MLB Edgar Martinez Award Winners

The Edgar Martinez Award is awarded each year to the best Designated Hitter in baseball. It was established in 1973 as the Designated Hitter of the Year Award and renamed in 2004 to honor the newly retired Edgar Martinez.

Table
					Batting Stats
Year	Lg	Name	Tm	WAR	BA	OBP	SLG	HR	RBI	SB
2020	ML	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	2.6	.338	.431	.636	18	56	0
2019	ML	Nelson Cruz	MIN	4.4	.311	.392	.639	41	108	0
2018	ML	Khris Davis	OAK	2.9	.247	.326	.549	48	123	0
2017	ML	Nelson Cruz	SEA	4.3	.288	.375	.549	39	119	1
2016	ML	David Ortiz	BOS	5.2	.315	.401	.620	38	127	2
2015	ML	Kendrys Morales	KCR	2.7	.290	.362	.485	22	106	0
2014	ML	Victor Martinez	DET	5.5	.335	.409	.565	32	103	3
2013	ML	David Ortiz	BOS	4.4	.309	.395	.564	30	103	4
2012	ML	Billy Butler	KCR	3.0	.313	.373	.510	29	107	2
2011	ML	David Ortiz	BOS	4.0	.309	.398	.554	29	96	1
2010	ML	Vladimir Guerrero	TEX	1.8	.300	.345	.496	29	115	4
2009	ML	Adam Lind	TOR	3.9	.305	.370	.562	35	114	1
2008	ML	Aubrey Huff	BAL	4.1	.304	.360	.552	32	108	4
2007	ML	David Ortiz	BOS	6.4	.332	.445	.621	35	117	3
2006	ML	David Ortiz	BOS	5.8	.287	.413	.636	54	137	1
2005	ML	David Ortiz	BOS	5.2	.300	.397	.604	47	148	1
2004	ML	David Ortiz	BOS	4.3	.301	.380	.603	41	139	0
2003	ML	David Ortiz	BOS	3.4	.288	.369	.592	31	101	0
2002	ML	Ellis Burks	CLE	3.9	.301	.362	.541	32	91	2
2001	ML	Edgar Martinez	SEA	4.8	.306	.423	.543	23	116	4
2000	ML	Edgar Martinez	SEA	5.7	.324	.423	.579	37	145	3
1999	ML	Rafael Palmeiro	TEX	5.2	.324	.420	.630	47	148	2
1998	ML	Edgar Martinez	SEA	5.6	.322	.429	.565	29	102	1
1997	ML	Edgar Martinez	SEA	6.2	.330	.456	.554	28	108	2
1996	ML	Paul Molitor	MIN	3.7	.341	.390	.468	9	113	18
1995	ML	Edgar Martinez	SEA	7.0	.356	.479	.628	29	113	4
1993	ML	Paul Molitor	TOR	5.6	.332	.402	.509	22	111	22
1992	ML	Dave Winfield	TOR	4.1	.290	.377	.491	26	108	2
1991	ML	Chili Davis	MIN	3.3	.277	.385	.507	29	93	5
1990	ML	Dave Parker	MIL	1.1	.289	.330	.451	21	92	4
1989	ML	Dave Parker	OAK	0.3	.264	.308	.432	22	97	0
1988	ML	Harold Baines	CHW	1.3	.277	.347	.411	13	81	0
1987	ML	Harold Baines	CHW	1.7	.293	.352	.479	20	93	0
1986	ML	Don Baylor	BOS	1.6	.238	.344	.439	31	94	3
1985	ML	Don Baylor	NYY	0.7	.231	.330	.430	23	91	0
1984	ML	Dave Kingman	OAK	2.5	.268	.321	.505	35	118	2
1983	ML	Greg Luzinski	CHW	2.3	.255	.352	.502	32	95	2
1982	ML	Hal McRae	KCR	4.1	.308	.369	.542	27	133	4
1981	ML	Greg Luzinski	CHW	2.7	.265	.365	.476	21	62	0
1980	ML	Hal McRae	KCR	2.7	.297	.342	.483	14	83	10
1979	ML	Willie Horton	SEA	1.0	.279	.326	.458	29	106	1
1978	ML	Rusty Staub	DET	1.5	.273	.347	.435	24	121	3
1977	ML	Jim Rice	BOS	5.2	.320	.376	.593	39	114	5
1976	ML	Hal McRae	KCR	4.7	.332	.407	.461	8	73	22
1975	ML	Willie Horton	DET	0.0	.275	.319	.421	25	92	1
1974	ML	Tommy Davis	BAL	0.7	.289	.325	.377	11	84	6
1973	ML	Orlando Cepeda	BOS	1.5	.289	.350	.444	20	86	0

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