-- Schoenfield, Teams Join the discussion by using the #MLBRank hashtag, and follow along @BBTN and on Facebook. Morgan was an on-base machine who could run, hit for power, and play excellent defense. Grich played the final 10 years of his career with the Angels after spending seven seasons with the Orioles, as the Long Beach, Calif., native signed as a free agent with the Halos before the 77 season. Career Fld% Leaders:1.Placido Polanco/.9834/, 2.Mike Lowell/.9743/, 3. 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. Despite his personal success, Carews Twins teams did not win much. Rankings of Negro League players should consider that Negro League data is not complete. It was probably in his Win Shares book or his Baseball Historical Abstract book, I can't remember, forgive me. Cano continued to hit in Seattle, but his first positive test for an illegal substance caused him to miss half of the 2018 season. If you want to know how bad things got, over Kilian's first nine starts in Iowa, he went 2-0 with a 2.06 ERA. Tigers top 5 >, Twins: Rod Carew, 1967-78Key fact: .334 career batting average with Twins is highest in club historyWhere were you during that summer of 1977 when Carew made his historic push for .400? There's a reason no one in baseball can wear No. 42. Because we adjust for timeline and era, our rankings have fewer players from before 1941 than many other baseball player lists. In college, Barney played on back-to-back championship teams at Oregon State University. Add in the questions about his defense, and you've got a guy that, yes, I'd include toward the bottom of this list, but only after guys like Chase Utley and Robbie Cano, never mind rating him with Alomar or Morgan. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Bottom line: A three-time All-Star, Ben Zobrist is a well-rounded utility player. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Pitcher GIFS Inc. All Rights Reserved. Napolean LaJoie is the oldest member of our Top Ten and is considered the first superstar in American League history. He owns a 79.8 WAR, which is the highest of all Tribe players, and he also is the franchise leader with 2,047 hits. It just wasn't his forte, well below average, offensively. Bottom line: Jose Lind was an exceptional defensive player who won the Gold Glove Award in 1992. Though he never won a Gold Glove Award, Reed was a consistent fielder his entire career. More important than his stellar defense, though, was his ability at the plate. The switch-hitting Vidro donned Expos and Nationals uniforms for 10 of his 12 Major League seasons, and he slashed .301/.363/.459 with an .821 OPS, 1,280 hits, 550 RBIs and 115 home runs during his tenure. He's an A + offensive second baseman, too. Jeff Reboulet (1990s) offensive rating: D. A defensive specialist. 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. Grich was a great offensive second baseman, an "A" offensively. Those who saw him described him as one of the best defensive players of that era. 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. Cano won five silver sluggers and went to eight all-star games altogether, and even chipped in a couple of gold gloves. The way it really was. Jose Vidro, Expos/Nationals (1997-2006) Key fact: Vidro leads all second basemen in franchise history with a 16.5 bWAR. And boy could he play defense. Generally, a players Career Value is worth about 50-60% of the ranking score we assign him. -- Schoenfield, Rogers Hornsby batted .424 in 1924. 2 jersey retired in '76 and has a sculpture with shortstop Luis Aparicio on the Guaranteed Rate Field concourse. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Glenn Hubbard played the position more frequently than anybody else and Mark Lemke will always be linked to the greatness of the 1990s. 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. Somehow, a quiet top-tier Hall-of-Fame second baseman because he was Ted Williams' teammate in Boston. Teams: Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox. Welcome to All-Time #MLBRank, our ranking of the top 100 players in baseball history. Here's what happened with Hubbard, he DID play on ground ball teams (generally speaking). Unfortunately for Carew, he wouldnt find much post-season success in Anaheim either. 1. Bottom line: Jody Reed made his major league debut in 1987 with the Boston Red Sox as a shortstop, but switched to second base in 1989. 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.. White, the best success story of the once famed Royals Baseball Academy in the 1970s, had a storied career with the Royals, earning eight Gold Gloves and a Most Valuable Player Award in the 1980 American League Championship Series. Houston Colt .45s (1963-64), Houston Astros (1965-71, '80), Cincinnati Reds ('72-79), San Francisco Giants ('81-82), Philadelphia Phillies ('83), Oakland A's ('84), Honors Not if you ask me. Table of Contents Who are the best MLB second basemen of all time? Bottom line: Mark Loretta was a dependable fielder over a 15-year MLB career that saw him play on six different teams. The 2007 AL Rookie of the Year has been a significant contributor to the modern-day success of the Red Sox. His offensive numbers werent quite as good as Cano & Alomar, but if there was a way to quantify leadership, hed probably leap both of them! Bottom line: Jamey Carroll played second base, shortstop and third base during a dozen years in the bigs. Your email address will not be published. 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 Charlie Gehringers nickname was The Mechanical Man. He was dubbed so because of his robotic consistency and durability. Widely considered the best defensive third baseman of all time, Robinson won 16 straight Gold Gloves (1960-75), an American League MVP in 1964, two World Series with Baltimore (1966,. 