Alomar was decorated with many honors during his career, including 12 all-star selections, four silver sluggers, and ten gold gloves. I think his system is flawless, except he puts too much weight on Length of Career, but that's another article. Teams: Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays. The contribution to championship teams (player performance in seasons where his team wins the pennant) is a small factor in most cases. Theres also his seven Silver Slugger Awards, the NL MVP season of 1984 and the year he led the NL in home runs (40 in 1990). Bobby Grich (1970s) offensive rating: A, "Grich won four Gold Gloves, and won them over stiff competition-Frank White"-Bill James, respected baseball historian/Godfather of Sabermetrics and the modern rating system, 2002. He led the league in WAR three times as a second baseman. Cano has always been an exceptional hitter, as evidenced by his career slash line of .301/.351/.489. He also won an MVP with the Cards in 1931 and made it to three all-star games after the inaugural game in 1933. Giants top 5 >, Padres: Mark Loretta, 2003-05Key fact: Loretta, who hit .314 in three seasons with San Diego, and Tony Gwynn are the only qualifying Padres with a batting average above .300Overall, Loretta vs. Roberto Alomar isnt much of a debate. Bottom line: Robinson Cano won a World Series title with the New York Yankees (2009) during his nine-year run with the Yanks. Hes also the only player in this Top Ten who played his entire career with one organization the Detroit Tigers. He hit north of .300 in five times while winning seven Silver Sluggers. Longtime St. Louis Cardinals standout Rogers Hornsby is the greatest second baseman of all-time, per Baseball-Reference's system. Of course, Grich won Gold Gloves back when they meant a bit more than they do today. Fox, who was the 1959 AL MVP, had his No. If character counted in the compilation of this list, Jackie Robinson would be number one. They only made the playoffs twice in his tenure and never went to a World Series. Of course, once they point this out, they then proceed to rate him an "A +" defensively and call him one of the best defensive second basemen of all time. Bottom line: Kudos to a player who never exactly excelled in the major leagues, but crafted a 15-year career with six different teams, playing both second base and shortstop. Marlins top 5 >, Mets: Edgardo Alfonzo, 1995-2001Key fact: His .318 average with runners in scoring position is highest in Mets historyAlfonzo might be the trickiest Met to rank because he appeared in 524 career games for the team at second base and 515 at third, spending three full seasons as the starter at each position. Playing for the Colorado Rockies two years later in the best season of his career, Carroll committed just three errors at second base, and led all NL second basemen in fielding percentage. He was elected in 1939 to the Hall of Fame with the fourth set of illustrious entrants. He's an A + offensive second baseman, too. They only won once in 1955, Jackies second to last season. LeMahieus 877 games and 849 starts for the Rockies at second base were more than twice as many as the next player on the list (Eric Young, 413 and 389). St. Louis Cardinals (1915-26, '33), New York Giants ('27), Boston Braves ('28); Chicago Cubs ('29-32), St. Louis Browns ('33-37), Honors Kinsler was a star on the Rangers' two pennant-winning teams of 2010-11, but Julio Franco was also an outstanding second baseman, earning three All-Star selections and winning an AL batting title. In total, he won seven batting titles and owns the third-highest lifetime batting average of any player who debuted after 1965, behind Tony Gwynn and Wade Boggs. You get Glenn Hubbard's defensive numbers, off the chart. Morgan was an on-base machine who could run, hit for power, and play excellent defense. He owns a 79.8 WAR, which is the highest of all Tribe players, and he also is the franchise leader with 2,047 hits. But, for now, the distinction belongs to Giles, who is the only second baseman in franchise history to produce a 110 OPS+ in at least three seasons. In 2007, he tied the As team record for consecutive errorless games at second base (70). That wasn't very nice of me to say, I like Jeter, offensively speaking. I just love that old quote from Hano. One of those players is Hall of Famer Roger Hornsby who was one of the best hitters of his generation and . Let's begin with the long ball. Despite his success in St. Louis, Hornsby was traded to the Giants after the Cardinals won the World Series in 1926. The 26-year-old is coming off his first career Gold Glove award, making him one