The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as the Gold Glove, 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 at each position in the entire league; however, separate awards were given for the National and American Leagues beginning in 1958.

Ozzie Smith, known as "the Wizard of Oz", has won the most Gold Glove Awards at shortstop; he captured 13 awards in his 19 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. Omar Vizquel is second among shortstops with 11 wins; he won two with the San Francisco Giants in the National League after winning nine with the Seattle Mariners and the Cleveland Indians in the American League. Luis Aparicio won nine times at shortstop for the third-highest total, followed by Mark Belanger with eight wins. Dave Concepción and Derek Jeter have won five awards; four-time winners at shortstop include Brandon Crawford, Tony Fernández, Jimmy Rollins, Andrelton Simmons and Alan Trammell. Hall of Famers who have won Gold Glove Awards at shortstop include Smith, Aparicio, Trammell, Ernie Banks, Robin Yount, Barry Larkin and Cal Ripken Jr., whose 2,632 consecutive games played earned him his "Iron Man" nickname.

Vizquel and J. P. Crawford made the fewest errors during a shortstop's winning season, with three in 2000 and 2020 respectively. Vizquel's .995 fielding percentage that season leads American League and major league shortstops, and his 2006 total of four errors is tied for the National League lead with Rey Ordóñez (1999). Ordóñez' .994 fielding percentage in 1999 leads National Leaguers in that category. Aparicio leads winners in putouts, with 305 in 1960; Concepción (1976) and Smith (1983) are tied for the National League lead with 304. Smith's 621 assists are best among all shortstops, and Belanger (552 assists in 1974) is the American League leader. Gene Alley turned 128 double plays in 1966 to lead winners in that category; Ripken leads American Leaguers, with 119 turned in 1992.

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 Cincinnati Redlegs (NL) 253 418 16 86 .977 † Chicago White Sox 289 463 21 90 .973 † Chicago White Sox 282 460 23 87 .970 † Chicago White Sox 305 551 18 117 .979 † Chicago White Sox 264 487 30 86 .962 † Chicago White Sox 280 452 20 102 .973 Minnesota Twins 301 448 30 87 .961 † Baltimore Orioles 260 437 15 98 .979 Minnesota Twins 248 487 39 105 .950 † Baltimore Orioles 303 441 17 104 .978 California Angels 258 435 25 73 .965 † Chicago White Sox 269 535 19 92 .977 Baltimore Orioles 251 449 23 79 .968 † Chicago White Sox 251 483 18 99 .976 Baltimore Orioles 280 443 16 77 .978 Detroit Tigers 233 495 7 81 .990 Baltimore Orioles 241 530 23 100 .971 Baltimore Orioles 243 552 13 100 .984 Baltimore Orioles 259 508 17 105 .978 Baltimore Orioles 239 545 14 97 .982 Baltimore Orioles 244 417 10 82 .985 Baltimore Orioles 184 409 9 76 .985 Boston Red Sox 272 523 16 109 .980 † Detroit Tigers 225 412 13 89 .980 † Detroit Tigers 181 347 9 65 .983 † Milwaukee Brewers 253 489 24 95 .969 † Detroit Tigers 236 367 13 71 .979 † Detroit Tigers 180 314 10 71 .980 Oakland Athletics 278 440 30 87 .960 Toronto Blue Jays 294 445 13 103 .983 Toronto Blue Jays 270 396 14 88 .979 Toronto Blue Jays 247 470 14 106 .981 Toronto Blue Jays 260 475 6 93 .992 Chicago White Sox 252 474 17 100 .977 † Baltimore Orioles 267 528 11 114 .986 † Baltimore Orioles 287 445 12 119 .984 Seattle Mariners 245 475 15 108 .980 Cleveland Indians 113 204 6 54 .981 Cleveland Indians 210 405 9 84 .986 Cleveland Indians 226 447 20 91 .971 Cleveland Indians 245 429 10 98 .985 Cleveland Indians 273 442 5 94 .993 Cleveland Indians 221 396 15 88 .976 Cleveland Indians 231 416 3 99 .995 Cleveland Indians 219 414 7 88 .989 Texas Rangers 259 472 10 108 .987 Texas Rangers 227 464 8 111 .989 † New York Yankees 273 392 13 96 .981 † New York Yankees 262 454 15 96 .979 † New York Yankees 214 381 15 81 .975 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 239 415 11 104 .983 Texas Rangers 193 465 11 113 .984 † New York Yankees 206 340 8 75 .986 † New York Yankees 182 365 6 94 .989 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 240 406 13 102 .980 Baltimore Orioles 244 529 6 113 .992 Baltimore Orioles 230 403 12 108 .981 Baltimore Orioles 187 394 13 99 .978 Kansas City Royals 217 417 13 80 .980 Cleveland Indians 215 447 12 83 .982 Los Angeles Angels 235 436 14 99 .980 Los Angeles Angels 228 372 10 114 .984 Cleveland Indians 159 312 10 68 .979 Seattle Mariners 73 145 3 31 .986 Houston Astros 183 384 11 70 .981 Houston Astros 146 347 19 64 .963 New York Yankees 186 357 17 63 .970 Kansas City Royals 207 361 15 78 .974 Kansas City Royals 186 382 10 74 .983

