Seattle Mariners award winners and league leaders

The following is a list of Seattle Mariners professional baseball players and managers who have won various awards or other accolades from Major League Baseball or other organizations ^[1] or have led the American League in some statistical category at the end of the season.

Awards

American League MVP

Main article: Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award

• Ken Griffey Jr. (1997) ^[2]
• Ichiro Suzuki (2001) ^[3]

American League Cy Young

Main article: Cy Young Award

• Randy Johnson (1995)
• Félix Hernández (2010) ^[4]

American League Rookie of the Year

Main article: Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award

• Alvin Davis (1984)
• Kazuhiro Sasaki (2000)
• Ichiro Suzuki (2001)
• Kyle Lewis (2020)
• Julio Rodríguez (2022) ^[5]

American League Reliever of the Year

Main article: Major League Baseball Reliever of the Year Award

• JJ Putz (2007)
• Edwin Díaz (2018) ^[6]

American League Manager of the Year

Main article: Manager of the Year Award

• Lou Piniella (1995, 2001) ^[7]

American League Gold Glove Award

Main article: Rawlings Gold Glove Award

Each player indicated with position at which he won the award.

• 1987: Mark Langston (P)
• 1988: Harold Reynolds (2B), Mark Langston (P)
• 1989: Harold Reynolds (2B)
• 1990: Harold Reynolds (2B), Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
• 1991: Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
• 1992: Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
• 1993: Omar Vizquel (SS), Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
• 1994: Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
• 1995: Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
• 1996: Jay Buhner (OF), Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
• 1997: Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
• 1998: Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
• 1999: Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
• 2000: John Olerud (1B)
• 2001: Mike Cameron (OF), Ichiro Suzuki (OF)
• 2002: John Olerud (1B), Bret Boone (2B), Ichiro Suzuki (OF)
• 2003: John Olerud (1B), Bret Boone (2B), Ichiro Suzuki (OF), Mike Cameron (OF)
• 2004: Bret Boone (2B), Ichiro Suzuki (OF)
• 2005: Ichiro Suzuki (OF)
• 2006: Ichiro Suzuki (OF)
• 2007: Adrián Beltré (3B), Ichiro Suzuki (OF)
• 2008: Adrián Beltré (3B), Ichiro Suzuki (OF)
• 2009: Ichiro Suzuki (OF)
• 2010: Ichiro Suzuki (OF), Franklin Gutiérrez (OF)
• 2014: Kyle Seager (3B)
• 2020: Evan White (1B), J. P. Crawford (SS)
• 2024: Cal Raleigh (C), Dylan Moore (UT) ^[8]

Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award (2012–2019)

Main article: Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award

See explanatory note at Atlanta Braves award winners and league leaders.

• 2012 Brendan Ryan (SS)
• 2013 Dustin Ackley (2B)
• 2018 Mike Zunino (C) ^[9]

American League Silver Slugger Award

Main article: Silver Slugger Award

Each player indicated with position at which he won the award.

• 1991: Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
• 1992: Edgar Martínez (3B)
• 1993: Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
• 1994: Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
• 1995: Edgar Martínez (DH)
• 1996: Alex Rodriguez (SS), Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
• 1997: Ken Griffey Jr. (OF), Edgar Martínez (DH)
• 1998: Alex Rodriguez (SS), Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
• 1999: Alex Rodriguez (SS), Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
• 2000: Alex Rodriguez (SS)
• 2001: Bret Boone (2B), Ichiro Suzuki (OF), Edgar Martínez (DH)
• 2003: Bret Boone (2B), Edgar Martínez (DH)
• 2007: Ichiro Suzuki (OF)
• 2009: Ichiro Suzuki (OF)
• 2017: Nelson Cruz (DH)
• 2022: Julio Rodríguez (OF) ^[10]

Edgar Martínez Award

Main article: Edgar Martínez Award

Note: Originally known as the Outstanding Designated Hitter Award, the award was named after longtime Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martínez, who won the award five times, in 2004.

