For the second straight season, Washington Nationals’ second baseman Daniel Murphy claimed the NL Silver Slugger award at second base.
Murphy, 32, put up a .322/.384/.543 line with 43 doubles, 23 home runs, and 136 wRC+ in 144 games and 593 plate appearances over which he was worth 4.3 fWAR.
In 2016, when he won his first Silver Slugger, Murphy put up similar numbers, with a .347/.390/.595 line, 47 doubles, 25 home runs, and 155 wRC+ in 142 games and 582 plate appearances, over which he was worth 5.5 fWAR.
Murphy finished second in the race for the NL batting title for the second consecutive season with his .