Childs played in just over 1,450 games and Richardson played in just over 1,300 games. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on each player's career with that franchise. It might be the only number as big as the game itself. Collins can also boast an MVP win in 1914 and six top 5 MVP finishes. JAWS (Jaffe WAR Score system) was developed by sabermetrician Jay Jaffe as a means to measure a player's Hall of Fame worthiness. Only Ty Cobb has a higher lifetime batting average than Hornsbys .358. 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 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! During 1921-25, a five-year period, he hit .402. In 1991 he was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility with 90.5% of the vote. The way it really was. 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. He played every position on the diamond before settling in at second base. Fun fact: Hill is one of just five players to hit for the cycle twice in one year. He made his first of six consecutive MLB all-star games that season and led the league in stolen bases and batting average. Which team will make a big move? 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. LONG PEAK = WAR in best seven seasons. The next four seasons were magical for Morgan, especially 1975 and 1976. Hornsby's 127.1 WAR is the ninth-highest score all . Hornsby bounced around considerably for the rest of his career for a player of his caliber. D-backs top 5 >, Dodgers: Jackie Robinson, 1947-56Key fact: Only player whose uniform number is retired across MLBA true hero, legend, trailblazer and leader -- and thats before we even get into Robinsons stats. I think he was the best ever, barehanded. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. In 1996, Morandini excelled in the field, participating in 87 double plays while making just six errors good for a .990 fielding percentage. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. I remember reading something that Bill James had written about Jody Reed. I was surprised Ryne Sandberg wasnt on the list in place of Alomar or Cano. The Tigers popped Jung with the 12th pick in last July's draft by way of Texas Tech. Again, I can't remember which of his books. 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. In 1949, seven years after he played his last game, Gehringer was elected to the Hall of Fame. He also won an MVP with the Cards in 1931 and made it to three all-star games after the inaugural game in 1933. Join the discussion by using the #MLBRank hashtag, and follow along @BBTN and on Facebook. 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. On top of his defense, Frisch was fast as lightning, leading the league in SBs three times. Career Fld% Leaders:1.Placido Polanco/.9834/, 2.Mike Lowell/.9743/, 3. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. His long career puts him high in the record books among second basemen. -- Rob Peterson, ESPN.com senior MLB editor, Teams AND he was one of the best defensive second basemen ever. Bottom line: Rich Dauer was a winner. This week, we bring you the Top 10 at each position. Phillies top 5 >, Brewers: Jim Gantner, 1976-92Key fact: No. How about Robinson Cano? When the Hall of Famer retired in 1997, his .989 fielding percentage was a major league record. 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. .311/.409/.474, OPS -- .883, Hits - 1,518, HRs -- 137, RBIs - 734, Here's the thing about Robinson: His legacy as one of the most important individuals in U.S. cultural history has obscured that he was an amazing player. He seemed destined to be a Yankee for life but shocked the baseball world in 2013 when he left New York to sign a $240M contract with the Mariners. Should a below-average offensive player be in the Hall of Fame at any position other than the pitcher's? Teams: Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox. In 13 years with the Cardinals, Hornsby hit .359/.427/.568 with 193 home runs and 1,072 RBIs. All he did his sophomore season was bat .342, win a silver slugger, and play in the all-star game. The great Rogers Hornsby was the clear choice for the best second baseman of all time. Braves top 5 >, Marlins: Luis Castillo, 1996-2005Key fact: Three-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove Award winner with MarlinsOne of the best players in Marlins history, Castillo led the league in stolen bases in 2000 (62) and '03 (48). .300/.371/.443, OPS -- .814, Hits -- 2,724, HRs -- 210, RBIs -- 1,134, It took Pat Gillick about only three hours -- not even enough time to write up a press release -- to trade for Alomar, who became the cornerstone of the Blue Jays' back-to-back World Series champs in 1992-93. Once established, the Tigers wouldnt have to look for a second baseman until 1942. 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. And then there's Roberto Alomar. Anyway, most of you know that Bill James pretty much invented the Win Shares system, which so many take as gospel. 1 second baseman for every club, as chosen by MLB.com's beat reporters. 