Third Basemen
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1996 1998 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 Jeff Cirillo a MIL 3C R 27   150 126 320 17 29 .963   568 165 46 2 10 74 80 59 0 73 14 4 3 4 3 12 .290 .370 .431 .801 93     15.9   6.5   22.4 .106 .043 .149   29.52 1 1 Jeff Cirillo
2 2 Matt Williams G S CLE 1C R 31   151 89 301 12 21 .970   595 157 32 3 32 86 105 34 4 107 4 0 2 12 4 14 .264 .307 .489 .796 86     12.5   5.0   17.5 .083 .033 .116   20.32 2 2 Matt Williams
3 3 Cal Ripken BBW A(SS) BAL 1E R 36   162 98 314 22 25 .949   612 164 30 0 17 78 83 56 3 73 5 0 10 1 0 19 .268 .329 .400 .729 80     11.6   5.8   17.4 .072 .036 .107   19.45 3 3 Cal Ripken
4 4 Travis Fryman DET 3E R 28   153 126 312 10 21 .978   594 163 27 3 22 90 102 46 5 112 5 0 11 15 3 15 .274 .326 .441 .767 82     11.0   5.8   16.8 .072 .038 .110   18.98 4 4 Travis Fryman
5 5   Dave Hollins             ANA 2W B 31       135 101 241 29 17 .922     514 145 28 2 13 91 77 57 2 118 8 1 5 14 6 10 .282 .360 .420 .780 81       11.6   2.5   14.1 .086 .019 .104   15.54 5 5   Dave Hollins
6 6 John Valentin BOS 4E R 30 2B   64 59 121 11 15 .942   261 84 22 2 11 44 35 28 1 31 2 0 1 5 2 9 .322 .390 .548 .938 54      8.5   2.4   10.9 .133 .038 .170   15.34 6 6 John Valentin
7 7 Ron Coomer MIN 4C R 30   119 66 216 10 20 .966   467 144 27 2 9 55 72 19 3 76 0 0 5 4 3 11 .308 .332 .433 .765 64      9.3   2.6   11.9 .078 .022 .100   12.83 7 7 Ron Coomer
8 8 Russ Davis SEA 1W R 27   117 56 219 18 24 .939   413 112 29 1 19 56 60 27 2 98 2 3 2 5 2 11 .271 .318 .484 .802 60      8.3   2.8   11.1 .071 .024 .095   11.66 8 8 Russ Davis
9 Robin Ventura CHI 2C L 29   54 53 99 7 11 .956   183 48 10 1 6 27 26 34 5 21 0 0 3 0 0 3 .262 .373 .426 .799 31      6.0   2.0    8.0 .111 .037 .148   10.50 9 Robin Ventura
10 Wade Boggs BBW NY 2E L 39   76 42 140 4 15 .978   275 77 17 1 3 50 25 41 1 23 0 1 4 0 0 2 .280 .369 .382 .751 43      6.5   2.4    8.9 .086 .032 .117   10.39 10 Wade Boggs
                                   
11 9 Dean Palmer TEX/KC 3W/5C R 28   141 99 244 19 18 .948   540 138 31 2 23 71 85 40 2 134 3 1 5 2 2 7 .256 .308 .448 .756 71      8.4   2.3   10.7 .060 .016 .076   10.05 11 9 Dean Palmer
12 Tim Naehring BOS 4E R 30   68 40 111 3 11 .981   257 74 18 1 9 38 40 38 0 39 1 0 3 1 1 10 .288 .378 .471 .849 39      5.6   1.8    7.4 .082 .026 .109    8.32 12 Tim Naehring
13 10 Charlie Hayes NY 2E R 32   98 65 168 13 19 .947   347 89 16 0 10 39 49 37 2 66 1 0 4 3 2 12 .256 .326 .389 .715 36      3.5   2.5    6.0 .036 .026 .061    5.06 13 10 Charlie Hayes
14 11 Ed Sprague TOR 5E R 29   129 106 202 18 19 .945   474 108 29 4 13 63 45 48 0 96 5 0 1 0 1 10 .228 .305 .388 .693 50      3.5   2.8    6.3 .027 .022 .049    4.75 14 11 Ed Sprague
15     Dave Magadan             OAK 4W L 34 1B,DH     49 25 54 5 7 .940     88 29 3 0 3 11 7 18 0 13 1 3 0 0 0 2 .330 .449 .466 .915 20        3.4   0.9    4.3 .069 .018 .088    4.34 15     Dave Magadan
16 Mark Bellhorn R OAK 4W B 22   40 31 66 5 8 .951   147 29 7 0 4 19 13 21 0 45 0 1 0 4 1 0 .197 .298 .327 .625 16      1.7   1.3    3.0 .043 .033 .075    2.80 16 Mark Bellhorn
17 Fernando Tatis R TEX 3W R 22   60 45 90 7 5 .951   223 57 9 0 8 29 29 14 0 42 0 2 2 3 0 6 .256 .297 .404 .701 23      1.8   0.8    2.6 .030 .013 .043    1.85 17 Fernando Tatis
