100 Greatest Second Basemen of All-Time

Explanation of Rankings
CAREER = Career Wins Above Replacement (WAR) adjusted for era.
We use bWAR.
LONG PEAK = WAR in best seven seasons.
SHORT PEAK = WAR in best three seasons.
PRIME = WAR in best five consecutive seasons.
CHWAR = WAR in pennant-winning seasons.
ADJ = Adjustments for timeline, era, and other factors.
TOTAL = (2x CAREER)+(1.75x LONG PEAK)+(SHORT PEAK)+(2x PRIME)+(.1x CHWAR)+(ADJ)
1 Joe Morgan
1963—1984 		93.2
CAREER		 54.5
LONG PEAK		 27.5
SHORT PEAK		 43.9
PRIME		 33.1
CHWAR		 11.1
ADJ		 411.4
TOTAL
2 Rogers Hornsby
1915—1937 		106.8
CAREER		 60.9
LONG PEAK		 27.6
SHORT PEAK		 41.4
PRIME		 14.8
CHWAR		 -20.7
ADJ		 411.3
TOTAL
3 Eddie Collins
1906—1930 		101.2
CAREER		 52.5
LONG PEAK		 24.1
SHORT PEAK		 36.4
PRIME		 45.1
CHWAR		 -23.4
ADJ		 372.3
TOTAL
4 Jackie Robinson
1947—1956 		64.5
CAREER		 46.3
LONG PEAK		 23.8
SHORT PEAK		 36.2
PRIME		 35.8
CHWAR		 18.5
ADJ		 328.3
TOTAL
5 Chase Utley
2003—2018 		62.2
CAREER		 47.6
LONG PEAK		 24.2
SHORT PEAK		 38.4
PRIME		 17.2
CHWAR		 17.0
ADJ		 327.3
TOTAL
6 Rod Carew
1967—1985 		76.2
CAREER		 45.8
LONG PEAK		 22.9
SHORT PEAK		 35.7
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 327.0
TOTAL
7 Charlie Gehringer
1924—1942 		69.6
CAREER		 42.0
LONG PEAK		 20.7
SHORT PEAK		 33.3
PRIME		 21.7
CHWAR		 16.7
ADJ		 318.7
TOTAL
8 Nap Lajoie
1896—1916 		86.4
CAREER		 48.5
LONG PEAK		 22.9
SHORT PEAK		 33.7
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -29.5
ADJ		 318.5
TOTAL
9 Bobby Grich
1970—1986 		67.9
CAREER		 45.1
LONG PEAK		 21.9
SHORT PEAK		 32.2
PRIME		 1.1
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 301.1
TOTAL
10 Ryne Sandberg
1981—1997 		63.3
CAREER		 43.4
LONG PEAK		 21.6
SHORT PEAK		 30.2
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 284.5
TOTAL
11 Lou Whitaker
1977—1995 		72.4
CAREER		 36.2
LONG PEAK		 17.8
SHORT PEAK		 23.5
PRIME		 4.3
CHWAR		 7.0
ADJ		 280.3
TOTAL
12 Craig Biggio
1988—2007 		63.1
CAREER		 40.9
LONG PEAK		 21.1
SHORT PEAK		 30.5
PRIME		 2.1
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 280.2
TOTAL
13 Roberto Alomar
1988—2004 		63.5
CAREER		 39.8
LONG PEAK		 19.8
SHORT PEAK		 25.6
PRIME		 12.7
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 269.9
TOTAL
14 Frankie Frisch
1919—1937 		58.7
CAREER		 36.8
LONG PEAK		 19.7
SHORT PEAK		 26.9
PRIME		 40.8
CHWAR		 -6.3
ADJ		 253.1
TOTAL
15 Willie Randolph
1975—1992 		62.1
CAREER		 33.4
LONG PEAK		 16.3
SHORT PEAK		 25.3
PRIME		 20.2
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 251.6
TOTAL
16 Dustin Pedroia
2006—2019 		50.3
CAREER		 41.3
LONG PEAK		 20.7
SHORT PEAK		 28.1
PRIME		 10.2
CHWAR		 0.5
ADJ		 251.3
TOTAL
17 Ian Kinsler
2006—2019 		53.9
CAREER		 39.4
LONG PEAK		 18.2
SHORT PEAK		 25.1
PRIME		 11.0
CHWAR		 2.7
ADJ		 249.0
TOTAL
18 Newt Allen
1923—1947 		68.9
CAREER		 30.9
LONG PEAK		 14.3
SHORT PEAK		 21.4
PRIME
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 248.9
