Shortstop Rankings

200 Greatest Shortstops

  1. Honus Wagner ss, 1897–1917 284
  2. Alex Rodriguez ss, 1994–2016 246
  3. Cal Ripken Jr. ss, 1981–2001 189
  4. George Davis ss, 1890–1909 168
  5. Arky Vaughan ss, 1932–1948 164
  6. Luke Appling ss, 1930–1950 153
  7. Ozzie Smith ss, 1978–1996 148
  8. Bobby Wallace ss, 1894–1918 146
  9. Bill Dahlen ss, 1891–1911 145
  10. Barry Larkin ss, 1986–2004 144
  11. Robin Yount ss, 1974–1993 144
  12. Alan Trammell ss, 1977–1996 144
  13. Lou Boudreau ss, 1938–1952 133
  14. Jack Glasscock ss, 1879–1895 132
  15. Derek Jeter ss, 1995–2014 128
  16. Pee Wee Reese ss, 1940–1958 125
  17. Joe Cronin ss, 1926–1945 122
  18. Joe Tinker ss, 1902–1916 103
  19. Art Fletcher ss, 1909–1922 96
  20. Bert Campaneris ss, 1964–1983 96
  21. Dave Bancroft ss, 1915–1930 95
  22. John Ward ss, 1878–1894 95
  23. Luis Aparicio ss, 1956–1973 95
  24. Jim Fregosi ss, 1961–1978 93
  25. Joe Sewell ss, 1920–1933 93
  26. Nomar Garciaparra ss, 1996–2009 91
  27. Troy Tulowitzki ss, 2006–2019 91
  28. Vern Stephens ss, 1941–1955 88
  29. Hughie Jennings ss, 1891–1918 88
  30. Travis Jackson ss, 1922–1936 87
  31. Carlos Correa ss, 2015–2022 84
  32. Jimmy Rollins ss, 2000–2016 82
  33. Miguel Tejada ss, 1997–2013 81
  34. Phil Rizzuto ss, 1941–1956 81
  35. Tony Fernandez ss, 1983–2001 77
  36. Mark Belanger ss, 1965–1982 75
  37. Hanley Ramirez ss, 2005–2019 75
  38. Rabbit Maranville ss, 1912–1935 74
  39. Dick Bartell ss, 1927–1946 73
  40. Al Dark ss, 1946–1960 73
  41. Julio Franco ss, 1982–2007 73
  42. Rafael Furcal ss, 2000–2014 72
  43. Rico Petrocelli ss, 1963–1976 72
  44. Francisco Lindor ss, 2015–2022 72
  45. Andrelton Simmons ss, 2012–2022 72
  46. Dave Concepcion ss, 1970–1988 71
  47. Roger Peckinpaugh ss, 1910–1927 70
  48. Ed McKean ss, 1887–1899 70
  49. Omar Vizquel ss, 1989–2012 69
  50. Johnny Pesky ss, 1942–1954 68
  51. Jose Reyes ss, 2003–2018 67
  52. Jay Bell ss, 1986–2003 67
  53. George Wright ss, 1871–1882 66
  54. Donie Bush ss, 1908–1923 66
  55. Marcus Semien ss, 2013–2022 65
  56. Xander Bogaerts ss, 2013–2022 65
  57. Freddy Parent ss, 1899–1911 65
  58. John Valentin ss, 1992–2002 65
  59. Jack Rowe ss, 1879–1890 62
  60. Maury Wills ss, 1959–1972 62
  61. Trea Turner ss, 2015–2022 61
  62. Trevor Story ss, 2016–2022 60
  63. Terry Turner ss, 1901–1919 60
  64. Herman Long ss, 1889–1904 58
  65. Eddie Joost ss, 1936–1955 58
  66. Scott Fletcher ss, 1981–1995 58
  67. Brandon Crawford ss, 2011–2022 57
  68. Dick Groat ss, 1952–1967 57
  69. Kid Elberfeld ss, 1898–1914 56
  70. Johnny Logan ss, 1951–1963 56
  71. Cecil Travis ss, 1933–1947 55
  72. Jose Valentin ss, 1992–2007 53
  73. Edgar Renteria ss, 1996–2011 52
  74. Marty Marion ss, 1940–1953 52
  75. Elvis Andrus ss, 2009–2022 51
  76. Javier Baez ss, 2014–2022 50
  77. Corey Seager ss, 2015–2022 50
  78. Ray Chapman ss, 1912–1920 50
  79. Solly Hemus ss, 1949–1959 50
  80. Jean Segura ss, 2012–2022 49
  81. Jhonny Peralta ss, 2003–2017 49
  82. Chris Speier ss, 1971–1989 48
  83. Davy Force ss, 1871–1886 48
  84. Bill Russell ss, 1969–1986 47
  85. Billy Jurges ss, 1931–1947 47
  86. Ron Hansen ss, 1958–1972 47
  87. Carlos Guillen ss, 1998–2011 46
  88. Charlie Hollocher ss, 1918–1924 46
  89. Asdrubal Cabrera ss, 2007–2021 46
  90. Glenn Wright ss, 1924–1935 46
  91. Garry Templeton ss, 1976–1991 46
  92. J.J. Hardy ss, 2005–2017 45
  93. Roy Smalley ss, 1975–1987 45
  94. Woody English ss, 1927–1938 45
  95. Yunel Escobar ss, 2007–2017 44
  96. Gene Alley ss, 1963–1973 43
  97. Denis Menke ss, 1962–1974 43
  98. Greg Gagne ss, 1983–1997 43
  99. Jack Barry ss, 1908–1919 43
  100. Billy Rogell ss, 1925–1940 42
  101. Dickie Thon ss, 1979–1993 42