• 1979: Willie Horton
• 1995: Edgar Martínez
• 1997: Edgar Martínez
• 1998: Edgar Martínez
• 2000: Edgar Martínez
• 2001: Edgar Martínez
• 2017: Nelson Cruz ^[11]

Roberto Clemente Award

Main article: Roberto Clemente Award

• Harold Reynolds (1991)
• Jamie Moyer (2003)
• Edgar Martínez (2004) ^[12]

MLB "This Year in Baseball Awards"

See: This Year in Baseball Awards#Award winners

Note: Voted by fans as the best in all of Major League Baseball (i.e., not two awards, one for each league).

"This Year in Baseball Awards" Dependable Player of the Year

• Ichiro Suzuki (2010)

All-Star Game MVP

Main article: Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award

• Ken Griffey Jr. (1992)
• Ichiro Suzuki (2007)
• Robinson Canó (2017) ^[13]

All-Stars

Main article: Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• 1977 - Ruppert Jones
• 1978 - Craig Reynolds
• 1979 - Bruce Bochte
• 1980 - Rick Honeycutt
• 1981 - Tom Paciorek
• 1982 - Floyd Bannister
• 1983 - Matt Young
• 1984 - Alvin Davis
• 1985 - Phil Bradley
• 1986 - Jim Presley
• 1987 - Mark Langston and Harold Reynolds
• 1988 - Harold Reynolds
• 1989 - Jeffrey Leonard
• 1990 - Ken Griffey Jr. and Randy Johnson
• 1991 - Ken Griffey Jr.
• 1992 - Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar Martínez
• 1993 - Ken Griffey Jr. and Randy Johnson
• 1994 - Ken Griffey Jr. and Randy Johnson
• 1995 - Ken Griffey Jr., Randy Johnson, Edgar Martínez, and Tino Martinez
• 1996 - Jay Buhner, Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martínez, Alex Rodriguez, and Dan Wilson
• 1997 - Joey Cora, Ken Griffey Jr., Randy Johnson, Edgar Martínez, and Alex Rodríguez
• 1998 - Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodríguez
• 1999 - Ken Griffey Jr.
• 2000 - Edgar Martínez, Alex Rodríguez and Aaron Sele
• 2001 - Bret Boone, Mike Cameron, Freddy García, Edgar Martínez, Jeff Nelson, John Olerud, Kazuhiro Sasaki, and Ichiro Suzuki
• 2002 - Freddy García, Kazuhiro Sasaki and Ichiro Suzuki
• 2003 - Bret Boone, Shigetoshi Hasegawa, Edgar Martínez, Jamie Moyer, and Ichiro Suzuki
• 2004 - Ichiro Suzuki
• 2005 - Ichiro Suzuki
• 2006 - Jose Lopez and Ichiro Suzuki
• 2007 - J. J. Putz and Ichiro Suzuki
• 2008 - Ichiro Suzuki
• 2009 - Félix Hernández and Ichiro Suzuki
• 2010 - Ichiro Suzuki
• 2011 - Félix Hernández, Brandon League, and Michael Pineda
• 2012 - Félix Hernández
• 2013 - Félix Hernández and Hisashi Iwakuma
• 2014 - Robinson Canó, Félix Hernández, Fernando Rodney, and Kyle Seager
• 2015 - Nelson Cruz, Félix Hernández
• 2016 - Robinson Canó
• 2017 - Robinson Canó, Nelson Cruz
• 2018 - Nelson Cruz, Jean Segura, Mitch Haniger, and Edwin Díaz
• 2019 - Daniel Vogelbach
• 2021 - Yusei Kikuchi
• 2022 - Julio Rodríguez, Ty France
• 2023 - Luis Castillo, George Kirby, Julio Rodríguez
• 2024 - Logan Gilbert, Andrés Muñoz ^[14]

MLB All-Century Team (1999)

Main article: MLB All-Century Team

• Ken Griffey Jr. ^[15]

Players Choice Awards Player of the Decade (1999)

Main article: Players Choice Award

• Ken Griffey Jr. (1999) ^[16]

