List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a shortstop 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.
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.
Herman Long is the all-time leader in errors committed as a shortstop with 1,070. Long is the only shortstop to commit over 1,000 career errors. Bill Dahlen (975), Germany Smith (973), Tommy Corcoran (961) are the only other shortstops to commit over 900 career errors.
Key[]
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career errors committed. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player | Name of player. |
E as SS | Total career errors committed as a shortstop. |
* | denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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List[]
Rank | Player | E as SS |
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1 | Herman Long | 1,070 |
2 | Bill Dahlen | 975 |
3 | Germany Smith | 973 |
4 | Tommy Corcoran | 961 |
5 | Ed McKean | 857 |
6 | Jack Glasscock | 832 |
7 | Monte Cross | 812 |
8 | Donie Bush | 689 |
9 | Bobby Wallace * | 685 |
10 | Honus Wagner * | 676 |
11 | Dave Bancroft * | 660 |
12 | Luke Appling * | 643 |
13 | Joe Tinker * | 635 |
14 | Rabbit Maranville * | 631 |
15 | Shorty Fuller | 595 |
16 | Arthur Irwin | 594 |
17 | Frank Fennelly | 590 |
18 | Bones Ely | 578 |
19 | Mickey Doolin | 570 |
20 | Roger Peckinpaugh | 553 |
21 | Bill Gleason | 535 |
22 | John Montgomery Ward * | 530 |
23 | Art Fletcher | 521 |
24 | George Davis * | 511 |
25 | Joe Cronin * | 485 |
26 | George McBride | 484 |
27 | Freddy Parent | 473 |
28 | Dick Bartell | 471 |
29 | Hughie Jennings * | 470 |
30 | Kid Elberfeld | 458 |
31 | Doc Lavan | 455 |
32 | Wally Gerber | 439 |
33 | Sam Wise | 422 |
34 | Ivy Olson | 417 |
35 | Frankie Crosetti | 402 |
36 | Arky Vaughan * | 397 |
37 | Frank Shugart | 391 |
38 | Chick Fulmer | 389 |
39 | Davy Force | 388 |
Pee Wee Reese * | 388 | |
George Wright * | 388 | |
42 | Sadie Houck | 386 |
43 | Garry Templeton | 384 |
44 | Travis Jackson * | 381 |
45 | John Peters | 379 |
46 | Dick Groat | 374 |
47 | Luis Aparicio * | 366 |
Al Bridwell | 366 | |
49 | Bert Campaneris | 365 |
50 | Jack Rowe | 364 |
Rank | Player | E as SS |
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51 | Heinie Wagner | 356 |
52 | Tom Burns | 355 |
53 | Glenn Wright | 351 |
54 | Candy Nelson | 346 |
55 | Alfredo Griffin | 340 |
56 | Bill Russell | 339 |
57 | Ray Chapman | 336 |
58 | Don Kessinger | 334 |
59 | Joe Sewell * | 333 |
60 | Bill White | 332 |
61 | Bob Allen | 330 |
62 | Lou Say | 319 |
63 | Dave Concepción | 311 |
Buck Weaver | 311 | |
65 | Tom Carey | 309 |
66 | Leo Durocher * | 307 |
67 | Everett Scott | 306 |
68 | Billy Jurges | 305 |
69 | Rafael Ramírez | 301 |
70 | Chick Galloway | 296 |
71 | Rudy Hulswitt | 294 |
72 | Freddie Patek | 293 |
73 | Eddie Joost | 291 |
74 | Jack Berry | 290 |
Roy McMillan | 290 | |
76 | Billy Rogell | 287 |
77 | Alvin Dark | 286 |
Mark Koenig | 286 | |
79 | Maury Wills | 284 |
80 | Ozzie Smith * | 281 |
81 | Dickey Pearce | 279 |
82 | Paul Radford | 276 |
83 | Chris Speier | 275 |
84 | Charley O'Leary | 273 |
85 | Édgar Rentería | 272 |
Robin Yount * | 272 | |
87 | Gene DeMontreville | 270 |
88 | Vern Stephens | 269 |
89 | Lyn Lary | 268 |
Zoilo Versalles | 268 | |
91 | Larry Kopf | 266 |
92 | Phil Rizzuto * | 263 |
93 | Ed Brinkman | 259 |
Leo Cárdenas | 259 | |
95 | Heinie Sand | 258 |
96 | Johnny Logan | 256 |
97 | Miguel Tejada | 255 |
Ned Williamson | 255 | |
99 | Derek Jeter * | 254 |
100 | Marty Marion | 252 |
References[]
- Major League Baseball statistics
- Major League Baseball lists