Third Basemen
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1960 1962 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 Mathews BBW 17 A(2)   MIL 4 L 29   151 168 281 18 30 .961   571 175 23 6 32 103 91 93 3 94 2 1 4 12 7 10 .306 .403 .536 .939 120     28.7   3.9   32.6 .190 .026 .216   42.68 1 1 Eddie Mathews
2 2 Ken Boyer 7 a(2) G   STL 5 R 30   153 117 346 24 23 .951   589 194 26 11 24 109 95 68 9 91 1 0 5 6 3 11 .329 .397 .533 .930 119     21.4   5.7   27.1 .140 .037 .177   32.12 2 2 Ken Boyer
3 3 Don Hoak   PIT 6 R 33   143 137 267 20 29 .953   501 148 26 7 12 72 61 73 8 53 3 3 4 4 2 15 .295 .386 .447 .833 88     16.4   3.2   19.6 .115 .022 .137   20.44 3 3 Don Hoak
4 4 Ron Santo   CHI 7 R 21   153 157 307 31 41 .937   577 163 32 5 23 84 82 73 7 77 0 1 3 2 3 25 .282 .361 .475 .836 89     14.4   3.6   18.0 .094 .024 .118   17.42 4 4 Ron Santo
5 5   Jim Davenport             SF 3 R 27       132 119 235 13 25 .965     431 120 28 4 12 62 63 43 1 64 2 12 8 4 3 10 .278 .341 .445 .786 66       11.5   5.2   16.7 .087 .039 .127   16.77 5 5   Jim Davenport
6 6 Gene Freese   CIN 1 R 27   151 123 254 20 23 .950   572 158 27 2 26 77 87 27 5 78 0 1 3 7 2 17 .276 .307 .467 .774 77     12.0   5.0   17.0 .079 .033 .113   16.10 6 6 Gene Freese
7 Daryl Spencer   LA 2 R 31 SS   57 42 92 5 14 .964   178 43 6 0 6 24 24 20 1 33 3 3 1 0 1 4 .242 .327 .376 .703 22      4.8   1.5    6.3 .084 .026 .111    5.91 7 Daryl Spencer
8 7 Jim Gilliam   LA 2 B 32 2B   74 48 104 7 9 .956   159 37 13 0 1 29 11 32 1 12 0 3 0 4 1 3 .233 .361 .333 .694 22      3.5   2.2    5.7 .047 .030 .077    4.46 8 7 Jim Gilliam
9 8 Charley Smith R   LA/PHI 2/8 R 23   98 79 197 22 20 .926   374 92 13 3 10 41 45 19 3 73 4 9 3 3 4 7 .246 .288 .377 .665 39      3.7   1.7    5.4 .038 .017 .055    3.57 9 8 Charley Smith
10 Tommy Davis   LA 2 R 22 LF,CF,RF   59 30 88 13 6 .901   205 52 8 0 6 25 24 13 1 31 1 2 2 5 3 10 .254 .299 .380 .679 20      2.9   1.0    3.9 .049 .017 .066    2.82 10 Tommy Davis
                               
11 Lee Walls   PHI 8 R 28 1B   26 22 39 5 3 .924   89 27 3 2 3 19 12 9 0 18 0 4 0 1 1 4 .303 .367 .483 .850 15      1.9   0.4    2.3 .073 .015 .088    1.92 11 Lee Walls
12 Harvey Kuenn   SF 3 R 30 LF,RF   32 33 32 8 4 .890   115 26 5 0 1 13 13 10 0 5 1 0 1 3 0 2 .226 .291 .296 .587 11      1.5   0.8    2.3 .047 .025 .072    1.74 12 Harvey Kuenn
13 Bobby Malkmus T22   PHI 8 R 29 2B,SS   25 16 38 1 3 .982   45 10 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 6 0 3 0 0 2 0 .222 .271 .222 .493 3      0.1   0.5    0.6 .004 .020 .024    0.26 13 Bobby Malkmus
League Average Age 27.6 League Avg WS/Game .098 .028 .126
League Avg per 400 Chances 122.7 256.3 21.0 25.9 .947 Offense Share of WS 78.0%
League Average per 600 PA 530.6 149.9 25.3 4.8 18.8 79.6 73.5 58.2 4.7 76.5 2.0 5.1 4.1 6.1 3.9 14.2 .283 .353 .455 .808 83.2 Average WS/Team  19.69
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   12.9%   151 168 281 18 30 .961     571 175 23 6 32 103 91 93 3 94 2 1 4 12 7 10 .306 .403 .536 .939 120       28.7   3.9   32.6 .190 .026 .216 Bats Left
