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 Larry Gardner     BOS 1 L 30   147 149 278 21 24 .953   493 152 19 7 2 47 62 48 27 2 23 12 .308 .372 .387 .759 76     21.3   5.4   26.7 .145 .037 .182   34.47 1 1 Larry Gardner
2 2 Ossie Vitt     DET 3 R 26   151 208 385 22 32 .964   589 133 17 12 0 87 41 74 28 1 32 18 .226 .313 .295 .608 61      9.1  11.2   20.3 .060 .074 .134   22.54 2 2 Ossie Vitt
3 3 Home Run Baker Vet     NY 4 L 30   96 133 210 22 16 .940   360 97 23 2 10 46 52 36 30 5 1 15 .269 .344 .428 .772 54     13.0   3.9   16.9 .135 .041 .176   21.48 3 3 Home Run Baker
4 4 Jimmy Austin     STL 5 B 36   124 128 274 26 21 .939   411 85 15 6 1 55 28 74 59 4 19 19 .207 .333 .280 .613 46      7.5   3.2   10.7 .060 .026 .086    9.52 4 4 Jimmy Austin
5 5   Eddie Foster             WAS 7 R 29 2B     84 104 143 19 14 .929     326 82 10 5 1 40 24 37   14 2 4   12 9   .252 .332 .322 .654 37        6.9   2.4    9.3 .082 .029 .111    9.37 5 5   Eddie Foster
6 6 Terry Turner     CLE 6 R 35 2B   77 87 173 10 10 .963   277 72 10 2 0 34 25 26 19 0 17 10 .260 .323 .310 .633 32      5.2   3.1    8.3 .068 .040 .108    8.25 6 6 Terry Turner
7 7 Buck Weaver     CHI 2 R 25 SS   85 124 193 20 22 .941   328 74 15 3 2 44 21 17 27 7 25 12 .226 .278 .308 .586 30      3.2   4.0    7.2 .038 .047 .085    6.35 7 7 Buck Weaver
8 Joe Leonard   R   WAS 7 L 21   42 54 66 6 6 .952   168 46 7 0 0 20 14 22 23 0 1 4 .274 .358 .315 .673 20      4.1   1.0    5.1 .098 .024 .121    5.38 8 Joe Leonard
9 Fred McMullin   R   CHI 2 R 24   63 74 115 10 11 .950   179 46 3 0 0 8 10 18 29 2 11 9 .257 .332 .274 .606 19      2.7   2.2    4.9 .043 .035 .078    4.14 9 Fred McMullin
10 Paddy Baumann     NY 4 R 30   26 38 46 6 5 .933   98 28 2 1 0 14 10 8 7 2 2 4 .286 .352 .327 .679 13      2.8   0.8    3.6 .108 .031 .138    4.06 10 Paddy Baumann
                             
11 Howard Shanks     WAS 7 R 25 LF   31 45 49 4 3 .959   109 28 3 2 0 12 11 9 8 1 6 5 3 .257 .319 .321 .640 12      1.9   1.5    3.4 .061 .048 .110    3.41 11 Howard Shanks
12 8 Charlie Pick   R   PHI 8 L 28   108 143 230 42 25 .899   371 89 9 3 0 27 19 37 22 3 10 23 15 .240 .314 .280 .594 33      3.8   1.3    5.1 .035 .012 .047    3.36 12 8 Charlie Pick
13 Ray Chapman     CLE 6 R 25 SS   36 53 97 6 13 .962   120 28 3 2 0 17 9 17 16 0 14 7 5 .233 .328 .292 .620 14      2.0   1.4    3.4 .056 .039 .094    3.16 13 Ray Chapman
14 Lee McElwee   R   PHI 8 R 22   30 36 55 12 6 .883   106 28 2 0 0 6 7 5 12 0 3 0 .264 .297 .283 .580 8      0.8   0.4    1.2 .027 .013 .040    0.73 14 Lee McElwee
15     Joe Evans       R     CLE 6 R 21       28 27 59 8 3 .915     82 12 1 0 0 4 1 7   12 0 5   4     .146 .213 .159 .372 2        -     0.9    0.9 .000 .032 .032    0.49 15     Joe Evans
16 Luke Boone     NY 4 R 26   25 24 48 2 5 .973   69 13 2 0 1 8 4 4 6 2 4 4 .188 .253 .261 .514 4      -     0.8    0.8 .000 .032 .032    0.43 16 Luke Boone
17 Charlie Deal     STL 5 R 24   22 26 39 2 5 .970   71 10 1 0 0 7 10 6 8 0 1 4 .141 .208 .155 .363 1      -     0.7    0.7 .000 .032 .032    0.38 17 Charlie Deal
League Average Age 28.3 League Avg WS/Game .072 .038 .109
League Avg per 400 Chances 140.0 237.1 22.9 21.3 .943 Offense Share of WS 65.6%
League Average per 600 PA 518.4 127.6 17.7 5.6 2.1 59.4 43.4 55.5 43.3 3.9 22.2 20.2 .246 .324 .314 .638 57.6 Average WS/Team  16.06
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   32.9%   393 479 784 91 71 .933     1392 384 58 12 12 140 147 143   102 10 35   54 15   .276 .340 .361 .701 183       42.2  11.6   53.8 .107 .030 .137 Bats Left
