1990’s Second Basemen
Robert Alomar
Teams/Seasons: San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Arizona D-Backs. 17 seasons.
Rundown: Hall-Of-Famer, 2x World Series Champion, 12x All-Star, 10x Gold Glover, 4x Silver Slugger, All-Star MVP.
Career stats: 67 (WAR), 210 Home Runs, .300 batting average and 1134 RBI’s.
Craig Biggio
Teams/Seasons: Houston Astros. 20 seasons.
Rundown: Hall-Of-Famer, 7x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger, 4x Gold Glover
Career stats: 65 (WAR), 291 Home Runs, .281 batting average and 1175 RBI’s.
Jeff Kent
Teams/Seasons: Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers. 17 seasons.
Rundown: MLB MVP, 5x All-Star, 4x Silver Slugger.
Career stats: 55 (WAR), 377 Home Runs, .290 batting average and 1518 RBI’s.
Chuck Knoblauch
Teams/Seasons: Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals. 12 seasons.
Rundown: 4x World Series Champion, 4x All-Star, 2x Silver Slugger, Gold Glover, Rookie-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 44 (WAR), 98 Home Runs, .290 batting average and 615 RBI’s.
Ray Durham
Teams/Seasons: Chicago White Sox, Oakland A’s, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers.
Rundown: 2x All-Star.
Career stats: 34 (WAR), 192 Home Runs, .280 batting average and 875 RBI’s.
Luis Castillo
Teams/Seasons: Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets. 15 seasons.
Rundown: World Series Champion, 3x All-Star, 3x Gold Glover.
Career stats: 29 (WAR), 28 Home Runs, .290 batting average and 443 RBI’s.
Bret Boone
Teams/Seasons: Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Minnesota Twins. 14 seasons.
Rundown: 4x Gold-Glover, 3x All-Star, 2x Silver Slugger.
Career stats: 23 (WAR), 252 Home Runs, .266 batting average and 1021 RBI’s.
Carlos Baerga
Teams/Seasons: Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Arizona D-Backs, Washington Nationals. 14 seasons.
Rundown: 3x All-Star, 2x Silver Slugger.
Career stats: 20 (WAR), 134 Home Runs, .291 batting average and 774 RBI’s.
Mark Grudzielanek
Teams/Seasons: Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians. 15 seasons.
Rundown: All-Star, Gold Glover.
Career stats: 26 (WAR), 90 Home Runs, .290 batting average and 640 RBI’s.
Delino DeShields
Teams/Seasons: Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs. 13 seasons.
Career stats: 24 (WAR), 80 Home Runs, .270 batting average and 561 RBI’s.
Runner-Ups: Mark Loretta, Damion Easley, Craig Counsell.
2000’s Second Basemen
Chase Utley
Teams/Seasons: Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers. 16 seasons.
Rundown: World Series Champion, 6x All-Star, 4x Silver Slugger.
Career stats: 64 (WAR), 259 Home Runs, .275 batting average and 1025 RBI’s.
Robinson Cano
Teams/Seasons: New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees. 15 seasons.
Rundown: World Series Champion, 8x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger, 2x Gold Glover and All-Star Game MVP.
Career stats: 68 (WAR), 324 Home Runs, .302 batting average and 1272 RBI’s.
Dustin Pedroia
Teams/Season: Boston Red Sox. 14 seasons.
Rundown: 2x World Series Champion, MLB MVP, 4x All-Star, 4x Gold Glover, Silver Slugger, Rookie-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 51 (WAR), 140 Home Runs, .300 batting average and 725 RBI’s.
Placido Polanco
Teams/Seasons: St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins. 16 seasons.
Rundown: 3x Gold Glover, 2x All-Star, Silver Slugger.
Career stats: 42 (WAR), 104 Home Runs, .300 batting average and 723 RBI’s.
Ian Kinsler
Teams/Seasons: Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres. 14 seasons.
Rundown: World Series Champion, 4x All-Star, 2x Gold Glover.
Career stats: 55 (WAR), 257 Home Runs, .270 batting average and 909 RBI’s.
Ben Zobrist
Teams/Seasons: Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland A’s, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs,
Rundown: 2x World Series Champion, 3x All-Star, World Series MVP.
Career stats: 45 (WAR), 167 Home Runs, .266 batting average and 768 RBI’s.
Howie Kendrick
Teams/Seasons: Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals. 14 seasons.
Rundown: World Series Champion, All-Star.
Career stats: 35 (WAR), 125 Home Runs, .294 batting average and 710 RBI’s.
Brandon Phillips
Teams/Seasons: Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox. 17 seasons.
Rundown: 4x Gold Glover, 3x All-Star, Silver Slugger.
