"Kurtz was marginally better in some of these areas. He had a hard hit percentage of 51.3% and an average exit velocity of 92.7, but his 36 home runs were the second most among all first baseman in MLB. Kurtz is certainly a deserving candidate as the 22-year-old could seemingly do no wrong in his first year in the big leagues."
"While Guerrero didn't have the best year in terms of power, he was extremely effective in all the other aspects. He slashed .292/381/.467 with an .848 OPS and also hit 23 home runs. It was also a second straight year with under 100 strikeouts (94) and he accumulated the second most walks in a single season in his career with 81. He drove in 84 RBIs, and had 172 hits overall."
Nick Kurtz of the Oakland Athletics won the Silver Slugger at first base, edging out Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Kurtz produced a 5.4 bWAR with 36 home runs and slashed .290/.383/.619 for a 1.002 OPS. Guerrero slashed .292/.381/.467 with an .848 OPS, hit 23 homers, drove in 84 RBIs, collected 172 hits, and posted 94 strikeouts and 81 walks. Kurtz had a hard-hit rate of 51.3% and 92.7 mph average exit velocity; Guerrero had 51% and 92.0 mph. Kurtz’s season included a four-home-run, 6-for-6 game. Voting is performed by MLB coaches and managers and excludes postseason performance.
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