[1] Eighteen Gold Gloves are awarded each year (with the exception of 1957, 1985, 2007, and 2018), one at each of the nine positions in each league.
[2] The award was created from a glove made from gold lamé-tanned leather and affixed to a walnut base.
[7] Luis Aparicio won nine times at shortstop for the third-highest total,[8] followed by Mark Belanger with eight wins.
[9] Dave Concepción and Derek Jeter have won five awards;[10][11] four-time winners at shortstop include Brandon Crawford, Tony Fernández, Jimmy Rollins, Andrelton Simmons and Alan Trammell.
[12][13][14][15][16] Hall of Famers who have won Gold Glove Awards at shortstop include Smith, Aparicio, Trammell, Ernie Banks, Robin Yount, Barry Larkin and Cal Ripken Jr., whose 2,632 consecutive games played earned him his "Iron Man" nickname.