2 jersey retired in '76 and has a sculpture with shortstop Luis Aparicio on the Guaranteed Rate Field concourse. Seven-time All-Star (2006, '10-14, '16), two Gold Gloves ('10, '12), five Silver Sluggers ('06, '10-13), Career stats* That puts him in a class with the game's all-time greats. Unfortunately for Carew, he wouldnt find much post-season success in Anaheim either. Bottom line: Brandon Phillips was an All-Star three times, and over a long major league career, he won four Gold Glove Awards and one Silver Slugger Award. Who is the best defensive catcher of all time? Indians top 5 >, Royals: Frank White, 1973-90Key fact: Five All-Star Games, eight Gold Glove AwardsOK, so theres absolutely no debate about this choice. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. In an era before awards, Lajoie led the league in key offensive categories several times during his 21-year career, including hits (4x), doubles (5x), RBI (3x), batting average (5x), SLG (4x), and HRs (1x). And in 2013, he coached the Israeli national team in the World Baseball Classic. It didnt matter where Lajoie played in the field; he was excellent everywhere. Career Fld% Leaders:1.Placido Polanco/.9834/, 2.Mike Lowell/.9743/, 3. Baseball Best MLB Defensive Players of All Time By Paul Ladewski, updated on March 11, 2020 Old-Time Baseball Photos / Facebook TTO has done more to hurt defense than Daniel Murphy ever could on his worst day. In 1962 he was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot. Kent, a career .290 hitter, holds the all-time record for most home runs by a second baseman with 351 (out of 377). That and the trips to the World Series tip the decision in favor of Kinsler. -- Schoenfield, Teams Philadelphia Phillies (1896-1900), Philadelphia A's ('01-02, '15-16), Cleveland Bronchos ('02), Cleveland Naps ('03-14), Honors 300 games).Its not easy to strongly argue who has been the Braves' best second baseman of all-time. Robinson won the MVP a few years later when he batted .342 with 37 SBs and 124 RBI in 1949. Joe Morgan had a few brief stints with the Houston Colt 45s before latching on with the now Astros in 1965. At that point, he was in his 40s and starting to show his age. Grich was a great offensive second baseman, an "A" offensively. His signature moment arrived during his 1984 NL MVP-winning season, when he hit two homers off Bruce Sutter in a five-hit, seven-RBI outburst to help the Cubs beat St. Louis. He played 10 seasons; give him another seven or eight and he'd be right up there with Rogers Hornsby and Joe Morgan. Bottom line: A first-round draft pick in 2003 by the Toronto Blue Jays, Aaron Hill was called up in 2005. You get Glenn Hubbard's defensive numbers, off the chart. Whites No. Everything he did in the field was smooth, it was elegant and it was a joy to watch. Brooks Robinson and Scott Rolen. He won the College World Series twice at USC. Rankings of Negro League players should consider that Negro League data is not complete. Neither of them had short careers, but they didn't have long ones either. After release from Dodgers, what's next for Trevor Bauer? The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. He's top 10 at the position, headed to top five, and leaving the Yankees shouldn't affect his ultimate legacy as one of the best at the position. Bottom line: Mark Ellis made the bigs in 2002, but missed the entire 2004 season after a preseason shoulder injury. Hill excelled in 2009, when he rebounded from a concussion that ended his previous season and was named the AL Comeback Player of the Year after slugging 36 home runs and notching 108 RBI. Nationals top 5 >, Phillies: Chase Utley, 2003-15Key fact: 62.0 bWAR from 2004-14 ranked third in baseballUtleys place as the greatest second baseman in Phillies history is indisputable. Best Season: 2008 - .292/.380/.535 with 33 home runs, 104 RBIs, 64 walks, a .915 OPS, 6.0 offensive WAR, 3.5 defensive WAR and an 8.2 fWAR Being blocked by Placido Polanco early in his career and knee injuries at the back-half of his prime kept Utley from accumulating the type of counting statistics to make him a slam-dunk Hall of Famer. 