San Francisco Giants: Top 10 Shortstops In Franchise History

2. Travis Jackson, 1922-1936, 44.0 WAR

Jackson spent 15 straight seasons with the Giants, and never played for another club. He went to four world series and came away with just one ring. Jackson drew 400+ walks in his career, and had 1,768 hits. Jackson received MVP votes seven times in his 15 years, being named an all-star once. Jackson’s nice WAR comes from both his glove and bat.

While hitting .291 with a .770 OPS for his career, Jackson also had a 22.9 Defensive WAR in his fifteen seasons in New York. Jackson’s best season with the Giants, by WAR, came in 1929 when he posted a 5.7. His four seasons with a 5+ WAR, and three seasons with a 4+ WAR easily make put him high up on our list. Jackson’s career fielding percentage also came in at a decent .952. Again, when looking at numbers from players in his ERA, these are good. Compared to what some put up today? He’d be considered a solid pro, and maybe an all-star. He was not inducted into the hall of fame while he was on the ballot, but was voted in by the Veterans Committee in 1982.

Jackson had quite the career, but the number one on our list easily had the best of all Giants shortstops.