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Xander Bogarts, the active leader and 84th all-time in games played as a shortstop. Derek Jeter holds the American League record. Luis Aparicio held the major league record for 38 years. Ozzie Smith holds the National League record. Rabbit Maranville held the National League record for 54 years. Bill Dahlen held the major league record for 23 ...
Widely considered one of baseball's all-time best fielding shortstops, Vizquel won 11 Gold Glove Awards, including nine consecutive from 1993 to 2001. Among shortstops, his .9847 fielding percentage is the highest all-time, he is the all-time leader in games played, and the all-time leader in double plays turned.
A hitter with a .400 on-base percentage is considered to be great [2] and rare; [3] only 61 players in MLB history with at least 3,000 career plate appearances (PA) have maintained such an OBP. Left fielder Ted Williams , who played 19 seasons for the Boston Red Sox , has the highest career on-base percentage, .4817, in MLB history. [ 4 ]
Tim Anderson, the active leader and is tied for 234th in fielding errors as a shortstop. Bill Dahlen, second all-time in errors as a shortstop, holds the National League record of 975. Donie Bush holds the American League record of 689 errors as a shortstop. Stats updated through the 2024 season.
Babe Ruth, the all-time leader in OPS. On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging average. [1] The statistic reflects two important offensive skills: the ability of a player to get on base and to hit for power. Babe Ruth is the all-time leader with a career ...
At the plate, Trammell was one of the best-hitting shortstops of his era and won three Silver Slugger awards. Trammell later served as the Tigers' manager from 2003 through 2005. He also served as the interim manager for the Arizona Diamondbacks during the final three games of the 2014 season. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Larkin is fourth all-time in Silver Slugger wins among all positions, behind outfielder Barry Bonds, [5] catcher Mike Piazza [6] and third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who won his first seven awards at shortstop before a position change. [7] Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. won eight Silver Sluggers as a shortstop from 1983 to 1993. [8]