2. Bottom line: Jamey Carroll played second base, shortstop and third base during a dozen years in the bigs. In 1996, Morandini excelled in the field, participating in 87 double plays while making just six errors good for a .990 fielding percentage. Cano continued to hit in Seattle, but his first positive test for an illegal substance caused him to miss half of the 2018 season. Teams: Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondback, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants. Angels top 5 >, Astros: Craig Biggio, 1988-2007Key fact: Franchises all-time leader in games, hits, runs, total bases, doubles, extra-base hitsDrafted as a catcher, Biggio made the move to second base in 1992 and went on to win four Gold Glove Awards and four Silver Sluggers at the position. After retiring, Loretta joined the San Diego Padres as a special assistant. When I was younger, I used to love to watch this guy play defense. He owns a 79.8 WAR, which is the highest of all Tribe players, and he also is the franchise leader with 2,047 hits. Since then, nine second basemen have posted a higher career fielding percentage than "Ryno.". The job description requires them to be nimble and quick in the field, with a good arm, range to pick up ground balls, and adept at turning double plays. D-backs top 5 >, Dodgers: Jackie Robinson, 1947-56Key fact: Only player whose uniform number is retired across MLBA true hero, legend, trailblazer and leader -- and thats before we even get into Robinsons stats. He was a 10-time All-Star (from 1984-93) and a nine-time Gold Glove Award winner (1983-91). Bottom line: A three-time All-Star, Ben Zobrist is a well-rounded utility player. Alomar made into the Hall of Fame in his second year of eligibility after just missing on his first attempt likely due to that famous spitting incident. And boy could he play defense. Brooks Robinson is generally regarded as the GOAT defensively at third. Do you want big names? He was only 19, though, and didnt stick with the team until 1908. Astros top 5 >, Athletics: Eddie Collins, 1906-14, '27-30Key fact: His 55.9 fWAR is third highest in franchise history among position players (first among second basemen)A member of the famed $100,000 Infield" assembled by owner Connie Mack in the early 1900s, Collins was an elite hitter who went six straight seasons (1909-14) without batting lower than .324. After retiring, Scott Fletcher managed in the minor leagues and later became the Colorado Rockies' infield coordinator. Bottom line: He played second base, shortstop and third base during a 16-year career that saw him net three Gold Glove Awards (2007, 2009 and 2011). And then there's Roberto Alomar. Of course, Grich won Gold Gloves back when they meant a bit more than they do today. Sandberg went on to manage Philadelphia from 2013 to 2015. By that time, Carew had shifted to first base, where he would remain for the second half of his career. Nicknamed "The Frenchman," Nap Lajoie was one of the best hitters and second basemen of the early part of the 20th century. Over that span, The Mechanical Man would lead the league in games four times; hits, runs, and doubles twice; and triples, stolen bases, and batting average once. Based upon Gold Gloves won, Ivan Rodriguez is the clear victor, while based upon fielding percentage, numerous players who spent more than 10 seasons in the Majors have a . During 1921-25, a five-year period, he hit .402. -- Schoenfield, He won the inaugural Rookie of the Year award in 1947. Again, I can't remember which of his books. Until Ryne Sandberg retired in 1997, the Chicago Cubs two-bagger was considered the gold standard at the position, winning the top fielding award nine seasons in a row. Since committing 17 errors in his rookie season in 2005, Cano has never committed more than 13 errors in a season and 123 total errors in 2,124 career games. Collins career would last another 23 seasons before he eventually retired in 1930. He has been mythologized, but if anything, he was exceptionally -- and an exceptional -- human. Ozzie Albies might soon be considered the franchises best. This incident ruined fan perception of Alomar for better or for worse. Teams: San Francisco Giants, New York Mets. A teammate of Randal Grichuk on the Colorado Rockies, C.J. Second basemen are an important part of a baseball team's defense. Many historians point this out because it makes Hubbard's defensive numbers better than they should be. I almost agree. "Frisch can knock down more balls with his elbows, knees, chest and head, and by dint of his fleet recovery throw out the runner, than any nine men we know"-Gordon Mackay, respected baseball historian, 1924. These rankings are for fun and debate purposes only, and fans were able to participate in Twitter polls to vote for their favorites. His best season came in 1977 when he took home the AL MVP after hitting .388/.449/.570 with a league-leading 16 triples and 100 RBI. 7. Teams: Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals. Bid McPhee (1890s) offensive rating: A +, "McPhee never wore a glove until his last three seasons: he was one of the last players to play barehanded. Mazeroski remains the only player in Major League history to hit a walk-off homer in Game 7 of the World Series, which he did to lead the Bucs . The job description requires them to be nimble and quick