All-Time MLB Second Base Fielding Leaders

Career totals at second base, every season from 1871.

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Placido Polanco has the best career mark among qualified second basemen with a .993 fielding percentage. Eddie Collins leads in assists (7,630). Bid McPhee leads in putouts (6,552). Bill Mazeroski leads in double plays (1,706). Fred Pfeffer made the most errors, 857.

Fielding Percentage

2B FPCT

1 Placido Polanco .993
2 Dustin Pedroia .991
3 Mark Ellis .991
4 DJ LeMahieu .991
5 Ryne Sandberg .989
6 Ozzie Albies .989
7 Tom Herr .989
8 Aaron Hill .989
9 Mickey Morandini .989
10 Jose Lind .988

Assists

2B A

1 Eddie Collins 7,630
2 Charlie Gehringer 7,068
3 Joe Morgan 6,967
4 Bid McPhee 6,919
5 Bill Mazeroski 6,685
6 Lou Whitaker 6,653
7 Roberto Alomar 6,524
8 Nellie Fox 6,373
9 Ryne Sandberg 6,363
10 Willie Randolph 6,336

Putouts

2B PO

1 Bid McPhee 6,552
2 Eddie Collins 6,526
3 Nellie Fox 6,090
4 Joe Morgan 5,742
5 Nap Lajoie 5,496
6 Charlie Gehringer 5,369
7 Bill Mazeroski 4,974
8 Bobby Doerr 4,928
9 Willie Randolph 4,859
10 Billy Herman 4,780

Double Plays

2B DP

1 Bill Mazeroski 1,706
2 Nellie Fox 1,619
3 Willie Randolph 1,547
4 Lou Whitaker 1,527
5 Bobby Doerr 1,507
6 Joe Morgan 1,505
7 Charlie Gehringer 1,444
8 Robinson Cano 1,418
9 Roberto Alomar 1,407
10 Frank White 1,382

Range Factor

2B RF

1 Fred Pfeffer 6.39
2 Bid McPhee 6.33
3 Lou Bierbauer 6.07
4 Oscar Melillo 5.99
5 Cub Stricker 5.97
6 Hughie Critz 5.91
7 Jack Burdock 5.89
8 Frankie Frisch 5.89
9 Cupid Childs 5.87
10 Bucky Harris 5.79

Games

2B G

1 Eddie Collins 2,650
2 Joe Morgan 2,527
3 Roberto Alomar 2,320
4 Lou Whitaker 2,308
5 Nellie Fox 2,295
6 Charlie Gehringer 2,206
7 Robinson Cano 2,178
8 Willie Randolph 2,152
9 Frank White 2,151
10 Bid McPhee 2,129

Errors

2B E

1 Fred Pfeffer 857
2 Bid McPhee 792
3 Cub Stricker 701
4 Jack Burdock 664
5 Cupid Childs 646
6 Lou Bierbauer 574
7 Kid Gleason 571
8 Joe Gerhardt 558
9 Fred Dunlap 498
10 Jack Farrell 477