All-Time MLB Shortstop Fielding Percentage Leaders
Career totals, every season from 1871–2026. Share of chances handled cleanly at shortstop
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
All-time MLB leader
Omar Vizquel
1989–2012 · 24 seasons
| # | Player | Seasons | SS FPCT | G | PO | A | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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1989–2012 (24) | .985 | 2,709 | 4,102 | 7,676 | 183 |
| 2 |
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2006–2019 (13) | .985 | 1,268 | 1,946 | 3,889 | 91 |
| 3 |
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2000–2016 (17) | .983 | 2,227 | 2,982 | 6,139 | 154 |
| 4 |
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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 |
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2011–2025 (13) | .981 | 1,051 | 1,225 | 2,583 | 72 |
| 7 |
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2015–2025 (11) | .981 | 1,197 | 1,456 | 2,881 | 84 |
| 8 |
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2001–2013 (13) | .981 | 1,149 | 1,513 | 3,078 | 90 |
| 9 |
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2012–2022 (11) | .981 | 1,206 | 1,763 | 3,362 | 101 |
| 10 |
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2015–2025 (11) | .981 | 1,513 | 1,933 | 3,699 | 112 |
| 11 |
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2003–2016 (14) | .981 | 1,459 | 2,097 | 4,123 | 124 |
| 12 |
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2016–2025 (10) | .980 | 1,275 | 1,567 | 3,123 | 95 |
| 13 |
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1970–1985 (16) | .980 | 2,222 | 3,314 | 6,857 | 211 |
| 14 |
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1983–1997 (14) | .980 | 1,573 | 2,708 | 4,511 | 151 |
| 15 |
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1981–1997 (17) | .979 | 2,302 | 3,651 | 6,977 | 225 |
| 16 |
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2013–2025 (13) | .979 | 1,483 | 1,817 | 3,635 | 116 |
| 17 |
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2006–2017 (12) | .979 | 1,007 | 1,347 | 2,627 | 86 |
| 18 |
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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 |
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2001–2012 (12) | .977 | 1,274 | 1,814 | 4,059 | 136 |
| 21 |
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1996–2007 (12) | .977 | 1,115 | 1,784 | 3,282 | 117 |
| 22 |
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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 |
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2007–2014 (8) | .977 | 1,016 | 1,445 | 2,777 | 100 |
| 25 |
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1977–1996 (20) | .977 | 2,139 | 3,391 | 6,172 | 227 |
| 26 |
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1997–2011 (15) | .977 | 1,843 | 2,823 | 5,097 | 188 |
| 27 |
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1965–1982 (18) | .977 | 1,942 | 3,005 | 5,786 | 210 |
| 28 |
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2012–2022 (11) | .977 | 1,049 | 1,292 | 2,646 | 94 |
| 29 |
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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 |
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1970–1980 (11) | .976 | 1,173 | 1,845 | 3,535 | 135 |
| 33 |
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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 |
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2008–2016 (9) | .975 | 1,228 | 1,720 | 3,513 | 136 |
| 37 |
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1986–2004 (19) | .975 | 2,085 | 3,150 | 5,858 | 235 |
| 38 |
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2007–2021 (13) | .975 | 1,079 | 1,465 | 2,798 | 111 |
| 39 |
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2011–2024 (14) | .974 | 1,635 | 2,160 | 4,407 | 174 |
| 40 |
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2015–2025 (11) | .974 | 1,072 | 1,288 | 2,604 | 104 |
| 41 |
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1991–2007 (17) | .974 | 2,053 | 3,095 | 5,902 | 242 |
| 42 |
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1985–2000 (16) | .974 | 1,896 | 2,911 | 5,335 | 222 |
| 43 |
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1995–2007 (13) | .974 | 1,095 | 1,604 | 2,927 | 123 |
| 44 |
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1989–2000 (12) | .973 | 1,069 | 1,631 | 3,172 | 131 |
| 45 |
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2009–2023 (15) | .973 | 1,966 | 2,925 | 5,276 | 225 |
| 46 |
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2006–2017 (12) | .973 | 1,337 | 1,975 | 3,393 | 149 |
| 47 |
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2003–2018 (16) | .973 | 1,627 | 2,092 | 4,363 | 181 |
| 48 |
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1970–1985 (16) | .973 | 1,524 | 2,687 | 4,804 | 210 |
| 49 |
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1962–1975 (14) | .973 | 1,207 | 1,759 | 3,405 | 145 |
| 50 |
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1939–1952 (14) | .973 | 1,539 | 3,132 | 4,760 | 223 |