Had the Silver Slugger Award existed during the heyday of baseball in Pittsburgh, the Pirates would be as well represented in the history of the award as they are in the halls of Cooperstown. Unfortunately, Hillerich & Bradsby (the company that owns Louisville Slugger) created the award in 1980, and since the Pirates have the second-worst slugging percentage over the past 45 years, the club’s representation is fairly scant. Still, it is worthwhile to look back and celebrate the sluggers of years gone by.
Complete history of Pittsburgh Pirates' Silver Slugger Award winners
The GOAT
No player is more associated with the 21st century version of the Pirates than Andrew McCutchen, and fittingly, no player in organization history has more Silver Sluggers than Cutch.