+ - 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) | 2709 | R |
| 2. | Luis Aparicio+ (18) | 2581 | R |
| 3. | Derek Jeter (18, 38) | 2531 | R |
| 4. | Ozzie Smith+ (19) | 2511 | 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. | Jimmy Rollins (13, 33) | 1774 | R |
| 38. | Greg Gagne (15) | 1765 | R |
| 39. | Bill Russell (18) | 1746 | R |
| 40. | Joe Tinker+ (15) | 1745 | R |
| 41. | Dick Bartell (18) | 1679 | R |
| 42. | Monte Cross (15) | 1678 | R |
| 43. | Germany Smith (15) | 1667 | 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. | Rafael Furcal (13, 34) | 1554 | R |
| 55. | Marty Marion (13) | 1547 | R |
| 56. | Billy Jurges (17) | 1540 | R |
| 57. | Lou Boudreau+ (15) | 1539 | R |
| 58. | Alex Gonzalez (14, 35) | 1536 | R |
| 59. | Tim Foli (16) | 1524 | R |
| 60. | Frankie Crosetti (17) | 1516 | R |
| 61. | Jay Bell (18) | 1515 | R |
| 62. | Leo Durocher+ (17) | 1509 | R |
| 63. | Arky Vaughan+ (14) | 1485 | 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. | Jack Wilson (12, 34) | 1274 | R |
| 85. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 36) | 1272 | 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. | Jose Reyes (10, 29) | 1159 | R |
| 98. | Ron Hansen (15) | 1143 | R |
| Dickie Thon (15) | 1143 | R | |
| 100. | Lyn Lary (12) | 1138 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as SS | Throws |
| 101. | Freddy Parent (12) | 1129 | R |
| 102. | Doc Lavan (12) | 1126 | R |
| 103. | Ernie Banks+ (19) | 1125 | R |
| 104. | Deivi Cruz (9) | 1124 | R |
| 105. | Cesar Izturis (12, 32) | 1120 | R |
| 106. | Neifi Perez (12) | 1115 | R |
| 107. | Frank Taveras (11) | 1113 | R |
| 108. | Julio Lugo (12) | 1109 | R |
| 109. | Jeff Blauser (13) | 1100 | R |
| 110. | Rich Aurilia (15) | 1095 | R |
| 111. | Al Bridwell (11) | 1094 | R |
| 112. | Gary Disarcina (12) | 1069 | R |
| Roy Smalley (13) | 1069 | R | |
| 114. | Bobby Wine (12) | 1067 | R |
| 115. | Chris Gomez (16) | 1061 | R |
| 116. | Nomar Garciaparra (14) | 1055 | R |
| 117. | Ivy Olson (14) | 1054 | R |
| 118. | Glenn Wright (11) | 1051 | R |
| 119. | Jhonny Peralta (10, 30) | 1046 | R |
| 120. | Buddy Kerr (9) | 1038 | R |
| 121. | Joe DeMaestri (11) | 1029 | R |
| 122. | Jose Uribe (10) | 1015 | R |
| 123. | Eddie Bressoud (12) | 1002 | R |
| 124. | Chick Galloway (10) | 993 | R |
| 125. | Johnnie LeMaster (12) | 992 | R |
| 126. | Rey Sanchez (15) | 984 | R |
| 127. | Gene Alley (11) | 977 | R |
| 128. | David Eckstein (10) | 974 | R |
| 129. | Rey Ordonez (9) | 963 | R |
| 130. | Ray Chapman (9) | 957 | R |
| 131. | Yuniesky Betancourt (8, 30) | 949 | R |
| 132. | Jose Vizcaino (18) | 948 | R |
| 133. | Arthur Irwin (13) | 947 | R |
| 134. | Kid Elberfeld (14) | 944 | R |
| J.J. Hardy (8, 29) | 944 | R | |
| 136. | Granny Hamner (17) | 934 | R |
| 137. | Tom Veryzer (12) | 927 | R |
| 138. | Shorty Fuller (9) | 925 | R |
| 139. | Juan Uribe (12, 32) | 917 | R |
| 140. | Skeeter Newsome (12) | 902 | R |
| 141. | Hughie Jennings+ (18) | 897 | R |
| 142. | Rafael Belliard (17) | 896 | R |
| 143. | Kevin Elster (13) | 895 | R |
| 144. | Hanley Ramirez (8, 28) | 886 | R |
| 145. | Pat Meares (9) | 884 | R |
| 146. | Tony Kubek (9) | 882 | R |
| 147. | Ricky Gutierrez (12) | 878 | R |
