Who is the best defensive player of All-Time?

[RuthMayBond]

Doesn't matter if he does play 10 full seasons or not... look at my GG list, Helton made it after only 4 years. My GG thought very highly of Mostil who he thinks is the best defensive CFer ever. Better than Blair, Speaker, Ashburn, Mays..... And Mostil only had 7 full seasons.

Well, that's one person's opinion

[The Splendid Splinter]

We'll wait til he gets, oh, more than ten full seasons

Doesn't matter if he does play 10 full seasons or not... look at my GG list, Helton made it after only 4 years. My GG thought very highly of Mostil who he thinks is the best defensive CFer ever. Better than Blair, Speaker, Ashburn, Mays..... And Mostil only had 7 full seasons.

[RuthMayBond]

Mike Cameron? Best of all time? Interesting.......

We'll wait til he gets, oh, more than ten full seasons

[Lucifer]

P: Greg Maddux
C: Johnny Bench
1B: Kieth Hernandez
2B: Bill Mazeroski
3B: Brooks Robinson
SS: Ozzie Smith
OF: Tris Speaker
OF: Willie Mays
OF: Mike Cameron
---There are 100 CF better than the best corner OF ever.
I'll go with Smith as best ever for the same reason I picked 3 CF and no RF or LF. An average SS has more defensive value than the best 3B who ever lived. If Brooks could have played SS, he would have played SS. For the Ichiro fan - he was not the best defensive OFer on his team until Cameron left this year. I've seen about 85% of his games and he hasn't been anywhere near as good as Cameron. I would like to see him in center now though to see what he could do.

Mike Cameron? Best of all time? Interesting.......

[RuthMayBond]

I can give Ski Melillio an honorable mention. However, the best defensive 2B are listed correctly with one modification. Orlando Hudson gets the honor for 2000; Aaron Hill is the best today .

Whatever. And I thought you were going by decade

[HDH]

Nap Lajoie?

<1920 Hughie Critz>

Bucky Harris?

<1930 Charlie Gehringer>

Honorable mention to Melillio?

<1940 Joe Gordon>

Doerr?

<1970 Manny Trillo>

Grich?

<2000 Orlando Hudson or Aaron Hill>

Too late of a start for Hill

I can give Ski Melillio an honorable mention. However, the best defensive 2B are listed correctly with one modification. Orlando Hudson gets the honor for 2000; Aaron Hill is the best today .

[RuthMayBond]

What difference does it make what position he plays? Do you mean that only certain positions are eligible for consideration for best defensive player?

I'd think the guy was an outfielder, he'd AT LEAST play the MOST DIFFICULT outfield position for most of his career

[Seattle1]

Kinda surprised that, if someone is picking ONE player, they'd go with a guy who's played right field most of his career

What difference does it make what position he plays? Do you mean that only certain positions are eligible for consideration for best defensive player?

A perfect, perfect, perfect throw by Ichiro!

[RuthMayBond]

Might be Ichiro Suzuki, though he needs to play a few more years before it can be said with certainty.

Kinda surprised that, if someone is picking ONE player, they'd go with a guy who's played right field most of his career (of course someone earlier went with Keith Hernandez)

[Seattle1]

Who do you think is the best defensive player of all-time?

Might be Ichiro Suzuki, though he needs to play a few more years before it can be said with certainty.

[RuthMayBond]

my great grandpa all defensive team... i found it in his journal. Mind you... my GG lived from 1894 til 2001...

C- Johnny Bench
1B- Todd Helton
2B- Nellie Fox
SS- Ozzie Smith
3B- Brooks Robinson
LF- Bob Meusel
CF- Johnny Mostil
RF- Roberto Clemente


Best Arm in the OF:

1. Roberto Clemente
2. Vladimir Guerrero
3. Bob Meusel

Nice list. Kinda surprised he'd made Helton all-time defensive 1B after four full seasons

[RuthMayBond]

1900 Johnny Evers

Nap Lajoie?

<1920 Hughie Critz>

Bucky Harris?

<1930 Charlie Gehringer>

Honorable mention to Melillio?

<1940 Joe Gordon>

Doerr?

<1970 Manny Trillo>

Grich?

<2000 Orlando Hudson or Aaron Hill>

Too late of a start for Hill

[The Splendid Splinter]

my great grandpa all defensive team... i found it in his journal. Mind you... my GG lived from 1894 til 2001...

C- Johnny Bench
1B- Todd Helton
2B- Nellie Fox
SS- Ozzie Smith
3B- Brooks Robinson
LF- Bob Meusel
CF- Johnny Mostil
RF- Roberto Clemente


Best Arm in the OF:

1. Roberto Clemente
2. Vladimir Guerrero
3. Bob Meusel

[HDH]

2B by Decade

1880-90 Bid McPhee
1900 Johnny Evers
1910 Edddie Collins
1920 Hughie Critz
1930 Charlie Gehringer
1940 Joe Gordon
1950 Nellie Fox
1960 Bill Mazeroski
1970 Manny Trillo
1980 Ryne Sandberg
1990 Roberto Alomar
2000 Orlando Hudson or Aaron Hill

[philipthegreat]

P-Greg Maddux
C- Ivan Rodrigeuz
1b- Don Mattingly
2b- Eddie Collins
3b Brooksie
SS- Ozzie Smith
Of- Willie Mays
of- Jim Edmonds
Of Al Kaline