Sporting News AL Pitcher of the Year

Main article: The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year

• Randy Johnson (1995)
• Félix Hernández (2010, 2014)
• Edwin Díaz (2018, reliever) ^[17]

Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball Awards AL Cy Young

See: Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball Awards

• Freddy García (2001) ^[18]
• Félix Hernández (2010) ^[19]

Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball Awards AL Rookie of the Year

See: Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball Awards

• Ichiro Suzuki (2001) ^[18]
• Michael Pineda (2011) ^[20]

Baseball America All-Rookie Team

See: Baseball America#Baseball America All-Rookie Team

• 2011 – Dustin Ackley (2B), Mike Carp (OF; one of three), and Michael Pineda (SP; one of five) ^[21]

Topps All-Star Rookie teams

Main article: Topps All-Star Rookie Rosters

• Ruppert Jones OF (1977)
• Ed Vande Berg LHP (1982)
• Matt Young LHP (1983)
• Alvin Davis 1B and Mark Langston LHP (1984)
• Jay Buhner OF (1985)
• Danny Tartabull OF (1986)
• Greg Briley OF and Ken Griffey Jr. (1989)
• Dave Fleming LHP (1992)
• John Halama LHP (1999)
• Kazuhiro Sasaki RHP (2000)
• Ichiro Suzuki OF (2001)
• Roenis Elías LHP (2014)

Hutch Award

Main article: Hutch Award

• Jamie Moyer (2003)
• Raúl Ibañez (2013)
• Dee Strange-Gordon (2019) ^{[22] [23]}

Lou Gehrig Memorial Award

Main article: Lou Gehrig Memorial Award

• Jamie Moyer (2003) ^[24]

Other achievements

National Baseball Hall of Fame

See: Seattle Mariners § Baseball Hall of Famers.

Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame

See: Seattle Mariners § Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame

Retired numbers

See: Seattle Mariners § Retired numbers.

Ford C. Frick Award (broadcasters)

See: Seattle Mariners § Ford C. Frick Award recipients

World Baseball Classic All-WBC Team

• 2013 – Michael Saunders (OF) (2013 World Baseball Classic § All-WBC team)

Best Male Athlete ESPY Award

Main article: Best Male Athlete ESPY Award

• Ken Griffey Jr. (1998; with Tiger Woods)

American League statistical batting leaders

Batting average

• Edgar Martínez (.343, 1992)
• Edgar Martínez (.356, 1995)
• Alex Rodriguez (.358, 1996)
• Ichiro Suzuki (.350, 2001)
• Ichiro Suzuki (.372, 2004) Team Record ^[25]

On-base %

• Edgar Martínez (.479, 1995) Team Record
• Edgar Martínez (.464, 1996)
• Edgar Martínez (.456, 1997)

Slugging percentage

• Ken Griffey Jr. (.646, 1997)

OPS

• Edgar Martínez (1.107, 1995) Team Record

Games

• Willie Horton (162, 1979) co-leader
• Ruppert Jones (162, 1979) co-leader
• Raúl Ibañez (162, 2005 & 2008) co-leader
• Ichiro Suzuki (162, 2005 & 2008 & 2010) co-leader

At bats

• Harold Reynolds (642, 1990)
• Alex Rodriguez (686, 1998)
• Ichiro Suzuki (692, 2001)
• Ichiro Suzuki (704, 2004) Team Record
• Ichiro Suzuki (679, 2005)
• Ichiro Suzuki (695, 2006)

Runs

• Edgar Martínez (121, 1995)
• Alex Rodriguez (141, 1996) Team Record
• Ken Griffey Jr. (125, 1997)

Hits

• Alex Rodriguez (213, 1998)
• Ichiro Suzuki (242, 2001)
• Ichiro Suzuki (262, 2004) Major League Record ^[26]
• Ichiro Suzuki (224, 2006)
• Ichiro Suzuki (238, 2007)
• Ichiro Suzuki (213, 2008)
• Ichiro Suzuki (225, 2009)
• Ichiro Suzuki (214, 2010)

