# List of Major League Baseball career double plays as a shortstop leaders

In baseball statistics, a double play (denoted as DP) is the act of making two outs during the same continuous play. One double play is recorded for every defensive player who participates in the play, regardless of how many of the outs in which they were directly involved, and is counted in addition to whatever putouts and assists might also apply. Double plays can occur any time there is at least one baserunner and fewer than two outs. Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is a baseball or softball fielding position in the infield, commonly stationed 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 typically hit lower in the batting order. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the shortstop is assigned the number 6.
Shortstops typically record a double play by fielding a ground ball and then either throwing to the second baseman to force out the runner advancing to second base, or stepping on the base themselves before throwing to first base to retire the batter/runner, or by receiving a throw from another player to force a runner at second base before the throw to first base is made. Shortstops generally benefit in this respect from playing alongside an excellent second baseman with great range and quickness; strong middle infields are regarded as crucial to a team's defensive play, and double play totals are regarded as a strong indicator of their defensive skill. Double plays are also recorded when the shortstop catches a line drive, then throws to a base before the runner can tag up, or another infielder or the pitcher catches the line drive and then throws to the shortstop in the same situation; on occasion, the throw might come from an outfielder after an unexpected catch of a fly ball. Other double plays occur when the shortstop records an out at second base, then throws out a runner attempting to advance on the basepaths, or on a double steal attempt in which the catcher throws out a runner attempting to steal second base, and the shortstop throws back to the catcher to retire a runner trying to steal home. Double plays are also occasionally recorded when a rundown play is involved, almost always as the second out. Because of the high number of ground outs, shortstops and second basemen typically record far more double plays than players at any other position except first base.
Most of the career leaders are relatively recent players who have benefitted from improved infield defense, with equipment of better quality; nine of the top twelve players made their major league debut after 1969, and only one was active before 1951. Five of the top nine players spent their entire careers with one team. Longer careers have compensated for the fact that as strikeout totals have risen in baseball, the frequency of other defensive outs including ground outs has declined, with double play totals for shortstops likewise declining; 18 of the top 25 single-season totals were recorded between 1944 and 1988, and none of the top 478 were recorded before 1920. Omar Vizquel holds the record for the most career double plays by a shortstop with 1,734. Only three other shortstops have recorded 1,500 career double plays.

## Key

| Rank | Rank among leaders in career double plays. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| Player (2025 DPs) | Recorded double plays in 2025 |
| MLB | Total career double plays as a shortstop in Major League Baseball |
| * | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame |
| Bold | Denotes active player |

