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100 Greatest Second Basemen of All-Time

Updated through 2025: we rank the Best MLB Second Basemen from Rogers Hornsby to Jackie Robinson to Joe Morgan.

Baseball Player Rankings by Position

playerID nameFirst nameLast RANK NAME POS FROM TO HOF CAREER (WAR) LONG PEAK (WAR7) PRIME (WAR5C) SHORT PEAK (WAR3) SCORE
morgajo02 Joe Morgan 1 Joe Morgan 2B 1963 1984 Y 100.5 59.4 47.8 30.0 411.4
hornsro01 Rogers Hornsby 2 Rogers Hornsby 2B 1915 1937 Y 127.1 73.4 49.9 33.3 411.3
collied01 Eddie Collins 3 Eddie Collins 2B 1906 1930 Y 123.9 64.2 44.5 29.5 372.3
robinja02 Jackie Robinson 4 Jackie Robinson 2B 1945 1956 Y 61.7 52.3 41.6 27.4 327.1
carewro01 Rod Carew 5 Rod Carew 2B 1967 1985 Y 81.3 49.7 38.8 24.9 327.0
gehrich01 Charlie Gehringer 6 Charlie Gehringer 2B 1924 1942 Y 83.8 50.6 40.1 24.9 318.6
lajoina01 Nap Lajoie 7 Nap Lajoie 2B 1896 1916 Y 107.3 60.2 41.8 28.4 318.5
utleych01 Chase Utley 8 Chase Utley 2B 2003 2018 N 64.4 49.2 39.7 25.0 311.3
grichbo01 Bobby Grich 9 Bobby Grich 2B 1970 1986 N 71.1 46.3 35.0 22.9 302.6
sandbry01 Ryne Sandberg 10 Ryne Sandberg 2B 1981 1997 Y 68.0 46.9 32.7 23.4 284.5
biggicr01 Craig Biggio 11 Craig Biggio 2B 1988 2007 Y 65.5 41.6 32.8 22.1 281.2
whitalo01 Lou Whitaker 12 Lou Whitaker 2B 1977 1995 N 75.1 37.9 25.4 18.9 273.8
alomaro01 Roberto Alomar 13 Roberto Alomar 2B 1988 2004 Y 67.0 42.8 27.5 21.3 269.9
altuvjo01 Jose Altuve 14 Jose Altuve 2B 2011 2025 N 53.4 39.9 30.2 21.1 267.1
friscfr01 Frankie Frisch 15 Frankie Frisch 2B 1919 1937 Y 70.8 44.4 32.4 23.8 253.1
pedrodu01 Dustin Pedroia 16 Dustin Pedroia 2B 2006 2019 N 51.6 42.4 28.8 21.2 251.3
randowi01 Willie Randolph 17 Willie Randolph 2B 1975 1992 N 65.9 36.1 27.3 17.6 251.6
gordojo01 Joe Gordon 18 Joe Gordon 2B 1938 1950 Y 55.7 45.9 31.7 20.8 246.7
kinslia01 Ian Kinsler 19 Ian Kinsler 2B 2006 2019 N 55.2 40.4 25.7 18.6 246.3
zobribe01 Ben Zobrist 20 Ben Zobrist 2B 2006 2019 N 44.6 40.4 31.7 22.0 240.9
kentje01 Jeff Kent 21 Jeff Kent 2B 1992 2008 Y 55.4 35.6 27.4 19.4 234.3
hermabi01 Billy Herman 22 Billy Herman 2B 1931 1947 Y 56.0 35.3 28.6 20.2 222.7
canoro01 Robinson Cano 23 Robinson Cano 2B 2005 2022 N 68.1 49.2 35.4 23.8 213.1
stanked01 Eddie Stanky 24 Eddie Stanky 2B 1943 1953 N 41.1 35.8 26.8 20.4 204.1
foxne01 Nellie Fox 25 Nellie Fox 2B 1947 1965 Y 49.5 36.9 23.9 19.0 203.4
doerrbo01 Bobby Doerr 26 Bobby Doerr 2B 1937 1951 Y 51.1 36.5 27.5 17.0 201.8
scale01geo George Scales 27 George Scales 2B 1921 1946 N 53.6 41.5 28.5 20.9 198.1
phillto02 Tony Phillips 28 Tony Phillips 2B 1982 1999 N 50.9 33.1 25.3 15.8 197.8
freylo01 Lonny Frey 29 Lonny Frey 2B 1933 1948 N 44.0 31.3 28.6 18.9 194.0
marteke01 Ketel Marte 30 Ketel Marte 2B 2015 2025 N 35.5 32.3 19.3 18.6 193.0