1/9 Tommy Edman, St. Louis Cardinals - 96. Also in 2001, Counsell was named the MVP of the NLCS. He recorded a 20-20 (20 home runs and 20 stolen bases) in 2014. Cano continued to hit in Seattle, but his first positive test for an illegal substance caused him to miss half of the 2018 season. Bottm line: Freddy Sanchez overcame physical adversity to become a professional athlete, having been born with a pigeon-toed left foot and a club right foot. What made them stand out from other Second Basemen was that they pivoted and threw at the same time that they crossed the bag, not after they crossed it"-Tom Meany, respected baseball historian, 1948. McPhee also recorded 529 putouts in 1886, a Major League record which still stands; no one else is within 40 putouts"-Bill James, respected baseball historian/Godfather of Sabermetrics and the modern rating system, 2002. He'll be . But he cemented his spot on the roster by participating in the Giants' World Series win in 2014, was named an All-Star in 2015 and won a Gold Glove Award in 2016. Before we get to the players, below is some background on how the list was compiled. Former Yankees captains on what awaits Aaron Judge, Angelos says Orioles staying put, scolds reporter, Sources: Cubs, 1B Mancini agree on 2-year deal, Padres give 16-year-old catching prospect $5.6M, Jays bullpen coach Buschmann stepping down, Alonso: Mets on the brink of something special, Cubs to honor Sandberg, who sees issue for Sosa. The three-time Gold Glove Award winner made the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1999 when he was with the Mets and considered by some to be part of "The Best Infield Ever" along with second baseman Edgardo Alfonzo, shortstop Rey Ordonez and third baseman Robin Ventura. Either way, Bill James comes to this conclusion on Mazeroski: his 113 defensive career Win Shares is 1st all time in the history of MLB for a second baseman. The 2007 AL Rookie of the Year has been a significant contributor to the modern-day success of the Red Sox. One of those players is Hall of Famer Roger Hornsby who was one of the best hitters of his generation and . 1 -- St. Louis Cardinals (1926), Career stats (Insider), Teams Astros top 5 >, Athletics: Eddie Collins, 1906-14, '27-30Key fact: His 55.9 fWAR is third highest in franchise history among position players (first among second basemen)A member of the famed $100,000 Infield" assembled by owner Connie Mack in the early 1900s, Collins was an elite hitter who went six straight seasons (1909-14) without batting lower than .324. He was also a great World Series performer, winning four titles and hitting .328 in 34 career games. Here we go. 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. Rookie of the Year (1967), 18-time All Star ('67-84), MVP ('77), Hall of Fame ('91), Career stats* And in 2019, he won his first World Series ring, with the Nationals. Bold indicates active player. The switch-hitter from Puerto Rico signed as an amateur free agent when he was 15 years old, and eventually went to two World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals (2006 and 2011) as the teams third-base coach. That's all there is, right? Bill Mazeroski (1960s) offensive rating: C -. Teams: Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays. He hit north of .300 in five times while winning seven Silver Sluggers. He had an incredible knack for getting on base and has the second-most home runs for someone his size (5-7) or shorter. He's played half his innings at second base, and the rest at shortstop and various outfield positions. It's always made me wonder, what the hell did you point it out for then? He's not even the best defensive 3rd baseman to play for El Toro High School's 2009 varsity baseball team. Yankees top 5 >. 2. Top 100 Second Basemen of All-Time - Baseball Egg 100 Greatest Second Basemen of All-Time Explanation of Rankings CAREER = Career Wins Above Replacement (WAR) adjusted for era. .358/.434/.577, OPS -- 1.010, Hits -- 2,930, HRs -- 301, RBIs -- 1,584, His hitting stats are undeniable, even coming in a high-scoring era. Anthony Rendon /.9715/, 6.Brooks Robinson+ . Morgan is the Reds all-time leader with 406 steals, and he led the league in on-base percentage four times with the Reds. Morgan was an on-base machine who could run, hit for power, and play excellent defense. Brewers top 5 >, Cardinals: Rogers Hornsby, 1915-26, '33Key fact: .359 average ranks first all-time in Cardinals historyHornsby was a feisty player on and off the field who fine-tuned his life for one thing: Hitting. -- Scott Lauber, ESPN.com Red Sox reporter, Second basemen aren't supposed to be great. He was also named an All-Star that year, and won the first of two Silver Slugger Awards. His 377 home runs are tops among second basemen, and he has more hits than several Hall . Bottom line: Robinson Cano won a World Series title with the New York Yankees (2009) during his nine-year run with the Yanks. Brooks Robinson and Scott Rolen. 20 is one of three retired numbers in Royals history. Teams: Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals. Career Stats (1988 2004) San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Career Stats (2005 2022) New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Career Stats (1919 1937) Kansas City Monarchs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Career Stats (1919 1937) New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Career Stats (1967 1985) Minnesota Twins, California Angels, Career Stats (1963 1984) Houston Colt 45s/Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland As, Career Stats (1924 1942) Detroit Tigers, Career Stats (1896 1916) Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia As, Cleveland Bronchos/Naps, Career Stats (1906 1930) Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Career Stats (1915 1937) St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns. In 2014, LeMahieu led the majors with 99 double plays. 