GOLD GLOVE SHORTSTOPS

MLB Shortstops who won a Gold Glove Award | Baseball Almanac

The Gold Glove Award was first presented by the St. Louis-based Rawlings corporation in 1957 to honor the eighteen best fielders at their positions. Rawlings used a combination of defensive statistics along with visual effect to determine the winner and honored the recipient with a large gold glove. Voting is currently done by the managers and coaches from each Major League team who are NOT able to select their own players. A comprehensive list of Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners at the shortstop position, research by Baseball Almanac.

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"We've got a lot of new players on this team. But I don't think they're the right ones." - Gold Glove (thirteen times over) Shortstop Ozzie Smith

Gold Glove Shortstops

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1957 Roy McMillan (1) Cincinnati 1957 One Winner Only n/a
1958 Roy McMillan (2) Cincinnati 1958 Luis Aparicio (1) Chicago
1959 Roy McMillan (3) Cincinnati 1959 Luis Aparicio (2) Chicago
1960 Ernie Banks (1) Chicago 1960 Luis Aparicio (3) Chicago
1961 Maury Wills (1) Los Angeles 1961 Luis Aparicio (4) Chicago
1962 Maury Wills (2) Los Angeles 1962 Luis Aparicio (5) Chicago
1963 Bobby Wine (1) Philadelphia 1963 Zoilo Versalles (1) Minnesota
1964 Ruben Amaro (1) Philadelphia 1964 Luis Aparicio (6) Baltimore
1965 Leo Cardenas (1) Cincinnati 1965 Zoilo Versalles (2) Minnesota
1966 Gene Alley (1) Pittsburgh 1966 Luis Aparicio (7) Baltimore
1967 Gene Alley (2) Pittsburgh 1967 Jim Fregosi (1) California
1968 Dal Maxvill (1) St. Louis 1968 Luis Aparicio (8) Chicago
1969 Don Kessinger (1) Chicago 1969 Mark Belanger (1) Baltimore
1970 Don Kessinger (2) Chicago 1970 Luis Aparicio (9) Chicago
1971 Bud Harrelson (1) New York 1971 Mark Belanger (2) Baltimore
1972 Larry Bowa (1) Philadelphia 1972 Ed Brinkman (1) Detroit
1973 Roger Metzger (1) Houston 1973 Mark Belanger (3) Baltimore
1974 Dave Concepcion (1) Cincinnati 1974 Mark Belanger (4) Baltimore
1975 Dave Concepcion (2) Cincinnati 1975 Mark Belanger (5) Baltimore
1976 Dave Concepcion (3) Cincinnati 1976 Mark Belanger (6) Baltimore
1977 Dave Concepcion (4) Cincinnati 1977 Mark Belanger (7) Baltimore
1978 Larry Bowa (2) Philadelphia 1978 Mark Belanger (8) Baltimore
1979 Dave Concepcion (5) Cincinnati 1979 Rick Burleson (1) Boston
1980 Ozzie Smith (1) San Diego 1980 Alan Trammell (1) Detroit
1981 Ozzie Smith (2) San Diego 1981 Alan Trammell (2) Detroit
1982 Ozzie Smith (3) St. Louis 1982 Robin Yount (1) Milwaukee
1983 Ozzie Smith (4) St. Louis 1983 Alan Trammell (3) Detroit
1984 Ozzie Smith (5) St. Louis 1984 Alan Trammell (4) Detroit
1985 Ozzie Smith (6) St. Louis 1985 Alfredo Griffin (1) Oakland
1986 Ozzie Smith (7) St. Louis 1986 Tony Fernandez (1) Toronto
1987 Ozzie Smith (8) St. Louis 1987 Tony Fernandez (2) Toronto
1988 Ozzie Smith (9) St. Louis 1988 Tony Fernandez (3) Toronto
1989 Ozzie Smith (10) St. Louis 1989 Tony Fernandez (4) Toronto
1990 Ozzie Smith (11) St. Louis 1990 Ozzie Guillen (1) Chicago
1991 Ozzie Smith (12) St. Louis 1991 Cal Ripken, Jr. (1) Baltimore
