Complete history of the Blue Jays' Silver Slugger winners

Major League Baseball's awards season is just around the corner and FanSided (parent company of Jays Journal) has partnered with Louisville Slugger to announce the finalists and the award winners of the 2025 Silver Slugger Awards. The announcements will be done live on The Baseball Insiders podcast and YouTube show.

The Toronto Blue Jays will likely have a few nominations as they finished as one of the best hitting teams in MLB this seasons. The finalists will be announced on October 22nd and the winners announced on November 6. With that in mind, lets take a look at the previous Blue Jays' who have taken home Silver Slugger hardware since it was first introduced in 1980.

Alejandro Kirk (C) 2022

At 22-years-old Kirk had one of the best offensive seasons by a catcher in Blue Jays history when he led all AL catchers with a .285 average, .372 on-base percentage and tied for for the most hits (134) and finished second in home runs (14).

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B) 2021

Guerrero Jr. has just one Silver Slugger award so far and it came in during his best offensive season when he hit a career high 48 home runs. He also led all first basemen with 188 hits and finished second with a .311 batting average.

Marcus Semien (2B) 2021

Semien set the record for home runs by a second baseman in a single season in his only year with the Blue Jays, smashing 45 bombs to go along with his 173 hits and 102 RBIs.

Teoscar Hernández (OF) 2021

Hernández claimed his second Silver Slugger and first in a full season at 28-years-old. Hit finished second among all outfielders with 163 hits, his 32 home runs ranked fifth and his .296 batting average was second best.

Teoscar Hernández (OF) 2020

Hernádez's breakout season came during the shortened 2020 COVID campaign. He finished second in home runs among outfielders with 16, his .289 batting average ranked fifth and his 34 RBIs ranked sixth.

Josh Donaldson (3B) 2016

Donaldson took home his second straight Silver Slugger in 2016 when he finished tied for second in home runs (37) and RBIs (99) among third basemen. He led his peers in runs scored (122) and his .284 batting average was sixth.

Josh Donaldson (3B) 2015

Donaldson became just the second Blue Jay to win the AL MVP award in 2015, and it wasn't the only trophy he took home. His 41 home runs, 122 runs scored, 123 RBIs, 184 hits and .297 batting average beat out all the other AL third basemen that year.

Jose Bautista (OF) 2011

One year after setting the Blue Jays franchise record for home runs, Bautista came back for an encour performance where he tore the cover off the ball. He led the league in home runs for a second straight season (43) finished third among all outfielders in RBIs (103) while hitting .302 and racking up 155 hits.

Jose Bautista (OF) 2010

Bautista's 2010 season is one of the finest offensive performances by a Blue Jay of all-time. 54 home runs, 125 RBIs, 148 hits, a .617 SLG and .995 OPS. Undoubtedly deserving of a Silver Slugger award.

Adam Lind (DH) 2009

Maybe one of the best forgotten seasons in Blue Jays history as Lind produced a wRC+ of 140 while hitting .305, and producing an OPS of .932. He led all AL DH's with 35 home runs, 114 RBIs and 179 hits.

Aaron Hill (2B) 2009

Carlos Delgado (1B) 2003

His final of three Silver Slugger awards, Delgado's 2003 season was also his second last as a Blue Jay. He led the league with 145 RBIs, a 1.019 OPS and his 42 home runs led all AL first basemen. Plus he hit .302 with a 159 wRC+.

Vernon Wells (OF) 2003

The lone Silver Slugger of Wells' career came when he led the league with 215 hits and 49 doubles. He hit a career high .317 with a .550 SLG and .909 OPS.

Carlos Delgado (1B) 2000

Delgado's 2000 season was video game type stuff. 41 home runs, 137 RBIs, 57 doubles while slashing .344/.470/.664 with an OPS of 1.134 and OPS+ of 181.

Carlos Delgado (1B) 1999

Delgado captured his first Silver Slugger at 27-years-old when he hit 44 home runs, drove in 134 RBIs and had 156 hits and had a wRC+ of 123.

