Robinson is probably best known for breaking the color barrier, as he was the first African-American to play in the majors. However, he was also one of the greatest players to ever play the game as well. In his ten-year career, he had a .311 average, 137 home runs, 734 RBI, 947 runs scored, 1518 base hits and 197 stolen bases.
He was selected to the All-Star team six times, starting at second for four of them. He was also a big winner as he led the Dodgers to the World Series six times, winning one of them. He won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1947 and the NL MVP award in 1949, while winning the batting title hitting .342 and had 16 homers, 124 RBI's and 122 runs scored.
4. Roberto Alomar
Alomar was one of the best all-around players ever. He was great offensively and defensively. In his 17-year career, he had a .300 average, 210 home runs, 1134 RBI, 1508 runs scored, 2724 base hits and 474 stolen bases. He was selected to the All Star team twelve times, starting at second for nine of them.
He is arguably the greatest defensive second basemen of all-time, leading all second basemen with ten Gold Glove awards throughout the 90's and into the 2000's. He also won the Silver Slugger Award four times, but had attitude problems as he once spit in the face of an umpire. Finally, he won two World Series titles with the Blue Jays.
3. Ryne Sandberg
Sandberg was also a great offensive and defensive second baseman. In his 16-year career, he had a .285 average, 282 home runs, 1061 RBI, 1318 runs scored, 2386 base hits and 344 stolen bases. He was selected to the All-Star team ten times, starting at second for nine of them.
He was also one of the best defensive second basemen ever ranking second all-time with nine Gold Gloves at the position. He won the Silver Slugger Award seven times and won the NL MVP award in 1984. Finally, he could never win a World Series and only made it to the postseason twice.
2. Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby is one of the greatest hitters of all-time. He had a .358 average, 301 home runs, 1584 RBI, 1579 runs scored, 2930 base hits, 541 doubles, 169 triples and 135 stolen bases. He won seven batting titles, nine on-base percentage titles and nine slugging percentage titles. He also won two triple crowns in the 1922 and 1925 seasons.
Hornsby also led his teams to the World Series twice, winning one with the Cardinals in 1926. He won two MVP awards in the 1925 and 1929. His best season came in 1925 when he had a .403 average, 39 home runs, 143 RBI and 133 runs scored. Overall, he had a .400 average or better in three seasons.
1. Joe Morgan
Morgan is the greatest second baseman ever. He was great offensively and defensively. In his 22-year career, he had a .271 average, a .392 on base percentage, 268 home runs, 1133 RBI, 1650 runs scored, 2517 base hits and 689 stolen bases. He was selected to the All-Star team ten times, starting at second for seven of them.
He was also one of the best defensive second baseman ever, winning five consecutive Gold Glove awards in the mid 70's. He won one Silver Slugger Award, was an All-Star game MVP in 1972 and won back-to-back MVP awards in 1975 and 1976. He was also a great leader and winner, as he led his teams to the World Series four times, winning two of them.
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