Teammate Pedro Guerrero was an emergency third baseman who famously summed up Sax's struggles when he said, "My main thought was 'I hope they don't hit it to me.' Groom was a pretty solid left-handed pitcher who carved out a career in middle relief. Pedro Guerrero might be one of the most underrated hitters of all time a five-time All-Star and World Series Most Valuable Player with a .300 career batting average. 4. Despite a career filled with plenty of offense, Bichette's career WAR was 2.0, a telling sign of his defensive deficiencies. Hobson went on to manage the Red Sox from 1992 to 1994. Sanchez, who relies on unbelievable power at the plate to change games, improved on blocking pitches in 2019. Teams: Cincinnati Reds (2001-08), Arizona Diamondbacks (2008), Washington Nationals (2009-10), Chicago White Sox (2011-14), Oakland Athletics (2014), Stats: 6,453 chances, 6,002 putouts, 331 assists, 120 errors. There are two easy ways to explain Nolan Ryan's low number of chances over 27 seasons in the majors he's the MLB career leader in both walks and strikeouts. Many regard defense to be the most important attribute for the catcher position, and that certainly can't be argued. Teams: Rockford Forest Citys (1871), Philadelphia Athletics (187275), Chicago White Stockings/Colts (187697), Stats: 25,160 chances, 22,572 putouts, 1,612 assists, 976 errors. DEVERS has 23 errors to Andujars 15 in 200 fewer innings. [9] The below figures are sourced from FanGraphs. Doug Mead is a Featured Columnist with Bleacher Report. And Luzinski's eventual trade to the White Sox. His career fielding percentage of .895 is comically low, but for most of his career, he was probably just surprised anyone was able to actually connect with one of his pitches. Go back to PFT. When second baseman Steve Sax won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 1982 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was regarded as a player with a lively bat, great speed and decent enough defensively. Yes, this era of non-traditional defensive alignment has made things ever more complicated. However, the Brewers saw just how bad Sheffield was there, and moved him to third base. Many thanks to him. Dante Bichette, LF, 1999 Rockies (minus-34). 51. That soon changed. Frank Thomas was nicknamed Big Hurt for the way he punished baseballs, hitting 521 home runs during his career. In 2006, Dunn led the NL in errors as well, that time as an outfielder. Juan Samuel was one of the most aggressive hitters in baseball history the end result was 1,578 hits and 396 stolen bases. He was an All-American forward at Ohio State selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the fifth round of the 1958 NBA draft. He's the guy you definitely don't want the ball hit to when your team is pitching. Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (200511), Minnesota Twins (201213), Atlanta Braves (2014), Stats: 3,234 chances, 2,907 putouts, 285 assists, 42 errors. His work has been featured on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, SF Gate, CBS Sports, the Los Angeles Times and the Houston Chronicle. Jeter has the worst Total Zone Runs allowed of any MLB player, ever, with a staggering -186 runs allowed. But over the years, despite Jeter's success he had widely been deemed as one of the sport's most overrated players ever. There's no doubt that third base is a tough position to play, but former MLB player Butch Hobson made it look like the toughest job in all of professional sports. Teams: Oakland Athletics (1985-92), Texas Rangers (1992-94), Boston Red Sox (1995-96), Oakland Athletics (1997), Toronto Blue Jays (1998), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1999-2000), New York Yankees (2000), Chicago White Sox (2001), Stats: 2,128 chances, 2,003 putouts, 63 assists, 62 errors. Despite winning. Im certain thats a part of it. For this calculation, we use a replacement level on defense is the league average. I worry about Andujars long-term outlook, but Gleyber? Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Friday, March 3, 1:04PM. His Rtot and dWAR numbers certainly suggest that a minor league replacement player would have put up a better defense at first than Giambi, known to have limited range and mobility, and hands that were not exactly soft in nature. Orioles are anywhere near the all-time worst. As for his range, BIS graded him particularly weak going to his right. But, knowing what they know now, the Phillies presumably wouldnt choose to repeat this. Just to give some kind of a clue at just how bad Marv Throneberry was as a fielder, former manager Casey Stengel, who Throneberry played for with the expansion New York Mets, said to Throneberry on his birthday, "We was going to get you a birthday cake, but we figured you'd drop it.". Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. Teams: Toronto Blue Jays (198991), Cleveland Indians (199193), Chicago Cubs (199394, 1998-2000), San Francisco Giants (199597), Seattle Mariners (1998), New York Yankees (2000), Anaheim Angels (2001), Stats: 1,586 chances, 1,488 putouts, 41 assists, 57 errors. Baseball Info Solutions categorizes plays as good fielding plays and defensive misplays and Castellanos' total of GFP minus DM + errors ranked second worst among third basemen in 2014. Manny's "amazing" catch of a Johnny Damon relay is absolutely priceless. Which isn't totally fair because he was a decent hitter most of the time and had a .253 batting average. The Padres were third-to-last in the majors in defensive efficiency (percentage of balls in play turned into outs), so a lot of Padres defenders ended up with poor ratings in 1997. San Diego Padres (2011), Los Angeles Angels (2013), Stats: 1,816 chances, 1,695 putouts, 87 assists, 34 errors. Of course, the biggest knock on Jeter is his poor defense. Throwing out only 23 percent of would-be basestealers during his career, Taubensee also was way below the curve in passed balls, wild pitches and many other defensive metrics used for the catching position. Maybe that's why the Hall of Famer was so poor at fielding the ball. He didn't get much practice. We should all know Greg Luzinski's name an elite power hitter who played 15 seasons in the majors and had over 300 career home runs. Anyone who can bounce a ball off their glove 20 feet into the stands for a home run deserves a spot on this list. Just cant field em. Since outfields are historically set up with center field as the best defensive player of the three positions, there aren't a lot of "bad" center fielders to pick from. Maybe that's worth talking about another day. Gomez's range factor was actually higher than the MLB average, 4.63 to 4.58, and his fielding percentage was fine, so I'm not quite sure why he rates so poorly. Teams: Cincinnati Reds (2005-09), Toronto Blue Jays (2009-16), Cleveland Indians (2017-18), Seattle Mariners (2019), New York Yankees (2019), Chicago White Sox (2020), Stats: 5,914 chances, 4,415 putouts, 1,355 assists, 144 errors. Since then, theyve gone an NL-worst 14-28, while the Braves have gone 27-19. Only the . Call it noise if you want. Weeks has never had a good defensive reputation and in 2012 he started 152 games at second base and made just 4.08 plays per nine innings compared to the league-average range factor of 4.77. If you've ever had the pleasure of watching Edwin Encarnacion play, you know the three-time All-Star will make you hold your breath when he's in the field. In one sense, the offseason might be easy. But there is *some* evidence. Youll recall they were the team that, in spring training, experimented with swapping left and right fielders based on the handedness of the hitter. Baseball Savant makes it so easy to do. The point should really be that Andujars not all that close to having the worst DRS of the last five yearshes not even in the top five. Unfortunately, the same could not be said of his defensive prowess. No, the formulas havent remained consistent and identical over the past decade and a half. Previously, Baseball-Reference used Sean Smith's Total Zone Rating for all seasons. | Glossary", "What is a Defensive Runs Saved (DRS)? Rafael Palmeiro won the American League Gold Glove Award in 1999 while playing only 28 games all year at first base, so controversy abounds concerning criteria for Gold Glove Award winners. Hawpe was consistently ranked as one of the poorest outfielders in baseball in his prior eight seasons, according to just about every defensive metric available. The Phillies havent done enough hitting, and so theyll go into the offseason looking to make a major splash. That's just the first two pages of searches. As a fielder, Herman's life was an adventure. "Please, God, don't hit it to me," said Guerrero, who also played some outfield in his career in addition to first and third. Plus, don't you want to read about the worst defender ever? I dont care about what the knuckle dragging announcers talk about. Note that DRS statistics are only available from the 2003 MLB season through the present. Gary Sheffield very well could be the most underrated hitter of all time. So the two kind of balance each other out. There is DRS. By just about every defensive metric available, Escobar is a much better defensive option. Anyway, Young had come up as a second baseman and moved to shortstop in 2004 and in 2005 he made 4.41 plays per nine innings versus the MLB average of 4.60 (his fielding percentage was about league average). His 11 defensive runs saved in the past three seasons are tied with J.T. But wait, there has to be a logical explanation for this. Nothing has been catastrophic. Rank Team P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF . He also was terrible at first base and in right field. He won 12 consecutive Gold Gloves from 1957-68, tying Roberto Clemente for the most by an outfielder. To what extent can we confirm some impressions regarding the Phillies