#6
of 20
Robin Yount
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Yount is a reminder that elite offense at shortstop doesn’t have to look like pure three-true-outcomes. His 1982 MVP season is an all-timer: huge average, big extra-base impact, and the kind of run production that anchors a lineup. He hit with authority without being a one-dimensional slugger, and that balance is a weapon. Before the position change, he already banked Hall-level value at short, which is the part that matters here. Yount’s greatness is that he could be a high-average hitter and still do real damage, not just slap singles. In an era that wasn’t obsessed with launch angle, he still produced star-level slugging seasons. He also held his performance across multiple seasons, not just one MVP spike. The bat played in different contexts, which matters for all-time ranking. His peak doesn’t quite reach the A-Rod/Banks nuclear level, but it’s comfortably elite. He’s one of the best pure hitters ever to play substantial time at short. Put him in any lineup and he fits: top-of-order, three-hole, wherever. That versatility and sustained offense earns him sixth.
Career Numbers
.285
AVG
3,142
Hits
251
HR
1,406
RBI
271
SB
.772
OPS
Robin Yount at No. 6
Robin Yount is ranked 6 of 20 on the Top 20 Shortstops in MLB Baseball History list. Robin Yount's career numbers on the card: a .285 average, 251 home runs and 3,142 hits. Add a .772 OPS and 271 steals to that line. Robin Yount debuted in the 1970s, and the Explore links below open that decade's page and the list of players born in USA. Ernie Banks is ranked just above at 5 while Arky Vaughan follows at 7. The ranking and the write-up above it are the list's editorial judgment; the career numbers come from the same tables as the player pages.