Center Field
Silver Sluggers Award: George Springer, Houston Astros and Charlie Blackmon, Colorado Rockies
Who deserved to win? Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels and Blackmon
To qualify for rate stats, a player needs 502 PA. Trout cleared that mark with 5 to spare. Having done so, he led the AL with a .442 OBP, .629 SLG, 1.071 OPS, and 181 wRC+. He finished fifth in the league in bWAR despite missing 48 games. With a full season, he would’ve almost certainly won another MVP award. Springer’s 140 wRC+ in 629 PA is impressive, but 75% of Trout is still superior to 100% of any other center fielder.
The NL Silver Slugger is much less contentious. Blackmon led all National Leaguers in BA (.331), TB (387), H (213), R (137), 3B (14), and PA (725). No other center fielder was even close to him in any offensive category.
Right Field
Silver Slugger Award: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees and Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins
Who deserved to win? Ben Gamel, Seattle Mariners and Nick Markakis, Atlanta Braves (KIDDING!)
Aaron Judge hit 52 of these:
Giancarlo Stanton hit 59 of these:
Moving along.