polanpl01 Placido Polanco 31 Placido Polanco 2B 1998 2013 N 41.9 32.3 21.0 16.7 188.8
lopesda01 Davey Lopes 32 Davey Lopes 2B 1972 1987 N 42.4 29.9 23.1 14.7 188.5
lemahdj01 DJ LeMahieu 33 DJ LeMahieu 2B 2011 2025 N 30.6 25.9 19.4 14.8 185.3
lazzeto01 Tony Lazzeri 34 Tony Lazzeri 2B 1926 1939 Y 47.3 35.2 25.1 18.6 183.1
mcdougi01 Gil McDougald 35 Gil McDougald 2B 1951 1960 N 40.8 32.1 23.7 16.1 182.3
schoere01 Red Schoendienst 36 Red Schoendienst 2B 1945 1963 Y 44.2 31.9 23.2 17.7 182.3
avilabo01 Bobby Avila 37 Bobby Avila 2B 1949 1959 N 28.4 25.9 23.4 16.5 178.7
mcauldi01 Dick McAuliffe 38 Dick McAuliffe 2B 1960 1975 N 37.6 29.5 22.6 16.6 174.3
thompro01 Robby Thompson 39 Robby Thompson 2B 1986 1996 N 33.9 30.4 23.3 17.6 173.2
willi01mar Marvin Williams 40 Marvin Williams 2B 1943 1961 N 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 172.3
gilliji01 Jim Gilliam 41 Jim Gilliam 2B 1953 1966 N 40.9 30.5 18.5 15.9 171.4
eversjo01 Johnny Evers 42 Johnny Evers 2B 1902 1929 Y 47.7 33.3 22.4 16.8 167.6
myerbu01 Buddy Myer 43 Buddy Myer 2B 1925 1941 N 47.8 30.8 21.2 15.9 166.5
doranbi01 Bill Doran 44 Bill Doran 2B 1982 1993 N 32.9 29.0 22.4 14.8 162.4
kendrho01 Howie Kendrick 45 Howie Kendrick 2B 2006 2020 N 35.0 24.5 19.6 13.4 161.8
prattde01 Del Pratt 46 Del Pratt 2B 1912 1924 N 45.5 31.3 21.2 14.7 161.8
knoblch01 Chuck Knoblauch 47 Chuck Knoblauch 2B 1991 2002 N 44.6 38.5 29.8 22.0 157.4
doylela01 Larry Doyle 48 Larry Doyle 2B 1907 1920 N 45.1 30.4 21.0 14.8 156.0
ellisma01 Mark Ellis 49 Mark Ellis 2B 2002 2014 N 33.5 25.0 19.1 13.4 155.5
phillbr01 Brandon Phillips 50 Brandon Phillips 2B 2002 2018 N 28.4 26.0 18.6 12.9 152.5
mazerbi01 Bill Mazeroski 51 Bill Mazeroski 2B 1956 1972 Y 36.5 25.7 17.6 13.2 152.6
whitefr01 Frank White 52 Frank White 2B 1973 1990 N 34.8 23.5 15.9 11.9 152.4
durhara01 Ray Durham 53 Ray Durham 2B 1995 2008 N 33.8 25.7 18.8 13.1 152.3
allenne01 Newt Allen 54 Newt Allen 2B 1923 1947 N 41.0 31.5 19.8 17.5 150.1
huntro01 Ron Hunt 55 Ron Hunt 2B 1963 1974 N 32.8 25.6 18.5 13.8 149.2
stirnsn01 Snuffy Stirnweiss 56 Snuffy Stirnweiss 2B 1943 1952 N 27.2 27.7 25.8 20.6 147.7
bishoma01 Max Bishop 58 Max Bishop 2B 1924 1935 N 37.3 29.3 20.8 15.4 147.0
doziebr01 Brian Dozier 59 Brian Dozier 2B 2012 2020 N 23.7 24.0 21.0 16.0 146.0
runnepe01 Pete Runnels 60 Pete Runnels 2B 1951 1964 N 29.8 26.4 20.3 15.5 144.4
hudsoor01 Orlando Hudson 61 Orlando Hudson 2B 2002 2012 N 30.9 18.4 20.3 13.6 141.0
mcneije01 Jeff McNeil 62 Jeff McNeil 2B 2018 2025 N 23.1 21.7 16.9 14.1 140.7
gimenan01 Andrés Giménez 63 Andrés Giménez 2B 2020 2025 N 19.6 19.6 18.6 16.4 139.9
johnsda02 Davey Johnson 64 Davey Johnson 2B 1965 1978 N 27.5 23.4 18.6 12.5 137.0
