Designated Hitters
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2008 2010 Chronology Home DH Index Guide
Pos St All- Other Batting Statistics as Designated Hitter Win Shares Pos St
Rank Rank Name HOF MVP Star Rookie GG SS Team Stdg Bats Age Pos Games At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC B WS WS/G WSQ Rank Rank Name
1 1 Hideki Matsui NY 1E L 35   116 435 117 19 1 27 58 86 59 0 71 4 0 2 0 1 4 .269 .360 .503 .863 83     17.2 .148   22.45 1 1 Hideki Matsui
2 2 Adam Lind 15 S TOR 4E L 25 LF   92 368 109 26 0 21 59 73 36 5 65 2 0 3 1 1 9 .296 .359 .538 .897 70     12.5 .136   15.62 2 2 Adam Lind
3 3 Jim Thome CHI 3C L 38   98 337 86 15 0 23 54 74 68 3 113 0 0 3 0 0 8 .255 .377 .504 .881 67     11.1 .113   12.67 3 3 Jim Thome
4 4 Jason Kubel 24 MIN 1C L 27 LF,RF   80 302 89 22 1 11 38 52 32 5 60 2 0 3 1 1 9 .295 .363 .483 .846 52     10.0 .125   11.99 4 4 Jason Kubel
5 5   David Ortiz             BOS 2E L 33       138 519 122 34 1 26 73 94 70 4 129 5 0 6 0 2 9 .235 .328 .455 .783 80       10.4 .075    9.68 5 5   David Ortiz
6 6 Jack Cust OAK 4W L 30 RF   96 337 80 9 0 18 60 52 63 4 124 1 0 4 3 0 3 .237 .356 .424 .780 56      9.2 .096    9.66 6 6 Jack Cust
7 7 Luke Scott BAL 5E L 31 LF   89 327 84 19 1 20 48 60 41 5 72 1 0 1 0 0 3 .257 .341 .505 .846 58      8.1 .091    8.28 7 7 Luke Scott
8 8 Travis Hafner CLE 4C L 32   88 333 89 19 0 16 45 48 40 6 66 3 0 1 0 0 7 .267 .350 .468 .818 55      7.5 .085    7.42 8 8 Travis Hafner
9 Joe Mauer 1 A(C) G(C) S(C) MIN 1C L 26 C   28 112 37 5 0 4 17 21 14 2 15 1 0 1 0 0 3 .330 .406 .482 .888 22      4.5 .161    6.12 9 Joe Mauer
10 9 Ken Griffey SEA 3W L 39   91 335 73 17 0 16 36 47 54 2 70 1 0 3 0 0 6 .218 .326 .412 .738 48      6.6 .073    6.03 10 9 Ken Griffey
                             
11 10 Vladimir Guerrero LA 1W R 34   93 371 108 16 1 14 55 48 18 2 55 4 0 1 2 1 16 .291 .330 .453 .783 50      6.6 .071    5.96 11 10 Vladimir Guerrero
12 11 Andruw Jones TEX 2W R 32   53 192 42 12 0 13 33 29 33 2 47 1 0 1 5 1 2 .219 .335 .484 .819 34      5.2 .098    5.52 12 11 Andruw Jones
13 Mike Sweeney SEA 3W R 35   57 216 59 12 0 8 23 30 17 2 26 2 0 3 0 0 4 .273 .328 .440 .768 31      5.1 .089    5.17 13 Mike Sweeney
14 12 Pat Burrell TB 3E R 32   112 398 88 16 1 14 44 63 56 2 114 2 0 5 1 0 6 .221 .317 .372 .689 50      6.1 .054    4.83 14 12 Pat Burrell
15     Randy Ruiz       R     TOR 4E R 31       30 111 35 7 0 10 24 15 10 0 33 3 0 1 1 1 5 .315 .384 .649 1.033 26        3.1 .103    3.38 15     Randy Ruiz
16 13 Mike Jacobs KC 5C L 28   102 376 85 14 1 15 41 52 37 2 114 1 0 1 0 0 8 .226 .296 .388 .684 43      4.4 .043    3.10 16 13 Mike Jacobs
17 Willy Aybar TB 3E B 26 1B,2B   20 70 25 4 0 5 15 17 14 2 14 1 1 2 0 0 2 .357 .460 .629 1.089 21      2.5 .125    3.00 17 Willy Aybar
18 Magglio Ordonez DET 2C R 35 RF   21 81 29 7 0 0 13 10 9 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 3 .358 .422 .444 .866 15      2.3 .110    2.58 18 Magglio Ordonez
19 Hank Blalock TEX 2W L 28 1B   49 194 44 11 1 15 30 31 12 1 42 3 0 1 2 0 2 .227 .281 .526 .807 29      2.9 .059    2.39 19 Hank Blalock
20 Carlos Guillen DET 2C B 33 LF   33 126 32 3 1 3 15 16 14 0 23 3 0 1 0 0 2 .254 .340 .365 .705 17      2.3 .070    2.06 20 Carlos Guillen
                             
21 14 Marcus Thames DET 2C R 32 LF   50 184 45 9 0 8 22 22 19 0 53 1 0 3 0 2 3 .245 .314 .424 .738 25      2.6 .052    2.01 21 14 Marcus Thames
22 Jason Giambi OAK 4W L 38 1B   22 80 17 3 0 3 10 11 12 0 17 3 0 0 0 0 2 .213 .337 .363 .700 10      1.4 .064    1.20 22 Jason Giambi
23 Julio Borbon R TEX 2W L 23   21 83 21 1 0 2 12 10 6 0 18 0 2 0 8 3 2 .253 .303 .337 .640 8      1.3 .062    1.10 23 Julio Borbon
24 Aubrey Huff BAL/DET 5E/2C L 32 1B   44 155 28 7 0 2 13 15 18 2 23 1 0 0 0 1 4 .181 .270 .265 .535 11      1.3 .030    0.76 24 Aubrey Huff
