+ - 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 SS | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Omar Vizquel (24, 45) | 2703 | R |
| 2. | Luis Aparicio+ (18) | 2581 | R |
| 3. | Ozzie Smith+ (19) | 2511 | R |
| 4. | Derek Jeter (18, 38) | 2438 | R |
| 5. | Cal Ripken+ (21) | 2302 | R |
| 6. | Larry Bowa (16) | 2222 | R |
| 7. | Luke Appling+ (20) | 2218 | R |
| 8. | Dave Concepcion (19) | 2178 | R |
| 9. | Rabbit Maranville+ (23) | 2153 | R |
| 10. | Alan Trammell (20) | 2139 | R |
| 11. | Bill Dahlen (21) | 2133 | R |
| 12. | Edgar Renteria (16) | 2114 | R |
| 13. | Bert Campaneris (19) | 2097 | R |
| 14. | Barry Larkin+ (19) | 2085 | R |
| 15. | Tommy Corcoran (18) | 2075 | R |
| 16. | Royce Clayton (17) | 2053 | R |
| 17. | Roy McMillan (16) | 2028 | R |
| 18. | Pee Wee Reese+ (16) | 2014 | R |
| 19. | Roger Peckinpaugh (17) | 1982 | R |
| 20. | Garry Templeton (16) | 1964 | R |
| 21. | Don Kessinger (16) | 1955 | R |
| 22. | Miguel Tejada (15, 38) | 1946 | R |
| 23. | Mark Belanger (18) | 1942 | R |
| 24. | Chris Speier (19) | 1900 | R |
| 25. | Ozzie Guillen (16) | 1896 | R |
| 26. | Honus Wagner+ (21) | 1887 | R |
| 27. | Dick Groat (14) | 1877 | R |
| 28. | Dave Bancroft+ (16) | 1873 | R |
| 29. | Donie Bush (16) | 1866 | R |
| 30. | Alfredo Griffin (18) | 1861 | R |
| 31. | Orlando Cabrera (15) | 1843 | R |
| Leo Cardenas (16) | 1843 | R | |
| Joe Cronin+ (20) | 1843 | R | |
| 34. | Bobby Wallace+ (25) | 1826 | R |
| 35. | Ed Brinkman (15) | 1795 | R |
| Herman Long (16) | 1795 | R | |
| 37. | Greg Gagne (15) | 1765 | R |
| 38. | Bill Russell (18) | 1746 | R |
| 39. | Joe Tinker+ (15) | 1745 | R |
| 40. | Dick Bartell (18) | 1679 | R |
| 41. | Monte Cross (15) | 1678 | R |
| 42. | Germany Smith (15) | 1667 | R |
| 43. | Jimmy Rollins (13, 33) | 1666 | R |
| 44. | Phil Rizzuto+ (13) | 1647 | R |
| 45. | Everett Scott (13) | 1643 | R |
| 46. | Jack Glasscock (17) | 1629 | R |
| 47. | George McBride (16) | 1626 | R |
| 48. | Mickey Doolin (13) | 1625 | R |
| 49. | Freddie Patek (14) | 1588 | R |
| 50. | Mike Bordick (14) | 1577 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as SS | Throws |
| 51. | Tony Fernandez (17) | 1573 | R |
| 52. | Ed McKean (13) | 1565 | R |
| 53. | Maury Wills (14) | 1555 | R |
| 54. | Marty Marion (13) | 1547 | R |
| 55. | Billy Jurges (17) | 1540 | R |
| 56. | Lou Boudreau+ (15) | 1539 | R |
| 57. | Alex Gonzalez (14, 35) | 1536 | R |
| 58. | Tim Foli (16) | 1524 | R |
| 59. | Frankie Crosetti (17) | 1516 | R |
| 60. | Jay Bell (18) | 1515 | R |
| 61. | Leo Durocher+ (17) | 1509 | R |
| 62. | Arky Vaughan+ (14) | 1485 | R |
| 63. | Rafael Furcal (13, 34) | 1482 | R |
