92. Williams and Caminiti
In the mid-1990s the best third basemen in baseball were Matt Williams and Ken Caminiti:
|
YEAR
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
1992
|
1
|
Terry
|
Pendleton
|
21
|
105
|
.311
|
.345
|
.473
|
27.41
|
|
1992
|
2
|
Robin
|
Ventura
|
16
|
93
|
.282
|
.375
|
.431
|
26.04
|
|
1992
|
3
|
Dave
|
Hollins
|
27
|
93
|
.270
|
.369
|
.469
|
22.17
|
|
1992
|
4
|
Edgar
|
Martinez
|
18
|
73
|
.343
|
.404
|
.544
|
21.42
|
|
1992
|
5
|
Travis
|
Fryman
|
20
|
96
|
.266
|
.316
|
.416
|
21.25
|
|
1992
|
6
|
Wade
|
Boggs
|
7
|
50
|
.259
|
.353
|
.358
|
19.93
|
|
1992
|
7
|
Ken
|
Caminiti
|
13
|
62
|
.294
|
.350
|
.441
|
19.42
|
|
1992
|
8
|
Gregg
|
Jefferies
|
10
|
75
|
.285
|
.329
|
.404
|
19.21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1993
|
1
|
Matt
|
Williams
|
38
|
110
|
.294
|
.325
|
.561
|
24.57
|
|
1993
|
2
|
Robin
|
Ventura
|
22
|
94
|
.262
|
.379
|
.433
|
22.76
|
|
1993
|
3
|
Travis
|
Fryman
|
22
|
97
|
.300
|
.379
|
.486
|
22.33
|
|
1993
|
4
|
Wade
|
Boggs
|
2
|
59
|
.302
|
.378
|
.362
|
21.08
|
|
1993
|
5
|
Terry
|
Pendleton
|
17
|
84
|
.272
|
.311
|
.408
|
19.67
|
|
1993
|
6
|
Charlie
|
Hayes
|
25
|
98
|
.305
|
.355
|
.522
|
19.52
|
|
1993
|
7
|
Dave
|
Hollins
|
18
|
93
|
.273
|
.372
|
.442
|
19.25
|
|
1993
|
8
|
Todd
|
Zeile
|
17
|
103
|
.277
|
.352
|
.433
|
18.54
|
|
1993
|
9
|
Dean
|
Palmer
|
33
|
96
|
.245
|
.321
|
.503
|
18.38
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1994
|
1
|
Matt
|
Williams
|
43
|
96
|
.267
|
.319
|
.607
|
22.83
|
|
1994
|
2
|
Ken
|
Caminiti
|
18
|
75
|
.283
|
.352
|
.495
|
21.94
|
|
1994
|
3
|
Wade
|
Boggs
|
11
|
55
|
.342
|
.433
|
.489
|
21.00
|
|
1994
|
4
|
Robin
|
Ventura
|
18
|
78
|
.282
|
.373
|
.459
|
20.83
|
|
1994
|
5
|
Bobby
|
Bonilla
|
20
|
67
|
.290
|
.374
|
.504
|
20.11
|
|
1994
|
6
|
Travis
|
Fryman
|
18
|
85
|
.263
|
.326
|
.474
|
19.55
|
|
1994
|
7
|
Edgar
|
Martinez
|
13
|
51
|
.285
|
.387
|
.482
|
18.55
|
|
1994
|
8
|
Todd
|
Zeile
|
19
|
75
|
.267
|
.348
|
.470
|
16.77
|
|
1994
|
9
|
Charlie
|
Hayes
|
10
|
50
|
.288
|
.348
|
.433
|
16.05
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
YEAR
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
1995
|
1
|
Ken
|
Caminiti
|
26
|
94
|
.302
|
.380
|
.513
|
26.48
|
|
1995
|
2
|
Jim
|
Thome
|
25
|
73
|
.314
|
.438
|
.558
|
23.98
|
|
1995
|
3
|
Matt
|
Williams
|
23
|
65
|
.336
|
.399
|
.647
|
23.85
|
|
1995
|
4
|
Bobby
|
Bonilla
|
28
|
99
|
.329
|
.388
|
.576
|
22.48
|
|
1995
|
5
|
Tony
|
Phillips
|
27
|
61
|
.261
|
.394
|
.459
|
20.90
|
|
1995
|
6
|
Wade
|
Boggs
|
5
|
63
|
.324
|
.412
|
.422
|
19.99
|
|
1995
|
7
|
Vinny
|
Castilla
|
32
|
90
