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          Designated Hitter
           
See the Annual, Last 5 Year Trend & Cumulative Team Position Index graphs below
Boston Red Sox Designated Hitter Starters
Annual Last 5 Yr Cumulative
Team Pos Trend Team Pos St All- Batting Statistics as Designated Hitter Win Shares St
Year Index Index Index Rank Name MVP Star Rookie SS Bats Age 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  Adj WSQ  Year Rank Name
1973 110.358 110.358 110.358    2 Orlando Cepeda T15 R 35   142 550 159 25 0 20 55 86 50 13 80 3 2 3 0 2 24 .289 .350 .444 .794 76     12.7 .089    12.36 1973    2 Orlando Cepeda
1974 43.067 76.231 76.231   10 Tommy Harper R 34   51 199 48 5 3 2 29 12 21 1 28 3 5 0 15 8 3 .241 .323 .327 .650 22      2.5 .049     1.71 1974   10 Tommy Harper
1975 130.184 94.529 94.529    6 Jim Rice 3 R-2 R 22   54 215 62 13 1 8 36 39 12 2 57 0 0 4 4 1 6 .288 .320 .470 .790 31      6.1 .113     6.60 1975    6 Jim Rice
1976 71.830 88.490 88.490   10 Jim Rice R 23   54 200 53 9 2 7 18 29 7 1 41 3 1 5 2 2 6 .265 .293 .435 .728 24      4.2 .078     3.55 1976   10 Jim Rice
1977 161.761 103.103 103.103    1 Jim Rice 4 a(OF) R 24   116 468 148 20 13 31 74 87 37 6 92 5 0 3 4 3 15 .316 .370 .613 .983 101     19.4 .167    24.14 1977    1 Jim Rice
1978 114.078 103.826 104.874    5 Jim Rice 1 A(OF) R 25   49 205 56 6 7 10 34 31 17 2 37 1 1 1 2 0 8 .273 .330 .517 .847 33      7.6 .155     9.57 1978    5 Jim Rice
1979 156.625 125.421 111.433   12 Carl Yastrzemski A(OF) L 39   56 199 44 12 0 5 19 33 24 2 17 0 0 3 1 2 9 .221 .301 .357 .658 20      2.9 .052     2.06 1979   12 Carl Yastrzemski
1980 43.749 107.901 102.875   10 Carl Yastrzemski L 40   49 176 48 11 1 7 23 25 25 2 19 0 0 2 0 1 6 .273 .360 .466 .826 29      5.0 .102     4.80 1980   10 Carl Yastrzemski
1981 63.576 110.285 99.953    9 Carl Yastrzemski L 41   48 192 43 6 0 5 21 33 28 3 15 0 0 1 0 1 4 .224 .321 .333 .654 21      3.4 .071     2.80 1981    9 Carl Yastrzemski
1982 112.327 99.573 101.416    5 Carl Yastrzemski a(OF) L 42   102 394 116 18 1 14 48 63 50 1 41 2 0 2 0 1 11 .294 .375 .452 .827 67     11.8 .116    12.28 1982    5 Carl Yastrzemski
1983 75.438 90.901 98.687    8 Carl Yastrzemski a(OF) L 43   107 359 98 22 0 10 37 54 50 10 27 2 0 1 0 0 13 .273 .364 .418 .782 53      8.6 .080     7.55 1983    8 Carl Yastrzemski
1984 174.175 98.363 105.905    1 Mike Easler L 33   126 491 162 30 4 23 75 79 48 4 103 3 1 1 0 0 3 .330 .392 .548 .940 109     21.8 .173    27.00 1984    1 Mike Easler
1985 77.939 105.746 103.980    6 Mike Easler L 34   130 494 128 27 3 14 69 68 43 1 114 3 0 6 0 1 12 .259 .319 .411 .730 64      8.2 .063     7.54 1985    6 Mike Easler
1986 132.268 115.715 105.983    1 Don Baylor 13 S R 37   143 527 129 21 1 30 84 92 54 7 95 34 0 5 3 5 9 .245 .350 .459 .809 87     15.4 .108    16.30 1986    1 Don Baylor
1987 91.987 111.697 105.002    8 Don Baylor R 38   97 326 77 7 0 16 62 54 39 3 44 23 0 4 5 2 10 .236 .355 .405 .760 49      6.4 .066     4.96 1987    8 Don Baylor
1988 67.011 110.652 102.515    8 Jim Rice R 35   112 412 109 16 2 15 53 64 42 2 80 3 0 5 1 1 14 .265 .333 .422 .755 57      7.8 .070     6.40 1988    8 Jim Rice
1989 119.644 96.964 103.357    4 Dwight Evans R 37   69 254 76 14 1 10 43 54 45 0 37 2 1 3 0 0 9 .299 .405 .480 .885 51     10.1 .146    12.42 1989    4 Dwight Evans
1990 79.924 96.997 102.063    7 Dwight Evans R 38   122 445 111 18 3 13 66 63 67 5 73 3 0 6 3 4 18 .249 .347 .391 .738 59      9.3 .076     8.22 1990    7 Dwight Evans
