Top 10 Short Stops Of All Time

Here it is folks the top 10 SS of All Time.

Threw the history of MLB the SS have been considered the glove men number 9 hitters, but don't say that to any of these men on this list we have guys that are HOF and guys that will be HOF.

Please excuse me if there are any grammer problems, I worked really fast on the article.

I believe I got this list right and if any of you have a problem with the list or just want to " Good Job" just comment.

10." Flashy Glove" Luis Aparicio

Luis is the one with the sleves

Games 2601

Runs 1335

Hits 2677

RBI 791

Doubles 394

SB 506

.BA .262

Hall Of Famer Luis Aparicio will lead off our list, he was one of the dominate SS of his era. You can tell that by the fact that he had 10 All Star appearences

He was never a high .BA hitter but he could steal you a few bases, in fact he led the league in steals 9 times and all 9 times were in the first 9 seasons of his career.

He was never a great hitter he only hit .300 once but his piers obviously thought he was good voting him in into the HOF on first ballot.

A lot of Luis's seasons were similar low .BA but a lot of steals so I did the best I could to narrow it down and in my eyes his best season was

1960 CHW

86 Runs

166 Hits

20 Doubles

51 Steals

.277

9. " The Wiz " Ozzie Smith

Games 2573

Runs 1257

Hits 2460

Doubles 402

RBI 793

SB 580

.BA .262

OBP .337

Another Hall Of Famer is on the list, The Wiz Ozzie Smith checks in at number 8.

No better fielding SS then Ozzie Smith, The Wiz could make the most impossible of plays seem so easy and smooth.

Ozzie was a demon on the base paths stealing more then 20 bags 16 times, Ozzie never was able to hit for a high .BA and some seasons he hit 0 HR but he had a amazing .978 fielding%.

His best season was:

1987, STL

104 Runs

182 Hits

40 Doubles

75 RBI

43 SB

.303

.392 OBP

8. "Milwaukee King" Robin Yount

As A SS these are his numbers

Games 1549

Runs 885

Hits 1727

Doubles 323

RBI 713

SB 142

. BA .286

OBP .331%

OPS .905

Before he made the transition to a OF Robin Yount was a SS and a pretty good one at that.

Robin was fairly consistent as a SS, usually hit .280 with at at least 150 hits.

As a SS Yount had 4 seasons of 100+ Run scoring seasons, 7 times had 150 hits or more, 9 times had double digits in steals and times hit higher then .270.

His best season as a SS was

1982, MIL

210 Hits

46 Doubles

29 HR

114 RBI

.331

.379 OBP

.578 SLG%

.957 OPS

7. "White Sox Great" Luke Appling

Games 2422

Runs 1319

Hits 2749

Doubles 440

RBI 1116

SB 179

.310

.399 OBP

White Sox great Luke Appling makes the list at number 7, he spent his entire career with the Sox and the case could be made that he only had 2 bad seasons in his entire career.

This was a bonified contact hitter, his career high for striking out in a season was 41 and he set that when he was 39.

In a 20 year career he had more then 150 hits 11 times and hit above .300 16 times. He was a type of player Billy Beane of Oakland would have loved to have becasue 15 times he had a OBP over 370%.

He was very consistent with his numbers threw the years but I believe his best year was :

1936, CHW

6 HR

128 RBI

.388

.474 OBP

.508 SLG%

210 Hits

.988 OPS

31 Doubles

6. "Yankee Captain" Derek Jeter

Games 2090

Runs 1539

Hits 2674

Doubles 431

HR 218

RBI 1049

SB 294

. 316

OBP .386%

One of the most consistent players in MLB history is at number 6, the Yankee captain has had great success threw his career and here are some highlights.

In 14 full seasons Jeter has only hit under .300 3 times, he has over 150 hits 13 times and is on pace for another 150 hit season this year.

A amazing 11 times he has sccored over 100 Runs and 7 times has had over 30 Doubles.

He is currently is on pace to break Pete Rose's All Time Hit Record but we will see if the Yankees will allow Jeter to play for another team if he wants to break that record.

Well Jeter has had many great years and here is his greatest.

1999, NYY

134 Runs

219 Hits

37 Doubles

24 HR

102 RBI

SB 19

.349

OBP .438%

.552 SLG%

OPS .977

5. "Cincinatti Captain" Barry Larkin

Games 2180

Runs 1329

Hits 2340

Doubles 441

RBI 960

SB 379

.295

OBP .371%

198 HR

Future Hall Of Famer Barry Larkin is you 5th best SS All Time, the Reds captain is in a exclusive club for he is one of only 4 SS ever to go 30/30 and he is the first SS to ever go 30/30.