Career stats: 28 (WAR), 211 Home Runs, .275 batting average and 951 RBI’s.
Brian Roberts
Teams/Seasons: Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees. 14 seasons.
Rundown: 2x All-Star.
Career stats: 29 (WAR), 97 Home Runs, .276 batting average and 542 RBI’s.
Adam Kennedy
Teams/Seasons: 14 seasons.
Rundown: World Series Champion.
Career stats: 21 (WAR), 80 Home Runs, .272 batting average and 571 RBI’s.
Runner-Ups: Aaron Hill, Jose Vidro, Marcus Giles, Freddy Sanchez, Jose Lopez, Ronnie Belliard, Orlando Hudson, Mark Ellis, Dan Uggla and Brian Roberts.
2010’s Second Basemen
Jose Altuve
Teams/Season: Houston Astros. Nine seasons.
Rundown: World Series Champion, MLB MVP, 6x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger, 3x Batting Title, Gold Glover.
Career stats: 37 (WAR), 128 Home Runs, .315 batting average and 538 RBI’s.
Daniel Murphy
Teams/Seasons: New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals. 11 seasons.
Rundown: 3x All-Star, 2x Silver Slugger.
Career stats: 21 (WAR), 135 Home Runs, .300 batting average and 719 RBI’s.
Jason Kipnis
Teams/Seasons: Cleveland Indians. Nine seasons.
Rundown: 2x All-Star.
Career stats: 21 (WAR), 123 Home Runs, .261 batting average and 529 RBI’s.
Brian Dozier
Teams/Seasons: Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals. Eight seasons.
Rundown: World Series Champion, All-Star, Gold Glover.
Career stats: 23 (WAR), 192 Home Runs, .245 batting average and 561 RBI’s.
Starlin Castro
Teams/Seasons: Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Miami Marlins. 10 seasons.
Rundown: 4x All-Star.
Career stats: 17 (WAR), 133 Home Runs, .280 batting average and 636 RBI’s.
Neil Walker
Teams/Seasons: Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Milwauke Brewers, New York Mets, Miami Marlins. 11 seasons.
Rundown: Silver Slugger.
Career stats: 20 (WAR), 149 Home Runs, .270 batting average and 606 RBI’s.
Jonathan Villar
Teams/Seasons: Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles. Seven seasons.
Career stats: 11 (WAR), 78 Home Runs, .261 batting average and 268 RBI’s.
Jurickson Profar
Teams/Seasons: Texas Rangers, Oakland A’s. Six seasons.
Career stats: 3 (WAR), 52 Home Runs, .234 batting average and 197 RBI’s.
Present Second Basemen
Whit Merrifield
Teams/Seasons: Kansas City Royals. Four seasons.
Rundown: All-Star.
Career stats: 13 (WAR), 49 Home Runs, .296 batting average and 241 RBI’s.
Ozzie Albies
Teams/Seasons: Atlanta Braves. Three seasons.
Rundown: All-Star. Silver Slugger.
Career stats: 11 (WAR), 54 Home Runs, .280 batting average and 186 RBI’s.
Gleyber Torres
Teams/Seasons: New York Yankees. Two seasons.
Rundown: 2x All-Star.
Career stats: 7 (WAR), 62 Home Runs, .275 batting average and 167 RBI’s.
Ketel Marte
Teams/Seasons: Seattle Mariners, Arizona D-Backs. Five seasons.
Rundown: All-Star.
Career stats: 15 (WAR), 54 Home Runs, .282 batting average and 219 RBI’s.
Caser Hernandez
Teams/Seasons: Philadelphia Phillies, Seven seasons.
Career stats: 9 (WAR), 46 Home Runs, .280 batting average and 253 RBI’s.
Kolten Wong
Teams/Seasons: St. Louis Cardinals. Seven seasons.
Rundown: Gold Glover.
Career stats: 15 (WAR), 52 Home Runs, .260 batting average and 265 RBI’s.
Hanser Alberto
Teams/Seasons: Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Four seasons.
Career stats: 2 (WAR), 12 Home Runs, .280 batting average and 60 RBI’s.
Rougned Odor
Teams/Seasons: Texas Rangers. Six seasons.
Career stats: 8 (WAR), 136 Home Runs, .240 batting average and 428 RBI’s.
Yolmer Sanchez
Teams/Seasons: Chicago White Sox, Six seasons.
Rundown: Gold-Glover.
Career stats: 6 (WAR), 31 Home Runs, .244 batting average and 214 RBI’s.
Ryan McMahon
Teams/Seasons: Colorado Rockies. Three seasons.
Career stats: 1 (WAR), 29 Home Runs, .243 batting average and 103 RBI’s.
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