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.
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Year | Lg | Name | Tm | WAR | HR | RBI | SB | |||
2022 | ML | Shohei Ohtani | LAA | 9.6 | .273 | .356 | .519 | 34 | 95 | 11 |
2021 | ML | Shohei Ohtani | LAA | 8.9 | .257 | .372 | .592 | 46 | 100 | 26 |
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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