Third Basemen
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1897 1899 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 Jimmy Collins Vet     BOS 1 R 28   152 243 332 42 20 .932   597 196 35 5 15 107 111 40 7 13 12 .328 .377 .479 .856 126     24.4   9.2   33.6 .161 .061 .221   47.17 1 1 Jimmy Collins
2 2 John McGraw Other     BAL 2 L 25   137 142 271 46 16 .900   504 172 8 10 0 140 52 110 19 6 42 .341 .476 .397 .873 133     25.3   5.2   30.5 .185 .038 .223   42.97 2 2 John McGraw
3 3 Bobby Wallace Vet     CLE 5 R 24   141 201 329 36 19 .936   543 146 23 12 3 74 91 58 4 10 6 .269 .344 .372 .716 85     13.9   9.3   23.2 .099 .066 .165   28.10 3 3 Bobby Wallace
4 4 Lave Cross     STL 12 R 32   149 215 351 33 20 .945   594 188 28 8 3 70 78 28 0 16 14 .316 .347 .406 .753 90      9.5   7.5   17.0 .064 .050 .114   17.14 4 4 Lave Cross
5 5   Fred Hartman             NY 7 R 30       123 146 280 57 16 .882     475 129 16 11 2 57 88 25     4 3   11     .272 .313 .364 .677 68       10.4   2.9   13.3 .085 .024 .108   13.06 5 5   Fred Hartman
6 Honus Wagner BBW     LOU 9 R 24 1B   65 101 118 18 11 .924   255 76 13 1 4 35 46 13 3 4 12 .298 .339 .404 .743 42      7.5   3.0   10.5 .115 .046 .162   12.60 6 Honus Wagner
7 6 Charlie Irwin     CIN 3 L 29   136 223 305 34 20 .940   501 120 14 5 3 77 55 31 10 14 18 .240 .297 .305 .602 59      4.7   8.2   12.9 .035 .060 .095   11.86 7 6 Charlie Irwin
8 7 Barry McCormick     CHI 4 R 23   136 152 322 60 31 .888   522 129 15 9 2 75 77 46 5 12 15 .247 .314 .322 .636 69      7.2   5.6   12.8 .053 .041 .094   11.72 8 7 Barry McCormick
9 8 Billy Clingman     LOU 9 B 28 SS   79 119 191 29 12 .914   274 70 6 3 0 33 25 26 3 8 8 .255 .327 .299 .626 34      4.1   3.9    8.0 .052 .049 .101    7.60 9 8 Billy Clingman
10 9 Jud Smith   R   WAS 11 R 29   47 65 74 15 6 .903   169 51 5 4 2 24 20 16 4 4 8 .302 .376 .414 .790 30      4.5   0.7    5.2 .096 .015 .111    5.16 10 9 Jud Smith
                                 
11 10 Billy Lauder   R   PHI 6 R 24   97 132 171 47 6 .866   361 95 14 7 2 42 67 19 0 13 6 .263 .300 .357 .657 44      5.1   0.2    5.3 .053 .002 .055    3.70 11 10 Billy Lauder
12 Harry Steinfeldt   R   CIN 3 R 20 2B   22 36 49 13 3 .867   74 22 4 1 0 11 10 7 0 5 2 .297 .358 .378 .736 13      1.8   0.9    2.7 .082 .041 .123    2.82 12 Harry Steinfeldt
13 11 Bill Gray     PIT 8 U 27   137 172 258 59 16 .879   528 121 17 5 0 56 67 28 12 17 5 .229 .283 .280 .563 48      1.8   2.0    3.8 .013 .015 .028    1.89 13 11 Bill Gray
14 12 Billy Shindle     BRO 10 R 34   120 154 278 42 23 .911   466 105 10 3 1 50 41 10 5 12 3 .225 .249 .266 .515 32      -     3.5    3.5 .000 .029 .029    1.78 14 12 Billy Shindle
15     Al Myers             WAS 11 R 24       31 35 61 19 6 .835     110 29 1 4 0 14 13 13     0 1   2     .264 .341 .345 .686 15        1.6   0.3    1.9 .052 .010 .061    1.40 15     Al Myers
16 Billy Nash     PHI 6 R 33   20 35 33 3 6 .958   70 17 2 1 0 9 9 11 0 0 0 .243 .346 .300 .646 10      1.5   0.1    1.6 .075 .005 .080    1.35 16 Billy Nash
17 Doc Casey   R   WAS 11 B 28   22 22 45 8 4 .893   85 24 2 0 0 10 11 2 1 1 11 .282 .307 .306 .613 10      0.8   0.4    1.2 .036 .018 .055    0.84 17 Doc Casey
18 Butts Wagner   R   WAS/BRO 11/10 R 26   50 69 95 34 6 .828   179 40 8 2 1 15 23 11 2 3 3 .223 .276 .307 .583 17      0.6   0.7    1.3 .012 .014 .026    0.63 18 Butts Wagner
19 Ed Abbaticchio   R   PHI 6 R 21   20 26 19 10 0 .818   74 17 3 0 0 7 11 6 1 2 3 .230 .296 .270 .566 7      0.5   0.1    0.6 .025 .005 .030    0.31 19 Ed Abbaticchio
League Average Age 27.3 League Avg WS/Game .074 .038 .112
League Avg per 400 Chances 141.3 221.3 37.4 14.9 .907 Offense Share of WS 66.3%
League Average per 600 PA 538.9 147.5 18.9 7.7 3.2 76.5 75.6 42.2 6.7 12.2 15.3 .274 .334 .355 .689 78.7 Average WS/Team  15.74