Total bases

• Ken Griffey Jr. (359, 1993)
• Alex Rodriguez (379, 1996)
• Ken Griffey Jr. (393, 1997) Team Record

Singles

• Ichiro Suzuki (192, 2001)
• Ichiro Suzuki (165, 2002)
• Ichiro Suzuki (162, 2003)
• Ichiro Suzuki (225, 2004) Major League Record
• Ichiro Suzuki (158, 2005)
• Ichiro Suzuki (186, 2006)
• Ichiro Suzuki (179, 2009)

Doubles

• Edgar Martínez (46, 1992)
• Edgar Martínez (52, 1995)
• Alex Rodriguez (54, 1996) Team Record

Triples

• Harold Reynolds (11, 1988)

Home runs

• Ken Griffey Jr. (40, 1994)
• Ken Griffey Jr. (56, 1997) Team Record
• Ken Griffey Jr. (56, 1998) Team Record
• Ken Griffey Jr. (48, 1999)

RBI

• Ken Griffey Jr. (147, 1997) Team Record
• Edgar Martínez (145, 2000)
• Bret Boone (141, 2001)

Strikeouts

• Jay Buhner (159, 1996)
• Jay Buhner (175, 1997)
• Mike Cameron (176, 2002)
• Richie Sexson (167, 2005)
• Eugenio Suárez (196, 2022)
• Eugenio Suárez (214, 2023) Team Record

Stolen bases

• Harold Reynolds (60, 1987) Team Record
• Julio Cruz (59, 1978)
• Ichiro Suzuki (56, 2001)

Runs created

• Edgar Martínez (153, 1995)
• Alex Rodriguez (157, 1996) Team Record
• Ken Griffey Jr. (150, 1997)

Extra-base hits

• Ken Griffey Jr. (86, 1993)
• Ken Griffey Jr. (93, 1997) Team Record

Times on base

• Edgar Martínez (306, 1995)
• Edgar Martínez (309, 1997)
• Edgar Martínez (288, 1998)
• Ichiro Suzuki (315, 2004) Team Record

Hit by pitch

• Dave Valle (17, 1993)
• Mike Zunino (17, 2014)
• Ty France (27, 2021), co-leader
• Ty France (34, 2023) Team Record

Sacrifices

• José López (12, 2006)
• Chone Figgins (17, 2010) ^[27]

Sacrifice flies

• Alvin Davis (10, 1991) co-leader
• John Olerud (12, 2002)

Intentional walks

• Ken Griffey Jr. (23, 1997)
• Ken Griffey Jr. (17, 1999) co-leader
• Ichiro Suzuki (27, 2002) Team Record
• Ichiro Suzuki (19, 2004)
• Ichiro Suzuki (15, 2009)

Grounded into double plays

• Bruce Bochte (27, 1979)
• John Olerud (21, 2001) ^[28]

At bats per strikeout

• Ichiro Suzuki (13.1, 2001)

At bats per home run

• Ken Griffey Jr. (10.9, 1997)
• Ken Griffey Jr. (11.3, 1998)

Outs

• Harold Reynolds (516, 1990) Team Record (tied)
• Harold Reynolds (510, 1991)
• Alex Rodríguez (505, 1998)
• Ichiro Suzuki (516, 2011) Team Record (tied)
• Julio Rodríguez (500, 2023) ^[29]

American League Statistical Pitching Leaders

ERA

• Randy Johnson (2.48, 1995)
• Freddy García (3.05, 2001)
• Félix Hernández (2.27, 2010)
• Félix Hernández (2.14, 2014) Team Record ^[30]

Wins

• Félix Hernández (19, 2009) co-leader

Win–loss percentage

• Randy Johnson (.900, 1995) Team Record
• Randy Johnson (.833, 1997)
• Félix Hernández (.792, 2009)

WHIP

• Randy Johnson (1.045, 1995)
• Félix Hernández (1.057, 2010)
• Félix Hernández (0.915, 2014) Team Record

