Third Basemen
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          American League 1928
         
         
             
1927 1929 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 Willie Kamm 5     CHI 5 R 28   155 243 278 12 33 .977   552 170 30 12 1 70 84 73 22 2 28 17 9 .308 .391 .411 .802 95     16.8   7.4   24.2 .108 .048 .156   27.96 1 1 Willie Kamm
2 2 Buddy Myer 9     BOS 8 L 24   144 137 306 14 35 .969   536 168 26 6 1 78 44 53 28 4 26 30 16 .313 .379 .390 .769 80     12.1   6.2   18.3 .084 .043 .127   19.07 2 2 Buddy Myer
3 3 Ossie Bluege     WAS 4 R 27   144 150 330 20 34 .960   518 154 33 7 2 78 75 46 27 8 16 18 6 .297 .364 .400 .764 75     10.6   6.3   16.9 .074 .044 .117   16.93 3 3 Ossie Bluege
4 Jimmie Foxx BBW 11     PHI 2 R 20 1B   60 59 129 12 9 .940   220 72 16 6 7 47 43 33 24 1 7 2 4 .327 .417 .550 .967 47      9.4   3.2   12.6 .157 .053 .210   16.88 4 Jimmie Foxx
5 4 Sammy Hale     PHI 2 R 31   79 86 189 20 17 .932   314 97 20 9 4 38 58 9 21 3 10 2 0 .309 .334 .468 .802 48      7.8   4.8   12.6 .099 .061 .159   14.71 5 4 Sammy Hale
6 5 Johnny Hodapp T22     CLE 7 R 22   101 103 220 19 20 .944   398 128 27 5 2 45 65 18 18 0 11 2 1 .322 .351 .430 .781 58      8.5   2.6   11.1 .084 .026 .110   10.76 6 5 Johnny Hodapp
7 6 Marty McManus     DET 6 R 28 1B   92 114 183 14 12 .955   333 96 25 3 5 52 49 34 21 1 9 7 9 .288 .356 .426 .782 51      7.3   3.1   10.4 .079 .034 .113   10.22 7 6 Marty McManus
8 Larry Bettencourt   R   STL 3 R 22   41 38 68 6 4 .946   148 42 8 4 4 28 22 21 18 2 5 2 1 .284 .380 .473 .853 28      4.9   1.1    6.0 .120 .027 .146    6.71 8 Larry Bettencourt
9 7 Joe Dugan     NY 1 R 31   91 87 129 11 13 .952   312 86 15 0 6 33 34 16 15 3 8 1 0 .276 .317 .381 .698 39      5.9   1.5    7.4 .065 .016 .081    6.17 9 7 Joe Dugan
10 8 Frank O'Rourke     STL 3 R 33   96 150 162 15 13 .954   383 101 24 3 1 53 61 21 19 1 24 10 2 .264 .304 .350 .654 44      3.9   2.9    6.8 .041 .030 .071    5.29 10 8 Frank O'Rourke
                                   
