100 Greatest Second Basemen of All-Time

Explanation of Rankings
CAREER = Career Wins Above Replacement (WAR).
We use bWAR.
LONG PEAK = WAR in best seven seasons.
SHORT PEAK = WAR in best three seasons.
PRIME = WAR in best five consecutive seasons.
TOTAL = (2x Career)+(1.75x Long Peak)+(Short Peak)+(2x Prime) adjusted for era, timeline, and other factors.
1Joe Morgan
1963—1984		100.5
CAREER		59.4
LONG PEAK		30.0
SHORT PEAK		47.8
PRIME		411.4
TOTAL
2Rogers Hornsby
1915—1937		127.1
CAREER		73.4
LONG PEAK		33.3
SHORT PEAK		49.9
PRIME		411.3
TOTAL
3Eddie Collins
1906—1930		123.9
CAREER		64.2
LONG PEAK		29.5
SHORT PEAK		44.5
PRIME		372.3
TOTAL
4Jackie Robinson
1947—1956		61.7
CAREER		52.3
LONG PEAK		27.4
SHORT PEAK		41.6
PRIME		328.3
TOTAL
5Chase Utley
2003—2018		64.4
CAREER		49.2
LONG PEAK		25.0
SHORT PEAK		39.7
PRIME		327.3
TOTAL
6Rod Carew
1967—1985		81.3
CAREER		49.7
LONG PEAK		24.9
SHORT PEAK		38.8
PRIME		327.0
TOTAL
7Charlie Gehringer
1924—1942		83.8
CAREER		50.6
LONG PEAK		24.9
SHORT PEAK		40.1
PRIME		318.7
TOTAL
8Nap Lajoie
1896—1916		107.3
CAREER		60.2
LONG PEAK		28.4
SHORT PEAK		41.8
PRIME		318.5
TOTAL
9Bobby Grich
1970—1986		71.1
CAREER		46.3
LONG PEAK		22.9
SHORT PEAK		35
PRIME		301.1
TOTAL
10Ryne Sandberg
1981—1997		68.0
CAREER		46.9
LONG PEAK		23.4
SHORT PEAK		32.7
PRIME		284.5
TOTAL
11Lou Whitaker
1977—1995		75.1
CAREER		37.9
LONG PEAK		18.9
SHORT PEAK		25.4
PRIME		280.3
TOTAL
12Craig Biggio
1988—2007		65.5
CAREER		41.6
LONG PEAK		22.1
SHORT PEAK		32.8
PRIME		280.2
TOTAL
13Roberto Alomar
1988—2004		67.0
CAREER		42.8
LONG PEAK		21.3
SHORT PEAK		27.5
PRIME		269.9
TOTAL
14Frankie Frisch
1919—1937		70.8
CAREER		44.4
LONG PEAK		23.8
SHORT PEAK		32.4
PRIME		253.1
TOTAL
15Willie Randolph
1975—1992		65.9
CAREER		36.1
LONG PEAK		17.6
SHORT PEAK		27.3
PRIME		251.6
TOTAL
16Dustin Pedroia
2006—2019		51.6
CAREER		42.4
LONG PEAK		21.2
SHORT PEAK		28.8
PRIME		251.3
TOTAL
17Ian Kinsler
2006—2019		55.2
CAREER		40.4
LONG PEAK		18.6
SHORT PEAK		25.7
PRIME		249.0
TOTAL
18Newt Allen
1923—1947		84.3
CAREER		37.8
LONG PEAK		17.5
SHORT PEAK		26.2
PRIME		248.9
TOTAL
19Joe Gordon
1938—1950		55.7
CAREER		45.9
LONG PEAK		20.8
SHORT PEAK		31.7
PRIME		246.7
TOTAL
20Ben Zobrist
2006—2019		44.6
CAREER		40.4
LONG PEAK		22.0
SHORT PEAK		31.7
PRIME		240.9
TOTAL
21Robinson Cano
2005—2020		69.6
CAREER		49.2
LONG PEAK		23.8
SHORT PEAK		35.4
PRIME		235.8
TOTAL
22Jose Altuve
2011—2021		41.2
CAREER		38.2
LONG PEAK		21.1
SHORT PEAK		29.8
PRIME		235.4
TOTAL
23Jeff Kent
