Derek Jeter Stats

Derek Jeter Jump Throw | McFarlane MLB Series 27 | Photoshopped by Baseball Almanac

2 - Derek Jeter was the 17th player in Yankees history to wear #2; behind Mark Koenig, Yats Wuestling, Lyn Lary, Red Rolfe, Snuffy Stirnweiss, Frankie Crosetti, Jerry Kenney, Matty Alou, Sandy Alomar, Paul Blair, Darryl Jones, Bobby Murcer, Tim Foli, Dale Berra, Wayne Tolleson and Mike Gallego. And, he was the last as it was retired in his honor on May 14, 2017.

6 - Derek Jeter was taken sixth overall in the 1992 Draft. Those taken in front of "The Captain" were 1. Phil Nevin, 2. Paul Shuey, 3. B.J. Wallace, 4. Jeffrey Hammonds and 5. Chad Mottola.

8 - Derek Jeter won Rookie of the Year in 1996, the eighth New York Yankees player to earn that honor: Gil McDougald (1951), Bob Grim (1954), Tony Kubek (1957), Tom Tresh (1962), Stan Bahnsen (1968), Thurman Munson (1970) and Dave Righetti (1981).

5 - Derek Jeter has five World Series rings (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009), five Silver Slugger Awards (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012), five Gold Glove Awards (2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010) and the day he joined the 3,000 Hits Club (July 9, 2011), he went five-for-five at the plate.

13 - Derek Jeter was named the thirteenth Captain of the New York Yankees in 2003. George Steinbrenner said, "I have always been very, very careful about giving such a responsibility (Captain of the New York Yankees) to one of my players, but I can not think of a single player that I have ever had who is more deserving of this honor than Derek Jeter. He is a young man of great character and has shown great leadership qualities. He believes, as I do, what General (Douglas) MacArthur said, that 'there is no substitute for victory.' To him, and to me, it's second only to breathing."

20 - Derek Jeter played twenty seasons in the major leagues and never once was The Captain on a losing team. A feat not duplicated by any other big league player or any player in the National Football League or National Basketball Association.

158 - Derek Jeter has played in a Major League record 158 postseason games. Mr. November ALSO holds postseason records for most plate appearances (734), most at-bats (650), most total bases (302), most hits (200), most singles (143), most strikeouts (135), most runs scored (111), most doubles (32), and most triples (5).

2,674 - Derek Jeter has taken the field at the shortstop position in more than 2,600 games, one of only four shortstops in Major League history with more than 2,500 games played at short; Ozzie Smith had 2,511, Luis Aparicio had 2,581, and Omar Vizquel had 2,709.

Derek Jeter | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 2020 (HOF)