defense? The infield has been a problem, and the outfield has been a problem, and when the both of those are problems, it can be a lot to overcome. Orioles fielders have combined for negative-84 runs of defensive value compared with the average team, per the advanced stat defensive runs saved. The table shows that only two players appear on both lists (Simmons and Hardy), exemplifying that there is a difference in what the two statistics measure. While we're comparing the two players, we'll also watch out for any reasons to doubt the data we're using. It's no surprise that he rated poorly in the outfield -- minus-20 runs -- but he also rated minus-23 runs at first base in just 540 innings. In 2010, his ratio of good fielding plays to misplays fell to 26-28, which combined with poor range gave him minus-37 defensive runs saved. Flynn won two World Series titles as a backup infielder on the Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and 1976, his first two seasons in the majors, and spent the rest of his career living off that. Good plays and misplays runs saved: runs saved by heads-up-plays. Soriano's Rtot in nine years at second base was -78, so his transition to the outfield has actually helped, although you would no doubt find many Chicago Cubs fans who would dispute that notion. In his first few seasons with the Yankees, Gary Sanchez was as bad at blocking pitches behind the plate as almost anyone in the modern history of baseball. Doesnt mean its a death sentence; sometimes teams happily concede defense for offense. He made 658 of those errors playing first base, which is the major league record for first basemen. Because of his potent hitting abilities, teams shuffled him from position to position, but he was bad at all of them. Damon was able to read fly balls easily off the bat while Long, for the entirety of his career, would freeze or move in the wrong direction. The other part is defense. Torres has always been considered a plus defender, he just needs some seasoning (hes also new to 2B). Dunn recently confirmed his retirement and I'll miss a guy who had a unique career in major league history. But the numbers don't lie. Thomas was primarily a designated hitter during his career. It doesnt cover everything, but for what it does cover, the Phillies dont look good. Ed Taubensee was an average hitter who was historically bad at defense for his entire career he threw out only 23 percent of baserunners who tried to steal. No-hitter the latest feat in James Paxton's rise, Deal ends Matt Harvey's roller-coaster ride with Mets, Sizing up potential trade fits for Manny Machado, Real or Not? Sierra did eventually start putting more effort into it, but he never came close to being of Gold Glove caliber. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Hill's play in the field inspired jokes among his teammates and coaches, including being compared to a fish trying to survive on dry land. Jeter has been one of the worst defensive shortstops over the last decade by most statistical measures. But watching Bernie Williams play center field for the Yankees for almost two decades was a study in perseverance. During his 12-year career spent with six different teams, outfielder Pete Incaviglia was hit-or-miss as a hitter, leading the American League in strikeouts twice, and hitting over 20 home runs in a season six times. The division was already more or less decided, but an unlikely Phillies sweep couldve at least brought it down to the wire. The four Golden Gloves he won were a joke his total zone runs allowed were in double digits for two of those seasons. He had poor range -- 1.77 plays per nine innings compared to the 2.00 MLB average -- and also tossed in 13 errors. To say that outfielder Jose Canseco was defensively challenged is a bit like saying that Babe Ruth was just a better than average slugger. Pierzynski when Barrrett was with the Cubs and a fight with Cubs teammate Carlos Zambrano in their own dugout. But he got worse at framing pitches and is costing his team more in that area. The Phillies gambled on a suboptimal alignment. Dan Meyer's name has been thrown about as being one of the most overrated and worst baseball players of all time. Fielding percentage is the statistic that has traditionally been used to measure defensive ability,[6] but it fails to account for a fielder's defensive range. Teams: Oakland Athletics (197683), Baltimore Orioles (198485), Oakland Athletics (1986), Stats: 3,182 chances, 1,549 putouts, 1,490 assists, 143 errors. Theyll have a roster good enough to hang around. That's where we would like for him to play," Showalter said. I never thought of Gomez as a bad fielder, but I guess I never really gave all that much thought to Gomez in the first place. For 13 seasons, Pete Browning toiled in the old American Association and National League, playing five positions overall and none of them with any skill whatsoever. Note: We used a combination of