“Jeter committed six errors this season, his lowest total in 15 full seasons. But more advanced defensive measures showed his range to be well below average, as it has been nearly every season of his career.”
Jeter’s 5th Gold Glove an Error, Metric Says – NYTimes.com
One measure ranked Jeter 59th, i.e., last, among all Major League shortstops.
Update: Posnanski on Jeter. An excerpt:
The thing that annoys non-Yankees fans about Jeter, I think, has less to do with Jeter himself and more to do with the intense campaign to spin him into the perfect ballplayer. He is great enough as is. He’s been a terrific hitter — one of the three best, I think, to ever play shortstop — a durable player, a smart player, a leader, a good teammate, a credit to the game. He’s going to the Hall of Fame the first day he’s eligible, and I will be one of those people proudly voting for him.
Trouble is, when Jeter wins his fifth Gold Glove — like he did on Tuesday — even when the best statistical evidence suggests he has been a well-below average defender throughout his career, well, that’s the stuff that drives people nuts about Jeter.
I have never been a Yankees fan but I have to have respect for Jeter. I do think however that he is not the player the NY media makes him out to be. THat’s NY though, Ewing was the greatest center, Jeter the best shortstop and Chico Resch the best goalie!