Third Basemen
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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 Al Rosen 1 A   CLE 2 R 29   154 174 338 19 38 .964   591 198 27 5 42 114 143 84 47 4 0 8 7 19 .335 .421 .611 1.032 141     36.2   5.6   41.8 .235 .036 .271   61.60 1 1 Al Rosen
2 2 Ray Boone 8   DET 6 R 29 SS   97 111 211 14 32 .958   373 116 16 6 21 71 90 47 46 5 5 2 1 6 .311 .395 .555 .950 80     18.1   3.1   21.2 .187 .032 .219   28.03 2 2 Ray Boone
3 3 Eddie Yost T23   WAS 5 R 26   152 190 300 18 31 .965   577 157 30 7 9 107 45 123 59 4 9 7 4 12 .272 .403 .395 .798 104     20.2   3.8   24.0 .133 .025 .158   26.97 3 3 Eddie Yost
4 4 George Kell Vet T26 a   BOS 4 R 30   124 114 231 10 23 .972   435 133 39 2 11 64 69 49 21 5 3 5 2 9 .306 .382 .480 .862 78     14.7   2.9   17.6 .119 .023 .142   18.75 4 4 George Kell
5 5   Gil McDougald             NY 1 R 25 2B     136 147 299 22 36 .953     454 129 23 6 8 69 70 50   55 4 7   3 3 8 .284 .360 .414 .774 71       13.7   3.9   17.6 .101 .029 .129   17.91 5 5   Gil McDougald
6 6 Bob Elliott   STL/CHI 8/3 R 36   103 105 197 13 21 .959   361 92 18 2 9 42 60 60 38 1 2 1 2 7 .255 .363 .391 .754 55      8.1   2.5   10.6 .079 .024 .103    9.62 6 6 Bob Elliott
7 Andy Carey R   NY 1 R 21   40 29 55 1 8 .988   75 24 5 0 4 13 7 8 11 0 1 2 1 1 .320 .386 .547 .933 16      3.4   0.9    4.3 .085 .023 .108    3.99 7 Andy Carey
8 Vern Stephens   CHI/STL 3/8 R 32   84 84 158 8 16 .968   284 74 14 0 5 29 30 30 41 0 4 2 0 10 .261 .331 .363 .694 32      3.5   2.0    5.5 .042 .024 .065    3.98 8 Vern Stephens
9 Fred Hatfield   DET 6 L 28 2B   54 56 121 4 13 .978   202 51 7 1 2 27 12 26 22 1 4 2 3 5 .252 .341 .327 .668 23      2.7   1.5    4.2 .050 .028 .078    3.31 9 Fred Hatfield
10 Pete Suder   PHI 7 R 37 2B   72 89 174 7 19 .974   279 80 7 2 2 27 22 10 22 0 2 2 2 6 .287 .311 .348 .659 28      2.5   1.9    4.4 .035 .026 .061    3.08 10 Pete Suder
                               
11 7 Loren Babe R   NY/PHI 1/7 L 25   98 122 207 18 27 .948   357 82 17 2 2 36 26 35 22 2 3 0 1 9 .230 .302 .305 .607 32      1.7   3.0    4.7 .017 .031 .048    2.91 11 7 Loren Babe
12 Floyd Baker   WAS/BOS 5/4 L 36   38 22 57 4 6 .952   126 33 3 1 0 15 17 18 7 1 1 0 1 4 .262 .359 .302 .661 14      1.6   0.8    2.4 .042 .021 .063    1.71 12 Floyd Baker
13 8 Jim Dyck   STL 8 R 31 LF   51 62 101 13 12 .926   155 33 7 0 4 18 13 18 19 1 3 1 1 7 .213 .299 .335 .634 14      0.4   1.0    1.4 .008 .020 .027    0.66 13 8 Jim Dyck
14 Rocky Krsnich   CHI 3 R 25   57 31 100 10 7 .929   129 26 8 0 1 9 14 12 11 0 2 0 2 2 .202 .270 .287 .557 10      0.2   1.2    1.4 .004 .021 .025    0.62 14 Rocky Krsnich
15 Fred Marsh   CHI 3 R 29   32 17 30 3 5 .940   54 11 1 0 1 13 1 7 15 1 1 0 2 1 .204 .306 .278 .584 4      0.1   0.5    0.6 .003 .016 .019    0.23 15 Fred Marsh
League Average Age 29.0 League Avg WS/Game .098 .027 .125
League Avg per 400 Chances 132.1 251.9 16.0 28.7 .960 Offense Share of WS 78.6%
League Average per 600 PA 523.3 145.6 26.1 4.0 14.2 76.9 72.8 67.8 51.2 3.4 5.5 4.1 3.8 12.5 .278 .365 .425 .790 82.5 Average WS/Team  20.21
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   14.9%   190 200 385 26 46 .957     685 166 27 4 4 78 55 79   51 4 8   2 5 18 .242 .321 .311 .632 69        6.0   5.3   11.3 .032 .028 .059 Bats Left
