In 2007, Phillips joined the 30-30 club 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in one season. 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. His defensive rating on Fangraphs leads all second basemen all-time with over 1,000 plate appearances. Morgan was an on-base machine who could run, hit for power, and play excellent defense. I will list them in order, from oldest to newest: Fred Dunlap (1880s), Nap Lajoie (1900s), Lonny Frey (1940s), Eddie Mayo (1940s), Gil McDougald (1950s), Jackie Robinson (1950s), Red Schoendienst (1950s), Fernando Vina (1990s), Craig Counsell (2000s)and Pokey Reese (2000s), 9. Brian Dozier is a lifetime .245 hitter, but he's hit 192 home runs and made $30 million in career salary. 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. 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. -- Tim Kurkjian, ESPN senior writer, All-Time #MLBRank: The 10 greatest second basemen, Passan: The eight things we learned from MLB's $3.8 billion offseason, The first $500 million superstar? Hill excelled in 2009, when he rebounded from a concussion that ended his previous season and was named the AL Comeback Player of the Year after slugging 36 home runs and notching 108 RBI. Vidro ranks among the top 10 in franchise history in doubles (third), hits (sixth), runs (seventh), RBIs (seventh), homers (ninth) and walks (ninth). Charlie Gehringers nickname was The Mechanical Man. He was dubbed so because of his robotic consistency and durability. In 2015, he was hired to manage the Milwaukee Brewers, leading them to the NLCS in 2018. Had Robinson played more seasons, he would have been towards the top of this list. The top second basemen make the routine look easy and the difficult look routine. New York Yankees (2005-13), Seattle Mariners ('14-present), Honors The top 100 will roll out next week. Cano has always been an exceptional hitter, as evidenced by his career slash line of .301/.351/.489. The Little General retired in 1984 with a career OBP of .392. .338/.380/.466, OPS -- .847, Hits -- 3,243, HRs -- 82, RBIs -- 1,599, The first big star of the new American League in 1901, he ranks 23rd all time in Baseball-Reference WAR. Alomars post-season totals are impressive: a .313 batting average, four HRs, 33 RBI, 32 runs, and 20 SBs in 58 games. Based upon Gold Gloves won, Ivan Rodriguez is the clear victor, while based upon fielding percentage, numerous players who spent more than 10 seasons in the Majors have a . If character counted in the compilation of this list, Jackie Robinson would be number one. .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. 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. It's why he's a top tier Hall of Famer at the position. 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). St. Louis Cardinals (1915-26, '33), New York Giants ('27), Boston Braves ('28); Chicago Cubs ('29-32), St. Louis Browns ('33-37), Honors Grich was a great offensive second baseman, an "A" offensively. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. 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. In 2004, he won the Silver Slugger Award and made his first of two appearances in the All-Star Game. Welcome to another edition of Top Ten! These rankings are for fun and debate purposes only, and fans were able to participate in Twitter polls to vote for their favorites. The contribution to championship teams (player performance in seasons where his team wins the pennant) is a small factor in most cases. He was a 10-time All-Star (from 1984-93) and a nine-time Gold Glove Award winner (1983-91). He won rings in Toronto. 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. 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. 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. Which team will make a big move? Corrective surgery allowed him to excel at baseball, and after being signed by the Boston Red Sox he blossomed with the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he was a three-time All-Star and won an NL batting title in 2006. -- Schoenfield, Teams Teams: St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins. Between the lines, Alomar was about as good as it gets. When I was younger, I used to love to watch this guy play defense. At that point, he was in his 40s and starting to show his age. How We Ranked Baseballs Greatest Players. However, as Robinsons career was relatively short, he lags in the counting stats. Kinsler spent eight years with the Rangers while Franco was in Texas for five. NL All Star ('90), 11-time AL All-Star ('91-2001), 10 AL Gold Gloves ('91-96, '98-01), four AL Silver Sluggers ('92, '96, '99-00), All-Star MVP ('98), Hall of Fame ('11), Career stats The pinnacle years for both came during the '75 and 76 World Series championship seasons for the Reds, as Morgan earned consecutive NL MVP Awards. Bottom line: Mark Ellis made the bigs in 2002, but missed the entire 2004 season after a preseason shoulder injury. Getty Images. History unblurred. Collins was not implicated in the controversy, but the scandal gutted the team. Buddy Bell and Adrian Beltre. Career Fld% Leaders:1.Placido Polanco/.9834/, 2.Mike Lowell/.9743/, 3. 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. After losing the 1914 World Series, Mack broke up the As and sold Collins to the White Sox for $50k. 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. There it is. 