+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: Defensive Games PlayedGames played at this position.
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) | Def. Games as 2B | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eddie Collins+ (25) | 2650 | R |
| 2. | Joe Morgan+ (22) | 2527 | R |
| 3. | Roberto Alomar+ (17) | 2320 | R |
| 4. | Lou Whitaker (19) | 2308 | R |
| 5. | Nellie Fox+ (19) | 2295 | R |
| 6. | Charlie Gehringer+ (19) | 2206 | R |
| 7. | Willie Randolph (18) | 2152 | R |
| 8. | Frank White (18) | 2151 | R |
| 9. | Bid McPhee+ (18) | 2129 | R |
| 10. | Bill Mazeroski+ (17) | 2094 | R |
| 11. | Nap Lajoie+ (21) | 2035 | R |
| 12. | Jeff Kent (17) | 2034 | R |
| 13. | Ryne Sandberg+ (16) | 1995 | R |
| 14. | Craig Biggio (20) | 1989 | R |
| 15. | Bobby Doerr+ (14) | 1852 | R |
| 16. | Ray Durham (14) | 1843 | R |
| 17. | Red Schoendienst+ (19) | 1834 | R |
| 18. | Billy Herman+ (15) | 1813 | R |
| 19. | Bobby Grich (17) | 1765 | R |
| 20. | Bret Boone (14) | 1763 | R |
| 21. | Frankie Frisch+ (19) | 1762 | R |
| 22. | Johnny Evers+ (18) | 1735 | R |
| 23. | Larry Doyle (14) | 1728 | R |
| 24. | Del Pratt (13) | 1688 | R |
| 25. | Luis Castillo (15) | 1683 | R |
| 26. | Steve Sax (14) | 1679 | R |
| 27. | Kid Gleason (22) | 1585 | R |
| 28. | Rogers Hornsby+ (23) | 1561 | R |
| 29. | Julian Javier (13) | 1552 | R |
| 30. | Fred Pfeffer (16) | 1538 | R |
| 31. | Miller Huggins+ (13) | 1530 | R |
| 32. | Joe Gordon+ (11) | 1519 | R |
| 33. | Frank Bolling (12) | 1518 | R |
| Manny Trillo (17) | 1518 | R | |
| 35. | Tony Taylor (19) | 1498 | R |
| 36. | George Cutshaw (12) | 1486 | R |
| 37. | Claude Ritchey (13) | 1479 | R |
| 38. | Tony Lazzeri+ (14) | 1456 | R |
| 39. | Cupid Childs (13) | 1455 | R |
| 40. | Hughie Critz (12) | 1453 | R |
| 41. | Felix Millan (12) | 1450 | R |
| 42. | Jim Gantner (17) | 1449 | R |
| 43. | Cookie Rojas (16) | 1446 | R |
| 44. | Davey Lopes (16) | 1418 | R |
| 45. | Tom Herr (13) | 1416 | R |
| 46. | Delino DeShields (13) | 1392 | R |
| 47. | Chuck Knoblauch (12) | 1381 | R |
| 48. | Lou Bierbauer (13) | 1366 | R |
| 49. | Bill Doran (12) | 1359 | R |
| 50. | Adam Kennedy (14, 36) | 1347 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as 2B | Throws |
| 51. | Buddy Myer (17) | 1340 | R |
| 52. | Harold Reynolds (12) | 1339 | R |
| Bobby Richardson (12) | 1339 | R | |
| 54. | Glenn Hubbard (12) | 1332 | R |
| 55. | Dave Cash (12) | 1330 | R |
| 56. | Bobby Lowe (18) | 1316 | R |
| Ski Melillo (12) | 1316 | R | |
| 58. | Johnny Temple (13) | 1312 | R |
| 59. | Don Blasingame (12) | 1310 | R |
| 60. | Joe Quinn (17) | 1304 | R |
| 61. | Eric Young (15) | 1295 | R |