of the top defensive players in the league. He was one of the most dominant second basemen of the '90s, helping the Astros win four division titles in five years (1997-99 and 2001), while also leading them to the postseason in 04 and the World Series in 05. Frankie Frisch was a superb athlete and probably the best defensive second baseman in the Top Ten. Thus, in addition to career WAR, we looked at WAR7 (seven best seasons), WAR/162 (Avg WAR per season), and the number of seasons the player was among the WAR leaders in the league. Teams: St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins. You know, before we realized they would float if dropped into the Hudson River, like Derek Jeter's Gold Gloves float. His 2003 and 04 seasons are the most prolific for any second baseman in franchise history. Welcome to another edition of Top Ten! In 2015, he was hired to manage the Milwaukee Brewers, leading them to the NLCS in 2018. Rogers Hornsby Jackie Robinson Joe Morgan Rod Carew Following his MLB career, Dauer spent 19 seasons as a pro coach and won the 2017 World Series with the Houston Astros as a first-base coach. Hometown fans wildly threw their giveaway seat cushions on the field in celebration. 1. So he's got that going for him, which is nice. He was close we have him at #12. He didnt play much during his final five seasons with the St. Louis Browns, but he still hit over .300 four times. And in 2015, he participated in MLBs first second-baseman-to-third-baseman-back-to-second-baseman triple play. In a few weeks, well keep moving around the diamond and rank the Top Ten Shortstops. 17 is not formally retired, but the Brewers have not issued it to anyone sinceRobin Yount, Paul Molitor and Gantner played together for 15 years, the longest tenure for a trio of teammates in Major League history until the Yankees Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera broke the mark in 2010. If you want to know how bad things got, over Kilian's first nine starts in Iowa, he went 2-0 with a 2.06 ERA. As an up the middle position, defense was a more significant factor for second base than first base, though offense was still the primary driver. Way-way-too-early 2023 MLB All-Stars: Predicting full rosters for both the AL and NL, 28 days, 3 teams -- and countless twists: Inside the Carlos Correa free agency saga, Pride, power and complaining about bad airplane food? Indians top 5 >, Royals: Frank White, 1973-90Key fact: Five All-Star Games, eight Gold Glove AwardsOK, so theres absolutely no debate about this choice. Ozzie Albies might soon be considered the franchises best. We have gone to great lengths to make our All-Time Baseball Player Rankings as thorough as possible. I would have Morgan at number two, right behind Hornsby. Cron somehow survived last year's trade deadline and remained in Denver. Robinson won the MVP a few years later when he batted .342 with 37 SBs and 124 RBI in 1949. He's finally in the Hall of Fame, where he belongs. We believe our rankings are the most comprehensive, fair, and accurate. Everything he did in the field was smooth, it was elegant and it was a joy to watch. He debuted with the Yankees in 2005 on a star-laden team and quickly made his presence felt, finishing second in the rookie-of-the-year voting. And boy could he play defense. The only question these days is will he make the National Baseball Hall of Fame? -- Rob Peterson, ESPN.com senior MLB editor, Teams These rankings are for fun and debate purposes only, and fans were able to participate in Twitter polls to vote for their favorites. He won the College World Series twice at USC. His signature moment arrived during his 1984 NL MVP-winning season, when he hit two homers off Bruce Sutter in a five-hit, seven-RBI outburst to help the Cubs beat St. Louis. He played every position on the diamond before settling in at second base. He is on the short list of the greatest right-handed hitters ever. How close was it? His lone All-Star appearance was 1985 the year he notched 110 RBI while hitting just eight home runs. Childs played in just over 1,450 games and Richardson played in just over 1,300 games. Lazzeri played for six AL-pennant winners during his dozen years in pinstripes, batting .293 with 169 home runs and 1,157 RBIs. Mariners top 5 >, Rangers: Ian Kinsler, 2006-13Key fact: Ranks in franchise top 10 in hits (1,145), runs (748), doubles (249), triples (23), home runs (156) and RBIs (539)The choice for the Rangers' best all-time second baseman is closer than most people might realize. .333/.424/.429, OPS -- .853, Hits -- 3,315, HRs -- 47, RBIs -- 1,300, Sacrifice Hits -- 512 (all-time leader), A great