+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: Double Plays as Defender
Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Double Plays Turned as 2B | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bill Mazeroski+ (17) | 1706 | R |
| 2. | Nellie Fox+ (19) | 1619 | R |
| 3. | Willie Randolph (18) | 1547 | R |
| 4. | Lou Whitaker (19) | 1527 | R |
| 5. | Bobby Doerr+ (14) | 1507 | R |
| 6. | Joe Morgan+ (22) | 1505 | R |
| 7. | Charlie Gehringer+ (19) | 1444 | R |
| 8. | Roberto Alomar+ (17) | 1407 | R |
| 9. | Frank White (18) | 1382 | R |
| 10. | Red Schoendienst+ (19) | 1368 | R |
| 11. | Bobby Grich (17) | 1302 | R |
| 12. | Jeff Kent (17) | 1261 | R |
| 13. | Eddie Collins+ (25) | 1239 | R |
| 14. | Ray Durham (14) | 1189 | R |
| 15. | Bid McPhee+ (18) | 1188 | R |
| 16. | Billy Herman+ (15) | 1177 | R |
| 17. | Joe Gordon+ (11) | 1160 | R |
| 18. | Ryne Sandberg+ (16) | 1158 | R |
| 19. | Craig Biggio (20) | 1153 | R |
| 20. | Bret Boone (14) | 1085 | R |
| 21. | Frankie Frisch+ (19) | 1062 | R |
| 22. | Luis Castillo (15) | 1051 | R |
| 23. | Nap Lajoie+ (21) | 1050 | R |
| 24. | Jim Gantner (17) | 1036 | R |
| 25. | Frank Bolling (12) | 1003 | R |
| 26. | Steve Sax (14) | 998 | R |
| 27. | Tom Herr (13) | 991 | R |
| 28. | Glenn Hubbard (12) | 975 | R |
| 29. | Manny Trillo (17) | 973 | R |
| 30. | Ski Melillo (12) | 965 | R |
| 31. | Buddy Myer (17) | 963 | R |
| Bobby Richardson (12) | 963 | R | |
| 33. | Hughie Critz (12) | 960 | R |
| 34. | Cookie Rojas (16) | 953 | R |
| 35. | Tony Taylor (19) | 950 | R |
| 36. | Harold Reynolds (12) | 948 | R |
| 37. | Julian Javier (13) | 907 | R |
| 38. | Jerry Priddy (11) | 906 | R |
| 39. | Dave Cash (12) | 901 | R |
| 40. | Rogers Hornsby+ (23) | 895 | R |
| 41. | Fred Pfeffer (16) | 894 | R |
| 42. | Robby Thompson (11) | 873 | R |
| 43. | Felix Millan (12) | 855 | R |
| 44. | Del Pratt (13) | 849 | R |
| 45. | Orlando Hudson (11, 34) | 841 | R |
| 46. | Ted Sizemore (12) | 835 | R |
| 47. | Don Blasingame (12) | 834 | R |
| Chuck Knoblauch (12) | 834 | R | |
| 49. | Tito Fuentes (13) | 832 | R |
| 50. | Johnny Temple (13) | 829 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Double Plays Turned as 2B | Throws |
| 51. | Johnny Ray (10) | 828 | R |
| 52. | Mark McLemore (19) | 823 | R |
| 53. | Bucky Harris+ (12) | 817 | R |
| 54. | Eddie Stanky (11) | 816 | R |
| 55. | Tony Cuccinello (15) | 812 | R |
| 56. | Davey Lopes (16) | 811 | R |
| 57. | Tony Lazzeri+ (14) | 808 | R |
| 58. | Tommy Helms (14) | 807 | R |
| 59. | Mark Ellis (10, 35) | 804 | R |
| 60. | Ronnie Belliard (13) | 801 | R |
| 61. | Robinson Cano (8, 29) | 788 | R |
