+ - 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 SS | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Omar Vizquel (24) | 1734 | R |
| 2. | Ozzie Smith+ (19) | 1590 | R |
| 3. | Cal Ripken+ (21) | 1565 | R |
| 4. | Luis Aparicio+ (18) | 1553 | R |
| 5. | Luke Appling+ (20) | 1424 | R |
| 6. | Derek Jeter (18, 39) | 1354 | R |
| 7. | Alan Trammell (20) | 1307 | R |
| 8. | Roy McMillan (16) | 1304 | R |
| 9. | Dave Concepcion (19) | 1290 | R |
| 10. | Miguel Tejada (16, 39) | 1274 | R |
| 11. | Larry Bowa (16) | 1265 | R |
| 12. | Pee Wee Reese+ (16) | 1246 | R |
| 13. | Dick Groat (14) | 1237 | R |
| 14. | Royce Clayton (17) | 1224 | R |
| 15. | Edgar Renteria (16) | 1218 | R |
| 16. | Phil Rizzuto+ (13) | 1217 | R |
| 17. | Rabbit Maranville+ (23) | 1188 | R |
| 18. | Bert Campaneris (19) | 1186 | R |
| 19. | Lou Boudreau+ (15) | 1180 | R |
| 20. | Don Kessinger (16) | 1170 | R |
| 21. | Joe Cronin+ (20) | 1165 | R |
| 22. | Garry Templeton (16) | 1164 | R |
| 23. | Orlando Cabrera (15) | 1123 | R |
| 24. | Ozzie Guillen (16) | 1094 | R |
| 25. | Barry Larkin+ (19) | 1092 | R |
| 26. | Dick Bartell (18) | 1072 | R |
| 27. | Mike Bordick (14) | 1055 | R |
| 28. | Mark Belanger (18) | 1054 | R |
| 29. | Alfredo Griffin (18) | 1053 | R |
| 30. | Chris Speier (19) | 1043 | R |
| 31. | Jimmy Rollins (14, 34) | 1037 | R |
| 32. | Leo Cardenas (16) | 1036 | R |
| 33. | Tim Foli (16) | 1028 | R |
| 34. | Dave Bancroft+ (16) | 1021 | R |
| 35. | Rafael Furcal (13, 35) | 1020 | R |
| Alex Gonzalez (15, 36) | 1020 | R | |
| 37. | Ed Brinkman (15) | 1005 | R |
| 38. | Freddie Patek (14) | 1004 | R |
| 39. | Marty Marion (13) | 978 | R |
| 40. | Greg Gagne (15) | 967 | R |
| 41. | Roger Peckinpaugh (17) | 966 | R |
| 42. | Eddie Miller (14) | 946 | R |
| 43. | Frankie Crosetti (17) | 944 | R |
| 44. | Tony Fernandez (17) | 943 | R |
| 45. | Robin Yount+ (20) | 941 | R |
| 46. | Al Dark (14) | 933 | R |
| 47. | Billy Jurges (17) | 929 | R |
| 48. | Eddie Joost (17) | 928 | R |
| 49. | Jack Wilson (12) | 913 | R |
| 50. | Bill Russell (18) | 909 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Double Plays Turned as SS | Throws |
| 51. | Dick Schofield (14) | 900 | R |
| 52. | Leo Durocher+ (17) | 895 | R |
| 53. | Johnny Logan (13) | 894 | R |
| 54. | Bill Dahlen (21) | 881 | R |
| 55. | Jay Bell (18) | 877 | R |
| 56. | Maury Wills (14) | 859 | R |
| 57. | Walt Weiss (14) | 854 | R |
| 58. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 37) | 853 | R |
| Vern Stephens (15) | 853 | R | |
| 60. | Tommy Corcoran (18) | 851 | R |
| 61. | Arky Vaughan+ (14) | 850 | R |
| 62. | Rafael Ramirez (13) | 842 | R |