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. In 1929 he won his second MVP as a member of the Cubs and also made it to the World Series again that year (which, of course, they lost). He also won the NL batting title in '16, hitting .348 with a .911 OPS. And boy could he play defense. He should certainly be in the conversation, as Utleys 64.4 career bWAR and 62.9 fWAR rank 14th and 12th, respectively, among second basemen all-time. Kent, a career .290 hitter, holds the all-time record for most home runs by a second baseman with 351 (out of 377). The Cardinals, Giants and Braves all got rid of him in a three-year span. LONG PEAK = WAR in best seven seasons. Bottom line: He played second base, shortstop and third base during a 16-year career that saw him net three Gold Glove Awards (2007, 2009 and 2011). During 1921-25, a five-year period, he hit .402. However, we also adjust for era, integration and level of competition, and missed playing time due to factors beyond the control of the player. He didnt play much during his final five seasons with the St. Louis Browns, but he still hit over .300 four times. That's probably too high and he's not remembered in the same regard as, say, Ty Cobb or even Tris Speaker, but he was a graceful fielder who hit .338 lifetime. He took home five gold gloves in Cincinnati and led the league in OBP four times. It was in that same timeframe that the As became a dynasty, winning back-to-back World Series titles from 1910-11 and a third in 13. Bottom line: Jose Lind was an exceptional defensive player who won the Gold Glove Award in 1992. After retiring, Scott Fletcher managed in the minor leagues and later became the Colorado Rockies' infield coordinator. Much of his career came in the low-scoring 1970s, and he won seven batting titles, hit .328 lifetime and chased .400 in 1977, when he finished at .388. Players are evaluated on five criteria as the foundation of our rankings: We use Wins Above Replacement (WAR) as a basis for these calculations. How about Robinson Cano? Before we get to the players, below is some background on how the list was compiled. And hes been to the All-Star Game four times. Nationals top 5 >, Phillies: Chase Utley, 2003-15Key fact: 62.0 bWAR from 2004-14 ranked third in baseballUtleys place as the greatest second baseman in Phillies history is indisputable. He's top 10 at the position, headed to top five, and leaving the Yankees shouldn't affect his ultimate legacy as one of the best at the position. Gehringer debuted in 1924 but wasnt a regular until 1926. Jackie Robinson 3. Joe Morgan 4. We have gone to great lengths to make our All-Time Baseball Player Rankings as thorough as possible. Rays top 5 >, Red Sox: Dustin Pedroia, 2006-presentKey fact: Only player to win MVP Award, Rookie of the Year Award, World Series title and Gold Glove Award within first two MLB seasonsHonestly, what a tough call this was. His uniform and cleats were sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame after he became the first player to accomplish a unique feat in two different games: hit three home runs, knock in seven RBI and steal two bases. 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. Houston Colt .45s (1963-64), Houston Astros (1965-71, '80), Cincinnati Reds ('72-79), San Francisco Giants ('81-82), Philadelphia Phillies ('83), Oakland A's ('84), Honors AL Triple Crown (1901), Hall of Fame ('37), Career stats Oh, offensively, Hubbard pretty much got the job done, but he was slightly below average. 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. That's short for Three True Outcomes, also known as walks, strikeouts and home runs. That wasn't very nice of me to say, I like Jeter, offensively speaking. Nolan Arenado /.9718/, 5. Nicknamed "The Frenchman," Nap Lajoie was one of the best hitters and second basemen of the early part of the 20th century. Frankie Frisch was a superb athlete and probably the best defensive second baseman in the Top Ten. 2 jersey retired in '76 and has a sculpture with shortstop Luis Aparicio on the Guaranteed Rate Field concourse. He ranks first in stolen bases; second in games played, plate appearances, triples, and runs; third in batting average; and sixth in RBI. Not all historians will call him the best defensive second baseman in history, but they will almost all call him one of the 10 best ever. When the Hall of Famer retired in 1997, his .989 fielding percentage was a major league record. In 13 years with the Cardinals, Hornsby hit .359/.427/.568 with 193 home runs and 1,072 RBIs. Rookie of the Year (1967), 18-time All Star ('67-84), MVP ('77), Hall of Fame ('91), Career stats* He ranks ninth on Fangraphs WAR for all offensive players and 12th on Baseball-Reference. In 2007, he won the Silver Slugger Award and was named to his first of two All-Star Game appearances. In 1949, seven years after he played his last game, Gehringer was elected to the Hall of Fame. Because of how different eras of baseball have been played, it's difficult to nail down the best defensive catcher of all time. He won an MVP in 1949. Matt Chapman /.9737/, 4. In the field, he's smooth and effortless with a strong arm. 300 games).Its not easy to strongly argue who has been the Braves' best second baseman of all-time. 