player in the first two decades of the 20th century, Collins hit for a high average, stole bases, drew walks and would have won Gold Gloves if they'd had them back then. That's short for Three True Outcomes, also known as walks, strikeouts and home runs. Espinal came to the Blue Jays from the Red Sox in trade for Steve Pearce back in July of 2018, one of those trades that worked out well for both teams. That's a heck of a fact that Bill James presents. Teams: Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs. -- Schoenfield, Teams Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Miami Marlins, New Yor Yankees. Career Fld% Leaders:1.Placido Polanco/.9834/, 2.Mike Lowell/.9743/, 3. Gantner was famously feisty, often tangling with opponents on the field and sometimes in the bar. In only his fourth season, Tommy Edman of the St. Louis Cardinals has secured the top spot among second basemen. In 1949, seven years after he played his last game, Gehringer was elected to the Hall of Fame. He bounced back and forth between playing shortstop and second base throughout his MLB career. -- Schoenfield, Teams It might be the only number as big as the game itself. Kent was one of the best offensive second basemen of all time and arguably the position's best power hitter. After losing the 1914 World Series, Mack broke up the As and sold Collins to the White Sox for $50k. Kent, a career .290 hitter, holds the all-time record for most home runs by a second baseman with 351 (out of 377). Baseball Best MLB Defensive Players of All Time By Paul Ladewski, updated on March 11, 2020 Old-Time Baseball Photos / Facebook TTO has done more to hurt defense than Daniel Murphy ever could on his worst day. 10-time NL All Star (1966, '70, '72-79), All-Star MVP ('72), five NL Gold Gloves ('73-77), two-time NL MVP ('75-76), one NL Silver Slugger ('82), Hall of Fame ('90), Career stats* How We Ranked Baseballs Greatest Players. During 1921-25, a five-year period, he hit .402. Bid McPhee (1890s) offensive rating: A +, "McPhee never wore a glove until his last three seasons: he was one of the last players to play barehanded. Lajoie played most of the rest of his career in Cleveland, finally returning to the As for his final two seasons in 1915-16. White Sox top 5 >, Angels: Bobby Grich, 1977-86Key fact: 35.1 bWAR is fifth highest in club historyOne of the most underrated players of his era, Grich was the first inductee into the Angels Hall of Fame in 1988, and many believe he has a strong case to be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, as well. Blue Jays top 5 >, Orioles: Bobby Grich, 1970-76Key fact: Franchise-best 36.0 bWAR among second basemenThere might not have been a better middle-infield tandem in the mid-1970s than Grich and Mark Belanger, each of whom won four consecutive Gold Glove Awards from 1973-76. In 2004, he won the Silver Slugger Award and made his first of two appearances in the All-Star Game. Kinsler spent eight years with the Rangers while Franco was in Texas for five. In addition to his batting titles, Hornsby led the league in runs five times, hits/doubles/RBI four times, triples/homers twice, and OBP/SLG nine times. Rangers top 5 >, Braves: Marcus Giles, 2001-06Key fact: Giles .809 OPS ranks first among all Braves second basemen (min. Oh, Bill James and other respected historians will say there is a third part to the equation, Length of Career. Dauer held two American League single-season fielding records for a second baseman, including 86 consecutive errorless games and 425 straight errorless games, both in 1978. He managed in the minor leagues for the New York Yankees for three years, and in 2011, he was named manager of the year at the helm of the Arizona League Dodgers. More important than his stellar defense, though, was his ability at the plate. Morgan made his first of ten all-star teams the following season, but it wasnt until he was traded to the Reds in 1971 that his career really took off. Brian Dozier is a lifetime .245 hitter, but he's hit 192 home runs and made $30 million in career salary. Rookie of the Year (1947), MVP ('49), six-time All Star ('49-54), Hall of Fame ('62), Career stats Give me a break, he has so damn many of them now, who can keep them all straight? Big personalities? The 10-time All-Star and eight-time Gold Glove Award winner remains the only player in Major League history to hit a walk-off home run in Game 7 of the World Series, which he did to lead the Bucs past the Yankees in 1960. .320/.404/.480, OPS -- .884, Hits -- 2,839, HRs -- 184, RBIs -- 1,427, They called him The Mechanical Man, a tribute to his consistency. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. -- Christina Kahrl, ESPN.com MLB writer, Teams He returned sharp in 2005, batting .316 as the starting second baseman for the Oakland As. That puts him in a class with the game's all-time greats. The top 100 will roll out next week. .308/.356/.497, OPS -- .854, Hits -- 2,129, HRs -- 260, RBIs -- 1,041, Cano has eight .300 seasons and a ninth possibly on the way, has a good chance to top 3,000 career hits and probably will pass Jeff Kent for most home runs by a second baseman. He was a tremendous all-around athlete and played multiple sports in college, which, along with World War II, delayed his eventual career in MLB. The top second basemen make the routine look easy and the difficult look routine. The position is home to those who couldn't hack it at shortstop or slug enough to earn a corner-infield job. 8) MLB Power Rankings: Trade candidate C.J. Once we whittled down the list, we incorporated offensive stats and honors/awards to finalize it. Jackie only played 11 professional seasons, including one with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League, where he didnt debut until he was 26. Bottom line: After being drafted by the Washington Nationals in 2008, Danny Espinosa was called up to the bigs in 2010 and often served as a utility player at all the infield positions and in left field. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Pitcher GIFS Inc. All Rights Reserved. That's why he's a top-tier Hall-of-Fame second baseman, one of the 10 best ever, overall, at the position. His long career puts him high in the record books among second basemen. He has been mythologized, but if anything, he was exceptionally -- and an exceptional -- human. In 2008, he was the AL MVP and won the Silver Slugger Award. Pratt set up Wilson, and Wilson forced the biggest fumble of his career. Ultimately, however, Pedroias body of work was just enough to put him a hair above Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr as the best to ever play second base for the Red Sox. .271/.392/.427, OPS -- .819, Hits -- 2,517, HRs -- 268, RBIs -- 1,133, In 1975 and 1976, Joe Morgan towered over the National League, winning back-to-back MVP awards, with WAR totals of 10.9 and 9.6. if u dont have Maz in the top ten,your list is bogus.NO-ONE did the double play pivot better,not to mention the only 9th inn walk off homer in a game 7 of the wrld series,not to mention ,against the highly favored New York Yanks! San Diego Padres (1988-90), Toronto Blue Jays ('91-95), Baltimore Orioles ('96-98), Cleveland Indians ('99-2001), New York Mets ('02-03), Chicago White Sox ('03-04), Arizona Diamondbacks ('04), Honors The job description requires them to be nimble and quick in the field, with a good arm, range to pick up ground balls, and adept at turning double plays. Not if you ask me. Frisch became a player-manager for St. Louis in 1933 and continued managing after he retired. Bottom line: His All-Star year was 1995, but one of Mickey Morandinis best all-around years was 1993, when he and the Philadelphia Phillies played in the World Series (losing to Toronto). Best Season: 2008 - .292/.380/.535 with 33 home runs, 104 RBIs, 64 walks, a .915 OPS, 6.0 offensive WAR, 3.5 defensive WAR and an 8.2 fWAR Being blocked by Placido Polanco early in his career and knee injuries at the back-half of his prime kept Utley from accumulating the type of counting statistics to make him a slam-dunk Hall of Famer. Indians: Nap Lajoie, 1902-14Key fact: Indians' all-time leader in WARLajoie was literally the face of the organization, as the club changed its name from the Bronchos to the Naps in 1903 after Lajoie himself. His best season came in 1977 when he took home the AL MVP after hitting .388/.449/.570 with a league-leading 16 triples and 100 RBI. In 13 years with the Cardinals, Hornsby hit .359/.427/.568 with 193 home runs and 1,072 RBIs. In 1996, Morandini excelled in the field, participating in 87 double plays while making just six errors good for a .990 fielding percentage. Second basemen are an important part of a baseball team's defense. The fact is, if I did a cross section of the 100 most respected baseball histoians in the United States, I can almost guarantee you that Mazeroski would show up as the best defensive second baseman in the history of MLB. He pretty much got the job done offensively, ever so slightly below average. Hell likely face heavy opposition when he eventually becomes eligible for Cooperstown. For his efforts, Marte finished fourth in the NL MVP race. Teams: San Francisco Giants, New York Mets. History unblurred. He was the AL second baseman in the first six All-Star Games, when he