Third Basemen
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1950 1952 Chronology Home 3B Index Guide
Pos St All- Other 3rd Base Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as Third Baseman Win Shares Pos St
Rank Rank Name HOF MVP Star Rookie GG SS Team Stdg Bats Age Pos Games PO Assts Err DP F Pct. At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC B WS F WS T WS BWS/G FWS/G TWS/G WSQ Rank Rank Name
1 1 Eddie Yost T28   WAS 7 R 24   152 203 234 21 22 .954   557 158 35 4 12 107 64 124 54 11 11 6 4 7 .284 .423 .425 .848 116     23.1   3.6   26.7 .152 .024 .176   31.65 1 1 Eddie Yost
2 2 Al Rosen   CLE 2 R 27   154 157 277 19 20 .958   573 152 30 1 24 82 102 85 71 2 1 7 5 14 .265 .362 .447 .809 93     19.6   5.1   24.7 .127 .033 .160   27.98 2 2 Al Rosen
3 3 George Kell Vet 15 A   DET 5 R 28   147 175 310 20 34 .960   598 191 36 3 2 92 59 61 18 4 11 10 3 13 .319 .386 .400 .786 95     16.9   4.8   21.7 .115 .033 .148   23.58 3 3 George Kell
4 Gil McDougald 9 R-1   NY 1 R 23 2B   82 54 112 9 20 .949   241 74 14 2 8 43 38 34 32 2 7 8 3 7 .307 .397 .481 .878 49     11.6   2.0   13.6 .141 .024 .166   15.67 4 Gil McDougald
5 4   Vern Stephens     a       BOS 3 R 30       89 105 207 7 19 .978     369 111 21 2 17 61 76 37   32 0 0   1 2 22 .301 .365 .507 .872 63        9.9   3.9   13.8 .111 .044 .155   15.37 5 4   Vern Stephens
6 5 Bobby Brown   NY 1 L 26   90 80 151 11 14 .955   313 84 15 2 6 44 51 47 18 3 6 1 1 4 .268 .369 .387 .756 52     10.7   2.2   12.9 .119 .024 .143   13.81 6 5 Bobby Brown
7 Minnie Minoso 4 a(OF) R-2   CHI 4 R 28 LF,RF   68 82 122 14 10 .936   215 70 13 6 4 45 31 30 17 6 2 13 4 5 .326 .422 .498 .920 44      8.8   1.5   10.3 .129 .022 .151   11.34 7 Minnie Minoso
8 6 Hank Majeski   CHI/PHI 4/6 R 34   97 86 232 9 19 .972   358 101 23 4 5 45 48 36 24 2 4 1 2 10 .282 .351 .411 .762 50      6.9   3.2   10.1 .071 .033 .104    9.22 8 6 Hank Majeski
9 7 Fred Marsh R   STL 8 R 27   117 137 225 28 31 .928   427 104 20 4 4 42 41 35 54 0 2 4 4 9 .244 .301 .337 .638 44      3.5   3.4    6.9 .030 .029 .059    4.74 9 7 Fred Marsh
10 Billy Hitchcock   PHI 6 R 34 2B   45 45 99 11 14 .929   145 44 7 3 1 18 23 14 15 1 3 1 0 1 .303 .369 .414 .783 23      3.7   1.0    4.7 .082 .022 .104    4.30 10 Billy Hitchcock
                               
11 8 Bob Dillinger   CHI 4 R 32   70 70 116 14 10 .930   299 90 6 4 0 39 20 15 17 1 5 5 5 6 .301 .337 .348 .685 32      3.6   1.3    4.9 .051 .019 .070    3.67 11 8 Bob Dillinger
12 Floyd Baker   CHI 4 L 34   44 27 46 6 4 .924   113 30 5 1 0 20 12 21 10 0 1 0 1 3 .265 .381 .327 .708 14      1.9   0.6    2.5 .043 .014 .057    1.69 12 Floyd Baker
13 Fred Hatfield R   BOS 3 L 26   49 40 124 7 15 .959   163 28 4 2 2 23 14 22 27 1 1 1 0 1 .172 .274 .258 .532 13      -     2.1    2.1 .000 .043 .043    1.23 13 Fred Hatfield
14 Johnny Berardino   STL 8 R 34   31 44 44 8 6 .917   105 24 6 1 0 12 12 15 16 0 1 1 1 3 .229 .325 .305 .630 11      1.0   0.6    1.6 .032 .019 .052    1.03 14 Johnny Berardino
15 Kermit Wahl   PHI/STL 6/8 R 28   24 28 49 3 7 .963   86 20 3 1 0 6 9 9 8 0 2 0 0 3 .233 .305 .291 .596 8      0.6   0.8    1.4 .025 .033 .058    0.96 15 Kermit Wahl
League Average Age 28.2 League Avg WS/Game .097 .029 .125
League Avg per 400 Chances 137.9 242.8 19.3 25.3 .952 Offense Share of WS 77.1%
League Average per 600 PA 522.7 146.8 27.3 4.6 9.7 77.8 68.7 67.0 47.3 3.8 6.5 6.8 4.0 12.4 .281 .367 .406 .773 81.0 Average WS/Team  19.74
Aggregate Splits Aggregate Splits Aggregate Splits
Pct of Total