1992—2008		55.4
CAREER		35.6
LONG PEAK		19.4
SHORT PEAK		27.4
PRIME		234.3
TOTAL
24Billy Herman
1931—1947		56.0
CAREER		35.3
LONG PEAK		20.2
SHORT PEAK		28.6
PRIME		222.7
TOTAL
25George Scales
1921—1946		53.6
CAREER		41.5
LONG PEAK		20.9
SHORT PEAK		28.5
PRIME		210.6
TOTAL
26Nellie Fox
1947—1965		49.5
CAREER		36.9
LONG PEAK		19.0
SHORT PEAK		23.9
PRIME		203.4
TOTAL
27Eddie Stanky
1943—1953		41.1
CAREER		35.8
LONG PEAK		20.4
SHORT PEAK		26.8
PRIME		203.1
TOTAL
28Bobby Doerr
1937—1951		51.1
CAREER		36.5
LONG PEAK		17.0
SHORT PEAK		27.5
PRIME		201.8
TOTAL
29Lonny Frey
1933—1948		44.0
CAREER		31.3
LONG PEAK		18.9
SHORT PEAK		28.6
PRIME		194.0
TOTAL
30Tony Phillips
1982—1999		50.9
CAREER		33.1
LONG PEAK		15.8
SHORT PEAK		25.3
PRIME		192.3
TOTAL
31Placido Polanco
1998—2013		41.9
CAREER		32.3
LONG PEAK		16.7
SHORT PEAK		21
PRIME		188.8
TOTAL
32Davey Lopes
1972—1987		42.4
CAREER		29.9
LONG PEAK		14.7
SHORT PEAK		23.1
PRIME		188.5
TOTAL
33Tony Lazzeri
1926—1939		47.3
CAREER		35.2
LONG PEAK		18.6
SHORT PEAK		25.1
PRIME		183.1
TOTAL
34Red Schoendienst
1945—1963		44.2
CAREER		31.9
LONG PEAK		17.7
SHORT PEAK		23.2
PRIME		182.3
TOTAL
35Gil McDougald
1951—1960		40.8
CAREER		32.1
LONG PEAK		16.1
SHORT PEAK		23.7
PRIME		182.3
TOTAL
36Bobby Avila
1949—1959		28.4
CAREER		25.9
LONG PEAK		16.5
SHORT PEAK		23.4
PRIME		175.5
TOTAL
37Marvin Williams
1943—1961		50.0
CAREER		28.7
LONG PEAK		14.9
SHORT PEAK		17.9
PRIME		174.6
TOTAL
38Dick McAuliffe
1960—1975		37.6
CAREER		29.5
LONG PEAK		16.6
SHORT PEAK		22.6
PRIME		174.3
TOTAL
39Chuck Knoblauch
1991—2002		44.6
CAREER		38.5
LONG PEAK		22.0
SHORT PEAK		29.8
PRIME		174.0
TOTAL
40Robby Thompson
1986—1996		33.9
CAREER		30.4
LONG PEAK		17.6
SHORT PEAK		23.3
PRIME		173.2
TOTAL
41Jim Gilliam
1953—1966		40.9
CAREER		30.5
LONG PEAK		15.9
SHORT PEAK		18.5
PRIME		171.4
TOTAL
42Johnny Evers
1902—1929		47.7
CAREER		33.3
LONG PEAK		16.8
SHORT PEAK		22.4
PRIME		167.6
TOTAL
43Buddy Myer
1925—1941		47.8
CAREER		30.8
LONG PEAK		15.9
SHORT PEAK		21.2
PRIME		166.5
TOTAL
44DJ LeMahieu
2011—2021		26.5
CAREER		23.6
LONG PEAK		14.2
SHORT PEAK		19.5
PRIME		165.0
TOTAL
45Bill Doran
1982—1993		32.9
CAREER		29.0
LONG PEAK		14.8
SHORT PEAK		22.4
PRIME		162.4
TOTAL
46Howie Kendrick
2006—2020		35.0
CAREER		24.5
LONG PEAK		13.4
SHORT PEAK		19.6
PRIME		161.8
TOTAL
47Del Pratt
1912—1924		45.5
CAREER		31.3
LONG PEAK		14.7
SHORT PEAK		21.2
PRIME		161.1
TOTAL
48Larry Doyle
1907—1920		45.1
CAREER		30.4
LONG PEAK		14.8
SHORT PEAK		21
PRIME		156.0
TOTAL
49Mark Ellis
