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     CLE 1 L 34   154 156 362 13 32 .976   597 185 31 11 3 72 118 53 25 1 32 3 20 .310 .367 .414 .781 89     13.3   9.2  22.5 .086 .060 .146   27.47 1 1 Larry Gardner
2 2 Buck Weaver     CHI 2 R 29 SS   126 153 276 31 15 .933   525 174 28 7 2 85 63 23 19 5 22 16 14 .331 .365 .423 .788 79     14.1   3.8  17.9 .112 .030 .142   21.55 2 2 Buck Weaver
3 3 Aaron Ward   R   NY 3 R 23   114 132 303 16 23 .965   449 115 16 6 10 56 49 30 76 1 15 6 5 .256 .304 .385 .689 57      7.0   7.2  14.2 .061 .063 .125   16.01 3 3 Aaron Ward
4 Bob Meusel   R   NY 3 R 23 RF   45 34 75 13 3 .893   186 61 16 3 4 30 34 8 29 1 5 2 2 .328 .359 .511 .870 36      6.7   1.5   8.2 .149 .033 .182   11.18 4 Bob Meusel
5 4   Eddie Foster             BOS 5 R 33 2B     88 99 233 15 20 .957     312 81 14 5 0 39 33 34   14 2 9   8 3   .260 .336 .337 .673 38        5.0   3.9   8.9 .057 .044 .101    9.04 5 4   Eddie Foster
6 Joe Dugan     PHI 8 R 23 2B,SS   60 76 126 11 13 .948   240 77 20 2 1 32 29 9 25 1 4 2 4 .321 .348 .433 .781 36      5.1   1.6   6.7 .085 .027 .112    7.15 6 Joe Dugan
7 Earl L. Smith     STL 4 B 29   70 73 146 20 2 .916   291 89 17 7 2 37 45 11 15 2 7 9 3 .306 .336 .433 .769 41      5.3   1.7   7.0 .076 .024 .100    7.07 7 Earl L. Smith
T8 T5 Jimmy Austin     STL 4 B 40   75 108 171 17 14 .943   280 76 11 3 1 38 32 31 15 4 15 2 4 .271 .352 .343 .695 35      3.3   2.2   5.5 .044 .029 .073    4.76 T8 T5 Jimmy Austin
T8 T5 Frank Ellerbe   R   WAS 6 R 24   75 101 167 19 8 .934   265 77 11 2 0 30 28 15 18 1 16 4 3 .291 .331 .347 .678 32      3.9   1.6   5.5 .052 .021 .073    4.76 T8 T5 Frank Ellerbe
10 Howard Shanks     WAS 6 R 29 LF   63 102 131 12 4 .951   237 64 9 4 2 30 20 15 23 1 7 6 3 .270 .316 .367 .683 28      3.5   1.6   5.1 .056 .025 .081    4.64 10 Howard Shanks
                             
11 Ossie Vitt     BOS 5 R 30 2B   64 61 148 3 5 .986   223 49 8 3 1 38 21 32 8 1 20 4 3 .220 .320 .296 .616 23      1.7   2.6   4.3 .027 .041 .067    3.56 11 Ossie Vitt
12 Bob Jones     DET 7 L 30   67 80 146 14 7 .942   243 61 6 3 1 32 17 20 12 1 10 3 4 .251 .311 .313 .624 24      1.6   2.1   3.7 .024 .031 .055    2.78 12 Bob Jones
13 Jimmy Dykes     PHI 8 R 23 2B   34 49 80 14 15 .902   131 34 6 1 2 19 8 13 17 2 6 1 2 .260 .336 .366 .702 17      1.7   1.1   2.8 .050 .032 .082    2.57 13 Jimmy Dykes
14 7 Fred Thomas     PHI/WAS 8/6 R 27   63 79 148 9 9 .962   220 50 5 3 1 23 9 22 15 2 10 7 4 .227 .303 .291 .594 21      1.0   1.9   2.9 .016 .030 .046    1.99 14 7 Fred Thomas
15 8   Babe Pinelli       R     DET 7 R 24       74 110 183 14 20 .954     226 52 7 2 0 26 17 20   13 2 16   5 6   .230 .298 .279 .577 19        -     2.2   2.2 .000 .030 .030    1.21 15 8   Babe Pinelli
16 Fred McMullin     CHI 2 R 28   29 23 53 3 3 .962   112 22 1 4 0 12 11 8 11 1 1 1 1 .196 .256 .277 .533 7      -     0.7   0.7 .000 .024 .024    0.35 16 Fred McMullin
League Average Age 28.7 League Avg WS/Game .061 .037 .098
League Avg per 400 Chances 130.3 249.4 20.3 17.5 .949 Offense Share of WS 62.0%
League Average per 600 PA 533.4 148.9 24.2 7.8 3.5 70.4 62.8 40.4 39.4 3.3 22.9 9.3 9.5 .279 .334 .374 .708 68.4 Average WS/Team  14.76
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   18.1%   221 236 508 27 39 .965     840 246 37 14 4 104 135 73   37 2 42   6 24   .293 .335 .385 .720 113       14.9  11.3  26.2 .067 .051 .119 Bats Left
