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.

Greg Maddux has won the most Gold Glove Awards among all players, including pitchers, in Major League Baseball history. He won 18 awards, all in the National League; his streak of wins was consecutive from 1990 through 2002 until interrupted by Mike Hampton in 2003. Maddux won five more awards from 2004 to 2008, after which he retired. Jim Kaat is second and held the record for most wins (16) until he was displaced by Maddux in 2007. He won 14 awards in the American League and 2 in the National League; his 16 consecutive awards is a record among winners. Bob Gibson won nine Gold Gloves with the St. Louis Cardinals, and the inaugural winner Bobby Shantz won four awards in each league, for a total of eight. Mark Langston and Mike Mussina are tied for the fifth-highest total, with seven wins each. Zack Greinke currently ranks seventh with six wins. Gold Glove winners at pitcher who have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame include Gibson, Kaat, Mussina, Maddux, Steve Carlton, Jim Palmer, and Phil Niekro.

Maddux made the most putouts in a season (39) three times in his career (1990, 1991, and 1993). The American League leader is Frank Lary, who made 32 putouts for the Detroit Tigers in 1961. Kaat is the leader in assists; he made 72 with the Minnesota Twins in 1962. The National League leader, Maddux, trails him by one (71 assists in 1996). Many pitchers have posted errorless seasons and 1.000 fielding percentages in their winning seasons; Mussina is the leader with four perfect seasons in the field. Ron Guidry (1982–1984) and Mussina (1996–1998) both accomplished the feat in three consecutive seasons. The most double plays turned by a winning pitcher is nine, accomplished by Maddux in 2006. Four pitchers have also thrown no wild pitches in a winning season: Maddux (1997, 2006), Kaat (1975), Shantz (1961, 1962), and Kenny Rogers (2005). In contrast, the most wild pitches in a winning season is 18, by the knuckleballing Niekro. The fewest balks in a winning season is zero, achieved many times, but Maddux accomplished the feat the most time in his wins (12 balk-free seasons in 18 years). The most balks in a winning season is five, by Mike Norris in 1981, Orel Hershiser in 1988 and Mark Buehrle in 2010. Buehrle picked off the most runners from the pitcher's mound in a winning season, with 11 in 2010; Clayton Kershaw leads the National League with 9 pickoffs in 2011. Rogers posted both the highest (100% in 2002) and lowest (0% in 2005) caught stealing percentage in a winning season; the latter also tied with Dallas Keuchel (2015 and 2018) in the American League. Shantz' 1961 season tied Rogers' 0% mark for lowest percentage caught, and Greinke leads the National League (80% caught).

