Bottom line: Robinson Cano won a World Series title with the New York Yankees (2009) during his nine-year run with the Yanks. Brewers top 5 >, Cardinals: Rogers Hornsby, 1915-26, '33Key fact: .359 average ranks first all-time in Cardinals historyHornsby was a feisty player on and off the field who fine-tuned his life for one thing: Hitting. Bottom line: Remember when Tom Herr hit a walk-off grand slam in 1987 that led St. Louis past the New York Mets? After release from Dodgers, what's next for Trevor Bauer? Dauer held two American League single-season fielding records for a second baseman, including 86 consecutive errorless games and 425 straight errorless games, both in 1978. Teams: Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondback, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants. He led the league in WAR three times as a second baseman. Rogers Hornsby Jackie Robinson Joe Morgan Rod Carew He didnt play much during his final five seasons with the St. Louis Browns, but he still hit over .300 four times. On top of his defense, Frisch was fast as lightning, leading the league in SBs three times. This didnt slow him down, though. Of course, Grich won Gold Gloves back when they meant a bit more than they do today. Blue Jays top 5 >, Orioles: Bobby Grich, 1970-76Key fact: Franchise-best 36.0 bWAR among second basemenThere might not have been a better middle-infield tandem in the mid-1970s than Grich and Mark Belanger, each of whom won four consecutive Gold Glove Awards from 1973-76. Rangers top 5 >, Braves: Marcus Giles, 2001-06Key fact: Giles .809 OPS ranks first among all Braves second basemen (min. 20 is one of three retired numbers in Royals history. Cano has always been an exceptional hitter, as evidenced by his career slash line of .301/.351/.489. Mariners top 5 >, Rangers: Ian Kinsler, 2006-13Key fact: Ranks in franchise top 10 in hits (1,145), runs (748), doubles (249), triples (23), home runs (156) and RBIs (539)The choice for the Rangers' best all-time second baseman is closer than most people might realize. He was the second best defensive second baseman in the history of MLB, but he doesn't belong in the Hall of Fame with that offense. Buddy Bell and Adrian Beltre. Corrective surgery allowed him to excel at baseball, and after being signed by the Boston Red Sox he blossomed with the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he was a three-time All-Star and won an NL batting title in 2006. Hill excelled in 2009, when he rebounded from a concussion that ended his previous season and was named the AL Comeback Player of the Year after slugging 36 home runs and notching 108 RBI. And they can be a pitcher's best friend. In 2007, he tied the As team record for consecutive errorless games at second base (70). The only knock on Muncy is defense, as he rates below average at the position, and he's coming off Tommy John. Giants top 5 >, Padres: Mark Loretta, 2003-05Key fact: Loretta, who hit .314 in three seasons with San Diego, and Tony Gwynn are the only qualifying Padres with a batting average above .300Overall, Loretta vs. Roberto Alomar isnt much of a debate. And in 2019, he won his first World Series ring, with the Nationals. -- Rob Peterson, ESPN.com senior MLB editor, Teams The fact is, if I did a cross section of the 100 most respected baseball histoians in the United States, I can almost guarantee you that Mazeroski would show up as the best defensive second baseman in the history of MLB. He bounced back and forth between playing shortstop and second base throughout his MLB career. Though he never won a Gold Glove Award, Reed was a consistent fielder his entire career. Teams: Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals. They only won once in 1955, Jackies second to last season. As is always the case, we tried to balance the rankings between longevity and dominance to get a good cross-section. The pinnacle years for both came during the '75 and 76 World Series championship seasons for the Reds, as Morgan earned consecutive NL MVP Awards. 