Between the 1950 and 1990 seasons, Ernie Banks had the best wOBA by a shortstop, with a wOBA of .388.
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ss most career woba with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game from 1950 to 1990| NAME | wOBA | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Banks | .388 | 1,216 | 4,670 | 751 | 1,355 | 210 | 59 | 298 | 858 | 452 | 29 | 577 | 37 | 39 | 5,205 | 2,577 | 567 | 10 | 44 | 116 | 103 | .290 | .353 | .552 | .905 | 859 | 264.4 | 133 | 210.4 |
| 2 |  | S. Hemus | .382 | 549 | 1,789 | 326 | 499 | 93 | 31 | 33 | 172 | 312 | 41 | 153 | 15 | 14 | 2,163 | 753 | 157 | 19 | 2 | 28 | .279 | .397 | .421 | .818 | 331 | 81.8 | 122 | 57.7 | |
| 3 | | E. Joost | .377 | 542 | 1,912 | 341 | 487 | 77 | 11 | 69 | 252 | 403 | 15 | 287 | 23 | 19 | 2,347 | 793 | 157 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 30 | .255 | .388 | .415 | .803 | 349 | 74.3 | 117 | 47.4 |
| 4 | | V. Stephens | .375 | 241 | 923 | 160 | 260 | 47 | 8 | 37 | 188 | 104 | 1 | 74 | 3 | 2 | 1,030 | 434 | 92 | 2 | 29 | .282 | .355 | .470 | .825 | 152 | 29 | 106 | 9.3 | ||
| 5 | | G. McDougald | .370 | 261 | 977 | 166 | 292 | 38 | 12 | 26 | 118 | 127 | 7 | 130 | 5 | 13 | 1,142 | 432 | 76 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 17 | .299 | .382 | .442 | .824 | 173 | 43.2 | 128 | 38.6 |
| 6 | | J. Pesky | .362 | 225 | 724 | 129 | 205 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 140 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 880 | 255 | 36 | 13 | 13 | .283 | .401 | .352 | .754 | 121 | 20.3 | 107 | 7.4 | ||
| 7 | | P. Green | .357 | 88 | 219 | 33 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 42 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 264 | 93 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .260 | .376 | .425 | .801 | 38 | 7.1 | 111 | 3.6 |
| 8 | | B. Morgan | .357 | 135 | 455 | 58 | 119 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 50 | 70 | 0 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 537 | 190 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 15 | .262 | .357 | .418 | .775 | 71 | 9.9 | 105 | 3.5 | |
| 9 |  | C. Ripken Jr. | .355 | 1,476 | 5,655 | 871 | 1,552 | 294 | 28 | 225 | 828 | 635 | 21 | 701 | 22 | 23 | 6,375 | 2,577 | 547 | 3 | 61 | 40 | 174 | .274 | .347 | .456 | .802 | 902 | 180.6 | 121 | 161 |
| 10 | | P. Wee Reese | .353 | 1,076 | 4,056 | 696 | 1,115 | 174 | 44 | 73 | 448 | 590 | 14 | 445 | 119 | 43 | 4,771 | 1,596 | 291 | 94 | 17 | 2 | 116 | .275 | .368 | .393 | .761 | 631 | 75.4 | 104 | 22.9 |
| 11 | | D. O'Connell | .351 | 79 | 315 | 39 | 92 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 344 | 134 | 25 | 5 | 8 | .292 | .342 | .425 | .768 | 44 | 1.4 | 95 | -2.3 | |||
| 12 | | W. Held | .350 | 541 | 1,879 | 251 | 481 | 69 | 11 | 92 | 274 | 234 | 21 | 410 | 6 | 4 | 2,157 | 848 | 172 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 44 | .256 | .343 | .451 | .794 | 300 | 50.5 | 114 | 38.3 |