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. If character counted in the compilation of this list, Jackie Robinson would be number one. Rod Carew was one of the greatest hitters of his generation. In 2008, the Dominican-American received his U.S. citizenship in a ceremony before a Tigers-Indians game. Here is the No. He won the College World Series twice at USC. The 32-year-old posted a career-high 118 OPS+with. -- 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. The job description requires them to be nimble and quick in the field, with a good arm, range to pick up ground balls, and adept at turning double plays. 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. 3. Hornsby retired from playing in 1937 and was elected to the Hall of Fame five years later in 1942. Frisch was also one of the 10 best offensive secondbasemen in the history of MLB. The econd base position is one of the most important defensive positions on the field. One of those players is Hall of Famer Roger Hornsby who was one of the best hitters of his generation and . -- 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? Big personalities? In 2006, Ellis broke the AL single-season record for fielding percentage (.9968) though oddly, he did not win the Gold Glove Award that year. Rogers Hornsby 2. Six-time All-Star (1933-38), MVP ('37), Hall of Fame ('49), Career stats Again, I can't remember which of his books. Childs played in just over 1,450 games and Richardson played in just over 1,300 games. Which team will make a big move? Bold indicates active player. He had an incredible knack for getting on base and has the second-most home runs for someone his size (5-7) or shorter. After one season with the Athletics, in which Lajoie dominated the league in almost every statistical category, including the Triple Crown, he moved on to Cleveland. 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. -- Schoenfield, We're counting down the greatest players in baseball history. Philadelphia Phillies (1896-1900), Philadelphia A's ('01-02, '15-16), Cleveland Bronchos ('02), Cleveland Naps ('03-14), Honors 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. Yes, he broke in as a first baseman and rarely played second base over the final four seasons of his 10-year career, but Robinson was a second baseman in four of his six All-Star seasons, including his NL MVP-winning year of 1949. Astros top 5 >, Athletics: Eddie Collins, 1906-14, '27-30Key fact: His 55.9 fWAR is third highest in franchise history among position players (first among second basemen)A member of the famed $100,000 Infield" assembled by owner Connie Mack in the early 1900s, Collins was an elite hitter who went six straight seasons (1909-14) without batting lower than .324. The three-time Gold Glove Award winner made the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1999 when he was with the Mets and considered by some to be part of "The Best Infield Ever" along with second baseman Edgardo Alfonzo, shortstop Rey Ordonez and third baseman Robin Ventura. He was, by far and away, the best defensive second baseman from the 1920s. He pretty much got the job done offensively, too. Roberto Alomar FAQ Who are the best MLB second basemen of all time? Still, compare their three-year tenures specifically in San Diego, and its Loretta who comes out on top. No player in history has a higher single-season batting average with as many plate appearances as Hornsby had in 1924. I got sidetracked there. Oh, offensively, Hubbard pretty much got the job done, but he was slightly below average. The BBWAA wasted no time adding him to the group at Cooperstown, electing him in his first year of eligibility in 1990. I guess that makes him an A + overall at Second Base. This week, we bring you the Top 10 at each position. 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 . -- Schoenfield, He won the inaugural Rookie of the Year award in 1947. .338/.380/.466, OPS -- .847, Hits -- 3,243, HRs -- 82, RBIs -- 1,599, The first big star of the new American League in 1901, he ranks 23rd all time in Baseball-Reference WAR. Collins career would last another 23 seasons before he eventually retired in 1930. The top second basemen make the routine look easy and the difficult look routine. Bottom line: Joe Panik was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 2011 and didnt get called up until the 2014 season. 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. That's why he's a top-tier Hall-of-Fame second baseman, one of the 10 best ever, overall, at the position. The job description requires them to be nimble and quick in the field, with a good arm, range to pick up ground balls, and adept at turning double plays. He ranks ninth on Fangraphs WAR for all offensive players and 12th on Baseball-Reference. His lone All-Star appearance was 1985 the year he notched 110 RBI while hitting just eight home runs. The Cardinals, Giants and Braves all got rid of him in a three-year span. As always, value-based metrics formed the core of the evaluation process, including WAR ratings from both Baseball-Reference and Fangraphs, which calculate it differently. He helped lead the Dodgers (the Brooklyn version) to the borough's only World Series title. We feel its important to acknowledge that baseball is harder to play today than it was 25 years ago, and 50 years ago, and so on. He could run, hit, hit for power, and play stellar defense. The next four seasons were magical for Morgan, especially 1975 and 1976. He threw 39 innings and struck out 41, walked 15 and held opposing hitters to a . Do you want big names? He was a 10-time All-Star (from 1984-93) and a nine-time Gold Glove Award winner (1983-91). Hughie Critz (1930s) offensive rating: D -, "The New York Giant infield of Hughie Critz, Bill Terry, Travis Jackson and Freddie Lindstrom, the million dollar infield as it was called, and it used to perform