Baseball Hall of Fame Shortstops

So why have these shortstops been placed into the National Baseball Hall of Fame? The following chart briefly illustrates the statistical accomplishments of each shortstop currently enshrined in Cooperstown.

The chart is meant to serve as a quick compilation of lifetime statistics meant for easy comparison side-by-side comparison. Full stats for each player can be found by clicking on the player's name or by visiting our Player Stats section located on the main menu.
"Boys must have the spirit of competition in some way and there is none better than baseball." - Hall of Fame Shortstop Joe Cronin
Shortstops

BOLD Indicates Statistical Leader For HOF Shortstops
Name [Link To Full Stats] AVG OBP SLG H HR RBI RUNS SB

Luis Aparicio (bio)

.262

.313

.343

2,677

83

791

1,335

506

Luke Appling (bio)

.310

.399

.398

2,749

45

1,116

1,319

179

Dave Bancroft

.279

.355

.358

2,004

32

591

1,048

145

Ernie Banks

.274

.333

.500

2,583

512

1,636

1,305

50

Lou Boudreau

.295

.380

.415

1,779

68

789

861

51

Joe Cronin

.301

.390

.468

2,285

170

1,424

1,233

87

George Davis

.295

.361

.405

2,660

73

1,435

1,540

615

Travis Jackson

.291

.337

.433

1,768

135

929

833

71

Hughie Jennings

.311

.390

.406

1,527

18

840

994

359

Rabbit Maranville

.258

.318

.340

2,605

28

884

1,255

291

Pee Wee Reese

.269

.366

.377

2,170

126

885

1,338

232

Cal Ripken, Jr.

.276

.340

.447

3,184

431

1,695

1,647

36

Phil Rizzuto

.273

.351

.355

1,588

38

563

877

149

Joe Sewell

.312

.391

.413

2,226

49

1,055

1,141

74

Ozzie Smith

.262

.337

.328

2,460

28

793

1,257

580

Joe Tinker

.262

.308

.353

1,687

31

782

774

336

Arky Vaughan

.318

.406

.453

2,103

96

926

1,173

118

Honus Wagner

.327

.391

.466

3,415

101

1,732

1,736

722

Bobby Wallace

.268

.332

.358

2,309

34

1,121

1,057

201

John Ward

.275

.314

.341

2,104

26

867

1,408

540

Robin Yount

.285

.346

.430

3,142

251

1,406

1,632

271
Name [Link To Full Stats] AVG OBP SLG H HR RBI RUNS SB

Hall of Fame Shortstops


How good was Honus Wagner? He hit .338 in his rookie season, had fifteen consecutive .300 seasons, won eight batting titles, and stole more bases than many other hall of fame shortstop.

Arky Vaughan averaged four-hundred seventy-three at-bats per season yet he only struck out more than thirty times once during any season of his entire Major League career.

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