oldest mlb dh in 2011

Matt Stairs was the oldest designated hitter in 2011. He was 43 years old.

NAMEAgeSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Matt Stairs
M. Stairs
43
2011
56
65
4
10
1
0
0
2
9
0
23
0
0
74
11
1
0
0
0
1
.154
.257
.169
.426
2
-6.2
.210
25
-6.4
2Jim Thome
J. Thome
40
2011
TOT
93
277
32
71
16
0
15
50
46
0
92
0
0
324
132
31
0
1
4
6
.256
.361
.477
.838
49
12.2
.364
129
11
3Jorge Posada
J. Posada
39
2011
115
344
34
81
14
0
14
44
39
2
76
0
2
387
137
28
0
2
4
17
.235
.315
.398
.714
43
-0.9
.313
92
-3.8
4Manny Ramirez
M. Ramirez
39
2011
5
17
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
17
1
0
0
0
0
0
.059
.059
.059
.118
-2
-3.5
.052
-78
-3.5
5Bobby Abreu
B. Abreu
37
2011
142
502
54
127
30
1
8
60
78
1
113
21
5
585
183
39
1
3
5
8
.253
.353
.365
.717
68
2.6
.322
104
2.8
6Johnny Damon
J. Damon
37
2011
150
582
79
152
29
7
16
73
51
7
92
19
6
647
243
52
2
5
1
4
.261
.326
.418
.743
78
5.4
.327
108
6.4
7Hideki Matsui
H. Matsui
37
2011
141
517
58
130
28
0
12
72
56
1
84
1
1
583
194
40
0
9
3
10
.251
.321
.375
.696
61
-4
.307
93
-4.4
8Vladimir Guerrero
V. Guerrero
36
2011
145
562
60
163
30
1
13
63
17
7
56
2
2
590
234
44
0
4
3
23
.290
.317
.416
.733
68
1.7
.320
96
-2.7
9David Ortiz
D. Ortiz
35
2011
146
525
84
162
40
1
29
96
78
1
83
1
1
605
291
70
0
1
12
24
.309
.398
.554
.953
112
43.6
.407
154
38.4
10Travis Hafner
T. Hafner
34
2011
94
325
41
91
16
0
13
57
36
6
78
0
0
368
146
29
0
1
5
7
.280
.361
.449
.811
52
11.1
.354
126
11.2
11Michael Young
M. Young
34
2011
159
631
88
213
41
6
11
106
47
2
78
6
2
689
299
58
0
9
7
17
.338
.380
.474
.854
106
29.1
.369
127
21.6
12Jack Cust
J. Cust
32
2011
67
225
19
48
15
1
3
23
44
1
87
0
0
270
74
19
0
0
2
3
.213
.344
.329
.673
29
-1.6
.308
97
-0.9
13Victor Martinez
V. Martinez
32
2011
145
540
76
178
40
0
12
103
46
2
51
1
0
595
254
52
0
7
6
20
.330
.380
.470
.850
92
24.9
.369
130
21.1
14Adam Dunn
A. Dunn
31
2011
122
415
36
66
16
0
11
42
75
4
177
0
1
496
115
27
0
2
0
10
.159
.292
.277
.569
37
-18.8
.268
60
-23.1
15Wily Mo Pena
W. Mo Pena
29
2011
TOT
39
113
15
23
3
0
7
15
5
2
39
0
0
120
47
10
0
0
0
2
.204
.250
.416
.666
11
-2.4
.291
82
-2.5
16Edwin Encarnacion
E. Encarnacion
28
2011
134
481
70
131
36
0
17
55
43
3
77
8
2
530
218
53
0
3
2
17
.272
.334
.453
.787
71
11.5
.343
113
8.1
17Billy Butler
B. Butler
25
2011
159
597
74
174
44
0
19
95
66
3
95
2
1
673
275
63
0
7
15
16
.291
.361
.461
.822
95
19.4
.352
119
15.1
18Russ Canzler
R. Canzler
25
2011
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
5
1
0
0
1
0
0
.333
.400
.333
.733
1
0
.317
102
0
19Jesus Montero
J. Montero
21
2011
18
61
9
20
4
0
4
12
7
1
17
0
0
69
36
8
0
0
2
2
.328
.406
.590
.996
14
5.8
.422
166
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