|
.309
|
.347
|
.564
|
19.56
|
|
1995
|
8
|
Chipper
|
Jones
|
23
|
86
|
.265
|
.353
|
.450
|
19.19
|
|
1995
|
9
|
Robin
|
Ventura
|
26
|
93
|
.295
|
.384
|
.498
|
19.03
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1996
|
1
|
Ken
|
Caminiti
|
40
|
130
|
.326
|
.408
|
.621
|
32.74
|
|
1996
|
2
|
Jim
|
Thome
|
38
|
116
|
.311
|
.450
|
.612
|
26.57
|
|
1996
|
3
|
Chipper
|
Jones
|
30
|
110
|
.309
|
.393
|
.530
|
24.17
|
|
1996
|
4
|
Vinny
|
Castilla
|
40
|
113
|
.304
|
.343
|
.548
|
22.59
|
|
1996
|
5
|
Matt
|
Williams
|
22
|
85
|
.302
|
.367
|
.510
|
21.05
|
|
1996
|
6
|
Dean
|
Palmer
|
38
|
107
|
.280
|
.348
|
.527
|
19.39
|
|
1996
|
7
|
Robin
|
Ventura
|
34
|
105
|
.287
|
.368
|
.520
|
19.13
|
|
1996
|
8
|
Jeff
|
Cirillo
|
15
|
83
|
.325
|
.391
|
.504
|
18.83
|
|
1996
|
9
|
Travis
|
Fryman
|
22
|
100
|
.268
|
.329
|
.437
|
18.73
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1997
|
1
|
Ken
|
Caminiti
|
26
|
90
|
.290
|
.389
|
.508
|
28.27
|
|
1997
|
2
|
Chipper
|
Jones
|
21
|
111
|
.295
|
.371
|
.479
|
25.47
|
|
1997
|
3
|
Scott
|
Rolen
|
21
|
92
|
.283
|
.377
|
.469
|
25.37
|
|
1997
|
4
|
Vinny
|
Castilla
|
40
|
113
|
.304
|
.356
|
.547
|
23.88
|
|
1997
|
5
|
Matt
|
Williams
|
32
|
105
|
.263
|
.307
|
.488
|
19.64
|
|
1997
|
6
|
Jeff
|
Cirillo
|
10
|
82
|
.288
|
.367
|
.426
|
19.51
|
|
1997
|
7
|
Travis
|
Fryman
|
22
|
102
|
.274
|
.326
|
.440
|
19.13
|
|
1997
|
8
|
Dean
|
Palmer
|
23
|
86
|
.256
|
.310
|
.445
|
19.00
|
|
1997
|
9
|
Todd
|
Zeile
|
31
|
90
|
.268
|
.365
|
.459
|
18.74
|
I believe (not checking) that Matt Williams hit 64 homers in a stretch of 162 games beginning about September 1, 1993. I always think about that—that, were it not for the strike, he might have been the guy who broke Maris’s record, and then all of the crap that rained down on Mark McGwire’s shoulders might eventually have fallen on Matt Williams.
I also have to point this out about Vinny Castilla, who was the Nolan Arrenado of his time. In the history of baseball there are 596 player/seasons in which a player has hit 36 or more homers. In those seasons there are 595 unique combinations of HR, RBI and Batting Average. That is to say, there are 594 players whose Home Runs, RBI and Batting Average do not match any other player, and one combination which DOES match another season. There are 176,715 possible season-to-season comparisons in there, and there is only one perfect match in terms of home runs, RBI and batting average. And that one match is: Vinny Castilla in 1996, with Vinny Castilla in 1997. 40 Homers, 113 RBI, .304 average both seasons. Do you have any idea what the odds against that are?