cuccito01 Tony Cuccinello 65 Tony Cuccinello 2B 1930 1945 N 33.8 27.9 17.7 15.6 136.5
murphda02 Danny Murphy 66 Danny Murphy 2B 1900 1915 N 35.7 29.4 19.9 14.9 136.5
castilu01 Luis Castillo 67 Luis Castillo 2B 1996 2010 N 29.1 23.9 16.2 12.8 136.4
hillaa01 Aaron Hill 68 Aaron Hill 2B 2005 2017 N 24.4 23.6 17.0 15.9 135.8
garneph01 Phil Garner 69 Phil Garner 2B 1973 1988 N 29.7 23.3 16.6 11.5 135.2
kipnija01 Jason Kipnis 70 Jason Kipnis 2B 2011 2020 N 21.3 21.6 18.8 14.5 134.5
albieoz01 Ozzie Albies 71 Ozzie Albies 2B 2017 2025 N 24.1 22.5 14.7 13.7 132.3
baergca01 Carlos Baerga 72 Carlos Baerga 2B 1990 2005 N 19.6 21.9 20.0 14.6 129.8
williji01 Jimmy Williams 73 Jimmy Williams 2B 1899 1909 N 32.7 28.6 19.4 15.2 129.0
rayjo01 Johnny Ray 74 Johnny Ray 2B 1981 1990 N 24.2 23.0 18.4 14.1 128.3
cashda01 Dave Cash 76 Dave Cash 2B 1969 1980 N 25.6 21.4 17.4 13.0 126.1
herrto01 Tom Herr 77 Tom Herr 2B 1979 1991 N 23.5 21.3 16.4 12.1 124.7
ritchcl01 Claude Ritchey 78 Claude Ritchey 2B 1897 1909 N 34.7 25.8 19.1 12.7 124.9
wongko01 Kolten Wong 79 Kolten Wong 2B 2013 2023 N 22.0 21.1 14.1 11.6 124.4
grantge01 George Grantham 80 George Grantham 2B 1922 1934 N 33.2 24.6 17.3 11.7 124.3
huggimi01 Miller Huggins 81 Miller Huggins 2B 1904 1916 N 35.4 25.6 17.0 12.2 122.9
mcmanma01 Marty McManus 82 Marty McManus 2B 1920 1934 N 33.3 23.9 16.1 12.3 121.3
saxst01 Steve Sax 83 Steve Sax 2B 1981 1994 N 25.7 21.8 13.5 13.3 120.8
schoojo01 Jonathan Schoop 84 Jonathan Schoop 2B 2013 2023 N 19.7 18.9 15.6 12.3 120.3
deshide01 Delino DeShields 85 Delino DeShields 2B 1990 2002 N 24.4 20.9 13.3 11.4 117.7
kennead01 Adam Kennedy 86 Adam Kennedy 2B 1999 2012 N 20.9 20.5 16.8 12.1 117.4
grudzma01 Mark Grudzielanek 87 Mark Grudzielanek 2B 1995 2010 N 26.5 20.5 13.1 10.9 117.5
roberbi01 Bip Roberts 88 Bip Roberts 2B 1986 1998 N 20.5 20.4 15.7 13.6 116.0
easleda01 Damion Easley 89 Damion Easley 2B 1992 2008 N 20.5 20.3 17.3 12.6 115.2
merriwh01 Whit Merrifield 90 Whit Merrifield 2B 2016 2024 N 17.8 18.0 15.6 11.7 113.7
herzobu01 Buck Herzog 91 Buck Herzog 2B 1908 1920 N 27.4 22.1 19.1 13.4 113.8
velarra01 Randy Velarde 92 Randy Velarde 2B 1987 2002 N 24.9 20.5 11.6 12.7 113.8
goodmbi01 Billy Goodman 93 Billy Goodman 2B 1947 1962 N 27.0 19.7 14.9 10.6 113.4
walkene01 Neil Walker 94 Neil Walker 2B 2009 2020 N 19.6 19.8 15.0 10.1 112.2
ugglada01 Dan Uggla 95 Dan Uggla 2B 2006 2015 N 18.2 20.3 15.7 11.7 111.4
vidrojo01 Jose Vidro 96 Jose Vidro 2B 1997 2008 N 17.1 20.0 17.5 13.1 109.2
murphda08 Daniel Murphy 98 Daniel Murphy 2B 2008 2020 N 20.3 17.1 13.7 10.5 107.7
belliro01 Ronnie Belliard 99 Ronnie Belliard 2B 1998 2010 N 20.8 19.4 12.8 11.4 105.6
roberbr01 Brian Roberts 100 Brian Roberts 2B 2001 2014 N 29.5 20.3 23.0 16.7 104.8