| 64. | Robin Yount+ (20) | 1479 | R |
| 65. | Walt Weiss (14) | 1462 | R |
| 66. | Art Fletcher (13) | 1448 | R |
| 67. | Wally Gerber (15) | 1447 | R |
| 68. | Al Dark (14) | 1404 | R |
| 69. | Bud Harrelson (16) | 1400 | R |
| 70. | Jim Fregosi (18) | 1396 | R |
| 71. | Eddie Miller (14) | 1395 | R |
| 72. | Rafael Ramirez (13) | 1386 | R |
| 73. | Bucky Dent (12) | 1382 | R |
| 74. | Johnny Logan (13) | 1380 | R |
| 75. | George Davis+ (20) | 1374 | R |
| 76. | Spike Owen (13) | 1373 | R |
| 77. | Shawon Dunston (18) | 1363 | R |
| 78. | Dick Schofield (14) | 1348 | R |
| 79. | Vern Stephens (15) | 1330 | R |
| 80. | Travis Jackson+ (15) | 1326 | R |
| 81. | Ivan de Jesus (15) | 1303 | R |
| 82. | Eddie Joost (17) | 1299 | R |
| 83. | Cristian Guzman (11) | 1295 | R |
| 84. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 36) | 1272 | R |
| 85. | Jack Wilson (12, 34) | 1271 | R |
| 86. | Zoilo Versalles (12) | 1265 | R |
| 87. | Alex Gonzalez (13) | 1262 | R |
| 88. | Chico Carrasquel (10) | 1241 | R |
| 89. | Craig Reynolds (15) | 1240 | R |
| 90. | Bones Ely (14) | 1238 | R |
| 91. | Billy Rogell (14) | 1235 | R |
| 92. | Joe Sewell+ (14) | 1216 | R |
| Jose Valentin (16) | 1216 | R | |
| 94. | Dal Maxvill (14) | 1207 | R |
| 95. | Rick Burleson (13) | 1192 | R |
| 96. | Roger Metzger (11) | 1173 | R |
| 97. | Ron Hansen (15) | 1143 | R |
| Dickie Thon (15) | 1143 | R | |
| 99. | Lyn Lary (12) | 1138 | R |
| 100. | Freddy Parent (12) | 1129 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as SS | Throws |
| 101. | Doc Lavan (12) | 1126 | R |
| 102. | Ernie Banks+ (19) | 1125 | R |
| 103. | Deivi Cruz (9) | 1124 | R |
| 104. | Neifi Perez (12) | 1115 | R |
| 105. | Frank Taveras (11) | 1113 | R |
| 106. | Julio Lugo (12) | 1109 | R |
| 107. | Jeff Blauser (13) | 1100 | R |
| 108. | Cesar Izturis (12, 32) | 1096 | R |
| 109. | Rich Aurilia (15) | 1095 | R |
| 110. | Al Bridwell (11) | 1094 | R |
| 111. | Gary Disarcina (12) | 1069 | R |
| Roy Smalley (13) | 1069 | R | |
| 113. | Bobby Wine (12) | 1067 | R |
| 114. | Chris Gomez (16) | 1061 | R |
| 115. | Nomar Garciaparra (14) | 1055 | R |
| 116. | Ivy Olson (14) | 1054 | R |
| 117. | Glenn Wright (11) | 1051 | R |
| 118. | Jose Reyes (10, 29) | 1048 | R |
| 119. | Buddy Kerr (9) | 1038 | R |
| 120. | Joe DeMaestri (11) | 1029 | R |
| 121. | Jose Uribe (10) | 1015 | R |
| 122. | Eddie Bressoud (12) | 1002 | R |
| 123. | Chick Galloway (10) | 993 | R |
| 124. | Johnnie LeMaster (12) | 992 | R |
| 125. | Rey Sanchez (15) | 984 | R |
| 126. | Gene Alley (11) | 977 | R |
| 127. | David Eckstein (10) | 974 | R |
| 128. | Rey Ordonez (9) | 963 | R |
| 129. | Ray Chapman (9) | 957 | R |