was already in his 30s. Rod Carew was one of the greatest hitters of his generation. Bottom line: "Ryno" was the gold standard for second basemen during his 16-year career. What do you get when you combine those two facts? All he did his sophomore season was bat .342, win a silver slugger, and play in the all-star game. How about Robinson Cano? You missed out on Tony Lazzeri in top ten second baseman. In 2014, LeMahieu led the majors with 99 double plays. Only Ty Cobb has a higher lifetime batting average than Hornsbys .358. Bottom line: Remember when Tom Herr hit a walk-off grand slam in 1987 that led St. Louis past the New York Mets? He had a resurgent 2020 back in New York before missing all of 2021 due to his second positive test. Oh, offensively, Hubbard pretty much got the job done, but he was slightly below average. I was surprised Ryno didnt make it too. He won the Triple Crown in 1922 and 25, won six of his seven batting titles with the Cardinals and won the first of his two MVP Awards in St. Louis. Pirates top 5 >, Reds: Joe Morgan, 1972-79Key fact: His 98.9 career WAR is second all-time at second base (behind only Rogers Hornsby)When Morgan was acquired from the Astros after the 1971 season in an eight-player trade, it gave the Big Red Machine the extra gear it needed to create a true dynasty. Jose Vidro, Expos/Nationals (1997-2006) Key fact: Vidro leads all second basemen in franchise history with a 16.5 bWAR. It just wasn't his forte, well below average, offensively. He was a 10-time All-Star (from 1984-93) and a nine-time Gold Glove Award winner (1983-91). If you enjoyed this article, check out our All-Franchise Starting Lineup in the between weeks. Coming back to the Cards was, you guessed it, Frankie Frisch. Answer (1 of 30): I can't quibble with the other answers to this question, other than to offer the facts that 1. Again, I can't remember which of his books. The Big Red Machine also made it to the World Series that year, losing in seven games to the Oakland As. Last season was a breakout one for the 26-year-old Marte, as he finished sixth in the Majors in fWAR among position players with a 7.1 mark, trailing only Mike Trout, Alex Bregman, Christian Yelich, Cody Bellinger and Marcus Semien. He debuted in 1896 with the Phillies at first base but moved to second in 1898, where he would become famous. Blue Jays: Roberto Alomar, 1991-95Key fact: Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011Over Alomars five seasons in Toronto, he led his team to two World Series championships while earning an All-Star nod and Gold Glove Award every single year. Anthony Rendon /.9715/, 6.Brooks Robinson+ . Pedroia, who has played for Boston for all of his 14 years in the big leagues, helped raise the World Series trophy in 2007 and 2013. The econd base position is one of the most important defensive positions on the field. He pretty much got the job done offensively, too. He was a three-time All-Star, won three consecutive Gold Glove Awards and was part of the franchise's two World Series championship teams. Teams: Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers. It didnt matter where Lajoie played in the field; he was excellent everywhere. I guess that makes him an A + overall at Second Base. Since committing 17 errors in his rookie season in 2005, Cano has never committed more than 13 errors in a season and 123 total errors in 2,124 career games. Alomar made it to the big leagues at the tender age of 20 in 1988 as a Padre and retired 17 years later with the White Sox. In 1937, when he won the batting title, Gehringer was also the AL MVP after hitting .371/.458/.520. Rookie of the Year (1967), 18-time All Star ('67-84), MVP ('77), Hall of Fame ('91), Career stats* After retiring, he became a minor league coach and worked his way up to be first-base coach for the Phillies in 2015. Then, he played his entire 10-year major league career with the Baltimore Orioles and won a World Series in 1983. Gehringer did everything well. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. He won 10 Gold Gloves while, oh by the way, hitting .300 with speed AND power. A broken finger finally forced him to wear a glove in 1896, and that year he fielded .978, a record fielding percentage for a second baseman until well into the 1900s. In 2008, the Dominican-American received his U.S. citizenship in a ceremony before a Tigers-Indians game. "Frisch can knock down more balls with his elbows, knees, chest and head, and by dint of his fleet recovery throw out the runner, than any nine men we know"-Gordon Mackay, respected baseball historian, 1924. 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