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Phillies: 5 Most Recent Players to Win Gold Glove Award

By Matt Rappa

CHICAGO - AUGUST 13: Jimmy Rollins #11 and Shane Victorino #8 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrate with teammates after the game against the Chicago Cubs on August 13, 2009 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Phillies defeated the Cubs 6-1. (Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
CHICAGO - AUGUST 13: Jimmy Rollins #11 and Shane Victorino #8 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrate with teammates after the game against the Chicago Cubs on August 13, 2009 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Phillies defeated the Cubs 6-1. (Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /
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1. SS Jimmy Rollins: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 04: Jimmy Rollins #11 of the Philadelphia Phillies forces out Nick Swisher #33 of the New York Yankees on a fielder’s choice in the bottom of the sixth inning of Game Six of the 2009 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium on November 4, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 04: Jimmy Rollins #11 of the Philadelphia Phillies forces out Nick Swisher #33 of the New York Yankees on a fielder’s choice in the bottom of the sixth inning of Game Six of the 2009 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium on November 4, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /

Franchise hits leader and 2008 World Series champion Jimmy Rollins is the most recent Phillie to have won a Gold Glove. He has the most Gold Glove Awards all-time among Phillies shortstops, having won in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2012.

During his first Gold Glove Award-winning season (and MVP season), 2007, Rollins ranked second among National League players in assists (479). And, among National League shortstops, he ranked first in games played (162), third in putouts (227), second in assist (479), and third in double plays turned (110).

Rollins committed 11 errors in 2007, the second-most among his other three Gold Glove Award-winning seasons: 2008 (7), 2009 (6) and 2012 (13).

2. 3B Placido Polanco: 2011

PHILADELPHIA, PA -JULY 20: Placido Polanco #27 of the Philadelphia Phillies fields a ground ball against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning on July 20, 2012 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Giants won 7-2. (Photo by Miles Kennedy/Philadelphia Phillies/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA -JULY 20: Placido Polanco #27 of the Philadelphia Phillies fields a ground ball against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning on July 20, 2012 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Giants won 7-2. (Photo by Miles Kennedy/Philadelphia Phillies/Getty Images) /

Placido Polanco previously won Gold Glove Awards at second base with the Detroit Tigers in 2007 and 2009, before earning such honors in 2011 with the Phillies at third base. He earned All-Star nods in two of his Gold Glove Award-winning seasons, 2007 and 2011.

The Dominican Republic native played 16 seasons in the majors with four different teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1998-2002), Phillies (2002-2005, 2010-12), Tigers (2005-09), and Miami Marlins (2013).

Spanning 1,927 career games, 688 with the Phillies, Polanco slashed .297/.343/.397 with 1,009 runs scored, 2,142 hits, 348 doubles, 32 triples, 104 home runs, 723 RBI, 429 walks and 538 strikeouts spanning 7,887 plate appearances.

Polanco was up for Hall of Fame consideration in 2019, however he received less than 1 percent of the vote and was eliminated from future ballot consideration. His other career accomplishments include:

  • 2006 American League ALCS MVP
  • 2007 American League Silver Slugger Award (second base)
  • MLB second-best batting average in 2005 (.331)
  • MLB-best 20 at-bats per strikeout in 2005 (20.0), AL-best in 2006 (17.1), 2007 (19.6) and 2008 (13.5).
  • American League-best 323 putouts as second baseman in 2008 (323)
  • American League second-most double plays turned as second baseman in 2009 (112)
  • National League second-most putouts as third baseman in 2011 (78)
  • League-best fielding percentage as second baseman: 2004, NL (.995); 2007, AL (1.000); 2009, AL (.997)
  • National League-best fielding percentage as third baseman: 2010 (.986), 2011 (.977), 2013 (.990)
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