in the field, with a good arm, range to pick up ground balls, and adept at turning double plays. Dodgers top 5 >, Giants: Jeff Kent, 1997-2002Key fact: Hit 351 of his 377 career home runs as a second baseman, a Major League record for the positionKent played for six teams over his 17-year career, but he enjoyed his most prolific stretch during his tenure with the Giants. Hell, Matt Chapman. Lajoie retired following the 1916 season. He made his first of six consecutive MLB all-star games that season and led the league in stolen bases and batting average. No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on each player's career with that franchise. He won an MVP in 1949. Braves top 5 >, Marlins: Luis Castillo, 1996-2005Key fact: Three-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove Award winner with MarlinsOne of the best players in Marlins history, Castillo led the league in stolen bases in 2000 (62) and '03 (48). 1. He ranks first in stolen bases; second in games played, plate appearances, triples, and runs; third in batting average; and sixth in RBI. Pirates top 5 >, Reds: Joe Morgan, 1972-79Key fact: His 98.9 career WAR is second all-time at second base (behind only Rogers Hornsby)When Morgan was acquired from the Astros after the 1971 season in an eight-player trade, it gave the Big Red Machine the extra gear it needed to create a true dynasty. Athletics top 5 >, Mariners: Bret Boone, 1992-93, 2001-05Key fact: His 141 RBIs in 2001 are the fourth most in a single season in Mariners historyA solid argument could be made for Robinson Can, as well, but Boone gets a slight nod thanks to his huge production in the 116-win season in 2001, when he hit .331/.372/.578 with 37 homers and an AL-leading 141 RBIs. .311/.409/.474, OPS -- .883, Hits - 1,518, HRs -- 137, RBIs - 734, Here's the thing about Robinson: His legacy as one of the most important individuals in U.S. cultural history has obscured that he was an amazing player. -- Schoenfield, Teams In addition to his batting titles, Hornsby led the league in runs five times, hits/doubles/RBI four times, triples/homers twice, and OBP/SLG nine times. Those were his only .300 seasons, but he had many other years he could have won an MVP award: He drew an astonishing number of walks, was one of most efficient base stealers of all time, won five Gold Gloves and had a power at a time when few second basemen did. He took home five gold gloves in Cincinnati and led the league in OBP four times. Buddy Bell and Adrian Beltre. Why? Its a fair argument, but as we mentioned when discussing Roger Clemens, its hard to know who did what throughout the games history. Frisch was also one of the 10 best offensive secondbasemen in the history of MLB. In 1947, he was elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA with 84.5% of the vote. Philadelphia Phillies (1981), Chicago Cubs ('82-94, '96-97), Honors Had Robinson played more seasons, he would have been towards the top of this list. Jackie only played 11 professional seasons, including one with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League, where he didnt debut until he was 26. Cron somehow survived last year's trade deadline and remained in Denver. He won rookie-of-the-year that season, finished fifth in the MVP voting, and led the league in stolen bases. Reds top 5 >, D-backs: Ketel Marte, 2017-presentKey fact: Selected as the 2019 NL All-Star starter at second baseIn a close race with Jay Bell, Marte gets the nod here. Six-time All-Star (1933-38), MVP ('37), Hall of Fame ('49), Career stats Rod Carew 5. Cron. Just an opinion. As is always the case, we tried to balance the rankings between longevity and dominance to get a good cross-section. Teams Welcome to All-Time #MLBRank, our ranking of the top 100 players in baseball history. Teams: Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees. San Diego Padres (1988-90), Toronto Blue Jays ('91-95), Baltimore Orioles ('96-98), Cleveland Indians ('99-2001), New York Mets ('02-03), Chicago White Sox ('03-04), Arizona Diamondbacks ('04), Honors Teams: Montreal Expos, Washington Nationals, Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, Kansas City Royals. Still, his play at second base in 1992 was good enough to break Ryne Sandbergs string of winning nine consecutive NL Gold Glove Awards. Orioles top 5 >, Rays: Ben Zobrist, 2006-14Key fact: Two-time All-StarZobrist played all over the field during his time with the Rays, but the position he played the most was second base, so well label him as a second baseman. -- David Schoenfield, ESPN.com senior writer, Cano can do it all: He hits for both average and power, tied with Rogers Hornsby among second basemen for the most seasons (five) with at least a .300 batting average