| 62. | Eric Young (15) | 786 | R |
| 63. | Bobby Avila (11) | 785 | R |
| 64. | Julio Cruz (10) | 780 | R |
| 65. | Bobby Knoop (9) | 779 | R |
| Fernando Vina (12) | 779 | R | |
| 67. | Brian Roberts (12, 34) | 773 | R |
| 68. | Damion Easley (17) | 772 | R |
| 69. | Adam Kennedy (14, 36) | 769 | R |
| 70. | Carlos Baerga (14) | 759 | R |
| Davey Johnson (13) | 759 | R | |
| 72. | Glenn Beckert (11) | 758 | R |
| 73. | Mark Grudzielanek (15) | 744 | R |
| Jerry Remy (10) | 744 | R | |
| 75. | Delino DeShields (13) | 743 | R |
| 76. | Bill Doran (12) | 742 | R |
| 77. | Sandy Alomar (15) | 729 | R |
| Brandon Phillips (11, 31) | 729 | R | |
| 79. | Placido Polanco (15, 36) | 718 | R |
| 80. | Dick Green (12) | 712 | R |
| 81. | Larry Doyle (14) | 698 | R |
| 82. | Chase Utley (10, 33) | 697 | R |
| 83. | Horace Clarke (10) | 695 | R |
| 84. | Jody Reed (11) | 690 | R |
| 85. | Johnny Evers+ (18) | 689 | R |
| 86. | Rennie Stennett (11) | 687 | R |
| 87. | Ron Hunt (12) | 685 | R |
| 88. | Dan Uggla (7, 32) | 673 | R |
| 89. | Mickey Morandini (11) | 669 | R |
| 90. | Rod Carew+ (19) | 664 | R |
| 91. | Ian Kinsler (7, 30) | 663 | R |
| 92. | Jerry Lumpe (12) | 662 | R |
| 93. | Aaron Hill (8, 30) | 649 | R |
| 94. | Ron Oester (13) | 647 | R |
| 95. | Lonny Frey (14) | 642 | R |
| 96. | Max Bishop (12) | 639 | R |
| George Cutshaw (12) | 639 | R | |
| Jackie Hayes (14) | 639 | R | |
| 99. | Rich Dauer (10) | 636 | R |
| 100. | Cass Michaels (12) | 633 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Double Plays Turned as 2B | Throws |
| 101. | Juan Samuel (16) | 630 | R |
| 102. | Jim Gilliam (14) | 628 | R |
| 103. | Bill Wambsganss (13) | 624 | R |
| 104. | Tony Bernazard (10) | 623 | R |
| 105. | Lou Bierbauer (13) | 620 | R |
| 106. | Luis Alicea (13) | 619 | R |
| 107. | Pete Suder (13) | 613 | R |
| 108. | Jackie Robinson+ (10) | 607 | R |
| 109. | Phil Garner (16) | 606 | R |
| 110. | Cupid Childs (13) | 602 | R |
| Damaso Garcia (11) | 602 | R | |
| 112. | Miller Huggins+ (13) | 597 | R |
| Ray Mack (9) | 597 | R | |
| 114. | Jose Vidro (12) | 586 | R |
| 115. | Kid Gleason (22) | 585 | R |
| 116. | Marty Barrett (10) | 580 | R |
| 117. | Connie Ryan (12) | 573 | R |
| 118. | Snuffy Stirnweiss (10) | 572 | R |
| 119. | Jimmy Bloodworth (11) | 571 | R |
| 120. | Marty McManus (15) | 562 | R |
| Claude Ritchey (13) | 562 | R | |
| 122. | Billy Gardner (10) | 559 | R |
| 123. | Joe Quinn (17) | 557 | R |
| 124. | Mike Lansing (9) | 555 | R |
| 125. | Dick McAuliffe (16) | 552 | R |
| 126. | Duane Kuiper (12) | 551 | R |
| Rickie Weeks (9, 29) | 551 | R | |
| 128. | Denny Doyle (8) | 547 | R |