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. I would have Morgan at number two, right behind Hornsby. Bold indicates active player. Teams: Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondback, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants. Frisch went to four more World Series with St. Louis, this time coming out on top in the latter two. He was ever so slightly below average. To create our list, an ESPN expert panel voted on thousands of head-to-head matchups of 162 players, based on both peak performance and career value. Rod Carew was one of the greatest hitters of his generation. He could run, hit, hit for power, and play stellar defense. In 2008, he was the AL MVP and won the Silver Slugger Award. There's a reason no one in baseball can wear No. 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. Rookie of the Year (1947), MVP ('49), six-time All Star ('49-54), Hall of Fame ('62), Career stats The Sox made it to two World Series during that time in 1917 and 1919 winning the first one. Santiago Espinal turned 28 last November. 2. note-next to each player I will also list an offensive letter grade, so you know where they stand in that category, the way I see it (we can assume they are all an "A +" defensively, since they are among the top 10 all time, defensively). And in 2015, he participated in MLBs first second-baseman-to-third-baseman-back-to-second-baseman triple play. I guess that makes him an A + overall at Second Base. Kent was one of the best offensive second basemen of all time and arguably the position's best power hitter. Bottom line: A first-round draft pick in 2003 by the Toronto Blue Jays, Aaron Hill was called up in 2005. His long career puts him high in the record books among second basemen. Bottom line: Mark Loretta was a dependable fielder over a 15-year MLB career that saw him play on six different teams. Bottom line: Jody Reed made his major league debut in 1987 with the Boston Red Sox as a shortstop, but switched to second base in 1989. When it became evident Carew was destined to leave, the Twins traded him in February 1979 to the California Angels. Tigers top 5 >, Twins: Rod Carew, 1967-78Key fact: .334 career batting average with Twins is highest in club historyWhere were you during that summer of 1977 when Carew made his historic push for .400? And he was the best the Rays have ever had. They include All-Stars, World Series champions, Hall of Famers and baseball legends. 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. That's why he's a top-tier Hall-of-Fame second baseman, one of the 10 best ever, overall, at the position. That leaves half or just under half from his long peak (seven best seasons), short peak (three best seasons), and prime (five best consecutive seasons). 4. "Based on the distance that there was away from the goal line, I knew they were in sneak formation," Wilson said . He hit north of .300 in five times while winning seven Silver Sluggers. 1. How close was it? 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. Based upon Gold Gloves won, Ivan Rodriguez is the clear victor, while based upon fielding percentage, numerous players who spent more than 10 seasons in the Majors have a . The reason that I'm telling you this is so YOU don't make the same mistake as that guy did. 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. Big numbers? Its a fair argument, but as we mentioned when discussing Roger Clemens, its hard to know who did what throughout the games history. History unblurred. On top of his defense, Frisch was fast as lightning, leading the league in SBs three times. All he did his sophomore season was bat .342, win a silver slugger, and play in the all-star game. Let's begin with the long ball. Polanco wore his Tigers jersey. Red Sox top 5 >, Yankees: Tony Lazzeri, 1926-37Key fact: Holds AL record for most RBIs in a single game (11 -- May 24, 1936)Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame posthumously in 1991, Lazzeri was a feared clutch hitter with power who served as a key component alongside Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in the fabled Murderers Row lineups for the Yankees. 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. Not if you ask me. Teams: Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants. 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. 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. 42. In the field, he's . Teams: Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs. Fun fact: Hill is one of just five players to hit for the cycle twice in one year. I think so, maybe similar in style to Ichiro Suzuki, except playing a different position. Eddie Collins debuted with the As just five seasons after Nap LaJoies jump. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. Hornsby began player-managing in 1925 with the Cards and continued to do so throughout most of his remaining career. Teams: New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets. He had a resurgent 2020 back in New York before missing all of 2021 due to his second positive test. .285/.344/.452, OPS -- .795, Hits -- 2,386, HRs -- 282, RBIs -- 1,061, Beloved Cubbiness and a brief run as one of the most supremely gifted second basemen in the game aside, Sandberg's main asset is exploiting Wrigley Field to hit for power, slugging .491 there vs. a less-than-epic .412 everywhere else. Those were his only .300 seasons, but he had many other years he could have won an MVP award: He drew an astonishing number of walks, was one of most efficient base stealers of all time, won five Gold Gloves and had a power at a time when few second basemen did. In 2014, LeMahieu led the majors with 99 double plays. Cano won five silver sluggers and went to eight all-star games altogether, and even chipped in a couple of gold gloves. Brooks Robinson is generally regarded as the GOAT defensively at third. JAWS (Jaffe WAR Score system) was developed by sabermetrician Jay Jaffe as a means to measure a player's Hall of Fame worthiness. For his efforts, Marte finished fourth in the NL MVP race. During the Yankees' 2009 championship season, Cano hit 20 home runs and notched 204 hits (first among all second basemen that year). Let's talk about who the best ever were at that position, defensively speaking. In addition, he played in the first six all-star games, beginning in 1933. Lazzeri played for six AL-pennant winners during his dozen years in pinstripes, batting .293 with 169 home runs and 1,157 RBIs. Teams This incident ruined fan perception of Alomar for better or for worse. 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. Hubbard played much of his career for those Atlanta Braves teams that had an overabundant amount of ground ball pitchers on their team. Bottom line: Rich Dauer was a winner. He was about as good as any second baseman that has ever taken the field. Anyway, most of you know that Bill James pretty much invented the Win Shares system, which so many take as gospel. 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! Pratt set up Wilson, and Wilson forced the biggest fumble of his career. Grich played the final 10 years of his career with the Angels after spending seven seasons with the Orioles, as the Long Beach, Calif., native signed as a free agent with the Halos before the 77 season. The loss in 1919 became known as the Black Sox Scandal when it was later revealed that several players conspired to throw the World Series. He's not even the best defensive 3rd baseman to play for El Toro High School's 2009 varsity baseball team. And they can be a pitcher's best friend. To illustrate how big Lajoie was in his day, the Bronchos renamed themselves The Naps after their leader in 1903. He went to four consecutive World Series with the club from 1921 through 1924, coming out a winner in the first two. The Dodgers made it to six World Series with Robinson, all against the Yankees. 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. The only knock on Muncy is defense, as he rates below average at the position, and he's coming off Tommy John. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 1. Bottom line: "Ryno" was the gold standard for second basemen during his 16-year career. 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. To start the 2018 season, Panik set an MLB record by becoming the first player to hit solo home runs in back-to-back 1-0 victories. You can find both and tons of other great content in the We Love Baseballsection. If you enjoyed this article, check out our All-Franchise Starting Lineup in the between weeks. .328/.393/.429, OPS -- .822, Hits -- 3,053, HRs -- 92, RBIs -- 1,015, The Tony Gwynn or Ichiro Suzuki of his era, Carew was a master of bat control and one of the great bunters in the game's history. In 1996, Morandini excelled in the field, participating in 87 double plays while making just six errors good for a .990 fielding percentage. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. Walker won the Silver Slugger Award in 2014. 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. Bill Mazeroski (1960s) offensive rating: C -. 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. I'm taking him as the best second baseman ever. 10. You might be surprised at who missed the cut. His defensive rating on Fangraphs leads all second basemen all-time with over 1,000 plate appearances. Modern measures credit him with an average of 9.5 WAR per season over a five-year period. He was a Top 10 MVP finalist five times. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011, Alomar is considered by many to be the greatest player in Blue Jays history, and he remains involved with the organization through the Blue Jays Baseball Academy and Tournament 12. That's a heck of a fact that Bill James presents. Reds top 5 >, D-backs: Ketel Marte, 2017-presentKey fact: Selected as the 2019 NL All-Star starter at second baseIn a close race with Jay Bell, Marte gets the nod here. Jody Reed (1990s) offensive rating: C -. 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. Below are the six best to ever play the position in Major League Baseball history. Philadelphia A's (1906-14, '27-30), Chicago White Sox ('15-26), Championships He hit, ran, and played defense with the best of them. Two NL Triple Crowns (1922, '25), two-time NL MVP ('25, '29), Hall of Fame ('42), Championships His 377 home runs are tops among second basemen, and he has more hits than several Hall . Scott is a SoCal native who, after two decades of fighting L.A. traffic, decided to turn his passion for fantasy sports into a blog - the now-defunct Fantasy Mutant. .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 debuted with the as and sold Collins to the White Sox for $ 50k Texas five. The Yankees in 2005 was one of the best offensive second basemen his. 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