Best Shortstops in MLB 2026

Source MLB StatcastThrough Oct 18, 202673 ranked shortstopsRatings refreshed nightly

Bobby Witt Jr. is the highest-rated shortstop in MLB 2026 on Legends Deck, at 98 overall. The top three are Bobby Witt Jr., Elly De La Cruz, Kevin McGonigle, ranked by a percentile transform of real 2026 Statcast data. Every player here is a playable card.

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Best shortstops2026 · 73 ranked

Every shortstop who played an MLB game in 2026, ranked by Legends Deck card rating, with team, batting stats and Statcast numbers.
#	Player	OVR ▾	AVG	OPS	HR	RBI	SB	Barrel%	Exit Velo
1	Bobby Witt Jr.	98	0.281	0.800	18	54	45	11.4%	92.2	View card ›
2	Elly De La Cruz	96	0.283	0.880	30	79	30	16.3%	94.7	View card ›
3	Kevin McGonigle	94	0.278	0.806	18	72	12	7.3%	87.8	View card ›
4	JJ Wetherholt	92	0.242	0.704	17	51	14	7.4%	89.7	View card ›
5	Geraldo Perdomo	90	0.262	0.747	9	59	21	3.1%	87.6	View card ›
6	Mookie Betts	88	0.257	0.780	23	69	2	7.8%	90.2	View card ›
7	Jeremy Peña	87	0.277	0.802	22	56	12	7.2%	88.6	View card ›
8	Francisco Lindor	85	0.225	0.732	21	49	3	9.0%	91.6	View card ›
9	Chase Meidroth	85	0.276	0.765	16	63	4	4.6%	87.2	View card ›
10	Ezequiel Duran	84	0.260	0.739	17	83	12	6.0%	89.0	View card ›
11	Joey Ortiz	83	0.270	0.730	9	47	9	4.0%	89.2	View card ›
12	Zach Neto	83	0.239	0.766	27	77	24	11.9%	89.9	View card ›
13	Gunnar Henderson	82	0.225	0.712	24	59	10	7.7%	89.2	View card ›
14	CJ Abrams	82	0.261	0.833	33	106	34	10.6%	89.6	View card ›
15	Dansby Swanson	82	0.213	0.694	19	69	17	7.3%	89.2	View card ›
16	Sam Antonacci	81	0.277	0.766	8	48	20	5.0%	87.5	View card ›
17	Corey Seager	80	0.227	0.736	20	51	2	14.8%	91.7	View card ›
18	Carlos Correa	80	0.279	0.787	3	16	1	10.3%	89.2	View card ›
19	Xavier Edwards	79	0.280	0.731	6	52	21	3.2%	86.8	View card ›
20	Cooper Pratt	79	0.281	0.718	3	34	19	3.2%	87.0	View card ›
21	Blaze Alexander	78	0.303	0.772	4	31	10	6.6%	92.3	View card ›
22	Konnor Griffin	78	0.272	0.728	6	33	23	7.0%	88.1	View card ›
23	Xander Bogaerts	77	0.231	0.676	13	57	22	5.5%	89.6	View card ›
24	Masyn Winn	76	0.232	0.625	5	56	10	3.3%	88.3	View card ›
25	Eddys Leonard	75	0.250	0.625	0	0	0	—	—	View card ›
26	Colson Montgomery	74	0.197	0.685	31	87	1	12.0%	88.6	View card ›
27	Trea Turner	73	0.242	0.675	19	58	21	6.0%	88.5	View card ›
28	Brayan Rocchio	72	0.253	0.704	15	73	20	2.9%	87.0	View card ›
29	Joshua Kuroda-Grauer	71	0.366	0.899	1	4	0	1.6%	89.3	View card ›
30	Anthony Volpe	69	0.245	0.657	2	28	12	4.9%	87.9	View card ›
31	Jordan Lawlar	69	0.258	0.779	6	16	6	7.0%	88.4	View card ›
32	George Lombard Jr.	69	0.237	0.699	7	22	2	8.2%	87.1	View card ›
33	Kaelen Culpepper	69	0.274	0.721	3	11	1	3.4%	87.4	View card ›
34	Willy Adames	68	0.230	0.713	21	51	5	8.9%	87.4	View card ›
35	Tsung-Che Cheng	68	0.256	0.600	0	5	0	7.7%	86.6	View card ›
36	Jose Fernandez	68	0.255	0.643	3	16	9	3.8%	87.8	View card ›
37	Michael Arroyo	67	0.371	0.953	1	4	2	3.3%	88.8	View card ›
