All-Time MLB Shortstop Range Factor Leaders

Dave Bancroft is the all-time MLB leader in shortstop range factor with 5.97, 0.13 clear of George Davis (5.85). He did it in 16 seasons, from 1915 to 1930. The top ten runs from 5.97 down to 5.62.

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 Dave Bancroft 1915–1930 · 16 seasons

5.97 Shortstop Range Factor 0.13 clear of George Davis

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#	Player	Seasons	SS RF	G	PO	A	E
1	Dave Bancroft	1915–1930 (16)	5.97	1,873	4,623	6,561	660
2	George Davis	1890–1908 (16)	5.85	1,374	3,239	4,794	511
3	Rabbit Maranville	1912–1931 (19)	5.80	2,153	5,139	7,354	631
4	Bill Dahlen	1891–1911 (20)	5.80	2,133	4,856	7,505	975
5	Herman Long	1889–1903 (15)	5.78	1,795	4,229	6,137	1,070
6	Bobby Wallace	1899–1918 (20)	5.72	1,826	4,142	6,303	685
7	Travis Jackson	1922–1936 (14)	5.67	1,326	2,878	4,636	381
8	Dick Bartell	1927–1943 (17)	5.64	1,679	3,872	5,590	471
9	Honus Wagner	1901–1917 (17)	5.63	1,887	4,576	6,041	676
10	Tommy Corcoran	1890–1906 (17)	5.62	2,078	4,556	7,123	961
11	Bones Ely	1890–1902 (12)	5.58	1,238	2,585	4,328	578
12	Monte Cross	1892–1907 (15)	5.58	1,678	3,980	5,375	812
13	Joe Tinker	1902–1916 (15)	5.52	1,745	3,768	5,856	635
14	Art Fletcher	1909–1922 (13)	5.50	1,448	2,836	5,134	521
15	Mickey Doolin	1905–1916 (12)	5.46	1,625	3,578	5,290	570
16	George McBride	1901–1920 (16)	5.45	1,626	3,585	5,274	484
17	Donie Bush	1908–1921 (14)	5.44	1,867	4,038	6,119	689
18	Ivy Olson	1911–1924 (13)	5.41	1,054	2,389	3,313	417
19	Doc Lavan	1913–1924 (12)	5.40	1,126	2,451	3,628	455
20	Germany Smith	1884–1898 (15)	5.39	1,667	2,816	6,166	973
21	Joe Sewell	1920–1928 (9)	5.37	1,216	2,591	3,933	333
22	Eddie Miller	1936–1950 (14)	5.36	1,395	2,976	4,500	217
23	Glenn Wright	1924–1933 (10)	5.36	1,051	2,156	3,473	351
24	FP Freddy Parent	1901–1910 (10)	5.35	1,129	2,253	3,788	473
25	Billy Jurges	1931–1947 (17)	5.26	1,540	3,133	4,959	305
26	Luke Appling	1930–1950 (20)	5.24	2,218	4,398	7,218	643
27	Arky Vaughan	1932–1943 (12)	5.24	1,485	2,995	4,780	397
28	Jack Glasscock	1880–1895 (16)	5.19	1,629	2,823	5,632	832
29	Roger Peckinpaugh	1910–1927 (17)	5.18	1,982	3,919	6,337	553
30	Joe Cronin	1926–1942 (17)	5.16	1,843	3,696	5,814	485
31	Buddy Kerr	1943–1951 (9)	5.15	1,038	2,045	3,297	185
32	Al Bridwell	1905–1914 (10)	5.14	1,094	2,267	3,351	366
33	Lou Boudreau	1939–1952 (14)	5.13	1,539	3,132	4,760	223
34	Everett Scott	1914–1926 (13)	5.12	1,643	3,351	5,053	306
35	Eddie Joost	1936–1955 (15)	5.09	1,297	2,755	3,844	291
36	Johnny Logan	1951–1963 (12)	5.08	1,380	2,612	4,397	256
37	Lyn Lary	1929–1940 (12)	5.06	1,138	2,373	3,388	268
38	Billy Rogell	1925–1940 (13)	5.06	1,235	2,362	3,886	287
39	Marty Marion	1940–1952 (12)	5.05	1,547	2,986	4,829	252
40	Rick Burleson	1974–1986 (11)	5.05	1,192	2,151	3,871	179
41	WG Wally Gerber	1914–1929 (15)	5.03	1,447	2,960	4,319	439
42	Ozzie Smith	1978–1996 (19)	5.03	2,511	4,249	8,375	281
43	Robin Yount	1974–1984 (11)	4.99	1,479	2,588	4,794	272
44	Leo Durocher	1928–1943 (15)	4.99	1,509	3,097	4,431	307
45	Frankie Crosetti	1932–1948 (17)	4.98	1,516	3,061	4,484	402
46	Dick Groat	1952–1967 (14)	4.96	1,877	3,505	5,811	374
47	Pee Wee Reese	1940–1958 (16)	4.93	2,014	4,040	5,891	388
48	Tim Foli	1970–1985 (16)	4.92	1,524	2,687	4,804	210
49	Vern Stephens	1941–1953 (13)	4.91	1,330	2,385	4,150	269
50	Ernie Banks	1953–1961 (9)	4.91	1,125	2,087	3,441	174

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