#MOST HOME RUNS BY A SHORTSTOP SERIES#

#MOST HOME RUNS BY A SHORTSTOP SERIES#

308 in the postseason over his career and was named World Series MVP in 2000 – certainly played a role. He was certainly on some great teams, but his performance – he batted a stellar. His five World Series championships are a rarity in the Wild Card era – no one who has played since 1968 has won more. Jeter had a record of rising to the occasion. Statistics, however, do not tell the whole story. Though he never won an MVP award for a regular season, he finished in the top 10 in voting eight times (and in the top three spots thrice). But his 260 career home runs are more than all but two Hall of Fame shortstops (Banks and Ripken), and they blow away Honus Wagner’s 101.

Jeter is not known as a power hitter, and he certainly never threatened either of Barry Bonds’ home run records. and Ernie Banks, two top contenders for the honor. 310 career batting average is 35 points higher than Cal Ripken Jr. He also leads all shortstops in runs ( Alex Rodriguez has him narrowly beat in this category but played less than half his games at the position), while his. Jeter’s 3,465 hits are the most ever by a shortstop, and sixth most of any player at any position. While much of the praise of Jeter understandably focuses on his clutch hitting, leadership, and intangibles, it is important not to overlook his unparalleled hitting statistics.

But was he the best? Here are three arguments that Jeter was the best shortstop of all time, and three arguments that he is not quite atop that list. *Updated 2020 Former Yankees captain Derek Jeter, who played shortstop in the Bronx from 1995 to 2014, had his number retired at Yankee Stadium on May 14, 2017. Recently voted into the Hall of Fame, Jeter is considered one of the bestshortstops in baseball history.

Most home runs by a shortstop