Shawn Green (OF)1999

Green led the league with 45 doubles and topped 40 home runs for the first time with a 42 homer campaign in his final season in Toronto which led all AL outfielders. His 190 hits ranked fourth.

Jose Canseco (DH) 1998

Canseco hit 46 home runs in his only year with the Blue Jays, while driving in 107 RBIs. Home runs and RBIs were really all the voters were looking at, as his SLG ranked fourth among DH's with a .518 mark and his OPS of .836 was ranked eighth.

Paul Molitor (DH) 1993

The Hall of Famer led the league with 211 hits and finished second in the league with a .332 batting average, .402 OBP and .509 SLG with an OPS of .911 and all of those numbers were the best among those players who were primary DH's. His 22 home runs ranked fourth among designated hitters and his 111 RBIs ranked second.

Roberto Alomar (2B) 1992

It was an interesting choice for voters to select Alomar in 1992 as he finished second in hits (177), RBIs (76) and batting average (.310) to Carlos Baerga of Cleveland and he led all AL second basemen with 20 home runs. Regardless, this was Alomar's only Silver Slugger with Toronto, and first of four in his career.

Joe Carter (OF) 1992

Carter's second straight Silver Slugger was well earned as he finished tied for second among all AL outfielders in home runs (34) and led that group with 119 RBIs and he finished third with a .498 SLG.

Dave Winfield (DH) 1992

Winfield was a six-time Silver Slugger winner - the last of which came with the Blue Jays when at 40-years-old he finished fourth among DH's with 26 home runs, drove in 108 RBI and had a .290 batting average, while leading the American League DH's with a .491 SLG.

Joe Carter (OF) 1991

Carter's hit 33 home runs in '91 which was second among all AL outfielders and his 108 RBIs were third. While his .273 batting average ranked 13th, farily low for a Silver Slugger winner, his SLG of .503 was ranked fourth and .833 OPS was fifth.

Kelly Gruber (3B) 1990

Gruber led all AL third basemen with 31 home runs and 118 RBIs and was tied for third with 162 hits. He also topped the guys at the hot corner with a .512 SLG and .842 OPS.

Fred McGriff (1B) 1989

"Crime Dog" led the league with 36 home runs, a .924 OPS and 165 OPS+ as a 25-year-old who was just really getting going on what became a Hall of Fame career. His .399 OBP, .525 SLG and .924 OPS all led the league.

George Bell (OF) 1987

Bell became Toronto's first MVP the same year he collected his third Silver Slugger. He was second in home runs with 47, behind Mark McGwire's 49. He led the league with 134 RBIs and a .605 SLG. Perhaps most impressive was his .297 ISO. Bell is one of two Blue Jays to win the award three times and the only Blue Jay to win it three years in a row.

Barfield (OF) 1986

Barfield won is first and only Silver Slugger the year he led the AL with 40 home runs, a .559 SLG a .927 OPS and 147 wRC+.

George Bell (OF) 1986

Bell became the first Blue Jay to win multiple Silver Slugger awards in '86 and he and Delgado are the only two Blue Jays to win the award three times. This second award was courtesy of Bell's 31 home runs, 108 RBIs and .309 batting average.

George Bell (OF) 1985

Bell's first Silver Sluger coincided with the Blue Jays first AL East division championship. Bell's 28 home runs was tied for second among outfielders, while he hit .275/.327/.479.

Lloyd Moseby (OF) 1983

Moseby was the first of the Blue Jays tremendous 1980s outfield trio to pick up a Silver Slugger. He finished fifth among AL outfielders in hits with 170, which included 18 home runs. He had 81 RBIs and finished with the second best OBP of .376 and fourth best SLG at .499 while his .875 OPS was second.

Damaso Garcia (2B) 1982

Garcia was the Blue Jays best offensive player in '82, with a slash line of .310/.338/.399. He had the highest batting average among second basemen in the AL and topped that group with 185 hits.

We'll see if the Blue Jays can add any names to this list on October 22.