Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista awarded 2014 Silver Slugger

Jose Bautista was among the select group players honoured by MLB with a Silver Slugger award on Thursday.

Coming off two straight seasons interrupted by injury, Bautista played 155 games in 2014 and by both traditional stats and advanced metrics was considered to be one of baseball's top offensive players this season. Bautista hit .286 (t-15th in AL)/.403 (2nd)/.524(t-6th), scored 101 runs (3rd), had 103 RBI (t-7th) and smashed 35 home runs (t-5th). His wRC+ was 159 (t-4th) and his wOBA .402 (t-4th).

Bautista also won the award in 2010 and 2011 and joins George Bell and Carlos Delgado as the only Blue Jays to receive the award three times.

Here are the rest of the Silver Slugger winners from the American and National League:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

C Yan Gomes, Indians

1B Jose Abreu, White Sox

2B Jose Altuve, Astros

SS Alexei Ramirez, White Sox

3B Adrian Beltre, Rangers

OF Mike Trout, Angels

OF Jose Bautista, Blue Jays

OF Michael Brantley, Indians

DH Victor Martinez, Tigers

NATIONAL LEAGUE

C Buster Posey, Giants

1B Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers

2B Neil Walker, Pirates

SS Ian Desmond, Nationals

3B Anthony Rendon, Nationals

OF Andrew McCutchen, Pirates

OF Justin Upton, Braves

OF Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins

SP Madison Bumgarner, Giants