  102. Mike Bordick ss, 1990–2003 42
  103. Frank Fennelly ss, 1884–1890 42
  104. Woodie Held ss, 1954–1969 41
  105. Jack Wilson ss, 2001–2012 41
  106. Leo Cardenas ss, 1960–1975 40
  107. Harvey Kuenn ss, 1952–1966 40
  108. Juan Uribe ss, 2001–2016 39
  109. Chico Carrasquel ss, 1950–1959 38
  110. Erick Aybar ss, 2006–2017 36
  111. Germany Smith ss, 1884–1898 36
  112. Larry Bowa ss, 1970–1985 36
  113. Freddie Patek ss, 1968–1981 36
  114. Tim Anderson ss, 2016–2022 36
  115. Marco Scutaro ss, 2002–2014 36
  116. Rick Burleson ss, 1974–1987 36
  117. Roy McMillan ss, 1951–1966 35
  118. Jeff Blauser ss, 1987–1999 35
  119. Candy Nelson ss, 1872–1890 35
  120. John Peters ss, 1874–1884 35
  121. Frankie Crosetti ss, 1932–1948 34
  122. Al Bridwell ss, 1905–1915 34
  123. Rey Sanchez ss, 1991–2005 34
  124. Jason Bartlett ss, 2004–2014 34
  125. Sam Wise ss, 1881–1893 33
  126. Michael Young ss, 2000–2013 32
  127. Fernando Tatis Jr. ss, 2019–2021 32
  128. Ozzie Guillen ss, 1985–2000 32
  129. Buck Weaver ss, 1912–1920 32
  130. Alexei Ramírez ss, 2008–2016 31
  131. Orlando Cabrera ss, 1997–2011 31
  132. Dick Schofield ss, 1983–1996 31
  133. Eddie Miller ss, 1936–1950 31
  134. Eddie Bressoud ss, 1956–1967 31
  135. Didi Gregorius ss, 2012–2022 30
  136. George McBride ss, 1901–1920 30
  137. Brendan Ryan ss, 2007–2016 30
  138. Willy Adames ss, 2018–2022 30
  139. Bud Harrelson ss, 1965–1980 30
  140. Tony Kubek ss, 1957–1965 30
  141. David Eckstein ss, 2001–2010 29
  142. Chris Taylor ss, 2014–2022 29
  143. Royce Clayton ss, 1991–2007 29
  144. Lyn Lary ss, 1929–1940 29
  145. Rich Aurilia ss, 1995–2009 29
  146. Granny Hamner ss, 1944–1962 28
  147. Arthur Irwin ss, 1880–1894 28
  148. Stephen Drew ss, 2006–2017 28
  149. Bucky Dent ss, 1973–1984 27
  150. Dansby Swanson ss, 2016–2022 27
  151. Walt Weiss ss, 1987–2000 26
  152. Jorge Polanco ss, 2014–2022 26
  153. Zack Cozart ss, 2011–2019 26
  154. Bo Bichette ss, 2019–2022 25
  155. Ian Desmond ss, 2009–2019 25
  156. Heinie Wagner ss, 1902–1918 25
  157. Topper Rigney ss, 1922–1927 25
  158. Monte Cross ss, 1892–1907 25
  159. Jose Offerman ss, 1990–2005 25
  160. Jed Lowrie ss, 2008–2022 24
  161. Starlin Castro ss, 2010–2021 24
  162. Eddie Lake ss, 1939–1950 24
  163. Paul DeJong ss, 2017–2022 23
  164. Clint Barmes ss, 2003–2015 23
  165. Tommy Corcoran ss, 1890–1907 23
  166. Julio Lugo ss, 2000–2011 23
  167. Billy Myers ss, 1935–1941 23
  168. Cristian Guzman ss, 1999–2010 23
  169. Zoilo Versalles ss, 1959–1971 23
  170. Jose Hernandez ss, 1991–2006 22
  171. Dickey Pearce ss, 1871–1877 22
  172. Miguel Rojas ss, 2014–2022 22
  173. Adam Everett ss, 2001–2011 22
  174. Ed Brinkman ss, 1961–1975 22
  175. Nick Ahmed ss, 2014–2022 22
  176. Chick Fulmer ss, 1871–1884 21
  177. Marwin Gonzalez ss, 2012–2022 21
  178. Bill Gleason ss, 1882–1889 21
  179. Andres Gimenez ss, 2020–2022 20
  180. Mickey Doolin ss, 1905–1918 20
  181. Bob Allen ss, 1890–1900 20
  182. Gleyber Torres ss, 2018–2022 19
  183. Jonathan Villar ss, 2013–2022 19
  184. Spike Owen ss, 1983–1995 19
  185. Isiah Kiner-Falefa ss, 2018–2022 19
  186. Red Kress ss, 1927–1946 19
  187. Addison Russell ss, 2015–2019 18
  188. J.P. Crawford ss, 2017–2022 18
  189. Craig Reynolds ss, 1975–1989 18
  190. Sadie Houck ss, 1879–1887 18
  191. José Iglesias ss, 2011–2022 18
  192. Everett Scott ss, 1914–1926 17
  193. Bill Spiers ss, 1989–2001 17
  194. Daryl Spencer ss, 1952–1963 17
  195. Buddy Kerr ss, 1943–1951 17
  196. Shawon Dunston ss, 1985–2002 17
  197. Tom Carey ss, 1871–1879 17
  198. Gary Disarcina ss, 1989–2000 16
  199. Cliff Pennington ss, 2008–2018 16
  200. Frank Duffy ss, 1970–1979 16

