League Leaders Who Led?

MLB Single-Season Shortstop Double Plays Record Progression

Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.

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The MLB single-season shortstop double plays record is 147, set by Rick Burleson in 1980. It has stood for 46 years. The mark has been raised 20 times since 1871.

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Record Holders

21 marks since 1871
Year Player SS DP Stood for
1980 Rick Burleson Rick Burleson 147 still standing
1979 Roy Smalley 144 1 year
1970 Bobby Wine Bobby Wine 137 9 years
1944 Lou Boudreau Lou Boudreau 134 26 years
1928 Horace Ford Horace Ford 128 16 years
1925 Glenn Wright Glenn Wright 109 3 years
1921 Dave Bancroft Dave Bancroft 105 4 years
1920 Dave Bancroft Dave Bancroft 95 1 year
1914 Rabbit Maranville Rabbit Maranville 92 6 years
1898 Bill Dahlen Bill Dahlen 77 16 years
1894 Germany Smith Germany Smith 76 4 years
1890 Bob Allen Bob Allen 68 4 years
1889 Ollie Beard Ollie Beard 63 1 year
1887 Jack Glasscock Jack Glasscock 58 2 years
1886 Frank Fennelly 54 1 year
1885 Frank Fennelly 46 1 year
1881 Sadie Houck 40 4 years
1880 Arthur Irwin Arthur Irwin 27 1 year
1879 Davy Force 26 1 year
1872 George Wright George Wright 25 7 years
1871 Dickey Pearce 8 1 year

The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.

Every Season

172 seasons
Year Leader SS DP
2025 Trevor Story 89
2024 Ezequiel Tovar 113
2023 CJ Abrams 100
2022 Jorge Mateo 91
2022 Corey Seager 91
2021 Isiah Kiner-Falefa 98
2020 Trevor Story 49
2019 Paul DeJong 119
2018 Andrelton Simmons 114
2017 Francisco Lindor 111
2016 Marcus Semien 109
2015 Andrelton Simmons 126
2014 Alexei Ramirez 119
2013 J. J. Hardy 108
2012 J. J. Hardy 113
2011 Erick Aybar 102
2011 Elvis Andrus 102
2010 Alex Gonzalez 116
2009 Miguel Tejada 105
2008 Michael Young 113
2007 Troy Tulowitzki 114
2006 Rafael Furcal 117
2005 Jack Wilson 126
2004 Jack Wilson 129
2003 Alex Rodriguez 111
2002 Juan Uribe 118
2001 Rey Sanchez 130
2000 Alex Rodriguez 123
1999 Mike Bordick 132
1998 Neifi Perez 127
1997 Nomar Garciaparra 113
1996 Alex Gonzalez 122
1995 Cal Ripken 100
1994 Cal Ripken 72
1993 Omar Vizquel 108
1993 Mike Bordick 108
1992 Cal Ripken 119
1991 Cal Ripken 114
1990 Alan Trammell 102
1989 Cal Ripken 119
1988 Dick Schofield 125
1987 Ozzie Smith 111
1986 Spike Owen 133
1985 Cal Ripken 123
1984 Cal Ripken 122
1983 Rafael Ramirez 116
1982 Rafael Ramirez 130
1981 Rick Burleson 88
1980 Rick Burleson 147 new record
1979 Roy Smalley 144 new record
1978 Roy Smalley 121
1977 Roy Smalley 116
1976 Robin Yount 104
1975 Mark Belanger 105
1975 Bucky Dent 105
1974 Mike Tyson 108
1974 Freddie Patek 108
1974 Bucky Dent 108
1973 Freddie Patek 115
1972 Freddie Patek 113
1971 Freddie Patek 107
1970 Bobby Wine 137 new record
1969 Leo Cardenas 126
1968 Don Kessinger 97
1967 Gene Alley 105
1966 Gene Alley 128
1965 Zoilo Versalles 105
1964 Ron Hansen 105
1963 Andre Rodgers 100
1962 Zoilo Versalles 127
1961 Dick Groat 117
1960 Luis Aparicio 117
1959 Dick Groat 97
1958 Dick Groat 127
1957 Al Dark 105
1956 Roy McMillan 105
1955 Roy McMillan 111
1954 Roy McMillan 129
1953 Roy McMillan 114
1952 Phil Rizzuto 116
1952 Al Dark 116
1951 Eddie Joost 115
1950 Johnny Lipon 126
1949 Vern Stephens 128
1948 Lou Boudreau 119
1947 Lou Boudreau 120
1946 Marty Marion 105
1945 Eddie Lake 112
1944 Lou Boudreau 134 new record
1943 Lou Boudreau 122
1942 Phil Rizzuto 114
1941 Eddie Miller 112
1940 Eddie Miller 122
1939 Frankie Crosetti 118
1938 Frankie Crosetti 120
1937 Luke Appling 111
1936 Luke Appling 119
1935 Billy Rogell 104
1934 Eric McNair 109
1933 Billy Rogell 116
1932 Joe Cronin 95
1931 Dick Bartell 96
1930 Tommy Thevenow 113
1929 Travis Jackson 110
1928 Horace Ford 128 new record
1927 Wally Gerber 91
1926 Jimmy Cooney 107
1925 Glenn Wright 109 new record
1924 Glenn Wright 102
1923 Roger Peckinpaugh 105
1922 Wally Gerber 93
1922 Roger Peckinpaugh 93
1922 Dave Bancroft 93
1921 Dave Bancroft 105 new record
1920 Dave Bancroft 95 new record
1919 Rabbit Maranville 74
1918 Roger Peckinpaugh 75
1917 Roger Peckinpaugh 84
1916 Rabbit Maranville 79
1915 Buck Herzog 90
1914 Rabbit Maranville 92 new record
1913 Buck Weaver 73
1912 Honus Wagner 74
1911 Mickey Doolin 68
1910 Mickey Doolin 71
1909 Mickey Doolin 58
1909 Honus Wagner 58
1908 George McBride 58
1908 Bill Dahlen 58
1907 Terry Turner 67
1906 Terry Turner 61
1905 Tommy Corcoran 67
1905 Joe Tinker 67
1904 George Davis 62
1903 Lee Tannehill 58
1902 George Davis 72
1902 Billy Gilbert 72
1901 Bobby Wallace 67
1900 Monte Cross 68
1899 Herman Long 68
1898 Bill Dahlen 77 new record
1897 George Davis 67
1896 Hughie Jennings 70
1895 Hughie Jennings 71
1894 Germany Smith 76 new record
1893 Herman Long 67
1893 Germany Smith 67
1892 Bob Allen 67
1891 Bobby Wheelock 65
1890 Bob Allen 68 new record
1889 Ollie Beard 63 new record
1888 Ed Williamson 48
1887 Jack Glasscock 58 new record
1886 Frank Fennelly 54 new record
1885 Frank Fennelly 46 new record
1884 Billy Geer 35
1883 Sadie Houck 36
1882 Jack Glasscock 40
1881 Sadie Houck 40 new record
1880 Arthur Irwin 27 new record
1879 Davy Force 26 new record
1878 George Wright 24
1877 John Peters 23
1876 John Peters 16
1876 George Wright 16
1875 Davy Force 22
1874 George Wright 23
1873 George Wright 17
1872 George Wright 25 new record
1871 George Wright 8
1871 Dickie Flowers 8
1871 Dickey Pearce 8 new record