| 130. | Yuniesky Betancourt (8, 30) | 948 | R |
| Jose Vizcaino (18) | 948 | R | |
| 132. | Arthur Irwin (13) | 947 | R |
| 133. | Kid Elberfeld (14) | 944 | R |
| 134. | Jhonny Peralta (10, 30) | 941 | R |
| 135. | Granny Hamner (17) | 934 | R |
| 136. | Tom Veryzer (12) | 927 | R |
| 137. | Shorty Fuller (9) | 925 | R |
| 138. | Juan Uribe (12, 32) | 916 | R |
| 139. | Skeeter Newsome (12) | 902 | R |
| 140. | Hughie Jennings+ (18) | 897 | R |
| 141. | Rafael Belliard (17) | 896 | R |
| 142. | Kevin Elster (13) | 895 | R |
| 143. | Pat Meares (9) | 884 | R |
| 144. | Tony Kubek (9) | 882 | R |
| 145. | Ricky Gutierrez (12) | 878 | R |
| 146. | Jack Barry (11) | 877 | R |
| 147. | Jason Bartlett (9, 32) | 865 | R |
| 148. | Carlos Guillen (14) | 856 | R |
| 149. | Tommy Thevenow (15) | 848 | R |
| 150. | Hod Ford (15) | 846 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as SS | Throws |
| 151. | Gene Michael (10) | 844 | R |
| 152. | Denis Menke (13) | 841 | R |
| 153. | Frank Duffy (10) | 839 | R |
| Scott Fletcher (15) | 839 | R | |
| 155. | Kevin Stocker (8) | 838 | R |
| 156. | Jose Hernandez (15) | 836 | R |
| 157. | Red Kress (14) | 835 | R |
| 158. | J.J. Hardy (8, 29) | 834 | R |
| 159. | Hanley Ramirez (8, 28) | 829 | R |
| 160. | Adam Everett (11) | 827 | R |
| 161. | Woody English (12) | 826 | R |
| Monte Ward+ (17) | 826 | R | |
| 163. | Heinie Wagner (12) | 822 | R |
| Buck Weaver (9) | 822 | R | |
| 165. | Roy Smalley (11) | 820 | R |
| 166. | Felix Fermin (10) | 815 | R |
| 167. | Toby Harrah (17) | 813 | R |
| 168. | Chico Fernandez (8) | 810 | R |
| 169. | Bill Gleason (8) | 796 | R |
| 170. | Michael Young (13, 35) | 788 | R |
| 171. | Rico Petrocelli (13) | 774 | R |
| 172. | Heinie Sand (6) | 772 | R |
| 173. | Frank Fennelly (7) | 769 | R |
| 174. | Willy Miranda (9) | 768 | R |
| 175. | Charlie Hollocher (7) | 751 | R |
| 176. | Harvey Kuenn (15) | 748 | R |
| 177. | Mark Koenig (12) | 747 | R |
| 178. | Terry Turner (17) | 741 | R |
| 179. | Troy Tulowitzki (7, 27) | 740 | R |
| 180. | Charley O'Leary (11) | 737 | R |
| U L Washington (11) | 737 | R | |
| 182. | Stephen Drew (6, 29) | 717 | R |
| Johnny Lipon (9) | 717 | R | |
| 184. | Davy Force (15) | 716 | R |
| 185. | Julio Franco (23) | 715 | R |
| 186. | Larry Brown (12) | 712 | R |
| Billy Myers (7) | 712 | R | |
| 188. | Cecil Travis (12) | 710 | R |
| 189. | Angel Berroa (9) | 706 | R |
| 190. | Ruben Amaro (11) | 705 | R |
| Rabbit Warstler (11) | 705 | R | |
| 192. | Kurt Stillwell (9) | 690 | R |
| 193. | Luis Rivera (11) | 684 | R |
| 194. | Enzo Hernandez (8) | 683 | R |
| 195. | Charlie Gelbert (9) | 680 | R |
| 196. | George Strickland (10) | 679 | R |