metrics such as Defensive Wins Above Replacement (dWAR), Total Zone Runs (an estimate of runs saved or given up in the field), errors and fielding percentage to produce this lineup. But over the last . Vaughn's best year was in 1918, when he won the Triple Crown, which was also coincidentally the year he posted a career-high .967 fielding percentage. Teams: Detroit Tigers (197476), Seattle Mariners (197781), Oakland Athletics (198285), Stats: 5,259 chances, 4,562 putouts, 608 assists, 89 errors. Teams: Philadelphia Phillies (1983-89), New York Mets (1989), Los Angeles Dodgers (1990-92), Kansas City Royals (1992, 1995), Cincinnati Reds (1993), Detroit Tigers (1994-95), Toronto Blue Jays (1996-98), Stats: 7,048 chances, 3,572 putouts, 3,288 assists, 188 errors. So hes always been considered a plus defender, but Davenports numbers have never loved him. Its something for them to figure out moving forward, assuming they dont figure Hoskins range will improve. Do you have a blog? Dave Kingman was bad at three different positions, posting double-digit error seasons at third base, first base and left field, and he was average at the other position he played, right field. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. http://www.claydavenport.com/ht/TORRES19961213A.shtml. Sanchez made 15 errors behind the plate in 2019. Mookies BA will not be considered in his MVP, assuming he beats JDM. In baseball statistics, defensive runs saved ( DRS) measures the number of runs a player saved or cost his team on defense relative to an average player. When Juan Samuel first debuted for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1983, he quickly became known for a solid bat and tremendous speed, stealing 72 bases and leading the league in triples in his rookie season. Even a few Hall of Famers. Meanwhile I NEVER hear ANY ringing endorsements for DRS or UZR. Jeff made Lookout Landing a thing, but he does not still write there about the Mariners. His total zone runs allowed over those two years was a staggering -68, including 14 errors and a .956 fielding percentage in 2008. Teams: Milwaukee Brewers (1988-91), San Diego Padres (1992-93), Florida Marlins (1993-98), Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2001), Atlanta Braves (2002-03), New York Yankees (2004-06), Detroit Tigers (2007-08), New York Mets (2009), Stats: 4,686 chances, 3,275 putouts, 1,240 assists, 171 errors. His defensive WAR and total zone runs allowed are bad, but not as bad as they probably should be. He committed 76 errors over his career and had a career average of -29 total zone runs allowed. ), 9. While early pro baseball was plagued by errors (just look at the career lists for MLB), Browning's 414 errors in 13 seasons still stand out. Even a few Hall of Famers. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location,
Jeter, at minus-33 runs, was BIS's worst-rated shortstop over that two-season span; Ryan, at plus-45, was the best. He made it in on the fourth try. Wil Myers won American League Rookie of the Year in 2013 with the Tampa Bay Rays, then was traded to the San Diego Padres after the 2014 season. This one makes a lot of sense: An old outfielder trying to play in Coors Field. Other accounts suggest that Browning's raging alcoholism also contributed to his faulty fielding as well. In retrospect, you could say the story of the 2018 Phillies is represented by the acquisition of Carlos Santana. However, despite anyone's opinion regarding the use of analytics to measure a player's defensive worth, just about everyone on this particular list were and are just classically bad fielders, and while many of them were assets with the bat, they also were a complete liability on the field. It speaks more to the talented teammates he had around him that his total zone runs allowed isn't higher, but his -16.7 defensive wins above replacement seem to tell the real story. Even this article gives a huge nod to the great caveat that must be uttered when serious people meet to discuss these advanced metrics. Team Defensive Runs Saved. More dishonesty parading as insight. worst defensive runs saved all time. Be honest, please. Youre completely missing the point, which may or not be intentional on your part. He was pretty decent with his bat for most of his career, but his Total Zone Runs allowed of -65 is horrendous as well. But while he looks bad Devers is definitely the better fielder, and it isnt even close. And on that note, he wasn't getting paid for his glovework. Since 2002, the site uses defensive runs saved; prior to that, it uses total zone. During late innings of many games, Vaughn would often be seen playing just two steps off the bag, and even then balls hit down the line would get by him. However, as a third baseman, Bonilla's deficiencies were in plain sight. What's strange is the lowest of his per position totals was at third base, where it was -12. Last season, Mark Reynolds as a third baseman registered the fourth-worst season by Defensive Runs Saved in FanGraphs' entire database at -29. However, Madlock's prowess at the plate did not transfer to the field very well at all. Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers (1958-64), Washington Senators/Texas Rangers (1965-72), Detroit Tigers (1972-73), Stats: 4,793 chances, 4,412 putouts, 277 assists, 104 errors. In 2009, he did make a high number of good fielding plays (48), according to Baseball Info Solutions, although that was countered by 33 misplays. On the one hand, the Phillies cant be too disappointed they wouldve been arriving a year or so ahead of time. Thus, players of earlier eras who were noted for the defensive skillssuch as third baseman Brooks Robinson and shortstop Ozzie Smithwere not evaluated in this manner. Unfortunately, as a fielder he could boot a ball a country mile as well. UZR includes errors as part of its calculation, too. Ed Taubensee was an average hitter who was historically bad at defense for his entire career he threw out only 23 percent of baserunners who tried to steal. Teams tried to play Meyer for extended periods of time at left field, first base and third base, where he accumulated a whopping -57 total zone runs allowed for his career. Check. Through a 17-year career that isn't over quite yet, Jason Giambi has one a Most Valuable Player Award and clubbed 428 home runs. Only two third basemen finished worse in the stat than he did. Mike Piazza isn't the only Hall of Famer on this list, and his defensive liabilities only make us wonder how he would've stood up among the all-time greatest players (not just catchers) had he been able to throw out more than 23 percent of baserunners. I offer up the attached video for analysis. Look at the total zone runs allowed. Escobar, who signed with the Mets with a reputation as a decent defensive third baseman, finished with a career-worst -11 Defensive Runs Saved at third base in 2022. For example, if a ball hit to the center fielder is expected to be caught 30 percent of the time, the fielder will lose .3 points if he does not catch it, or will gain .7 points if he does catch it. The tradeoff? Pete Browning had a pretty amazing nickname, "Gladiator," and he was also the inspiration for the Louisville Slugger line of baseball bats. Fielding the ball was not their strength. But I probably won't miss his defense. He also was among the league leaders. Martin had a horrendous -52 total zone runs allowed for his career, with a -39 mark in left field, where he started almost 843 games. In this day and age, theres no reason not to explore further. Michael Young, SS, 2005 Rangers (minus-32). Well, that was an adventure as well, so with Sheffield's trade to the Florida Marlins from the San Diego Padres, he was moved to right field. Kids, this is what happens when you don't work on your defense in practice. But for now, just focus on the Phillies. worst defensive runs saved all time. Was he really that bad? The Padres made the playoffs with Gomez playing shortstop in 1996 and 1998, so they apparently didn't think he was awful there. Gold Glove Awards: 4 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000), Stats: 4,823 chances, 4,710 putouts, 65 assists, 48 errors. It certainly didn't help that he couldn't bash a ball like Piazza, either. worst defensive runs saved all time ingredient in ice cream that causes diarrhea 3, 2022 how old was zacharias janssen when he died on worst defensive runs saved all time "Range factor" isn't a terribly advanced metric it's basically "plays made per game (or per 9 innings)", not difficult to understand but subject to some systematic errors. One of the more fascinating parts of Michael Lewis' seminal book on baseball, "MoneyBall", is the breakdown of what Terrence Long cost the Oakland Athletics by putting him in center field instead of Johnny Damon and if it was worth the risk of having him out there. He ended up there because it lined up more with his offensive production than putting him at one of the corner outfield spots or at first base. His defensive WAR is one of the highest you'll find in this lineup. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. by Retrosheet. The Phillies might just land Manny Machado or Bryce Harper, and then theyll have a better lineup. Probably not. MLB - 2022. First, Stairs hit more pinch-hit home runs (23) than any player in MLB history. Teams: Oakland Athletics (197782, 1985), Milwaukee Brewers (198283), California Angels (1984), Stats: 2,440 chances, 952 putouts, 1,417 assists, 71 errors. We all have at least one great "Oh, Manny!" Real or Not? Rank Team P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF . My word, honesty is in short frickin supply around here. It wasn't his worst, either. Teams: Baltimore Orioles (196568), Houston Astros (1969), New York Yankees (197071), Oakland Athletics (197172), San Diego Padres (1972), Stats: 3,461 chances, 3,142 putouts, 261 assists, 58 