| 129. | Jose Lind (9) | 545 | R |
| 130. | Bernie Allen (12) | 539 | R |
| 131. | Emil Verban (7) | 534 | R |
| 132. | Doug Flynn (11) | 532 | R |
| Billy Martin (11) | 532 | R | |
| 134. | Bobby Lowe (18) | 530 | R |
| Todd Walker (12) | 530 | R | |
| 136. | Joey Cora (11) | 526 | R |
| Billy Ripken (12) | 526 | R | |
| 138. | Kelly Johnson (7, 30) | 520 | R |
| Dustin Pedroia (7, 28) | 520 | R | |
| 140. | Fred Dunlap (12) | 513 | R |
| Cub Stricker (11) | 513 | R | |
| 142. | Danny O'Connell (10) | 508 | R |
| 143. | Rob Wilfong (11) | 507 | R |
| 144. | Mark Lemke (11) | 505 | R |
| 145. | Mark Loretta (15) | 503 | R |
| Bobby Young (8) | 503 | R | |
| 147. | Pete Runnels (14) | 500 | R |
| 148. | Bump Wills (6) | 495 | R |
| 149. | Miguel Cairo (17, 38) | 491 | R |
| 150. | George Grantham (13) | 483 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Double Plays Turned as 2B | Throws |
| Bill Hallman (14) | 483 | R | |
| Otto Knabe (11) | 483 | R | |
| Gary Sutherland (13) | 483 | R | |
| 154. | Joe Gerhardt (15) | 482 | R |
| 155. | Scott Fletcher (15) | 481 | R |
| 156. | Jerry Coleman (9) | 477 | R |
| 157. | Marcus Giles (7) | 473 | R |
| 158. | Alfonso Soriano (14, 36) | 472 | R |
| 159. | Gil McDougald (10) | 468 | R |
| 160. | Jerry Adair (13) | 465 | R |
| 161. | Burgess Whitehead (9) | 462 | R |
| 162. | Billy Goodman (16) | 459 | R |
| 163. | Charlie Neal (8) | 452 | R |
| 164. | Quilvio Veras (7) | 450 | R |
| 165. | Fresco Thompson (9) | 446 | R |
| 166. | Don Kolloway (12) | 441 | R |
| 167. | Freddy Sanchez (10, 34) | 440 | R |
| 168. | Mike Andrews (8) | 438 | R |
| 169. | Jack Burdock (18) | 437 | R |
| 170. | Howie Kendrick (7, 28) | 434 | R |
| 171. | Wayne Terwilliger (9) | 433 | R |
| 172. | Jose Lopez (9, 28) | 431 | R |
| 173. | Freddie Maguire (6) | 426 | R |
| Jimmy Williams (11) | 426 | R | |
| 175. | Randy Velarde (16) | 422 | R |
| 176. | Tom Daly (17) | 421 | R |
| Tony Phillips (18) | 421 | R | |
| 178. | Aaron Ward (12) | 419 | R |
| 179. | Jack Brohamer (9) | 414 | R |
| Jorge Orta (16) | 414 | R | |
| 181. | Danny Murtaugh (9) | 413 | R |
| 182. | Jerry Hairston (15, 36) | 410 | R |
| 183. | Marlon Anderson (12) | 406 | R |
| 184. | Omar Infante (11, 30) | 403 | R |
| 185. | Jimmy Dykes (22) | 401 | R |
| Bill Regan (6) | 401 | R | |
| 187. | Don Heffner (11) | 395 | R |
| 188. | Mike Tyson (10) | 386 | R |
| 189. | Wally Backman (14) | 383 | R |
| 190. | Pedro Garcia (5) | 381 | R |
| 191. | Julio Franco (23) | 379 | R |
| 192. | Doug Griffin (8) | 371 | R |
| Alex Kampouris (9) | 371 | R | |
| Ralph Young (9) | 371 | R | |
| 195. | Jamey Carroll (11, 38) | 370 | R |
