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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 SS | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Omar Vizquel (24, 45) | 2709 | R |
| 2. | Derek Jeter (18, 38) | 2531 | R |
| 3. | Miguel Tejada (15, 38) | 1946 | R |
| 4. | Jimmy Rollins (13, 33) | 1774 | R |
| 5. | Rafael Furcal (13, 34) | 1554 | R |
| 6. | Alex Gonzalez (14, 35) | 1536 | R |
| 7. | Jack Wilson (12, 34) | 1274 | R |
| 8. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 36) | 1272 | R |
| 9. | Jose Reyes (10, 29) | 1159 | R |
| 10. | Cesar Izturis (12, 32) | 1120 | R |
| 11. | Jhonny Peralta (10, 30) | 1046 | R |
| 12. | Yuniesky Betancourt (8, 30) | 949 | R |
| 13. | J.J. Hardy (8, 29) | 944 | R |
| 14. | Juan Uribe (12, 32) | 917 | R |
| 15. | Hanley Ramirez (8, 28) | 886 | R |
| 16. | Jason Bartlett (9, 32) | 865 | R |
| 17. | Stephen Drew (7, 29) | 792 | R |
| Michael Young (13, 35) | 792 | R | |
| 19. | Troy Tulowitzki (7, 27) | 741 | R |
| 20. | Yunel Escobar (6, 29) | 727 | R |
| 21. | Erick Aybar (7, 28) | 687 | R |
| 22. | Marco Scutaro (11, 36) | 683 | R |
| 23. | Alexei Ramirez (5, 30) | 633 | R |
| 24. | Clint Barmes (10, 33) | 597 | R |
| 25. | Elvis Andrus (4, 23) | 593 | R |
| 26. | Ronny Cedeno (8, 29) | 575 | R |
| 27. | Brendan Ryan (6, 30) | 573 | R |
| 28. | John McDonald (14, 37) | 555 | R |
| 29. | Ryan Theriot (8, 32) | 530 | R |
| 30. | Asdrubal Cabrera (6, 26) | 509 | R |
| 31. | Alcides Escobar (5, 25) | 490 | R |
| 32. | Cliff Pennington (5, 28) | 466 | R |
| 33. | Ramon Santiago (11, 32) | 458 | R |
| 34. | Ian Desmond (4, 26) | 446 | R |
| 35. | Starlin Castro (3, 22) | 443 | R |
| 36. | Alex Cintron (9, 33) | 385 | R |
| 37. | Paul Janish (5, 29) | 338 | R |
| 38. | Chris Woodward (12, 36) | 328 | R |
| 39. | Tony Pena (4, 31) | 306 | R |
| 40. | Mike Aviles (5, 31) | 280 | R |