| 63. | Bucky Dent (12) | 839 | R |
| 64. | Jim Fregosi (18) | 836 | R |
| 65. | Jose Valentin (16) | 830 | R |
| 66. | Alex Gonzalez (13) | 829 | R |
| 67. | Rick Burleson (13) | 827 | R |
| 68. | Travis Jackson+ (15) | 826 | R |
| 69. | Billy Rogell (14) | 805 | R |
| 70. | Neifi Perez (12) | 796 | R |
| 71. | Chico Carrasquel (10) | 770 | R |
| 72. | Honus Wagner+ (21) | 766 | R |
| 73. | Herman Long (16) | 765 | R |
| 74. | Wally Gerber (15) | 764 | R |
| 75. | Cristian Guzman (11) | 762 | R |
| 76. | Bud Harrelson (16) | 751 | R |
| 77. | Deivi Cruz (9) | 738 | R |
| 78. | Zoilo Versalles (12) | 727 | R |
| 79. | Everett Scott (13) | 726 | R |
| 80. | Ernie Banks+ (19) | 724 | R |
| 81. | Spike Owen (13) | 723 | R |
| 82. | Ron Hansen (15) | 722 | R |
| 83. | Gene Alley (11) | 709 | R |
| 84. | Rich Aurilia (15) | 708 | R |
| Shawon Dunston (18) | 708 | R | |
| 86. | Roy Smalley (13) | 702 | R |
| 87. | Ivan de Jesus (15) | 700 | R |
| 88. | Bobby Wine (12) | 698 | R |
| 89. | Glenn Wright (11) | 695 | R |
| 90. | Jhonny Peralta (11, 31) | 688 | R |
| 91. | Jose Reyes (11, 30) | 673 | R |
| Joe Sewell+ (14) | 673 | R | |
| 93. | Gary Disarcina (12) | 671 | R |
| Roger Metzger (11) | 671 | R | |
| Joe Tinker+ (15) | 671 | R | |
| 96. | Craig Reynolds (15) | 658 | R |
| 97. | Rey Sanchez (15) | 651 | R |
| 98. | Dal Maxvill (14) | 649 | R |
| 99. | Cesar Izturis (13, 33) | 642 | R |
| 100. | Bobby Wallace+ (25) | 640 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Double Plays Turned as SS | Throws |
| 101. | Mickey Doolin (13) | 637 | R |
| 102. | Lyn Lary (12) | 632 | R |
| 103. | Chris Gomez (16) | 623 | R |
| 104. | Art Fletcher (13) | 620 | R |
| Jack Glasscock (17) | 620 | R | |
| 106. | Joe DeMaestri (11) | 612 | R |
| 107. | George McBride (16) | 609 | R |
| 108. | David Eckstein (10) | 601 | R |
| 109. | Donie Bush (16) | 599 | R |
| 110. | Juan Uribe (13, 33) | 596 | R |
| 111. | J.J. Hardy (9, 30) | 594 | R |
| Dickie Thon (15) | 594 | R | |
| 113. | George Davis+ (20) | 590 | R |
| 114. | Julio Lugo (12) | 588 | R |
| Germany Smith (15) | 588 | R | |
| 116. | Yuniesky Betancourt (9, 31) | 585 | R |
| 117. | Nomar Garciaparra (14) | 581 | R |
| 118. | Granny Hamner (17) | 571 | R |
| 119. | Tony Kubek (9) | 569 | R |
| 120. | Pat Meares (9) | 568 | R |
| 121. | Doc Lavan (12) | 567 | R |
| Rey Ordonez (9) | 567 | R | |
| 123. | Hod Ford (15) | 565 | R |
| Jose Uribe (10) | 565 | R | |
| 125. | Red Kress (14) | 558 | R |
| 126. | Frank Taveras (11) | 555 | R |
| 127. | Troy Tulowitzki (8, 28) | 550 | R |
| 128. | Buddy Kerr (9) | 548 | R |
| Skeeter Newsome (12) | 548 | R | |
| 130. | Monte Cross (15) | 534 | R |
