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 Buck Weaver     CHI 1 R 26   107 154 218 20 18 .949   409 116 15 5 3 59 29 25 27 5 32 17 .284 .333 .367 .700 58     12.8   5.9   18.7 .120 .055 .175   24.60 1 1 Buck Weaver
2 2 Home Run Baker Vet     NY 6 L 31   146 202 317 28 21 .949   553 156 24 2 6 57 71 48 27 5 7 18 .282 .345 .365 .710 73     14.6   5.9   20.5 .100 .040 .140   24.17 2 2 Home Run Baker
3 3 Larry Gardner     BOS 2 L 31   146 148 315 31 18 .937   501 133 23 7 1 53 61 54 37 3 40 16 .265 .341 .345 .686 65     13.8   4.3   18.1 .095 .029 .124   20.05 3 3 Larry Gardner
4 4 Ossie Vitt     DET 4 R 27   140 164 260 27 18 .940   512 130 13 6 0 65 47 56 15 1 31 18 .254 .329 .303 .632 58      9.7   3.8   13.5 .069 .027 .096   13.19 4 4 Ossie Vitt
5 5   Jimmy Austin             STL 7 B 37       121 159 248 23 22 .947     434 104 17 8 0 58 18 48   44 3 25   12     .240 .320 .316 .636 47        8.9   3.9   12.8 .074 .032 .106   13.10 5 5   Jimmy Austin
6 6 Ray Bates   R   PHI 8 R 27   124 168 267 31 17 .933   485 115 20 7 2 47 66 21 39 6 14 12 .237 .277 .320 .597 41      5.2   4.1    9.3 .042 .033 .075    8.01 6 6 Ray Bates
7 7 Eddie Foster     WAS 5 R 30 2B   86 95 178 19 15 .935   333 78 10 5 0 40 26 28 14 0 11 7 .234 .294 .294 .588 31      4.8   3.2    8.0 .056 .037 .093    7.68 7 7 Eddie Foster
8 Fred McMullin     CHI 1 R 25   52 61 90 11 4 .932   187 44 2 1 0 34 12 26 16 3 20 9 .235 .338 .257 .595 22      3.9   1.8    5.7 .075 .035 .110    5.94 8 Fred McMullin
9 Joe Leonard     WAS 5 L 22   67 78 119 16 15 .925   226 43 5 5 0 23 18 34 30 2 8 5 .190 .302 .257 .559 21      2.8   2.3    5.1 .042 .034 .076    4.43 9 Joe Leonard
10 8 Joe Evans     CLE 3 R 22   127 138 279 27 20 .939   385 73 4 5 2 36 33 42 44 1 32 12 .190 .271 .242 .513 28      -     4.8    4.8 .000 .038 .038    2.94 10 8 Joe Evans
                                 
11 Lee Magee     STL 7 B 28 CF   20 20 47 0 4 1.000   70 12 1 0 0 7 3 4 4 0 4 2 .171 .216 .186 .402 2      0.1   1.3    1.4 .005 .065 .070    1.17 11 Lee Magee
12 Terry Turner     CLE 3 R 36 2B   40 41 58 2 3 .980   113 23 4 0 0 10 9 9 12 0 5 3 .204 .262 .239 .501 8      -     1.3    1.3 .000 .033 .033    0.74 12 Terry Turner
League Average Age 28.6 League Avg WS/Game .065 .036 .101
League Avg per 400 Chances 140.7 236.1 23.2 17.2 .942 Offense Share of WS 64.3%
League Average per 600 PA 519.4 126.8 17.0 6.3 1.7 60.4 48.5 48.7 38.1 3.6 28.3 16.2 .244 .313 .311 .624 56.0 Average WS/Team  14.90
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   30.7%   359 428 751 75 54 .940     1280 332 52 14 7 133 150 136   94 10 55   39     .259 .323 .338 .661 159       31.2  12.5   43.7 .087 .035 .122 Bats Left
Bats Right 57.2%   676 821 1350 137 95 .941   2424 579 68 29 7 291 222 207 167 16 145 78 .239 .287 .300 .587 246     36.4  24.9   61.3 .054 .037 .091 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   12.1%     141 179 295 23 26 .954     504 116 18 8 0 65 21 52   48 3 29   14     .230 .291 .298 .589 49        9.0   5.2   14.2 .064 .037 .101 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 15.9%   194 216 398 43 35 .935   611 116 9 10 2 59 51 76 74 3 40 17 .190 .283 .247 .530 49      2.8   7.1    