The Gold Glove Award is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), as voted by the managers and coaches in each league. Managers are not permitted to vote for their own players. Eighteen Gold Gloves are awarded each year (with the exception of 1957, 1985, 2007 and 2018), one at each of the nine positions in each league. In 1957, the baseball glove manufacturer Rawlings created the Gold Glove Award to commemorate the best fielding performance at each position. The award was created from a glove made from gold lamé-tanned leather and affixed to a walnut base. Initially, only one Gold Glove per position was awarded to the top fielder in each position in the entire league; however, separate awards were given to the National and American Leagues beginning in 1958.

Keith Hernandez has won the most Gold Gloves at first base, capturing 11 consecutive awards in the National League from 1978 to 1988. In the American League, Don Mattingly won nine times with the New York Yankees for the second-highest total among first basemen, and George Scott won eight awards playing for the Boston Red Sox (three) and the Milwaukee Brewers (five). Vic Power, and Bill White each won seven awards; six-time winners include Wes Parker and J. T. Snow. Mark Teixeira has won five Gold Gloves at the position. Gil Hodges, Eddie Murray and Jeff Bagwell are the only members of the Baseball Hall of Fame to have won a Gold Glove at first base.

Among winners, Steve Garvey has made the most putouts in a season, with 1,606 in 1977. Murray leads American League winners in that category, with 1,538 in 1984. Kevin Youkilis has made the fewest errors in a season, also achieving the highest fielding percentage, when he went the entire 2007 season without an error for a fielding percentage of 1.000. Several players have made one error in a winning season, including Parker in 1968, Snow in 1998, Rafael Palmeiro in 1999, and Teixeira in 2012. Parker, Snow and Teixeira achieved a .999 fielding percentage in those seasons, as did Todd Helton in 2001. The player with the most errors in an award-winning season was Scott; he made 19 errors in 1967. Joey Votto made the most assists in a season, with 173 in 2011. The highest double play total in the major leagues belongs to Cecil Cooper, who turned 160 double plays in 1980.

Darin Erstad won a Gold Glove as a first baseman in 2004 after winning two awards in the outfield (2000, 2002), making him the only player to win the award as an infielder and an outfielder. In 1999, Palmeiro won the Gold Glove with the Texas Rangers while only appearing in 28 games as a first baseman; he appeared in 135 games as a designated hitter that season, resulting in some controversy over his selection. The oldest player to win the position is Yuli Gurriel, who won the award for the Houston Astros at the age of 37 in 2021.

Key Year Links to the corresponding Major League Baseball season PO Putout A Assist E Error DP Double play FPct Fielding percentage * or ** Winner of the most Gold Glove Awards at his position (** indicates tie) † Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

American League winners

Year Player Team PO A E DP FPct Ref † Brooklyn Dodgers (NL) 1,317 115 14 115 .990 Kansas City AthleticsCleveland Indians 702 77 6 94 .992 Cleveland Indians 1,039 110 6 98 .995 Cleveland Indians 1,177 145 5 145 .996 Cleveland Indians 1,154 142 8 101 .994 Minnesota Twins 1,193 134 10 133 .993 Minnesota Twins 896 76 8 86 .992 Minnesota TwinsLos Angeles AngelsPhiladelphia Phillies (NL) 491 50 2 39 .996 New York Yankees 1,036 71 3 104 .997 New York Yankees 1,044 92 6 92 .995 Boston Red Sox 1,321 94 19 115 .987 Boston Red Sox 807 55 11 68 .987 New York Yankees 1,254 74 7 118 .995 California Angels 1,212 85 7 131 .995 Boston Red Sox 1,256 75 11 122 .992 Milwaukee Brewers 1,180 73 10 106 .992 Milwaukee Brewers 1,388 118 9 144 .994 Milwaukee Brewers 1,345 114 12 137 .992 Milwaukee Brewers 1,202 109 14 118 .989 Milwaukee Brewers 1,393 107 13 133 .991 Chicago White Sox 977 90 10 76 .991 New York Yankees 1,366 111 4 119 .997 Milwaukee Brewers 1,323 78 10 119 .993 Milwaukee Brewers 1,336 106 5 160 .997 Chicago White Sox 729 58 6 68 .992 † Baltimore Orioles 1,269 97 4 106 .997 † Baltimore Orioles 1,393 114 10 136 .993 † Baltimore Orioles 1,538 143 13 152 .992 New York Yankees 1,318 87 7 154 .995 New York Yankees 1,377 100 6 132 .996 New York Yankees 1,239 91 5 122 .996 New York Yankees 1,250 99 9 131 .993 New York Yankees 1,274 87 7 143 .995 Oakland Athletics 1,329 95 5 126 .997 New York Yankees 1,119 77 5 135 .996 New York Yankees 1,209 116 4 129 .997 New York Yankees 1,258 84 3 123 .998 New York Yankees 919 68 2 95 .998 California Angels 1,274 103 10 134 .993 California Angels 1,308 108 7 133 .995 Baltimore Orioles 1,304 112 10 124 .993 Baltimore Orioles 1,435 124 9 127 .994 Texas Rangers 261 13 1 23 .996 Seattle Mariners 1,271 133 5 154 .996 Minnesota Twins 1,263 69 4 95 .997 Seattle Mariners 1,169 101 5 122 .996 Seattle Mariners 1,096 125 3 126 .998 Anaheim Angels 986 66 4 83 .996 Texas Rangers 1,377 101 3 127 .998 Texas Rangers 1,481 88 4 157 .997 Boston Red Sox 990 90 0 101 1.000 Tampa Bay Rays 991 106 2 117 .998 New York Yankees 1,222 49 4 110 .997 New York Yankees 1,227 80 3 137 .998 Boston Red Sox 1,222 125 4 106 .997 New York Yankees 985 69 1 91 .999 Kansas City Royals 1,205 122 8 118 .994 Kansas City Royals 1,043 88 10 85 .991 Kansas City Royals 1,261 101 4 121 .997 Texas Rangers 1,036 65 2 138 .998 Kansas City Royals 1,235 75 4 124 .997 Oakland Athletics 1,403 84 7 115 .995 Oakland Athletics 1,023 90 8 95 .993 Seattle Mariners 370 32 1 36 .998 Houston Astros 1,057 86 6 95 .995 Toronto Blue Jays 969 47 10 80 .990 Texas Rangers 1,221 106 3 128 .998 Minnesota Twins 998 92 4 67 .996 Minnesota TwinsToronto Blue Jays 755 74 3 47 .996