Greatest Shortstops by Hall Rating

Honus Wagner Photo
  1. Honus Wagner
  2. Alex Rodriguez
  3. Cal Ripken Jr.
  4. George Davis
  5. Arky Vaughan

Greatest Shortstops by Negro League MLE Hall Rating

John Henry Lloyd Photo
  1. John Henry Lloyd
  2. Willie Wells
  3. Grant Johnson
  4. Dick Lundy
  5. Dobie Moore

Not in the Hall of Fame by Hall Rating

Alex Rodriguez Photo
  1. Alex Rodriguez
  2. Bill Dahlen
  3. Jack Glasscock
  4. Art Fletcher
  5. Bert Campaneris

Not in the Hall of Fame by Negro League MLE Hall Rating

Grant Johnson Photo
  1. Grant Johnson
  2. Dick Lundy
  3. Dobie Moore
  4. Sam Bankhead
  5. Buzz Clarkson

Not in the Hall of Stats by Hall Rating

Art Fletcher Photo
  1. Art Fletcher
  2. Bert Campaneris
  3. Dave Bancroft
  4. John Ward
  5. Luis Aparicio

Not in the Hall of Merit by Hall Rating

Joe Tinker Photo
  1. Joe Tinker
  2. Art Fletcher
  3. Bert Campaneris
  4. Dave Bancroft
  5. Luis Aparicio

Active Shortstops by Hall Rating

  1. Carlos Correa
  2. Francisco Lindor
  3. Andrelton Simmons
  4. Marcus Semien
  5. Xander Bogaerts

Retired but Not Yet Eligible by Hall Rating

Troy Tulowitzki Photo
  1. Troy Tulowitzki
  2. Hanley Ramirez
  3. Jose Reyes
  4. Jhonny Peralta
  5. J.J. Hardy