4
29.9
21.0
2 Dutch Zwilling
CHF
CF
26.7
3.6
23.0
13.2
3 Steve Evans
MULT
RF
30.4
2.9
20.9
11.1
4 Max Flack
CHF
RF
25.4
2.8
21.4
12.4
5 Claude Cooper
BRF
LF
23.3
2.5
19.4
9.9
6 Les Mann
CHF
LF
22.6
2.2
18.4
10.5
7 Edd Roush
NEW
CF
22.1
2.2
18.2
8.7
8 Ward Miller
SLF
LF
31.0
2.2
17.8
7.9
9 Jack Tobin
SLF
RF
23.2
2.0
18.4
7.4
10 Al Scheer
NEW
LF
26.7
1.7
18.1
8.4
11 Al Wickland
MULT
LF
27.4
1.6
15.8
7.0
12 Vin Campbell
NEW
RF
27.4
1.6
17.3
8.6
13 Al Shaw
KCF
LF
34.3
1.5
18.7
10.9
14 Jim Kelly*
PTF
RF
31.4
1.4
15.8
7.0
15 Grover Gilmore
KCF
RF
26.7
1.4
17.4
10.2
Pitcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Doc Crandall
SLF
SP
27.7
1.9
4.3
3.7
2 Claude Hendrix
CHF
SP
26.2
1.4
3.3
2.9
3 George McConnell
CHF
SP
37.8
0.7
1.4
0.9
4 Jack Quinn
BLF
SP
32.0
0.7
1.3
0.8
5 Mordecai Brown
CHF
SP
38.7
0.7
1.5
1.2
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