Larkin was never a guy that was completly durable only 7 times in a 19 year career he played more then 140 Games, but even with that obstacle he topped 150 hits 7 times.

Definitly a threat on the bases 9 times in his career he had 20+ steals. 6 times he topped 30+ doubles or more. To show that the glove men can rake 3 times he had a SLG % higher then .500%.

His best year came in:

1996, CIN

117 Runs

154 Hits

32 Doubles

33 HR

89 RBI

36 SB

.298

OBP% .410

SLG% .567%

OPS .977%

4. " Mr. Cub " Ernie Banks

His numbers as a SS

Games 1216

Runs 751

Hits 1355

Doubles 210

HR 298

RBI 858

.290

OBP% 353%

SLG% 552%

OPS .905

Mr. Cub checks in at number 4, perhaps the most powerful SS of All Time.

Mr. Cub didn't get to 500 HR by hitting 20 HR every year, oh no far from it.

Ernie's 9 seasons as a SS were awesome, he hit 40+ HR 5 times with 100 RBI+ 5 times. Not to mention he won back to back MVP's

Mr. Cub's best years were his years at SS as well because after he had the transition to 1B he hit 30 HR twice and knocked in 100 3 times.

But those SS days were more then just power days for Ernie, he had 160+ hits 7 times from SS, .270+ 9 times, SLG% over .500% 8 times and scored over 100 Runs 2 times.

He had great years at short but I narrowed it down to one:

1958, CHC

193 Hits

23 Doubles

47 HR

129 RBI

.313

OBP .366

SLG% 614%

OPS .980

3. " The Iron Man" Cal Ripken Jr.

Games at SS

Games 2381

Runs 1366

Hits 2549

Doubles 487

HR 353

RBI 1369

.277

Triples 43

The Iron Man is at number 3, the greatest worker in the history of the game truly represented the everyday American.

He started his career with 11 straight full seasons of 150+ Hits, he knocked in 100+ Runs 4 times.

You have to believe Cal would have been a even bigger hitting threat if he had taken a day off every now and then.

Terrific extra base hitter he had more then 30 Doubles at SS 10 times, and hit more then 20 HR 11 times.

He had good years but his best was:

1991, BAL

99 Runs

210 Hits

46 Doubles

34 HR

RBI 114

.566% SLG%

OPS .940

2. " A-Rod" Alex Rodriguez

Games 1275

Runs 1009

Hits 1535

HR 345

RBI 990

.308

OPS .963

OBP% 382%

SLG% .581%

The most talented player in the game comes in at 2, when I placed him into 2 I considered the fact even he didn't use the roids he would still hit 50+ HR in Arlington.

Alex topped over 200 Hits 3 times as a SS, 8 times topped 30+ HR, 7 times 100 RBI, 8 times topped 100 Runs.

Not to mention 6 times hit higher then .300 and 5 times had a SLG% over .600%.

His best year was:

1998, SEA

123 Runs

213 Hits

35 Doubles

42 HR

124 RBI

46 SB

.310

OBP% .360%

SLG% .560%

OPS .919

1. " All Time Great" Honus Wagner

Stats as a SS

Games 2792

Runs 1736

Hits 3415

Doubles 640

RBI 1732

SB 722

.327

OBP .391

OPS .857

One of the original HOF inductees is your greatest SS of All Time.

For a guy that never hit more then 10 HR in a season, Honus had 9 100 RBI seasons.

He had 16 150+ Hits seasons, in a 21 season career he hit under .300 5 times and 4 of those times came in his last four seasons.

The record books say that he didn't strikeout out at ALL untill his 14th season in the Bigs.

Think about that Mark Reynolds last year struckout more then half the total K's by Honus Wagner.

He had years were he hit .380 and years were he had 120 RBI's but his best year was:

1900, Pitt

107 Runs

201 Hits

45 Doubles

22 Triples

4 HR

100 RBI

38 SB

.381

OBP% .434%

SLG% .573%

OPS 1.007

Honarable Mentions

Jose Reyes

Jimmy Rollins

Hanley Ramirez

Dave Bancroft

Phil Rizzuto

Joe Tinker

Joe Sewell

Pee Wee Reese

Travis Jackson

George Davis

Troy Tulowitzki

JJ Hardy

Sorry if I am forgetting somebody.