TOTAL
19 Joe Gordon
1938—1950 		53.0
CAREER		 38.8
LONG PEAK		 17.6
SHORT PEAK		 26.8
PRIME		 36.2
CHWAR		 -2.1
ADJ		 246.7
TOTAL
20 Ben Zobrist
2006—2019 		43.5
CAREER		 39.4
LONG PEAK		 21.5
SHORT PEAK		 30.9
PRIME		 5.7
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 240.9
TOTAL
21 Robinson Cano
2005—2020 		47.4
CAREER		 33.5
LONG PEAK		 16.2
SHORT PEAK		 34.4
PRIME		 4.5
CHWAR		 -3.0
ADJ		 235.8
TOTAL
22 Jose Altuve
2011—2021 		43.8
CAREER		 37.7
LONG PEAK		 20.8
SHORT PEAK		 29.4
PRIME		 15.8
CHWAR		 0.5
ADJ		 235.4
TOTAL
23 Jeff Kent
1992—2008 		52.8
CAREER		 33.3
LONG PEAK		 18.1
SHORT PEAK		 25.5
PRIME		 7.0
CHWAR		 0.5
ADJ		 234.3
TOTAL
24 Billy Herman
1931—1947 		55.2
CAREER		 29.9
LONG PEAK		 16.9
SHORT PEAK		 23.9
PRIME		 17.7
CHWAR		 -6.6
ADJ		 222.7
TOTAL
25 George Scales
1921—1946 		43.8
CAREER		 33.9
LONG PEAK		 17.1
SHORT PEAK		 23.3
PRIME
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 210.6
TOTAL
26 Nellie Fox
1947—1965 		43.8
CAREER		 32.6
LONG PEAK		 16.8
SHORT PEAK		 21.1
PRIME		 6.0
CHWAR		 -1.0
ADJ		 203.4
TOTAL
27 Eddie Stanky
1943—1953 		42.2
CAREER		 32.3
LONG PEAK		 17.7
SHORT PEAK		 22.6
PRIME		 13.5
CHWAR		 -2.0
ADJ		 203.1
TOTAL
28 Bobby Doerr
1937—1951 		45.1
CAREER		 30.8
LONG PEAK		 14.4
SHORT PEAK		 23.2
PRIME		 5.6
CHWAR		 -3.7
ADJ		 201.8
TOTAL
29 Lonny Frey
1933—1948 		42.2
CAREER		 27.8
LONG PEAK		 15.9
SHORT PEAK		 24.1
PRIME		 13.4
CHWAR		 -4.5
ADJ		 194.0
TOTAL
30 Tony Phillips
1982—1999 		49.2
CAREER		 32.8
LONG PEAK		 16.4
SHORT PEAK		 23.4
PRIME		 2.5
CHWAR		 -27.0
ADJ		 192.3
TOTAL
31 Placido Polanco
1998—2013 		39.5
CAREER		 30.4
LONG PEAK		 15.7
SHORT PEAK		 19.8
PRIME		 1.9
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 188.8
TOTAL
32 Davey Lopes
1972—1987 		40.7
CAREER		 27.5
LONG PEAK		 13.5
SHORT PEAK		 21.2
PRIME		 13.8
CHWAR		 1.5
ADJ		 188.5
TOTAL
33 Tony Lazzeri
1926—1939 		39.3
CAREER		 29.2
LONG PEAK		 15.4
SHORT PEAK		 20.8
PRIME		 22.0
CHWAR		 -5.9
ADJ		 183.1
TOTAL
34 Red Schoendienst
1945—1963 		38.8
CAREER		 28.0
LONG PEAK		 15.5
SHORT PEAK		 20.4
PRIME		 8.2
CHWAR		 -1.3
ADJ		 182.3
TOTAL
35 Gil McDougald
1951—1960 		36.3
CAREER		 28.5
LONG PEAK		 14.3
SHORT PEAK		 21.1
PRIME		 34.3
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 182.3
TOTAL
36 Bobby Avila
1949—1959 		34.0
CAREER		 28.2
LONG PEAK		 16.4
SHORT PEAK		 20.7
PRIME		 7.0
CHWAR		 -0.4
ADJ		 175.5
TOTAL
37 Marvin Williams
1943—1961 		43.5
CAREER		 24.9
LONG PEAK		 12.9
SHORT PEAK		 15.6
PRIME
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 174.6
TOTAL
38 Dick McAuliffe
1960—1975 		34.3
CAREER		 26.9
LONG PEAK		 15.1
SHORT PEAK		 20.6
PRIME		 5.6
CHWAR		 1.7
ADJ		 174.3
TOTAL
39 Chuck Knoblauch
1991—2002 		29.0
CAREER		 25.0
LONG PEAK		 14.3
SHORT PEAK		 27.7
PRIME		 10.2
CHWAR		 1.5
ADJ		 174.0
TOTAL
40 Robby Thompson
1986—1996 		31.7
CAREER		 28.3
LONG PEAK		 16.4
SHORT PEAK		 21.7
PRIME		 6.1
