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Best Shortstops in MLB 2026

Bobby Witt Jr. is the highest-rated shortstop in MLB 2026 on Legends Deck. The top three are Bobby Witt Jr., Kevin McGonigle, Sam Antonacci, ranked by a percentile transform of real 2026 Statcast data from Baseball Savant.

Every active MLB shortstop ranked by Legends Deck card rating — built from real 2026 Statcast data from Baseball Savant through the same calibrated pipeline for every player. Ratings refresh nightly.

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#	OVR	Player	Team	AVG	OPS	HR	RBI	SB	Barrel%	Exit Velo
1	93	Bobby Witt Jr.	Royals	0.286	0.816	13	39	30	12.1%	93.2
2	91	Kevin McGonigle	Tigers	0.283	0.812	8	34	11	7.8%	88.0
3	89	Sam Antonacci	White Sox	0.287	0.799	6	27	13	6.9%	87.5
4	88	Elly De La Cruz	Reds	0.274	0.839	15	44	14	15.3%	94.4
5	85	Mookie Betts	Dodgers	0.235	0.709	11	31	1	8.1%	90.5
6	84	JJ Wetherholt	Cardinals	0.259	0.755	13	36	9	7.3%	90.0
7	83	CJ Abrams	Nationals	0.275	0.862	20	67	15	9.8%	89.9
8	83	Xavier Edwards	Marlins	0.303	0.810	6	37	13	4.5%	86.9
9	82	Geraldo Perdomo	Diamondbacks	0.241	0.710	6	34	15	3.2%	87.1
10	81	Carlos Correa	Astros	0.279	0.787	3	16	1	10.3%	89.2
11	80	Corey Seager	Rangers	0.182	0.666	10	25	1	15.4%	91.1
12	80	Zach Neto	Angels	0.235	0.779	19	45	12	13.0%	89.5
13	80	Blaze Alexander	Orioles	0.312	0.807	4	29	9	7.2%	92.6
14	80	Jeremy Peña	Astros	0.287	0.773	6	22	8	3.7%	87.5
15	79	Gunnar Henderson	Orioles	0.224	0.697	17	43	7	7.3%	89.7
16	79	Francisco Lindor	Mets	0.210	0.654	5	12	2	8.7%	92.0
17	79	Colson Montgomery	White Sox	0.220	0.771	23	53	1	13.7%	89.2
18	75	Konnor Griffin	Pirates	0.276	0.736	5	25	20	8.1%	87.8
19	73	Brayan Rocchio	Guardians	0.276	0.751	8	44	15	2.9%	86.5
20	73	Jordan Lawlar	Diamondbacks	0.316	0.856	1	4	4	3.6%	86.5
21	73	Cooper Pratt	Brewers	0.257	0.684	0	7	6	5.0%	88.7
22	72	J.P. Crawford	Mariners	0.218	0.693	10	28	1	7.0%	88.4
23	72	Dansby Swanson	Cubs	0.211	0.705	16	58	12	7.7%	89.9
24	72	Chase Meidroth	White Sox	0.269	0.720	7	31	2	4.3%	87.7
25	71	Bo Bichette	Mets	0.253	0.669	10	51	1	7.1%	90.3
26	69	Ezequiel Duran	Rangers	0.270	0.760	10	50	7	6.3%	88.5
27	67	Anthony Volpe	Yankees	0.246	0.668	1	13	7	4.0%	87.8
28	67	Christian Cairo	Phillies	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	66	Xander Bogaerts	Padres	0.224	0.648	9	37	12	6.4%	88.1
30	66	Trea Turner	Phillies	0.236	0.646	11	34	16	6.1%	88.6
31	66	Willy Adames	Giants	0.230	0.701	15	37	2	8.8%	88.4
32	64	Andruw Monasterio	Red Sox	0.229	0.694	5	16	2	10.0%	88.9
33	63	Masyn Winn	Cardinals	0.243	0.645	4	38	7	3.2%	88.0
34	63	Leo Jiménez	Marlins	0.215	0.617	2	8	1	6.1%	91.4
35	63	Maximo Acosta	Marlins	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	62	Jacob Wilson	Athletics	0.281	0.702	4	26	2	1.5%	84.2
37	62	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	Red Sox	0.277	0.705	2	13	7	3.0%	82.3
38	61	Jorge Mateo	Braves	0.238	0.657	4	11	9	9.4%	90.2
39	60	Joey Ortiz	Brewers	0.225	0.596	3	22	5	3.9%	87.6
40	60	Josh Smith	Round Rock Express	0.230	0.607	1	8	2	6.2%	86.8
41	60	Edwin Arroyo	Reds	0.240	0.570	0	4	0	1.3%	86.7
42	59	Jared Triolo	Pirates	0.233	0.608	1	16	6	2.1%	87.4
43	59	Tsung-Che Cheng	Red Sox	0.296	0.688	0	4	0	5.3%	85.6
44	59	José Caballero	Yankees	0.250	0.698	10	35	22	3.8%	83.8
45	59	Denzer Guzman	Angels	0.262	0.718	4	14	1	6.4%	87.4
46	57	Nasim Nuñez	Nationals	0.242	0.618	1	28	34	0.5%	84.7
47	57	Jose Fernandez	Reno Aces	0.255	0.641	3	15	7	3.9%	87.9

How this leaderboard is built

Legends Deck rates every shortstop using real 2026 Statcast data. For hitters, that means the key inputs are exit velocity, barrel rate, xwOBA, sprint speed, whiff rate, and chase rate. No scout opinions, no card-by-card tuning — the same fixed pipeline for every player.

Full methodology: How Legends Deck card ratings work. Or read the ranked breakdown: Best Shortstops in MLB 2026.

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