| 62. | Ted Sizemore (12) | 1288 | R |
| 63. | Orlando Hudson (11, 34) | 1279 | R |
| Robby Thompson (11) | 1279 | R | |
| 65. | Johnny Ray (10) | 1277 | R |
| 66. | Tito Fuentes (13) | 1275 | R |
| 67. | Ron Hunt (12) | 1260 | R |
| 68. | Bucky Harris+ (12) | 1253 | R |
| 69. | Mickey Morandini (11) | 1245 | R |
| 70. | Glenn Beckert (11) | 1242 | R |
| 71. | Otto Knabe (11) | 1239 | R |
| 72. | Max Bishop (12) | 1230 | R |
| 73. | Tony Cuccinello (15) | 1205 | R |
| Bill Wambsganss (13) | 1205 | R | |
| 75. | Davey Johnson (13) | 1198 | R |
| 76. | Robinson Cano (8, 29) | 1197 | R |
| Mark McLemore (19) | 1197 | R | |
| 78. | Mark Ellis (10, 35) | 1195 | R |
| 79. | Ronnie Belliard (13) | 1190 | R |
| Juan Samuel (16) | 1190 | R | |
| 81. | Jerry Priddy (11) | 1179 | R |
| 82. | Jimmy Williams (11) | 1176 | R |
| 83. | Damion Easley (17) | 1172 | R |
| 84. | Ron Oester (13) | 1171 | R |
| 85. | Bobby Avila (11) | 1168 | R |
| 86. | Brandon Phillips (11, 31) | 1163 | R |
| 87. | Dick Green (12) | 1158 | R |
| 88. | Sandy Alomar (15) | 1156 | R |
| 89. | Brian Roberts (12, 34) | 1153 | R |
| 90. | Eddie Stanky (11) | 1152 | R |
| 91. | Cub Stricker (11) | 1145 | R |
| 92. | Bill Hallman (14) | 1139 | R |
| 93. | Mark Grudzielanek (15) | 1135 | R |
| 94. | Rod Carew+ (19) | 1130 | R |
| 95. | Tommy Helms (14) | 1129 | R |
| 96. | Julio Cruz (10) | 1123 | R |
| 97. | Chase Utley (10, 33) | 1119 | R |
| 98. | Jerry Remy (10) | 1117 | R |
| 99. | Bobby Knoop (9) | 1116 | R |
| 100. | Horace Clarke (10) | 1102 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as 2B | Throws |
| 101. | Jerry Lumpe (12) | 1100 | R |
| 102. | Jack Burdock (18) | 1086 | R |
| 103. | Dan Uggla (7, 32) | 1080 | R |
| 104. | Carlos Baerga (14) | 1063 | R |
| 105. | Tom Daly (17) | 1058 | R |
| 106. | Jody Reed (11) | 1050 | R |
| 107. | Rennie Stennett (11) | 1049 | R |
| Fernando Vina (12) | 1049 | R | |
| 109. | Jim Gilliam (14) | 1046 | R |
| Jose Vidro (12) | 1046 | R | |
| 111. | Jose Lind (9) | 1038 | R |
| 112. | Placido Polanco (15, 36) | 1027 | R |
| 113. | Hobe Ferris (9) | 1012 | R |
| 114. | Todd Walker (12) | 1007 | R |
| 115. | Tony Bernazard (10) | 1000 | R |
| 116. | Luis Alicea (13) | 998 | R |
| 117. | Ralph Young (9) | 993 | R |
| 118. | Connie Ryan (12) | 980 | R |
| 119. | Phil Garner (16) | 975 | R |
| 120. | Dick McAuliffe (16) | 971 | R |
| 121. | Joey Cora (11) | 970 | R |
| 122. | Lonny Frey (14) | 966 | R |
| 123. | Mark Lemke (11) | 965 | R |
| 124. | Rich Dauer (10) | 964 | R |
| 125. | Fred Dunlap (12) | 963 | R |
| 126. | Doug Flynn (11) | 961 | R |
| 127. | Damaso Garcia (11) | 960 | R |
| 128. | Aaron Hill (8, 30) | 932 | R |