9.9 .014 .037 .051 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 38.3%   443 567 882 89 61 .942   1663 417 51 19 5 212 157 132 101 15 101 58 .251 .312 .313 .625 181     31.7  16.9   48.6 .072 .038 .110 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 32.5%   378 445 810 78 54 .941   1387 367 57 14 7 150 158 130 78 8 58 41 .265 .331 .341 .672 169     33.2  13.4   46.6 .088 .035 .123 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   13.3%   161 200 306 25 25 .953   547 127 21 8 0 68 27 57 56 3 30 15 .232 .308 .300 .608 55      8.9   5.2   14.1 .055 .032 .088 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     11.0%     124 168 267 31 17 .933     485 115 20 7 2 47 66 21   39 6 14   12     .237 .277 .320 .597 41        5.2   4.1    9.3 .042 .033 .075 Rookie  
Starter 85.7%   997 1228 2082 206 149 .941   3612 905 126 45 14 415 351 322 247 24 192 112 .251 .316 .322 .638 401     69.8  35.9  105.7 .070 .036 .106 Starter  
Reserve     14.3%     179 200 314 29 26 .947     596 122 12 6 0 74 42 73   62 5 37   19     .205 .297 .245 .542 53        6.8   6.7   13.5 .038 .037 .075 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   30.7%   359 136.5 239.6 23.9 24.5 .940     518.6 134.5 21.1 5.7 2.8 53.9 60.8 55.1   5.1 4.0 22.3   15.8     .259 .323 .338 .661 64.4       12.6   5.1   17.7 .087 .035 .122 Bats Left
Bats Right 57.2%   676 142.3 234.0 23.7 24.0 .941   520.9 124.4 14.6 6.2 1.5 62.5 47.7 44.5 9.3 3.4 31.2 16.8 .239 .287 .300 .587 52.9      7.8   5.4   13.2 .054 .037 .091 Bats Right
Bats Both   12.1%     141 144.0 237.5 18.5 30.3 .954     514.3 118.4 18.4 8.2 0.0 66.3 21.4 53.1   2.1 3.0 29.6   14.3     .230 .291 .298 .589 50.0        9.2   5.3   14.5 .064 .037 .101 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 15.9%   194 131.5 242.4 26.1 21.3 .935   502.2 95.3 7.4 8.2 1.6 48.5 41.9 62.5 60.8 2.4 32.9 14.0 .190 .283 .247 .530 40.3      2.3   5.8    8.1 .014 .037 .051 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 38.3%   443 147.5 229.3 23.2 15.9 .942   522.1 130.9 16.0 6.0 1.6 66.6 49.3 41.5 31.7 4.7 31.7 18.2 .251 .312 .313 .625 56.8     10.0   5.3   15.3 .072 .038 .110 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 32.5%   378 133.5 243.1 23.5 16.3 .941   525.7 139.1 21.6 5.3 2.7 56.9 59.9 49.3 29.6 3.0 22.0 15.5 .265 .331 .341 .672 64.1     12.6   5.1   17.7 .088 .035 .123 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   13.3%   161 150.7 230.5 18.8 18.8 .953   515.2 119.6 19.8 7.5 0.0 64.1 25.4 53.7 52.7 2.8 28.3 14.1 .232 .308 .300 .608 51.8      8.4   4.9   13.3 .055 .032 .088 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     11.0%     124 144.1 229.2 26.7 14.5 .933     553.2 131.2 22.8 8.0 2.3 53.6 75.3 24.0   44.5 6.8 16.0   13.7     .237 .277 .320 .597 46.8        5.9   4.7   10.6 .042 .033 .075 Rookie  
Starter 85.7%   997 139.7 236.8 23.5 16.9 .941   522.2 130.8 18.2 6.5 2.0 60.0 50.7 46.5 35.7 3.5 27.8 16.2 .251 .316 .322 .638 58.0     10.1   5.2   15.3 .070 .036 .106 Starter  
Reserve     14.3%     179 147.3 231.3 21.3 19.2 .947     503.0 103.0 10.1 5.1 0.0 62.4 35.4 61.6   52.3 4.2 31.2   16.0     .205 .297 .245 .542 44.7        5.7   5.7   11.4 .038 .037 .075 Reserve