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100 Greatest Shortstops of All-Time

This table reveals Baseball's greatest Shortstops: Honus Wagner, Cal Ripken, Derek Jeter, Ernie Banks, Alan Trammell, Robin Yount, they're all here. This exclusive 100 Greatest MLB list is updated through 2025.

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
ripkeca01 Cal Ripken 1 Cal Ripken SS 1981 2001 Y 95.9 56.0 35.5 29.6 376.8
wagneho01 Honus Wagner 2 Honus Wagner SS 1897 1917 Y 130.9 65.2 49.1 30.9 376.0
yountro01 Robin Yount 3 Robin Yount SS 1974 1993 Y 77.3 47.2 35.7 24.8 315.6
bankser01 Ernie Banks 4 Ernie Banks SS 1953 1971 Y 67.8 51.8 39.5 27.7 311.9
rodrial01 Alex Rodriguez 5 Alex Rodriguez SS 1994 2016 N 117.5 64.3 43.5 29.2 302.4
smithoz01 Ozzie Smith 6 Ozzie Smith SS 1978 1996 Y 76.9 42.3 32.3 20.3 292.1
trammal01 Alan Trammell 7 Alan Trammell SS 1977 1996 Y 70.7 44.6 31.0 21.5 287.0
jeterde01 Derek Jeter 8 Derek Jeter SS 1995 2014 Y 71.3 42.3 30.3 22.1 286.5
vaughar01 Arky Vaughan 9 Arky Vaughan SS 1932 1948 Y 78.0 53.5 35.8 26.8 284.5
reesepe01 Pee Wee Reese 10 Pee Wee Reese SS 1940 1958 Y 68.2 40.7 30.2 19.0 284.8
larkiba01 Barry Larkin 11 Barry Larkin SS 1986 2004 Y 70.5 43.1 28.3 20.3 278.6
wells01wi Willie Wells 12 Willie Wells SS 1924 1948 Y 84.0 48.8 33.9 26.9 268.9
lindofr01 Francisco Lindor 13 Francisco Lindor SS 2015 2025 N 55.4 42.2 27.0 20.3 262.3
applilu01 Luke Appling 14 Luke Appling SS 1930 1950 Y 77.1 43.9 27.5 21.3 261.9
boudrlo01 Lou Boudreau 15 Lou Boudreau SS 1938 1952 Y 63.0 48.9 33.9 26.4 258.5
semiema01 Marcus Semien 16 Marcus Semien SS 2013 2025 N 49.1 39.8 28.9 23.2 250.2
lloyd01joh John Lloyd 17 John Lloyd SS 1906 1929 Y 86.1 43.0 38.7 22.0 247.4
correca01 Carlos Correa 18 Carlos Correa SS 2015 2025 N 45.8 38.5 25.2 21.0 239.7
seageco01 Corey Seager 19 Corey Seager SS 2015 2025 N 42.8 35.9 25.4 18.5 237.7
cronijo01 Joe Cronin 20 Joe Cronin SS 1926 1945 Y 64.1 44.0 32.5 22.5 235.1
turnetr01 Trea Turner 21 Trea Turner SS 2015 2025 N 41.8 32.8 23.6 17.1 229.5
fregoji01 Jim Fregosi 22 Jim Fregosi SS 1961 1978 N 48.7 40.9 28.3 21.1 228.5
garcino01 Nomar Garciaparra 23 Nomar Garciaparra SS 1996 2009 N 44.3 43.1 28.1 21.3 227.3
tulowtr01 Troy Tulowitzki 24 Troy Tulowitzki SS 2006 2019 N 44.5 40.2 25.2 20.0 224.5
campabe01 Bert Campaneris 25 Bert Campaneris SS 1964 1983 N 53.1 36.7 24.9 17.9 223.9
rizzuph01 Phil Rizzuto 26 Phil Rizzuto SS 1941 1956 Y 42.0 33.8 25.5 17.7 221.5
bogaexa01 Xander Bogaerts 27 Xander Bogaerts SS 2013 2025 N 41.8 34.5 23.7 17.2 214.5
wallabo01 Bobby Wallace 28 Bobby Wallace SS 1894 1918 Y 70.3 41.8 28.6 20.2 214.0
rolliji01 Jimmy Rollins 29 Jimmy Rollins SS 2000 2016 N 47.6 32.4 25.7 16.4 210.4
simmoan01 Andrelton Simmons 30 Andrelton Simmons SS 2012 2022 N 37.1 33.8 25.6 19.4 208.5