| 148. | Jack Barry (11) | 877 | R |
| 149. | Jason Bartlett (9, 32) | 865 | R |
| 150. | Carlos Guillen (14) | 856 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as SS | Throws |
| 151. | Tommy Thevenow (15) | 848 | R |
| 152. | Hod Ford (15) | 846 | R |
| 153. | Gene Michael (10) | 844 | R |
| 154. | Denis Menke (13) | 841 | R |
| 155. | Frank Duffy (10) | 839 | R |
| Scott Fletcher (15) | 839 | R | |
| 157. | Kevin Stocker (8) | 838 | R |
| 158. | Jose Hernandez (15) | 836 | R |
| 159. | Red Kress (14) | 835 | 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. | Stephen Drew (7, 29) | 792 | R |
| Michael Young (13, 35) | 792 | R | |
| 172. | Rico Petrocelli (13) | 774 | R |
| 173. | Heinie Sand (6) | 772 | R |
| 174. | Frank Fennelly (7) | 769 | R |
| 175. | Willy Miranda (9) | 768 | R |
| 176. | Charlie Hollocher (7) | 751 | R |
| 177. | Harvey Kuenn (15) | 748 | R |
| 178. | Mark Koenig (12) | 747 | R |
| 179. | Troy Tulowitzki (7, 27) | 741 | R |
| Terry Turner (17) | 741 | R | |
| 181. | Charley O'Leary (11) | 737 | R |
| U.L. Washington (11) | 737 | R | |
| 183. | Yunel Escobar (6, 29) | 727 | R |
| 184. | Johnny Lipon (9) | 717 | R |
| 185. | Davy Force (15) | 716 | R |
| 186. | Julio Franco (23) | 715 | R |
| 187. | Larry Brown (12) | 712 | R |
| Billy Myers (7) | 712 | R | |
| 189. | Cecil Travis (12) | 710 | R |
| 190. | Angel Berroa (9) | 706 | R |
| 191. | Ruben Amaro (11) | 705 | R |
| Rabbit Warstler (11) | 705 | R | |
| 193. | Kurt Stillwell (9) | 690 | R |
| 194. | Erick Aybar (7, 28) | 687 | R |
| 195. | Luis Rivera (11) | 684 | R |
| 196. | Enzo Hernandez (8) | 683 | R |
| Marco Scutaro (11, 36) | 683 | R | |
| 198. | Charlie Gelbert (9) | 680 | R |
| 199. | George Strickland (10) | 679 | R |
| 200. | Don Buddin (6) | 678 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as SS | Throws |
| Khalil Greene (7) | 678 | R | |
| 202. | Alex Grammas (10) | 671 | R |
| 203. | Eric McNair (14) | 669 | R |
| 204. | Dick McAuliffe (16) | 666 | R |
| 205. | Larry Kopf (10) | 664 | R |
| 206. | Jose Pagan (15) | 662 | R |
| 207. | Topper Rigney (6) | 660 | R |
| Dick Schofield (19) | 660 | R | |
| 209. | Jack Rowe (12) | 657 | R |
| 210. | Hal Lanier (10) | 655 | R |
| 211. | Billy Urbanski (7) | 653 | R |
| 212. | Bill Knickerbocker (10) | 649 | R |
| 213. | Fred Stanley (14) | 648 | R |
| 214. | Rafael Santana (7) | 639 | R |
| 215. | Alexei Ramirez (5, 30) | 633 | R |
| 216. | Sonny Jackson (12) | 630 | R |
| 217. | Felipe Lopez (11) | 627 | R |
| 218. | Mark Grudzielanek (15) | 626 | R |
| Jackie Tavener (6) | 626 | R | |
| 220. | Alvaro Espinoza (12) | 624 | R |
| Ernie Johnson (10) | 624 | R | |
| 222. | Darrel Chaney (11) | 621 | R |
| 223. | Andre Rodgers (11) | 619 | R |
| 224. | Bill Almon (15) | 616 | R |
| Alex Cora (14) | 616 | R | |
| 226. | Glenn Hoffman (9) | 615 | R |
| 227. | Eddie Lake (11) | 609 | R |
| 228. | Jose Offerman (15) | 607 | R |
| 229. | Mario Mendoza (9) | 606 | R |
| 230. | Bob Allen (7) | 605 | R |
| 231. | Bobby Crosby (8) | 604 | R |
| Steve Jeltz (8) | 604 | R | |
| 233. | Lennie Merullo (7) | 601 | R |
| 234. | Andujar Cedeno (7) | 599 | R |
| 235. | Clint Barmes (10, 33) | 597 | R |
| 236. | Elvis Andrus (4, 23) | 593 | R |