Key Year Links to the corresponding Major League Baseball season PO Putout A Assist E Error DP Double play FPct Fielding percentage WP Wild pitches BK Balks CS% Caught stealing percentage PkO Pickoffs! Indicates a partially/possibly incomplete statistical record * 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 WP BK CS% PkO Ref New York Yankees 14 57 1 8 .986 3 1 40% 2 New York Yankees 6 35 0 4 1.000 3 1 67% 0 New York Yankees 8 20 2 1 .933 3 0 50% 1 New York Yankees 4 13 0 1 1.000 3 0 50% 0 Detroit Tigers 32 55 1 5 .989 6 0 64% 2 † Minnesota Twins 16 72 3 6 .967 13 0 75% 1 † Minnesota Twins 19 43 1 5 .984 6 0 20% 2 † Minnesota Twins 16 48 5 6 .928 13 1 39% 1 † Minnesota Twins 15 64 6 3 .929 3 0 27% 0 † Minnesota Twins 19 46 3 5 .956 12 0 38% 3 † Minnesota Twins 13 46 3 0 .952 9 1 30% 0 † Minnesota Twins 10 31 1 0 .976 5 0 67% 1 † Minnesota Twins 9 29 8 4 .826 9 0 15% 0 † Minnesota Twins 15 43 4 5 .935 11 0 20% 1 † Minnesota Twins 13 41 1 4 .982 8 0 22% 2 † Minnesota Twins 5 19 2 0 .923 2 0 33% 3 † Minnesota TwinsChicago White Sox 10 26 1 2 .973 3 0 20% 0 † Chicago White Sox 14 33 2 3 .959 4 0 69% 3 † Chicago White Sox 15 39 1 2 .982 0 2 75% 2 † Baltimore Orioles 27 49 1 2 .987 5 0 31% 3 † Baltimore Orioles 20 48 2 5 .971 7 0 67% 1 † Baltimore Orioles 27 43 2 5 .972 5 1 49% 1 † Baltimore Orioles 10 23 0 1 1.000 1 0 40% 0 Oakland Athletics 25 52 3 3 .963 9 4 43% 1 Oakland Athletics 16 25 1 0 .976 14 5 27% 1 New York Yankees 7 19 0 1 1.000 6 1 40% 1 New York Yankees 9 33 0 2 1.000 4 2 34% 4 New York Yankees 8 24 0 3 1.000 1 0 45% 1 New York Yankees 6 34 1 3 .976 3 1 59% 0 New York Yankees 9 21 1 0 .968 3 0 28% 1 Seattle Mariners 8 41 2 3 .961 9 2 41% 5 Seattle Mariners 11 45 4 6 .933 7 4 48% 5 Kansas City Royals 21 36 4 1 .934 8 1 64% 3 Boston Red Sox 29 27 2 6 .966 10 0 43% 1 California Angels 15 34 3 2 .942 6 0 60% 4 California Angels 7 41 3 1 .941 5 0 32% 5 California Angels 10 47 2 4 .966 10 2 55% 10 California Angels 3 27 2 1 .938 6 0 50% 9 California Angels 2 43 3 2 .938 5 1 75% 4 † Baltimore Orioles 14 34 0 3 1.000 3 0 57% 0 † Baltimore Orioles 18 25 0 0 1.000 5 0 40% 0 † Baltimore Orioles 12 38 0 1 1.000 10 0 26% 0 † Baltimore Orioles 14 46 1 3 .984 2 0 56% 0 Texas Rangers 18 46 2 6 .970 1 1 55% 9 † New York Yankees 18 25 1 4 .977 6 0 59% 2 Texas Rangers 22 40 3 5 .954 5 1 1 † New York Yankees 14 35 0 2 1.000 4 0 63% 0 Texas Rangers 16 49 1 2 .985 2 1 71% 6 Texas Rangers 18 47 1 7 .985 0 0 0 Detroit Tigers 14 38 5 2 .912 5 0 86% 0 Minnesota Twins 14 26 0 1 1.000 7 1 45% 4 † New York Yankees 18 23 1 4 .976 4 0 37% 0 Chicago White Sox 13 41 1 5 .982 2 1 50% 8 Chicago White Sox 4 46 0 4 1.000 3 5 50% 11 Chicago White Sox 15 40 1 4 .982 1 0 70% 6 Tampa Bay Rays 17 21 2 2 .950 5 0 30% 1 Chicago White Sox 14 22 1 3 .967 3 2 47% 1 Toronto Blue Jays 11 40 2 1 .962 7 1 27% 2 Houston Astros 18 47 1 3 .985 7 0 25% 0 Houston Astros 18 53 1 1 .986 9 0 0% 0 Houston Astros 5 27 0 2 1.000 9 0 50% 0 Toronto Blue Jays 9 37 1 6 .979 3 1 33% 1 Houston Astros 14 27 0 1 1.000 9 0 0% 0 Seattle Mariners 11 17 1 2 .966 2 0 56% 0 Los Angeles Angels 7 8 1 1 .938 5 0 56% 2 Chicago White Sox 7 41 1 3 .980 5 0 67% 1 Cleveland Guardians 15 16 1 1 .969 5 1 31% 0 Toronto Blue Jays 15 26 2 2 .953 4 1 25% 2 Kansas City Royals 14 29 0 3 1.000 4 0 50% 0 New York Yankees 10 39 4 1 .925 8 1 46% 7

