League Leaders Who Led?

All-Time MLB Second Base Fielding Percentage Leaders

Career totals, every season from 1871–2026. Share of chances handled cleanly at second base

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Placido Polanco is the all-time MLB leader in second base fielding percentage with .993, 1 point clear of Dustin Pedroia (.991). He did it in 14 seasons, from 1998 to 2011. The top ten runs from .993 down to .988.

Career rate stats are limited to players with 1,000+ games at the position, the usual bar for all-time rate leaderboards. That is a raw total rather than a share of the schedule, so it falls unevenly across eras. Negro League seasons ran roughly 25 to 70 games against 154 or more in the American and National Leagues, and exactly one Negro League fielder reaches 1,000 games at a single position. The outfield is also one position here rather than three: the source splits left, centre and right into a file this site does not load, so an outfield board mixes the three corners together. Show all players

Placido Polanco All-time MLB leader Placido Polanco 1998–2011 · 14 seasons
.993 Second Base Fielding Percentage .001 clear of Dustin Pedroia
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# Player Seasons 2B FPCT G PO A E
1 Placido Polanco Placido Polanco 1998–2011 (14) .993 1,027 2,131 2,794 36
2 Dustin Pedroia Dustin Pedroia 2006–2019 (14) .991 1,492 2,574 4,004 57
3 Mark Ellis Mark Ellis 2002–2014 (12) .991 1,364 2,671 3,907 60
4 DJ LeMahieu DJ LeMahieu 2011–2025 (14) .991 1,182 1,988 3,217 48
5 Ryne Sandberg Ryne Sandberg 1981–1997 (16) .989 1,995 3,807 6,363 109
6 Ozzie Albies Ozzie Albies 2017–2025 (9) .989 1,025 1,537 2,493 43
7 Tom Herr 1979–1991 (13) .989 1,416 2,932 3,999 77
8 Aaron Hill Aaron Hill 2005–2017 (13) .989 1,210 2,065 3,620 64
9 Mickey Morandini 1990–2000 (11) .989 1,245 2,383 3,202 64
10 Jose Lind Jose Lind 1987–1995 (9) .988 1,038 2,183 3,094 62
11 Neil Walker Neil Walker 2010–2020 (11) .988 1,050 1,895 2,796 56
12 Jody Reed Jody Reed 1987–1997 (11) .988 1,050 2,135 3,187 65
13 Robinson Cano Robinson Cano 2005–2022 (17) .988 2,178 4,066 5,876 125
14 Brandon Phillips Brandon Phillips 2002–2018 (17) .988 1,831 3,548 4,925 107
15 Brian Dozier Brian Dozier 2013–2020 (8) .987 1,038 1,753 2,813 60
16 Brian Roberts Brian Roberts 2001–2014 (14) .987 1,304 2,183 3,719 81
17 Orlando Hudson Orlando Hudson 2002–2012 (11) .987 1,279 2,635 3,809 88
18 Mark Grudzielanek 1995–2010 (11) .986 1,135 2,056 3,139 72
19 Bret Boone Bret Boone 1992–2005 (14) .986 1,763 3,443 4,589 117
20 Jim Gantner Jim Gantner 1978–1992 (15) .985 1,449 3,139 4,347 115
21 Howie Kendrick Howie Kendrick 2006–2019 (14) .985 1,183 1,979 3,197 80
22 Jose Altuve Jose Altuve 2011–2025 (15) .985 1,831 2,594 4,386 109
23 Jose Vidro Jose Vidro 1997–2007 (11) .985 1,046 1,820 2,747 72
24 Luis Castillo Luis Castillo 1996–2010 (15) .984 1,683 3,287 4,484 124
25 Frank White Frank White 1973–1990 (18) .984 2,151 4,742 6,253 179
26 Bobby Grich Bobby Grich 1970–1986 (16) .984 1,765 4,217 5,381 156
27 Jason Kipnis Jason Kipnis 2011–2020 (10) .984 1,086 1,584 2,822 72
28 Roberto Alomar Roberto Alomar 1988–2004 (17) .984 2,320 4,458 6,524 181
29 Lou Whitaker Lou Whitaker 1977–1995 (19) .984 2,308 4,771 6,653 189
30 Craig Biggio Craig Biggio 1991–2007 (15) .984 1,989 3,992 5,448 156
31 Cookie Rojas Cookie Rojas 1962–1977 (16) .984 1,446 3,100 3,819 115
32 Damion Easley Damion Easley 1993–2008 (16) .984 1,172 2,171 3,321 91
33 Jerry Lumpe Jerry Lumpe 1959–1967 (9) .984 1,100 2,469 2,845 88
34 Dave Cash Dave Cash 1969–1980 (12) .984 1,330 3,185 3,841 117
35 Nellie Fox Nellie Fox 1947–1965 (19) .984 2,295 6,090 6,373 209
36 Fernando Vina 1993–2004 (12) .984 1,049 2,278 2,855 86
37 Tommy Helms Tommy Helms 1965–1977 (13) .983 1,129 2,688 3,237 101
38 Bill Doran Bill Doran 1982–1993 (12) .983 1,359 2,619 3,651 108
39 Dick Green Dick Green 1963–1974 (12) .983 1,158 2,518 3,063 96
40 Red Schoendienst Red Schoendienst 1945–1962 (18) .983 1,834 4,616 5,243 170
41 Robby Thompson 1986–1996 (11) .983 1,279 2,611 3,704 110
42 Bill Mazeroski Bill Mazeroski 1956–1972 (17) .983 2,094 4,974 6,685 204
43 Glenn Hubbard Glenn Hubbard 1978–1989 (12) .983 1,332 2,795 4,444 127
44 Julio Cruz Julio Cruz 1977–1986 (10) .983 1,123 2,393 3,435 103
45 Horace Clarke Horace Clarke 1965–1974 (10) .983 1,102 2,682 3,179 104
46 Adam Kennedy Adam Kennedy 1999–2012 (14) .982 1,347 2,433 3,600 108
47 Johnny Ray Johnny Ray 1981–1990 (10) .982 1,277 2,682 3,836 118
48 Frank Bolling Frank Bolling 1954–1966 (12) .982 1,518 3,423 4,019 136
49 Chase Utley Chase Utley 2003–2018 (16) .982 1,743 3,426 4,535 147
50 Cesar Hernandez Cesar Hernandez 2013–2022 (10) .982 1,022 1,578 2,452 75
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