38	Bo Bichette	66	0.260	0.702	18	78	2	6.4%	89.5	View card ›
39	Jacob Wilson	65	0.266	0.686	7	37	4	2.5%	84.1	View card ›
40	Ben Ross	65	0.190	0.571	0	1	1	20.0%	78.9	View card ›
41	Jared Triolo	64	0.238	0.609	3	29	13	2.4%	86.3	View card ›
42	Jared Serna	64	0.214	0.602	0	4	0	4.8%	87.8	View card ›
43	Jim Jarvis	63	0.207	0.564	1	11	0	3.3%	89.0	View card ›
44	J.P. Crawford	62	0.221	0.687	14	40	1	6.3%	87.7	View card ›
45	Ezequiel Tovar	61	0.219	0.617	13	44	8	7.0%	87.3	View card ›
46	José Caballero	61	0.231	0.655	14	51	34	4.2%	83.8	View card ›
47	Nasim Nuñez	60	0.209	0.535	1	37	49	0.9%	85.2	View card ›
48	Juan Brito	60	0.245	0.683	3	14	1	6.2%	85.3	View card ›
49	Andrew Velazquez	59	0.067	0.134	0	0	1	0.0%	84.4	View card ›
50	Edwin Arroyo	58	0.223	0.530	0	5	1	2.7%	88.0	View card ›
51	Jacob Gonzalez	58	0.220	0.638	7	31	2	4.8%	88.0	View card ›
52	Cam Cauley	58	0.207	0.626	1	1	1	0.0%	85.5	View card ›
53	John Peck	57	0.162	0.451	0	7	5	7.7%	88.6	View card ›
54	Josh Smith	56	0.203	0.611	6	15	4	6.3%	85.9	View card ›
55	Brice Matthews	56	0.201	0.587	7	22	4	8.5%	86.7	View card ›
56	Chad Stevens	56	0.036	0.212	0	3	0	6.3%	81.4	View card ›
57	Trevor Story	55	0.235	0.622	5	29	5	5.4%	87.1	View card ›
58	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	53	0.242	0.633	2	16	8	2.2%	82.5	View card ›
59	Leo Jiménez	53	0.199	0.565	2	14	1	3.9%	90.0	View card ›
60	Taylor Walls	52	0.222	0.607	2	36	21	2.2%	85.6	View card ›
61	Nick Allen	52	0.283	0.720	3	14	2	1.7%	85.6	View card ›
62	Andruw Monasterio	50	0.233	0.666	6	43	4	6.4%	87.4	View card ›
63	Jorge Mateo	49	0.203	0.559	5	18	19	7.9%	87.3	View card ›
64	Gabriel Arias	49	0.243	0.653	5	14	4	9.9%	89.3	View card ›
65	Ha-Seong Kim	49	0.116	0.359	0	9	2	2.2%	85.9	View card ›
66	Vimael Machín	49	0.500	1.000	0	0	0	—	—	View card ›
67	Osleivis Basabe	48	0.202	0.609	5	13	2	6.9%	87.6	View card ›
68	Luis Vázquez	45	0.000	0.000	0	0	0	—	—	View card ›
69	Denzer Guzman	42	0.219	0.602	8	33	2	4.8%	86.7	View card ›
70	Colt Emerson	42	0.190	0.581	8	23	3	5.0%	86.7	View card ›
71	Carson Williams	41	0.108	0.370	1	6	0	4.0%	84.5	View card ›
72	Ryan Ritter	40	0.158	0.358	0	1	0	0.0%	89.2	View card ›
73	Braden Shewmake	38	0.259	0.694	3	10	1	6.9%	89.9	View card ›

How this leaderboard is built

Legends Deck rates every shortstop using real 2026 Statcast data. For hitters, 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.

Questions

Who is the best shortstop in MLB 2026?

Bobby Witt Jr. is the highest-rated shortstop in MLB 2026 on Legends Deck. The top three are Bobby Witt Jr., Elly De La Cruz, Kevin McGonigle, ranked by a percentile transform of real Statcast data refreshed nightly.

How are MLB shortstops ranked on Legends Deck?

Hitters are scored on a percentile-normalized blend of exit velocity, barrel rate, xwOBA, sprint speed, whiff rate, and chase rate — pulled live. No editorial weights, just math.

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