List of Major League Baseball career games played as a second baseman leaders
The second baseman is frequently the smallest player on the team, and the ability of such smaller players to absorb the impact of play has contributed to many long careers at the position throughout major league history; three-quarters of the second basemen elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame have been under 6' tall. Eddie Collins, the first major league player to appear in 2,500 games at a single position, is the all-time leader with 2,650 career games as a second baseman.[3][4][5] Joe Morgan[6] (2,527), Roberto Alomar[7] (2,320), Lou Whitaker[8] (2,308), Nellie Fox[9] (2,295), Charlie Gehringer[10] (2,206), Robinson Canó[11] (2,165), Willie Randolph[12] (2,152), Frank White[13] (2,151), Bid McPhee[14] (2,129), Bill Mazeroski[15] (2,094), Nap Lajoie[16] (2,035), and Jeff Kent[17] (2,034) are the only other second baseman to play over 2,000 games at the position.
Key
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career games played. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player (2024 Gs) | Number of games played during the 2024 Major League Baseball season |
MLB | Total career games played as a second baseman in Major League Baseball |
* | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame |
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Bold | Denotes active player[a] |
List
- Stats updated as of April 26, 2024.
Rank | Player (2024 Gs) | Games as second baseman | Other leagues, notes | ||
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MLB | American League | National League | |||
1 | Eddie Collins* | 2,650 | 2,650 | 0 | |
2 | Joe Morgan* | 2,527 | 100 | 2,427 | |
3 | Roberto Alomar* | 2,320 | 1,636 | 684 | |
4 | Lou Whitaker | 2,308 | 2,308 | 0 | |
5 | Nellie Fox* | 2,295 | 2,179 | 116 | |
6 | Charlie Gehringer* | 2,206 | 2,206 | 0 | |
7 | Robinson Canó | 2,178 | 2,025 | 153 | |
8 | Willie Randolph | 2,152 | 1,893 | 259 | |
9 | Frank White | 2,151 | 2,151 | 0 | |
10 | Bid McPhee* | 2,129 | 0 | 1,218 | Includes 911 in American Association; held major league record, 1891-1923 |
11 | Bill Mazeroski* | 2,094 | 0 | 2,094 | Held National League record, 1968-1980 |
12 | Nap Lajoie* | 2,035 | 1,720 | 315 | Held American League record, 1911-1920 |
13 | Jeff Kent | 2,034 | 26 | 2,008 | |
14 | Ryne Sandberg* | 1,995 | 0 | 1,995 | |
15 | Craig Biggio* | 1,989 | 0 | 1,989 | |
16 | Bobby Doerr* | 1,852 | 1,852 | 0 | |
17 | Ray Durham | 1,843 | 1,135 | 708 | |
18 | Red Schoendienst* | 1,834 | 0 | 1,834 | Held National League record, 1961-1968 |
19 | Brandon Phillips | 1,831 | 157 | 1,674 | |
20 | Ian Kinsler | 1,828 | 1,756 | 72 | |
21 | Billy Herman* | 1,813 | 0 | 1,813 | Held National League record, 1946-1962 |
22 | Bobby Grich | 1,765 | 1,765 | 0 | |
23 | Bret Boone | 1,763 | 809 | 954 | |
24 | Frankie Frisch* | 1,762 | 0 | 1,762 | Held National League record, 1936-1946 |
25 | Chase Utley | 1,743 | 0 | 1,743 | |
26 | Johnny Evers* | 1,735 | 1 | 1,734 | Held National League record, 1914-1936 |
27 | Larry Doyle | 1,728 | 0 | 1,728 | |
28 | Del Pratt | 1,688 | 1,688 | 0 | |
29 | Luis Castillo | 1,683 | 227 | 1,456 | |
30 | Steve Sax | 1,679 | 609 | 1,070 | |
31 | José Altuve (25) | 1,643 | 1,296 | 347 | |
32 | Kid Gleason | 1,585 | 254 | 1,331 | |
33 | Rogers Hornsby* | 1,561 | 19 | 1,542 | |
34 | Julián Javier | 1,552 | 0 | 1,552 | |
35 | Fred Pfeffer | 1,538 | 0 | 1,414 | Includes 124 in Players' League; held National League record, 1891-1908 |
36 | Miller Huggins* | 1,530 | 0 | 1,530 | |
37 | Joe Gordon* | 1,519 | 1,519 | 0 | |
38 | Frank Bolling | 1,518 | 779 | 739 | |
Manny Trillo | 1,518 | 124 | 1,394 | ||
40 | Tony Taylor | 1,498 | 190 | 1,308 | |
41 | Dustin Pedroia | 1,492 | 1,492 | 0 | |
42 | George Cutshaw | 1,486 | 175 | 1,311 | |
43 | Claude Ritchey | 1,479 | 0 | 1,479 | Held National League record, 1908-1914 |
44 | Tony Lazzeri* | 1,456 | 1,441 | 15 | |
45 | Cupid Childs | 1,455 | 0 | 1,330 | Includes 125 in American Association |
46 | Hughie Critz | 1,453 | 0 | 1,453 | |
47 | Félix Millán | 1,450 | 0 | 1,450 | |
48 | Jim Gantner | 1,449 | 1,449 | 0 | |
49 | Cookie Rojas | 1,446 | 789 | 657 | |
50 | Davey Lopes | 1,418 | 265 | 1,153 | |
51 | Tom Herr | 1,416 | 73 | 1,343 | |
52 | Delino DeShields | 1,392 | 189 | 1,203 | |
53 | Chuck Knoblauch | 1,381 | 1,381 | 0 | |
54 | Lou Bierbauer | 1,366 | 0 | 723 | Includes 510 in American Association, 133 in Players' League |
55 | Mark Ellis | 1,364 | 1,021 | 343 | |
56 | Bill Doran | 1,359 | 17 | 1,342 | |