| 197. | Don Buddin (6) | 678 | R |
| Khalil Greene (7) | 678 | R | |
| 199. | Alex Grammas (10) | 671 | R |
| 200. | Eric McNair (14) | 669 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as SS | Throws |
| 201. | Dick McAuliffe (16) | 666 | R |
| 202. | Larry Kopf (10) | 664 | R |
| 203. | Jose Pagan (15) | 662 | R |
| 204. | Topper Rigney (6) | 660 | R |
| Dick Schofield (19) | 660 | R | |
| 206. | Marco Scutaro (11, 36) | 659 | R |
| 207. | Jack Rowe (12) | 657 | R |
| 208. | Hal Lanier (10) | 655 | R |
| 209. | Billy Urbanski (7) | 653 | R |
| 210. | Bill Knickerbocker (10) | 649 | R |
| 211. | Fred Stanley (14) | 648 | R |
| 212. | Rafael Santana (7) | 639 | R |
| 213. | Yunel Escobar (6, 29) | 631 | R |
| 214. | Sonny Jackson (12) | 630 | R |
| 215. | Felipe Lopez (11) | 627 | R |
| 216. | Mark Grudzielanek (15) | 626 | R |
| Jackie Tavener (6) | 626 | R | |
| 218. | Alvaro Espinoza (12) | 624 | R |
| Ernie Johnson (10) | 624 | R | |
| 220. | Darrel Chaney (11) | 621 | R |
| 221. | Andre Rodgers (11) | 619 | R |
| 222. | Bill Almon (15) | 616 | R |
| Alex Cora (14) | 616 | R | |
| 224. | Glenn Hoffman (9) | 615 | R |
| 225. | Eddie Lake (11) | 609 | R |
| 226. | Jose Offerman (15) | 607 | R |
| 227. | Mario Mendoza (9) | 606 | R |
| 228. | Bob Allen (7) | 605 | R |
| 229. | Bobby Crosby (8) | 604 | R |
| Steve Jeltz (8) | 604 | R | |
| 231. | Lennie Merullo (7) | 601 | R |
| 232. | Andujar Cedeno (7) | 599 | R |
| 233. | Erick Aybar (7, 28) | 594 | R |
| 234. | Dale Berra (11) | 591 | R |
| Johnny Pesky (10) | 591 | R | |
| 236. | Rudy Hulswitt (7) | 590 | R |
| 237. | John Valentin (11) | 580 | R |
| 238. | Mario Guerrero (8) | 576 | R |
| Jim Mason (9) | 576 | R | |
| 240. | Juan Castro (17) | 571 | R |
| 241. | Ronny Cedeno (8, 29) | 565 | R |
| 242. | Sam Dente (9) | 563 | R |
| Sam Wise (12) | 563 | R | |
| 244. | Candy Nelson (13) | 560 | R |
| 245. | Daryl Spencer (10) | 558 | R |
| 246. | John Peters (11) | 557 | R |
| 247. | Virgil Stallcup (7) | 556 | R |
| 248. | Frank Shugart (8) | 550 | R |
| 249. | Dick Howser (8) | 548 | R |
| Andres Thomas (6) | 548 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as SS | Throws |
| 251. | Eddie Kasko (10) | 544 | R |
| 252. | Mariano Duncan (12) | 540 | R |
| 253. | Woodie Held (14) | 539 | R |
| 254. | Rob Picciolo (9) | 531 | R |
| John Sullivan (6) | 531 | R | |
| 256. | Bob Lillis (10) | 530 | R |
| Ryan Theriot (8, 32) | 530 | R | |
| George Wright+ (12) | 530 | R | |
| 259. | Billy Hunter (6) | 528 | R |
| 260. | Joe Boley (6) | 527 | R |
| 261. | Sadie Houck (8) | 526 | R |
| 262. | Alexei Ramirez (5, 30) | 524 | R |
| 263. | Manuel Lee (11) | 522 | R |