93. Wood Chipper
Chipper Jones was the best third baseman in baseball from 1998 to 2001:
|
YEAR
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
1998
|
1
|
Chipper
|
Jones
|
34
|
107
|
.313
|
.404
|
.547
|
28.40
|
|
1998
|
2
|
Scott
|
Rolen
|
31
|
110
|
.290
|
.391
|
.532
|
26.04
|
|
1998
|
3
|
Vinny
|
Castilla
|
46
|
144
|
.319
|
.362
|
.589
|
23.59
|
|
1998
|
4
|
Ken
|
Caminiti
|
29
|
82
|
.252
|
.353
|
.509
|
23.28
|
|
1998
|
5
|
Robin
|
Ventura
|
21
|
91
|
.263
|
.349
|
.436
|
21.20
|
|
1998
|
6
|
Dean
|
Palmer
|
34
|
119
|
.278
|
.333
|
.510
|
20.77
|
|
1998
|
7
|
Jeff
|
Cirillo
|
14
|
68
|
.321
|
.402
|
.445
|
20.65
|
|
1998
|
8
|
Edgardo
|
Alfonzo
|
17
|
78
|
.278
|
.355
|
.427
|
19.58
|
|
1998
|
9
|
Travis
|
Fryman
|
28
|
96
|
.287
|
.340
|
.504
|
19.02
|
|
1998
|
10
|
Todd
|
Zeile
|
19
|
94
|
.271
|
.350
|
.437
|
18.86
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1999
|
1
|
Chipper
|
Jones
|
45
|
110
|
.319
|
.441
|
.633
|
30.09
|
|
1999
|
2
|
Robin
|
Ventura
|
32
|
120
|
.301
|
.379
|
.529
|
24.25
|
|
1999
|
3
|
Scott
|
Rolen
|
26
|
77
|
.268
|
.368
|
.525
|
22.88
|
|
1999
|
4
|
Edgardo
|
Alfonzo
|
27
|
108
|
.304
|
.385
|
.502
|
21.98
|
|
1999
|
5
|
Matt
|
Williams
|
35
|
142
|
.303
|
.344
|
.536
|
21.29
|
|
1999
|
6
|
Jeff
|
Cirillo
|
15
|
88
|
.326
|
.401
|
.461
|
20.80
|
|
1999
|
7
|
Fernando
|
Tatis
|
34
|
107
|
.298
|
.404
|
.553
|
19.74
|
|
1999
|
8
|
Phil
|
Nevin
|
24
|
85
|
.269
|
.352
|
.527
|
19.34
|
|
1999
|
9
|
Dean
|
Palmer
|
38
|
100
|
.262
|
.339
|
.518
|
19.15
|
|
1999
|
10
|
Vinny
|
Castilla
|
33
|
102
|
.275
|
.331
|
.478
|
18.72
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000
|
1
|
Chipper
|
Jones
|
36
|
111
|
.311
|
.404
|
.566
|
29.11
|
|
2000
|
2
|
Scott
|
Rolen
|
26
|
89
|
.298
|
.370
|
.551
|
23.19
|
|
2000
|
3
|
Phil
|
Nevin
|
31
|
107
|
.303
|
.374
|
.543
|
22.75
|
|
2000
|
4
|
Troy
|
Glaus
|
47
|
102
|
.284
|
.404
|
.604
|
22.01
|
|
2000
|
5
|
Edgardo
|
Alfonzo
|
25
|
94
|
.324
|
.425
|
.542
|
21.49
|
|
2000
|
6
|
Jeff
|
Cirillo
|
11
|
115
|
.326
|
.392
|
.477
|
20.80
|
|
2000
|
7
|
Robin
|
Ventura
|
24
|
84
|
.232
|
.338
|
.439
|
19.77
|
|
2000
|
8
|
Tony
|
Batista
|
41
|
114
|
.263
|
.307
|
.519
|
18.90
|
|
2000
|
9
|
Travis
|
Fryman
|
22
|
106
|
.321
|
.392
|
.516
|
18.09
|
|
2000
|
10
|
Eric
|
Chavez
|
26
|
86
|
