MLB Best Defensive Shortstops Post-Dead Ball Era
(1919 to 2021)
FPCT Power-Speed # HRs SBs AB/HR SBPct BAvg Hits RBIs Chances
Omar Vizquel 0.9847 123.3 80 404 132.3 0.708 0.272 2877 951 11961
Troy Tulowitzki 0.9846 78.8 225 57 21.4 0.640 0.290 1391 780 5926
Jimmy Rollins 0.9834 297.6 231 470 40.2 0.817 0.264 2455 936 9275
J. J. Hardy 0.9832 14.5 188 8 30.9 0.471 0.256 1488 688 6539
Mike Bordick 0.9821 77.9 91 96 63.4 0.623 0.260 1500 626 7144
Andrelton Simmons 0.9807 62.0 70 68 62.4 0.739 0.265 1156 437 5175
Jhonny Peralta 0.9805 27.3 195 16 31.9 0.372 0.269 1668 830 6344
Larry Bowa 0.9797 26.8 15 318 561.2 0.752 0.260 2191 525 10382
Tony Fernandez 0.9795 103.6 77 226 88.5 0.653 0.282 1925 682 7370
Cal Ripken 0.9793 63.4 370 36 26.6 0.514 0.276 2715 1453 10853
Ozzie Smith 0.9782 49.1 28 580 335.6 0.797 0.262 2460 793 12905
Neifi Perez 0.9774 51.6 64 57 80.1 0.559 0.267 1370 489 5183
Jack Wilson 0.9774 42.9 61 43 80.2 0.573 0.265 1294 426 6009
Alex Rodriguez 0.9772 273.1 429 226 14.4 0.801 0.307 1901 1226 5750
Spike Owen 0.9770 47.8 46 82 107.2 0.569 0.246 1211 439 6040
Reference: Lahman Package in R (2022) [min.Chances(SS)>=5000 & FPCT>=.950]