| 129. | Marty McManus (15) | 927 | R |
| 130. | Duane Kuiper (12) | 920 | R |
| 131. | Bernie Allen (12) | 914 | R |
| 132. | Denny Doyle (8) | 912 | R |
| 133. | Marty Barrett (10) | 908 | R |
| 134. | Ian Kinsler (7, 30) | 905 | R |
| 135. | Jackie Hayes (14) | 904 | R |
| 136. | Joe Gerhardt (15) | 893 | R |
| Mike Lansing (9) | 893 | R | |
| 138. | Rickie Weeks (9, 29) | 887 | R |
| 139. | Jimmy Bloodworth (11) | 867 | R |
| 140. | George Grantham (13) | 848 | R |
| Dustin Pedroia (7, 28) | 848 | R | |
| 142. | Billy Gardner (10) | 839 | R |
| Danny Murphy (16) | 839 | R | |
| Rob Wilfong (11) | 839 | R | |
| 145. | Mark Loretta (15) | 829 | R |
| 146. | Wally Backman (14) | 826 | R |
| 147. | Jerry Adair (13) | 810 | R |
| 148. | Aaron Ward (12) | 809 | R |
| 149. | Al Myers (8) | 806 | R |
| Tim Teufel (11) | 806 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as 2B | Throws |
| 151. | Pete Suder (13) | 805 | R |
| 152. | Emil Verban (7) | 802 | R |
| 153. | Cass Michaels (12) | 800 | R |
| Bump Wills (6) | 800 | R | |
| 155. | Ray Mack (9) | 788 | R |
| 156. | Mike Andrews (8) | 787 | R |
| Kelly Johnson (7, 30) | 787 | R | |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss (10) | 787 | R | |
| 159. | Dick Padden (9) | 780 | R |
| 160. | Tony Phillips (18) | 777 | R |
| 161. | Billy Ripken (12) | 769 | R |
| 162. | Billy Martin (11) | 767 | R |
| 163. | Alfonso Soriano (14, 36) | 766 | R |
| 164. | Miguel Cairo (17, 38) | 754 | R |
| 165. | Jackie Robinson+ (10) | 748 | R |
| 166. | Marcus Giles (7) | 745 | R |
| 167. | Jack Farrell (11) | 740 | R |
| 168. | Frank LaPorte (11) | 731 | R |
| 169. | Scott Fletcher (15) | 729 | R |
| Quilvio Veras (7) | 729 | R | |
| 171. | Jimmy Dykes (22) | 722 | R |
| 172. | Burgess Whitehead (9) | 718 | R |
| 173. | Gary Sutherland (13) | 717 | R |
| 174. | Billy Gilbert (8) | 715 | R |
| 175. | Danny O'Connell (10) | 713 | R |
| Pop Smith (12) | 713 | R | |
| 177. | Johnny Rawlings (12) | 709 | R |
| 178. | Yank Robinson (10) | 698 | R |
| 179. | Howie Kendrick (7, 28) | 695 | R |
| 180. | Jorge Orta (16) | 689 | R |
| 181. | Heinie Reitz (7) | 688 | R |
| 182. | Dick Egan (9) | 686 | R |
| 183. | Dots Miller (12) | 681 | R |
| 184. | Marlon Anderson (12) | 680 | R |
| 185. | Ray Morgan (8) | 670 | R |
| 186. | Julio Franco (23) | 663 | R |
| Charlie Neal (8) | 663 | R | |
| 188. | Pete Coscarart (9) | 661 | R |
| Bobby Young (8) | 661 | R | |
| 190. | Jose Lopez (9, 28) | 651 | R |
| 191. | Jerry Hairston (15, 36) | 649 | R |
| Jose Oquendo (12) | 649 | R | |
| 193. | Freddy Sanchez (10, 34) | 646 | R |
| 194. | Danny Richardson (11) | 644 | R |
| 195. | Pete Runnels (14) | 642 | R |
