List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a second baseman leaders
In baseball statistics, an error is an act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or baserunner to advance one or more bases or allows an at bat to continue after the batter should have been put out.
In baseball and softball, second baseman is a fielding position in the infield, between third and first base. The second baseman often possesses quick hands and feet, needs the ability to get rid of the ball quickly, and must be able to make the pivot on a double play. In addition, second basemen are usually right-handed; only four left-handed throwing players have ever played second base since 1950.[1] In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the second baseman is assigned the number 4.
Fred Pfeffer is the all-time leader in errors as a second baseman with 857 career. Pfeffer is the only second basemen to commit over 800 career errors. Bid McPhee (792) and Cub Stricker (701) and the only other second basemen to commit more than 700 career errors.
Key[]
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career errors committed. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player | Name of player. |
E as 2B | Total career errors committed as a second baseman. |
* | denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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List[]
Rank | Player | E as 2B |
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1 | Fred Pfeffer | 857 |
2 | Bid McPhee * | 792 |
3 | Cub Stricker | 701 |
4 | Jack Burdock | 664 |
5 | Cupid Childs | 646 |
6 | Lou Bierbauer | 574 |
7 | Kid Gleason | 571 |
8 | Joe Gerhardt | 558 |
9 | Fred Dunlap | 498 |
10 | Jack Farrell | 477 |
11 | Yank Robinson | 475 |
12 | Pop Smith | 469 |
13 | Nap Lajoie * | 451 |
14 | Larry Doyle | 443 |
15 | Eddie Collins * | 435 |
16 | Al Myers | 430 |
17 | Johnny Evers * | 423 |
18 | Tom Daly | 418 |
19 | Joe Quinn | 410 |
20 | Bobby Lowe | 389 |
21 | Bill Hallman | 385 |
22 | Del Pratt | 381 |
23 | Miller Huggins * | 376 |
24 | Joe Quest | 370 |
25 | Claude Ritchey | 355 |
26 | Billy Herman * | 354 |
27 | Hardy Richardson | 349 |
28 | Reddy Mack | 330 |
29 | George Creamer | 324 |
30 | Ross Barnes | 310 |
31 | Charlie Gehringer * | 309 |
32 | Rogers Hornsby * | 307 |
33 | Bill McClellan | 302 |
34 | George Cutshaw | 299 |
35 | Bill Wambsganss | 292 |
Jimmy Williams | 292 | |
37 | Otto Knabe | 287 |
38 | Sam Wise | 282 |
39 | Frankie Frisch * | 280 |
40 | Bill Greenwood | 273 |
41 | Hobe Ferris | 270 |
42 | Bob Ferguson | 267 |
43 | Sam Crane | 264 |
44 | Bucky Harris * | 263 |
Tony Lazzeri * | 263 | |
John Montgomery Ward * | 263 | |
47 | Joe Gordon * | 260 |
48 | George Grantham | 250 |
49 | Danny Richardson | 245 |
50 | Joe Morgan * | 244 |
Rank | Player | E as 2B |
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51 | Billy Gilbert | 237 |
52 | Sam Barkley | 235 |
53 | Willie Randolph | 234 |
54 | Charley Bassett | 232 |
55 | Hughie Critz | 231 |
56 | Ralph Young | 228 |
57 | Dick Padden | 224 |
58 | Julián Javier | 219 |
59 | Ski Melillo | 215 |
60 | Bobby Doerr * | 214 |
61 | Nellie Fox * | 209 |
62 | Jack Crooks | 204 |
Bill Mazeroski * | 204 | |
64 | Buddy Myer | 200 |
65 | Danny Murphy | 199 |
66 | Dasher Troy | 195 |
67 | Jeff Kent | 194 |
Marty McManus | 194 | |
69 | Tony Cuccinello | 190 |
Jerry Priddy | 190 | |
71 | John Farrell | 189 |
Lou Whitaker | 189 | |
73 | John O'Brien | 188 |
74 | Steve Sax | 187 |
75 | Bill Craver | 186 |
Tommy Dowd | 186 | |
77 | Jimmy Dykes | 183 |
78 | Tito Fuentes | 182 |
79 | Roberto Alomar * | 181 |
Ray Durham | 181 | |
81 | Frank LaPorte | 180 |
Heinie Reitz | 180 | |
83 | Glenn Beckert | 179 |
Frank White | 179 | |
85 | Charlie Sweasy | 178 |
Tony Taylor | 178 | |
87 | Johnny Temple | 172 |
88 | Red Schoendienst * | 170 |
89 | Bill Sweeney | 169 |
90 | Ian Kinsler | 168 |
Dots Miller | 168 | |
92 | Hub Collins | 164 |
Mike McGeary | 164 | |
Connie Ryan | 164 | |
Juan Samuel | 164 | |
96 | Max Bishop | 163 |
97 | Davey Lopes | 162 |
Eddie Stanky | 162 | |
99 | Dick Egan | 160 |
100 | Manny Trillo | 157 |
References[]
- ^ "From 1950 to 2013, Throws LH, Played: 2B". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- Major League Baseball statistics
- Major League Baseball lists