11 Gene Robertson     NY 1 L 29   70 75 112 15 5 .926   241 70 9 0 1 28 35 13 6 0 11 2 4 .290 .327 .340 .667 27      3.4   1.2    4.6 .049 .017 .066    3.45 11 Gene Robertson
12 Jimmy Dykes     PHI 2 R 31 2B,SS   20 21 30 1 4 .981   59 16 3 0 1 10 7 7 5 1 3 0 0 .271 .358 .373 .731 9      1.2   0.9    2.1 .060 .045 .105    1.99 12 Jimmy Dykes
13 Chick Galloway     DET 6 R 31 SS   21 26 37 2 3 .969   69 18 2 1 0 8 8 7 1 0 3 3 1 .261 .329 .319 .648 8      0.9   0.6    1.5 .043 .029 .071    1.17 13 Chick Galloway
14 Jack Warner     DET 6 R 24   52 62 107 10 6 .944   182 39 4 4 0 29 11 14 13 1 5 4 4 .214 .274 .280 .554 13      -     1.6    1.6 .000 .031 .031    0.82 14 Jack Warner
League Average Age 27.1 League Avg WS/Game .080 .037 .117
League Avg per 400 Chances 142.1 239.9 18.0 21.9 .955 Offense Share of WS 68.1%
League Average per 600 PA 530.6 156.4 30.1 7.5 4.4 74.3 74.1 45.4 29.6 3.4 20.6 12.4 7.1 .295 .354 .404 .758 77.4 Average WS/Team  17.01
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   18.0%     214 212 418 29 40 .956     777 238 35 6 2 106 79 66   34 4 37   32 20   .306 .348 .375 .723 107       15.5   7.4   22.9 .072 .035 .107 Bats Left
Bats Right 82.0%   952 1139 1862 142 168 .955   3488 1019 207 54 33 491 517 299 204 23 129 68 37 .292 .340 .411 .751 515     77.2  36.0  113.2 .081 .038 .119 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 34.3%   398 399 830 61 74 .953   1484 449 81 25 14 227 185 139 101 8 54 40 26 .303 .365 .419 .784 226     34.9  14.7   49.6 .088 .037 .125 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 39.8%   461 582 903 61 84 .961   1644 490 97 22 9 228 243 166 76 11 64 44 28 .298 .366 .400 .766 248     38.1  18.0   56.1 .083 .039 .122 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 25.9%   307 370 547 49 50 .949   1137 318 64 13 12 142 168 60 61 8 48 16 3 .280 .320 .391 .711 148     19.7  10.7   30.4 .064 .035 .099 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     3.3%     41 38 68 6 4 .946     148 42 8 4 4 28 22 21   18 2 5   2 1   .284 .380 .473 .853 28        4.9   1.1    6.0 .120 .027 .146 Rookie  
Starter 78.1%   902 1070 1797 125 177 .958   3346 1000 200 45 22 447 470 270 171 22 132 87 43 .299 .355 .405 .760 490     72.9  34.8  107.7 .081 .039 .119 Starter  
Reserve     21.9%     264 281 483 46 31 .943     919 257 42 15 13 150 126 95   67 5 34   13 14   .280 .350 .400 .750 132       19.8   8.6   28.4 .075 .033 .108 Reserve  
Splits per 1500 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 1500 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 1500 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   18.0%     214 96.5 190.3 13.2 24.6 .956     527.4 161.5 23.8 4.1 1.4 71.9 53.6 44.8   1.4 2.7 25.1   21.7 13.6   .306 .348 .375 .723 72.6       10.5   5.0   15.5 .072 .035 .107 Bats Left
Bats Right 82.0%   952 108.7 177.7 13.6 23.2 .955   531.3 155.2 31.5 8.2 5.0 74.8 78.8 45.5 8.8 3.5 19.7 10.4 5.6 .292 .340 .411 .751 78.4     11.8   5.5   17.2 .081 .038 .119 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 34.3%   398 92.8 193.0 14.2 17.2 .953   528.4 159.9 28.8 8.9 5.0 80.8 65.9 49.5 36.0 2.9 19.2 14.2 9.3 .303 .365 .419 .784 80.5     12.4   5.2   17.7 .088 .037 .125 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 39.8%   461 112.9 175.2 11.9 16.3 .961   523.3 156.0 30.9 7.0 2.9 72.6 77.3 52.8 24.2 3.5 20.4 14.0 8.9 .298 .366 .400 .766 78.9     12.1   5.7   17.9 .083 .039 .122 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 25.9%   307 114.9 169.9 15.2 15.5 .949   544.5 152.3 30.6 6.2 5.7 68.0 80.4 28.7 29.2 3.8 23.0 7.7 1.4 .280 .320 .391 .711 70.9      9.4   5.1   14.6 .064 .035 .099 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     3.3%     41 101.8 182.1 16.1 10.7 .946     504.6 143.2 27.3 13.6 13.6 95.5 75.0 71.6   61.4 6.8 17.0   6.8 3.4   .284 .380 .473 .853 95.5       16.7   3.8   20.5 .120 .027 .146 Rookie  
Starter 78.1%   902 107.3 180.2 12.5 17.7 .958   532.5 159.2 31.8 7.2 3.5 71.1 74.8 43.0 27.2 3.5 21.0 13.8 6.8 .299 .355 .405 .760 78.0     11.6   5.5   17.1 .081 .039 .119 Starter  
Reserve     21.9%     264 104.1 178.9 17.0 11.5 .943     523.6 146.4 23.9 8.5 7.4 85.5 71.8 54.1   38.2 2.9 19.4   7.4 8.0   .280 .350 .400 .750 75.2       11.3   4.9   16.2 .075 .033 .108 Reserve