Bats Right 56.6%   658 846 1402 121 129 .949   2354 554 69 27 4 281 173 228 186 17 124 89 17 .235 .293 .293 .586 233     34.6  29.4   64.0 .053 .045 .097 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   10.5%     124 128 274 26 21 .939     411 85 15 6 1 55 28 74   59 4 19   19 0   .207 .321 .280 .601 46        7.5   3.2   10.7 .060 .026 .086 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 14.7%   185 217 334 38 31 .935   606 142 14 0 0 45 42 58 84 2 21 21 0 .234 .303 .257 .560 50      7.6   5.2   12.8 .041 .028 .069 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 46.0%   520 701 1145 115 114 .941   1912 447 59 27 4 235 129 195 121 16 95 81 32 .234 .310 .299 .609 191     26.9  22.6   49.5 .052 .043 .095 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 22.3%   269 320 534 49 45 .946   951 277 44 10 12 107 124 92 64 9 26 31 .291 .359 .396 .755 143     37.1  10.1   47.2 .138 .038 .175 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   17.0%   201 215 447 36 31 .948   688 157 25 8 1 89 53 100 78 4 36 29 .228 .330 .292 .622 78     12.7   6.3   19.0 .063 .031 .095 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     22.4%     271 334 525 78 51 .917     906 221 22 3 0 65 51 89   98 5 30   40 15   .244 .315 .275 .590 82       11.4   5.8   17.2 .042 .021 .063 Rookie  
Starter 75.4%   872 1076 1886 182 164 .942   3155 784 118 40 16 380 272 349 226 24 131 121 24 .248 .328 .326 .654 369     70.0  34.5  104.5 .080 .040 .120 Starter  
Reserve     24.6%     303 377 574 56 57 .944     1002 239 24 5 1 96 76 96   121 7 47   41 8   .239 .310 .275 .585 93       14.3   9.7   24.0 .047 .032 .079 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   32.9%   393 141.5 231.6 26.9 30.0 .933     528.6 145.8 22.0 4.6 4.6 53.2 55.8 54.3   4.5 3.8 13.3   20.5 5.7   .276 .340 .361 .701 69.5       16.0   4.4   20.4 .107 .030 .137 Bats Left
Bats Right 56.6%   658 142.8 236.8 20.4 31.2 .949   518.7 122.1 15.2 5.9 0.9 61.9 38.1 50.2 7.9 3.8 27.3 19.6 3.7 .235 .293 .293 .586 51.3      7.6   6.5   14.1 .053 .045 .097 Bats Right
Bats Both   10.5%     124 119.6 256.1 24.3 26.1 .939     485.4 100.4 17.7 7.1 1.2 65.0 33.1 87.4   3.0 4.7 22.5   22.4 0.0   .207 .321 .280 .601 54.3        8.9   3.8   12.6 .060 .026 .086 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 14.7%   185 147.3 226.8 25.9 21.1 .935   529.3 124.0 12.2 0.0 0.0 39.3 36.7 50.7 73.4 1.7 18.3 18.3 0.0 .234 .303 .257 .560 43.7      6.6   4.5   11.2 .041 .028 .069 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 46.0%   520 142.9 233.6 23.5 23.2 .941   517.2 120.9 16.0 7.3 1.1 63.6 34.9 52.8 32.7 4.3 25.7 21.9 8.7 .234 .310 .299 .609 51.7      7.3   6.1   13.4 .052 .043 .095 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 22.3%   269 141.7 236.5 21.7 20.0 .946   529.3 154.2 24.5 5.6 6.7 59.6 69.0 51.2 35.6 5.0 14.5 17.3 .291 .359 .396 .755 79.6     20.6   5.6   26.3 .138 .038 .175 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   17.0%   201 123.2 256.1 20.7 17.7 .948   498.5 113.8 18.1 5.8 0.7 64.5 38.4 72.5 56.5 2.9 26.1 21.0 .228 .330 .292 .622 56.5      9.2   4.6   13.8 .063 .031 .095 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     22.4%     271 142.5 224.1 33.3 21.7 .917     527.8 128.7 12.8 1.7 0.0 37.9 29.7 51.8   57.1 2.9 17.5   23.3 8.7   .244 .315 .275 .590 47.8        6.6   3.4   10.0 .042 .021 .063 Rookie  
Starter 75.4%   872 136.9 239.9 23.2 20.8 .942   517.4 128.6 19.3 6.6 2.6 62.3 44.6 57.2 37.1 3.9 21.5 19.8 3.9 .248 .328 .326 .654 60.5     11.5   5.7   17.1 .080 .040 .120 Starter  
Reserve     24.6%     303 149.7 228.0 22.3 22.7 .944     521.9 124.5 12.5 2.6 0.5 50.0 39.6 50.0   63.0 3.6 24.5   21.4 4.2   .239 .310 .275 .585 48.4        7.4   5.1   12.5 .047 .032 .079 Reserve