Jeff Blauser had the best OPS by a shortstop in 1997, with an OPS of .886.

Interpreted as:

highest ops with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a shortstop in 1997

	NAME	OPS	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Jeff Blauser J. Blauser	.886	1997	ATL	151	519	90	160	31	4	17	70	70	20	101	5	1	623	250	52	5	9	6	13	.308	.405	.482	106	28.9	.388	135	27.3
2	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	.875	1997	BOS	153	684	122	209	44	11	30	98	35	6	92	22	9	734	365	85	2	7	2	9	.306	.342	.534	116	25.4	.374	122	20.3
3	Alex Rodriguez A. Rodriguez	.846	1997	SEA	141	587	100	176	40	3	23	84	41	5	99	29	6	638	291	66	4	1	1	14	.300	.350	.496	97	18.8	.368	120	15.9
4	Jay Bell J. Bell	.829	1997	KCR	153	573	89	167	28	3	21	92	71	4	101	10	6	660	264	52	3	9	2	13	.291	.368	.461	98	17.1	.364	116	13.3
5	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	.775	1997	NYY	159	654	116	190	31	7	10	70	74	10	125	23	12	748	265	48	8	2	0	14	.291	.370	.405	103	10.5	.349	110	9.9
6	Shawon Dunston S. Dunston	.763	1997	TOT	132	490	71	147	22	5	14	57	8	3	75	32	8	511	221	41	5	5	0	9	.300	.312	.451	62	-0.6	.330	93	-4.3
7	Jose Valentin J. Valentin	.717	1997	MIL	136	494	58	125	23	1	17	58	39	4	109	19	8	546	201	41	4	5	4	5	.253	.310	.407	58	-8.8	.313	82	-12.6
8	Omar Vizquel O. Vizquel	.715	1997	CLE	153	565	89	158	23	6	5	49	57	2	58	43	12	642	208	34	16	2	1	16	.280	.347	.368	74	-5.2	.323	89	-8.9
9	Royce Clayton R. Clayton	.704	1997	STL	154	576	75	153	39	5	9	61	33	3	109	30	10	619	229	53	2	5	4	19	.266	.306	.398	63	-13.1	.307	81	-14.6
10	Kevin Stocker K. Stocker	.690	1997	PHI	149	504	51	134	23	5	4	40	51	2	91	11	6	560	179	32	2	1	7	14	.266	.335	.355	58	-11.4	.308	79	-14.8
11	Mark Grudzielanek M. Grudzielanek	.690	1997	MON	156	649	76	177	54	3	4	51	23	10	76	25	9	688	249	61	3	3	0	13	.273	.307	.384	69	-15.5	.305	79	-18
12	Jose Vizcaino J. Vizcaino	.673	1997	SFG	151	568	77	151	19	7	5	50	48	0	87	8	8	630	199	31	13	1	1	13	.266	.323	.350	62	-15.3	.303	82	-14.6
13	Edgar Renteria E. Renteria	.668	1997	FLA	154	617	90	171	21	3	4	52	45	4	108	32	15	691	210	28	19	6	1	17	.277	.327	.340	67	-17.7	.302	81	-16.8
14	Greg Gagne G. Gagne	.652	1997	LAD	144	514	49	129	20	3	9	57	31	4	120	2	5	553	182	32	3	1	4	13	.251	.298	.354	48	-20.1	.289	75	-17.4
15	Chris Gomez C. Gomez	.652	1997	SDP	150	522	62	132	19	2	5	54	53	5	114	5	8	586	170	26	3	3	1	16	.253	.326	.326	55	-16.7	.298	80	-14.6
16	Ozzie Guillen O. Guillen	.612	1997	CWS	142	490	59	120	21	6	4	52	22	0	24	5	3	527	165	31	11	4	1	7	.245	.275	.337	38	-27.3	.270	59	-27.7
17	Mike Bordick M. Bordick	.601	1997	BAL	153	509	55	120	19	1	7	46	33	2	66	0	2	560	162	27	12	4	1	23	.236	.283	.318	40	-29.1	.270	58	-30.2
18	Gary Disarcina G. Disarcina	.597	1997	ANA	154	549	52	135	28	2	4	47	17	4	29	7	8	583	179	34	8	5	0	18	.246	.271	.326	39	-32.5	.265	54	-34.5