oldest player to win silver slugger

6 players are tied for the oldest Silver Slugger winners in a season. They were 40 years old. The first three are Nelson Cruz in 2020, David Ortiz in 2016 and Edgar Martinez in 2003.

NAMEAgeSSSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Nelson Cruz
N. Cruz
40
1
2020
53
185
33
56
6
0
16
33
25
4
58
0
0
214
110
22
0
0
5
8
.303
.397
.595
.992
43
16.6
.411
166
17.3
2David Ortiz
D. Ortiz
40
1
2016
151
537
79
169
48
1
38
127
80
2
86
2
0
626
333
87
0
7
15
22
.315
.401
.620
1.021
126
52.2
.419
163
47.1
3Edgar Martinez
E. Martinez
40
1
2003
145
497
72
146
25
0
24
98
92
7
95
0
1
603
243
49
0
7
7
17
.294
.406
.489
.895
104
30
.387
143
32.2
4Dave Winfield
D. Winfield
40
1
1992
156
583
92
169
33
3
26
108
82
1
89
2
3
670
286
62
1
3
10
10
.290
.377
.491
.867
107
34.7
.386
140
30
5Carlton Fisk
C. Fisk
40
1
1988
76
253
37
70
8
1
19
50
37
5
40
0
0
298
137
28
1
2
9
6
.277
.377
.542
.919
52
19.3
.397
150
17.3
6Pete Rose
P. Rose
40
1
1981
107
431
73
140
18
5
0
33
46
3
26
4
4
484
168
23
1
3
5
8
.325
.391
.390
.781
66
15.3
.357
124
12.9
7Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
39
1
2004
147
373
129
135
27
3
45
101
232
9
41
6
1
617
303
75
0
3
120
5
.362
.609
.812
1.422
185
108
.537
233
105.7
8Paul Molitor
P. Molitor
39
1
1996
161
660
99
225
41
8
9
113
56
3
72
18
6
728
309
58
0
9
10
21
.341
.390
.468
.858
117
23
.372
115
14.9
9Dave Parker
D. Parker
39
1
1990
157
610
71
176
30
3
21
92
41
4
102
4
7
669
275
54
0
14
11
18
.289
.330
.451
.781
86
11
.340
114
10.9
10Nelson Cruz
N. Cruz
38
1
2019
120
454
81
141
26
0
41
108
56
7
131
0
1
520
290
67
0
3
8
14
.311
.392
.639
1.031
109
43.8
.417
164
42.7
11Derek Jeter
D. Jeter
38
1
2012
159
683
99
216
32
0
15
58
45
5
90
9
4
740
293
47
6
1
1
24
.316
.362
.429
.791
104
19.1
.347
117
14.4
12Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
38
1
2003
130
390
111
133
22
1
45
90
148
10
58
7
0
550
292
68
0
2
61
7
.341
.529
.749
1.278
148
80.5
.503
212
79.4
13Edgar Martinez
E. Martinez
38
1
2001
132
470
80
144
40
1
23
116
93
9
90
4
1
581
255
64
0
9
9
11
.306
.423
.543
.966
112
39.8
.408
157
41.6
14Joe Morgan
J. Morgan
38
1
1982
134
463
68
134
19
4
14
61
85
2
60
24
4
554
203
37
1
3
4
3
.289
.400
.438
.838
88
25.4
.378
143
26.7
15Torii Hunter
T. Hunter
37
1
2013
144
606
90
184
37
5
17
84
26
7
113
3
2
652
282
59
3
10
0
11
.304
.334
.465
.800
88
16.6
.346
118
13.3
16David Ortiz
D. Ortiz
37
1
2013
137
518
84
160
38
2
30
103
76
1
88
4
0
600
292
70
0
5
27
21
.309
.395
.564
.959
106
40.4
.400
151
34.6
17Jeff Kent
J. Kent
37
1
2005
149
553
100
160
36
0
29
105
72
8
85
6
2
637
283
65
0
4
8
19
.289
.377
.512
.889
105
28.5
.380
133
26.4
18Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
37
1
2002
143
403
117
149
31
2
46
110
198
9
47
9
2
612
322
79
0
2
68
4
.370
.582
.799
1.381
183
110
.544
244
109.9
19Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
37
1
1997
149
592
97
220
49
2
17
119
43
3
28
12
5
651
324
68
1
12
12
12
.372
.409
.547
.957
121
41.1
.408
153
43.5
20Bob Forsch
B. Forsch
37
1
1987
34
57
9
17
6
0
2
8
3
0
17
0
0
71
29
8
11
0
0
1
.298
.333
.509
.842
11
2.1
.362
122
2
21Don Baylor
D. Baylor
37
1
1986
160
585
93
139
23
1
31
94
62
35
111
3
5
687
257
55
0
5
8
12
.238
.344
.439
.783
94
14.5
.347
110
8.2
22Carlton Fisk
C. Fisk
37
1
1985
153
543
85
129
23
1
37
107
52
17
81
17
9
620
265
61
2
6
12
9
.238
.320
.488
.808
85
15
.348
111
8.4
23Nelson Cruz
N. Cruz
36
1
2017
155
556
91
160
28
0
39
119
70
12
140
1
1
645
305
67
0
7
7
15
.288
.375
.549
.924
113
34.9
.385
147
37
24Gary Sheffield
G. Sheffield
36
1
2005
154
584
104
170
27
0
34
123
78
8
76
10
2
675
299
61
0
5
7
11
.291
.379
.512
.891
112
31.4
.382
137
30.6
25Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
36
1
2001
153
476
129
156
32
2
73
137
177
9
93
13
3
664
411
107
0
2
35
5
.328
.515
.863
1.379
200
117.7
.537
234
116.6

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