| 196. | Jack Brohamer (9) | 639 | R |
| 197. | Alex Kampouris (9) | 636 | R |
| 198. | Danny Murtaugh (9) | 631 | R |
| 199. | Omar Infante (11, 30) | 630 | R |
| Randy Velarde (16) | 630 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as 2B | Throws |
| 201. | Pete Rose (24) | 628 | R |
| 202. | Jack Crooks (8) | 627 | R |
| 203. | Aaron Miles (9, 35) | 625 | R |
| 204. | Mike Gallego (13) | 624 | R |
| Billy Goodman (16) | 624 | R | |
| 206. | Fresco Thompson (9) | 622 | R |
| 207. | Jamey Carroll (11, 38) | 620 | R |
| Mike Tyson (10) | 620 | R | |
| 209. | Don Kolloway (12) | 616 | R |
| 210. | Doug Griffin (8) | 614 | R |
| 211. | Jim Lefebvre (8) | 613 | R |
| 212. | Bill Regan (6) | 610 | R |
| 213. | Jerry Browne (10) | 609 | R |
| 214. | Derrel Thomas (15) | 608 | R |
| 215. | Wayne Terwilliger (9) | 605 | R |
| 216. | Gil McDougald (10) | 599 | R |
| 217. | Don Heffner (11) | 595 | R |
| Jose Offerman (15) | 595 | R | |
| 219. | Hod Ford (15) | 589 | R |
| Freddie Maguire (6) | 589 | R | |
| 221. | Germany Schaefer (15) | 588 | R |
| 222. | Mariano Duncan (12) | 585 | R |
| Hardy Richardson (14) | 585 | R | |
| 224. | Luis Rivas (8) | 584 | R |
| 225. | Don Gutteridge (12) | 580 | R |
| 226. | Craig Counsell (16) | 574 | R |
| 227. | Jerry Coleman (9) | 572 | R |
| 228. | Jim Delahanty (13) | 568 | R |
| Granny Hamner (17) | 568 | R | |
| 230. | Ken Boswell (11) | 566 | R |
| Nelson Liriano (11) | 566 | R | |
| Bill Sweeney (8) | 566 | R | |
| 233. | Charley Bassett (9) | 559 | R |
| Pat Kelly (9) | 559 | R | |
| 235. | Jeff Treadway (9) | 556 | R |
| 236. | Dave Shean (9) | 554 | R |
| 237. | Sparky Adams (13) | 551 | R |
| Tony Graffanino (13) | 551 | R | |
| Frankie Gustine (12) | 551 | R | |
| 240. | Edgardo Alfonzo (12) | 549 | R |
| Joe Gedeon (7) | 549 | R | |
| Reddy Mack (6) | 549 | ||
| 243. | John Hummel (12) | 548 | R |
| 244. | Chuck Hiller (8) | 546 | R |
| 245. | Tim Flannery (11) | 544 | R |
| Pedro Garcia (5) | 544 | R | |
| Eddie Mayo (9) | 544 | R | |
| 248. | Bill Greenwood (6) | 538 | L |
| 249. | Jeff Frye (8) | 536 | R |
| 250. | Pep Young (10) | 532 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as 2B | Throws |
| 251. | Alex Cora (14) | 530 | R |
| Joe Quest (10) | 530 | R | |
| 253. | Carlos Garcia (10) | 529 | R |
| Keith Lockhart (10) | 529 | R | |
| Tony Womack (13) | 529 | R | |
| 256. | Pokey Reese (8) | 521 | R |
| 257. | Steve Yerkes (7) | 520 | R |
| 258. | Odell Hale (10) | 518 | R |
| 259. | Rabbit Maranville+ (23) | 513 | R |
| 260. | Jerry Kindall (9) | 511 | R |
| 261. | Gene DeMontreville (11) | 510 | R |
| Morrie Rath (6) | 510 | R | |
| 263. | Sam Barkley (6) | 504 | R |
