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2004 National League Silver Sluggers

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Johnny Estrada
ATL
C
28.0
2.8
12.6
4.9
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jason Kendall
PIT
C
30.0
4.3
15.4
5.6
2 Ramon Hernandez
SDN
C
28.1
3.1
10.5
4.1
3 Johnny Estrada
ATL
C
28.0
2.8
12.6
4.9
4 Michael Barrett
CHN
C
27.7
2.4
9.4
1.9
5 Paul Lo Duca
MULT
C
32.2
2.3
10.6
1.8
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Albert Pujols
SLN
1B
24.5
7.7
33.2
22.9
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Albert Pujols
SLN
1B
24.5
7.7
33.2
22.9
2 Todd Helton
COL
1B
30.9
7.1
26.1
16.0
3 Sean Casey
CIN
1B
30.0
4.1
25.1
15.8
4 Jim Thome
PHI
1B
33.8
3.4
20.9
11.8
5 J.T. Snow
SFN
1B
36.3
3.4
16.9
10.8
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Mark Loretta
SDN
2B
32.9
6.3
25.7
15.2
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Mark Loretta
SDN
2B
32.9
6.3
25.7
15.2
2 Jeff Kent
HOU
2B
36.3
3.6
15.7
6.8
3 Luis Castillo
FLO
2B
28.8
3.2
13.0
3.4
4 Ray Durham
SFN
2B
32.6
3.1
15.4
7.4
5 Marcus Giles
ATL
2B
26.1
2.6
11.9
5.5
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Adrian Beltre
LAN
3B
25.2
7.3
30.5
20.7
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Adrian Beltre
LAN
3B
25.2
7.3
30.5
20.7
2 Scott Rolen
SLN
3B
29.2
6.1
26.4
17.6
3 Aramis Ramirez
CHN
3B
26.0
4.7
17.0
8.0
4 Mike Lowell
FLO
3B
30.4
4.2
21.0
11.1
5 Chipper Jones
ATL
3B
32.2
3.2
14.2
5.8
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Jack Wilson
PIT
SS
26.5
3.7
14.7
4.5
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jimmy Rollins
PHI
SS
25.6
3.8
16.9
6.2
2 Jack Wilson
PIT
SS
26.5
3.7
14.7
4.5
3 Rafael Furcal
ATL
SS
26.7
3.0
13.2
3.8
4 Khalil Greene*
SDN
SS
24.7
2.8
13.9
5.7
5 Cesar Izturis
LAN
SS
24.4
2.3
13.4
2.6
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Bobby Abreu
PHI
RF
30.3
6.5
28.2
17.6
Barry Bonds
SFN
LF
39.9
11.5
44.9
35.7
Jim Edmonds
SLN
CF
34.0
7.0
30.2
21.2
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Barry Bonds
SFN
LF
39.9
11.5
44.9
35.7
2 Jim Edmonds
SLN
CF
34.0
7.0
30.2
21.2
3 J.D. Drew
ATL
RF
28.6
6.8
27.8
18.3
4 Bobby Abreu
PHI
RF
30.3
6.5
28.2
17.6
5 Lance Berkman
HOU
RF
28.4
6.1
28.9
18.7
6 Adam Dunn
CIN
LF
24.6
5.0
29.2
19.2
7 Brian Giles
SDN
RF
33.4
4.4
22.3
11.7
8 Moises Alou
CHN
LF
38.0
4.0
19.2
9.2
9 Juan Pierre
FLO
CF
26.9
3.9
18.6
7.6
10 Miguel Cabrera
FLO
RF
21.2
3.8
21.3
11.1
11 Larry Walker
MULT
RF
37.6
3.1
12.0
7.3
12 Craig Wilson
PIT
RF
27.6
2.9
16.5
7.0
13 Ryan Klesko
SDN
LF
33.1
2.9
15.1
8.0
14 Jeromy Burnitz
COL
RF
35.2
2.8
14.2
5.2
15 Steve Finley
MULT
CF
39.3
2.7
13.6
3.1
Pitcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Livan Hernandez
MON
SP
29.4
0.8
0.1
0.0
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Livan Hernandez
MON
SP
29.4
0.8
0.1
0.0
2 Jason Marquis
SLN
SP
25.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
3 Randy Wolf
PHI
SP
27.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
4 Adam Eaton
SDN
SP
26.6
0.8
0.4
0.3
5 Jason Jennings
COL
SP
26.0
0.7
0.0
-0.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

