Teams: Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers. I just love that old quote from Hano. Oh, and he could hit, too, as his .316/.369/.432 slash line illustrates. He also won the NL batting title in '16, hitting .348 with a .911 OPS. note-next to each player I will also list an offensive letter grade, so you know where they stand in that category, the way I see it (we can assume they are all an "A +" defensively, since they are among the top 10 all time, defensively). The Dodgers made it to six World Series with Robinson, all against the Yankees. And then there's Roberto Alomar. Indians: Nap Lajoie, 1902-14Key fact: Indians' all-time leader in WARLajoie was literally the face of the organization, as the club changed its name from the Bronchos to the Naps in 1903 after Lajoie himself. He helped lead the Dodgers (the Brooklyn version) to the borough's only World Series title. He wasn't a failure offensively, but he was the next best thing. Teams: Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers. History unblurred. He hit north of .300 in five times while winning seven Silver Sluggers. Adrian Gonzalez (Tied) Adrian Gonzalez was a five-time All-Star. I got sidetracked there. Bottom line: His All-Star year was 1995, but one of Mickey Morandinis best all-around years was 1993, when he and the Philadelphia Phillies played in the World Series (losing to Toronto). This week, we bring you the Top 10 at each position. if u dont have Maz in the top ten,your list is bogus.NO-ONE did the double play pivot better,not to mention the only 9th inn walk off homer in a game 7 of the wrld series,not to mention ,against the highly favored New York Yanks! Teams: Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals. Bottom line: Jamey Carroll played second base, shortstop and third base during a dozen years in the bigs. -- Tristan Cockcroft, ESPN.com senior writer, Honors On NBC that day, broadcaster Bob Costas proclaimed: "Roy Hobbs, The Natural, would be pleased. Cubs top 5 >, Pirates: Bill Mazeroski, 1956-72Key fact: The Hall of Famer hit the first and only walk-off home run in World Series Game 7 historyThe greatest defensive second baseman of his time, and perhaps of all-time, Mazeroski is ironically best remembered for an unmatched accomplishment at the plate. Frisch was also one of the 10 best offensive secondbasemen in the history of MLB. His uniform and cleats were sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame after he became the first player to accomplish a unique feat in two different games: hit three home runs, knock in seven RBI and steal two bases. He went to four consecutive World Series with the club from 1921 through 1924, coming out a winner in the first two. Rod Carew was one of the greatest hitters of his generation. In 20 World Series contests, he batted .321 with a .375 OBP. Hometown fans wildly threw their giveaway seat cushions on the field in celebration. That said: I don't buy the consensus that he's the best second baseman ever. To create our list, an ESPN expert panel voted on thousands of head-to-head matchups of 162 players, based on both peak performance and career value. Pedroias Baseball Reference War is 51.6 compared to 51.1 for Doerr. No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on each player's career with that franchise. Astros top 5 >, Athletics: Eddie Collins, 1906-14, '27-30Key fact: His 55.9 fWAR is third highest in franchise history among position players (first among second basemen)A member of the famed $100,000 Infield" assembled by owner Connie Mack in the early 1900s, Collins was an elite hitter who went six straight seasons (1909-14) without batting lower than .324. This week, were on to the keystone as we take a look at the best second basemen of all time. They only won once in 1955, Jackies second to last season. Scott is a SoCal native who, after two decades of fighting L.A. traffic, decided to turn his passion for fantasy sports into a blog - the now-defunct Fantasy Mutant. Kent, a career .290 hitter, holds the all-time record for most home runs by a second baseman with 351 (out of 377). Theres also his seven Silver Slugger Awards, the NL MVP season of 1984 and the year he led the NL in home runs (40 in 1990). Hornsby bounced around considerably for the rest of his career for a player of his caliber. As the Reds dynasty began to collapse, Morgan eventually moved on and played his final five seasons with four different teams. Only Ty Cobb has a higher lifetime batting average than Hornsbys .358. In 1920, he won his first of six consecutive (and seven total) batting titles when he hit .370. "Frisch can knock down more balls with his elbows, knees, chest and head, and by dint of his fleet recovery throw out the runner, than any nine men we know"-Gordon Mackay, respected baseball historian, 1924. Santiago Espinal turned 28 last November. After that season, he was traded to the Mets. Either way, Bill James comes to this conclusion on Mazeroski: his 113 defensive career Win Shares is 1st all time in the history of MLB for a second baseman. Frisch had 641 assists during the 1927 season and it still stands as the MLB record for a Second Baseman. Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst was great after being acquired midway through the 1957 world championship season, but he began being worn down by tuberculosis the next year. Bid McPhee (1890s) offensive rating: A +, "McPhee never wore a glove until his last three seasons: he was one of the last players to play barehanded. All he did his sophomore season was bat .342, win a silver slugger, and play in the all-star game. 1 -- St. Louis Cardinals (1926), Career stats Give me a break, he has so damn many of them now, who can keep them all straight? Modern measures credit him with an average of 9.5 WAR per season over a five-year period. 3. The greatest defensive second baseman of his time, and perhaps of all-time, Mazeroski is ironically best remembered for an unmatched accomplishment at the plate. Gehringer did everything well. Getty Images. The BBWAA wasted no time adding him to the group at Cooperstown, electing him in his first year of eligibility in 1990. Eddie Collins debuted with the As just five seasons after Nap LaJoies jump. He won the College World Series twice at USC. Get Jay Jaffe's book The Cooperstown Casebook where he outlines who should and shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame based on his JAWS metric used here.. In his first season with Cincinnati, Morgan led the league in runs, walks, and OBP; and finished fourth in the MVP voting. Gantner was famously feisty, often tangling with opponents on the field and sometimes in the bar. Team (s): St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs & St. Louis Browns. Bottm line: Freddy Sanchez overcame physical adversity to become a professional athlete, having been born with a pigeon-toed left foot and a club right foot. Bottom line: Mark Ellis made the bigs in 2002, but missed the entire 2004 season after a preseason shoulder injury. In a few weeks, well keep moving around the diamond and rank the Top Ten Shortstops. The three-time Gold Glove Award winner made the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1999 when he was with the Mets and considered by some to be part of "The Best Infield Ever" along with second baseman Edgardo Alfonzo, shortstop Rey Ordonez and third baseman Robin Ventura. .271/.392/.427, OPS -- .819, Hits -- 2,517, HRs -- 268, RBIs -- 1,133, In 1975 and 1976, Joe Morgan towered over the National League, winning back-to-back MVP awards, with WAR totals of 10.9 and 9.6. Rockies top 5 >. -- Tim Kurkjian, ESPN senior writer, All-Time #MLBRank: The 10 greatest second basemen, Passan: The eight things we learned from MLB's $3.8 billion offseason, The first $500 million superstar? But, for now, the distinction belongs to Giles, who is the only second baseman in franchise history to produce a 110 OPS+ in at least three seasons. And in 2019, he won his first World Series ring, with the Nationals. It might be the only number as big as the game itself. His 377 home runs are tops among second basemen, and he has more hits than several Hall . Philadelphia Phillies (1981), Chicago Cubs ('82-94, '96-97), Honors Tigers top 5 >, Twins: Rod Carew, 1967-78Key fact: .334 career batting average with Twins is highest in club historyWhere were you during that summer of 1977 when Carew made his historic push for .400? Teams: St Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants. Teams: San Francisco Giants, New York Mets. He bounced back and forth between playing shortstop and second base throughout his MLB career. Why? He ultimately fell short and settled for .388, but theres no doubt the 18-time All-Star, seven-time batting champion, '77 AL MVP Award winner and first-ballot Hall of Famer was one of the best pure hitters in baseball history. In the field, he's smooth and effortless with a strong arm. That leaves half or just under half from his long peak (seven best seasons), short peak (three best seasons), and prime (five best consecutive seasons). He was also a great World Series performer, winning four titles and hitting .328 in 34 career games. It was probably in his Win Shares book or his Baseball Historical Abstract book, I can't remember, forgive me. Second basemen are an important part of a baseball teams defense. In 2006, Ellis broke the AL single-season record for fielding percentage (.9968) though oddly, he did not win the Gold Glove Award that year. He's finally in the Hall of Fame, where he belongs. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. At that point, he was in his 40s and starting to show his age. Collins was a member of the legendary Connie Macks Athletics until 1915. What MLB insiders are saying about Shohei Ohtani, Sources: Mets, OF Pham agree to 1-yr, $6M deal, Reports: Brewers ink ex-Marlins IF/OF Anderson, Deal merges Ripken, Cooperstown youth baseball, Sources: Red Sox, Duvall agree to 1-yr., $7M deal, A's formally welcome ex-Japanese star Fujinami, Mets GM: Lineup deep even after losing Correa, Thomas, Pirates star and original Met, dies at 93, Who will get traded? The loss in 1919 became known as the Black Sox Scandal when it was later revealed that several players conspired to throw the World Series. Philadelphia Phillies (1896-1900), Philadelphia A's ('01-02, '15-16), Cleveland Bronchos ('02), Cleveland Naps ('03-14), Honors When Fletcher was playing for the Texas Rangers, and former President George W. Bush was the owner, Bush named his dog Spot Fetcher, in recognition of Fletcher. The contribution to championship teams (player performance in seasons where his team wins the pennant) is a small factor in most cases. Houston Colt .45s (1963-64), Houston Astros (1965-71, '80), Cincinnati Reds ('72-79), San Francisco Giants ('81-82), Philadelphia Phillies ('83), Oakland A's ('84), Honors Lajoie was a fierce competitor, often getting into it with umpires. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011, Alomar is considered by many to be the greatest player in Blue Jays history, and he remains involved with the organization through the Blue Jays Baseball Academy and Tournament 12. Royals top 5 >, Tigers: Charlie Gehringer, 1924-42Key fact: 78.6 career fWAR ranks fifth all-time among MLB second basemenBorn and raised in Michigan, Gehringer played his entire 19-year career in Detroit, where his consistent greatness earned him the nickname The Mechanical Man. The Hall of Famer batted .306 or better in 13 of his 16 full Major League seasons, led the league in games played four times, played at least 150 games in nine seasons, and posted a .900+ OPS eight times. There's a reason no one in baseball can wear No. -- Christina Kahrl, ESPN.com MLB writer, Teams Bottom line: In 2012, Darwin Barney won the Gold Glove Award the first by a Chicago Cubs second baseman since Ryne Sandberg won nine in a row (1983-91). New York Yankees (2005-13), Seattle Mariners ('14-present), Honors I remember reading something that Bill James had written about Jody Reed. He won 10 Gold Gloves while, oh by the way, hitting .300 with speed AND power. The other two are Cupid Childs (1890s) and Hardy Richardson (1880s). Until Ryne Sandberg retired in 1997, the Chicago Cubs two-bagger was considered the gold standard at the position, winning the top fielding award nine seasons in a row. And they can be a pitcher's best friend. Ultimately, however, Pedroias body of work was just enough to put him a hair above Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr as the best to ever play second base for the Red Sox. JAWS (Jaffe WAR Score system) was developed by sabermetrician Jay Jaffe as a means to measure a player's Hall of Fame worthiness. Teams: Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox. Who is the best defensive catcher of all time? In 1937, when he won the batting title, Gehringer was also the AL MVP after hitting .371/.458/.520. I think he was the best ever, barehanded. He ranks ninth on Fangraphs WAR for all offensive players and 12th on Baseball-Reference. Teams: Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays. Cano won five silver sluggers and went to eight all-star games altogether, and even chipped in a couple of gold gloves. Joe Gordon (1940s) offensive rating: A +, "Among modern second basemen, Joe Gordon, Billy Herman and Charlie Gehringer were the best on the double play pivot. Kent was one of the best offensive second basemen of all time and arguably the position's best power hitter. Teams: Montreal Expos, Washington Nationals, Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, Kansas City Royals. Alomar won back-to-back World Series titles with Toronto in 1992 and 1993 but never made it back to the Fall Classic with the Orioles or Indians despite four playoff appearances. Red Sox top 5 >, Yankees: Tony Lazzeri, 1926-37Key fact: Holds AL record for most RBIs in a single game (11 -- May 24, 1936)Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame posthumously in 1991, Lazzeri was a feared clutch hitter with power who served as a key component alongside Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in the fabled Murderers Row lineups for the Yankees. In 2008, the Dominican-American received his U.S. citizenship in a ceremony before a Tigers-Indians game. I was surprised Ryne Sandberg wasnt