All-Time MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Career totals at shortstop, every season from 1871.
Omar Vizquel has the best career mark among qualified shortstops with a .985 fielding percentage. Ozzie Smith leads in assists (8,375). Rabbit Maranville leads in putouts (5,139). Omar Vizquel also leads in double plays (1,734). Herman Long made the most errors, 1,070.
Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 Omar Vizquel .985
- 2 Troy Tulowitzki .985
- 3 Jimmy Rollins .983
- 4 J. J. Hardy .983
- 5 Mike Bordick .982
- 6 Jose Iglesias .981
- 7 Carlos Correa .981
- 8 Cesar Izturis .981
- 9 Andrelton Simmons .981
- 10 Dansby Swanson .980
Assists
SS A- 1 Ozzie Smith 8,375
- 2 Luis Aparicio 8,016
- 3 Omar Vizquel 7,676
- 4 Bill Dahlen 7,505
- 5 Rabbit Maranville 7,354
- 6 Luke Appling 7,218
- 7 Tommy Corcoran 7,123
- 8 Cal Ripken 6,977
- 9 Larry Bowa 6,857
- 10 Derek Jeter 6,605
Putouts
SS PO- 1 Rabbit Maranville 5,139
- 2 Bill Dahlen 4,856
- 3 Dave Bancroft 4,623
- 4 Honus Wagner 4,576
- 5 Tommy Corcoran 4,556
- 6 Luis Aparicio 4,548
- 7 Luke Appling 4,398
- 8 Ozzie Smith 4,249
- 9 Herman Long 4,229
- 10 Bobby Wallace 4,142
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 Omar Vizquel 1,734
- 2 Ozzie Smith 1,590
- 3 Cal Ripken 1,565
- 4 Luis Aparicio 1,553
- 5 Luke Appling 1,424
- 6 Derek Jeter 1,408
- 7 Alan Trammell 1,307
- 8 Roy McMillan 1,304
- 9 Dave Concepcion 1,290
- 10 Miguel Tejada 1,274
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Dave Bancroft 5.97
- 2 George Davis 5.85
- 3 Rabbit Maranville 5.80
- 4 Bill Dahlen 5.80
- 5 Herman Long 5.77
- 6 Bobby Wallace 5.72
- 7 Travis Jackson 5.67
- 8 Dick Bartell 5.64
- 9 Honus Wagner 5.63
- 10 Tommy Corcoran 5.62
Games
SS G- 1 Omar Vizquel 2,709
- 2 Derek Jeter 2,674
- 3 Luis Aparicio 2,583
- 4 Ozzie Smith 2,511
- 5 Cal Ripken 2,302
- 6 Jimmy Rollins 2,227
- 7 Larry Bowa 2,222
- 8 Luke Appling 2,218
- 9 Dave Concepcion 2,178
- 10 Rabbit Maranville 2,153
Errors
SS E- 1 Herman Long 1,070
- 2 Bill Dahlen 975
- 3 Germany Smith 973
- 4 Tommy Corcoran 961
- 5 Ed McKean 857
- 6 Jack Glasscock 832
- 7 Monte Cross 812
- 8 Donie Bush 689
- 9 Bobby Wallace 685
- 10 Honus Wagner 676