Bats Right 85.1%   1102 1153 2194 138 248 .960   3767 1073 195 30 117 576 564 498 385 25 39 33 27 88 .285 .369 .446 .815 633    121.1  29.3  150.4 .110 .027 .136 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 2.3%   40 29 55 1 8 .988   75 24 5 0 4 13 7 8 11 0 1 2 1 1 .320 .386 .547 .933 16      3.4   0.9    4.3 .085 .023 .108 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 61.7%   780 848 1606 108 189 .958   2737 770 129 27 86 446 401 384 277 21 31 22 23 62 .281 .374 .442 .816 465     92.9  22.6  115.5 .119 .029 .148 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 19.5%   259 260 490 31 51 .960   874 240 60 2 20 111 112 97 81 6 10 8 3 26 .275 .351 .416 .767 124     18.6   5.9   24.5 .072 .023 .095 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   16.5%   213 216 428 24 46 .964   766 205 28 5 11 84 99 88 67 2 5 3 5 17 .268 .345 .360 .705 97     12.2   5.2   17.4 .057 .024 .082 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     10.2%     138 151 262 19 35 .956     432 106 22 2 6 49 33 43   33 2 4   2 2 10 .245 .317 .347 .664 48        5.1   3.9    9.0 .037 .028 .065 Rookie  
Starter 69.2%   865 966 1776 118 205 .959   3125 894 169 29 99 500 481 436 287 26 31 27 20 73 .286 .378 .454 .832 548    109.3  24.5  133.8 .126 .028 .155 Starter  
Reserve     30.8%     427 387 803 46 89 .963     1327 345 53 5 22 154 138 141   149 3 16   8 12 33 .260 .332 .357 .689 154       17.8  10.1   27.9 .042 .024 .065 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   14.9%   190 130.9 252.0 17.1 40.3 .957     529.6 128.4 20.9 3.1 3.1 60.3 42.5 61.1   1.7 3.1 6.2   1.5 3.9 13.9 .242 .321 .311 .632 53.4        4.6   4.1    8.7 .032 .028 .059 Bats Left
Bats Right 85.1%   1102 132.3 251.9 15.9 38.4 .960   522.1 148.7 27.0 4.2 16.2 79.8 78.2 69.0 13.4 3.5 5.4 4.6 3.7 12.2 .285 .369 .446 .815 87.7     16.8   4.1   20.8 .110 .027 .136 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 2.3%   40 136.5 258.8 4.7 37.6 .988   535.7 171.4 35.7 0.0 28.6 92.9 50.0 57.2 78.6 0.0 7.1 14.3 7.1 7.1 .320 .386 .547 .933 114.3     24.3   6.4   30.7 .085 .023 .108 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 61.7%   780 132.4 250.8 16.8 29.5 .958   517.5 145.6 24.4 5.1 16.3 84.3 75.8 72.6 52.4 4.0 5.9 4.2 4.3 11.7 .281 .374 .442 .816 87.9     17.6   4.3   21.8 .119 .029 .148 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 19.5%   259 133.2 250.9 15.9 26.1 .960   531.3 145.9 36.5 1.2 12.2 67.5 68.1 59.0 49.2 3.6 6.1 4.9 1.8 15.8 .275 .351 .416 .767 75.4     11.3   3.6   14.9 .072 .023 .095 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   16.5%   213 129.3 256.3 14.4 27.6 .964   533.8 142.9 19.5 3.5 7.7 58.5 69.0 61.3 46.7 1.4 3.5 2.1 3.5 11.8 .268 .345 .360 .705 67.6      8.5   3.6   12.1 .057 .024 .082 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     10.2%     138 139.9 242.5 17.6 32.4 .956     538.9 132.2 27.4 2.5 7.5 61.1 41.2 53.6   41.2 2.5 5.0   2.5 2.5 12.5 .245 .317 .347 .664 59.9        6.4   4.9   11.2 .037 .028 .065 Rookie  
Starter 69.2%   865 135.1 248.4 16.5 28.7 .959   518.3 148.3 28.0 4.8 16.4 82.9 79.8 72.3 47.6 4.3 5.1 4.5 3.3 12.1 .286 .378 .454 .832 90.9     18.1   4.1   22.2 .126 .028 .155 Starter  
Reserve     30.8%     427 125.2 259.9 14.9 28.8 .963     535.4 139.2 21.4 2.0 8.9 62.1 55.7 56.9   60.1 1.2 6.5   3.2 4.8 13.3 .260 .332 .357 .689 62.1        7.2   4.1   11.3 .042 .024 .065 Reserve