List of Silver Slugger Award winners at designated hitter

[2] The award is a bat-shaped trophy, 3 feet (91 cm) tall, engraved with the names of each of the winners from the league[1] and plated with sterling silver.

Beginning in 2022, the pitcher Silver Slugger Award was retired after MLB announced the full-time implementation of the universal DH rule in both leagues.

[9] Shohei Ohtani is the only player to win the designated hitter Silver Slugger Award in both the American and National League.

Martínez set the records for the highest batting average and on-base percentage in a designated hitter's winning season with his .356 and .479 marks, respectively, in 1995.

Ortiz hit 54 home runs during the 2006 season, when he won his third consecutive award,[7] and Ohtani tied his record in 2024.

David Ortiz has won the most Silver Slugger Awards as a designated hitter, with seven.
Edgar Martínez won four Silver Slugger Awards at DH, tied for second-most.
Paul Molitor won four Silver Slugger Awards at DH, tied for second-most.