1992 Ozzie Smith (13) St. Louis 1992 Cal Ripken, Jr. (2) Baltimore
1993 Jay Bell (1) Pittsburgh 1993 Omar Vizquel (1) Seattle
1994 Barry Larkin (1) Cincinnati 1994 Omar Vizquel (2) Cleveland
1995 Barry Larkin (2) Cincinnati 1995 Omar Vizquel (3) Cleveland
1996 Barry Larkin (3) Cincinnati 1996 Omar Vizquel (4) Cleveland
1997 Rey Ordonez (1) New York 1997 Omar Vizquel (5) Cleveland
1998 Rey Ordonez (2) New York 1998 Omar Vizquel (6) Cleveland
1999 Rey Ordonez (3) New York 1999 Omar Vizquel (7) Cleveland
2000 Neifi Perez (1) Colorado 2000 Omar Vizquel (8) Cleveland
2001 Orlando Cabrera (1) Montreal 2001 Omar Vizquel (9) Cleveland
2002 Edgar Renteria (1) St. Louis 2002 Alex Rodriguez (1) Texas
2003 Edgar Renteria (2) St. Louis 2003 Alex Rodriguez (2) Texas
2004 Cesar Izturis (1) Los Angeles 2004 Derek Jeter (1) New York
2005 Omar Vizquel (10) San Francisco 2005 Derek Jeter (2) New York
2006 Omar Vizquel (11) San Francisco 2006 Derek Jeter (3) New York
2007 Jimmy Rollins (1) Philadelphia 2007 Orlando Cabrera (2) Los Angeles
2008 Jimmy Rollins (2) Philadelphia 2008 Michael Young (1) Texas
2009 Jimmy Rollins (3) Philadelphia 2009 Derek Jeter (4) New York
2010 Troy Tulowitzki (1) Colorado 2010 Derek Jeter (5) New York
2011 Troy Tulowitzki (2) Colorado 2011 Erick Aybar (1) Los Angeles
2012 Jimmy Rollins (4) Philadelphia 2012 J. J. Hardy (1) Baltimore
2013 Andrelton Simmons (1) Atlanta 2013 J. J. Hardy (2) Baltimore
2014 Andrelton Simmons (2) Atlanta 2014 J. J. Hardy (3) Baltimore
2015 Brandon Crawford (1) San Francisco 2015 Alcides Escobar (1) Kansas City
2016 Brandon Crawford (2) San Francisco 2016 Francisco Lindor (1) Cleveland
2017 Brandon Crawford (3) San Francisco 2017 Andrelton Simmons (3) Los Angeles
2018 Nick Ahmed (1) Arizona 2018 Andrelton Simmons (4) Los Angeles
2019 Nick Ahmed (2) Arizona 2019 Francisco Lindor (2) Cleveland
2020 Javier Baez (1) Chicago 2020 J.P. Crawford (1) Seattle
2021 Brandon Crawford (4) San Francisco 2021 Carlos Correa (1) Houston
2022 Dansby Swanson (1) Atlanta 2022 Jeremy Peña (1) Houston
2023 Dansby Swanson (2) Atlanta 2023 Anthony Volpe (1) New York
2024 Not Yet Announced (x) -- 2024 Not Yet Announced (x) --
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Most Gold Gloves By A Shortstop (4+)

Ozzie Smith 13
Omar Vizquel 11
Luis Aparicio 9
Mark Belanger 8
Dave Concepcion 5
Derek Jeter 5
Brandon Crawford 4
Tony Fernandez 4
Jimmy Rollins 4
Andrelton Simmons 4
Alan Trammell 4

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League Records For Gold Glove Shortstops

AL Luis Aparicio 9
Omar Vizquel 9
NL Ozzie Smith 13
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baseball almanac fast facts

Ozzie Smith is in a league "nearly" by himself defensively and he is considered the standard by which all other defensive shortstops are judged.

Did you know that not one shortstop ever won a Gold Glove Award from both the American League and National League until Omar Vizquel did it 2005?

In 2022, Gold Glove Award history was made when Jeremy Peña received the honor, becoming the first rookie shortstop from either league to win a Golden Glove. The very next season, Peña was joined by Anthony Volpe.