and 25 home runs. ALL-TIME #MLBRANK, Top 100: 100-91 | 90-81 | 80-71 | 70-61 | 60-51 | 50-41 | 40-31 | 30-21 | 20-11 | 10-1, Insider analysis: 100-81 | 80-61 | 60-41 | 40-21 | 20-1, Top 10s: LHP | RHP | C | SS | 3B | 2B | 1B | LF | CF | RF, My Top 10: Kurkjian | Stark | Olney | Crasnick | Schoenfield, Stark: The perception of greatness in the Top 100, Szymborski: Who's in the future 100? Based on Baseball Info Solutions defensive runs saved from 2003 on and total zone rating developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com previously Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single-season marks, but are included in career marks. He had an incredible knack for getting on base and has the second-most home runs for someone his size (5-7) or shorter. Playing for the Colorado Rockies two years later in the best season of his career, Carroll committed just three errors at second base, and led all NL second basemen in fielding percentage. Here's what happened with Hubbard, he DID play on ground ball teams (generally speaking). But Bill James presented this conclusion, Jody Reed is second all time in the history of MLB in defensive Win Shares per season for a second baseman, behind only Bill Mazeroski. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Pitcher GIFS Inc. All Rights Reserved. Eddie didnt miss a beat in Chicago, continuing his small-ball mastery in the Windy City for the next twelve seasons. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. The position is home to those who couldn't hack it at shortstop or slug enough to earn a corner-infield job. Extrapolate that to an entire season, and you have an MVP candidate. Photo by Ben Gorman/Unsplash | Adapted by Justin Redler (@reldernitsuj on Twitter). In 2007, he won the Silver Slugger Award and was named to his first of two All-Star Game appearances. Bottom line: Remember when Tom Herr hit a walk-off grand slam in 1987 that led St. Louis past the New York Mets? There was a historian once that just called him an "A" instead of an "A +". I would have Morgan at number two, right behind Hornsby. The loss in 1919 became known as the Black Sox Scandal when it was later revealed that several players conspired to throw the World Series. History unblurred. More important than his stellar defense, though, was his ability at the plate. Alomars post-season totals are impressive: a .313 batting average, four HRs, 33 RBI, 32 runs, and 20 SBs in 58 games. Why Jeff Kent belongs in the Hall. It was in that same timeframe that the As became a dynasty, winning back-to-back World Series titles from 1910-11 and a third in 13. Though never a star, Hardy certainly left his mark as one of the finest defensive shortstops of his time. His defensive rating on Fangraphs leads all second basemen all-time with over 1,000 plate appearances. He pretty much got the job done offensively, ever so slightly below average. 1 second baseman for every club, as chosen by MLB.com's beat reporters. .333/.424/.429, OPS -- .853, Hits -- 3,315, HRs -- 47, RBIs -- 1,300, Sacrifice Hits -- 512 (all-time leader), A great player in the first two decades of the 20th century, Collins hit for a high average, stole bases, drew walks and would have won Gold Gloves if they'd had them back then. Teams: Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals. Zobrist was named MVP of the 2016 World Series. Longtime St. Louis Cardinals standout Rogers Hornsby is the greatest second baseman of all-time, per Baseball-Reference's system. Frisch became a player-manager for St. Louis in 1933 and continued managing after he retired. His uniform and cleats were sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame after he became the first player to accomplish a unique feat in two different games: hit three home runs, knock in seven RBI and steal two bases. Matt Chapman /.9737/, 4. -- Mark Simon, ESPN Stats & Info, Honors -- Tristan Cockcroft, ESPN.com senior writer, Honors Scott is a SoCal native who, after two decades of fighting L.A. traffic, decided to turn his passion for fantasy sports into a blog - the now-defunct Fantasy Mutant. He is one of seven players in MLB history to win consecutive World Series titles with different teams: the Kansas City Royals in 2015 and the Chicago Cubs in 2016. I think he was the best ever, barehanded. Players are evaluated on five criteria as the foundation of our rankings: We use Wins Above Replacement (WAR) as a basis for these calculations. Jose Vidro, Expos/Nationals (1997-2006) Key fact: Vidro leads all second basemen in franchise history with a 16.5 bWAR. In fact, other than the pitcher, catcher and shortstop positions, it is probably the most important defensive position on the field. He played in Baltimore and New York. Bottm