| 196. | Eddie Mayo (9) | 367 | R |
| 197. | Jose Oquendo (12) | 365 | R |
| 198. | Jose Offerman (15) | 364 | R |
| Tim Teufel (11) | 364 | R | |
| 200. | Johnny Rawlings (12) | 362 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Double Plays Turned as 2B | Throws |
| 201. | Derrel Thomas (15) | 361 | R |
| 202. | Pete Coscarart (9) | 357 | R |
| 203. | Hobe Ferris (9) | 353 | R |
| 204. | Carlos Febles (6) | 351 | R |
| Pat Kelly (9) | 351 | R | |
| 206. | Craig Counsell (16) | 346 | R |
| 207. | Jim Lefebvre (8) | 342 | R |
| 208. | Mike Gallego (13) | 340 | R |
| 209. | Kazuo Matsui (7) | 335 | R |
| Pokey Reese (8) | 335 | R | |
| 211. | Jeff Frye (8) | 334 | R |
| Carlos Garcia (10) | 334 | R | |
| 213. | Sparky Adams (13) | 332 | R |
| 214. | Don Gutteridge (12) | 330 | R |
| Al Myers (8) | 330 | R | |
| 216. | Hod Ford (15) | 328 | R |
| Pete Rose (24) | 328 | R | |
| 218. | Bob Randall (5) | 327 | R |
| 219. | Gene Baker (8) | 326 | R |
| 220. | Aaron Miles (9, 35) | 323 | R |
| 221. | Chuck Schilling (5) | 322 | R |
| 222. | Alex Cora (14) | 320 | R |
| 223. | Davey Williams (6) | 319 | R |
| 224. | Tony Graffanino (13) | 318 | R |
| 225. | Heinie Reitz (7) | 317 | R |
| Tony Womack (13) | 317 | R | |
| 227. | Odell Hale (10) | 313 | R |
| 228. | Michael Young (13, 35) | 312 | R |
| 229. | Tadahito Iguchi (4) | 311 | R |
| Rabbit Maranville+ (23) | 311 | R | |
| Luis Rivas (8) | 311 | R | |
| 232. | Granny Hamner (17) | 310 | R |
| Nelson Liriano (11) | 310 | R | |
| Dots Miller (12) | 310 | R | |
| 235. | Rabbit Warstler (11) | 304 | R |
| 236. | Edgardo Alfonzo (12) | 303 | R |
| Frankie Gustine (12) | 303 | R | |
| Pop Smith (12) | 303 | R | |
| 239. | Frank LaPorte (11) | 299 | R |
| 240. | Johnny Berardino (11) | 297 | R |
| Chuck Cottier (9) | 297 | R | |
| 242. | Chuck Hiller (8) | 296 | R |
| 243. | Mariano Duncan (12) | 295 | R |
| Jerry Kindall (9) | 295 | R | |
| 245. | Gordon Beckham (4, 25) | 294 | R |
| 246. | Jose Castillo (5, 31) | 293 | R |
| Warren Morris (5) | 293 | R | |
| 248. | Pep Young (10) | 292 | R |
| 249. | Ted Lepcio (10) | 291 | R |
| 250. | Jeff Treadway (9) | 290 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Double Plays Turned as 2B | Throws |
| 251. | Johnny Hodapp (9) | 281 | R |
| Keith Lockhart (10) | 281 | R | |
| 253. | Ken Boswell (11) | 280 | R |
| 254. | Paul Molitor+ (21) | 279 | R |
| 255. | Alexi Casilla (7, 27) | 278 | R |
| Jack Farrell (11) | 278 | R | |
| Dave Nelson (10) | 278 | R | |
| Danny Richardson (11) | 278 | R | |
| Cotton Tierney (6) | 278 | R | |
| 260. | Billy Moran (7) | 277 | R |
| Ray Morgan (8) | 277 | R | |
