List of Major League Baseball career assists as a shortstop leaders

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Ozzie Smith, the all-time leader in assists by a shortstop.

In baseball, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic, baseball being one of the few sports in which the defensive team controls the ball. An assist is credited to every defensive player who fields or touches the ball (after it has been hit by the batter) prior to the recording of a putout, even if the contact was unintentional. For example, if a ball strikes a player's leg and bounces off him to another fielder, who tags the baserunner, the first player is credited with an assist. A fielder can receive a maximum of one assist per out recorded. An assist is also credited if a putout would have occurred, had another fielder not committed an error. For example, a shortstop might field a ground ball cleanly, but the first baseman might drop his throw. In this case, an error would be charged to the first baseman, and the shortstop would be credited with an assist.

Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. The position is mostly filled by defensive specialists, so shortstops are generally relatively poor batters who bat later in the batting order, with some exceptions. In the numbering system used by scorers to record defensive plays, the shortstop is assigned the number 6.

Ozzie Smith[1][2][3] is the all-time leader in career assists as a shortstop with 8,375. Luis Aparicio (8,016) is the only other shortstop to record more than 8,000 career assists.

Key[]

Rank Rank amongst leaders in career assists. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2021 As) Number of recorded assists during the 2021 Major League Baseball season.
A Total career assists.
* Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold Denotes active player.[a]

List[]

Elvis Andrus, the active leader in assists by a shortstop and 52nd all-time.
  • Stats updated as of the end of the 2021 season.
Rank Player (2021 As) A as SS
1 Ozzie Smith * 8,375
2 Luis Aparicio * 8,016
3 Omar Vizquel 7,676
4 Bill Dahlen 7,505
5 Rabbit Maranville * 7,354
6 Luke Appling * 7,218
7 Tommy Corcoran 7,123
8 Cal Ripken Jr. * 6,977
9 Larry Bowa 6,857
10 Derek Jeter * 6,605
11 Dave Concepción 6,594
12 Dave Bancroft * 6,561
13 Roger Peckinpaugh 6,337
14 Bobby Wallace * 6,303
15 Don Kessinger 6,212
16 Roy McMillan 6,191
17 Alan Trammell * 6,172
18 Germany Smith 6,166
19 Bert Campaneris 6,160
20 Jimmy Rollins 6,139
21 Herman Long 6,137
22 Donie Bush 6,119
23 Garry Templeton 6,041
Honus Wagner * 6,041
25 Royce Clayton 5,902
26 Pee Wee Reese * 5,891
27 Barry Larkin * 5,858
28 Joe Tinker * 5,856
29 Joe Cronin * 5,814
30 Dick Groat 5,811
31 Miguel Tejada 5,804
32 Mark Belanger 5,786
33 Chris Speier 5,781
34 Édgar Rentería 5,701
35 Jack Glasscock 5,632
36 Dick Bartell 5,590
37 Bill Russell 5,546
38 Ed Brinkman 5,466
39 Monte Cross 5,375
40 Ozzie Guillén 5,335
41 Leo Cárdenas 5,303
42 Mickey Doolin 5,290
43 George McBride 5,274
44 Alfredo Griffin 5,186
45 Art Fletcher 5,134
46 Orlando Cabrera 5,097
47 Everett Scott 5,053
48 Billy Jurges 4,959
49 Greg Gagne 4,930
50 Ed McKean 4,854
Rank Player (2021 As) A as SS
51 Marty Marion 4,829
52 Elvis Andrus (338) 4,824
53 Tim Foli 4,804
Maury Wills 4,804
55 George Davis * 4,794
Robin Yount * 4,794
57 Freddie Patek 4,786
58 Arky Vaughan * 4,780
59 Lou Boudreau * 4,760
60 Rafael Furcal 4,678
61 Phil Rizzuto * 4,666
62 Travis Jackson * 4,636
63 Jay Bell 4,595
64 Tony Fernández 4,511
65 Eddie Miller 4,500
66 Frankie Crosetti 4,484
67 Leo Durocher * 4,431
68 Mike Bordick 4,410
69 Johnny Logan 4,397
70 José Reyes 4,363
71 J. J. Hardy 4,340
72 Bucky Dent 4,332
73 Bones Ely 4,328
74 Wally Gerber 4,319
75 Álex González 4,271
76 Jim Fregosi 4,169
77 Alvin Dark 4,168
78 Vern Stephens 4,150
79 Jhonny Peralta 4,123
80 Jack Wilson 4,059
81 Iván DeJesús 4,036
82 Walt Weiss 4,007
83 Rafael Ramírez 3,978
84 Bud Harrelson 3,975
85 Joe Sewell * 3,933
86 Troy Tulowitzki 3,889
87 Billy Rogell 3,886
88 Dick Schofield 3,873
89 Rick Burleson 3,871
90 Brandon Crawford (340) 3,856
91 Eddie Joost 3,844
92 Alcides Escobar (121) 3,829
93 Spike Owen 3,814
94 Freddy Parent 3,788
95 Shawon Dunston 3,731
96 Zoilo Versalles 3,645
97 Doc Lavan 3,628
98 Chico Carrasquel 3,619
99 Alex Rodriguez 3,605
100 José Valentín 3,565

Notes[]

  1. ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ozzie Smith Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Faber, Charles F. "Ozzie Smith Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ozzie Smith Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.

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