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Mets top 5 >, Nationals: Jos Vidro, 1997-2004 (Expos/Nationals)Key fact: Vidro leads all second basemen in franchise history with a 16.5 bWARThe switch-hitting Vidro played for the Expos and Nationals for 10 of his 12 Major League seasons, slashing .301/.363/.459 with an .821 OPS, 1,280 hits, 550 RBIs and 115 home runs during that time. Scott is a SoCal native who, after two decades of fighting L.A. traffic, decided to turn his passion for fantasy sports into a blog - the now-defunct Fantasy Mutant. Anyway, most of you know that Bill James pretty much invented the Win Shares system, which so many take as gospel. .300/.371/.443, OPS -- .814, Hits -- 2,724, HRs -- 210, RBIs -- 1,134, It took Pat Gillick about only three hours -- not even enough time to write up a press release -- to trade for Alomar, who became the cornerstone of the Blue Jays' back-to-back World Series champs in 1992-93. The Tigers popped Jung with the 12th pick in last July's draft by way of Texas Tech. To illustrate how big Lajoie was in his day, the Bronchos renamed themselves The Naps after their leader in 1903. His 136 wRC+ last year would have placed him first out of all second basemen in 2021. note-next to each player I will also list an offensive letter grade, so you know where they stand in that category, the way I see it (we can assume they are all an "A +" defensively, since they are among the top 10 all time, defensively). He was, by far and away, the best defensive second baseman from the 1920s. That said: I don't buy the consensus that he's the best second baseman ever. Walker won the Silver Slugger Award in 2014. The top second basemen make the routine look easy and the difficult look routine. 1/9 Tommy Edman, St. Louis Cardinals - 96. 2 jersey retired in '76 and has a sculpture with shortstop Luis Aparicio on the Guaranteed Rate Field concourse. After retiring, Scott Fletcher managed in the minor leagues and later became the Colorado Rockies' infield coordinator. Dodgers top 5 >, Giants: Jeff Kent, 1997-2002Key fact: Hit 351 of his 377 career home runs as a second baseman, a Major League record for the positionKent played for six teams over his 17-year career, but he enjoyed his most prolific stretch during his tenure with the Giants. Critz didn't make it into the Hall of Fame because of his offense. You can find both and tons of other great content in the We Love Baseballsection. Nationals top 5 >, Phillies: Chase Utley, 2003-15Key fact: 62.0 bWAR from 2004-14 ranked third in baseballUtleys place as the greatest second baseman in Phillies history is indisputable. Kent, a career .290 hitter, holds the all-time record for most home runs by a second baseman with 351 (out of 377). He debuted with the Yankees in 2005 on a star-laden team and quickly made his presence felt, finishing second in the rookie-of-the-year voting. He was the all-time home run leader among second baseman until Jeff Kent passed him. You know, before we realized they would float if dropped into the Hudson River, like Derek Jeter's Gold Gloves float. I hate to bring up Bill James again (actually, I love it), but he came to an amazing conclusion on Bill Mazeroski, too. In addition, he played in the first six all-star games, beginning in 1933. However, we also adjust for era, integration and level of competition, and missed playing time due to factors beyond the control of the player. In 1949, seven years after he played his last game, Gehringer was elected to the Hall of Fame. Though never a star, Hardy certainly left his mark as one of the finest defensive shortstops of his time. That and the trips to the World Series tip the decision in favor of Kinsler. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Carew retired after the 1985 season despite a still-productive season in which he hit .280 with a .371 OBP. "Based on the distance that there was away from the goal line, I knew they were in sneak formation," Wilson said . It was probably in his Win Shares book or his Baseball Historical Abstract book, I can't remember, forgive me. Zobrist was named MVP of the 2016 World Series. Teams: Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals. Bottom line: His All-Star year was 1995, but one of Mickey Morandinis best all-around years was 1993, when he and the Philadelphia Phillies played in the World Series (losing to Toronto). Teams: New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets. More important than his stellar defense, though, was his ability at the plate. Glenn Hubbard played the position more frequently than anybody else and Mark Lemke will always be linked to the greatness of the 1990s. Braves top 5 >, Marlins: Luis Castillo, 1996-2005Key fact: Three-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove Award winner with MarlinsOne of the best players in Marlins history, Castillo led the league in stolen bases in 2000 (62) and '03 (48). Ultimately, however, Pedroias body of work