| 262. | Bill Cissell (9) | 276 | R |
| Brent Gates (7) | 276 | R | |
| Tony Piet (8) | 276 | R | |
| Yank Robinson (10) | 276 | R | |
| 266. | Jack Crooks (8) | 274 | R |
| Lenny Randle (12) | 274 | R | |
| 268. | Jerry Browne (10) | 272 | R |
| 269. | David Bell (12) | 271 | R |
| 270. | Dick Padden (9) | 269 | R |
| 271. | Dick Egan (9) | 268 | R |
| Tim Flannery (11) | 268 | R | |
| Rey Sanchez (15) | 268 | R | |
| 274. | Don Johnson (6) | 267 | R |
| 275. | Dave Shean (9) | 265 | R |
| Luis Sojo (13) | 265 | R | |
| 277. | D'Angelo Jimenez (8, 34) | 263 | R |
| 278. | Stu Martin (8) | 260 | R |
| 279. | Larry Milbourne (11) | 258 | R |
| 280. | Billy Gilbert (8) | 253 | R |
| 281. | Marco Scutaro (11, 36) | 252 | R |
| 282. | Charley Bassett (9) | 249 | R |
| 283. | Tim Cullen (7) | 248 | R |
| 284. | Steve Lombardozzi (6) | 247 | R |
| Marty Perez (10) | 247 | R | |
| 286. | Neil Walker (4, 26) | 246 | R |
| 287. | Bobby Adams (14) | 245 | R |
| Bip Roberts (12) | 245 | R | |
| 289. | Juan Bonilla (6) | 244 | R |
| 290. | Rob Andrews (5) | 241 | R |
| Mickey Witek (7) | 241 | R | |
| 292. | Homer Bush (7) | 240 | R |
| 293. | Donnie Hill (9) | 238 | R |
| Skip Schumaker (8, 32) | 238 | R | |
| Terry Shumpert (14) | 238 | R | |
| 296. | Jimmy Brown (8) | 237 | R |
| 297. | Bernie Friberg (14) | 236 | R |
| 298. | Jack Perconte (7) | 234 | R |
| 299. | Marv Breeding (4) | 230 | R |
| Ted Kubiak (10) | 230 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Double Plays Turned as 2B | Throws |
| Jose Vizcaino (18) | 230 | R | |
| 302. | Ken Aspromonte (7) | 229 | R |
| Jay Bell (18) | 229 | R | |
| Reddy Mack (6) | 229 | ||
| 305. | Joe Gedeon (7) | 228 | R |
| Chris Getz (5, 28) | 228 | R | |
| 307. | Junior Spivey (5) | 227 | R |
| 308. | Don Buford (10) | 225 | R |
| Pete Mackanin (9) | 225 | R | |
| Jerry Royster (16) | 225 | R | |
| 311. | Dave McKay (8) | 223 | R |
| 312. | John Farrell (5) | 222 | R |
| Mark Lewis (11) | 222 | R | |
| Rodney Scott (8) | 222 | R | |
| 315. | Bill Sweeney (8) | 220 | R |
| 316. | Hal Lanier (10) | 219 | R |
| 317. | Tom Carey (8) | 218 | R |
| George Creamer (7) | 218 | R | |
| John O'Brien (6) | 218 | R | |
| Alan Wiggins (7) | 218 | R | |
| 321. | Jim Morrison (12) | 217 | R |
| 322. | Lenn Sakata (11) | 216 | R |
| 323. | Fred Manrique (9) | 215 | R |
| 324. | Sam Barkley (6) | 214 | R |
| Buck Herzog (13) | 214 | R | |
| John Kerr (8) | 214 | R | |
| Felipe Lopez (11) | 214 | R | |
| Al Weis (10) | 214 | R | |
| 329. | Joe Quest (10) | 212 | R |
| Hardy Richardson (14) | 212 | R | |
| 331. | John Hummel (12) | 211 | R |
| 332. | Jack Dittmer (6) | 210 | R |