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   16.2%   273 365 576 80 36 .922     1005 292 22 15 3 217 107 141     29 20   60     .291 .393 .351 .744 192       30.0  13.4   43.4 .110 .049 .159 Bats Left
Bats Right 69.8%   1173 1610 2512 429 173 .906   4489 1240 177 68 35 590 685 303 35 98 97 .276 .327 .369 .696 648     88.5  44.0  132.5 .075 .038 .113 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 6.1%   101 141 236 37 16 .911   359 94 8 3 0 43 36 28 4 9 19 .262 .322 .301 .623 44      4.9   4.3    9.2 .049 .043 .091 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   7.9%     137 172 258 59 16 .879     528 121 17 5 0 56 67 28     12 17   5     .229 .283 .280 .563 48        1.8   2.0    3.8 .013 .015 .028 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 30.3%   512 683 1069 203 76 .896   1939 514 73 34 11 258 315 162 13 47 46 .265 .326 .355 .681 275     37.6  19.4   57.0 .073 .038 .111 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 45.0%   760 1055 1571 267 100 .908   2837 794 95 34 21 462 364 264 58 66 107 .280 .353 .360 .713 457     66.2  30.3   96.5 .087 .040 .127 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 24.7%   412 550 942 135 65 .917   1605 439 56 23 6 186 216 74 9 31 28 .274 .309 .348 .657 200     21.4  14.0   35.4 .052 .034 .086 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     14.7%     258 350 453 127 25 .863     942 249 36 14 5 109 142 61     8 28   33     .264 .315 .348 .663 121       13.3   3.0   16.3 .052 .012 .063 Rookie  
Starter 86.7%   1454 1964 3162 500 205 .911   5534 1522 191 82 33 805 772 437 73 128 148 .275 .336 .357 .693 818    110.9  58.2  169.1 .076 .040 .116 Starter  
Reserve     13.3%     230 324 420 105 36 .876     847 225 33 9 5 101 123 63     7 16   33     .266 .322 .344 .666 114       14.3   5.5   19.8 .062 .024 .086 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   16.2%   273 143.0 225.7 31.3 14.1 .922     504.6 146.6 11.0 7.5 1.5 109.0 53.7 70.8     14.6 10.0   30.1     .291 .393 .351 .744 96.4       15.1   6.7   21.8 .110 .049 .159 Bats Left
Bats Right 69.8%   1173 141.5 220.8 37.7 15.2 .906   546.9 151.1 21.6 8.3 4.3 71.9 83.5 36.9 4.3 11.9 11.8 .276 .327 .369 .696 78.9     10.8   5.4   16.1 .075 .038 .113 Bats Right
Bats Both 6.1%   101 136.2 228.0 35.8 15.5 .911   538.5 141.0 12.0 4.5 0.0 64.5 54.0 42.0 6.0 13.5 28.5 .262 .322 .301 .623 66.0      7.4   6.5   13.8 .049 .043 .091 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   7.9%     137 140.7 211.0 48.3 13.1 .879     541.5 124.1 17.4 5.1 0.0 57.4 68.7 28.7     12.3 17.5   5.1     .229 .283 .280 .563 49.2        1.8   2.1    3.9 .013 .015 .028 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 30.3%   512 139.8 218.7 41.5 21.1 .896   538.4 142.7 20.3 9.4 3.1 71.6 87.5 45.0 3.6 13.0 12.8 .265 .326 .355 .681 76.4     10.4   5.4   15.8 .073 .038 .111 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 45.0%   760 145.9 217.2 36.9 18.6 .908   527.8 147.7 17.7 6.3 3.9 86.0 67.7 49.1 10.8 12.3 19.9 .280 .353 .360 .713 85.0     12.3   5.6   18.0 .087 .040 .127 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 24.7%   412 135.2 231.6 33.2 22.7 .917   560.2 153.2 19.5 8.0 2.1 64.9 75.4 25.8 3.2 10.8 9.8 .274 .309 .348 .657 69.8      7.5   4.9   12.4 .052 .034 .086 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                       Age 35 & over  
Rookie     14.7%     258 150.5 194.9 54.6 10.8 .863     544.0 143.8 20.8 8.1 2.9 62.9 82.0 35.2     4.6 16.2   19.1     .264 .315 .348 .663 69.9        7.7   1.7    9.4 .052 .012 .063 Rookie  
Starter 86.7%   1454 139.6 224.8 35.6 14.6 .911   538.0 148.0 18.6 8.0 3.2 78.3 75.0 42.5 7.1 12.4 14.4 .275 .336 .357 .693 79.5     10.8   5.7   16.4 .076 .040 .116 Starter  
Reserve     13.3%     230 152.6 197.9 49.5 17.0 .876     544.7 144.7 21.2 5.8 3.2 65.0 79.1 40.5     4.5 10.3   21.2     .266 .322 .344 .666 73.3        9.2   3.5   12.7 .062 .024 .086 Reserve