2004 American League Silver Sluggers

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Victor Martinez
CLE
C
25.5
4.4
14.5
6.3
Ivan Rodriguez
DET
C
32.6
5.0
16.3
8.3
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Javy Lopez
BAL
C
33.7
5.0
16.3
7.4
2 Ivan Rodriguez
DET
C
32.6
5.0
16.3
8.3
3 Jorge Posada
NYA
C
32.9
4.6
16.7
9.1
4 Victor Martinez
CLE
C
25.5
4.4
14.5
6.3
5 Jason Varitek
BOS
C
32.2
3.9
14.0
6.6
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Mark Teixeira
TEX
1B
24.2
4.0
19.4
10.7
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Mark Teixeira
TEX
1B
24.2
4.0
19.4
10.7
2 Ben Broussard
CLE
1B
27.8
2.9
13.1
6.4
3 Paul Konerko
CHA
1B
28.3
2.8
17.7
8.8
4 Kevin Millar
BOS
1B
32.8
2.6
14.2
6.0
5 Carlos Delgado
TOR
1B
32.0
2.3
14.4
6.8
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Alfonso Soriano
TEX
2B
28.5
2.9
13.7
4.5
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Mark Bellhorn
BOS
2B
29.9
3.5
13.7
5.1
2 Ron Belliard
CLE
2B
29.2
3.4
12.2
3.0
3 Alfonso Soriano
TEX
2B
28.5
2.9
13.7
4.5
4 Juan Uribe
CHA
2B
24.9
2.8
11.9
4.2
5 Orlando Hudson
TOR
2B
26.6
2.6
9.1
1.5
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Melvin Mora
BAL
3B
32.4
6.7
22.7
13.9
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Melvin Mora
BAL
3B
32.4
6.7
22.7
13.9
2 Alex Rodriguez
NYA
3B
28.9
6.1
25.1
15.4
3 Eric Chavez
OAK
3B
26.6
4.4
15.1
7.0
4 Aubrey Huff
TBA
3B
27.5
4.3
19.3
10.0
5 Casey Blake
CLE
3B
30.9
3.9
14.7
5.4
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Miguel Tejada
BAL
SS
30.1
6.8
18.7
8.6
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Miguel Tejada
BAL
SS
30.1
6.8
18.7
8.6
2 Carlos Guillen
DET
SS
28.8
5.8
17.9
9.8
3 Derek Jeter
NYA
SS
30.0
5.3
20.2
10.1
4 Michael Young
TEX
SS
27.7
4.3
18.0
7.8
5 Omar Vizquel
CLE
SS
37.2
3.7
11.0
2.0
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Vladimir Guerrero
ANA
RF
29.4
6.4
27.8
18.4
Manny Ramirez
BOS
LF
32.1
5.2
23.2
14.0
Gary Sheffield
NYA
RF
35.6
5.0
26.1
16.6
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Vladimir Guerrero
ANA
RF
29.4
6.4
27.8
18.4
2 Ichiro Suzuki
SEA
RF
30.7
6.1
22.8
12.2
3 Hideki Matsui
NYA
LF
30.1
5.5
26.9
17.4
4 Manny Ramirez
BOS
LF
32.1
5.2
23.2
14.0
5 Johnny Damon
BOS
CF
30.7
5.2
18.6
8.9
6 Gary Sheffield
NYA
RF
35.6
5.0
26.1
16.6
7 Aaron Rowand
CHA
CF
26.8
4.8
17.8
10.4
8 Carlos Lee
CHA
LF
28.0
3.9
20.5
11.4
9 Mark Kotsay
OAK
CF
28.6
3.8
16.5
7.2
10 Randy Winn
SEA
CF
30.1
3.4
11.8
2.0
11 Carl Crawford
TBA
LF
22.9
3.3
16.7
7.3
12 Lew Ford*
MIN
LF
27.9
3.2
16.8
7.7
13 Vernon Wells
TOR
CF
25.6
3.2
10.9
2.7
14 Jose Guillen
ANA
LF
28.1
3.0
16.6
7.9
15 Eric Byrnes
OAK
LF
28.4
2.9
14.3
5.5
Designated Hitter
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
David Ortiz
BOS
DH
28.6
4.2
23.0
13.7
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Travis Hafner
CLE
DH
27.1
5.0
22.2
14.2
2 David Ortiz
BOS
DH
28.6
4.2
23.0
13.7
3 Erubiel Durazo
OAK
DH
30.4
3.5
18.7
10.7
4 Frank Thomas
CHA
DH
36.1
2.7
12.6
8.3
5 David Newhan*
BAL
DH
30.8
2.5
9.7
3.9
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