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Omar Vizquel, the all-time leader in games played as a shortstop. Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.
Ozzie Smith is the all-time leader in career assists as a shortstop with 8,375, [16] [17] [18] the most by any player in major league history at any single position. Luis Aparicio (8,016) is the only other shortstop to record more than 8,000 career assists. Brandon Crawford, the active leader in assists by a shortstop and 69th all-time.
José Abreu, who had 80 errors through the 2024 season to place him tied for 162nd all-time, is the leader among active players. José Abreu, the active leader and is tied for 162nd all-time in fielding errors as a first baseman. Hal Chase holds the American League record of 285 errors, but was highly regarded for his defense.
And it also turned out that while Honus was the best third baseman in the league, he was also the best first baseman, the best second baseman, the best shortstop, and the best outfielder. That was in fielding. And since he led the league in batting eight times between 1900 and 1911, you know that he was the best hitter, too.
Ozzie Smith has won 13 Gold Glove Awards at shortstop, tying him for the third-highest total among winners at all positions. The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League (NL) and the ...
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]
The best player was almost always the shortstop. Oh, they'd also pitch, bat third or fourth and look like they were 2-3 years older than everyone else on the roster. But the shortstop was the star ...
3.4 All-time single season putout leaders among shortstops 3.5 All-time single-season fielding percentage leaders among shortstops 3.6 Number of seasons with 100+ double plays turned at shortstop (among Hall of Fame shortstops)