# List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a shortstop leaders

In baseball statistics, an error is an act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or baserunner to advance one or more bases or allows an at bat to continue after the batter should have been put out. 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. Defensive specialists mostly fill the position, 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.
The list of career leaders is dominated by players from the 19th century when fielding equipment was very rudimentary; baseball gloves only began to gain acceptance in the 1880s steadily, and were not uniformly worn until the mid-1890s, resulting in a much lower frequency of defensive miscues. 13 of the top 18 players in career errors began playing in the 19th century, six of whom played their entire careers before 1900; only one of the top 24 made their major league debut after 1915, and none of the top 38 were active after 1950. The top 12 single-season totals were all recorded before 1894, the top 61 were recorded before 1909, and the top 187 were recorded before 1919; none of the top 500 have been recorded since 1951. To a large extent, the leaders reflect longevity rather than lower skill. Luis Aparicio, whose 366 errors are the most by any American League (AL) shortstop since 1940, won nine Gold Glove Awards for defensive excellence and retired with the second highest fielding percentage in AL history.
Herman Long, who retired in 1904 after setting major league records for games and putouts as a shortstop, is the all-time leader in errors committed as a shortstop with 1,070, nearly three times as many as any shortstop active since 1960, and the most by any player at a single position in major league history; he is the only shortstop to commit over 1,000 career errors. Bill Dahlen (975), Germany Smith (973), and Tommy Corcoran (961) are the only other shortstops to commit over 900 career errors. Tim Anderson, with 139 errors as of January 2025, is the active leader in errors by a shortstop, followed by Javier Báez with 123.

## Key

| Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career errors committed. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| Player | Name of player |
| E as SS | Total career errors committed as a shortstop |
| * | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame |

## List

* Stats updated through the 2024 season.
| Rank | Player (2025 Es) | E as SS |
| 1 | Herman Long | 1,070 |
| 2 | Bill Dahlen | 975 |
| 3 | Germany Smith | 973 |
| 4 | Tommy Corcoran | 961 |
| 5 | Ed McKean | 857 |
| 6 | Jack Glasscock | 832 |
| 7 | Monte Cross | 812 |
| 8 | Donie Bush | 689 |
| 9 | Bobby Wallace* | 685 |
| 10 | Honus Wagner* | 676 |
| 11 | Dave Bancroft* | 660 |
| 12 | Luke Appling* | 643 |
| 13 | Joe Tinker* | 635 |
| 14 | Rabbit Maranville* | 631 |
| 15 | Shorty Fuller | 595 |
| 16 | Arthur Irwin | 594 |
| 17 | Frank Fennelly | 590 |
| 18 | Bones Ely | 578 |
| 19 | Mickey Doolin | 570 |
| 20 | Roger Peckinpaugh | 553 |
| 21 | Bill Gleason | 535 |
| 22 | John Montgomery Ward* | 530 |
| 23 | Art Fletcher | 521 |
| 24 | George Davis* | 511 |
| 25 | Joe Cronin* | 485 |
| 26 | George McBride | 484 |
| 27 | Freddy Parent | 473 |
| 28 | Dick Bartell | 471 |
| 29 | Hughie Jennings* | 470 |
| 30 | Kid Elberfeld | 458 |
| 31 | Doc Lavan | 455 |
| 32 | Wally Gerber | 439 |
| 33 | Sam Wise | 422 |
| 34 | Ivy Olson | 417 |
| 35 | Frankie Crosetti | 402 |
| 36 | Arky Vaughan* | 397 |
| 37 | Frank Shugart | 391 |
| 38 | Chick Fulmer | 389 |
| 39 | Davy Force | 388 |
| | Pee Wee Reese* | 388 |
| | George Wright* | 388 |
| 42 | Sadie Houck | 386 |
| 43 | Garry Templeton | 384 |
| 44 | Travis Jackson* | 381 |
| 45 | John Peters | 379 |
| 46 | Dick Groat | 374 |
| 47 | Luis Aparicio* | 366 |
| | Al Bridwell | 366 |
| 49 | Bert Campaneris | 365 |
| 50 | Jack Rowe | 364 |
| Rank | Player (20025 Es) | E as SS |
| 51 | Heinie Wagner | 356 |
| 52 | Tom Burns | 355 |
| 53 | Glenn Wright | 351 |
| 54 | Candy Nelson | 346 |
| 55 | Alfredo Griffin | 340 |
| 56 | Bill Russell | 339 |
| 57 | Ray Chapman | 336 |
| 58 | Don Kessinger | 334 |
| 59 | Joe Sewell* | 333 |
| 60 | Bill White | 332 |
| 61 | Bob Allen | 330 |
| 62 | Lou Say | 319 |
| 63 | Dave Concepción | 311 |
| | Buck Weaver | 311 |
| 65 | Tom Carey | 309 |
| 66 | Leo Durocher* | 307 |
| 67 | Everett Scott | 306 |
| 68 | Billy Jurges | 305 |
| 69 | Rafael Ramírez | 301 |
| 70 | Chick Galloway | 296 |
| 71 | Rudy Hulswitt | 294 |
| 72 | Freddie Patek | 293 |
| 73 | Eddie Joost | 291 |
| 74 | Jack Berry | 290 |
| | Roy McMillan | 290 |
| 76 | Billy Rogell | 287 |
| 77 | Alvin Dark | 286 |
| | Mark Koenig | 286 |
| 79 | Maury Wills | 284 |
| 80 | Ozzie Smith* | 281 |
| 81 | Dickey Pearce | 279 |
| 82 | Paul Radford | 276 |
| 83 | Chris Speier | 275 |
| 84 | Charley O'Leary | 273 |
| 85 | Édgar Rentería | 272 |
| | Robin Yount* | 272 |
| 87 | Gene DeMontreville | 270 |
| 88 | Vern Stephens | 269 |
| 89 | Lyn Lary | 268 |
| | Zoilo Versalles | 268 |
| 91 | Larry Kopf | 266 |
| 92 | Phil Rizzuto* | 263 |
| 93 | Ed Brinkman | 259 |
| | Leo Cárdenas | 259 |
| 95 | Heinie Sand | 258 |
| 96 | Johnny Logan | 256 |
| 97 | Miguel Tejada | 255 |
| | Ned Williamson | 255 |
| 99 | Derek Jeter* | 254 |
| 100 | Marty Marion | 252 |

## Other Hall of Famers

| Player | E |
| Barry Larkin* | 235 |
| Alan Trammell* | 227 |
| Cal Ripken Jr.* | 225 |
| Lou Boudreau* | 223 |
| Ernie Banks* | 174 |
| Willie Wells* | 161 (includes incomplete Negro league totals) |
| Rogers Hornsby* | 142 |
| John McGraw* | 102 |
| Ed Delahanty* | 95 |
| King Kelly* | 92 |
| Martín Dihigo* | 43 (includes incomplete Negro league totals) |
| John Henry Lloyd* | 35 (includes incomplete Negro league totals) |
| Tony Lazzeri* | 23 |
| Frankie Frisch* | 23 |
| Ray Dandridge* | 17 (includes incomplete Negro league totals) |
| Jackie Robinson* | 11 (includes incomplete Negro league totals) |