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). He made it to four World Series with the club, winning the first three. Mets top 5 >, Nationals: Jos Vidro, 1997-2004 (Expos/Nationals)Key fact: Vidro leads all second basemen in franchise history with a 16.5 bWARThe switch-hitting Vidro played for the Expos and Nationals for 10 of his 12 Major League seasons, slashing .301/.363/.459 with an .821 OPS, 1,280 hits, 550 RBIs and 115 home runs during that time. Let's talk about who the best ever were at that position, defensively speaking. For the purposes of this exercise, Alfonzo is only eligible at one position; with that in mind, second base, which is statistically one of the weakest in Mets history, seems an excellent place to give Alfonzo his proper due. His offensive numbers werent quite as good as Cano & Alomar, but if there was a way to quantify leadership, hed probably leap both of them! We feel its important to acknowledge that baseball is harder to play today than it was 25 years ago, and 50 years ago, and so on. You might be surprised at who missed the cut. He was the AL second baseman in the first six All-Star Games, when he was already in his 30s. During the Yankees' 2009 championship season, Cano hit 20 home runs and notched 204 hits (first among all second basemen that year). Three times Hornsby hit over .400, including his .424 average in 1924. 10. During the 2012 season, Barney committed just two errors, and tied the major league record for consecutive errorless games at second base with 141. Mazeroski remains the only player in Major League history to hit a walk-off homer in Game 7 of the World Series, which he did to lead the Bucs . These are the second basemen with the best fielding percentages in major league history. Hornsby led the pack in nearly every category and dominated in WAR. But it's his time in Cleveland that I think of first, when Alomar and Omar Vizquel mastered the dance of the double play as well as any duo I have ever seen. He batted .274 in his career, and while he didnt hit for much power -- Gantners homer off Oaklands Dave Stewart on Sept. 3, 1991, was his first in 1,762 at-bats spanning 544 games -- Gantner became a steady hand at second base, thanks in part to a strong throwing arm hed honed as a boy playing catcher. My candidates for the best defensive right fielder of all time are: Roberto Clemente (12 gold gloves) Dwight Evans (8 gold gloves) Al Kaline (10 gold gloves) Ichiro Suzuki (10 gold gloves) Larry Walker (7 gold gloves) Dave Winfield (7 gold gloves) Mookie Betts (5 gold gloves) Jason Heyward (5 gold gloves) Jesse Barfield (2 gold gloves, cannon arm) The 26-year-old is coming off his first career Gold Glove award, making him one of the top defensive players in the league. 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? For his efforts, Marte finished fourth in the NL MVP race. Teams: San Francisco Giants, New York Mets. 17. The only knock on Muncy is defense, as he rates below average at the position, and he's coming off Tommy John. 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. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. However, that same year, Lind committed a fielding error in the ninth inning of the seventh game of the NLCS that led to a come-from-behind win for the Atlanta Braves. The Cardinals, Giants and Braves all got rid of him in a three-year span. As the Reds dynasty began to collapse, Morgan eventually moved on and played his final five seasons with four different teams. 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). He took home five gold gloves in Cincinnati and led the league in OBP four times. .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. Glenn Hubbard played the position more frequently than anybody else and Mark Lemke will always be linked to the greatness of the 1990s. When it became evident Carew was destined to leave, the Twins traded him in February 1979 to the California Angels. 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. A player with no weakness in his game. Castillo holds the Marlins' record hitting streak of 35 games, which went from May 8-June 21, 2002. Also, took HOF too long to put Lazzeri into HOF, 1991 by vets committee. 8. Welcome to All-Time #MLBRank, our ranking of the top 100 players in baseball history. He remained with the club from 1902-14, and not only was he one of the biggest stars of his time, but his name still lives on in the Indians record book. You can find both and tons of other great content in the We Love Baseballsection. Kinsler spent eight years with the Rangers while Franco was in Texas for five. Robinson won the MVP a few years later when he batted .342 with 37 SBs and 124 RBI in 1949. 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. Bottom line: The Cubs picked up DJ LeMahieu in the second round of the 2009 draft, but he shined in the major leagues after being traded to Colorado. I would have Morgan at number two, right behind Hornsby. And in 2013, he coached the Israeli national team in the World Baseball Classic. We use bWAR. Teams: Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals. Pratt set up Wilson, and Wilson forced the biggest fumble of his career. The greatest defensive second baseman of his time, and perhaps of all-time, Mazeroski is ironically best remembered for an unmatched accomplishment at the plate. Bottom line: "Ryno" was the gold standard for second basemen during his 16-year career. Two NL Triple Crowns (1922, '25), two-time NL MVP ('25, '29), Hall of Fame ('42), Championships He was a 10-time All-Star (from 1984-93) and a nine-time Gold Glove Award winner (1983-91). -- Schoenfield, Rogers Hornsby batted .424 in 1924. He had a resurgent 2020 back in New York before missing all of 2021 due to his second positive test. 8) MLB Power Rankings: Trade candidate C.J. The best defensive second baseman of his time, and perhaps of all time, "Maz" is ironically best remembered -- and memorialized outside of PNC Park -- for his unmatched accomplishment at the plate. Bottom line: Brandon Phillips was an All-Star three times, and over a long major league career, he won four Gold Glove Awards and one Silver Slugger Award. In 1962 he was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot. Jeff Reboulet (1990s) offensive rating: D. A defensive specialist. 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