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Omar Vizquel, the all-time leader in games played as a shortstop

Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested. In baseball, the statistic applies also to players who, prior to a game, are included on a starting lineup card or are announced as ex ante substitutes, whether or not they play;[1] however, in Major League Baseball, the application of this statistic does not extend to consecutive games played streaks. A starting pitcher, then, may be credited with a game played even if he is not credited with a game started or an inning pitched. 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.

Although there have been players with long careers at shortstop throughout major league history, they were more rare until the 1950s as expectations for their offensive contributions gradually increased. When batting expectations were lower, shortstops could be more easily replaced as their defensive ability declined by players with roughly equivalent hitting capability. 21 of the top 27 players in career games at shortstop made their major league debuts after 1950. Omar Vizquel is the all-time leader in games played as a shortstop,[2][3] having played 2,709 games at the position in his career. 19 players in major league history have played over 2,000 career games at shortstop, the second most of all positions behind only first basemen.

Key

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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 shortstop in Major League Baseball
* Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame
Bold Denotes active player[a]

List

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Elvis Andrus, the active leader and 21st all-time in games played as a shortstop.
Derek Jeter holds the American League record.
Luis Aparicio held the major league record for 38 years.
Ozzie Smith holds the National League record.
Rabbit Maranville held the National League record for 54 years.
Bill Dahlen held the major league record for 23 years.
  • Stats updated as of August 3, 2024.
Rank Player (2024 Gs) Games as shortstop Other leagues, notes
MLB American League National League
1 Omar Vizquel 2,709 2,180 529
2 Derek Jeter* 2,674 2,674 0
3 Luis Aparicio* 2,581 2,581 0 Held major league record, 1970-2008; held American League record, 1970-2014
4 Ozzie Smith* 2,511 0 2,511
5 Cal Ripken Jr.* 2,302 2,302 0
6 Jimmy Rollins 2,227 35 2,192
7 Larry Bowa 2,222 0 2,222 Held National League record, 1985-1993
8 Luke Appling* 2,218 2,218 0 Held major league record, 1949-1970; held American League record, 1947-1970
9 Dave Concepción 2,178 0 2,178
10 Rabbit Maranville* 2,153 0 2,153 Held major league record, 1931-1949; held National League record, 1931-1985
11 Alan Trammell* 2,139 2,139 0
12 Bill Dahlen 2,133 0 2,133 Held major league record, 1908-1931; held National League record, 1907-1931
13 Édgar Rentería 2,114 291 1,823
14 Bert Campaneris 2,097 2,097 0
15 Barry Larkin* 2,085 0 2,085
16 Tommy Corcoran 2,078 0 1,819 Includes 133 in American Association, 126 in Players' League; held major league record, 1904-1908; held National League record, 1905-1907
17 Royce Clayton 2,053 644 1,409
18 Roy McMillan 2,028 0 2,028
19 Pee Wee Reese* 2,014 0 2,014
20 Roger Peckinpaugh 1,982 1,982 0 Held American League record, 1926-1947
21 Elvis Andrus (0) 1,966 1,966 0
22 Garry Templeton 1,964 0 1,964
23 Don Kessinger 1,955 198 1,757
24 Miguel Tejada 1,946 1,531 415
25 Mark Belanger 1,942 1,898 44
26 Chris Speier 1,900 12 1,888
27 Ozzie Guillén 1,896 1,772 124
28 Honus Wagner* 1,887 0 1,887
29 Dick Groat 1,877 0 1,877
30 Dave Bancroft* 1,873 0 1,873
31 Donie Bush 1,866 1,866 0 Held American League record, 1918-1926
32 Alfredo Griffin 1,861 1,389 472
33 Orlando Cabrera 1,843 824 1,019
Leo Cárdenas 1,843 705 1,138
Joe Cronin* 1,843 1,832 11
36 Bobby Wallace* 1,826 1,452 374 Held American League record, 1910-1918
37 Ed Brinkman 1,795 1,771 24
Herman Long 1,795 60 1,607 Includes 128 in American Association; held major league record, 1902-1904; held National League record, 1902-1905
39 Greg Gagne 1,765 1,495 270
40 Bill Russell 1,746 0 1,746
41 Joe Tinker* 1,745 0 1,604 Includes 141 in Federal League
42 Dick Bartell 1,679 144 1,535
43 Monte Cross 1,678 712 966
44 Germany Smith 1,667 0 1,105 Includes 537 in American Association, 25 in Union Association; held major league record, 1898-1902
45 Phil Rizzuto* 1,647 1,647 0
46 Everett Scott 1,643 1,639 4
47 Brandon Crawford (17) 1,634 0 1,634
48 Jack Glasscock 1,629 0 1,593 Includes 36 in Union Association; held major league record, 1887-1898; held National League record, 1885-1902
49 George McBride 1,627 1,449 178
José Reyes 1,627 303 1,324
51 Mickey Doolin 1,625 0 1,337 Includes 288 in Federal League
52 Freddie Patek 1,588 1,325 263
53 Mike Bordick 1,577 1,521 56
54 Tony Fernández 1,573 1,217 356
55 Ed McKean 1,565 0 1,364 Includes 201 in American Association
56 Maury Wills 1,555 0 1,555
57 Rafael Furcal 1,554 0 1,554
58 Álex González 1,548 249 1,299
59 Marty Marion 1,547 63 1,484
60 J.J. Hardy 1,544 987 557
61 Billy Jurges 1,540 0 1,540
62 Lou Boudreau* 1,539 1,539 0
63 Tim Foli 1,524 241 1,283
64 Frankie Crosetti 1,516 1,516 0
65 Jay Bell 1,515 259 1,256
66 Leo Durocher* 1,509 122 1,387
67 Arky Vaughan* 1,485 0 1,485
68 Alcides Escobar 1,484 1,209 275
69 Robin Yount* 1,479 1,479 0
70 Walt Weiss 1,462 522 940
71 Jhonny Peralta 1,459 1,152 307
72 Art Fletcher 1,448 0 1,448
73 Wally Gerber 1,447 1,409 38
74 Alvin Dark 1,404 0 1,404
75 Bud Harrelson 1,400 87 1,313
76 Jim Fregosi 1,396 1,373 23
77 Eddie Miller 1,395 0 1,395
78 Rafael Ramírez 1,386 0 1,386
79 Bucky Dent 1,382 1,382 0
80 Johnny Logan 1,380 0 1,380
81 George Davis* 1,374 716 658
82 Spike Owen 1,373 834 539
83 Shawon Dunston 1,363 14 1,349
84 Dick Schofield 1,348 1,204 144
85 Xander Bogaerts (1) 1,339 1,192 147
86 Erick Aybar 1,337 1,145 192
87 Vern Stephens 1,330 1,330 0
88 Travis Jackson* 1,326 0 1,326
89 Francisco Lindor (110) 1,314 763 551
90 Iván DeJesús 1,303 14 1,289
91 Eddie Joost 1,299 927 372
92 Cristian Guzmán 1,295 836 459
93 Jack Wilson 1,274 104 1,170
94 Alex Rodriguez 1,272 1,272 0
95 Troy Tulowitzki 1,268 235 1,033
96 Zoilo Versalles 1,265 1,122 143
97 Alex Gonzalez 1,262 886 376
98 Chico Carrasquel 1,241 1,241 0
99 Craig Reynolds 1,240 280 960
100 Bones Ely 1,238 150 1,052 Includes 36 in American Association

