100 Greatest Shortstops of All-Time

The greatest shortstops in baseball ranked by career, peak, and prime value. Updated through 2024. Cal Ripken Jr., Barry Larkin, Derek Jeter and more.

Baseball Player Rankings by Position

CATCHER

FIRST BASE

SECOND BASE

SHORTSTOP

THIRD BASE

LEFT FIELD

CENTER FIELD

RIGHT FIELD

PITCHER

Glossary of Terms for Player Rankings

CAREER = Wins Above Replacement

Long Peak: Best 7 Seasons by WAR

Short Peak: Best 3 Seasons by WAR

Prime: Best 5 Consecutive Seasons by WAR

Player Score: Our Player Rankings Score

RANK	NAME	FROM	TO	CAREER	LONG PEAK	SHORT PEAK	PRIME	PLAYER SCORE
1	Cal Ripken Jr.	1981	2001	95.9	56.0	29.6	35.5	376.8
2	Honus Wagner	1897	1917	130.9	65.2	30.9	49.1	376.0
3	Robin Yount	1974	1993	77.3	47.2	24.8	35.7	315.6
4	Ernie Banks	1953	1971	67.8	51.8	27.7	39.5	311.9
5	Alex Rodriguez	1994	2016	117.5	64.3	29.2	43.5	302.4
6	Ozzie Smith	1978	1996	76.9	42.3	20.3	32.3	292.1
7	Alan Trammell	1977	1996	70.7	44.6	21.5	31.0	287.0
8	Derek Jeter	1995	2014	71.3	42.3	22.1	30.3	286.5
9	Pee Wee Reese	1940	1958	68.2	40.7	19.0	30.2	284.8
10	Arky Vaughan	1932	1948	78.0	53.5	26.8	35.8	284.5
11	Barry Larkin	1986	2004	70.5	43.1	20.3	28.3	278.6
12	Willie Wells	1924	1948	84.0	48.8	26.9	33.9	268.9
13	Luke Appling	1930	1950	77.1	43.9	21.3	27.5	261.9
14	Lou Boudreau	1938	1952	63.0	48.9	26.4	33.9	258.5
15	Francisco Lindor	2015	2024	49.5	41.1	19.9	26.8	247.8
16	John Lloyd	1906	1929	86.1	43.0	22.0	38.7	247.4
17	Marcus Semien	2013	2024	45.8	39.8	23.0	28.9	243.4
18	Carlos Correa	2015	2024	44.4	38.2	20.9	25.2	236.3
19	Joe Cronin	1926	1945	64.1	44.0	22.5	32.5	235.1
20	Jim Fregosi	1961	1978	48.7	40.9	21.1	28.3	228.5
21	Nomar Garciaparra	1996	2009	44.3	43.1	21.3	28.1	227.3
22	Troy Tulowitzki	2006	2019	44.5	40.2	20.0	25.2	224.5
23	Bert Campaneris	1964	1983	53.1	36.7	17.9	24.9	223.9
24	Phil Rizzuto	1941	1956	42.0	33.8	17.7	25.5	221.5
25	Bobby Wallace	1894	1918	70.3	41.8	20.2	28.6	214.0
26	Xander Bogaerts	2013	2024	40.8	34.6	17.2	23.7	212.7
27	Trea Turner	2015	2024	36.3	30.1	16.3	22.9	211.8
28	Corey Seager	2015	2024	36.8	32.7	17.4	21.3	211.0
29	Jimmy Rollins	2000	2016	47.6	32.4	16.4	25.7	210.4
30	Andrelton Simmons	2012	2022	37.1	33.8	19.4	25.6	208.5
31	Johnny Pesky	1942	1954	33.8	31.1	16.3	28.3	206.0
32	Luis Aparicio	1956	1973	55.9	32.6	15.5	19.1	204.2
33	Hanley Ramirez	2005	2019	37.9	35.2	19.5	26.2	203.6
34	Dick Lundy	1923	1937	57.5	39.0	20.5	26.7	198.3
35	Al Dark	1946	1960	43.9	33.0	16.9	25.4	197.5
36	Rico Petrocelli	1963	1976	39.1	33.1	19.7	27.7	196.4
