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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. | Derek Jeter (18, 39) | 2531 | R |
| 2. | Miguel Tejada (16, 39) | 1946 | R |
| 3. | Jimmy Rollins (14, 34) | 1817 | R |
| 4. | Rafael Furcal (13, 35) | 1554 | R |
| 5. | Alex Gonzalez (15, 36) | 1539 | R |
| 6. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 37) | 1272 | R |
| 7. | Jose Reyes (11, 30) | 1169 | R |
| 8. | Cesar Izturis (13, 33) | 1130 | R |
| 9. | Jhonny Peralta (11, 31) | 1085 | R |
| 10. | J.J. Hardy (9, 30) | 988 | R |
| 11. | Yuniesky Betancourt (9, 31) | 950 | R |
| 12. | Juan Uribe (13, 33) | 917 | R |
| 13. | Hanley Ramirez (9, 29) | 889 | R |
| 14. | Stephen Drew (8, 30) | 824 | R |
| 15. | Michael Young (14, 36) | 792 | R |
| 16. | Troy Tulowitzki (8, 28) | 779 | R |
| 17. | Yunel Escobar (7, 30) | 766 | R |
| 18. | Erick Aybar (8, 29) | 709 | R |
| 19. | Angel Berroa (9, 33) | 706 | R |
| 20. | Marco Scutaro (12, 37) | 683 | R |
| 21. | Alexei Ramirez (6, 31) | 676 | R |
| 22. | Elvis Andrus (5, 24) | 636 | R |
| 23. | Clint Barmes (11, 34) | 635 | R |
| 24. | Brendan Ryan (7, 31) | 608 | R |
| 25. | Ronny Cedeno (9, 30) | 590 | R |
| 26. | John McDonald (15, 38) | 568 | R |
| 27. | Asdrubal Cabrera (7, 27) | 547 | R |
| 28. | Alcides Escobar (6, 26) | 531 | R |
| 29. | Ian Desmond (5, 27) | 490 | R |
| Cliff Pennington (6, 29) | 490 | R | |
| 31. | Starlin Castro (4, 23) | 486 | R |
| 32. | Ramon Santiago (12, 33) | 461 | R |
| 33. | Paul Janish (5, 30) | 338 | R |
| 34. | Everth Cabrera (5, 26) | 320 | R |
| 35. | Tony Pena (4, 32) | 306 | R |
| 36. | Mike Aviles (6, 32) | 290 | R |
| 37. | Nick Punto (13, 35) | 275 | R |
| 38. | Jed Lowrie (6, 29) | 274 | R |
| 39. | Willie Bloomquist (11, 35) | 273 | R |
| 40. | Bill Hall (11, 33) | 267 | R |