JL, why do you say he was "below average" with the glove? I'm not saying he was anywhere near the best with the glove, but definitely not below average. And his offense more than made up for whatever deficiency he had with his defense.

Would you agree he is the best hitting second baseman?

EDIT: to quote that site that ranks him #12 they said this about his defense: "A mediocre defensive player when he came into the league, Kent worked on his fielding and became adequate with the glove at second"