| 264. | Chuck Schilling (5) | 502 | R |
| 265. | Bip Roberts (12) | 501 | R |
| 266. | Tim Cullen (7) | 498 | R |
| John O'Brien (6) | 498 | R | |
| 268. | Don Johnson (6) | 495 | R |
| 269. | Carlos Febles (6) | 493 | R |
| Monte Ward+ (17) | 493 | R | |
| 271. | Buck Herzog (13) | 490 | R |
| Ted Kubiak (10) | 490 | R | |
| 273. | Al Weis (10) | 488 | R |
| 274. | Brent Gates (7) | 486 | R |
| 275. | Tony Piet (8) | 485 | R |
| 276. | Bill Cissell (9) | 483 | R |
| 277. | Chuck Cottier (9) | 482 | R |
| 278. | Davey Williams (6) | 481 | R |
| 279. | Rey Sanchez (15) | 480 | R |
| 280. | Stu Martin (8) | 475 | R |
| 281. | George Creamer (7) | 473 | R |
| Kazuo Matsui (7) | 473 | R | |
| 283. | Larry Milbourne (11) | 471 | R |
| 284. | Tadahito Iguchi (4) | 468 | R |
| 285. | Billy Moran (7) | 467 | R |
| Terry Shumpert (14) | 467 | R | |
| 287. | Dave Nelson (10) | 466 | R |
| 288. | Johnny Hodapp (9) | 460 | R |
| 289. | Luis Sojo (13) | 456 | R |
| 290. | Johnny Berardino (11) | 453 | R |
| 291. | Gene Baker (8) | 451 | R |
| 292. | Sam Wise (12) | 448 | R |
| 293. | Cotton Tierney (6) | 447 | R |
| 294. | Michael Young (13, 35) | 446 | R |
| 295. | John Farrell (5) | 445 | R |
| 296. | Donnie Hill (9) | 443 | R |
| Rodney Scott (8) | 443 | R | |
| 298. | Bob Randall (5) | 442 | R |
| Marco Scutaro (11, 36) | 442 | R | |
| Rabbit Warstler (11) | 442 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as 2B | Throws |
| 301. | Lenny Randle (12) | 437 | R |
| Mickey Witek (7) | 437 | R | |
| 303. | Bill McClellan (8) | 436 | L |
| 304. | Junior Spivey (5) | 435 | R |
| 305. | Bernie Friberg (14) | 434 | R |
| Marty Perez (10) | 434 | R | |
| Jose Vizcaino (18) | 434 | R | |
| 308. | Rob Andrews (5) | 431 | R |
| Lenn Sakata (11) | 431 | R | |
| 310. | Hal Lanier (10) | 430 | R |
| 311. | Gordon Beckham (4, 25) | 424 | R |
| Al Newman (8) | 424 | R | |
| 313. | Steve Lombardozzi (6) | 422 | R |
| Jim Viox (5) | 422 | R | |
| 315. | Bert Niehoff (6) | 420 | R |
| 316. | Ed Abbaticchio (9) | 419 | R |
| 317. | Jake Wood (7) | 417 | R |
| 318. | Jerry Royster (16) | 416 | R |
| 319. | D'Angelo Jimenez (8, 34) | 414 | R |
| 320. | David Bell (12) | 413 | R |
| 321. | Skip Schumaker (8, 32) | 412 | R |
| 322. | Jay Bell (18) | 406 | R |
| 323. | Jack Perconte (7) | 405 | R |
| 324. | Ken Oberkfell (16) | 402 | R |
| 325. | Jose Castillo (5, 31) | 400 | R |
| Paul Molitor+ (21) | 400 | R | |
| Warren Morris (5) | 400 | R | |
| 328. | Bobby Adams (14) | 399 | R |
| Alexi Casilla (7, 27) | 399 | R | |
| 330. | Joey Amalfitano (10) | 398 | R |
| 331. | Jimmy Brown (8) | 392 | R |
| Don Buford (10) | 392 | R | |
| Mark Lewis (11) | 392 | R | |
