SHORT PEAK = WAR in Best 3 Seasons. Consistency, discipline, and work ethic are essential traits for a player to earn the coveted Gold Glove Award, awarded to elite fielders at the end of each season. For most of his career, Ozzie Smith was the premier defensive shortstop in baseball. In Jo-Jo Moore and Gary Matthews we see the conventional wisdom about left field come to the fore. That's short for Three True Outcomes, also known as walks, strikeouts and home runs. The ten time All-Star, eight time Gold Glove, led all second basemen in double plays turned for eight consecutive years from 1960 to 1967. Yelich had -6 defensive runs saved in his first season as a primary left fielder in 2020, though that's far from the biggest concern of the Brewers. -- Lauber, The numbers defy sense. More so than any position I've reviewed so far, the right fielders are affected by the 1970 timeline cutoff. Teams: Baltimore Orioles (1965-81), Los Angeles Dodgers (1982). Who are the best center fielders of all time? A ranked list Thats right more than Ozzie Smith even. Do you want big names? Relying on positioning and reading hitters proved inadequate to maintain the standards hed set. Williams not only had a .344 average for his career, but he also blasted 522 home runs despite missing nearly five full seasons serving in World War II and the Korean War. (Insider), Teams Without that, he'd be far beyond 500 career home runs, and get far more credit on this list. Other career achievements include over 351 OBP, 440 OPS, and 215 hits. His best work was done in the outfield where he earned seven Gold Glove Awards. Yaz's greatest achievement might have been succeeding Ted Williams in left field at Fenway Park in 1961 and playing at a Hall-of-Fame level for the next 23 years. Moore was a four-time All-Star who lost three seasons at the peak of his career to serve in World War II. Tweet Email Comment Next The Clooney Garage: Inside George Clooney's Insane Car Collection Related Topics Baseball Cruz is undoubtedly the best left-fielder in Astros history, and is one of the greatest Astros of All-Time. The Best Defensive Midfielders of All Time - 90min -- Lauber, Another left fielder with PED issues, Manny hit .312 with 555 home runs. Willie is a 24-time All-Star, 12-time Gold Glove award winner, and two-time MVP Award winner. He also retired with the highest career fielding percentage and once went 95 consecutive games without committing an error. By the way, he ranked among the top five in assists in 15 consecutive seasons, five of them as the league leader, and his pickoff move was just plain filthy. Dangerous on the basepaths, Raines led Major League Baseball in stolen bases in 1981 and 84. On Opening Day in 2010, the southpaw made a kick save on a shot up the middle, quickly ran down the ball in foul territory then executed a no-look, between-the-legs, glove-handed flip to first base for the out, the most insane, off-the-charts play by a pitcher in the history of history.
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