National League winners

Year Player Team PO A E DP FPct Ref † Brooklyn Dodgers 1,317 115 14 115 .990 † Los Angeles Dodgers 907 69 8 134 .992 † Los Angeles Dodgers 891 66 8 77 .992 St. Louis Cardinals 994 65 11 109 .990 St. Louis Cardinals 1,373 104 17 125 .989 St. Louis Cardinals 1,221 94 9 114 .993 St. Louis Cardinals 1,389 105 13 126 .991 St. Louis Cardinals 1,513 101 6 125 .996 St. Louis Cardinals 1,308 109 11 114 .992 Philadelphia Phillies 1,422 109 9 118 .994 Los Angeles Dodgers 913 68 4 72 .996 Los Angeles Dodgers 939 69 1 74 .999 Los Angeles Dodgers 1,189 79 6 87 .995 Los Angeles Dodgers 1,498 125 7 116 .996 Los Angeles Dodgers 1,215 97 5 113 .996 Los Angeles Dodgers 1,074 68 4 91 .997 Montreal Expos 990 80 5 88 .995 Los Angeles Dodgers 1,536 62 8 108 .995 Los Angeles Dodgers 1,500 77 8 96 .995 Los Angeles Dodgers 1,583 67 3 138 .998 Los Angeles Dodgers 1,606 55 8 137 .995 * St. Louis Cardinals 1,436 96 10 124 .994 * St. Louis Cardinals 1,489 146 8 145 .995 * St. Louis Cardinals 1,572 115 9 146 .995 * St. Louis Cardinals 1,054 86 3 99 .997 * St. Louis Cardinals 1,586 135 11 140 .994 * St. Louis CardinalsNew York Mets 1,418 147 13 147 .992 * New York Mets 1,214 142 8 127 .994 * New York Mets 1,310 139 4 113 .997 * New York Mets 1,199 149 5 115 .996 * New York Mets 1,298 149 10 110 .993 * New York Mets 734 77 2 63 .998 Montreal Expos 1,335 91 11 97 .992 Montreal Expos 1,300 94 10 93 .993 San Francisco Giants 1,273 110 4 115 .997 Chicago Cubs 1,580 141 4 119 .998 Chicago Cubs 1,456 112 5 134 .997 † Houston Astros 922 120 9 94 .991 Chicago Cubs 1,211 114 7 93 .995 Chicago Cubs 1,259 107 4 120 .997 San Francisco Giants 1,308 108 7 133 .995 San Francisco Giants 1,040 94 1 99 .999 San Francisco Giants 1,221 122 6 123 .996 San Francisco Giants 1,198 92 6 35 .995 † Colorado Rockies 1,306 119 2 139 .999 † Colorado Rockies 1,358 112 7 138 .995 Florida Marlins 1,279 97 5 132 .996 † Colorado Rockies 1,356 144 4 130 .997 Chicago Cubs 1,323 122 6 118 .996 St. Louis Cardinals 1,345 110 6 145 .996 Chicago Cubs 1,165 87 7 99 .994 San Diego Padres 1,306 130 6 129 .996 San Diego Padres 1,224 136 7 116 .995 St. Louis Cardinals 1,458 157 4 146 .998 Cincinnati Reds 1,341 173 6 127 .996 Washington Nationals 1,260 100 7 113 .995 Arizona Diamondbacks 1,494 99 5 118 .997 Los Angeles Dodgers 1,318 118 6 118 .996 Arizona Diamondbacks 1,378 123 5 129 .997 Chicago Cubs 1,268 126 6 98 .996 Arizona Diamondbacks 1,254 103 4 116 .997 Chicago Cubs 1,133 147 7 128 .995 Atlanta Braves 1,268 72 7 116 .995 Chicago Cubs 1,140 123 5 120 .996 Chicago Cubs 418 44 1 39 .998 St. Louis Cardinals 1,144 106 2 111 .998 Arizona Diamondbacks 1,109 78 5 106 .996 Arizona Diamondbacks 1,075 77 2 106 .998 Arizona Diamondbacks 977 76 2 104 .998 Atlanta Braves 1,147 145 5 96 .996

Footnotes The Brewers were members of the American League until 1997, when Commissioner Bud Selig offered the team the option to switch leagues due to a realignment of Major League Baseball's divisions. The Brewers have been members of the National League since 1998. Born Victor Pellot, he used the alias "Vic Power" during his career in MLB due to his experiences in Canada that drew laughs from fans due to his last name sounding similar to obscene slang In 1957, Gold Gloves were given to the top fielders in Major League Baseball, instead of separate awards for the National and American Leagues; therefore, the winners are the same in each table.

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External links Rawlings Gold Glove Award Website