18 12 Scott Brosius OAK 4W R 30 SS   107 92 206 7 23 .977   354 74 17 1 7 48 30 27 1 75 3 4 3 7 2 5 .209 .269 .322 .591 24      -     3.0    3.0 .000 .028 .028    1.71 18 12 Scott Brosius
19 Tilson Brito TOR/OAK 5E/4W R 25 2B   27 20 29 2 5 .961   54 12 3 1 1 5 5 6 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 .300 .370 .670 6      0.6   0.7    1.3 .022 .026 .048    0.97 19 Tilson Brito
20 Todd Walker R MIN 4C L 24   40 24 70 3 4 .969   123 27 6 1 3 13 13 11 1 24 1 1 2 3 0 5 .220 .285 .358 .643 12      0.5   0.9    1.4 .013 .023 .035    0.89 20 Todd Walker
                                   
21 13 Chris Snopek CHI 2C R 26   82 56 117 16 11 .915   286 61 13 0 5 27 34 17 0 49 1 4 2 3 2 3 .213 .258 .311 .569 23      0.1   1.6    1.7 .001 .020 .021    0.83 21 13 Chris Snopek
22 Jack Howell ANA 2W L 35 DH   24 14 27 1 4 .976   63 14 3 0 4 7 12 3 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 1 .222 .258 .460 .718 7      0.8   0.3    1.1 .033 .013 .046    0.80 22 Jack Howell
23 14 Craig Paquette KC 5C R 28   72 45 129 12 15 .935   243 54 14 1 6 23 26 10 0 55 2 1 2 2 2 12 .222 .257 .362 .619 19      -     1.5    1.5 .000 .021 .021    0.74 23 14 Craig Paquette
24 Denny Hocking MIN 4C B 27 SS   39 14 32 0 2 1.000   41 10 1 0 1 6 4 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .311 .341 .652 4      0.4   0.7    1.1 .010 .018 .028    0.63 24 Denny Hocking
25     Brent Gates             SEA 1W B 27 2B     32 10 47 4 4 .934     94 21 5 0 2 9 13 7 0 15 0 1 3 0 0 4 .223 .269 .340 .609 8        0.6   0.4    1.0 .019 .013 .031    0.60 25     Brent Gates
26 Andy Sheets R SEA 1W R 25   21 8 33 6 4 .872   55 11 2 0 1 8 4 5 0 23 0 4 1 1 0 0 .200 .262 .291 .553 5      0.3   0.3    0.6 .014 .014 .029    0.35 26 Andy Sheets
27 Scott Cooper KC 5C L 29   39 21 54 0 4 1.000   105 21 5 1 1 7 10 9 0 16 2 2 1 0 1 3 .200 .274 .295 .569 8      -     0.7    0.7 .000 .018 .018    0.32 27 Scott Cooper
League Average Age 29.5 League Avg WS/Game .059 .027 .086
League Avg per 400 Chances 106.4 275.4 18.2 25.1 .955 Offense Share of WS 68.7%
League Average per 600 PA 540.1 141.4 30.5 2.0 16.5 72.7 73.4 48.5 2.2 98.4 4.0 2.3 5.1 6.1 2.5 12.7 .262 .324 .417 .741 70.8 Average WS/Team  13.76
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   11.6%   282 179 444 20 45 .969     837 216 44 4 20 115 93 116 7 110 4 7 10 4 1 16 .258 .345 .392 .737 121       17.2   7.2   24.4 .061 .026 .087 Bats Left
Bats Right 78.0%   1721 1196 3132 203 285 .955   6343 1667 365 23 203 834 884 511 23 1157 48 24 57 68 29 157 .263 .319 .424 .743 815    100.9  48.2  149.1 .059 .028 .087 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   10.4%     246 156 386 38 31 .934     796 205 41 2 20 125 107 89 2 186 8 3 8 18 7 15 .258 .334 .389 .723 109       14.3   4.9   19.2 .058 .020 .078 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 6.1%   140 100 226 15 17 .956   493 113 22 1 15 61 55 46 1 111 1 4 4 10 1 11 .229 .294 .369 .663 51      4.0   3.0    7.0 .029 .021 .050 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 46.6%   1056 740 1837 129 167 .952   3650 924 215 16 110 466 494 312 14 708 34 21 34 32 16 82 .253 .315 .411 .726 460     55.1  28.1   83.2 .052 .027 .079 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 35.6%   791 537 1418 90 133 .956   2883 796 163 11 94 412 415 258 13 525 20 8 23 46 20 73 .276 .337 .438 .775 404     54.4  20.7   75.1 .069 .026 .095 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   11.7%   262 154 481 27 44 .959   950 255 50 1 24 135 120 100 4 109 5 1 14 2 0 22 .268 .337 .399 .736 130     18.9   8.5   27.4 .072 .032 .105 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     6.9%     161 108 259 21 21 .946     548 124 24 1 16 69 59 51 1 134 1 8 5 11 1 11 .226 .291 .361 .652 56        4.3   3.3    7.6 .027 .020 .047 Rookie  
Starter 74.8%   1632 1157 3028 205 269 .953   6081 1606 351 21 188 822 852 491 25 1113 53 18 54 76 32 147 .264 .322 .421 .743 797    101.1  46.3  147.4 .062 .028 .090 Starter  
Reserve     25.2%     617 374 934 56 92 .959     1895 482 99 8 55 252 232 225 7 340 7 16 21 14 5 41 .254 .332 .402 .734 248       31.3  14.0   45.3 .051 .023 .073 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   11.6%   282 111.3 276.3 12.4 35.3 .969     515.6 133.1 27.1 2.5 12.3 70.8 57.3 71.4 0.8 4.2 2.5 4.3 6.2 2.5 0.6 9.9 .258 .345 .392 .737 74.5       10.6   4.4   15.0 .061 .026 .087 Bats Left
Bats Right 78.0%   1721 105.6 276.5 17.9 31.5 .955   545.0 143.2 31.4 2.0 17.4 71.7 76.0 43.9 1.7 49.0 4.1 2.1 4.9 5.8 2.5 13.5 .263 .319 .424 .743 70.0      8.7   4.1   12.8 .059 .028 .087 Bats Right
Bats Both   10.4%     246 107.6 266.3 26.1 27.2 .934     528.3 136.1 27.2 1.3 13.3 83.0 71.0 59.1 0.1 9.1 5.3 2.0 5.3 11.9 4.6 10.0 .258 .334 .389 .723 72.3        9.5   3.3   12.7 .058 .020 .078 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 6.1%   140 117.3 265.1 17.6 20.0 .956   539.8 123.7 24.1 1.1 16.4 66.8 60.2 50.3 1.1 121.5 1.1 4.4 4.4 10.9 1.1 12.0 .229 .294 .369 .663 55.8      4.4   3.3    7.7 .029 .021 .050 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 46.6%   1056 109.3 271.6 19.1 24.7 .952   540.6 136.9 31.8 2.4 16.3 69.0 73.2 46.2 2.1 104.9 5.0 3.1 5.1 4.7 2.4 12.1 .253 .315 .411 .726 68.1      8.2   4.2   12.3 .052 .027 .079 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 35.6%   791 105.1 277.3 17.6 26.0 .956   541.9 149.6 30.6 2.1 17.7 77.4 78.0 48.5 2.4 98.7 3.8 1.5 4.3 8.6 3.8 13.7 .276 .337 .438 .775 75.9     10.2   3.9   14.1 .069 .026 .095 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   11.7%   262 93.1 290.7 16.3 26.5 .959   532.7 143.0 28.0 0.6 13.5 75.7 67.3 56.1 2.2 61.1 2.8 0.6 7.8 1.1 0.0 12.3 .268 .337 .399 .736 72.9     10.6   4.8   15.4 .072 .032 .105 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     6.9%     161 111.3 267.1 21.6 21.6 .946     536.4 121.4 23.5 1.0 15.7 67.5 57.7 49.9 1.0 131.2 1.0 7.8 4.9 10.8 1.0 10.8 .226 .291 .361 .652 54.8        4.2   3.2    7.4 .027 .020 .047 Rookie  
Starter 74.8%   1632 105.5 275.9 18.7 24.5 .953   544.8 143.9 31.4 1.9 16.8 73.6 76.3 44.0 2.2 99.7 4.8 1.6 4.8 6.8 2.9 13.2 .264 .322 .421 .743 71.4      9.1   4.1   13.2 .062 .028 .090 Starter  
Reserve     25.2%     617 109.7 273.9 16.4 26.9 .959     525.4 133.6 27.4 2.2 15.2 69.9 64.3 62.4 1.9 94.3 2.0 4.4 5.8 3.9 1.4 11.4 .254 .332 .402 .734 68.8        8.7   3.9   12.6 .051 .023 .073 Reserve