Bats Right 82.4%   1029 875 1895 162 191 .945   3676 1033 174 34 123 529 508 358 35 529 15 38 30 35 24 105 .281 .345 .447 .792 549     90.6  28.6  119.2 .088 .028 .116 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   4.8%     74 48 104 7 9 .956     159 37 13 0 1 29 11 32 1 12 0 3 0 4 1 3 .233 .361 .333 .694 22        3.5   2.2    5.7 .047 .030 .077 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 25.5%   310 266 592 66 67 .929   1156 307 53 8 39 150 151 105 11 181 5 12 8 10 10 42 .266 .327 .426 .753 148     21.0   6.3   27.3 .068 .020 .088 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 38.4%   485 448 847 57 84 .958   1708 490 81 14 73 264 255 175 9 260 4 21 15 24 15 41 .287 .352 .479 .831 281     54.2  15.0   69.2 .112 .031 .143 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 36.1%   459 377 841 64 79 .950   1542 448 76 18 44 247 204 203 19 194 8 9 11 17 7 35 .291 .374 .449 .823 262     47.6  13.4   61.0 .104 .029 .133 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     8.1%     98 79 197 22 20 .926     374 92 13 3 10 41 45 19 3 73 4 9 3 3 4 7 .246 .288 .377 .665 39        3.7   1.7    5.4 .038 .017 .055 Rookie  
Starter 85.4%   1051 944 1988 155 199 .950   3760 1084 187 38 138 574 532 428 37 537 12 30 30 42 25 98 .288 .360 .468 .828 616    111.2  30.5  141.7 .106 .029 .135 Starter  
Reserve     14.6%     203 147 292 32 31 .932     646 161 23 2 18 87 78 55 2 98 5 12 4 9 7 20 .249 .311 .375 .686 75       11.6   4.2   15.8 .057 .021 .078 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   12.9%   151 143.9 240.7 15.4 25.7 .961     510.6 156.5 20.6 5.4 28.6 92.1 81.4 83.1 2.7 84.1 1.8 0.9 3.6 10.7 6.3 8.9 .306 .403 .536 .939 107.3       25.7   3.5   29.2 .190 .026 .216 Bats Left
Bats Right 82.4%   1029 119.4 258.5 22.1 26.1 .945   535.7 150.5 25.4 5.0 17.9 77.1 74.0 52.2 5.1 77.1 2.2 5.5 4.4 5.1 3.5 15.3 .281 .345 .447 .792 80.0     13.2   4.2   17.4 .088 .028 .116 Bats Right
Bats Both   4.8%     74 120.8 261.6 17.6 22.6 .956     491.7 114.4 40.2 0.0 3.1 89.7 34.0 99.0 3.1 37.1 0.0 9.3 0.0 12.4 3.1 9.3 .233 .361 .333 .694 68.0       10.8   6.8   17.6 .047 .030 .077 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 25.5%   310 115.1 256.3 28.6 31.3 .929   539.4 143.2 24.7 3.7 18.2 70.0 70.5 49.0 5.1 84.4 2.3 5.6 3.7 4.7 4.7 19.6 .266 .327 .426 .753 69.1      9.8   2.9   12.7 .068 .020 .088 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 38.4%   485 132.5 250.6 16.9 26.2 .958   532.9 152.9 25.3 4.4 22.8 82.4 79.6 54.6 2.8 81.1 1.2 6.6 4.7 7.5 4.7 12.8 .287 .352 .479 .831 87.7     16.9   4.7   21.6 .112 .031 .143 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 36.1%   459 117.6 262.4 20.0 26.7 .950   521.8 151.6 25.7 6.1 14.9 83.6 69.0 68.7 6.4 65.7 2.7 3.1 3.7 5.8 2.4 11.8 .291 .374 .449 .823 88.7     16.1   4.5   20.6 .104 .029 .133 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     8.1%     98 106.1 264.4 29.5 26.8 .926     548.6 135.0 19.1 4.4 14.7 60.1 66.0 27.9 4.4 107.1 5.9 13.2 4.4 4.4 5.9 10.3 .246 .288 .377 .665 57.2        5.4   2.5    7.9 .038 .017 .055 Rookie  
Starter 85.4%   1051 122.3 257.6 20.1 25.8 .950   529.6 152.7 26.3 5.4 19.4 80.8 74.9 60.3 5.2 75.6 1.7 4.2 4.2 5.9 3.5 13.8 .288 .360 .468 .828 86.8     15.7   4.3   20.0 .106 .029 .135 Starter  
Reserve     14.6%     203 124.8 248.0 27.2 26.3 .932     536.8 133.8 19.1 1.7 15.0 72.3 64.8 45.7 1.7 81.4 4.2 10.0 3.3 7.5 5.8 16.6 .249 .311 .375 .686 62.3        9.6   3.5   13.1 .057 .021 .078 Reserve