volz2wallz
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I should have clarified. Best defensive SS since Ozzie.
Ok, since it’s making me sick, watching the CWS, name you’re favorite first baseman? We’ll go around the field by position.
Keith Hernandez, Mattingly, Will Clark
Big hurt, crime dog and Thome would be close.
What do you notice about everyone ahead of Simmons on that list?Not quite: Cal Ripken was a contemporary of Ozzie, and he ranks behind Ozzie. But Omar Vizquel is a SS that played after Ozzie, and he is slightly ahead of Simmons. But Simmons is still playing, so we'll see where he ends up.
Per Baseball Reference on-line:
Career Leadrs for Defensive WAR
1.Ozzie Smith+ (19)44.210778B2.Mark Belanger (18)39.56602R3.Brooks Robinson+ (23)39.111782R4.Cal Ripken Jr.+ (21)35.712883R5.Joe Tinker+ (15)34.37166R6.Luis Aparicio+ (18)31.911231R7.Rabbit Maranville+ (23)30.811260R8.Ivan Rodriguez+ (21)29.610270R9.Omar Vizquel (24)29.512013B10.Bobby Wallace+ (25)28.79631R11.Bill Dahlen (21)28.510438R Andrelton Simmons (11, 32)28.54790R