1991 106.868 92.479 102.363    5 Jack Clark R 35   135 475 120 18 1 28 75 87 96 3 130 3 0 5 0 2 17 .253 .378 .472 .850 82     15.0 .111    14.06 1991    5 Jack Clark
1992 56.755 85.092 99.925   13 Jack Clark R 36   64 210 38 9 0 3 22 23 44 1 72 2 0 5 1 1 4 .181 .322 .267 .589 21      2.6 .041     1.57 1992   13 Jack Clark
1993 45.041 81.503 97.520   10 Andre Dawson R 38   97 380 101 22 1 13 38 56 14 3 38 12 0 6 1 0 15 .266 .308 .432 .740 47      4.9 .051     3.40 1993   10 Andre Dawson
1994 16.166 64.769 94.589   14 Andre Dawson R 39   74 290 69 17 0 16 33 47 9 3 53 4 0 1 2 2 15 .238 .270 .462 .732 30      1.5 .020     0.62 1994   14 Andre Dawson
1995 139.471 78.165 96.765    3 Jose Canseco R 30   101 392 120 24 1 24 62 81 41 4 91 7 0 5 4 0 9 .306 .378 .556 .934 83     15.5 .153    16.93 1995    3 Jose Canseco
1996 155.468 88.587 99.492    4 Jose Canseco R 31   84 321 91 20 1 23 60 71 50 2 74 5 0 2 3 1 7 .283 .386 .567 .953 72     11.9 .142    13.35 1996    4 Jose Canseco
1997 100.611 98.003 99.541    7 Reggie Jefferson B 28   119 448 146 29 1 13 68 62 21 3 84 6 0 2 1 2 14 .326 .363 .482 .845 69      9.8 .082     8.20 1997    7 Reggie Jefferson
1998 92.435 105.960 99.219   11 Reggie Jefferson B 29   48 170 51 12 1 7 20 23 17 1 34 0 0 1 0 0 7 .300 .362 .506 .868 29      4.3 .090     3.76 1998   11 Reggie Jefferson
1999 79.012 113.225 98.406   14 Reggie Jefferson B 30   58 177 49 12 1 4 20 15 16 0 46 2 0 0 0 0 5 .277 .344 .424 .768 25      1.0 .017     0.38 1999   14 Reggie Jefferson
2000 50.493 95.658 96.547   14 Brian Daubach L 28   41 148 32 7 1 6 11 19 11 1 48 0 0 3 0 0 1 .216 .265 .399 .664 16      1.9 .046     1.14 2000   14 Brian Daubach
2001 168.555 95.701 98.795    2 Manny Ramirez 9 A(OF) S(OF) R 29   87 327 109 17 2 23 52 80 43 18 86 7 0 1 0 0 6 .333 .421 .609 1.030 84     15.6 .179    18.93 2001    2 Manny Ramirez
2002 134.477 102.139 99.997    2 Manny Ramirez 9 A(OF) S R 30   50 188 67 11 0 11 37 39 28 6 40 6 0 0 0 0 3 .356 .455 .590 1.045 52     11.7 .234    16.49 2002    2 Manny Ramirez
2003 121.345 108.207 100.701    3 David Ortiz 5 L 27   74 276 85 23 2 26 56 72 35 6 46 1 0 1 0 0 6 .308 .387 .688 1.075 73     11.2 .151    13.04 2003    3 David Ortiz
2004 197.911 131.157 103.470    1 David Ortiz 4 a(1B) S L 28   115 449 139 34 3 33 78 109 62 7 111 4 0 6 0 0 8 .310 .393 .619 1.012 112     21.6 .188    27.29 2004    1 David Ortiz
2005 257.841 176.425 108.431    1 David Ortiz 2 A S L 29   148 556 166 39 1 43 111 141 98 9 118 1 0 9 1 0 13 .299 .399 .604 1.003 138     32.8 .222    42.75 2005    1 David Ortiz
2006 242.623 191.251 112.444    1 David Ortiz 3 A(1B) S L 30   138 518 146 26 2 47 103 123 115 23 109 3 0 4 1 0 10 .282 .413 .612 1.025 137     29.6 .214    36.69 2006    1 David Ortiz
2007 244.358 213.733 116.471    1 David Ortiz 4 A(1B) S L 31   140 523 177 51 1 33 111 113 106 11 97 4 0 3 3 1 16 .338 .451 .629 1.080 152     31.4 .224    41.66 2007    1 David Ortiz
2008 171.884 225.554 117.809    4 David Ortiz A-rep L 32   108 490 110 30 1 23 74 89 70 12 74 1 1 3 1 0 11 .224 .321 .431 .752 69     13.6 .126    14.56 2008    4 David Ortiz
2009 100.280 208.518 117.398    5 David Ortiz 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     9.16 2009    5 David Ortiz
2010 157.604 187.404 118.411    1 David Ortiz a L 34   135 498 137 35 1 31 81 100 78 14 138 2 0 4 0 1 12 .275 .373 .536 .909 100     18.0 .133    19.82 2010    1 David Ortiz
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Sources:
All-Time Major League Handbook
Win Shares Digital Update
baseball-reference.com
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia