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All-Time MLB Shortstop Fielding Percentage Leaders

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

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Omar Vizquel is the all-time MLB leader in shortstop fielding percentage with .985, 0 points clear of Troy Tulowitzki (.985). He did it in 24 seasons, from 1989 to 2012. The top ten runs from .985 down to .981.

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

Omar Vizquel All-time MLB leader Omar Vizquel 1989–2012 · 24 seasons
.985 Shortstop Fielding Percentage .000 clear of Troy Tulowitzki
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# Player Seasons SS FPCT G PO A E
1 Omar Vizquel Omar Vizquel 1989–2012 (24) .985 2,709 4,102 7,676 183
2 Troy Tulowitzki Troy Tulowitzki 2006–2019 (13) .985 1,268 1,946 3,889 91
3 Jimmy Rollins Jimmy Rollins 2000–2016 (17) .983 2,227 2,982 6,139 154
4 J. J. Hardy J. J. Hardy 2005–2017 (13) .983 1,544 2,089 4,340 110
5 Mike Bordick 1990–2003 (14) .982 1,577 2,606 4,410 128
6 Jose Iglesias Jose Iglesias 2011–2025 (13) .981 1,051 1,225 2,583 72
7 Carlos Correa Carlos Correa 2015–2025 (11) .981 1,197 1,456 2,881 84
8 Cesar Izturis Cesar Izturis 2001–2013 (13) .981 1,149 1,513 3,078 90
9 Andrelton Simmons Andrelton Simmons 2012–2022 (11) .981 1,206 1,763 3,362 101
10 Francisco Lindor Francisco Lindor 2015–2025 (11) .981 1,513 1,933 3,699 112
11 Jhonny Peralta Jhonny Peralta 2003–2016 (14) .981 1,459 2,097 4,123 124
12 Dansby Swanson Dansby Swanson 2016–2025 (10) .980 1,275 1,567 3,123 95
13 Larry Bowa Larry Bowa 1970–1985 (16) .980 2,222 3,314 6,857 211
14 Tony Fernandez Tony Fernandez 1983–1997 (14) .980 1,573 2,708 4,511 151
15 Cal Ripken Cal Ripken 1981–1997 (17) .979 2,302 3,651 6,977 225
16 Xander Bogaerts Xander Bogaerts 2013–2025 (13) .979 1,483 1,817 3,635 116
17 Stephen Drew Stephen Drew 2006–2017 (12) .979 1,007 1,347 2,627 86
18 Ozzie Smith Ozzie Smith 1978–1996 (19) .978 2,511 4,249 8,375 281
19 Deivi Cruz 1997–2005 (9) .978 1,124 1,541 3,200 107
20 Jack Wilson Jack Wilson 2001–2012 (12) .977 1,274 1,814 4,059 136
21 Neifi Perez Neifi Perez 1996–2007 (12) .977 1,115 1,784 3,282 117
22 Alex Rodriguez Alex Rodriguez 1994–2005 (12) .977 1,272 2,014 3,605 131
23 Spike Owen 1983–1995 (13) .977 1,373 2,087 3,814 139
24 Yunel Escobar Yunel Escobar 2007–2014 (8) .977 1,016 1,445 2,777 100
25 Alan Trammell Alan Trammell 1977–1996 (20) .977 2,139 3,391 6,172 227
26 Orlando Cabrera Orlando Cabrera 1997–2011 (15) .977 1,843 2,823 5,097 188
27 Mark Belanger Mark Belanger 1965–1982 (18) .977 1,942 3,005 5,786 210
28 Didi Gregorius Didi Gregorius 2012–2022 (11) .977 1,049 1,292 2,646 94
29 Bucky Dent Bucky Dent 1973–1984 (12) .976 1,382 2,116 4,332 156
30 Dick Schofield 1983–1996 (14) .976 1,348 2,140 3,873 146
31 Derek Jeter 1995–2014 (20) .976 2,674 3,820 6,605 254
32 Roger Metzger Roger Metzger 1970–1980 (11) .976 1,173 1,845 3,535 135
33 Alcides Escobar Alcides Escobar 2008–2022 (13) .975 1,484 2,095 3,919 152
34 Jay Bell 1987–2003 (15) .975 1,515 2,309 4,595 176
35 Alex Gonzalez 1994–2006 (13) .975 1,262 2,013 3,538 143
36 Alexei Ramirez Alexei Ramirez 2008–2016 (9) .975 1,228 1,720 3,513 136
37 Barry Larkin Barry Larkin 1986–2004 (19) .975 2,085 3,150 5,858 235
38 Asdrubal Cabrera Asdrubal Cabrera 2007–2021 (13) .975 1,079 1,465 2,798 111
39 Brandon Crawford Brandon Crawford 2011–2024 (14) .974 1,635 2,160 4,407 174
40 Corey Seager Corey Seager 2015–2025 (11) .974 1,072 1,288 2,604 104
41 Royce Clayton Royce Clayton 1991–2007 (17) .974 2,053 3,095 5,902 242
42 Ozzie Guillen Ozzie Guillen 1985–2000 (16) .974 1,896 2,911 5,335 222
43 Rich Aurilia Rich Aurilia 1995–2007 (13) .974 1,095 1,604 2,927 123
44 Gary Disarcina Gary Disarcina 1989–2000 (12) .973 1,069 1,631 3,172 131
45 Elvis Andrus Elvis Andrus 2009–2023 (15) .973 1,966 2,925 5,276 225
46 Erick Aybar Erick Aybar 2006–2017 (12) .973 1,337 1,975 3,393 149
47 Jose Reyes Jose Reyes 2003–2018 (16) .973 1,627 2,092 4,363 181
48 Tim Foli Tim Foli 1970–1985 (16) .973 1,524 2,687 4,804 210
49 Dal Maxvill Dal Maxvill 1962–1975 (14) .973 1,207 1,759 3,405 145
50 Lou Boudreau Lou Boudreau 1939–1952 (14) .973 1,539 3,132 4,760 223
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