errors. "Range factor" isn't a terribly advanced metric it's basically "plays made per game (or per 9 innings)", not difficult to understand but subject to some systematic errors. It's tough to separate Derek Jeter from his place as one of the worst defensive shortstops of all time statistically because he won five Gold Gloves and his hustle play in the 2001 ALCS against the A's is one of the greatest defensive plays of all time. | Glossary", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Defensive_Runs_Saved&oldid=1106620581, Articles needing additional references from June 2022, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 25 August 2022, at 15:02. Howard spent the last year of his career as a DH in 1973, the first year the DH was in place. Ryan was simply abysmal as a fielder, once committing 30 errors in four seasons while with the California Angels. Moving elsewhere, heres the big-league landscape in terms of Outs Above Average, which is a metric for outfielders: The Phillies dont look good, again, and this particular metric doesnt consider outfield arms. Eventually, he was moved to second base, and the results weren't much better. From there out, he would post. Teams: New York Mets (1999), Oakland Athletics (2000-03), San Diego Padres ( 2004), Kansas City Royals (2005), New York Yankees (2006), Stats: 1,711 chances, 1,646 putouts, 30 assists, 35 errors. Browning was a raging alcoholic who regularly played games drunk. He was a five-time World Series champion. Nobody talks about errors. Gleyber will be fine. It's one reason why Long had a .978 career fielding percentage playing center field with 21 errors. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. UZR thinks this years Phillies have been very bad, but not exactly record-level bad. 7. According to UZR, the Phillies have had almost the worst defense in baseball. Hippo Vaughn only played 13 seasons but led the National League in errors five times. 48. What else do you need to know? He was just really bad whenever he got a chance to be an everyday player. Robinson Cano made 26 errors in his first two seasons, and he too was a positively-regarded shortstop in the minors. Polanco was the American League starter at shortstop in the 2019 All-Star Game just one year after a lengthy suspension for performance-enhancing drugs and his fielding statistics should be alarming for Twins fans. MLB - 2022. Edwin Encarnacion 1 of 40 Career Fielding Percentage: .934 League Average 3B: .956 Career dWAR: -6.3 Career Rtot: -61. "We think Mark is a lot better than he's shown statistically. The Twins walked the fewest batters in the AL and were in the middle of the pack in strikeouts and home runs allowed but were 13th in hits allowed, so the team defense was pretty bad overall, with Puckett apparently playing a big role. Its one of the few advanced defensive metrics that exists. There are just zeroes. First baseman/outfielder Brad Hawpe went down last year in June and required Tommy John surgery. [3] The statistic was developed by Baseball Info Solutions and the data used in calculating it first became available for Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2003.[4][5]. Kiermaier set the record for most defensive runs saved (DRS) in a season -- which BIS has calculated going back to 2003 -- when he saved the Rays 42 . Throughout his career, Encarnacion has managed to make the most basic of fielding plays turn into an adventure, leaving fans breathlessly anticipating what will happen when the ball is hit his way. Outfielder Smead Jolley was easily one of the great minor league players of all time, hitting 336 home runs with a lifetime .367 batting average during his 16-year career at the lower level. 2011 Best: 4.7 runs by Johnny Damon, 2011 Worst: -4.8 runs by Albert Pujols. The avowed racist (he refused to take the field when Blacks were on the other roster) committed more than 50 or more errors in a single season four times, with a career-high 58 errors in 1884. It is no surprise that this Top 10 list consists of many AL and NL All-Stars. In his 11-year career, seven with the Cincinnati Reds, Taubensee was literally brutal behind the plate. Michael Barrett's caught stealing percentage is pretty horrendous only 22 percent thrown out over his entire career. Offerman's defense was so bad the Dodgers traded him to the Royals after his first All-Star season, in 1995. He also was one of the worst fielders ever to be jammed onto a lineup card. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. In the November 1992 issue of the Baseball Digest, writer Glenn Liebman quoted a teammate of Herman, who said of him, "Babe wore a glove for only one reason. No matter where he played, Samuel was a liability on the field. Well, he hadn't played the position much before that and isn't exactly quick to begin with, so it's easy to assume he combined a lack of range with a lack of experience.
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