List of Gold Glove Award winners at second base
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 and the American League, 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, 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.
Roberto Alomar leads second basemen in wins; he won 10 Gold Gloves in 11 years with three different American League teams. Ryne Sandberg has the second-highest total overall; his nine awards, all won with the Chicago Cubs, are the most by a National League player. Bill Mazeroski and Frank White are tied for the third-highest total, with eight wins. Mazeroski's were won with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and White won his with the Kansas City Royals. Joe Morgan and Bobby Richardson each won five Gold Glove Awards, and four-time winners include Craig Biggio, Bret Boone, Bobby Grich, Orlando Hudson, Dustin Pedroia, and Brandon Phillips. Hall of Famers who won Gold Gloves at second base include Alomar, Sandberg, Mazeroski, Morgan, Biggio and Nellie Fox.
Only one winning second baseman has had an errorless season; Plácido Polanco set a record among winners by becoming the first to post a season with no errors and, therefore, a 1.000 fielding percentage. The best mark in the National League was set by Phillips and Darwin Barney. Both committed three errors and amassed a.996 fielding percentage. Grich has made the most putouts in a season, with 484 in 1974. Fox made 453 putouts and the same number of assists in the award's inaugural season; this is more putouts than any National League player has achieved. Mazeroski and Morgan set the National League mark, with 417 in 1967 and 1973 respectively. Sandberg's 571 assists in 1983 are the most among winners in the major leagues; the American League leader is Grich, who made 509 in 1973. Mazeroski turned the most double plays by a winner, collecting 161 in 1966. The American League leader is Fox.
Key
American League winners
| Year | Player | Team | PO | A | E | DP | FPct | Ref |
| † | Chicago White Sox | 453 | 453 | 13 | 141 | .986 | ||
| Detroit Tigers | 342 | 445 | 12 | 109 | .985 | |||
| † | Chicago White Sox | 364 | 453 | 10 | 93 | .988 | ||
| † | Chicago White Sox | 412 | 447 | 13 | 126 | .985 | ||
| New York Yankees | 413 | 376 | 18 | 136 | .978 | |||
| New York Yankees | 378 | 451 | 15 | 116 | .982 | |||
| New York Yankees | 335 | 424 | 12 | 105 | .984 | |||
| New York Yankees | 400 | 410 | 15 | 108 | .982 | |||
| New York Yankees | 372 | 403 | 15 | 121 | .981 | |||
| California Angels | 381 | 488 | 17 | 135 | .981 | |||
| California Angels | 386 | 392 | 11 | 91 | .986 | |||
| California Angels | 350 | 425 | 15 | 94 | .981 | |||
| Baltimore Orioles | 355 | 369 | 12 | 93 | .984 | |||
| Baltimore Orioles | 379 | 390 | 8 | 101 | .990 | |||
| Baltimore Orioles | 361 | 367 | 12 | 103 | .984 | |||
| Boston Red Sox | 321 | 331 | 15 | 81 | .978 | |||
| Baltimore Orioles | 431 | 509 | 5 | 130 | .995 | |||
| Baltimore Orioles | 484 | 453 | 20 | 132 | .979 | |||
| Baltimore Orioles | 423 | 484 | 21 | 122 | .977 | |||
| Baltimore Orioles | 389 | 400 | 12 | 91 | .985 | |||