peskyjo01 Johnny Pesky 31 Johnny Pesky SS 1942 1954 N 33.8 31.1 28.3 16.3 206.0
ramirha01 Hanley Ramirez 32 Hanley Ramirez SS 2005 2019 N 37.9 35.2 26.2 19.5 203.6
aparilu01 Luis Aparicio 33 Luis Aparicio SS 1956 1973 Y 55.9 32.6 19.1 15.5 204.2
storytr01 Trevor Story 34 Trevor Story SS 2016 2025 N 34.8 30.7 22.6 17.5 199.9
lundy01dic Dick Lundy 35 Dick Lundy SS 1923 1937 N 57.5 39.0 26.7 20.5 198.3
darkal01 Al Dark 36 Al Dark SS 1946 1960 N 43.9 33.0 25.4 16.9 197.5
petrori01 Rico Petrocelli 37 Rico Petrocelli SS 1963 1976 N 39.1 33.1 27.7 19.7 196.4
seweljo01 Joe Sewell 38 Joe Sewell SS 1920 1933 Y 53.9 37.1 26.2 18.8 193.6
willsma01 Maury Wills 39 Maury Wills SS 1959 1972 N 39.8 29.7 20.2 15.5 193.2
francju01 Julio Franco 40 Julio Franco SS 1982 2007 N 43.4 30.7 24.1 18.3 192.2
fernato01 Tony Fernandez 41 Tony Fernandez SS 1983 2001 N 45.3 30.4 23.2 14.5 191.5
travice01 Cecil Travis 42 Cecil Travis SS 1933 1947 N 30.0 28.2 24.0 16.2 189.8
belanma01 Mark Belanger 43 Mark Belanger SS 1965 1982 N 40.9 31.9 22.3 16.1 189.3
valenjo02 John Valentin 44 John Valentin SS 1992 2002 N 32.5 31.3 25.6 18.3 187.2
bancrda01 Dave Bancroft 45 Dave Bancroft SS 1915 1930 Y 49.1 37.2 25.2 20.1 187.5
swansda01 Dansby Swanson 46 Dansby Swanson SS 2016 2025 N 28.5 26.4 21.4 15.2 186.1
conceda01 Dave Concepcion 47 Dave Concepcion SS 1970 1988 N 40.1 29.8 20.4 14.8 183.2
fletcar01 Art Fletcher 48 Art Fletcher SS 1909 1922 N 47.0 36.8 27.9 18.9 183.0
vizquom01 Omar Vizquel 49 Omar Vizquel SS 1989 2012 N 45.6 26.7 19.1 13.5 183.1
stephve01 Vern Stephens 50 Vern Stephens SS 1941 1955 N 46.0 33.6 23.8 17.6 181.9
furcara01 Rafael Furcal 51 Rafael Furcal SS 2000 2014 N 39.5 30.0 21.9 15.6 181.2
bellja01 Jay Bell 52 Jay Bell SS 1986 2003 N 37.2 30.1 20.0 16.5 176.9
jackstr01 Travis Jackson 53 Travis Jackson SS 1922 1936 Y 43.7 35.2 26.6 16.6 175.1
tinkejo01 Joe Tinker 54 Joe Tinker SS 1902 1916 Y 53.2 33.1 24.2 17.0 174.0
adamewi01 Willy Adames 72 Willy Adames SS 2019 2025 N 25.0 24.0 18.3 12.4 147.2
reyesjo01 Jose Reyes 55 Jose Reyes SS 2003 2018 N 37.2 29.2 19.0 15.8 173.3
groatdi01 Dick Groat 56 Dick Groat SS 1952 1967 N 36.9 29.8 20.6 17.7 171.6
bartedi01 Dick Bartell 57 Dick Bartell SS 1927 1946 N 40.5 29.7 22.8 17.0 167.4
crawfbr01 Brandon Crawford 58 Brandon Crawford SS 2011 2024 N 29.4 27.7 19.4 17.4 166.9
chapmra01 Ray Chapman 59 Ray Chapman SS 1912 1920 N 29.2 27.2 20.6 15.9 166.3
andruel01 Elvis Andrus 60 Elvis Andrus SS 2009 2023 N 34.0 26.6 17.2 13.6 162.4
baezja01 Javier Baez 61 Javier Baez SS 2014 2025 N 27.5 27.5 18.1 17.8 161.5
maranra01 Rabbit Maranville 62 Rabbit Maranville SS 1912 1935 Y 42.9 30.4 20.3 14.8 161.4
loganjo01 Johnny Logan 63 Johnny Logan SS 1951 1963 N 33.1 29.4 22.5 15.6 159.6
beckw01joh John Beckwith 64 John Beckwith SS 1920 1935 N 51.5 30.0 20.5 14.5 158.0