25     Ty Wigginton             BAL 5E R 31 1B,3B     23 95 27 3 0 2 8 8 4 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284 .313 .379 .692 11        0.7 .030    0.41 25     Ty Wigginton
26 Kevin Millar TOR 4E R 37 1B   21 69 9 2 0 2 7 3 11 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 4 .130 .250 .246 .496 4      0.3 .014    0.12 26 Kevin Millar
League Average Age 32.0
League Average per 600 PA 526.9 134.1 26.5 0.8 25.3 72.4 83.8 65.1 4.4 118.9 3.8 0.3 3.9 2.1 1.2 10.9 .255 .339 .452 .791 82.9
League Avg WS/G .087
Average WS/Team  12.10
Aggregate Splits Aggregate Splits
Pct of Total
Playing Time Games At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC B WS WS/G
Copyright © 2009-2010 by Andre Lower Bats Left   69.4%   1154 4293 1081 221 6 219 594 726 562 41 999 28 2 29 15 9 79 .252 .340 .459 .799 692      108.4 .094 Bats Left
Bats Right 27.4%   460 1717 442 84 2 71 229 228 177 9 364 13 0 14 10 5 45 .257 .329 .433 .762 246     32.0 .070 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   3.2%     53 196 57 7 1 8 30 33 28 2 37 4 1 3 0 0 4 .291 .385 .459 .844 38        4.8 .091 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 1.3%   21 83 21 1 0 2 12 10 6 0 18 0 2 0 8 3 2 .253 .303 .337 .640 8      1.3 .062 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 22.4%   371 1422 389 82 3 71 200 246 145 17 310 10 1 11 4 2 33 .274 .343 .485 .828 237     36.8 .099 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 50.8%   849 3148 780 154 5 146 440 470 386 28 752 25 0 24 12 8 62 .248 .332 .439 .771 473     63.1 .074 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   25.5%   426 1553 390 75 1 79 201 261 230 7 320 10 0 11 1 1 31 .251 .349 .453 .802 258     44.0 .103 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     3.1%     51 194 56 8 0 12 36 25 16 0 51 3 2 1 9 4 7 .289 .350 .515 .865 34        4.4 .086 Rookie  
Starter 77.9%   1298 4814 1217 247 7 242 666 800 626 42 1153 28 0 37 13 9 93 .253 .340 .458 .798 771    117.5 .091 Starter  
Reserve     22.1%     369 1392 363 65 2 56 187 187 141 10 247 17 3 9 12 5 35 .261 .334 .431 .765 205       27.7 .075 Reserve  
Splits per 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 600 Plate Appearances
Pct of Total
Playing Time Games At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC B WS WS/G
Bats Left   69.4%   1154 524.2 132.0 27.0 0.7 26.7 72.5 88.6 68.6 5.0 122.0 3.4 0.3 3.5 1.8 1.1 9.6 .252 .340 .459 .799 84.5       13.2 .094 Bats Left
Bats Right 27.4%   460 536.3 138.1 26.2 0.6 22.2 71.5 71.2 55.3 2.8 113.7 4.0 0.0 4.4 3.1 1.6 14.1 .257 .329 .433 .762 76.8     10.0 .070 Bats Right
Bats Both   3.2%     53 506.9 147.4 18.1 2.6 20.7 77.6 85.3 72.4 5.2 95.7 10.3 2.6 7.8 0.0 0.0 10.3 .291 .385 .459 .844 98.3       12.4 .091 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 1.3%   21 547.2 138.5 6.6 0.0 13.2 79.1 65.9 39.6 0.0 118.7 0.0 13.2 0.0 52.7 19.8 13.2 .253 .303 .337 .640 52.7      8.6 .062 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 22.4%   371 536.9 146.9 31.0 1.1 26.8 75.5 92.9 54.7 6.4 117.1 3.8 0.4 4.2 1.5 0.8 12.5 .274 .343 .485 .828 89.5     13.9 .099 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 50.8%   849 527.2 130.6 25.8 0.8 24.4 73.7 78.7 64.6 4.7 125.9 4.2 0.0 4.0 2.0 1.3 10.4 .248 .332 .439 .771 79.2     10.6 .074 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   25.5%   426 516.5 129.7 24.9 0.3 26.3 66.9 86.8 76.5 2.3 106.4 3.3 0.0 3.7 0.3 0.3 10.3 .251 .349 .453 .802 85.8     14.6 .103 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     3.1%     51 538.9 155.6 22.2 0.0 33.3 100.0 69.4 44.4 0.0 141.7 8.3 5.6 2.8 25.0 11.1 19.4 .289 .350 .515 .865 94.4       12.2 .086 Rookie  
Starter 77.9%   1298 524.7 132.6 26.9 0.8 26.4 72.6 87.2 68.2 4.6 125.7 3.1 0.0 4.0 1.4 1.0 10.1 .253 .340 .458 .798 84.0     12.8 .091 Starter  
Reserve     22.1%     369 534.7 139.4 25.0 0.8 21.5 71.8 71.8 54.2 3.8 94.9 6.5 1.1 3.5 4.6 1.9 13.4 .261 .334 .431 .765 78.7       10.6 .075 Reserve