.277
|
.355
|
.495
|
17.98
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2001
|
1
|
Chipper
|
Jones
|
38
|
102
|
.330
|
.427
|
.605
|
29.40
|
|
2001
|
2
|
Albert
|
Pujols
|
37
|
130
|
.329
|
.403
|
.610
|
27.10
|
|
2001
|
3
|
Scott
|
Rolen
|
25
|
107
|
.289
|
.378
|
.498
|
26.66
|
|
2001
|
4
|
Phil
|
Nevin
|
41
|
126
|
.306
|
.388
|
.588
|
26.20
|
|
2001
|
5
|
Troy
|
Glaus
|
41
|
108
|
.250
|
.367
|
.531
|
22.77
|
|
2001
|
6
|
Eric
|
Chavez
|
32
|
114
|
.288
|
.338
|
.540
|
21.99
|
|
2001
|
7
|
Corey
|
Koskie
|
26
|
103
|
.276
|
.362
|
.488
|
20.33
|
|
2001
|
8
|
Aramis
|
Ramirez
|
34
|
112
|
.300
|
.350
|
.536
|
19.53
|
|
2001
|
9
|
Mike
|
Lowell
|
18
|
100
|
.283
|
.340
|
.448
|
18.90
|
|
2001
|
10
|
Robin
|
Ventura
|
21
|
61
|
.237
|
.359
|
.419
|
18.85
|
Jones remained on the list of the best third basemen in baseball through 2011, or ten full seasons after he was no longer #1. That’s pretty unusual, if not unique, for a former #1 to stay ON the list for a full decade. I think Lou Whitaker stayed on the list a long time while Sandberg was the #1 guy.
94. Rock ‘n Rolen
Chipper’s an obvious Hall of Famer. Scott Rolen is harder, and may drop off the ballot. He had only a two-year run as the #1 third baseman in baseball, but. . .and this, again, is pretty unique. . .his peak value at third base actually occurred in 2004, when he was NOT the #1 man:
|
YEAR
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
2002
|
1
|
Scott
|
Rolen
|
31
|
110
|
.266
|
.357
|
.503
|
27.39
|
|
2002
|
2
|
Eric
|
Chavez
|
34
|
109
|
.275
|
.348
|
.513
|
22.90
|
|
2002
|
3
|
Troy
|
Glaus
|
30
|
111
|
.250
|
.352
|
.453
|
21.20
|
|
2002
|
4
|
Mike
|
Lowell
|
24
|
92
|
.276
|
.346
|
.471
|
20.94
|
|
2002
|
5
|
Eric
|
Hinske
|
24
|
84
|
.279
|
.365
|
.481
|
19.65
|
|
2002
|
6
|
Phil
|
Nevin
|
12
|
57
|
.285
|
.344
|
.413
|
19.14
|
|
2002
|
7
|
Corey
|
Koskie
|
15
|
69
|
.267
|
.368
|
.447
|
19.02
|
|
2002
|
8
|
Jose
|
Valentin
|
25
|
75
|
.249
|
.311
|
.479
|
18.36
|
|
2002
|
9
|
Tony
|
Batista
|
31
|
87
|
.244
|
.309
|
.457
|
18.34
|
|
2002
|
10
|
Aaron
|
Boone
|
26
|
87
|
.241
|
.314
|
.439
|
18.17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003
|
1
|
Scott
|
Rolen
|
28
|
104
|
.286
|
.382
|
.528
|
27.12
|
|
2003
|
2
|
Mark
|
Loretta
|
13
|
72
|
.314
|
.372
|
.441
|
22.85
|
|
2003
|