National League winners

Year Player Team PO A E DP FPct WP BK CS% PkO Ref New York Yankees (AL) 14 57 1 8 .986 3 1 40% 2 Cincinnati Reds 10 15 2 0 .926 6 0 25% 0 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 26 1 1 .973 1 0 33% 0! Pittsburgh Pirates 8 35 0 3 1.000 4 0 25% 0! Pittsburgh Pirates 13 18 0 2 1.000 0 0 0% 0 Houston Colt .45'sSt. Louis Cardinals 10 25 1 2 .972 0 0 50% 1 St. Louis Cardinals 9 22 1 2 .969 5 0 25% 0 St. Louis CardinalsChicago CubsPhiladelphia Phillies 6 28 1 0 .971 2 0 50% 0 † St. Louis Cardinals 27 33 3 1 .952 8 1 20% 0 † St. Louis Cardinals 26 28 2 4 .964 12 0 50% 0 † St. Louis Cardinals 19 23 0 0 1.000 3 1 67% 1 † St. Louis Cardinals 21 28 1 2 .980 4 0 45% 0 † St. Louis Cardinals 21 32 3 5 .946 4 2 33% 0 † St. Louis Cardinals 22 32 4 3 .931 5 1 23% 0 † St. Louis Cardinals 10 39 3 1 .942 10 0 23% 0 † St. Louis Cardinals 12 46 1 3 .983 10 2 36% 0 † St. Louis Cardinals 11 24 2 2 .946 6 1 40% 0 Los Angeles Dodgers 18 44 9 3 .873 6 3 46% 3 Los Angeles Dodgers 11 43 5 1 .915 8 0 33% 2 † Philadelphia Phillies 18 19 2 3 .949 1 0 33% 0 † Philadelphia Phillies 7 19 3 1 .897 2 0 50% 1 † Atlanta Braves 17 65 2 4 .976 11 3 26% 4 † Atlanta Braves 31 56 1 3 .989 18 4 22% 2 † Atlanta Braves 18 40 1 6 .983 9 1 43% 2 † Philadelphia Phillies 3 22 0 0 1.000 9 4 60% 5 † Atlanta Braves 18 38 1 4 .982 4 1 48% 3 † Atlanta Braves 15 27 2 6 .955 6 3 29% 2 St. Louis Cardinals 15 54 3 2 .958 6 4 22% 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 24 40 0 2 1.000 4 0 47% 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 29 47 1 2 .987 13 0 42% 1 Pittsburgh PiratesSan Francisco Giants 25 38 2 2 .969 7 0 67% 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 32 60 6 6 .939 6 5 43% 5 New York Mets 15 37 4 5 .929 12 4 30% 2 *† Chicago Cubs 39 55 0 6 1.000 3 3 24% 1 *† Chicago Cubs 39 50 2 5 .978 6 3 22% 5 *† Chicago Cubs 30 64 3 1 .969 5 0 33% 1 *† Atlanta Braves 39 59 7 5 .933 5 1 18% 3 *† Atlanta Braves 20 38 4 4 .935 3 1 21% 2 *† Atlanta Braves 18 53 0 3 1.000 1 0 19% 2 *† Atlanta Braves 37 71 1 6 .991 4 0 19% 0 *† Atlanta Braves 16 49 3 3 .956 0 0 29% 1 *† Atlanta Braves 31 63 4 5 .959 4 0 28% 0 *† Atlanta Braves 29 58 4 3 .956 1 0 32% 1 *† Atlanta Braves 25 68 2 5 .979 1 2 18% 0 *† Atlanta Braves 19 54 1 3 .986 2 0 37% 2 *† Atlanta Braves 21 48 1 3 .986 1 0 14% 2 Atlanta Braves 12 41 3 4 .946 10 1 67% 1 *† Chicago Cubs 21 55 1 3 .987 2 0 32% 0 *† Chicago Cubs 19 49 3 6 .958 8 0 20% 0 *† Chicago CubsLos Angeles Dodgers 14 52 0 9 1.000 0 0 19% 1 *† San Diego Padres 19 51 1 5 .986 5 0 1 *† San Diego PadresLos Angeles Dodgers 17 57 3 4 .961 2 2 17% 0 St. Louis Cardinals 27 29 0 0 1.000 7 0 29% 0 Cincinnati Reds 18 31 0 5 1.000 1 1 25% 0 Los Angeles Dodgers 9 38 0 2 1.000 5 1 39% 9 Miami Marlins 13 47 0 5 1.000 2 0 38% 4 St. Louis Cardinals 25 36 0 6 1.000 5 0 50% 0 Los Angeles Dodgers 28 30 1 8 .983 12 0 25% 0 Los Angeles Dodgers 19 41 2 2 .968 7 0 46% 2 Arizona Diamondbacks 20 28 1 4 .980 1 0 57% 0 Arizona Diamondbacks 26 30 0 5 1.000 12 0 64% 1 Arizona Diamondbacks 27 30 0 0 1.000 4 0 71% 0 Arizona Diamondbacks 26 25 1 8 .981 1 0 80% 2 Atlanta Braves 1 15 1 1 .941 1 1 25% 4 Atlanta Braves 8 37 1 3 .978 7 0 27% 6 Atlanta Braves 15 26 1 0 .976 9 0 57% 3 Philadelphia Phillies 16 15 1 1 .969 1 0 57% 0 Atlanta Braves 9 22 0 1 1.000 4 1 25% 2 San Francisco Giants 7 34 1 3 .976 2 0 44% 2

Footnotes "Caught stealing percentage" is calculated as , where CS is the number of baserunners caught stealing and SBA is stolen bases attempted (stolen bases + caught stealing). 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. Statistics only count Leake's time in the American League. Leake pitched 22 games with the Mariners before being traded to the National League's Arizona Diamondbacks on July 31, 2019. Statistics only count Greinke's time in the National League. Greinke pitched 23 games with the Diamondbacks before being traded to the American League's Houston Astros on July 31, 2019.

See also Gold Glove-winning batterymates

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External links Rawlings Gold Glove Award official website