| Kansas City Royals | 310 | 434 | 8 | 86 | .989 | |||
| Kansas City Royals | 325 | 385 | 16 | 96 | .978 | |||
| Kansas City Royals | 317 | 332 | 12 | 78 | .982 | |||
| Kansas City Royals | 395 | 448 | 10 | 103 | .988 | |||
| Kansas City Royals | 226 | 263 | 6 | 70 | .988 | |||
| Kansas City Royals | 361 | 389 | 17 | 99 | .978 | |||
| Detroit Tigers | 299 | 447 | 13 | 92 | .983 | |||
| Detroit Tigers | 290 | 405 | 15 | 83 | .979 | |||
| Detroit Tigers | 314 | 414 | 11 | 101 | .985 | |||
| Kansas City Royals | 316 | 439 | 10 | 91 | .987 | |||
| Kansas City Royals | 320 | 458 | 10 | 89 | .987 | |||
| Seattle Mariners | 303 | 471 | 18 | 111 | .977 | |||
| Seattle Mariners | 311 | 506 | 17 | 109 | .980 | |||
| Seattle Mariners | 330 | 499 | 19 | 110 | .978 | |||
| *† | Toronto Blue Jays | 333 | 447 | 15 | 79 | .981 | ||
| *† | Toronto Blue Jays | 287 | 378 | 5 | 66 | .993 | ||
| *† | Toronto Blue Jays | 254 | 439 | 14 | 92 | .980 | ||
| *† | Toronto Blue Jays | 176 | 275 | 4 | 71 | .991 | ||
| *† | Toronto Blue Jays | 272 | 367 | 4 | 84 | .994 | ||
| *† | Baltimore Orioles | 279 | 445 | 11 | 107 | .985 | ||
| Minnesota Twins | 283 | 424 | 11 | 101 | .985 | |||
| *† | Baltimore Orioles | 251 | 449 | 11 | 86 | .985 | ||
| *† | Cleveland Indians | 270 | 466 | 6 | 102 | .992 | ||
| *† | Cleveland Indians | 293 | 436 | 15 | 109 | .980 | ||
| *† | Cleveland Indians | 269 | 424 | 5 | 89 | .993 | ||
| Seattle Mariners | 251 | 387 | 7 | 84 | .989 | |||
| Seattle Mariners | 268 | 426 | 7 | 107 | .990 | |||
| Seattle Mariners | 280 | 350 | 14 | 90 | .978 | |||
| Toronto Blue Jays | 302 | 390 | 6 | 80 | .991 | |||
| Kansas City Royals | 261 | 372 | 4 | 107 | .994 | |||
| Detroit Tigers | 294 | 389 | 0 | 101 | 1.000 | |||
| Boston Red Sox | 279 | 448 | 6 | 101 | .992 | |||
| Detroit Tigers | 290 | 439 | 2 | 112 | .997 | |||
| New York Yankees | 341 | 432 | 3 | 114 | .996 | |||
| Boston Red Sox | 290 | 425 | 7 | 81 | .990 | |||
| New York Yankees | 285 | 435 | 6 | 92 | .992 | |||
| Boston Red Sox | 254 | 429 | 5 | 102 | .993 | |||
| Boston Red Sox | 247 | 405 | 2 | 96 | .997 | |||
| Houston Astros | 247 | 417 | 5 | 81 | .993 | |||
| Detroit Tigers | 303 | 432 | 9 | 109 | .988 | |||
| Minnesota Twins | 264 | 405 | 5 | 109 | .993 | |||
| Los Angeles Angels Boston Red Sox | 213 | 310 | 9 | 89 | .983 | |||
| Chicago White Sox | 248 | 416 | 9 | 108 | .987 |
National League winners
| Year | Player | Team | PO | A | E | DP | FPct | Ref |
| † | Chicago White Sox | 453 | 453 | 13 | 141 | .986 | ||
| † | Pittsburgh Pirates | 344 | 496 | 17 | 118 | .980 | ||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 386 | 413 | 9 | 110 | .989 | |||
| † | Pittsburgh Pirates | 413 | 449 | 10 | 127 | .989 | ||
| † | Pittsburgh Pirates | 410 | 505 | 23 | 144 | .975 | ||
| Chicago Cubs | 363 | 489 | 15 | 103 | .983 | |||
| † | Pittsburgh Pirates | 340 | 506 | 14 | 131 | .984 | ||
| † | Pittsburgh Pirates | 346 | 543 | 23 | 122 | .975 | ||
| † | Pittsburgh Pirates | 290 | 439 | 9 | 113 | .988 | ||
| † | Pittsburgh Pirates | 411 | 538 | 8 | 161 | .992 | ||
| † | Pittsburgh Pirates | 417 | 498 | 18 | 131 | .981 | ||