## List

* Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.
| Rank | Player (2025 DPs) | Double plays as a shortstop | Double plays as a shortstop | Double plays as a shortstop | Other leagues, notes |
| Rank | Player (2025 DPs) | MLB | American League | National League | Other leagues, notes |
| 1 | Omar Vizquel | 1,734 | 1,433 | 301 | |
| 2 | Ozzie Smith* | 1,590 | 0 | 1,590 | Held major league record, 1995-2007 |
| 3 | Cal Ripken Jr.* | 1,565 | 1,565 | 0 | |
| 4 | Luis Aparicio* | 1,553 | 1,553 | 0 | Held major league record, 1971-1995; held American League record, 1971-1996 |
| 5 | Luke Appling* | 1,424 | 1,424 | 0 | Held major league record, 1947-1971; held American League record, 1946-1971; held AL single-season record, 1936-1938 |
| 6 | Derek Jeter* | 1,408 | 1,408 | 0 | |
| 7 | Alan Trammell* | 1,307 | 1,307 | 0 | |
| 8 | Roy McMillan | 1,304 | 0 | 1,304 | Held National League record, 1965-1992; held NL single-season record, 1954-1970 |
| 9 | Dave Concepción | 1,290 | 0 | 1,290 | |
| 10 | Miguel Tejada | 1,274 | 1,020 | 254 | |
| 11 | Larry Bowa | 1,265 | 0 | 1,265 | |
| 12 | Jimmy Rollins | 1,249 | 18 | 1,231 | |
| 13 | Pee Wee Reese* | 1,246 | 0 | 1,246 | Held National League record, 1956-1965 |
| 14 | Dick Groat | 1,237 | 0 | 1,237 | |
| 15 | Royce Clayton | 1,224 | 387 | 837 | |
| 16 | Édgar Rentería | 1,218 | 181 | 1,037 | |
| 17 | Phil Rizzuto* | 1,217 | 1,217 | 0 | |
| 18 | Elvis Andrus | 1,209 | 1,209 | 0 | |
| 19 | Rabbit Maranville* | 1,188 | 0 | 1,188 | Held major league record, 1930-1947; held National League record, 1930-1956; held single-season record, 1914-1920 |
| 20 | Bert Campaneris | 1,186 | 1,186 | 0 | |
| 21 | Lou Boudreau* | 1,180 | 1,180 | 0 | Held single-season record, 1944-1970; held American League single-season record, 1943-1979 |
| 22 | Don Kessinger | 1,170 | 89 | 1,081 | |
| 23 | Joe Cronin* | 1,165 | 1,164 | 1 | Held American League record, 1939-1946 |
| 24 | Garry Templeton | 1,164 | 0 | 1,164 | |
| 25 | Orlando Cabrera | 1,123 | 507 | 616 | |
| 26 | Ozzie Guillén | 1,094 | 1,040 | 54 | |
| 27 | Barry Larkin* | 1,092 | 0 | 1,092 | |
| 28 | Dick Bartell | 1,072 | 76 | 996 | |
| 29 | Mike Bordick | 1,055 | 1,031 | 24 | |
| 30 | Mark Belanger | 1,054 | 1,050 | 4 | |
| 31 | Alfredo Griffin | 1,053 | 832 | 221 | |
| 32 | Chris Speier | 1,043 | 6 | 1,037 | |
| 33 | Leo Cárdenas | 1,036 | 426 | 610 | |
| 34 | Tim Foli | 1,028 | 155 | 873 | |
| 35 | Álex González (b.1977) | 1,025 | 157 | 868 | |
| 36 | Dave Bancroft* | 1,021 | 0 | 1,021 | Held major league record, 1928-1930; held National League record, 1927-1930; held single-season record, 1920-1925 |
| 37 | Rafael Furcal | 1,020 | 0 | 1,020 | |
| 38 | Ed Brinkman | 1,005 | 990 | 15 | |
| 39 | Freddie Patek | 1,004 | 858 | 146 | |
| 40 | Marty Marion | 978 | 41 | 937 | |
| 41 | Greg Gagne | 967 | 826 | 141 | |
| 42 | Roger Peckinpaugh | 966 | 966 | 0 | Held major league record, 1925-1928; held American League record, 1921-1939; held single-season record, 1923-1925 (tie); held AL single-season record, 1917-1921, 1923-1933 |
| 43 | J. J. Hardy | 953 | 646 | 307 | |
| 44 | Eddie Miller | 946 | 0 | 946 | |
| 45 | Frankie Crosetti | 944 | 944 | 0 | Held American League single-season record, 1938-1943 |
| 46 | Tony Fernández | 943 | 770 | 173 | |
| 47 | Robin Yount* | 941 | 941 | 0 | |
| 48 | Alvin Dark | 933 | 0 | 933 | |
| 49 | Brandon Crawford (0) | 932 | 0 | 932 | |
| 50 | Billy Jurges | 929 | 0 | 929 | |
| 51 | Eddie Joost | 928 | 709 | 219 | |
| 52 | Jhonny Peralta | 920 | 728 | 192 | |
| 53 | Jack Wilson | 913 | 60 | 853 | |
| 54 | José Reyes | 911 | 164 | 747 | |
| 55 | Bill Russell | 909 | 0 | 909 | |
| 56 | Dick Schofield | 900 | 819 | 81 | |
| 57 | Leo Durocher* | 895 | 70 | 825 | |
| 58 | Johnny Logan | 894 | 0 | 894 | |
| 59 | Bill Dahlen | 881 | 0 | 881 | Held major league record, 1908-1925; held National League record, 1906-1927; held single-season record, 1898-1914 |
| 60 | Jay Bell | 877 | 161 | 716 | |
| 61 | Troy Tulowitzki | 871 | 139 | 732 | |
| 62 | Maury Wills | 859 | 0 | 859 | |
| 63 | Walt Weiss | 854 | 286 | 568 | |
| 64 | Alex Rodriguez | 853 | 853 | 0 | |
| | Vern Stephens | 853 | 853 | 0 | |
| 66 | Tommy Corcoran | 851 | 0 | 759 | Includes 56 in American Association, 36 in Players' League; held major league record, 1905-1908 |
| 67 | Arky Vaughan* | 850 | 0 | 850 | |
| 68 | Rafael Ramírez | 842 | 0 | 842 | |
| 69 | Bucky Dent | 839 | 839 | 0 | |
| 70 | Jim Fregosi | 836 | 820 | 16 | |
| 71 | José Valentín | 830 | 722 | 108 | |
| 72 | Alex Gonzalez (b.1973) | 829 | 604 | 225 | |
| 73 | Rick Burleson | 827 | 827 | 0 | Holds the single-season record of 147 (set in 1980) |
| 74 | Travis Jackson* | 826 | 0 | 826 | |
| 75 | Alcides Escobar | 825 | 696 | 129 | |
| 76 | Alexei Ramírez | 807 | 731 | 76 | |
| 77 | Billy Rogell | 805 | 803 | 2 | Held American League single-season record, 1933-1936 |
| 78 | Neifi Pérez | 796 | 159 | 637 | |
| 79 | Andrelton Simmons | 783 | 428 | 355 | |
| 80 | Chico Carrasquel | 770 | 770 | 0 | |
| 81 | Honus Wagner* | 766 | 0 | 766 | |
| 82 | Herman Long | 765 | 18 | 692 | Includes 55 in American Association; held major league record, 1900-1905; held National League record, 1901-1906 |
| 83 | Wally Gerber | 764 | 748 | 16 | |
| 84 | Cristian Guzmán | 762 | 490 | 272 | |
| 85 | Erick Aybar | 758 | 649 | 109 | |
| 86 | Bud Harrelson | 751 | 57 | 694 | |
| 87 | Francisco Lindor (0) | 746 | 434 | 312 | |
| 88 | Deivi Cruz | 738 | 581 | 157 | |
| 89 | Zoilo Versalles | 727 | 654 | 73 | |
| 90 | Everett Scott | 726 | 726 | 0 | Held American League single-season record, 1921-1923 |
| 91 | Ernie Banks* | 724 | 0 | 724 | |
| 92 | Spike Owen | 723 | 498 | 225 | |
| 93 | Ron Hansen | 722 | 722 | 0 | |
| 94 | Gene Alley | 709 | 0 | 709 | |
| 95 | Rich Aurilia | 708 | 39 | 669 | |
| | Shawon Dunston | 708 | 3 | 705 | |
| 97 | Roy Smalley | 702 | 702 | 0 | Held single-season record, 1979-1980 |
| 98 | Iván DeJesús | 700 | 4 | 696 | |
| 99 | Bobby Wine | 698 | 0 | 698 | Holds the National League single-season record of 137 (set in 1970), was major league record until 1979 |
| 100 | Glenn Wright | 695 | 0 | 695 | Held single-season record, 1925-1928 |