| 13 | | J. Reed | .350 | 264 | 892 | 140 | 259 | 66 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 122 | 8 | 65 | 6 | 9 | 1,054 | 345 | 74 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 17 | .290 | .378 | .387 | .765 | 145 | 29.6 | 116 | 19.3 |
| 14 |  | A. Trammell | .347 | 1,835 | 6,702 | 1,009 | 1,929 | 329 | 50 | 152 | 810 | 707 | 30 | 712 | 199 | 96 | 7,614 | 2,814 | 531 | 108 | 67 | 40 | 117 | .288 | .355 | .420 | .775 | 1025 | 167.2 | 115 | 135.8 |
| 15 | | C. Neal | .346 | 128 | 448 | 62 | 121 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 62 | 53 | 8 | 83 | 11 | 4 | 514 | 184 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .270 | .356 | .411 | .767 | 68 | 11.1 | 106 | 3.9 |
| 16 | | R. Petrocelli | .346 | 819 | 2,864 | 364 | 733 | 140 | 12 | 129 | 405 | 322 | 16 | 487 | 7 | 14 | 3,253 | 1,284 | 281 | 22 | 29 | 36 | 53 | .256 | .331 | .448 | .780 | 437 | 96.6 | 114 | 51.9 |
| 17 | | H. Kuenn | .343 | 771 | 3,250 | 447 | 995 | 163 | 33 | 36 | 298 | 223 | 7 | 134 | 39 | 31 | 3,514 | 1,332 | 232 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 65 | .306 | .350 | .410 | .760 | 446 | 40.8 | 104 | 17.1 |
| 18 | | A. Dark | .343 | 1,173 | 4,790 | 739 | 1,393 | 244 | 45 | 106 | 530 | 263 | 40 | 346 | 47 | 24 | 5,175 | 2,045 | 395 | 63 | 19 | 6 | 92 | .291 | .332 | .427 | .759 | 645 | 45.1 | 100 | -1.3 |
| 19 | | D. McAuliffe | .341 | 637 | 2,271 | 344 | 586 | 77 | 32 | 81 | 270 | 282 | 12 | 358 | 32 | 29 | 2,595 | 970 | 190 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 41 | .258 | .341 | .427 | .768 | 345 | 67 | 114 | 39.7 |
| 20 | | L. Boudreau | .340 | 163 | 533 | 60 | 143 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 76 | 61 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 608 | 198 | 40 | 7 | 19 | .268 | .351 | .371 | .723 | 73 | -0.8 | 91 | -7.7 | ||
| 21 | | D. Stapleton | .339 | 93 | 355 | 45 | 101 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 382 | 150 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .285 | .325 | .423 | .747 | 47 | 7 | 111 | 4.3 |
| 22 | | R. Boone | .338 | 363 | 1,225 | 175 | 320 | 36 | 9 | 26 | 154 | 157 | 9 | 96 | 9 | 4 | 1,403 | 452 | 71 | 12 | 34 | .261 | .349 | .369 | .718 | 167 | 2 | 99 | -1.5 | ||
| 23 | | R. Yount | .338 | 1,549 | 6,049 | 885 | 1,727 | 323 | 72 | 129 | 713 | 424 | 14 | 651 | 142 | 60 | 6,621 | 2,581 | 524 | 73 | 61 | 28 | 120 | .286 | .331 | .427 | .757 | 833 | 97.3 | 111 | 89.5 |
| 24 | | P. Rizzuto | .338 | 824 | 2,650 | 427 | 716 | 117 | 27 | 16 | 236 | 357 | 25 | 194 | 64 | 15 | 3,158 | 935 | 160 | 124 | 2 | 1 | 41 | .270 | .362 | .353 | .715 | 377 | 7.3 | 99 | 1.6 |
| 25 | | H. Brooks | .337 | 348 | 1,341 | 174 | 380 | 74 | 15 | 41 | 230 | 83 | 8 | 211 | 14 | 14 | 1,449 | 607 | 130 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 38 | .283 | .325 | .453 | .778 | 188 | 18.8 | 111 | 18.3 |
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