3
|
Eric
|
Chavez
|
29
|
101
|
.282
|
.350
|
.514
|
22.79
|
|
2003
|
4
|
Mike
|
Lowell
|
32
|
105
|
.276
|
.350
|
.530
|
20.95
|
|
2003
|
5
|
Aramis
|
Ramirez
|
27
|
106
|
.272
|
.324
|
.465
|
20.12
|
|
2003
|
6
|
Bill
|
Mueller
|
19
|
85
|
.326
|
.398
|
.540
|
19.19
|
|
2003
|
7
|
Melvin
|
Mora
|
15
|
48
|
.317
|
.418
|
.503
|
19.10
|
|
2003
|
8
|
Hank
|
Blalock
|
29
|
90
|
.300
|
.350
|
.522
|
18.98
|
|
2003
|
9
|
Corey
|
Koskie
|
14
|
69
|
.292
|
.393
|
.452
|
18.68
|
|
2003
|
10
|
Shea
|
Hillenbrand
|
20
|
97
|
.280
|
.314
|
.468
|
18.67
|
95. A-Rod moves to Third
In 2004 A-Rod negotiated (more or less) his own trade to the Yankees, and as a consequence of that trade moved to third base. Winning MVP Awards in 2005 and 2007, A-Rod rates as the top third baseman in baseball from 2004 through 2009, except that one year Miguel Cabrera plays third base and one year David Wright slips ahead of him:
|
YEAR
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
2004
|
1
|
Alex
|
Rodriguez
|
36
|
106
|
.286
|
.375
|
.512
|
30.92
|
|
2004
|
2
|
Scott
|
Rolen
|
34
|
124
|
.314
|
.409
|
.598
|
29.57
|
|
2004
|
3
|
Chipper
|
Jones
|
30
|
96
|
.248
|
.362
|
.485
|
22.87
|
|
2004
|
4
|
Melvin
|
Mora
|
27
|
104
|
.340
|
.419
|
.562
|
22.86
|
|
2004
|
5
|
Adrian
|
Beltre
|
48
|
121
|
.334
|
.388
|
.629
|
22.59
|
|
2004
|
6
|
Aramis
|
Ramirez
|
36
|
103
|
.318
|
.373
|
.578
|
22.32
|
|
2004
|
7
|
Eric
|
Chavez
|
29
|
77
|
.276
|
.397
|
.501
|
21.30
|
|
2004
|
8
|
Hank
|
Blalock
|
32
|
110
|
.276
|
.355
|
.500
|
20.87
|
|
2004
|
9
|
Aubrey
|
Huff
|
29
|
104
|
.297
|
.360
|
.493
|
20.39
|
|
2004
|
10
|
Mike
|
Lowell
|
27
|
85
|
.293
|
.365
|
.505
|
20.26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
1
|
Alex
|
Rodriguez
|
48
|
130
|
.321
|
.421
|
.610
|
32.04
|
|
2005
|
2
|
David
|
Wright
|
27
|
102
|
.306
|
.388
|
.523
|
25.03
|
|
2005
|
3
|
Chipper
|
Jones
|
21
|
72
|
.296
|
.412
|
.556
|
23.25
|
|
2005
|
4
|
Aramis
|
Ramirez
|
31
|
92
|
.302
|
.358
|
.568
|
22.60
|
|
2005
|
5
|
Melvin
|
Mora
|
27
|
88
|
.283
|
.348
|
.474
|
20.44
|
|
2005
|
6
|
Eric
|
Chavez
|
27
|
101
|
.269
|
.329
|
.466
|
20.38
|
|
2005
|
7
|
Troy
|
Glaus
|
37
|
97
|
.258
|
.363
|
.522
|
20.20
|
|
2005
|
8
|
Morgan
|
Ensberg
|
36
|
101
|
.283
|
.388
|
.557
|
19.77
|
|
2005
|
9
|
Adrian
|
Beltre
|
19
|
87
|
.255
|