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 173.2
TOTAL
41 Jim Gilliam
1953—1966 		36.7
CAREER		 27.3
LONG PEAK		 14.3
SHORT PEAK		 16.6
PRIME		 24.0
CHWAR		 0.4
ADJ		 171.4
TOTAL
42 Johnny Evers
1902—1929 		38.8
CAREER		 27.1
LONG PEAK		 13.7
SHORT PEAK		 18.2
PRIME		 23.2
CHWAR		 -9.7
ADJ		 167.6
TOTAL
43 Buddy Myer
1925—1941 		39.6
CAREER		 25.5
LONG PEAK		 13.2
SHORT PEAK		 17.6
PRIME		 4.4
CHWAR		 -6.2
ADJ		 166.5
TOTAL
44 DJ LeMahieu
2011—2021 		30.3
CAREER		 27.4
LONG PEAK		 17.9
SHORT PEAK		 19.2
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 165.0
TOTAL
45 Bill Doran
1982—1993 		30.3
CAREER		 26.7
LONG PEAK		 13.6
SHORT PEAK		 20.7
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 162.4
TOTAL
46 Howie Kendrick
2006—2020 		34.2
CAREER		 23.9
LONG PEAK		 13.1
SHORT PEAK		 19.1
PRIME		 2.5
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 161.8
TOTAL
47 Del Pratt
1912—1924 		38.5
CAREER		 26.2
LONG PEAK		 12.5
SHORT PEAK		 17.5
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -9.1
ADJ		 161.1
TOTAL
48 Larry Doyle
1907—1920 		37.1
CAREER		 24.7
LONG PEAK		 12.0
SHORT PEAK		 17.1
PRIME		 13.6
CHWAR		 -9.0
ADJ		 156.0
TOTAL
49 Mark Ellis
2002—2014 		32.1
CAREER		 23.9
LONG PEAK		 12.8
SHORT PEAK		 18.3
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 155.5
TOTAL
50 Bill Mazeroski
1956—1972 		33.1
CAREER		 23.3
LONG PEAK		 12.0
SHORT PEAK		 16.0
PRIME		 2.5
CHWAR		 1.4
ADJ		 152.6
TOTAL
51 Brandon Phillips
2002—2018 		27.4
CAREER		 25.1
LONG PEAK		 12.4
SHORT PEAK		 17.9
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 5.4
ADJ		 152.5
TOTAL
52 Frank White
1973—1990 		32.7
CAREER		 21.7
LONG PEAK		 11.0
SHORT PEAK		 14.7
PRIME		 4.4
CHWAR		 8.2
ADJ		 152.4
TOTAL
53 Ray Durham
1995—2008 		31.5
CAREER		 24.0
LONG PEAK		 12.2
SHORT PEAK		 17.5
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 152.3
TOTAL
54 Ron Hunt
1963—1974 		30.0
CAREER		 23.4
LONG PEAK		 12.6
SHORT PEAK		 16.9
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 2.0
ADJ		 149.2
TOTAL
55 Snuffy Stirnweiss
1943—1952 		23.0
CAREER		 23.5
LONG PEAK		 17.4
SHORT PEAK		 21.9
PRIME		 5.3
CHWAR		 -1.1
ADJ		 147.7
TOTAL
56 Max Bishop
1924—1935 		30.8
CAREER		 24.2
LONG PEAK		 12.7
SHORT PEAK		 17.2
PRIME		 12.2
CHWAR		 -5.0
ADJ		 147.0
TOTAL
57 Brian Dozier
2012—2020 		23.5
CAREER		 23.8
LONG PEAK		 15.8
SHORT PEAK		 20.8
PRIME		 0.7
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 146.0
TOTAL
58 Pete Runnels
1951—1964 		26.6
CAREER		 23.5
LONG PEAK		 13.8
SHORT PEAK		 18.1
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 144.4
TOTAL
59 Orlando Hudson
2002—2012 		29.4
CAREER		 17.5
LONG PEAK		 12.9
SHORT PEAK		 19.3
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 141.0
TOTAL
60 Davey Johnson
1965—1978 		25.3
CAREER		 21.5
LONG PEAK		 11.5
SHORT PEAK		 17.1
PRIME		 12.4
CHWAR		 1.9
ADJ		 137.0
TOTAL
61 Tony Cuccinello
1930—1945 		28.6
CAREER		 23.2
LONG PEAK		 13.0
SHORT PEAK		 14.7
