Since the creation in 1980 of the Silver Slugger Award by Hillerich & Bradsby Co. and the first catcher recipients, Ted Simmons and Lance Parrish, there have been eighteen different teams whose catchers who have won the award. The list of Teams With Most Silver Slugger Catchers is:
National League | American League | ||
7 | Atlanta Braves | 10 | Detroit Tigers ### |
6 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 | New York Yankees |
5 | Montreal Expos | 6 | Texas Rangers |
5 | New York Mets *** | 4 | Minnesota Twins |
5 | San Diego Padres | 3 | Chicago White Sox |
1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | Baltimore Orioles |
1 | Houston Astros | 1 | California/Anaheim Angels |
1 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | Boston Red Sox |
1 | Chicago Cubs | 1 | Cleveland Indians ### |