37	Joe Sewell	1920	1933	53.9	37.1	18.8	26.2	193.6
38	Maury Wills	1959	1972	39.8	29.7	15.5	20.2	193.2
39	Julio Franco	1982	2007	43.4	30.7	18.3	24.1	192.2
40	Tony Fernandez	1983	2001	45.3	30.4	14.5	23.2	191.5
41	Trevor Story	2016	2024	30.9	29.4	17.5	22.6	189.9
42	Cecil Travis	1933	1947	30.0	28.2	16.2	24.0	189.8
43	Mark Belanger	1965	1982	40.9	31.9	16.1	22.3	189.3
44	Dave Bancroft	1915	1930	49.1	37.2	20.1	25.2	187.5
45	John Valentin	1992	2002	32.5	31.3	18.3	25.6	187.2
46	Dave Concepcion	1970	1988	40.1	29.8	14.8	20.4	183.2
47	Omar Vizquel	1989	2012	45.6	26.7	13.5	19.1	183.1
48	Art Fletcher	1909	1922	47.0	36.8	18.9	27.9	183.0
49	Vern Stephens	1941	1955	46.0	33.6	17.6	23.8	181.9
50	Rafael Furcal	2000	2014	39.5	30.0	15.6	21.9	181.2
51	Jay Bell	1986	2003	37.2	30.1	16.5	20.0	176.9
52	Travis Jackson	1922	1936	43.7	35.2	16.6	26.6	175.1
53	Joe Tinker	1902	1916	53.2	33.1	17.0	24.2	174.0
54	Jose Reyes	2003	2018	37.2	29.2	15.8	19.0	173.3
55	Dick Groat	1952	1967	36.9	29.8	17.7	20.6	171.6
56	Fernando Tatis Jr.	2019	2024	21.7	21.7	16.3	21.0	169.5
57	Dick Bartell	1927	1946	40.5	29.7	17.0	22.8	167.4
58	Brandon Crawford	2011	2024	29.3	27.7	17.4	19.4	166.7
59	Ray Chapman	1912	1920	29.2	27.2	15.9	20.6	166.3
60	Elvis Andrus	2009	2023	34.0	26.6	13.6	17.2	162.4
61	Rabbit Maranville	1912	1935	42.9	30.4	14.8	20.3	161.4
62	Dansby Swanson	2016	2024	23.4	22.5	14.3	17.7	161.2
63	Johnny Logan	1951	1963	33.1	29.4	15.6	22.5	159.6
64	John Beckwith	1920	1935	51.5	30.0	14.5	20.5	158.0
65	Roger Peckinpaugh	1910	1927	44.9	29.0	14.9	21.5	157.7
66	Donie Bush	1908	1923	39.3	33.7	17.7	22.4	155.9
67	Javier Baez	2014	2024	25.2	26.1	17.5	18.1	154.2
68	Eddie Joost	1936	1955	31.4	27.2	16.9	21.6	153.6
69	Miguel Tejada	1997	2013	47.1	36.6	18.8	28.2	152.1
70	Edgar Renteria	1996	2011	32.4	25.5	13.9	17.4	149.6
71	Home Run Johnson	1895	1918	38.7	38.4	23.9	24.8	149.5
72	Freddy Parent	1899	1911	36.1	32.4	18.0	23.0	147.6
73	Scott Fletcher	1981	1995	32.0	27.1	13.6	16.3	146.6
74	Jean Segura	2012	2023	26.2	25.1	14.2	15.2	146.1
75	Jose Valentin	1992	2007	31.6	25.2	12.8	16.9	145.4
76	Dobie Moore	1920	1926	41.9	30.0	14.8	21.4	143.9
77	Asdrubal Cabrera	2007	2021	29.6	21.5	12.2	16.6	141.3
78	Garry Templeton	1976	1991	27.9	23.6	12.4	19.1	140.9
79	Carlos Guillen	1998	2011	27.7	24.2	13.9	18.7	140.6
80	J.J. Hardy	2005	2017	28.1	24.4	12.7	15.7	138.5
81	Marty Marion	1940	1953	31.4	26.1	13.7	20.6	137.5
82	Yunel Escobar	2007	2017	26.7	23.2	12.4	17.3	137.4
83	Roy Smalley	1975	1987	27.9	23.8	13.6	18.4	136.6
