Twelve outfielders were selected, and eight shortstops, three catchers, and two third basemen were taken. Ripken is considered one of the best shortstops and third basemen in baseball history. So in practical terms, all second basemen, shortstops, and third basemen are right-handed. Shortstops and second basemen depend upon each other for the majority of double plays. He had the highest fielding percentage among major league shortstops, at .987. He led the American league twice in fielding percentage for shortstops. Harrelson was typical of shortstops of his era&colon; a good fielder, but poor hitter. He led AL shortstops in fielding eight times. He again led AL shortstops in fielding percentage. On defense, he had the best fielding percentage of all major league shortstops (.989). Jennings was also one of the best fielding shortstops of the era. He also led all IL shortstops with a .977 fielding percentage. He had the fastest baserunning sprint speed of all major league shortstops, at 30.1 feet/second. In contrast to other great fielding shortstops, Bancroft was noted for his offensive ability. Kessinger had 6,212 assists during his career, ranking him 14th all-time among major league shortstops.