National League winners

Year Player Team PO A E DP FPct Ref Cincinnati Redlegs 253 418 16 86 .977 Cincinnati Redlegs 278 394 14 81 .980 Cincinnati Redlegs 163 205 10 50 .974 † Chicago Cubs 283 488 18 94 .977 Los Angeles Dodgers 253 428 29 104 .959 Los Angeles Dodgers 295 493 36 86 .956 Philadelphia Phillies 220 359 17 73 .971 Philadelphia Phillies 141 191 10 44 .971 Cincinnati Reds 292 440 19 92 .975 Pittsburgh Pirates 235 472 15 128 .979 Pittsburgh Pirates 257 500 26 105 .967 St. Louis Cardinals 232 458 22 81 .969 Chicago Cubs 266 542 20 101 .976 Chicago Cubs 257 501 22 86 .972 New York Mets 257 441 16 86 .978 Philadelphia Phillies 212 494 9 88 .987 Houston Astros 231 429 12 83 .982 Cincinnati Reds 239 536 30 99 .963 Cincinnati Reds 238 445 16 102 .977 Cincinnati Reds 304 506 27 93 .968 Cincinnati Reds 280 490 11 101 .986 Philadelphia Phillies 224 502 10 87 .986 Cincinnati Reds 284 495 27 102 .967 *† San Diego Padres 288 621 24 113 .974 *† San Diego Padres 220 422 16 72 .976 *† St. Louis Cardinals 279 535 13 101 .984 *† St. Louis Cardinals 304 519 21 100 .975 *† St. Louis Cardinals 233 437 12 94 .982 *† St. Louis Cardinals 264 549 14 111 .983 *† St. Louis Cardinals 229 453 15 96 .978 *† St. Louis Cardinals 245 516 10 111 .987 *† St. Louis Cardinals 234 519 22 79 .972 *† St. Louis Cardinals 209 483 17 73 .976 *† St. Louis Cardinals 212 378 12 66 .980 *† St. Louis Cardinals 244 387 8 79 .987 *† St. Louis Cardinals 232 420 10 82 .985 Pittsburgh Pirates 256 527 11 100 .986 † Cincinnati Reds 178 312 10 62 .980 † Cincinnati Reds 192 341 11 72 .980 † Cincinnati Reds 230 426 17 80 .975 New York Mets 171 355 9 71 .983 New York Mets 265 401 17 82 .975 New York Mets 220 416 4 91 .994 Colorado Rockies 288 524 18 120 .978 Montreal Expos 246 515 11 106 .986 St. Louis Cardinals 202 410 19 72 .970 St. Louis Cardinals 191 439 16 83 .975 Los Angeles Dodgers 234 430 10 96 .985 San Francisco Giants 234 426 8 80 .988 San Francisco Giants 205 389 4 86 .993 Philadelphia Phillies 227 479 11 110 .985 Philadelphia Phillies 193 393 7 71 .988 Philadelphia Phillies 212 389 6 72 .990 Colorado Rockies 211 388 10 103 .984 Colorado Rockies 261 417 6 98 .991 Philadelphia Phillies 204 377 13 74 .978 Atlanta Braves 240 499 14 94 .981 Atlanta Braves 217 411 14 99 .978 San Francisco Giants 191 427 13 89 .979 San Francisco Giants 209 413 11 90 .983 San Francisco Giants 221 374 11 85 .982 Arizona Diamondbacks 165 432 9 98 .985 Arizona Diamondbacks 207 412 13 79 .979 Chicago Cubs 86 159 8 34 .968 San Francisco Giants 168 340 9 68 .983 Atlanta Braves 193 391 8 77 .986 Chicago Cubs 187 382 11 72 .981 Colorado Rockies 233 435 8 113 .988 St. Louis Cardinals 163 335 3 64 .994

Footnotes 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.

See also Gold Glove middle infield duos

References General

Inline citations

External links Rawlings Gold Glove Award Website