| Amby McConnell (4) | 392 | R | |
| 335. | Vance Law (11) | 391 | R |
| 336. | Juan Bonilla (6) | 390 | R |
| 337. | Neil Walker (4, 26) | 389 | R |
| 338. | Ted Lepcio (10) | 388 | R |
| 339. | Tom Foley (13) | 385 | R |
| Dave McKay (8) | 385 | R | |
| 341. | Eddie Miksis (14) | 382 | R |
| 342. | Hub Collins (7) | 381 | R |
| 343. | Fred Manrique (9) | 376 | R |
| 344. | Sam Bohne (7) | 372 | R |
| 345. | Whitey Alperman (4) | 368 | R |
| 346. | Chick Fewster (11) | 366 | R |
| 347. | Lew Fonseca (12) | 363 | R |
| 348. | Jeff Reboulet (12) | 361 | R |
| 349. | Sibby Sisti (13) | 359 | R |
| 350. | Manuel Lee (11) | 358 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as 2B | Throws |
| Paul Popovich (11) | 358 | R | |
| 352. | Jack Dittmer (6) | 354 | R |
| 353. | Bob Ferguson (14) | 353 | R |
| 354. | Frank Isbell (10) | 351 | R |
| Curt Wilkerson (11) | 351 | R | |
| 356. | Mark Bellhorn (10) | 350 | R |
| 357. | Lee Magee (9) | 349 | R |
| Eddie Moore (10) | 349 | R | |
| 359. | Sam Crane (7) | 348 | R |
| Chris Getz (5, 28) | 348 | R | |
| 361. | Ross Barnes (9) | 346 | R |
| Gregg Jefferies (14) | 346 | R | |
| 363. | Roy Hughes (9) | 345 | R |
| 364. | Marv Breeding (4) | 344 | R |
| Junior Kennedy (7) | 344 | R | |
| 366. | Casey Candaele (9) | 343 | R |
| Tom Carey (8) | 343 | R | |
| Ben Zobrist (7, 31) | 343 | R | |
| 369. | Ken Aspromonte (7) | 342 | R |
| Alan Wiggins (7) | 342 | R | |
| 371. | Pete Mackanin (9) | 340 | R |
| 372. | Jack Barry (11) | 339 | R |
| 373. | Garth Iorg (9) | 338 | R |
| Felipe Lopez (11) | 338 | R | |
| 375. | John Kerr (8) | 337 | R |
| 376. | Rollie Zeider (9) | 335 | R |
| 377. | Homer Bush (7) | 332 | R |
| 378. | Tommy Dowd (10) | 328 | R |
| 379. | John Donaldson (6) | 327 | R |
| Heinie Zimmerman (13) | 327 | R | |
| 381. | Rod Gilbreath (7) | 326 | R |
| Felix Mantilla (11) | 326 | R | |
| 383. | Heinie Groh (16) | 325 | R |
| Damian Jackson (11) | 325 | R | |
| 385. | Jim Morrison (12) | 324 | R |
| Lou Stringer (6) | 324 | R | |
| Ryan Theriot (8, 32) | 324 | R | |
| 388. | Nick Punto (12, 34) | 323 | R |
| 389. | Daryl Spencer (10) | 322 | R |
| 390. | Bret Barberie (6) | 319 | R |
| Ken Hubbs (3) | 319 | R | |
| 392. | Scott Spiezio (12) | 317 | R |
| 393. | Mark DeRosa (15, 37) | 314 | R |
| Barry McCormick (10) | 314 | R | |
| 395. | Baldy Louden (6) | 313 | R |
| 396. | Zeb Terry (7) | 310 | R |
| 397. | Danny Espinosa (3, 25) | 309 | R |
| Frank Menechino (7) | 309 | R | |
| Heinie Smith (6) | 309 | R | |
| 400. | Jeff Keppinger (8, 32) | 307 | R |
Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single-season marks, but are included in career marks.