## Other Hall of Famers

| Player | Double plays as a shortstop | Double plays as a shortstop | Double plays as a shortstop | Other leagues, notes |
| Player | MLB | American League | National League | Other leagues, notes |
| Joe Sewell* | 673 | 673 | 0 | |
| Joe Tinker* | 671 | 0 | 621 | Includes 50 in Federal League |
| Bobby Wallace* | 640 | 499 | 141 | |
| George Davis* | 590 | 293 | 297 | |
| Hughie Jennings* | 411 | 0 | 383 | Includes 28 in American Association |
| John Montgomery Ward* | 294 | 0 | 235 | Includes 59 in Players' League |
| Willie Wells* | 272 | 0 | 0 | Includes 147 in Negro National League (first), 110 in Negro National League (second), 15 in East–West League (incomplete) |
| Rogers Hornsby* | 189 | 0 | 189 | |
| George Wright* | 170 | 0 | 77 | Includes 93 in National Association |
| John McGraw* | 61 | 0 | 55 | Includes 6 in American Association |
| John Henry Lloyd* | 59 | 0 | 0 | Includes 32 in Negro National League (first), 27 in Eastern Colored League (incomplete) |
| Martín Dihigo* | 51 | 0 | 0 | Includes 26 in American Negro League, 23 in Eastern Colored League, 2 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete) |
| Tony Lazzeri* | 40 | 29 | 11 | |
| Ed Delahanty* | 39 | 0 | 6 | Includes 33 in Players' League |
| King Kelly* | 19 | 0 | 13 | Includes 6 in Players' League |
| Jackie Robinson* | 18 | 0 | 0 | Includes 18 in Negro American League (incomplete) |
| Ray Dandridge* | 13 | 0 | 0 | Includes 13 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete) |
| Adrián Beltré* | 0 | 0 | 0 | |