was just enough to put him a hair above Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr as the best to ever play second base for the Red Sox. Heck, he may be number one in all of baseball when considering what he meant to the game. 1. But he was immediately fired, beaten over the head with wiffle ball bats and called names because of it. His defensive rating on Fangraphs leads all second basemen all-time with over 1,000 plate appearances. Some well-known second basemen have career fielding percentages that are just a bit outside the top 25 in baseball history. Alomar made it to the big leagues at the tender age of 20 in 1988 as a Padre and retired 17 years later with the White Sox. Again, I can't remember which of his books. You get Glenn Hubbard's defensive numbers, off the chart. Bottom line: Jose Lind was an exceptional defensive player who won the Gold Glove Award in 1992. That's why he's a top-tier Hall-of-Fame second baseman, one of the 10 best ever, overall, at the position. 1. His uniform and cleats were sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame after he became the first player to accomplish a unique feat in two different games: hit three home runs, knock in seven RBI and steal two bases. Everything he did in the field was smooth, it was elegant and it was a joy to watch. Anthony Rendon /.9715/, 6.Brooks Robinson+ . 4 -- Philadelphia (1910-11, '13), Chicago ('17), Career stats -- David Schoenfield, ESPN.com senior writer, Cano can do it all: He hits for both average and power, tied with Rogers Hornsby among second basemen for the most seasons (five) with at least a .300 batting average and 25 home runs. Former Yankees captains on what awaits Aaron Judge, Angelos says Orioles staying put, scolds reporter, Sources: Cubs, 1B Mancini agree on 2-year deal, Padres give 16-year-old catching prospect $5.6M, Jays bullpen coach Buschmann stepping down, Alonso: Mets on the brink of something special, Cubs to honor Sandberg, who sees issue for Sosa. (His older brother, Josh, is a rookie third baseman with the Rangers . For his efforts, Marte finished fourth in the NL MVP race. Would his game translate to 2016? .271/.392/.427, OPS -- .819, Hits -- 2,517, HRs -- 268, RBIs -- 1,133, In 1975 and 1976, Joe Morgan towered over the National League, winning back-to-back MVP awards, with WAR totals of 10.9 and 9.6. I will list them in order, from oldest to newest: Fred Dunlap (1880s), Nap Lajoie (1900s), Lonny Frey (1940s), Eddie Mayo (1940s), Gil McDougald (1950s), Jackie Robinson (1950s), Red Schoendienst (1950s), Fernando Vina (1990s), Craig Counsell (2000s)and Pokey Reese (2000s), 9. Top 100 Second Basemen of All-Time - Baseball Egg 100 Greatest Second Basemen of All-Time Explanation of Rankings CAREER = Career Wins Above Replacement (WAR) adjusted for era. In a few weeks, well keep moving around the diamond and rank the Top Ten Shortstops. Despite his personal success, Carews Twins teams did not win much. Alomar was decorated with many honors during his career, including 12 all-star selections, four silver sluggers, and ten gold gloves. Pratt set up Wilson, and Wilson forced the biggest fumble of his career. Royals top 5 >, Tigers: Charlie Gehringer, 1924-42Key fact: 78.6 career fWAR ranks fifth all-time among MLB second basemenBorn and raised in Michigan, Gehringer played his entire 19-year career in Detroit, where his consistent greatness earned him the nickname The Mechanical Man. The Hall of Famer batted .306 or better in 13 of his 16 full Major League seasons, led the league in games played four times, played at least 150 games in nine seasons, and posted a .900+ OPS eight times. -- Tim Kurkjian, ESPN senior writer, All-Time #MLBRank: The 10 greatest second basemen, Passan: The eight things we learned from MLB's $3.8 billion offseason, The first $500 million superstar? Doerr is an "A +" offensively and he's one of the five best defensive second basemen in the history of MLB. I would have Morgan at number two, right behind Hornsby. I think he was the best ever, barehanded. In 20 World Series contests, he batted .321 with a .375 OBP. I got sidetracked there. The all-time leader at third base in value generated on defense with 38.8 WAR on defense alone, Robinson is sort of like Bill Mazeroski at second base -- a big postseason performance or two plus . Castillo holds the Marlins' record hitting streak of 35 games, which went from May 8-June 21, 2002. Dozier started his career with the Twins in 2012, was an All-Star in 2015 and