line: Freddy Sanchez overcame physical adversity to become a professional athlete, having been born with a pigeon-toed left foot and a club right foot. My candidates for the best defensive right fielder of all time are: Roberto Clemente (12 gold gloves) Dwight Evans (8 gold gloves) Al Kaline (10 gold gloves) Ichiro Suzuki (10 gold gloves) Larry Walker (7 gold gloves) Dave Winfield (7 gold gloves) Mookie Betts (5 gold gloves) Jason Heyward (5 gold gloves) Jesse Barfield (2 gold gloves, cannon arm) Frankie Frisch (1920s) offensive Rating: A +. The Big Red Machine also made it to the World Series that year, losing in seven games to the Oakland As. Mets top 5 >, Nationals: Jos Vidro, 1997-2004 (Expos/Nationals)Key fact: Vidro leads all second basemen in franchise history with a 16.5 bWARThe switch-hitting Vidro played for the Expos and Nationals for 10 of his 12 Major League seasons, slashing .301/.363/.459 with an .821 OPS, 1,280 hits, 550 RBIs and 115 home runs during that time. He's not even the best defensive 3rd baseman to play for El Toro High School's 2009 varsity baseball team. He was ever so slightly below average. He hit north of .300 in five times while winning seven Silver Sluggers. Well, Grich has that, too. Bottom line: Jose Oquendo primarily played second base and shortstop, but made at least one appearance at every position during his major league career. He ranks ninth on Fangraphs WAR for all offensive players and 12th on Baseball-Reference. The 26-year-old is coming off his first career Gold Glove award, making him one of the top defensive players in the league. He was a Top 10 MVP finalist five times. He had power (career high 42 home runs) and his defensive metrics are better than his reputation, although in this case maybe you want to refer to the eyewitness accounts. Morgan is the Reds all-time leader with 406 steals, and he led the league in on-base percentage four times with the Reds. The top second basemen make the routine look easy and the difficult look routine. Frank White was not only the best second baseman in Royals history, he is one of the greatest defensive second baseman in baseball history. The great Rogers Hornsby was the clear choice for the best second baseman of all time. Get Jay Jaffe's book The Cooperstown Casebook where he outlines who should and shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame based on his JAWS metric used here.. Alomar was decorated with many honors during his career, including 12 all-star selections, four silver sluggers, and ten gold gloves. Alomar, meanwhile, was very good in San Diego, but he would reach another level after being traded to Toronto ahead of the 1991 season. The Sox made it to two World Series during that time in 1917 and 1919 winning the first one. In total, he won seven batting titles and owns the third-highest lifetime batting average of any player who debuted after 1965, behind Tony Gwynn and Wade Boggs. The next four seasons were magical for Morgan, especially 1975 and 1976. The 32-year-old posted a career-high 118 OPS+with. Marlins top 5 >, Mets: Edgardo Alfonzo, 1995-2001Key fact: His .318 average with runners in scoring position is highest in Mets historyAlfonzo might be the trickiest Met to rank because he appeared in 524 career games for the team at second base and 515 at third, spending three full seasons as the starter at each position. note-next to each player I will also list an offensive letter grade, so you know where they stand in that category, the way I see it (we can assume they are all an "A +" defensively, since they are among the top 10 all time, defensively). During the Yankees' 2009 championship season, Cano hit 20 home runs and notched 204 hits (first among all second basemen that year). With catchers and first basemen in the books, next up is second base. The Cardinals, Giants and Braves all got rid of him in a three-year span. In 1990, Oquendo recorded just three errors while playing in 150 games. Teams: Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers. (His older brother, Josh, is a rookie third baseman with the Rangers . The way it really is. -- Schoenfield, We're counting down the greatest players in baseball history. Oh, Bill James and other respected historians will say there is a third part to the equation, Length of Career. Bottom line: Neil Walker was drafted by his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round of the 2004 draft, and made his debut with the Pirates in 2009. Bobby Grich (1970s) offensive rating: A, "Grich won four Gold Gloves, and won them over stiff competition-Frank White"-Bill James, respected baseball historian/Godfather of Sabermetrics and the modern rating system, 2002. 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