84	Solly Hemus	1949	1959	25.9	25.4	16.5	21.0	136.3
85	Gene Alley	1963	1973	24.2	24.3	15.4	20.5	135.7
86	Chris Speier	1971	1989	30.6	22.5	13.3	16.7	135.7
87	Ron Hansen	1958	1972	24.1	25.9	16.2	17.9	133.1
88	Terry Turner	1901	1919	37.8	28.6	17.2	20.1	133.0
89	Denis Menke	1962	1974	28.1	23.3	13.8	15.1	130.4
90	Erick Aybar	2006	2017	22.7	23.0	12.4	16.8	128.1
91	J.P. Crawford	2017	2024	18.5	18.3	11.6	15.9	127.7
92	Leo Cardenas	1960	1975	27.2	24.0	13.6	13.8	126.7
93	Bill Russell	1969	1986	31.3	21.3	10.9	12.4	126.5
94	Mike Bordick	1990	2003	26.8	22.4	12.3	13.8	125.5
95	Greg Gagne	1983	1997	26.3	21.4	11.2	15.8	124.7
96	Marco Scutaro	2002	2014	22.1	21.1	12.6	17.1	123.5
97	Dickie Thon	1979	1993	23.9	22.0	15.7	15.6	123.3
98	Charlie Hollocher	1918	1924	23.2	23.2	14.1	20.5	123.0
99	Bo Bichette	2019	2024	17.5	17.6	14.4	17.7	122.4
100	Kid Elberfeld	1898	1914	33.2	25.9	13.8	18.5	122.4
101	Michael Young	2000	2013	24.7	21.1	10.1	16.0	122.4
102	Harvey Kuenn	1952	1966	26.0	22.1	12.1	15.9	122.3
103	Jack Wilson	2001	2012	23.5	21.0	12.7	15.2	120.5
104	Billy Rogell	1925	1940	24.8	24.5	15.3	20.0	120.4
105	Jack Barry	1908	1919	25.9	24.6	13.5	20.4	119.4
106	Alexei Ramirez	2008	2016	21.4	21.6	12.2	18.1	118.4
107	Rick Burleson	1974	1987	22.8	21.2	11.9	16.7	118.3
108	Larry Bowa	1970	1985	22.8	21.5	12.1	14.8	118.2
109	Tim Anderson	2016	2024	14.7	18.2	12.6	16.7	118.2
110	Woodie Held	1954	1969	22.0	21.9	11.5	17.9	117.9
111	Didi Gregorious	2012	2022	17.8	18.6	12.4	16.0	116.5
112	Jason Bartlett	2004	2014	18.4	19.5	13.6	17.9	115.3
113	Freddie Patek	1968	1981	24.1	20.2	10.8	14.3	114.4
114	David Eckstein	2001	2010	20.9	19.0	12.3	15.9	114.0
115	Jeff Blauser	1987	1999	20.9	18.2	12.8	14.6	113.7
116	Billy Jurges	1931	1947	28.3	22.9	12.5	15.0	113.7
117	Glenn Wright	1924	1935	24.8	24.4	15.2	16.5	113.2
118	Chico Carrasquel	1950	1959	21.2	22.5	12.9	16.5	113.0
119	Jorge Polanco	2014	2024	18.4	17.9	12.4	14.5	110.2
120	Roy McMillan	1951	1966	25.9	20.0	10.7	12.7	109.8

100 Greatest Shortstops of All-Time

The greatest shortstops in baseball ranked by career, peak, and prime value. Updated through 2024. Cal Ripken Jr., Barry Larkin, Derek Jeter and more.

Baseball Player Rankings by Position

Glossary of Terms for Player Rankings

CAREER = Wins Above Replacement

Long Peak: Best 7 Seasons by WAR

Short Peak: Best 3 Seasons by WAR

Prime: Best 5 Consecutive Seasons by WAR

Player Score: Our Player Rankings Score

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