57 | Adam Kennedy | 1,347 | 1,053 | 294 | |
58 | Buddy Myer | 1,340 | 1,340 | 0 | |
59 | Harold Reynolds | 1,339 | 1,339 | 0 | |
Bobby Richardson | 1,339 | 1,339 | 0 | ||
61 | Glenn Hubbard | 1,332 | 152 | 1,180 | |
62 | Dave Cash | 1,330 | 0 | 1,330 | |
63 | Bobby Lowe | 1,316 | 163 | 1,153 | |
Ski Melillo | 1,316 | 1,316 | 0 | ||
65 | Johnny Temple | 1,312 | 277 | 1,035 | |
66 | Don Blasingame | 1,310 | 371 | 939 | |
67 | Joe Quinn | 1,307 | 66 | 1,108 | Includes 133 in Players' League |
68 | Brian Roberts | 1,304 | 1,304 | 0 | |
69 | Eric Young | 1,295 | 21 | 1,274 | |
70 | Ted Sizemore | 1,288 | 34 | 1,254 | |
71 | Dan Uggla | 1,283 | 0 | 1,283 | |
72 | Orlando Hudson | 1,279 | 588 | 691 | |
Robby Thompson | 1,279 | 0 | 1,279 | ||
74 | Johnny Ray | 1,277 | 363 | 914 | |
75 | Tito Fuentes | 1,275 | 164 | 1,111 | |
76 | Ron Hunt | 1,260 | 0 | 1,260 | |
77 | Bucky Harris* | 1,253 | 1,253 | 0 | |
78 | Mickey Morandini | 1,245 | 35 | 1,210 | |
79 | Glenn Beckert | 1,242 | 0 | 1,242 | |
80 | Otto Knabe | 1,239 | 0 | 1,001 | Includes 238 in Federal League |
81 | Max Bishop | 1,230 | 1,230 | 0 | |
82 | Aaron Hill | 1,210 | 750 | 460 | |
83 | Tony Cuccinello | 1,205 | 6 | 1,199 | |
Bill Wambsganss | 1,205 | 1,205 | 0 | ||
85 | Davey Johnson | 1,198 | 947 | 251 | |
86 | Mark McLemore | 1,197 | 1,178 | 19 | |
87 | Ronnie Belliard | 1,190 | 383 | 807 | |
Juan Samuel | 1,190 | 30 | 1,160 | ||
89 | Howie Kendrick | 1,183 | 967 | 216 | |
90 | Jerry Priddy | 1,179 | 1,179 | 0 | |
91 | Jimmy Williams | 1,176 | 1,176 | 0 | Held American League record, 1908-1911 |
92 | Damion Easley | 1,172 | 989 | 183 | |
93 | Ron Oester | 1,171 | 0 | 1,171 | |
94 | Bobby Ávila | 1,168 | 1,117 | 51 | |
95 | Jim Gilliam | 1,166 | 0 | 1,046 | Includes 120 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete) |
96 | Dick Green | 1,158 | 1,158 | 0 | |
97 | Sandy Alomar | 1,156 | 1,114 | 42 | |
98 | Eddie Stanky | 1,152 | 0 | 1,152 | |
99 | Cub Stricker | 1,145 | 0 | 276 | Includes 760 in American Association, 109 in Players' League |
100 | Bill Hallman | 1,139 | 0 | 984 | Includes 141 in American Association, 14 in Players' League |
Other Hall of Famers
Player | Games as second baseman | Other leagues, notes | ||
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MLB | American League | National League | ||
Rod Carew* | 1,130 | 1,130 | 0 | |
Jackie Robinson* | 748 | 0 | 748 | |
Rabbit Maranville* | 513 | 0 | 513 | |
John Montgomery Ward* | 493 | 0 | 493 | |
Paul Molitor* | 400 | 400 | 0 | |
John Henry Lloyd* | 223 | 0 | 0 | Includes 223 in Eastern Colored League (incomplete) |
George Kelly* | 145 | 0 | 145 | |
Ed Delahanty* | 131 | 0 | 111 | Includes 20 in Players' League |
George Davis* | 113 | 98 | 15 | |
Roger Connor* | 68 | 0 | 68 | |
Ray Dandridge* | 54 | 0 | 0 | Includes 54 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete) |
Martín Dihigo* | 45 | 0 | 0 | Includes 28 in Eastern Colored League, 12 in American Negro League, 5 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete) |
Joe Cronin* | 35 | 1 | 34 | |
Frank Grant* | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unavailable pre-Negro league figures |
Adrián Beltré* | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Notes
- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
References
- ^ Section 20 of the official scorer guidelines
- Baseball-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Eddie Collins Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Eddie Collins Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ Holmes, Dan (September 18, 2017). "Eddie Collins was the greatest second baseman of the Deadball Era". Baseball Egg. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Joe Morgan Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Roberto Alomar Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Lou Whitaker Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Nellie Fox Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Charlie Gehringer Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Robinson Canó Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Willie Randolph Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Frank White Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Bid McPhee Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Bill Mazeroski Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Nap Lajoie Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Jeff Kent Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
External links
- "Career Leaders & Records for Def. Games as 2B". Baseball-Reference.com.