2002—2014		33.5
CAREER		25.0
LONG PEAK		13.4
SHORT PEAK		19.1
PRIME		155.5
TOTAL
50Bill Mazeroski
1956—1972		36.5
CAREER		25.7
LONG PEAK		13.2
SHORT PEAK		17.6
PRIME		152.6
TOTAL
51Brandon Phillips
2002—2018		28.4
CAREER		26.0
LONG PEAK		12.9
SHORT PEAK		18.6
PRIME		152.5
TOTAL
52Frank White
1973—1990		34.8
CAREER		23.5
LONG PEAK		11.9
SHORT PEAK		15.9
PRIME		152.4
TOTAL
53Ray Durham
1995—2008		33.8
CAREER		25.7
LONG PEAK		13.1
SHORT PEAK		18.8
PRIME		152.3
TOTAL
54Ron Hunt
1963—1974		32.8
CAREER		25.6
LONG PEAK		13.8
SHORT PEAK		18.5
PRIME		149.2
TOTAL
55Snuffy Stirnweiss
1943—1952		27.2
CAREER		27.7
LONG PEAK		20.6
SHORT PEAK		25.8
PRIME		147.7
TOTAL
56Max Bishop
1924—1935		37.3
CAREER		29.3
LONG PEAK		15.4
SHORT PEAK		20.8
PRIME		147.0
TOTAL
57Brian Dozier
2012—2020		23.7
CAREER		24.0
LONG PEAK		16.0
SHORT PEAK		21
PRIME		146.0
TOTAL
58Pete Runnels
1951—1964		29.8
CAREER		26.4
LONG PEAK		15.5
SHORT PEAK		20.3
PRIME		144.4
TOTAL
59Orlando Hudson
2002—2012		30.9
CAREER		18.4
LONG PEAK		13.6
SHORT PEAK		20.3
PRIME		141.0
TOTAL
60Davey Johnson
1965—1978		27.5
CAREER		23.4
LONG PEAK		12.5
SHORT PEAK		18.6
PRIME		137.0
TOTAL
61Tony Cuccinello
1930—1945		33.8
CAREER		27.9
LONG PEAK		15.6
SHORT PEAK		17.7
PRIME		136.5
TOTAL
62Danny Murphy
1900—1915		35.7
CAREER		29.4
LONG PEAK		14.9
SHORT PEAK		19.9
PRIME		136.5
TOTAL
63Luis Castillo
1996—2010		29.1
CAREER		23.9
LONG PEAK		12.8
SHORT PEAK		16.2
PRIME		136.4
TOTAL
64Aaron Hill
2005—2017		24.4
CAREER		23.6
LONG PEAK		15.9
SHORT PEAK		17
PRIME		135.8
TOTAL
65Phil Garner
1973—1988		29.7
CAREER		23.3
LONG PEAK		11.5
SHORT PEAK		16.6
PRIME		135.2
TOTAL
66Jason Kipnis
2011—2020		21.3
CAREER		21.6
LONG PEAK		14.5
SHORT PEAK		18.8
PRIME		134.5
TOTAL
67Jimmy Williams
1899—1909		32.7
CAREER		28.6
LONG PEAK		15.2
SHORT PEAK		19.4
PRIME		129.0
TOTAL
68Carlos Baerga
1990—2005		19.6
CAREER		21.9
LONG PEAK		14.6
SHORT PEAK		20
PRIME		128.5
TOTAL
69Johnny Ray
1981—1990		24.2
CAREER		23.0
LONG PEAK		14.1
SHORT PEAK		18.4
PRIME		128.3
TOTAL
70Dave Cash
1969—1980		25.6
CAREER		21.4
LONG PEAK		13.0
SHORT PEAK		17.4
PRIME		126.1
TOTAL
71Claude Ritchey
1897—1909		34.7
CAREER		25.8
LONG PEAK		12.7
SHORT PEAK		19.1
PRIME		124.9
TOTAL
72George Grantham
1922—1934		33.2
CAREER		24.6
LONG PEAK		11.7
SHORT PEAK		17.3
PRIME		124.3
TOTAL
73Tom Herr
1979—1991		23.5
CAREER		21.3
LONG PEAK		12.1
SHORT PEAK		16.4
PRIME		124.2
TOTAL
74Miller Huggins
1904—1916		35.4
CAREER		25.6
LONG PEAK		12.2
SHORT PEAK		17
PRIME		122.9
TOTAL
75Marty McManus
