The Gold Glove Award is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), as voted by the managers and coaches in each league. Managers are not permitted to vote for their own players. Eighteen Gold Gloves are awarded each year (with the exception of 1957, 1985, 2007 and 2018), one at each of the nine positions in each league. In 1957, the baseball glove manufacturer Rawlings created the Gold Glove Award to commemorate the best fielding performance at each position. The award was created from a glove made from gold lamé-tanned leather and affixed to a walnut base. Initially, only one Gold Glove per position was awarded to the top fielder at each position in the entire league; however, separate awards were given for the National and American Leagues beginning in 1958.

Brooks Robinson won 16 Gold Gloves with the Baltimore Orioles, leading both the American League and all third basemen in awards won. Mike Schmidt is tied with Nolan Arenado for second in wins at third base; Schmidt won 10 with the Philadelphia Phillies and is tied for National League third basemen in Gold Gloves. Arenado also has 10, 8 with the Rockies and 2 with the Cardinals. Scott Rolen owns the fourth-highest total, winning eight awards. Rolen won with the Phillies, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Cincinnati Reds. Six-time winners at third base are Buddy Bell, Eric Chavez, and Robin Ventura. Adrián Beltré, Ken Boyer, Matt Chapman, Doug Rader, and Ron Santo have each won five Gold Gloves at third base, and four-time winners include Gary Gaetti and Matt Williams. Hall of Famers who have won a Gold Glove at the position include Robinson, Rolen, Schmidt, Santo, Wade Boggs, and George Brett.

The fewest errors committed in a third baseman's winning season is zero, achieved by Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Kiner-Falefa also leads all winners with a 1.000 fielding percentage. Arenado led all National League winners with three errors, also in the 2020 season, while also leading the league among winners in double plays turned with 44 in 2018. Ke'Bryan Hayes leads National League winners in fielding percentage with .984 in 2023. Robinson leads all winners with 410 assists in 1974, and made the most putouts in the American League (174 in 1966). The most putouts by a winner was 187, made by Santo in 1967. Schmidt leads the National League in assists, with 396 in 1977. The most double plays turned in a season was 46 by Evan Longoria in 2010.

Ken Boyer and Clete Boyer are the only pair of brothers to have won Gold Glove Awards at third base. Older brother Ken won five Gold Gloves in six years with the Cardinals (1958–1961, 1963), and Clete won in 1969 with the Atlanta Braves.

Key Year Links to the corresponding Major League Baseball season PO Putout A Assist E Error DP Double play FPct Fielding percentage * or ** Winner of the most Gold Glove Awards at his position (** indicates tie) † Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

American League winners

Year Player Team PO A E DP FPct Ref Boston Red Sox 151 370 25 31 .954 Boston Red Sox 139 378 27 36 .950 Boston Red Sox 134 357 24 40 .953 *† Baltimore Orioles 171 328 12 34 .977 *† Baltimore Orioles 151 331 14 34 .972 *† Baltimore Orioles 163 339 11 32 .979 *† Baltimore Orioles 153 330 12 43 .976 *† Baltimore Orioles 153 327 14 40 .972 *† Baltimore Orioles 144 296 15 36 .967 *† Baltimore Orioles 174 313 12 26 .976 *† Baltimore Orioles 147 405 11 37 .980 *† Baltimore Orioles 168 353 16 31 .970 *† Baltimore Orioles 163 370 13 37 .976 *† Baltimore Orioles 157 321 17 30 .966 *† Baltimore Orioles 131 354 16 35 .968 *† Baltimore Orioles 129 333 11 27 .977 *† Baltimore Orioles 129 354 15 25 .970 *† Baltimore Orioles 115 410 18 44 .967 *† Baltimore Orioles 96 326 9 30 .979 Detroit Tigers 120 280 9 21 .978 New York Yankees 132 321 12 31 .974 New York Yankees 109 326 11 30 .975 Texas Rangers 112 364 15 22 .969 Texas Rangers 123 282 8 26 .981 Texas Rangers 66 281 14 18 .961 Texas Rangers 131 396 13 35 .976 Texas Rangers 123 383 17 29 .967 Texas Rangers 129 323 20 28 .958 † Kansas City Royals 107 339 15 33 .967 Minnesota Twins 118 334 21 36 .956 Minnesota Twins 134 261 11 28 .973 Minnesota Twins 105 189 7 24 .977 Minnesota Twins 104 251 10 23 .973 Toronto Blue Jays 123 280 19 21 .955 Chicago White Sox 134 287 18 29 .959 Chicago White Sox 141 372 23 29 .957 Chicago White Sox 112 278 14 26 .965 † New York Yankees 40 214 10 19 .962 † New York Yankees 69 193 5 11 .981 Chicago White Sox 133 239 10 34 .974 Cleveland Indians 88 299 12 21 .970 Chicago White Sox 102 330 15 38 .966 New York Yankees 87 239 13 20 .962 Cleveland Indians 79 276 8 20 .978 Oakland Athletics 100 321 12 27 .972 Oakland Athletics 120 301 17 24 .961 Oakland Athletics 125 343 14 33 .971 Oakland Athletics 113 276 13 31 .968 Oakland Athletics 121 301 15 27 .966 Oakland Athletics 105 281 5 42 .987 † Seattle Mariners 121 287 18 24 .958 † Seattle Mariners 100 272 14 27 .964 Tampa Bay Rays 112 302 13 43 .970 Tampa Bay Rays 127 276 14 46 .966 † Texas Rangers 93 208 11 24 .965 † Texas Rangers 95 209 8 23 .974 Baltimore Orioles 116 355 13 42 .973 Seattle Mariners 87 327 8 36 .981 Baltimore Orioles 132 337 19 38 .961 † Texas Rangers 104 301 10 43 .976 Tampa Bay Rays 96 267 12 33 .968 Oakland Athletics 133 331 20 37 .959 Oakland Athletics 146 311 9 27 .981 Texas Rangers 12 31 0 6 1.000 Oakland Athletics 166 274 6 40 .987 Baltimore Orioles 54 197 8 25 .969 Toronto Blue Jays 114 253 12 35 .968 Houston Astros 103 242 10 23 .972 Kansas City Royals 105 234 7 24 .980