up to its namethey were so deft, so quick, so breathtaking that the fans would sit, first in stunned silence, and then in gathered bedlam"-Arnold Hano, respected baseball historian. Bottom line: Robinson Cano won a World Series title with the New York Yankees (2009) during his nine-year run with the Yanks. Teams: Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals. Bottom line: A first-round draft pick in 2003 by the Toronto Blue Jays, Aaron Hill was called up in 2005. Despite his success in St. Louis, Hornsby was traded to the Giants after the Cardinals won the World Series in 1926. His 136 wRC+ last year would have placed him first out of all second basemen in 2021. Only Ty Cobb has a higher lifetime batting average than Hornsbys .358. Alomar was decorated with many honors during his career, including 12 all-star selections, four silver sluggers, and ten gold gloves. Either way, Grich, Childs and Richardson are the three best second basemen in the history of MLB that are not in the Hall of Fame, with arguments from Davey Lopes (1970s) and Tom Daly (1890s). Twins top 5 >, White Sox: Nellie Fox, 1950-63Key fact: Won 1959 AL MVP AwardA strong and accurate case could be made for Fox or Eddie Collins as the top White Sox second baseman, and while Collins overall numbers are a little better, its Fox who gets the nod for having made a greater impact on the franchise overall. .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. Hornsby's 127.1 WAR is the ninth-highest score all . Teams: Montreal Expos, Washington Nationals, Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, Kansas City Royals. So he's got that going for him, which is nice. He took home five gold gloves in Cincinnati and led the league in OBP four times. He's not even the best defensive 3rd baseman to play for El Toro High School's 2009 varsity baseball team. He batted .274 in his career, and while he didnt hit for much power -- Gantners homer off Oaklands Dave Stewart on Sept. 3, 1991, was his first in 1,762 at-bats spanning 544 games -- Gantner became a steady hand at second base, thanks in part to a strong throwing arm hed honed as a boy playing catcher. He was only 19, though, and didnt stick with the team until 1908. It's why he's a top-tier Hall-of-Fame second baseman, the earliest second baseman in the Hall of Fame and one of the 10 best second basemen in the history of MLB. Let's begin with the long ball. .285/.344/.452, OPS -- .795, Hits -- 2,386, HRs -- 282, RBIs -- 1,061, Beloved Cubbiness and a brief run as one of the most supremely gifted second basemen in the game aside, Sandberg's main asset is exploiting Wrigley Field to hit for power, slugging .491 there vs. a less-than-epic .412 everywhere else. Frank White was not only the best second baseman in Royals history, he is one of the greatest defensive second baseman in baseball history. Two NL Triple Crowns (1922, '25), two-time NL MVP ('25, '29), Hall of Fame ('42), Championships That was the lowest BA of his title years. 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 . Dozier started his career with the Twins in 2012, was an All-Star in 2015 and won a Gold Glove Award in 2017. Bottm line: Freddy Sanchez overcame physical adversity to become a professional athlete, having been born with a pigeon-toed left foot and a club right foot. He'll be . Bottom line: Jose Oquendo primarily played second base and shortstop, but made at least one appearance at every position during his major league career. Pratt set up Wilson, and Wilson forced the biggest fumble of his career. Teams: St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins. 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. Lajoie retired following the 1916 season. Brooks Robinson is generally regarded as the GOAT defensively at third. Rockies top 5 >. He has been mythologized, but if anything, he was exceptionally -- and an exceptional -- human. Why? He played every position on the diamond before settling in at second base. During 1921-25, a five-year period, he hit .402. Hornsby began player-managing in 1925 with the Cards and continued to do so throughout most of his remaining career. Castillo holds the Marlins' record hitting streak of 35 games, which went from May 8-June 21, 2002. Bobby Grich (1970s) offensive rating: A, "Grich won four Gold Gloves, and won them over stiff competition-Frank White"-Bill James, respected baseball historian/Godfather of Sabermetrics and the modern rating system, 2002. Sandberg went on to manage Philadelphia from 2013 to 2015. Teams: Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals. 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. Robinson won the MVP a few years later when he batted .342 with 37 SBs and 124 RBI in 1949. Way-way-too-early 2023 MLB All-Stars: Predicting full rosters for both the AL and NL, 28 days, 3 teams -- and countless twists: Inside the Carlos Correa free agency saga, Pride, power and complaining about bad airplane food? A player with no weakness in his game. Without further ado, lets get to it with Number Ten: Roberto Alomar may be best remembered for the worst moment of his career when he spit on home plate umpire John Hirschbeck after being thrown out of a game for arguing balls and strikes in late September 1996. If youre interested in any of the other positions weve covered to date, you can find them and a lot of other great content in the archive. "Frisch can knock down more balls with his elbows, knees, chest and head, and by dint of his fleet recovery throw out the runner, than any nine men we know"-Gordon Mackay, respected baseball historian, 1924. PRIME = WAR in best five consecutive seasons. 4. 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 . Anaheim either was an on-base machine who could run, hit for power, and website in this browser the! 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