1920—1934		33.3
CAREER		23.9
LONG PEAK		12.3
SHORT PEAK		16.1
PRIME		121.3
TOTAL
76Steve Sax
1981—1994		25.7
CAREER		21.8
LONG PEAK		13.3
SHORT PEAK		13.5
PRIME		120.8
TOTAL
77Brian Roberts
2001—2014		29.5
CAREER		20.3
LONG PEAK		16.7
SHORT PEAK		23
PRIME		117.9
TOTAL
78Delino DeShields
1990—2002		24.4
CAREER		20.9
LONG PEAK		11.4
SHORT PEAK		13.3
PRIME		117.7
TOTAL
79Mark Grudzielanek
1995—2010		26.5
CAREER		20.5
LONG PEAK		10.9
SHORT PEAK		13.1
PRIME		117.5
TOTAL
80Adam Kennedy
1999—2012		20.9
CAREER		20.5
LONG PEAK		12.1
SHORT PEAK		16.8
PRIME		117.4
TOTAL
81Bip Roberts
1986—1998		20.5
CAREER		20.4
LONG PEAK		13.6
SHORT PEAK		15.7
PRIME		116.0
TOTAL
82Damion Easley
1992—2008		20.5
CAREER		20.3
LONG PEAK		12.6
SHORT PEAK		17.3
PRIME		115.2
TOTAL
83Buck Herzog
1908—1920		27.4
CAREER		22.1
LONG PEAK		13.4
SHORT PEAK		19.1
PRIME		113.8
TOTAL
84Randy Velarde
1987—2002		24.9
CAREER		20.5
LONG PEAK		12.7
SHORT PEAK		11.6
PRIME		113.8
TOTAL
85Billy Goodman
1947—1962		27.0
CAREER		19.7
LONG PEAK		10.6
SHORT PEAK		14.9
PRIME		113.4
TOTAL
86Neil Walker
2009—2020		19.6
CAREER		19.8
LONG PEAK		10.1
SHORT PEAK		15
PRIME		112.2
TOTAL
87Dan Uggla
2006—2015		18.2
CAREER		20.3
LONG PEAK		11.7
SHORT PEAK		15.7
PRIME		111.4
TOTAL
88Whit Merrifield
2016—2021		17.1
CAREER		17.2
LONG PEAK		11.7
SHORT PEAK		15.6
PRIME		111.0
TOTAL
89Jose Vidro
1997—2008		17.1
CAREER		20.0
LONG PEAK		13.1
SHORT PEAK		17.5
PRIME		109.2
TOTAL
90Daniel Murphy
2008—2020		20.3
CAREER		17.1
LONG PEAK		10.5
SHORT PEAK		13.7
PRIME		107.7
TOTAL
91Bret Boone
1992—2005		22.9
CAREER		25.0
LONG PEAK		18.9
SHORT PEAK		19.7
PRIME		107.2
TOTAL
92Ronnie Belliard
1998—2010		20.8
CAREER		19.4
LONG PEAK		11.4
SHORT PEAK		12.8
PRIME		105.6
TOTAL
93Craig Counsell
1995—2011		22.4
CAREER		17.3
LONG PEAK		10.6
SHORT PEAK		12.7
PRIME		104.4
TOTAL
94Mark Loretta
1995—2009		19.3
CAREER		17.6
LONG PEAK		13.5
SHORT PEAK		14.2
PRIME		103.9
TOTAL
95Jerry Priddy
1941—1953		18.5
CAREER		18.8
LONG PEAK		12.1
SHORT PEAK		12.9
PRIME		103.3
TOTAL
96Tony Taylor
1958—1976		23.2
CAREER		18.4
LONG PEAK		10.1
SHORT PEAK		11.8
PRIME		103.3
TOTAL
97Jim Gantner
1976—1992		22.4
CAREER		16.6
LONG PEAK		9.2
SHORT PEAK		12.6
PRIME		102.8
TOTAL
98Marcus Giles
2001—2007		16.7
CAREER		16.6
LONG PEAK		15.0
SHORT PEAK		16.2
PRIME		102.3
TOTAL
99Mike Gallego
1985—1997		17.1
CAREER		16.5
LONG PEAK		11.0
SHORT PEAK		14.8
PRIME		101.9
TOTAL
100Jim Lefebvre
1965—1972		17.1
CAREER		17.3
LONG PEAK		12.5
SHORT PEAK		15.4
PRIME		100.6
TOTAL