Bats Right 69.6%   835 1019 1923 160 138 .948   3126 856 141 42 23 420 322 229 268 20 131 62 50 .274 .315 .368 .683 393     49.7  29.7  79.4 .060 .036 .095 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   12.2%     145 181 317 37 16 .931     571 165 28 10 3 75 77 42   30 6 22   11 7   .289 .332 .389 .721 76        8.6   3.9  12.5 .059 .027 .086 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 33.6%   402 502 934 87 82 .943   1497 416 76 16 17 193 165 95 178 8 62 20 22 .278 .324 .384 .708 197     24.4  15.2  39.6 .061 .038 .099 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 29.1%   351 430 754 75 33 .940   1385 399 60 25 7 187 148 79 83 11 47 39 25 .288 .332 .383 .715 176     23.9   9.7  33.6 .068 .028 .096 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 30.7%   373 396 889 45 64 .966   1375 376 59 22 5 181 189 139 59 5 71 18 30 .273 .342 .359 .701 174     21.6  17.8  39.4 .058 .048 .106 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   6.5%   75 108 171 17 14 .943   280 76 11 3 1 38 32 31 15 4 15 2 4 .271 .352 .343 .695 35      3.3   2.2   5.5 .044 .029 .073 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     25.7%     308 377 728 62 54 .947     1126 305 50 13 14 142 128 73   136 5 52   17 16   .271 .318 .376 .694 144       17.6  12.5  30.1 .057 .041 .098 Rookie  
Starter 64.5%   766 935 1821 136 145 .953   2894 837 138 38 17 378 369 215 205 17 129 46 59 .289 .342 .381 .723 385     51.7  31.7  83.4 .067 .041 .109 Starter  
Reserve     35.5%     435 501 927 88 48 .942     1643 430 68 28 13 221 165 129   130 11 66   33 22   .262 .320 .361 .681 197       21.5  13.2  34.7 .049 .030 .080 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   18.1%   221 122.4 263.6 14.0 27.2 .965     526.6 154.2 23.2 8.8 2.5 65.2 84.6 45.8   1.8 1.3 26.3   3.8 15.0   .293 .335 .385 .720 70.8        9.3   7.1  16.4 .067 .051 .119 Bats Left
Bats Right 69.6%   835 131.3 248.0 20.7 24.8 .948   535.0 146.5 24.1 7.2 3.9 71.9 55.1 39.2 14.4 3.4 22.4 10.6 8.6 .274 .315 .368 .683 67.3      8.5   5.1  13.6 .060 .036 .095 Bats Right
Bats Both   12.2%     145 135.3 237.1 27.6 17.3 .931     534.5 154.4 26.2 9.4 2.8 70.2 72.1 39.3   2.3 5.6 20.6   10.3 6.6   .289 .332 .389 .721 71.1        8.0   3.7  11.7 .059 .027 .086 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 33.6%   402 131.9 245.3 22.8 21.6 .943   540.4 150.2 27.4 5.8 6.1 69.7 59.6 34.3 64.3 2.9 22.4 7.2 7.9 .278 .324 .384 .708 71.1      8.8   5.5  14.3 .061 .038 .099 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 29.1%   351 136.5 239.6 23.9 10.5 .940   546.0 157.3 23.7 9.9 2.8 73.7 58.3 31.2 32.7 4.3 18.5 15.4 9.9 .288 .332 .383 .715 69.4      9.4   3.8  13.2 .068 .028 .096 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 30.7%   373 119.1 267.3 13.6 19.2 .966   518.9 141.9 22.3 8.3 1.9 68.3 71.3 52.4 22.3 1.9 26.8 6.8 11.3 .273 .342 .359 .701 65.7      8.2   6.7  14.9 .058 .048 .106 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   6.5%   75 146.0 231.1 22.9 18.9 .943   509.1 138.2 20.0 5.5 1.8 69.1 58.2 56.3 27.3 7.3 27.3 3.6 7.3 .271 .352 .343 .695 63.6      6.0   4.0  10.0 .044 .029 .073 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     25.7%     308 129.2 249.6 21.2 18.5 .947     537.9 145.7 23.9 6.2 6.7 67.8 61.1 34.9   65.0 2.4 24.8   8.1 7.6   .271 .318 .376 .694 68.8        8.4   6.0  14.4 .057 .041 .098 Rookie  
Starter 64.5%   766 129.3 251.9 18.8 20.0 .953   533.5 154.3 25.4 7.0 3.1 69.7 68.0 39.6 37.8 3.1 23.8 8.5 10.9 .289 .342 .381 .723 71.0      9.5   5.8  15.4 .067 .041 .109 Starter  
Reserve     35.5%     435 132.1 244.7 23.2 12.7 .942     533.1 139.5 22.1 9.1 4.2 71.7 53.5 41.9   42.2 3.6 21.4   10.7 7.1   .262 .320 .361 .681 63.9        7.0   4.3  11.3 .049 .030 .080 Reserve