| Chicago Cubs | 356 | 461 | 19 | 107 | .977 | |||
| Atlanta Braves | 373 | 444 | 17 | 72 | .980 | |||
| Cincinnati Reds | 350 | 410 | 13 | 107 | .983 | |||
| Cincinnati Reds | 395 | 468 | 9 | 130 | .990 | |||
| Atlanta Braves | 273 | 339 | 8 | 67 | .987 | |||
| † | Cincinnati Reds | 417 | 440 | 9 | 106 | .990 | ||
| † | Cincinnati Reds | 344 | 385 | 13 | 92 | .982 | ||
| † | Cincinnati Reds | 356 | 425 | 11 | 96 | .986 | ||
| † | Cincinnati Reds | 342 | 335 | 13 | 85 | .981 | ||
| † | Cincinnati Reds | 351 | 359 | 5 | 100 | .993 | ||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 337 | 424 | 20 | 88 | .974 | |||
| Philadelphia Phillies | 270 | 368 | 10 | 84 | .985 | |||
| New York Mets | 283 | 370 | 6 | 70 | .991 | |||
| Philadelphia Phillies | 245 | 286 | 7 | 61 | .987 | |||
| Philadelphia Phillies | 343 | 441 | 5 | 101 | .994 | |||
| † | Chicago Cubs | 330 | 571 | 13 | 126 | .986 | ||
| † | Chicago Cubs | 314 | 550 | 6 | 102 | .993 | ||
| † | Chicago Cubs | 353 | 500 | 12 | 99 | .986 | ||
| † | Chicago Cubs | 309 | 492 | 5 | 86 | .994 | ||
| † | Chicago Cubs | 294 | 375 | 10 | 84 | .985 | ||
| † | Chicago Cubs | 291 | 522 | 11 | 79 | .987 | ||
| † | Chicago Cubs | 294 | 466 | 6 | 80 | .992 | ||
| † | Chicago Cubs | 278 | 469 | 8 | 81 | .989 | ||
| † | Chicago Cubs | 267 | 515 | 4 | 66 | .995 | ||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 311 | 428 | 6 | 78 | .992 | |||
| San Francisco Giants | 273 | 384 | 8 | 95 | .988 | |||
| † | Houston Astros | 225 | 338 | 7 | 63 | .988 | ||
| † | Houston Astros | 299 | 419 | 10 | 78 | .986 | ||
| † | Houston Astros | 361 | 440 | 10 | 76 | .988 | ||
| † | Houston Astros | 341 | 504 | 18 | 108 | .979 | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | 329 | 416 | 9 | 100 | .988 | |||
| Cincinnati Reds | 325 | 409 | 7 | 91 | .991 | |||
| Cincinnati Reds | 289 | 393 | 14 | 88 | .980 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | 315 | 383 | 9 | 100 | .987 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | 287 | 401 | 13 | 104 | .981 | |||
| Florida Marlins | 286 | 433 | 10 | 99 | .986 | |||
| Florida Marlins | 275 | 406 | 6 | 97 | .991 | |||
| Florida Marlins | 245 | 352 | 7 | 87 | .988 | |||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 311 | 510 | 13 | 115 | .984 | |||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 258 | 387 | 10 | 96 | .985 | |||
| Cincinnati Reds | 298 | 401 | 7 | 85 | .990 | |||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 325 | 359 | 8 | 77 | .988 | |||
| Cincinnati Reds | 281 | 419 | 3 | 95 | .996 | |||
| Cincinnati Reds | 306 | 409 | 6 | 94 | .990 | |||
| Chicago Cubs | 315 | 426 | 3 | 98 | .996 | |||
| Cincinnati Reds | 278 | 428 | 9 | 84 | .987 | |||
| Colorado Rockies | 257 | 413 | 6 | 99 | .991 | |||
| Miami Marlins | 293 | 434 | 6 | 111 | .992 | |||
| San Francisco Giants | 233 | 363 | 5 | 82 | .992 | |||
| Colorado Rockies | 251 | 470 | 8 | 106 | .989 | |||
| Colorado Rockies | 209 | 378 | 4 | 90 | .993 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | 250 | 412 | 9 | 103 | .987 |
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.