| 131. | Michael Young (14, 36) | 530 | R |
| 132. | Hanley Ramirez (9, 29) | 527 | R |
| 133. | Kevin Stocker (8) | 525 | R |
| 134. | Tommy Thevenow (15) | 523 | R |
| 135. | Eddie Bressoud (12) | 515 | R |
| Carlos Guillen (14) | 515 | R | |
| 137. | Adam Everett (11) | 512 | R |
| Cecil Travis (12) | 512 | R | |
| 139. | Frank Duffy (10) | 497 | R |
| Ed McKean (13) | 497 | R | |
| 141. | Heinie Sand (6) | 495 | R |
| 142. | Jose Hernandez (15) | 493 | R |
| 143. | Woody English (12) | 492 | R |
| 144. | Gene Michael (10) | 489 | R |
| 145. | Jeff Blauser (13) | 488 | R |
| Chick Galloway (10) | 488 | R | |
| Jose Vizcaino (18) | 488 | R | |
| 148. | Scott Fletcher (15) | 486 | R |
| 149. | Stephen Drew (8, 30) | 484 | R |
| 150. | Yunel Escobar (7, 30) | 482 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Double Plays Turned as SS | Throws |
| 151. | Johnny Lipon (9) | 481 | R |
| 152. | Angel Berroa (9, 33) | 476 | R |
| 153. | Billy Myers (7) | 475 | R |
| 154. | Bones Ely (14) | 474 | R |
| 155. | Jason Bartlett (9) | 470 | R |
| 156. | Roy Smalley (11) | 465 | R |
| 157. | Don Buddin (6) | 464 | R |
| 158. | Felix Fermin (10) | 463 | R |
| Tom Veryzer (12) | 463 | R | |
| 160. | Johnnie LeMaster (12) | 461 | R |
| 161. | Toby Harrah (17) | 458 | R |
| 162. | George Strickland (10) | 456 | R |
| 163. | Julio Franco (23) | 439 | R |
| 164. | Kevin Elster (13) | 433 | R |
| Rico Petrocelli (13) | 433 | R | |
| 166. | Harvey Kuenn (15) | 431 | R |
| 167. | Ivy Olson (14) | 429 | R |
| Rabbit Warstler (11) | 429 | R | |
| 169. | Ricky Gutierrez (12) | 426 | R |
| 170. | Erick Aybar (8, 29) | 425 | R |
| 171. | Alexei Ramirez (6, 31) | 421 | R |
| 172. | Charlie Gelbert (9) | 420 | R |
| 173. | Denis Menke (13) | 419 | R |
| 174. | Mark Koenig (12) | 416 | R |
| 175. | Alvaro Espinoza (12) | 415 | R |
| 176. | Luis Rivera (11) | 413 | R |
| U.L. Washington (11) | 413 | R | |
| 178. | Willy Miranda (9) | 412 | R |
| 179. | Hughie Jennings+ (18) | 411 | R |
| 180. | Brendan Ryan (7, 31) | 403 | R |
| 181. | Elvis Andrus (5, 24) | 401 | R |
| 182. | Bobby Crosby (8) | 399 | R |
| Eric McNair (14) | 399 | R | |
| 184. | Khalil Greene (7) | 397 | R |
| John Valentin (11) | 397 | R | |
| 186. | Clint Barmes (11, 34) | 395 | R |
| Bill Knickerbocker (10) | 395 | R | |
| Eddie Lake (11) | 395 | R | |
| 189. | Chico Fernandez (8) | 394 | R |
| 190. | Al Bridwell (11) | 391 | R |
| 191. | Ruben Amaro (11) | 387 | R |
| Johnny Pesky (10) | 387 | R | |
| 193. | Dick Schofield (19) | 385 | R |
| 194. | Jackie Tavener (6) | 384 | R |
| 195. | Billy Urbanski (7) | 382 | R |
| 196. | Enzo Hernandez (8) | 381 | R |