| 237. | Dale Berra (11) | 591 | R |
| Johnny Pesky (10) | 591 | R | |
| 239. | Rudy Hulswitt (7) | 590 | R |
| 240. | John Valentin (11) | 580 | R |
| 241. | Mario Guerrero (8) | 576 | R |
| Jim Mason (9) | 576 | R | |
| 243. | Ronny Cedeno (8, 29) | 575 | R |
| 244. | Brendan Ryan (6, 30) | 573 | R |
| 245. | Juan Castro (17) | 571 | R |
| 246. | Sam Dente (9) | 563 | R |
| Sam Wise (12) | 563 | R | |
| 248. | Candy Nelson (13) | 560 | R |
| 249. | Daryl Spencer (10) | 558 | R |
| 250. | John Peters (11) | 557 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as SS | Throws |
| 251. | Virgil Stallcup (7) | 556 | R |
| 252. | John McDonald (14, 37) | 555 | R |
| 253. | Frank Shugart (8) | 550 | R |
| 254. | Dick Howser (8) | 548 | R |
| Andres Thomas (6) | 548 | R | |
| 256. | Eddie Kasko (10) | 544 | R |
| 257. | Mariano Duncan (12) | 540 | R |
| 258. | Woodie Held (14) | 539 | R |
| 259. | Rob Picciolo (9) | 531 | R |
| John Sullivan (6) | 531 | R | |
| 261. | Bob Lillis (10) | 530 | R |
| Ryan Theriot (8, 32) | 530 | R | |
| George Wright+ (12) | 530 | R | |
| 264. | Billy Hunter (6) | 528 | R |
| 265. | Joe Boley (6) | 527 | R |
| 266. | Sadie Houck (8) | 526 | R |
| 267. | Manuel Lee (11) | 522 | R |
| 268. | Woody Woodward (9) | 521 | R |
| 269. | Jackie Hernandez (9) | 517 | R |
| 270. | Tony Womack (13) | 516 | R |
| 271. | Asdrubal Cabrera (6, 26) | 509 | R |
| 272. | Phil Lewis (4) | 505 | R |
| 273. | Dave Anderson (10) | 502 | R |
| Ray Oyler (6) | 502 | R | |
| 275. | Alcides Escobar (5, 25) | 490 | R |
| 276. | Luis Gomez (8) | 483 | R |
| 277. | Craig Counsell (16) | 478 | R |
| Danny Thompson (7) | 478 | R | |
| 279. | Hal Rhyne (7) | 475 | R |
| 280. | Tom Burns (13) | 474 | R |
| 281. | Solly Hemus (11) | 471 | R |
| 282. | Desi Relaford (11) | 467 | R |
| 283. | Cliff Pennington (5, 28) | 466 | R |
| 284. | Marty Perez (10) | 465 | R |
| 285. | Ray Boone (13) | 464 | R |
| 286. | Tom Foley (13) | 463 | R |
| Stan Rojek (8) | 463 | R | |
| Pete Runnels (14) | 463 | R | |
| 289. | Kiko Garcia (10) | 459 | R |
| Buck Herzog (13) | 459 | R | |
| 291. | Ramon Santiago (11, 32) | 458 | R |
| 292. | Ike Caveney (4) | 457 | R |
| 293. | Ned Williamson (13) | 450 | R |
| 294. | Rocky Bridges (11) | 447 | R |
| 295. | Ian Desmond (4, 26) | 446 | R |
| Bill Spiers (13) | 446 | R | |
| 297. | Rey Quinones (4) | 444 | R |
| Curt Wilkerson (11) | 444 | R | |
| 299. | Starlin Castro (3, 22) | 443 | R |
| 300. | Dale Sveum (12) | 442 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as SS | Throws |
| 301. | Tim Bogar (9) | 441 | R |
| 302. | Rick Auerbach (11) | 440 | R |
| Bill White (5) | 440 | ||
| 304. | Bill Cissell (9) | 439 | R |
| 305. | Jim Levey (4) | 437 | R |
| 306. | Joe Koppe (8) | 436 | R |
| 307. | Benji Gil (8) | 435 | R |
| 308. | Mike Gallego (13) | 434 | R |
| 309. | Hector Torres (9) | 433 | R |
| 310. | Chick Fulmer (11) | 430 | R |
| 311. | Pepe Frias (9) | 426 | R |
| 312. | Billy Klaus (11) | 425 | R |
| 313. | Jimmy Esmond (4) | 424 | R |
| 314. | Lonny Frey (14) | 420 | R |
| 315. | Tom Carey (9) | 418 | R |
| 316. | Bobby Bragan (7) | 415 | R |
| 317. | Wayne Tolleson (10) | 409 | R |
| 318. | Larvell Blanks (9) | 407 | R |