| 264. | Woody Woodward (9) | 521 | R |
| 265. | John McDonald (14, 37) | 519 | R |
| 266. | Jackie Hernandez (9) | 517 | R |
| 267. | Tony Womack (13) | 516 | R |
| 268. | Phil Lewis (4) | 505 | R |
| 269. | Dave Anderson (10) | 502 | R |
| Ray Oyler (6) | 502 | R | |
| 271. | Clint Barmes (10, 33) | 500 | R |
| 272. | Elvis Andrus (4, 23) | 487 | R |
| 273. | Luis Gomez (8) | 483 | R |
| 274. | Craig Counsell (16) | 478 | R |
| Brendan Ryan (6, 30) | 478 | R | |
| Danny Thompson (7) | 478 | R | |
| 277. | Hal Rhyne (7) | 475 | R |
| 278. | Tom Burns (13) | 474 | R |
| 279. | Solly Hemus (11) | 471 | R |
| 280. | Desi Relaford (11) | 467 | R |
| 281. | Marty Perez (10) | 465 | R |
| 282. | Ray Boone (13) | 464 | R |
| 283. | Tom Foley (13) | 463 | R |
| Stan Rojek (8) | 463 | R | |
| Pete Runnels (14) | 463 | R | |
| 286. | Kiko Garcia (10) | 459 | R |
| Buck Herzog (13) | 459 | R | |
| 288. | Ike Caveney (4) | 457 | R |
| 289. | Ned Williamson (13) | 450 | R |
| 290. | Rocky Bridges (11) | 447 | R |
| 291. | Bill Spiers (13) | 446 | R |
| 292. | Rey Quinones (4) | 444 | R |
| Ramon Santiago (11, 32) | 444 | R | |
| Curt Wilkerson (11) | 444 | R | |
| 295. | Dale Sveum (12) | 442 | R |
| 296. | Tim Bogar (9) | 441 | R |
| 297. | Rick Auerbach (11) | 440 | R |
| Bill White (5) | 440 | ||
| 299. | Bill Cissell (9) | 439 | R |
| 300. | Jim Levey (4) | 437 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as SS | Throws |
| 301. | Joe Koppe (8) | 436 | R |
| 302. | Benji Gil (8) | 435 | R |
| 303. | Mike Gallego (13) | 434 | R |
| 304. | Hector Torres (9) | 433 | R |
| 305. | Chick Fulmer (11) | 430 | R |
| 306. | Pepe Frias (9) | 426 | R |
| 307. | Billy Klaus (11) | 425 | R |
| 308. | Jimmy Esmond (4) | 424 | R |
| 309. | Lonny Frey (14) | 420 | R |
| Cliff Pennington (5, 28) | 420 | R | |
| 311. | Tom Carey (9) | 418 | R |
| 312. | Bobby Bragan (7) | 415 | R |
| 313. | Asdrubal Cabrera (6, 26) | 412 | R |
| 314. | Wayne Tolleson (10) | 409 | R |
| 315. | Larvell Blanks (9) | 407 | R |
| Arnold Hauser (5) | 407 | R | |
| 317. | Wayne Causey (11) | 406 | R |
| 318. | Jeff Huson (12) | 405 | R |
| Mark Loretta (15) | 405 | R | |
| Bob Meacham (6) | 405 | R | |
| 321. | Jimmy Cooney (7) | 400 | R |
| 322. | Dick Culler (8) | 398 | R |
| 323. | Swede Risberg (4) | 397 | R |
| 324. | Bob Fisher (7) | 394 | R |
| 325. | Ed Abbaticchio (9) | 388 | R |
| 326. | Roberto Pena (6) | 387 | R |
| 327. | Alex Cintron (9, 33) | 385 | R |
| 328. | Wil Cordero (14) | 383 | R |
| Jerry Dybzinski (6) | 383 | R | |
| 330. | Alcides Escobar (5, 25) | 382 | R |
| 331. | Billy Clingman (10) | 381 | R |
| 332. | Gene DeMontreville (11) | 379 | R |
| 333. | Doc Farrell (9) | 376 | R |