on the list in place of Alomar or Cano. Yet he remained an offensive force. Still, his play at second base in 1992 was good enough to break Ryne Sandbergs string of winning nine consecutive NL Gold Glove Awards. No player in history has a higher single-season batting average with as many plate appearances as Hornsby had in 1924. Bottom line: He played second base, shortstop and third base during a 16-year career that saw him net three Gold Glove Awards (2007, 2009 and 2011). A player with no weakness in his game. Rookie of the Year (1947), MVP ('49), six-time All Star ('49-54), Hall of Fame ('62), Career stats Teams: Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs. Cano was a regular post-season participant in his time with New York and a member of the 2009 World Championship team. He was a tremendous all-around athlete and played multiple sports in college, which, along with World War II, delayed his eventual career in MLB. He was traded to the San Francisco Giants, where he won a World Series in 2010. Either way, Grich, Childs and Richardson are the three best second basemen in the history of MLB that are not in the Hall of Fame, with arguments from Davey Lopes (1970s) and Tom Daly. For his efforts, Marte finished fourth in the NL MVP race. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Jackie Robinson 3. In 2007, he tied the As team record for consecutive errorless games at second base (70). Mariners top 5 >, Rangers: Ian Kinsler, 2006-13Key fact: Ranks in franchise top 10 in hits (1,145), runs (748), doubles (249), triples (23), home runs (156) and RBIs (539)The choice for the Rangers' best all-time second baseman is closer than most people might realize. Charlie Gehringers nickname was The Mechanical Man. He was dubbed so because of his robotic consistency and durability. In only his fourth season, Tommy Edman of the St. Louis Cardinals has secured the top spot among second basemen. Teams: Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondback, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants. That puts him in a class with the game's all-time greats. That score is 114th all-time entering the 2020 season and puts him narrowly above the likes of Sal Bando (61.5), Willie Davis (60.8), and Gary Sheffield (60.5). Grich played the final 10 years of his career with the Angels after spending seven seasons with the Orioles, as the Long Beach, Calif., native signed as a free agent with the Halos before the 77 season. He ranks second in all-time WAR-162 and sixth in WAR7 among second basemen, representing his dominance. Indians top 5 >, Royals: Frank White, 1973-90Key fact: Five All-Star Games, eight Gold Glove AwardsOK, so theres absolutely no debate about this choice. Jackie only played 11 professional seasons, including one with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League, where he didnt debut until he was 26. Also, took HOF too long to put Lazzeri into HOF, 1991 by vets committee. (His older brother, Josh, is a rookie third baseman with the Rangers . .300/.371/.443, OPS -- .814, Hits -- 2,724, HRs -- 210, RBIs -- 1,134, It took Pat Gillick about only three hours -- not even enough time to write up a press release -- to trade for Alomar, who became the cornerstone of the Blue Jays' back-to-back World Series champs in 1992-93. Your email address will not be published. He was a World Champion and the NL MVP in both seasons. Hornsby began player-managing in 1925 with the Cards and continued to do so throughout most of his remaining career. The top second basemen make the routine look easy and the difficult look routine. After one season with the Athletics, in which Lajoie dominated the league in almost every statistical category, including the Triple Crown, he moved on to Cleveland. In 13 years with the Cardinals, Hornsby hit .359/.427/.568 with 193 home runs and 1,072 RBIs. Playing for the Colorado Rockies two years later in the best season of his career, Carroll committed just three errors at second base, and led all NL second basemen in fielding percentage. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1937, with the second group of Cooperstown legends. In fact, other than the pitcher, catcher and shortstop positions, it is probably the most important defensive position on the field. In summary, Max Muncy rakes, and he turns it up a notch higher come playoff time. Cardinals top 5 >, Cubs: Ryne Sandberg, 1982-97Key fact: In the 22 seasons since Sandberg's retirement, 13 players have started at second base for the Cubs on Opening Day (none more than two years in a row)At the time of his retirement, Sandberg owned the MLB record for homers by a second baseman, while also having set the mark for consecutive games without an error (123). 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