.303
|
.413
|
19.64
|
|
2005
|
10
|
Hank
|
Blalock
|
25
|
92
|
.263
|
.318
|
.431
|
19.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
1
|
Miguel
|
Cabrera
|
26
|
114
|
.339
|
.430
|
.568
|
29.44
|
|
2006
|
2
|
Alex
|
Rodriguez
|
35
|
121
|
.290
|
.392
|
.523
|
29.34
|
|
2006
|
3
|
David
|
Wright
|
26
|
116
|
.311
|
.381
|
.531
|
29.18
|
|
2006
|
4
|
Chipper
|
Jones
|
26
|
86
|
.324
|
.409
|
.596
|
25.25
|
|
2006
|
5
|
Aramis
|
Ramirez
|
38
|
119
|
.291
|
.352
|
.561
|
22.53
|
|
2006
|
6
|
Ryan
|
Zimmerman
|
20
|
110
|
.287
|
.351
|
.471
|
21.06
|
|
2006
|
7
|
Troy
|
Glaus
|
38
|
104
|
.252
|
.355
|
.513
|
20.52
|
|
2006
|
8
|
Scott
|
Rolen
|
22
|
95
|
.296
|
.369
|
.518
|
19.82
|
|
2006
|
9
|
Adrian
|
Beltre
|
25
|
89
|
.268
|
.328
|
.465
|
19.68
|
|
2006
|
10
|
Garrett
|
Atkins
|
29
|
120
|
.329
|
.409
|
.556
|
19.19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
YEAR
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
2007
|
1
|
Alex
|
Rodriguez
|
54
|
156
|
.314
|
.422
|
.645
|
32.33
|
|
2007
|
2
|
David
|
Wright
|
30
|
107
|
.325
|
.416
|
.546
|
30.75
|
|
2007
|
3
|
Miguel
|
Cabrera
|
34
|
119
|
.320
|
.401
|
.565
|
28.02
|
|
2007
|
4
|
Chipper
|
Jones
|
29
|
102
|
.337
|
.425
|
.604
|
26.28
|
|
2007
|
5
|
Aramis
|
Ramirez
|
26
|
101
|
.310
|
.366
|
.549
|
23.25
|
|
2007
|
6
|
Mike
|
Lowell
|
21
|
120
|
.324
|
.378
|
.501
|
19.87
|
|
2007
|
7
|
Ryan
|
Zimmerman
|
24
|
91
|
.266
|
.330
|
.458
|
18.82
|
|
2007
|
8
|
Adrian
|
Beltre
|
26
|
99
|
.276
|
.319
|
.482
|
18.65
|
|
2007
|
9
|
Chone
|
Figgins
|
3
|
58
|
.330
|
.393
|
.432
|
18.19
|
|
2007
|
10
|
Troy
|
Glaus
|
20
|
62
|
.262
|
.366
|
.473
|
18.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
1
|
David
|
Wright
|
33
|
124
|
.302
|
.390
|
.534
|
27.55
|
|
2008
|
2
|
Alex
|
Rodriguez
|
35
|
103
|
.302
|
.392
|
.573
|
27.30
|
|
2008
|
3
|
Chipper
|
Jones
|
22
|
75
|
.364
|
.470
|
.574
|
24.91
|
|
2008
|
4
|
Aramis
|
Ramirez
|
27
|
111
|
.289
|
.380
|
.518
|
23.60
|
|
2008
|
5
|
Michael
|
Young
|
12
|
82
|
.284
|
.339
|
.402
|
20.79
|
|
2008
|
6
|
Evan
|
Longoria
|
27
|
85
|
.272
|
.343
|
.531
|
19.01
|
|
2008
|
7
|
Mark
|
DeRosa
|
21
|
87
|
.285
|
.376
|
.481
|
18.90
|
|
2008
|
8
|
Jorge
|
Cantu
|
29
|
95
|
.277
|
.327
|
.481
|
18.72
|
|
2008
|
9
|
Carlos
|
Guillen
|
10
|
54
|
.286
|
.376
|
.436
|
