Editing Shortstop (section)

==Significant shortstops==

===Shortstops inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame===
[[File:Ozzie Smith 1983.jpg|thumb|right|180px|upright=3.|[[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]] great [[Ozzie Smith]]]]

The year in which the player was inducted is given in brackets after his name.
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*[[Luis Aparicio]] (1984)
*[[Luke Appling]] (1964)
*[[Dave Bancroft]] (1971)
*[[Ernie Banks]] (1977)
*[[Lou Boudreau]] (1970)
*[[Joe Cronin]] (1956)
*[[George Davis (baseball)|George Davis]] (1998)
*[[Travis Jackson]] (1982)
*[[Hughie Jennings]] (1945)
*[[Derek Jeter]] (2020)
*[[Barry Larkin]] (2012)
*[[John Henry Lloyd|John Henry "Pop" Lloyd]] (1977)
*[[Rabbit Maranville]] (1954)
*[[Paul Molitor]] (2004) (Played some games at SS in 1978, 1979, and 1982)
*[[Pee Wee Reese]] (1984)
*[[Cal Ripken Jr.]] (2007)
*[[Phil Rizzuto]] (1994)
*[[Joe Sewell]] (1977)
*[[Ozzie Smith]] (2002)
*[[Joe Tinker]] (1946)
*[[Alan Trammell]] (2018)
*[[Arky Vaughan]] (1985)
*[[Honus Wagner]] (1936)
*[[Bobby Wallace (baseball)|Bobby Wallace]] (1953)
*[[John Montgomery Ward]] (1964)
*[[Willie Wells]] (1997)
*[[George Wright (sportsman)|George Wright]] (1937)
*[[Robin Yount]] (1999)
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====Notes====
# [[John Henry Lloyd]] and [[Willie Wells]] were elected for their play in the [[Negro leagues]].
# George Wright was elected as a pioneer, but also starred as a shortstop in the 1860s and 1870s.
# Robin Yount started his career as a shortstop, and moved to the [[outfield]] where he played his last nine seasons. (Besides winning the MVP award as a shortstop in [[1982 Major League Baseball season|1982]], Yount also won the award as a [[centerfielder]] in [[1989 Major League Baseball season|1989]].)
# Ernie Banks played shortstop for the first half of his career and first base for the remainder.

[[Image:Jetershortstop.JPG|thumb|right|200px|[[New York Yankees|Yankees]] former shortstop [[Derek Jeter]] getting ready to field his position in 2007]]

===Multiple Gold Glove Award winners===
{{See also|List of Gold Glove Award winners at shortstop}}
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*[[Ozzie Smith]]: 13
*[[Omar Vizquel]]: 11
*[[Luis Aparicio]]: 9
*[[Mark Belanger]]: 8
*[[Dave Concepción]]: 5
*[[Derek Jeter]]: 5
*[[Tony Fernández]]: 4
*[[Jimmy Rollins]]: 4
*[[Alan Trammell]]: 4
*[[Brandon Crawford]]: 3
*[[J. J. Hardy]]: 3
*[[Barry Larkin]]: 3
*[[Roy McMillan]]: 3
*[[Rey Ordóñez]]: 3
*[[Andrelton Simmons]]: 3
*[[Gene Alley]]: 2
*[[Larry Bowa]]: 2
*[[Orlando Cabrera]]: 2
*[[Don Kessinger]]: 2
*[[Francisco Lindor]]: 2
*[[Édgar Rentería]]: 2
*[[Cal Ripken Jr.]]: 2
*[[Alex Rodriguez]]: 2
*[[Troy Tulowitzki]]: 2
*[[Zoilo Versalles]]: 2
*[[Maury Wills]]: 2
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===All-time single season assist leaders among shortstops===
[[File:Omar Vizquel at Wrigley Field.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Omar Vizquel]] played more games at shortstop than any other player in MLB history.]]
#[[Ozzie Smith]]: 621 (San Diego Padres, 1980)
#[[Glenn Wright]]: 601 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1924)
#[[Dave Bancroft]]: 598 (Philadelphia Phillies/New York Giants, 1920)
#[[Tommy Thevenow]]: 597 (St. Louis Cardinals, 1926)
#[[Iván DeJesús]]: 595 (Chicago Cubs, 1977)
#[[Cal Ripken Jr.]]: 583 (Baltimore Orioles, 1984)
#[[Whitey Wietelmann]]: 581 (Boston Braves, 1943)
#[[Dave Bancroft]]: 579 (New York Giants, 1922)
#[[Rabbit Maranville]]: 574 (Boston Braves, 1914)
#[[Don Kessinger]]: 573 (Chicago Cubs, 1968)

Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/A_ss_season.shtml|title=Single-Season Leaders & Records for Assists as SS|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> (does not list teams)

===All-time single season putout leaders among shortstops===
# [[Donie Bush]]: 425 (Detroit Tigers, 1914)
# [[Hughie Jennings]]: 425 (Baltimore Orioles [National League], 1895)
# [[Joe Cassidy (baseball)|Joe Cassidy]]: 408 (Washington Senators, 1905)
# [[Rabbit Maranville]]: 407 (Boston Braves, 1914)
# [[Dave Bancroft]]: 405 (New York Giants, 1922)
# [[Eddie Miller (infielder)|Eddie Miller]]: 405 (Boston Braves, 1940)
# [[Monte Cross]]: 404 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1898)
# [[Dave Bancroft]]: 396 (New York Giants, 1921)
# [[Mickey Doolan]]: 395 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1906)
# [[Buck Weaver]]: 392 (Chicago White Sox, 1913)

===All-time single-season fielding percentage leaders among shortstops===

# [[Mike Bordick]]: .9982 (Baltimore Orioles, 2002)
# [[Cal Ripken Jr.]]: .9956 (Baltimore Orioles, 1990)
# [[Omar Vizquel]]: .9954 (Cleveland Indians, 2000)
# [[Rey Sánchez]]: .9941 (Kansas City Royals, 2000)
# [[Rey Ordóñez]]: .9938 (New York Mets, 1999)
# [[Omar Vizquel]]: .9933 (San Francisco Giants, 2006)
# [[Omar Vizquel]]: .9931 (Cleveland Indians, 1998)
# [[J. J. Hardy]]: .9923 (Baltimore Orioles, 2012)
# [[Tony Fernández]] .9919 (Toronto Blue Jays, 1989)
# [[Rey Sánchez]]: .9915 (Kansas City Royals, 2001)

===Number of seasons with 100+ double plays turned at shortstop (among Hall of Fame shortstops)===

*[[Cal Ripken Jr.]]: 12
*[[Phil Rizzuto]]: 8
*[[Lou Boudreau]]: 6
*[[Ozzie Smith]]: 5
*[[Luke Appling]]: 4
*[[Luis Aparicio]]: 3
*[[Ernie Banks]]: 3
*[[Travis Jackson]]: 3
*[[Pee Wee Reese]]: 2
*[[Arky Vaughan]]: 2
*[[Dave Bancroft]]: 1
*[[Joe Cronin]]: 1
*[[Derek Jeter]]: 1
*[[Rabbit Maranville]]: 1
*[[Joe Sewell]]: 1
*[[Alan Trammell]]: 1
*[[Robin Yount]]: 1

Source: baseballreference.com