GOAT Rank · 24

Greatest Baseball Shortstop of all time

This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.

#AthleteGOAT Score

19

90.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1906–1932
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Pop Lloyd

31

89.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1897–1917
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Honus Wagner

56

88.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1986–2004
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Barry Larkin

62

88.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1932–1948
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Arky Vaughan

64

88.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1977–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Alan Trammell

71

88.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1924–1949
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Willie Wells

72

88.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1992–2014
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Derek Jeter

95

88.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Corey Seager

106

87.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1930–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Luke Appling

113

87.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1981–2001
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Cal Ripken Jr.

141

86.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1978–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Ozzie Smith

146

Francisco Lindor

86.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Francisco Lindor

147

86.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Trea Turner

151

86.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1953–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Ernie Banks

156

86.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1890–1909
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: George Davis

189

84.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1915–1930
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Dave Bancroft

198

Nomar Garciaparra

84.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1996–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Nomar Garciaparra

204

83.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1956–1973
Country: 🇻🇪 Venezuela

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Luis Aparicio

211

82.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1926–1945
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Joe Cronin

216

82.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1938–1952
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Lou Boudreau

221

80.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1997–2013
Country: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Miguel Tejada

228

Gunnar Henderson

79.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2022–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Gunnar Henderson

230

78.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Carlos Correa

233

75.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2022–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Bobby Witt Jr.

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
19	Pop Lloyd	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1906–1932	90.6
31	Honus Wagner	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1897–1917	89.8
56	Barry Larkin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2004	88.8
62	Arky Vaughan	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1948	88.7
64	Alan Trammell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1996	88.6
71	Willie Wells	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1949	88.5
72	Derek Jeter	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2014	88.4
95	Corey Seager	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2015–—	88
106	Luke Appling	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1950	87.8
113	Cal Ripken Jr.	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1981–2001	87.6
141	Ozzie Smith	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1996	86.8
146	Francisco Lindor	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	2015–—	86.7
147	Trea Turner	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2015–—	86.7
151	Ernie Banks	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1971	86.5
156	George Davis	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1890–1909	86.3
189	Dave Bancroft	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1915–1930	84.6
198	Nomar Garciaparra	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2009	84.2
204	Luis Aparicio	Baseball	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1956–1973	83.2
211	Joe Cronin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1945	82.8
216	Lou Boudreau	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1952	82
221	Miguel Tejada	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1997–2013	80.8
228	Gunnar Henderson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2022–—	79
230	Carlos Correa	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	2015–—	78.1
233	Bobby Witt Jr.	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2022–—	75.5

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