Fielding Average Records by Second Basemen

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a record book of baseball milestones for fielding averages by second basemen - including career marks and single season plateaus.
"Run everything out and be in by twelve." - Red Schoendienst as Cardinals Manager in 1968
Fielding Average Records by Second Basemen

Career Records
Record Lg Name(s) Team(s) Data
Highest
In A Career
1,000+ Games
AL
Roberto Alomar
Toronto
.985
Baltimore
Cleveland
NL
Tom Herr
St. Louis
.989
Philadelphia
New York
San Francisco
Ryne Sandberg
Philadelphia
Chicago
Fielding Average Records by Second Basemen

Single Season Records
Record Lg Name(s) Team(s) Data
Highest
In A Season
100+ Games
AL
Bobby Grich
California
.997
1985
NL
Bret Boone
Cincinnati
.997
1997
Highest
In A Season
150+ Games
AL
Bobby Grich
Baltimore
.995
1973
NL
Jose Oquendo
St. Louis
.996
1990
Lowest
In A Season
100+ Games
AL
Frank Truesdale
St. Louis
.914
1910
NL
Fred Pfeffer
Chicago
.893
1885
Lowest
In A Season
By The League Leader
AL
Jimmy Williams
New York
.960
1903
NL
Charley Bassett
Indianapolis
.928
1887


Eddie Collins led the American League in fielding average (1909, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1921, 1922, & 1924) more than any other second basemen!

Red Schoendienst led the National League in fielding average (1946, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957 & 1958) more than any other second basemen!

Claude Ritchey of the Pittsburgh Pirates set a Major League record for consecutive seasons leading a league in fielding average at second base when he topped the charts from 1902 through 1907!
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