| 334. | Mike Benjamin (13) | 375 | R |
| 335. | Angel Salazar (5) | 374 | R |
| Whitey Wietelmann (9) | 374 | R | |
| 337. | Ron Washington (10) | 372 | R |
| 338. | Hubie Brooks (15) | 371 | R |
| 339. | Mike Tyson (10) | 369 | R |
| 340. | Mark Christman (9) | 368 | R |
| Skeeter Webb (12) | 368 | R | |
| 342. | Lee Tannehill (10) | 367 | R |
| 343. | Ed Caskin (7) | 366 | R |
| Ian Desmond (4, 26) | 366 | R | |
| 345. | Jose Oquendo (12) | 364 | R |
| 346. | Frank Scheibeck (8) | 363 | R |
| Jose Valdivielso (5) | 363 | R | |
| 348. | Ernie Riles (9) | 362 | R |
| 349. | David Howard (9) | 361 | R |
| 350. | Rogers Hornsby+ (23) | 356 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as SS | Throws |
| Paul Radford (12) | 356 | R | |
| 352. | Todd Cruz (6) | 351 | R |
| Tom Tresh (9) | 351 | R | |
| 354. | Kurt Abbott (9) | 349 | R |
| Wid Conroy (11) | 349 | R | |
| 356. | George Scharein (4) | 347 | R |
| 357. | Dave Chalk (9) | 345 | R |
| 358. | Mike Phillips (11) | 344 | R |
| 359. | Jeff Reboulet (12) | 342 | R |
| 360. | Travis Fryman (13) | 339 | R |
| Derrel Thomas (15) | 339 | R | |
| 362. | Pop Smith (12) | 336 | R |
| 363. | Pat Listach (6) | 333 | R |
| 364. | Joe Hoover (3) | 331 | R |
| 365. | Starlin Castro (3, 22) | 330 | R |
| 366. | George Magoon (5) | 329 | R |
| 367. | Chris Woodward (12, 36) | 328 | R |
| 368. | Mark Wagner (9) | 326 | R |
| 369. | Jimmy Macullar (6) | 325 | L |
| 370. | Jimmy Cooney (3) | 324 | R |
| 371. | Jack Heidemann (8) | 322 | R |
| Zeb Terry (7) | 322 | R | |
| 373. | Alex Arias (11) | 321 | R |
| 374. | Jim Anderson (6) | 320 | R |
| John Knight (8) | 320 | R | |
| 376. | Billy Consolo (10) | 317 | R |
| 377. | Ken Hamlin (7) | 316 | R |
| Gordon Slade (6) | 316 | R | |
| 379. | Henry Easterday (4) | 315 | R |
| 380. | Jerry Adair (13) | 310 | R |
| Johnny Mitchell (5) | 310 | R | |
| 382. | Doug Flynn (11) | 309 | R |
| 383. | Tom Downey (6) | 306 | R |
| Tony Pena (4, 31) | 306 | R | |
| 385. | Milt Bolling (7) | 305 | R |
| 386. | Frankie Gustine (12) | 303 | R |
| 387. | Joe Sullivan (4) | 302 | |
| 388. | Charlie Babb (3) | 300 | R |
| Danny Richardson (11) | 300 | R | |
| 390. | Billy Cox (11) | 299 | R |
| 391. | Sparky Adams (13) | 297 | R |
| Luis Lopez (11) | 297 | R | |
| 393. | Eddie Leon (8) | 296 | R |
| 394. | Tony Phillips (18) | 294 | R |
| 395. | Pokey Reese (8) | 293 | R |
| Lou Say (7) | 293 | R | |
| 397. | Frank O'Rourke (14) | 289 | R |
| 398. | Ed Romero (12) | 288 | R |
| Don Zimmer (12) | 288 | R | |
| 400. | Dickey Pearce (7) | 287 | R |
Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single-season marks, but are included in career marks.