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.
"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 ShortstopsRawlings Gold Glove Award ® Gold Glove Awards [CA | PI | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | AL OF | NL OF | AL OF | UTIL] |
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Year | National League (Qty) | Team(s) | Year | American League (Qty) | Team(s) |
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) | -- |
Year | National League (Qty) | Team(s) | Year | American League (Qty) | Team(s) |
Gold Glove Shortstops | Research by Baseball Almanac | Baseball Awards |
Rawlings Gold Glove Award ®Most Gold Gloves By A Shortstop (4+) |
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Name | Quantity | |
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 | |
Name | Quantity | |
Rawlings Gold Glove Award ®League Records For Gold Glove Shortstops |
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LG | Name | Quantity |
AL | Luis Aparicio | 9 |
Omar Vizquel | 9 | |
NL | Ozzie Smith | 13 |
LG | Name | Quantity |
Rawlings Gold Glove Award |
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.