| 197. | Marco Scutaro (12, 37) | 378 | R |
| 198. | Larry Brown (12) | 374 | R |
| Andre Rodgers (11) | 374 | R | |
| 200. | Freddy Parent (12) | 372 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Double Plays Turned as SS | Throws |
| 201. | Asdrubal Cabrera (7, 27) | 369 | R |
| Charlie Hollocher (7) | 369 | R | |
| 203. | Hal Lanier (10) | 364 | R |
| Rafael Santana (7) | 364 | R | |
| 205. | Ray Chapman (9) | 358 | R |
| 206. | Buck Weaver (9) | 356 | R |
| 207. | Mark Grudzielanek (15) | 351 | R |
| 208. | Daryl Spencer (10) | 349 | R |
| 209. | Alex Cora (14) | 347 | R |
| Kurt Stillwell (9) | 347 | R | |
| 211. | Glenn Hoffman (9) | 346 | R |
| 212. | Sam Dente (9) | 345 | R |
| 213. | Kid Elberfeld (14) | 343 | R |
| 214. | Jack Barry (11) | 340 | R |
| 215. | Alex Grammas (10) | 338 | R |
| 216. | Woodie Held (14) | 337 | R |
| 217. | Shorty Fuller (9) | 334 | R |
| 218. | John McDonald (15, 38) | 332 | R |
| 219. | Andres Thomas (6) | 331 | R |
| 220. | Andujar Cedeno (7) | 328 | R |
| Lennie Merullo (7) | 328 | R | |
| 222. | Jose Offerman (15) | 327 | R |
| 223. | Billy Hunter (6) | 325 | R |
| 224. | John Sullivan (6) | 324 | R |
| 225. | Bill Almon (15) | 320 | R |
| 226. | Rafael Belliard (17) | 319 | R |
| 227. | Cliff Pennington (6, 29) | 316 | R |
| 228. | Virgil Stallcup (7) | 315 | R |
| 229. | Felipe Lopez (11) | 313 | R |
| Dick McAuliffe (16) | 313 | R | |
| 231. | Ray Boone (13) | 311 | R |
| 232. | Alcides Escobar (6, 26) | 308 | R |
| 233. | Topper Rigney (6) | 305 | R |
| 234. | Eddie Kasko (10) | 303 | R |
| 235. | Pete Runnels (14) | 297 | R |
| 236. | Dale Berra (11) | 296 | R |
| 237. | Monte Ward+ (17) | 294 | R |
| 238. | Ronny Cedeno (9, 30) | 293 | R |
| Darrel Chaney (11) | 293 | R | |
| Arthur Irwin (13) | 293 | R | |
| Jose Pagan (15) | 293 | R | |
| 242. | Ike Caveney (4) | 292 | R |
| 243. | Mario Guerrero (8) | 288 | R |
| Terry Turner (17) | 288 | R | |
| 245. | Bill Spiers (13) | 285 | R |
| 246. | Solly Hemus (11) | 284 | R |
| Dick Howser (8) | 284 | R | |
| 248. | Ernie Johnson (10) | 283 | R |
| Ryan Theriot (8) | 283 | R | |
| 250. | Sonny Jackson (12) | 282 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Double Plays Turned as SS | Throws |
| 251. | Steve Jeltz (8) | 279 | R |
| 252. | Bob Allen (7) | 278 | R |
| Jim Mason (9) | 278 | R | |
| 254. | Juan Castro (17) | 277 | R |
| 255. | Benji Gil (8) | 276 | R |
| 256. | Ian Desmond (5, 27) | 275 | R |
| Mario Mendoza (9) | 275 | R | |
| 258. | Jimmy Cooney (7) | 274 | R |
| 259. | Starlin Castro (4, 23) | 273 | R |
| Stan Rojek (8) | 273 | R | |
| 261. | Hal Rhyne (7) | 269 | R |
| 262. | Craig Counsell (16) | 266 | R |