Hits allowed/9 innings pitched

• Randy Johnson (6.59, 1992)
• Randy Johnson (6.52, 1993)
• Randy Johnson (6.68, 1995)
• Randy Johnson (6.21, 1997) Team Record
• Félix Hernández (7.542, 2009)
• Félix Hernández (6.483, 2014)

Strikeouts/9 innings pitched

• Mark Langston (8.16, 1984)
• Mark Langston (9.21, 1986)
• Mark Langston (8.67, 1987)
• Randy Johnson (10.31, 1992)
• Randy Johnson (10.86, 1993)
• Randy Johnson (10.67, 1994)
• Randy Johnson (12.35, 1995) Team Record
• Randy Johnson (12.30, 1997)

Games

• Ed Vande Berg (78, 1982) Team Record (tied)
• Matt Brash (78, 2023) Team Record (tied) ^[31]

Innings pitched

• Freddy García (238+2⁄3, 2001)
• Félix Hernández (249+2⁄3, 2010)
• Logan Gilbert (208+2⁄3, 2024) ^[32]

Strikeouts

• Floyd Bannister (209, 1982)
• Mark Langston (204, 1984)
• Mark Langston (245, 1986)
• Mark Langston (262, 1987)
• Randy Johnson (241, 1992)
• Randy Johnson (308, 1993) Team Record
• Randy Johnson (204, 1994)
• Randy Johnson (294, 1995)

Games started

• Mike Moore (37, 1986) co-leader Team Record
• Jeff Fassero (35, 1997) co-leader

Complete games

• Randy Johnson (9, 1994)
• Cliff Lee (7, 2010) co-leader
• James Paxton (2, 2018) co-leader ^[33]

Shutouts

• Randy Johnson (4, 1994)
• Joel Piñeiro (2, 2003) co-leader
• Jeff Weaver (2, 2007) co-leader
• Félix Hernández (5, 2012) Team Record
• Félix Hernández, Mike Montgomery (2, 2015) co-leader
• James Paxton (1, 2018) co-leader

Home runs allowed

• Rich DeLucia (31, 1991)
• Ryan Franklin (34, 2003) co-leader
• Jamie Moyer (44, 2004) Team Record

Walks allowed

• Mark Langston (118, 1984)
• Randy Johnson (120, 1990)
• Randy Johnson (152, 1991) Team Record
• Randy Johnson (144, 1992)

Hits allowed

• Mike Moore (279, 1986) Team Record
• Mike Moore (268, 1987)

Strikeout to walk ratio

• Randy Johnson (4.52, 1995)
• Marco Gonzalez (9.14, 2020) Team Record
• George Kirby (9.05, 2023)
• George Kirby (7.78, 2024) ^[34]

Losses

• Matt Young (19, 1985) Team Record (tied)
• Mike Morgan (17, 1986)
• Mike Moore (19, 1987) Team Record (tied)
• Erik Hanson (17, 1992)
• Marco Gonzalez (15, 2022) ^[35]

Earned runs allowed

• Mark Langston (129, 1986) Team Record
• Mike Moore (121, 1987)

Wild pitches

• Gaylord Perry (13, 1982)
• Félix Hernández (17, 2009) co-leader
• James Paxton (15, 2017) co-leader

Hit batsmen

• Randy Johnson (18, 1992) Team Record
• Randy Johnson (16, 1993)

Batters faced

• Mike Moore (1,145, 1986) Team Record

American League Age Statistical Leaders

Oldest player

• Gaylord Perry (43, 1982)
• Gaylord Perry (44, 1983)
• Goose Gossage (42, 1994)
• Dennis Martínez (42, 1997)
• Jamie Moyer (42, 2005)
• Jamie Moyer (43, 2006)
• Ichiro Suzuki (45, 2019) ^[36] Team Record

Youngest player

• Edwin Núñez (19, 1982)
• Edwin Núñez (20, 1983)
• Alex Rodríguez (18, 1994) Team Record
• Alex Rodríguez (19, 1995)
• Félix Hernández (19, 2005)
• Félix Hernández (20, 2006)

See also

• Baseball awards
• List of Seattle Mariners team records

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