Adrian Gonzalez hit 40 home runs in 2009.

Catcher: Terry Kennedy, 1982. 21 home runs, 97 RBIs, .295 batting average, .328 on-base percentage, .486 slugging percentage, 42 doubles. Kennedy broke Johnny Bench’s record for doubles by a catcher.

First base: Adrian Gonzalez, 2009. 40 home runs, 99 RBIs, .277 batting average, .407 on-base percentage, .551 slugging percentage, 119 walks. Runners-up: Ryan Klesko, 2001. Fred McGriff, 1992. Nate Colbert, 1972.

Second base: Mark Loretta, 2004. 16 home runs, 76 RBIs, .335 batting average, .391 on-base percentage, .495 slugging percentage, 108 runs, 208 hits, 47 doubles.

Third base: Ken Caminiti, 1996. 40 home runs, 130 RBIs, .326 batting average, .408 on-base percentage, .621 slugging percentage, 109 runs. Runners-up: Gary Sheffield, 1992. Phil Nevin, 2001.

Shortstop: Ozzie Smith, 1978. 1 home run, 56 RBIs, .258 batting average, .311 on-base percentage, .312 slugging percentage, 40 stolen bases, 28 sacrifice hits. Runners-up: Khalil Greene, 2004. Tony Fernandez, 1991. Smith should have won the NL Rookie of the Year Award over Atlanta’s Bob Horner and the Gold Glove Award over Philadelphia’s Larry Bowa.

In the worst trade in franchise history, Smith was traded with Steve Mura to the Cardinals for Garry Templeton and Sixto Lezcano on Dec. 10, 1981.

Left field: Greg Vaughn, 1998. 50 home runs, 119 RBIs, .272 batting average, .363 on-base percentage, .597 slugging percentage, 112 runs. His 50 homers were third to Mark McGwire?s 70 and Sammy Sosa?s 66. Vaughn is one of just eight players to hit 50 homers in a season and not lead the league. He is one of just two players to hit 50 homers and not even finish second.

Center field: Steve Finley, 1996. 30 home runs, 95 RBIs, .298 batting average, .354 on-base percentage, .531 slugging percentage, 126 runs, 45 doubles, 22 stolen bases. 2. George Hendrick, 1977. 3. Kevin McReynolds, 1984.

	Tony Gwynn hit .372 in 1997.

Right field: Tony Gwynn, 1997. 17 home runs, 119 RBIs, .372 batting average, .409 on-base percentage, .547 slugging percentage, 220 hits, 49 doubles. Runner-up: Dave Winfield, 1979. The best hitter for average of all time had a career year, winning his eighth batting title.

Starting rotation
Randy Jones, 1975. 20-12, 2.24 ERA, 103 strikeouts and 56 walks in 285 innings. Jones led the league in ERA and should have won the Cy Young Award for this season, not in 1976.

Kevin Brown, 1998. 18-7, 2.38 ERA, 257 strikeouts and 49 walks in 257 innings. Another Cy Young Award snub.

Jake Peavy, 2007. 19-6, 2.54 ERA, 240 strikeouts and 68 walks in 223.1 innings. Peavy won the NL Cy Young Award unanimously and became just the fourth National League pitcher since Sandy Koufax to win pitching’s version of the Triple Crown.

Gaylord Perry, 1978. 21-6, 2.73 ERA, 154 strikeouts and 66 walks in 260.2 innings. Perry became the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues.

Dave Roberts, 1971. 14-17, 2.10 ERA, 135 strikeouts and 61 walks in 269.2 innings.

Five more: Ed Whitson (1990), Bruce Hurst (1989), Tim Lollar (1982), Andy Benes (1991), Andy Ashby (1998).

Bullpen
Right-hander: Trevor Hoffman, 1998. 4-2, 1.48 ERA, 53 saves in 54 opportunities, 86 strikeouts and 21 walks in 73 innings. The all-time saves leader converted 33 consecutive save opportunities and adopted “Hell’s Bells” as his entrance music.

Left-hander: Mark Davis, 1989. 4-3, 1.85 ERA, 44 saves in 48 opportunities, 92 strikeouts and 31 walks in 92.2 innings. Davis became the fourth reliever to win the NL Cy Young Award.

One of the last of his kind, Davis had 22 Tough saves, 15 Regular saves and seven Easy saves. In contrast, Mariano Rivera had three Tough saves, 16 Regular saves and 26 Easy ones in 1999.
— Kevin Brewer