| 263. | Larry Kopf (10) | 264 | R |
| Marty Perez (10) | 264 | R | |
| 265. | Rey Quinones (4) | 260 | R |
| Heinie Wagner (12) | 260 | R | |
| 267. | Frank Fennelly (7) | 259 | R |
| Ramon Santiago (12, 33) | 259 | R | |
| 269. | Tony Womack (13) | 257 | R |
| 270. | Dale Sveum (12) | 256 | R |
| 271. | Desi Relaford (11) | 255 | R |
| 272. | Jim Levey (4) | 254 | R |
| 273. | Bill Cissell (9) | 252 | R |
| 274. | Woody Woodward (9) | 251 | R |
| 275. | Fred Stanley (14) | 247 | R |
| 276. | Joe Boley (6) | 245 | R |
| Mike Gallego (13) | 245 | R | |
| 278. | Rocky Bridges (11) | 244 | R |
| Manuel Lee (11) | 244 | R | |
| 280. | Tim Bogar (9) | 243 | R |
| 281. | Mariano Duncan (12) | 242 | R |
| 282. | Luis Gomez (8) | 240 | R |
| 283. | Jackie Hernandez (9) | 239 | R |
| Bob Lillis (10) | 239 | R | |
| 285. | Mark Christman (9) | 235 | R |
| Joe Koppe (8) | 235 | R | |
| 287. | Bobby Bragan (7) | 234 | R |
| David Howard (9) | 234 | R | |
| Danny Thompson (7) | 234 | R | |
| 290. | Dave Anderson (10) | 231 | R |
| Kiko Garcia (10) | 231 | R | |
| 292. | Travis Fryman (13) | 229 | R |
| 293. | Lonny Frey (14) | 228 | R |
| Bob Meacham (6) | 228 | R | |
| 295. | Rob Picciolo (9) | 225 | R |
| 296. | Roberto Pena (6) | 223 | R |
| 297. | Joe Hoover (3) | 221 | R |
| Mike Tyson (10) | 221 | R | |
| 299. | Wayne Causey (11) | 220 | R |
| Gil McDougald (10) | 220 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Double Plays Turned as SS | Throws |
| 301. | Buck Herzog (13) | 219 | R |
| Jose Valdivielso (5) | 219 | R | |
| 303. | Mark Loretta (15) | 214 | R |
| 304. | Todd Cruz (6) | 211 | R |
| 305. | Skeeter Webb (12) | 210 | R |
| 306. | George Scharein (4) | 208 | R |
| 307. | Wayne Tolleson (10) | 204 | R |
| Chris Woodward (12) | 204 | R | |
| 309. | Billy Klaus (11) | 203 | R |
| Jack Rowe (12) | 203 | R | |
| 311. | Tom Foley (13) | 201 | R |
| Whitey Wietelmann (9) | 201 | R | |
| 313. | Charley O'Leary (11) | 200 | R |
| 314. | Kurt Abbott (9) | 199 | R |
| Ray Oyler (6) | 199 | R | |
| 316. | Frank Shugart (8) | 198 | R |
| 317. | Mike Aviles (6, 32) | 196 | R |
| Dick Culler (8) | 196 | R | |
| Pat Listach (6) | 196 | R | |
| 320. | Alex Cintron (9) | 195 | R |
| 321. | Rick Auerbach (11) | 193 | R |
| Mike Benjamin (13) | 193 | R | |
| 323. | Hubie Brooks (15) | 190 | R |
| Hector Torres (9) | 190 | R | |
| 325. | Rogers Hornsby+ (23) | 189 | R |
| Jeff Huson (12) | 189 | R | |
| 327. | Pepe Frias (9) | 188 | R |
| 328. | Bill Gleason (8) | 186 | R |
| 329. | Milt Bolling (7) | 185 | R |
| 330. | Doc Farrell (9) | 182 | R |
| Davy Force (15) | 182 | R | |
| Gordon Slade (6) | 182 | R | |
| 333. | Ernie Riles (9) | 180 | R |
