MLB's 10 Greatest Shortstops of All Time

10. Omar Vizquel

Vizquel is the second greatest defensive shortstop behind the great Ozzie Smith. In his 20-year career with the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, and San Francisco Giants, he has won eleven gold glove awards and was selected to the three All Star teams. He has a .273 career average along with 77 home runs, 892 RBI's, 1361 runs scored, 2657 base hits and 385 stolen bases. However, he could never win a championship, losing in 1995 and 1997 with the Cleveland Indians. 

9. Alan Trammell

Trammell was an amazing offensive and defensive shortstop. In 2293 career games, he posted a .285 average, 185 home runs, 1003 RBI's, 1231 runs scored, 2365 base hits and 236 stolen bases. He spent his entire 20-year carreer with the Detroit Tigers, was selected to six All Star teams and won three Silver Slugger awards. He was also one of the best defensive infielders ever, winning four Gold Glove awards in the early 80's.

8. Arky Vaughan

Vaughan is a very underrated player, as no one talks about him. In his 14-year career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers, he had a .318 average, 96 home runs, 926 RBI's, 1173 runs scored, 2103 base hits and 118 stolen bases. He was selected to the All Star team nine times, starting at shortstop for four of them. He won one batting title, three on base percentage titles and one slugging percentage title. He finished in the top three in MVP voting in 1935 and 1938.

7. Barry Larkin

Larkin was a great all-around shortstop. In his 19-year career with the Cincinnati Reds, he had a .295 average, 198 home runs, 960 RBI's, 1329 runs scored, 2340 base hits and 379 stolen bases. He won an amazing nine Silver Slugger Awards throughout the 90's and was selected to the All Star team 12 times, starting four out of five games.

He was a solid defensive player as he won three consecutive Gold Glove awards in the mid 90's. His best season came in 1995 when he won the NL MVP award even though he missed over 30 games that season. Finally, he helped lead the Reds to a victory in the World Series in 1990 as the Reds swept the Athletics.

6. Derek Jeter

Jeter is one of the greatest offensive infielders ever and one of the best postseason performers of all time. So far in his 14 year career with the Yankees, he has a .316 average, 206 home runs, 1002 RBI's, 1467 runs scored, 2535 base hits and 275 stolen bases. He has been selected to the All Star team nine times, starting in four of them and has won three Silver Slugger Awards.

He is also a good defensive shortstop as he won three consecutive Gold Glove awards in the mid 2000's. He won the 1996 Rookie of the Year Award and an All Star MVP in 2000. Finally, he is one of the greatest winners in baseball as he has led the Yankees to the postseason every year of his career except for one and to the World Series six times, winning four of them.

5. Ozzie Smith

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