| Arnold Hauser (5) | 407 | R | |
| 320. | Wayne Causey (11) | 406 | R |
| 321. | Jeff Huson (12) | 405 | R |
| Mark Loretta (15) | 405 | R | |
| Bob Meacham (6) | 405 | R | |
| 324. | Jimmy Cooney (7) | 400 | R |
| 325. | Dick Culler (8) | 398 | R |
| 326. | Swede Risberg (4) | 397 | R |
| 327. | Bob Fisher (7) | 394 | R |
| 328. | Ed Abbaticchio (9) | 388 | R |
| 329. | Roberto Pena (6) | 387 | R |
| 330. | Alex Cintron (9, 33) | 385 | R |
| 331. | Wil Cordero (14) | 383 | R |
| Jerry Dybzinski (6) | 383 | R | |
| 333. | Billy Clingman (10) | 381 | R |
| 334. | Gene DeMontreville (11) | 379 | R |
| 335. | Doc Farrell (9) | 376 | R |
| 336. | Mike Benjamin (13) | 375 | R |
| 337. | Angel Salazar (5) | 374 | R |
| Whitey Wietelmann (9) | 374 | R | |
| 339. | Ron Washington (10) | 372 | R |
| 340. | Hubie Brooks (15) | 371 | R |
| 341. | Mike Tyson (10) | 369 | R |
| 342. | Mark Christman (9) | 368 | R |
| Skeeter Webb (12) | 368 | R | |
| 344. | Lee Tannehill (10) | 367 | R |
| 345. | Ed Caskin (7) | 366 | R |
| 346. | Jose Oquendo (12) | 364 | R |
| 347. | Frank Scheibeck (8) | 363 | R |
| Jose Valdivielso (5) | 363 | R | |
| 349. | Ernie Riles (9) | 362 | R |
| 350. | David Howard (9) | 361 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as SS | Throws |
| 351. | Rogers Hornsby+ (23) | 356 | R |
| Paul Radford (12) | 356 | R | |
| 353. | Todd Cruz (6) | 351 | R |
| Tom Tresh (9) | 351 | R | |
| 355. | Kurt Abbott (9) | 349 | R |
| Wid Conroy (11) | 349 | R | |
| 357. | George Scharein (4) | 347 | R |
| 358. | Dave Chalk (9) | 345 | R |
| 359. | Mike Phillips (11) | 344 | R |
| 360. | Jeff Reboulet (12) | 342 | R |
| 361. | Travis Fryman (13) | 339 | R |
| Derrel Thomas (15) | 339 | R | |
| 363. | Paul Janish (5, 29) | 338 | R |
| 364. | Pop Smith (12) | 336 | R |
| 365. | Pat Listach (6) | 333 | R |
| 366. | Joe Hoover (3) | 331 | R |
| 367. | George Magoon (5) | 329 | R |
| 368. | Chris Woodward (12, 36) | 328 | R |
| 369. | Mark Wagner (9) | 326 | R |
| 370. | Jimmy Macullar (6) | 325 | L |
| 371. | Jimmy Cooney (3) | 324 | R |
| 372. | Jack Heidemann (8) | 322 | R |
| Zeb Terry (7) | 322 | R | |
| 374. | Alex Arias (11) | 321 | R |
| 375. | Jim Anderson (6) | 320 | R |
| John Knight (8) | 320 | R | |
| 377. | Billy Consolo (10) | 317 | R |
| 378. | Ken Hamlin (7) | 316 | R |
| Gordon Slade (6) | 316 | R | |
| 380. | Henry Easterday (4) | 315 | R |
| 381. | Jerry Adair (13) | 310 | R |
| Johnny Mitchell (5) | 310 | R | |
| 383. | Doug Flynn (11) | 309 | R |
| 384. | Tom Downey (6) | 306 | R |
| Tony Pena (4, 31) | 306 | R | |
| 386. | Milt Bolling (7) | 305 | R |
| 387. | Frankie Gustine (12) | 303 | R |
| 388. | Joe Sullivan (4) | 302 | |
| 389. | Charlie Babb (3) | 300 | R |
| Danny Richardson (11) | 300 | R | |
| 391. | Billy Cox (11) | 299 | R |
| 392. | Sparky Adams (13) | 297 | R |
| Luis Lopez (11) | 297 | R | |
| 394. | Eddie Leon (8) | 296 | R |
| 395. | Tony Phillips (18) | 294 | R |
| 396. | Pokey Reese (8) | 293 | R |
| Lou Say (7) | 293 | R | |
| 398. | Frank O'Rourke (14) | 289 | R |
| 399. | Ed Romero (12) | 288 | R |
| Don Zimmer (12) | 288 | R |
Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single-season marks, but are included in career marks.