18.09
|
|
2008
|
10
|
Casey
|
Blake
|
21
|
81
|
.274
|
.345
|
.463
|
17.99
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009
|
1
|
Alex
|
Rodriguez
|
30
|
100
|
.286
|
.402
|
.532
|
26.01
|
|
2009
|
2
|
Evan
|
Longoria
|
33
|
113
|
.281
|
.364
|
.526
|
24.10
|
|
2009
|
3
|
David
|
Wright
|
10
|
72
|
.307
|
.390
|
.447
|
23.85
|
|
2009
|
4
|
Pablo
|
Sandoval
|
25
|
90
|
.330
|
.387
|
.556
|
23.67
|
|
2009
|
5
|
Chipper
|
Jones
|
18
|
71
|
.264
|
.388
|
.430
|
22.06
|
|
2009
|
6
|
Chone
|
Figgins
|
5
|
54
|
.298
|
.395
|
.393
|
20.91
|
|
2009
|
7
|
Aramis
|
Ramirez
|
15
|
65
|
.317
|
.389
|
.516
|
20.88
|
|
2009
|
8
|
Ryan
|
Zimmerman
|
33
|
106
|
.292
|
.363
|
.525
|
20.09
|
|
2009
|
9
|
Michael
|
Young
|
22
|
68
|
.322
|
.374
|
.518
|
19.36
|
|
2009
|
10
|
Mark
|
Reynolds
|
44
|
102
|
.260
|
.349
|
.543
|
18.77
|
A-Rod was the first and only Yankee third baseman to rank number one at the position.
96. Two-Year Reigns
From 2010 to 2015 Evan Longoria, Miguel Cabrera and Josh Donaldson took two-year turns each as the top third baseman in baseball:
|
YEAR
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
2010
|
1
|
Evan
|
Longoria
|
22
|
104
|
.294
|
.372
|
.507
|
26.86
|
|
2010
|
2
|
David
|
Wright
|
29
|
103
|
.283
|
.354
|
.503
|
24.19
|
|
2010
|
3
|
Alex
|
Rodriguez
|
30
|
125
|
.270
|
.341
|
.506
|
22.44
|
|
2010
|
4
|
Ryan
|
Zimmerman
|
25
|
85
|
.307
|
.388
|
.510
|
22.10
|
|
2010
|
5
|
Adrian
|
Beltre
|
28
|
102
|
.321
|
.365
|
.553
|
22.02
|
|
2010
|
6
|
Aramis
|
Ramirez
|
25
|
83
|
.241
|
.294
|
.452
|
19.58
|
|
2010
|
7
|
Chipper
|
Jones
|
10
|
46
|
.265
|
.381
|
.426
|
19.05
|
|
2010
|
8
|
Casey
|
McGehee
|
23
|
104
|
.285
|
.337
|
.464
|
17.89
|
|
2010
|
9
|
Mark
|
Reynolds
|
32
|
85
|
.198
|
.320
|
.433
|
17.19
|
|
2010
|
10
|
Chase
|
Headley
|
11
|
58
|
.264
|
.327
|
.375
|
17.03
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2011
|
1
|
Evan
|
Longoria
|
31
|
99
|
.244
|
.355
|
.495
|
26.35
|
|
2011
|
2
|
David
|
Wright
|
14
|
61
|
.254
|
.345
|
.427
|
23.01
|
|
2011
|
3
|
Pablo
|
Sandoval
|
23
|
70
|
.315
|
.357
|
.552
|
22.92
|
|
2011
|
4
|
Aramis
|
Ramirez
|
26
|
93
|
.306
|
.361
|
.510
|
22.50
|
|
2011
|
5
|
Ryan
|
Zimmerman
|
12
|
49
|
.289
|
.355
|
.443
|
21.56
|
|
2011
|
6
|
Adrian
|
Beltre
|
32
|
105
|
.296
|
.331
|
.561
|
20.97
|
|
2011
|
7
|