Playing Time Games PO Assts Err DP F Pct. At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC B WS F WS T WS BWS/G FWS/G TWS/G
Copyright © 2009-10 by Andre Lower Bats Left   13.4%   183 147 321 24 33 .951     589 142 24 5 8 87 77 90   55 4 8   2 2 8 .241 .342 .340 .682 79       12.6   4.9   17.5 .069 .027 .096 Bats Left
Bats Right 86.6%   1076 1186 2027 163 212 .952   3973 1139 214 35 77 592 523 495 358 29 49 57 33 100 .287 .366 .416 .782 628    109.2  31.2  140.4 .101 .029 .130 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 17.9%   234 257 346 30 42 .953   798 232 49 6 20 150 102 158 86 13 18 14 7 14 .291 .416 .442 .858 165     34.7   5.6   40.3 .148 .024 .172 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 52.2%   649 699 1258 102 131 .950   2375 649 121 19 42 334 307 289 213 16 25 36 17 49 .273 .356 .393 .749 349     60.1  19.9   80.0 .093 .031 .123 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 29.9%   376 377 744 55 72 .953   1389 400 68 15 23 195 191 138 114 4 14 9 11 45 .288 .354 .408 .762 193     27.0  10.6   37.6 .072 .028 .100 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     24.2%     316 313 583 58 76 .939     1046 276 51 14 18 153 124 121   130 9 12   26 11 22 .264 .345 .391 .736 150       23.9   9.0   32.9 .076 .028 .104 Rookie  
Starter 74.0%   907 1009 1737 128 167 .955   3459 982 182 24 70 508 455 439 288 23 40 35 26 84 .284 .368 .411 .779 542     93.8  27.2  121.0 .103 .030 .133 Starter  
Reserve     26.0%     352 324 611 59 78 .941     1103 299 56 16 15 171 145 146   125 10 17   24 9 24 .271 .361 .392 .753 165       28.0   8.9   36.9 .080 .025 .105 Reserve  
Splits per 400 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 400 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 400 TC / 600 PA
Pct of Total
Playing Time Games PO Assts Err DP F Pct. At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC B WS F WS T WS BWS/G FWS/G TWS/G
Bats Left   13.4%   183 119.6 260.9 19.5 34.9 .951     511.4 123.3 20.8 4.3 6.9 75.5 66.9 78.2   2.1 3.5 6.9   1.7 1.7 6.9 .241 .342 .340 .682 68.6       10.9   4.3   15.2 .069 .027 .096 Bats Left
Bats Right 86.6%   1076 140.5 240.1 19.3 35.3 .952   524.4 150.3 28.2 4.6 10.2 78.1 69.0 65.3 13.5 3.8 6.5 7.5 4.4 13.2 .287 .366 .416 .782 82.9     14.4   4.1   18.5 .101 .029 .130 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 17.9%   234 162.4 218.7 18.9 26.5 .953   485.1 141.0 29.8 3.6 12.2 91.2 62.0 96.1 52.3 7.9 10.9 8.5 4.3 8.5 .291 .416 .442 .858 100.3     21.1   3.4   24.5 .148 .024 .172 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 52.2%   649 135.7 244.4 19.9 25.5 .950   526.8 144.0 26.8 4.2 9.3 74.1 68.1 64.1 47.2 3.6 5.5 8.0 3.8 10.9 .273 .356 .393 .749 77.4     13.3   4.4   17.7 .093 .031 .123 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 29.9%   376 128.3 253.1 18.7 24.5 .953   539.4 155.3 26.4 5.8 8.9 75.7 74.2 53.6 44.3 1.6 5.4 3.5 4.3 17.5 .288 .354 .408 .762 75.0     10.5   4.1   14.6 .072 .028 .100 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     24.2%     316 131.2 244.4 24.4 31.9 .939     528.3 139.4 25.8 7.1 9.1 77.3 62.6 61.1   65.7 4.5 6.1   13.1 5.6 11.1 .264 .345 .391 .736 75.8       12.1   4.5   16.6 .076 .028 .104 Rookie  
Starter 74.0%   907 140.4 241.7 17.9 23.2 .955   523.9 148.8 27.6 3.6 10.6 77.0 68.9 66.5 43.6 3.5 6.1 5.3 3.9 12.7 .284 .368 .411 .779 82.1     14.2   4.1   18.3 .103 .030 .133 Starter  
Reserve     26.0%     352 130.4 245.9 23.7 31.3 .941     518.7 140.6 26.3 7.5 7.1 80.4 68.2 68.6   58.8 4.7 8.0   11.3 4.2 11.3 .271 .361 .392 .753 77.6       13.2   4.2   17.4 .080 .025 .105 Reserve