won a Gold Glove Award in 2017. By that time, Carew had shifted to first base, where he would remain for the second half of his career. Alomar made into the Hall of Fame in his second year of eligibility after just missing on his first attempt likely due to that famous spitting incident. Based upon Gold Gloves won, Ivan Rodriguez is the clear victor, while based upon fielding percentage, numerous players who spent more than 10 seasons in the Majors have a . Teams: Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees. He was also a great World Series performer, winning four titles and hitting .328 in 34 career games. What to watch the rest of this MLB offseason, The biggest winners and losers of this MLB offseason. Not if you ask me. Brooks Robinson and Scott Rolen. Phillies top 5 >, Brewers: Jim Gantner, 1976-92Key fact: No. That leaves half or just under half from his long peak (seven best seasons), short peak (three best seasons), and prime (five best consecutive seasons). Let's talk about who the best ever were at that position, defensively speaking. Collins was a member of the legendary Connie Macks Athletics until 1915. .311/.409/.474, OPS -- .883, Hits - 1,518, HRs -- 137, RBIs - 734, Here's the thing about Robinson: His legacy as one of the most important individuals in U.S. cultural history has obscured that he was an amazing player. Whites No. A teammate of Randal Grichuk on the Colorado Rockies, C.J. -- Schoenfield, Teams -- Schoenfield, If Joe Morgan played today, he would be viewed as the ultimate Sabermetric player. He took home five gold gloves in Cincinnati and led the league in OBP four times. 10-time NL All Star (1966, '70, '72-79), All-Star MVP ('72), five NL Gold Gloves ('73-77), two-time NL MVP ('75-76), one NL Silver Slugger ('82), Hall of Fame ('90), Career stats* Many historians point this out because it makes Hubbard's defensive numbers better than they should be. There it is. Oh, and he could hit, too, as his .316/.369/.432 slash line illustrates. Roberto Alomar FAQ Who are the best MLB second basemen of all time? To create our list, an ESPN expert panel voted on thousands of head-to-head matchups of 162 players, based on both peak performance and career value. Lajoie was a fierce competitor, often getting into it with umpires. Yet he remained an offensive force. Espinal came to the Blue Jays from the Red Sox in trade for Steve Pearce back in July of 2018, one of those trades that worked out well for both teams. He was a three-time All-Star, won three consecutive Gold Glove Awards and was part of the franchise's two World Series championship teams. The 26-year-old is coming off his first career Gold Glove award, making him one of the top defensive players in the league. His 84 defensive runs saved still ranks second among all shortstops since 2005, trailing . Once Jackie debuted with the Dodgers in 1947, it became clear that he belonged. The most decorated second baseman of all-time, Sandberg has won more Silver Slugger Awards (7) than anyone at the position to date, beginning with his 1984 NL MVP-winning campaign in which he hit . Following his MLB career, Dauer spent 19 seasons as a pro coach and won the 2017 World Series with the Houston Astros as a first-base coach. In addition to his batting titles, Hornsby led the league in runs five times, hits/doubles/RBI four times, triples/homers twice, and OBP/SLG nine times. Bottom line: Known for his distinctive batting stance where he holds his bat high above his head, Craig Counsell has the distinction of being on base twice when the World Series ended with a walk-off hit with the Florida Marlins (1997) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001). Because of how different eras of baseball have been played, it's difficult to nail down the best defensive catcher of all time. NL All Star ('90), 11-time AL All-Star ('91-2001), 10 AL Gold Gloves ('91-96, '98-01), four AL Silver Sluggers ('92, '96, '99-00), All-Star MVP ('98), Hall of Fame ('11), Career stats The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. In fact, that entire infield made it into the Hall of Fame, except for Critz. Your email address will not be published. Charlie Gehringers nickname was The Mechanical Man. He was dubbed so because of his robotic consistency and durability. Teams: St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins. The top 100 will roll out next week. All-Star game appearances, MVP awards, and seasons where the player finished in the Top Ten in MVP voting