List of Major League Baseball career games played as a shortstop leaders
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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] although, 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 as he is not credited with a game started or an inning pitched.
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position 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 bat later in the batting order, with some exceptions. In the numbering system used by scorers to record defensive plays, the shortstop is assigned the number 6.
Omar Vizquel[2][3] is the all-time leader in games played as a shortshop, having played 2,709 games at the position in his career. Only 19 total players have played over 2,000 career games at shortshop.
Key
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career games played. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player (2021 Gs) | Number of games played during the 2021 Major League Baseball season. |
G as SS | Total career games played as a shortstop. |
* | denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Bold | denotes active player.[a] |
List
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- Stats updated as of May 31, 2021
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
- ^ "Omar Vizquel Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Bodig, Chris (December 2, 2020). "The Polarizing Hall of Fame Case of Omar Vizquel". Cooperstown Cred. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
External links
- "Career Leaders & Records for Def. Games as SS". Baseball-Reference.com.