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -3.6
ADJ		 136.5
TOTAL
62 Danny Murphy
1900—1915 		28.8
CAREER		 23.7
LONG PEAK		 12.0
SHORT PEAK		 16.0
PRIME		 14.1
CHWAR		 -8.1
ADJ		 136.5
TOTAL
63 Luis Castillo
1996—2010 		27.2
CAREER		 22.4
LONG PEAK		 12.0
SHORT PEAK		 15.2
PRIME		 4.4
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 136.4
TOTAL
64 Aaron Hill
2005—2017 		23.7
CAREER		 22.9
LONG PEAK		 15.4
SHORT PEAK		 16.5
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 135.8
TOTAL
65 Phil Garner
1973—1988 		27.5
CAREER		 21.5
LONG PEAK		 10.6
SHORT PEAK		 15.3
PRIME		 4.0
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 135.2
TOTAL
66 Jason Kipnis
2011—2020 		21.9
CAREER		 22.2
LONG PEAK		 14.3
SHORT PEAK		 18.6
PRIME		 4.2
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 134.5
TOTAL
67 Jimmy Williams
1899—1909 		26.5
CAREER		 23.2
LONG PEAK		 12.3
SHORT PEAK		 15.7
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -8.5
ADJ		 129.0
TOTAL
68 Carlos Baerga
1990—2005 		19.4
CAREER		 21.6
LONG PEAK		 14.3
SHORT PEAK		 18.6
PRIME		 2.6
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 128.5
TOTAL
69 Johnny Ray
1981—1990 		22.3
CAREER		 21.1
LONG PEAK		 13.0
SHORT PEAK		 16.9
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 128.3
TOTAL
70 Dave Cash
1969—1980 		23.6
CAREER		 19.7
LONG PEAK		 12.0
SHORT PEAK		 16.1
PRIME		 2.5
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 126.1
TOTAL
71 Claude Ritchey
1897—1909 		28.1
CAREER		 20.9
LONG PEAK		 10.3
SHORT PEAK		 15.4
PRIME		 4.4
CHWAR		 -9.4
ADJ		 124.9
TOTAL
72 George Grantham
1922—1934 		27.4
CAREER		 20.3
LONG PEAK		 9.7
SHORT PEAK		 14.3
PRIME		 5.5
CHWAR		 -4.8
ADJ		 124.3
TOTAL
73 Tom Herr
1979—1991 		22.7
CAREER		 20.6
LONG PEAK		 11.5
SHORT PEAK		 15.2
PRIME		 9.6
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 124.2
TOTAL
74 Miller Huggins
1904—1916 		28.5
CAREER		 20.6
LONG PEAK		 9.8
SHORT PEAK		 13.7
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -7.3
ADJ		 122.9
TOTAL
75 Marty McManus
1920—1934 		27.5
CAREER		 19.8
LONG PEAK		 10.2
SHORT PEAK		 13.3
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -5.2
ADJ		 121.3
TOTAL
76 Steve Sax
1981—1994 		24.0
CAREER		 20.1
LONG PEAK		 12.3
SHORT PEAK		 12.5
PRIME		 2.1
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 120.8
TOTAL
77 Brian Roberts
2001—2014 		19.7
CAREER		 13.5
LONG PEAK		 11.1
SHORT PEAK		 21.9
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 117.9
TOTAL
78 Delino DeShields
1990—2002 		23.5
CAREER		 20.3
LONG PEAK		 10.6
SHORT PEAK		 12.4
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 117.7
TOTAL
79 Mark Grudzielanek
1995—2010 		24.7
CAREER		 19.1
LONG PEAK		 10.2
SHORT PEAK		 12.2
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 117.5
TOTAL
80 Adam Kennedy
1999—2012 		19.7
CAREER		 19.3
LONG PEAK		 11.4
SHORT PEAK		 15.8
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 117.4