Other Hall of Famers

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Player Games as shortstop Other leagues, notes
MLB American League National League
Joe Sewell* 1,216 1,216 0
Ernie Banks* 1,125 0 1,125
Willie Wells* 965 0 0 Includes 607 in Negro National League (first), 315 in Negro National League (second),
39 in East–West League, 4 in Negro American League (incomplete)
Hughie Jennings* 897 1 828 Includes 68 in American Association
John Montgomery Ward* 826 0 698 Includes 128 in Players' League
George Wright* 530 0 269 Includes 261 in National Association; held major league record, 1875-1882;
held National League record, 1876-1877
Rogers Hornsby* 356 0 356
John McGraw* 183 0 162 Includes 21 in American Association
John Henry Lloyd* 137 0 0 Includes 90 in Negro National League (first), 47 in Eastern Colored League (incomplete)
Martín Dihigo* 110 0 0 Includes 71 in Eastern Colored League, 36 in American Negro League,
3 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete)
Ed Delahanty* 94 0 18 Includes 76 in the Players' League
King Kelly* 90 0 62 Includes 27 in the Players' League, 1 in American Association
Tony Lazzeri* 87 62 25
Ray Dandridge* 34 0 0 Includes 34 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete)
Jackie Robinson* 34 0 1 Includes 33 in Negro American League (incomplete)
Adrián Beltré* 7 0 7

Notes

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  1. ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.

References

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  1. ^ Section 20 of the official scorer guidelines
  2. ^ "Omar Vizquel Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  3. ^ Bodig, Chris (December 2, 2020). "The Polarizing Hall of Fame Case of Omar Vizquel". Cooperstown Cred. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
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