covered the honors. He wasn't a failure offensively, but he was the next best thing. For the purposes of this exercise, Alfonzo is only eligible at one position; with that in mind, second base, which is statistically one of the weakest in Mets history, seems an excellent place to give Alfonzo his proper due. Get Jay Jaffe's book The Cooperstown Casebook where he outlines who should and shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame based on his JAWS metric used here.. Hes also the only player in this Top Ten who played his entire career with one organization the Detroit Tigers. Reds top 5 >, D-backs: Ketel Marte, 2017-presentKey fact: Selected as the 2019 NL All-Star starter at second baseIn a close race with Jay Bell, Marte gets the nod here. In 1997, MLB retired the number 42, which Robinson wore, across all of baseball. Those were his only .300 seasons, but he had many other years he could have won an MVP award: He drew an astonishing number of walks, was one of most efficient base stealers of all time, won five Gold Gloves and had a power at a time when few second basemen did. He currently writes for FantasyPros and Pitcher List and will vehemently defend the validity of the Dodgers' 60-game season championship. Philadelphia Phillies (1896-1900), Philadelphia A's ('01-02, '15-16), Cleveland Bronchos ('02), Cleveland Naps ('03-14), Honors He had an incredible knack for getting on base and has the second-most home runs for someone his size (5-7) or shorter. Rankings of Negro League players should consider that Negro League data is not complete. Polanco wore his Tigers jersey. Collins returned to the As for his final four seasons and retired in 1930 at the age of 43. Oh, Bill James and other respected historians will say there is a third part to the equation, Length of Career. He played every position on the diamond before settling in at second base. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1937, with the second group of Cooperstown legends. After a falling out with Giants manager John McGraw in 1926, he was traded to the Cardinals after the season. In 2007, Phillips joined the 30-30 club 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in one season. Bottom line: He played second base, shortstop and third base during a 16-year career that saw him net three Gold Glove Awards (2007, 2009 and 2011). The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. The contribution to championship teams (player performance in seasons where his team wins the pennant) is a small factor in most cases. Teams: Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers. So he's got that going for him, which is nice. He pretty much got the job done offensively, ever so slightly below average. How We Ranked Baseballs Greatest Players. I guess that's why many historians say that Reed was among the best defensive second basemen that have ever graced the field, I agree with them on Reed. Six-time All-Star (1933-38), MVP ('37), Hall of Fame ('49), Career stats The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. His signature moment arrived during his 1984 NL MVP-winning season, when he hit two homers off Bruce Sutter in a five-hit, seven-RBI outburst to help the Cubs beat St. Louis. Gehringer did everything well. SHORT PEAK = WAR in best three seasons. Big personalities? Mazeroski remains the only player in Major League history to hit a walk-off homer in Game 7 of the World Series, which he did to lead the Bucs . Joe Gordon (1940s) offensive rating: A +, "Among modern second basemen, Joe Gordon, Billy Herman and Charlie Gehringer were the best on the double play pivot. It might be the only number as big as the game itself. His 377 home runs are tops among second basemen, and he has more hits than several Hall . In 1996, Morandini excelled in the field, participating in 87 double plays while making just six errors good for a .990 fielding percentage. Yankees top 5 >. Hornsby retired from playing in 1937 and was elected to the Hall of Fame five years later in 1942. He's top 10 at the position, headed to top five, and leaving the Yankees shouldn't affect his ultimate legacy as one of the best at the position. I guess that makes him an A + overall at Second Base. The loss in 1919 became known as the Black Sox Scandal when it was later revealed that several players conspired to throw the World Series. I suppose that makes him one of the 10 best overall second basemen in the history of MLB. 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