TOTAL
81 Bip Roberts
1986—1998 		19.8
CAREER		 19.7
LONG PEAK		 12.7
SHORT PEAK		 14.6
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 116.0
TOTAL
82 Damion Easley
1992—2008 		19.1
CAREER		 18.9
LONG PEAK		 11.7
SHORT PEAK		 16.1
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 115.2
TOTAL
83 Buck Herzog
1908—1920 		22.4
CAREER		 18.0
LONG PEAK		 10.9
SHORT PEAK		 15.6
PRIME		 7.6
CHWAR		 -5.4
ADJ		 113.8
TOTAL
84 Randy Velarde
1987—2002 		23.6
CAREER		 19.0
LONG PEAK		 11.8
SHORT PEAK		 10.8
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 113.8
TOTAL
85 Billy Goodman
1947—1962 		23.8
CAREER		 17.4
LONG PEAK		 9.4
SHORT PEAK		 13.2
PRIME		 1.6
CHWAR		 -0.5
ADJ		 113.4
TOTAL
86 Neil Walker
2009—2020 		19.3
CAREER		 19.5
LONG PEAK		 9.9
SHORT PEAK		 14.8
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 112.2
TOTAL
87 Dan Uggla
2006—2015 		17.6
CAREER		 19.7
LONG PEAK		 11.3
SHORT PEAK		 15.2
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 111.4
TOTAL
88 Whit Merrifield
2016—2021 		18.3
CAREER		 18.4
LONG PEAK		 11.5
SHORT PEAK		 15.4
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 111.0
TOTAL
89 Jose Vidro
1997—2008 		15.9
CAREER		 18.6
LONG PEAK		 12.2
SHORT PEAK		 16.3
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 109.2
TOTAL
90 Daniel Murphy
2008—2020 		20.5
CAREER		 16.8
LONG PEAK		 10.3
SHORT PEAK		 13.5
PRIME		 1.2
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 107.7
TOTAL
91 Bret Boone
1992—2005 		14.9
CAREER		 16.3
LONG PEAK		 12.3
SHORT PEAK		 18.3
PRIME		 0.2
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 107.2
TOTAL
92 Ronnie Belliard
1998—2010 		19.5
CAREER		 18.2
LONG PEAK		 10.7
SHORT PEAK		 12.0
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 105.6
TOTAL
93 Craig Counsell
1995—2011 		21.0
CAREER		 16.2
LONG PEAK		 9.9
SHORT PEAK		 11.9
PRIME		 2.9
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 104.4
TOTAL
94 Mark Loretta
1995—2009 		18.0
CAREER		 16.4
LONG PEAK		 12.6
SHORT PEAK		 13.2
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 103.9
TOTAL
95 Jerry Priddy
1941—1953 		20.0
CAREER		 18.3
LONG PEAK		 10.3
SHORT PEAK		 11.0
PRIME		 1.5
CHWAR		 -1.2
ADJ		 103.3
TOTAL
96 Tony Taylor
1958—1976 		21.2
CAREER		 16.8
LONG PEAK		 9.2
SHORT PEAK		 10.8
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.8
ADJ		 103.3
TOTAL
97 Jim Gantner
1976—1992 		21.4
CAREER		 16.0
LONG PEAK		 8.5
SHORT PEAK		 11.7
PRIME		 2.6
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 102.8
TOTAL
98 Marcus Giles
2001—2007 		15.5
CAREER		 15.5
LONG PEAK		 14.0
SHORT PEAK		 15.1
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 102.3
TOTAL
99 Mike Gallego
1985—1997 		17.0
CAREER		 16.4
LONG PEAK		 11.3
SHORT PEAK		 13.7
PRIME		 4.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 101.9
TOTAL
100 Jim Lefebvre
1965—1972 		15.6
CAREER		 15.8
LONG PEAK		 11.4
SHORT PEAK		 14.1
PRIME		 9.9
CHWAR		 1.2
ADJ		 100.6
TOTAL