| Danny Murphy (16) | 210 | R | |
| 334. | Joey Amalfitano (10) | 209 | R |
| 335. | Vance Law (11) | 208 | R |
| Paul Popovich (11) | 208 | R | |
| 337. | Eddie Miksis (14) | 207 | R |
| Eddie Moore (10) | 207 | R | |
| 339. | Jake Wood (7) | 204 | R |
| 340. | Roy Hughes (9) | 203 | R |
| 341. | Eddie Leon (8) | 202 | R |
| 342. | Ken Hubbs (3) | 201 | R |
| 343. | Morrie Rath (6) | 200 | R |
| Roy Schalk (3) | 200 | R | |
| 345. | Bill Greenwood (6) | 199 | L |
| 346. | Manuel Lee (11) | 197 | R |
| Scott Spiezio (12) | 197 | R | |
| 348. | Tom Foley (13) | 193 | R |
| 349. | Benny McCoy (4) | 192 | R |
| Ken Oberkfell (16) | 192 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Double Plays Turned as 2B | Throws |
| Don Zimmer (12) | 192 | R | |
| 352. | Clint Barmes (10, 33) | 191 | R |
| Mark Bellhorn (10) | 191 | R | |
| Al Newman (8) | 191 | R | |
| 355. | Jeff Reboulet (12) | 189 | R |
| Germany Schaefer (15) | 189 | R | |
| 357. | Danny Espinosa (3, 25) | 188 | R |
| Carl Lind (4) | 188 | R | |
| 359. | Bret Barberie (6) | 187 | R |
| Geronimo Pena (7) | 187 | R | |
| Curt Wilkerson (11) | 187 | R | |
| 362. | Rod Gilbreath (7) | 183 | R |
| 363. | Sam Bohne (7) | 181 | R |
| 364. | Lew Fonseca (12) | 180 | R |
| Nick Punto (12, 34) | 180 | R | |
| 366. | Daryl Spencer (10) | 179 | R |
| Sam Wise (12) | 179 | R | |
| 368. | Damian Jackson (11) | 178 | R |
| 369. | David Eckstein (10) | 177 | R |
| Bill McClellan (8) | 177 | L | |
| Lou Stringer (6) | 177 | R | |
| 372. | Frank Menechino (7) | 174 | R |
| 373. | Akinori Iwamura (4) | 173 | R |
| 374. | Jim Delahanty (13) | 172 | R |
| 375. | Josh Barfield (4, 29) | 170 | R |
| Irv Hall (4) | 170 | R | |
| Sibby Sisti (13) | 170 | R | |
| 378. | Bob Ferguson (14) | 169 | R |
| Billy Hitchcock (9) | 169 | R | |
| Bert Niehoff (6) | 169 | R | |
| Ben Zobrist (7, 31) | 169 | R | |
| 382. | Ross Barnes (9) | 167 | R |
| Garth Iorg (9) | 167 | R | |
| Bama Rowell (6) | 167 | R | |
| Monte Ward+ (17) | 167 | R | |
| 386. | Darwin Barney (3, 26) | 165 | R |
| 387. | Eric McNair (14) | 164 | R |
| Abraham Nunez (12) | 164 | R | |
| Skeeter Webb (12) | 164 | R | |
| 390. | Dave Campbell (8) | 163 | R |
| Neal Finn (4) | 163 | R | |
| Woody Williams (4) | 163 | R | |
| 393. | John Castino (6) | 162 | R |
| Zeb Terry (7) | 162 | R | |
| Steve Yerkes (7) | 162 | R | |
| 396. | Craig Grebeck (12) | 160 | R |
| Ryan Theriot (8, 32) | 160 | R | |
| 398. | John Donaldson (6) | 159 | R |
| 399. | Neifi Perez (12) | 158 | R |
| Wayne Tolleson (10) | 158 | R |
Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single-season marks, but are included in career marks.