peckiro01 Roger Peckinpaugh 65 Roger Peckinpaugh SS 1910 1927 N 44.9 29.0 21.5 14.9 157.7
bushdo01 Donie Bush 66 Donie Bush SS 1908 1923 N 39.3 33.7 22.4 17.7 155.9
joosted01 Eddie Joost 67 Eddie Joost SS 1936 1955 N 31.4 27.2 21.6 16.9 153.6
tejadmi01 Miguel Tejada 68 Miguel Tejada SS 1997 2013 N 47.1 36.6 28.2 18.8 152.1
johnsgr99 Home Run Johnson 69 Home Run Johnson SS 1895 1918 N 38.7 38.4 24.8 23.9 149.5
renteed01 Edgar Renteria 70 Edgar Renteria SS 1996 2011 N 32.4 25.5 17.4 13.9 149.6
parenfr01 Freddy Parent 71 Freddy Parent SS 1899 1911 N 36.1 32.4 23.0 18.0 147.6
fletcsc01 Scott Fletcher 73 Scott Fletcher SS 1981 1995 N 32.0 27.1 16.3 13.6 146.6
segurje01 Jean Segura 74 Jean Segura SS 2012 2023 N 26.2 25.1 15.2 14.2 146.1
wittbo02 Bobby Witt jr. 75 Bobby Witt jr. SS 2022 2025 N 21.6 21.6 21.6 20.7 144.9
valenjo03 Jose Valentin 76 Jose Valentin SS 1992 2007 N 31.6 25.2 16.9 12.8 145.4
crawfjp01 J.P. Crawford 77 J.P. Crawford SS 2017 2025 N 22.0 21.0 17.9 12.5 144.1
moore01dob Dobie Moore 78 Dobie Moore SS 1920 1926 N 41.9 30.0 21.4 14.8 143.9
hendegu01 Gunnar Henderson 79 Gunnar Henderson SS 2022 2025 N 21.3 21.4 21.3 20.4 143.1
cabreas01 Asdrubal Cabrera 80 Asdrubal Cabrera SS 2007 2021 N 29.6 21.5 16.6 12.2 141.3
templga01 Garry Templeton 81 Garry Templeton SS 1976 1991 N 27.9 23.6 19.1 12.4 140.9
guillca01 Carlos Guillen 82 Carlos Guillen SS 1998 2011 N 27.7 24.2 18.7 13.9 140.6
hardyjj01 J.J. Hardy 83 J.J. Hardy SS 2005 2017 N 28.1 24.4 15.7 12.7 138.5
marioma01 Marty Marion 84 Marty Marion SS 1940 1953 N 31.4 26.1 20.6 13.7 137.5
escobyu01 Yunel Escobar 85 Yunel Escobar SS 2007 2017 N 26.7 23.2 17.3 12.4 137.4
smallro02 Roy Smalley 86 Roy Smalley SS 1975 1987 N 27.9 23.8 18.4 13.6 136.6
hemusso01 Solly Hemus 87 Solly Hemus SS 1949 1959 N 25.9 25.4 21.0 16.5 136.3
alleyge01 Gene Alley 88 Gene Alley SS 1963 1973 N 24.2 24.3 20.5 15.4 135.7
speiech01 Chris Speier 89 Chris Speier SS 1971 1989 N 30.6 22.5 16.7 13.3 135.7
hansero01 Ron Hansen 91 Ron Hansen SS 1958 1972 N 24.1 25.9 17.9 16.2 133.1
turnete01 Terry Turner 92 Terry Turner SS 1901 1919 N 37.8 28.6 20.1 17.2 133.0
menkede01 Denis Menke 93 Denis Menke SS 1962 1974 N 28.1 23.3 15.1 13.8 130.4
aybarer01 Erick Aybar 94 Erick Aybar SS 2006 2017 N 22.7 23.0 16.8 12.4 128.1
cardele01 Leo Cardenas 95 Leo Cardenas SS 1960 1975 N 27.2 24.0 13.8 13.6 126.7
kimha01 Ha-Seong Kim 96 Ha-Seong Kim SS 2021 2025 N 15.4 15.5 15.4 13.0 126.3
ramiral01 Alexei Ramirez 97 Alexei Ramirez SS 2008 2016 N 21.4 21.6 18.1 12.2 126.1
russebi01 Bill Russell 98 Bill Russell SS 1969 1986 N 31.3 21.3 12.4 10.9 126.5
bordimi01 Mike Bordick 99 Mike Bordick SS 1990 2003 N 26.8 22.4 13.8 12.3 125.5
carrach01 Chico Carrasquel 100 Chico Carrasquel SS 1950 1959 N 21.2 22.5 16.5 12.9 125.0