National League winners

Year Player Team PO A E DP FPct Ref Boston Red Sox (AL) 151 370 25 31 .954 St. Louis Cardinals 156 350 20 41 .962 St. Louis Cardinals 134 300 20 32 .956 St. Louis Cardinals 140 300 19 37 .959 St. Louis Cardinals 117 346 24 23 .951 San Francisco Giants 125 256 19 28 .953 St. Louis Cardinals 129 293 34 23 .925 † Chicago Cubs 156 367 20 31 .963 † Chicago Cubs 155 373 24 27 .957 † Chicago Cubs 150 391 25 36 .956 † Chicago Cubs 187 393 26 33 .957 † Chicago Cubs 130 378 15 33 .971 Atlanta Braves 139 275 15 18 .965 Houston Astros 147 357 18 39 .966 Houston Astros 93 275 21 28 .946 Houston Astros 119 340 20 31 .958 Houston Astros 134 296 25 24 .945 Houston Astros 128 347 17 28 .965 St. Louis Cardinals 124 279 23 21 .946 † Philadelphia Phillies 139 377 21 29 .961 † Philadelphia Phillies 106 396 19 33 .964 † Philadelphia Phillies 98 324 16 34 .963 † Philadelphia Phillies 114 361 23 36 .954 † Philadelphia Phillies 98 372 27 31 .946 † Philadelphia Phillies 74 249 15 20 .956 † Philadelphia Phillies 110 324 23 28 .950 † Philadelphia Phillies 107 332 19 29 .959 † Philadelphia Phillies 85 329 26 19 .941 Montreal Expos 148 383 18 34 .967 † Philadelphia Phillies 78 220 6 27 .980 St. Louis Cardinals 117 369 26 27 .949 Montreal Expos 123 328 18 31 .962 St. Louis Cardinals 113 392 15 25 .971 Montreal Expos 128 309 21 23 .954 San Francisco Giants 131 293 16 30 .964 Atlanta Braves 133 325 19 27 .960 San Francisco Giants 117 266 12 34 .970 San Francisco Giants 79 235 12 22 .963 San Diego Padres 102 295 27 28 .936 San Diego Padres 103 310 20 28 .954 San Diego Padres 90 291 24 20 .941 † Philadelphia Phillies 135 319 14 28 .970 New York Mets 123 320 9 33 .980 † Philadelphia Phillies 89 245 10 14 .971 † Philadelphia Phillies 104 325 12 22 .973 † Philadelphia PhilliesSt. Louis Cardinals 133 335 16 41 .967 † St. Louis Cardinals 109 298 13 23 .969 † St. Louis Cardinals 93 325 10 23 .977 Florida Marlins 107 243 6 34 .983 † St. Louis Cardinals 93 318 15 32 .965 New York Mets 107 324 21 24 .954 New York Mets 114 286 16 21 .962 Washington Nationals 117 325 17 28 .963 † Cincinnati Reds 83 259 8 28 .977 Philadelphia Phillies 79 259 8 15 .977 San Diego Padres 100 315 10 20 .976 Colorado Rockies 91 309 11 27 .973 Colorado Rockies 69 280 15 31 .959 Colorado Rockies 105 385 17 42 .966 Colorado Rockies 99 378 13 39 .973 Colorado Rockies 103 311 9 39 .979 Colorado Rockies 104 312 14 44 .967 Colorado Rockies 111 337 9 43 .980 Colorado Rockies 43 117 3 19 .982 St. Louis Cardinals 125 287 11 38 .974 St. Louis Cardinals 84 283 12 42 .968 Pittsburgh Pirates 93 266 6 33 .984 San Francisco Giants 100 290 15 34 .963 Pittsburgh PiratesCincinnati Reds 100 291 5 26 .987

Footnotes In 1957, Gold Gloves were given to the top fielders in Major League Baseball, instead of separate awards for the National and American Leagues; therefore, the winners are the same in each table.

References General

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External links Rawlings Gold Glove Award Website