| Tom Tresh (9) | 180 | R | |
| 335. | Rudy Hulswitt (7) | 179 | R |
| Paul Janish (5, 30) | 179 | R | |
| Don Zimmer (12) | 179 | R | |
| 338. | Mike Caruso (3) | 177 | R |
| Eddie Leon (8) | 177 | R | |
| 340. | Larvell Blanks (9) | 176 | R |
| Dave Chalk (9) | 176 | R | |
| Curt Wilkerson (11) | 176 | R | |
| 343. | Wil Cordero (14) | 175 | R |
| 344. | Johnny Berardino (11) | 171 | R |
| 345. | George Wright+ (12) | 170 | R |
| 346. | Billy Consolo (10) | 169 | R |
| Swede Risberg (4) | 169 | R | |
| 348. | Phil Lewis (4) | 168 | R |
| 349. | Jose Oquendo (12) | 167 | R |
| 350. | Jim Anderson (6) | 165 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Double Plays Turned as SS | Throws |
| Jerry Dybzinski (6) | 165 | R | |
| Sadie Houck (8) | 165 | R | |
| 353. | Gene DeMontreville (11) | 164 | R |
| Alan Strange (5) | 164 | R | |
| 355. | Sparky Adams (13) | 163 | R |
| 356. | Tony Batista (11) | 162 | R |
| Billy Clingman (10) | 162 | R | |
| Jimmy Esmond (4) | 162 | R | |
| 359. | Angel Salazar (5) | 161 | R |
| 360. | Blondy Ryan (6) | 160 | R |
| 361. | Cass Michaels (12) | 159 | R |
| Ron Washington (10) | 159 | R | |
| 363. | Tony Phillips (18) | 158 | R |
| 364. | Derrel Thomas (15) | 157 | R |
| 365. | Eddie Pellagrini (8) | 155 | R |
| 366. | Onix Concepcion (7) | 153 | R |
| Frankie Gustine (12) | 153 | R | |
| 368. | Everth Cabrera (5, 26) | 152 | R |
| Johnny Mitchell (5) | 152 | R | |
| 370. | Danny Richardson (11) | 150 | R |
| 371. | Ken Hamlin (7) | 149 | R |
| Tony Pena (4, 32) | 149 | R | |
| 373. | Felix Martinez (5) | 148 | R |
| Mike Phillips (11) | 148 | R | |
| Sam Wise (12) | 148 | R | |
| 376. | Omar Infante (12, 31) | 147 | R |
| John Peters (11) | 147 | R | |
| 378. | Arnold Hauser (5) | 145 | R |
| Nick Punto (13, 35) | 145 | R | |
| Randy Velarde (16) | 145 | R | |
| 381. | Jerry Adair (13) | 144 | R |
| Billy Cox (11) | 144 | R | |
| 383. | Bobby Sturgeon (6) | 143 | R |
| 384. | Jeff Reboulet (12) | 142 | R |
| 385. | Johnny Burnett (9) | 140 | R |
| Jack Heidemann (8) | 140 | R | |
| 387. | Bob Smith (15) | 139 | R |
| Lee Tannehill (10) | 139 | R | |
| 389. | Doug Flynn (11) | 138 | R |
| Shane Halter (8) | 138 | R | |
| Denny Hocking (13) | 138 | R | |
| Pokey Reese (8) | 138 | R | |
| Ed Romero (12) | 138 | R | |
| 394. | Alex Arias (11) | 137 | R |
| Mark Wagner (9) | 137 | R | |
| 396. | Joe Dugan (14) | 136 | R |
| Brendan Harris (8, 32) | 136 | R | |
| Damian Jackson (11) | 136 | R | |
| Jed Lowrie (6, 29) | 136 | R | |
| 400. | Andy Fox (9) | 135 | R |
Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single-season marks, but are included in career marks.