Here are the youngest and oldest Silver Slugger winners in Angels history

The Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Awards were first awarded in 1980, and it didn't take long for Angels players to start bringing home the awards. Two players won in 1981 and 1982, and in total, there have been 27 Silver Slugger awards given to 14 different Angels players.

The Angels have had a range of player ages win the award, with a lot coming in their late twenties and early thirties, most players' prime years. The spectrum does get wide, though, especially at the young end. Here are the youngest and oldest silver sluggers in Angels History:

The youngest Silver Slugger winner in Angels History

It's not hard to guess, because the answer is Mike Trout. Going by a player's age at the end of the regular season, Mike Trout is also the second-youngest player ever to win a Silver Slugger: 21 years and 57 days old.

In his first full season, Trout took the league by storm, posting a 10.5 bWAR. He hit .326 with a .963 OPS, had 27 doubles, eight triples, and 30 home runs. His 129 runs scored led all of the majors, and he also led the American League with 49 steals. It earned him the first of nine Silver Slugger awards. It's one of the greatest seasons in MLB history (15th-highest single-season bWAR in the expansion era), even though Trout would finish second in the MVP race that season to triple crown winner Miguel Cabrera, one of the most debated MVPs in MLB history.

The oldest Silver Slugger winner in Angels History

The oldest Silver Slugger in Angels history is a little harder to guess, but still unsurprising: Reggie Jackson. Mr. October joined the Angels in the twilight of his career. Already a five-time World Series winner, Jackson signed with the then-California Angels for the 1982 season at age 36, which was also the year he won his Silver Slugger with the Angels.

Coming off a strike-shortened 1981 season where the Angels finished 51-59, the Angels signed the then 11-time All-Star to a four-year contract. Jackson had already won one Silver Slugger in the first two years of the award's existence, and his first year in L.A. was deservedly his second. The lefty hit .275 with a .907 OPS that season while leading MLB with 39 home runs and also had 101 RBIs. The Angels went 93-69 in 1982, winning the AL West and making it to the American League Championship Series before losing to the Brewers.

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