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Best Shortstop of all time? (Edited 03/23/07 09:06AM by Seth)
Tough call.  Arguably the most difficult position to play in baseball and perhaps all of sports, the great names are plenty but only the best 10 are going to make this list.  Honorable mention goes to Luis Aparicio, Omar Vizquel, Joe Cronin, Alan Trammell, Miguel Tejada, Vern Stephens, Maury Wills, Dave Concepcion, Bill Dahlen, Phil Rizzuto, Pee Wee Reese, and Lou Boudreau.
 
| Closed on 06/23/07 at 05:00PM
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Team Breakout:
Rank32 FansAvg (1st)
1.Honus Wagner8.2 (15)
2.Ozzie Smith7.8 (7)
3.Cal Ripken Jr.7.7 (9)
4.Alex Rodriquez6.6
5.Robin Yount5.6
6.Derek Jeter5.3 (1)
7.Barry Larkin4.5
8.Luke Appling3.7
9.Arky Vaughn3.3
10.George Davis2.5

  
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#1 | 1267 days ago

Gotta give a nod to Ernie Banks

 

1. Cal Ripken Jr.  2. Robin Yount  3. Ozzie Smith  4. Honus Wagner  5. Derek Jeter  6. Barry Larkin  7. Alex Rodriquez  8. Luke Appling  9. Arky Vaughn  10. George Davis  
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#2 | 1267 days ago

 (Edited by dwrightjr7)

Agreed, but Banks played more career games at 1st (1259) than SS (1125). 

1. Honus Wagner  2. Derek Jeter  3. George Davis  4. Arky Vaughn  5. Alex Rodriquez  6. Barry Larkin  7. Ozzie Smith  8. Cal Ripken Jr.  9. Luke Appling  10. Robin Yount  

#3 | 1267 days ago

 (Edited by dwrightjr7)

He'll be on the 'Best First baseman of all time' poll for sure.

1. Honus Wagner  2. Derek Jeter  3. George Davis  4. Arky Vaughn  5. Alex Rodriquez  6. Barry Larkin  7. Ozzie Smith  8. Cal Ripken Jr.  9. Luke Appling  10. Robin Yount  

#4 | 1267 days ago

 How can you have two active players on the best list and leave all thoss great players off
1. Ozzie Smith  2. Arky Vaughn  3. Cal Ripken Jr.  4. Honus Wagner  5. Luke Appling  6. George Davis  7. Robin Yount  8. Barry Larkin  9. Derek Jeter  10. Alex Rodriquez  
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#5 | 1267 days ago

 (Edited by dwrightjr7)
Rodriguez played 10 years at SS before switching to 3B.  His 10 years at SS are better than any of the other guys on the list.  Who else belongs?  It was a tough choice but look at it....
Alex Rodriguez 94-03
'03 MVP, '02-'03 Gold Gloves, 345 HR's, 177SB's, '96 Batting Title, scored 100+ runs 8 times ('96-'03), 40/40 club ('98), drove in 100+ 7 times ('96, '98-'03), .305 career ave...

Wills
'62 MVP, '61-'62 Gold Gloves, 586 SB's, 2 seasons of 100+ runs

Aparicio
Gold Glove 9 times, 506 SB's, but .262 career ave

Stephens
No Gold Gloves, .286 career ave, 8 time All-Star, more career walks than k's

Concepcion
5 Gold Gloves, 9 time All-Star, 2300+ hits, .267 career ave, never scored or drove in more than 100+ in any season

Trammell
4 Gold Gloves, 6 time All-Star, World Series MVP ('84), 2300+ career hits, 1000+ career runs scored and RBI's

Cronin
7 time All-Star, 100+ RBI 8 times, 1000+ runs scored, 2200+ career hits

Dahlen
2400+ hits, 1500+ runs scored, 547 SB's, .272 ave

Reese
10 time All-Star, 1300+ runs scored, 2100+ hits, .269 career ave
I don't think anybody else deserved it....

1. Honus Wagner  2. Derek Jeter  3. George Davis  4. Arky Vaughn  5. Alex Rodriquez  6. Barry Larkin  7. Ozzie Smith  8. Cal Ripken Jr.  9. Luke Appling  10. Robin Yount  
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#6 | 1211 days ago

 If you are going to have Ozzie, you have to have Omar.
1. Honus Wagner  2. Alex Rodriquez  3. Robin Yount  4. Derek Jeter  5. Cal Ripken Jr.  6. Barry Larkin  7. Ozzie Smith  8. Luke Appling  9. Arky Vaughn  10. George Davis  

#7 | 1175 days ago

 Ernie Banks and Omar Vizquel should be listed.
1. Honus Wagner  2. Alex Rodriquez  3. Ozzie Smith  4. Cal Ripken Jr.  5. Robin Yount  6. Derek Jeter  7. Luke Appling  8. Arky Vaughn  9. Barry Larkin  10. George Davis  

#8 | 709 days ago

 Dont for get Miggy in Houston 11 full season +27

287 4x 300+avg

Runs 1000+ 5x100 runs

Hits1930+ 6 of 11 yrs 177 or better 177 179 199 3x200

Doubles370+ 9x30 doubles atleast highes 37,38,40,42,50

HRs as a Shortstop 4th all time 272  soon to pass banks for 3rd all time

1-A Ripken & 1-B Arod Both with 345 all time AL leaders

#2 Banks 277 all time NL leader

Miggy 272 

5th Jeter 206

RBIs in 11 seasons full+27 games 1 RBI short to 1100
as for all time  5 SS have 1400+1700 but  of the 5 only 3 all came as a SS All of miggys are so far at short 1098 at age 34 can go
another 4-6  end up all time 5 after Arod if Jeter play forever Falls to 6

Double plays turned top 6 or better all time is 1500+ hes at 1150+

1 of 3 shortstops ever to have 5 100RBI seasons in a row the other two were Joe Cronin and Arod when he played SS.
MVP

2xSliver slugger

5xALL star

MVP of AS game

#9 | 70 days ago

 (Edited by AsFan)
Miggys move over to 3rd 

Final stats for shortstop from 97-09

289LT Avg

1100+Runs

2116 Hits 177+ 7X Hi 177- 179- 199- 199- 203- 204- 214

421 Doubles 10x30+ Hi 40-42-46-50

3rd most Hrs by shortstop at 282, 3 of 285 were as DH

8th most RBIs as shortstop 1185 RBIs 6x 100 RBIs

For decade of 2000-09 he was 4th in hits 4th in RBIs and hes a Shortstop.

2x Doubles titles NL 46, MLB 50

1x MLB RBI title 150 which is the most by a shortstop at the time 55 years and counting

1x MVP AL

1x AS MVP

4x100+ Runs

5x300+Avg

6xAS

5th longest games played in a row at 1152 games

1 of 3 shortstops to have 5 seasons in a row 100+RBIs

12 years at shortstop 1200+doubleplays 5500+ast, not to shabby and 971 glove %


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