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
|
Chase
|
Headley
|
4
|
44
|
.289
|
.374
|
.399
|
20.45
|
|
2011
|
8
|
Kevin
|
Youkilis
|
17
|
80
|
.258
|
.373
|
.459
|
19.47
|
|
2011
|
9
|
Chipper
|
Jones
|
18
|
70
|
.275
|
.344
|
.470
|
18.73
|
|
2011
|
10
|
Alex
|
Rodriguez
|
16
|
62
|
.276
|
.362
|
.461
|
17.91
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
YEAR
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
2012
|
1
|
Miguel
|
Cabrera
|
44
|
139
|
.330
|
.393
|
.606
|
33.78
|
|
2012
|
2
|
David
|
Wright
|
21
|
93
|
.306
|
.391
|
.492
|
27.18
|
|
2012
|
3
|
Chase
|
Headley
|
31
|
115
|
.286
|
.376
|
.498
|
25.18
|
|
2012
|
4
|
Adrian
|
Beltre
|
36
|
102
|
.321
|
.359
|
.561
|
24.12
|
|
2012
|
5
|
Evan
|
Longoria
|
17
|
55
|
.289
|
.369
|
.527
|
22.69
|
|
2012
|
6
|
Ryan
|
Zimmerman
|
25
|
95
|
.282
|
.346
|
.478
|
22.30
|
|
2012
|
7
|
Pablo
|
Sandoval
|
12
|
63
|
.283
|
.342
|
.447
|
22.04
|
|
2012
|
8
|
Kyle
|
Seager
|
20
|
86
|
.259
|
.316
|
.423
|
21.31
|
|
2012
|
9
|
Aramis
|
Ramirez
|
27
|
105
|
.300
|
.360
|
.540
|
20.99
|
|
2012
|
10
|
Pedro
|
Alvarez
|
30
|
85
|
.244
|
.317
|
.467
|
18.60
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2013
|
1
|
Miguel
|
Cabrera
|
44
|
137
|
.348
|
.442
|
.636
|
35.11
|
|
2013
|
2
|
Matt
|
Carpenter
|
11
|
78
|
.318
|
.392
|
.481
|
28.62
|
|
2013
|
3
|
Josh
|
Donaldson
|
24
|
93
|
.301
|
.384
|
.499
|
26.89
|
|
2013
|
4
|
David
|
Wright
|
18
|
58
|
.307
|
.390
|
.514
|
26.09
|
|
2013
|
5
|
Adrian
|
Beltre
|
30
|
92
|
.315
|
.371
|
.509
|
23.30
|
|
2013
|
6
|
Evan
|
Longoria
|
32
|
88
|
.269
|
.343
|
.498
|
22.78
|
|
2013
|
7
|
Kyle
|
Seager
|
22
|
69
|
.260
|
.338
|
.426
|
22.69
|
|
2013
|
8
|
Pablo
|
Sandoval
|
14
|
79
|
.278
|
.341
|
.417
|
21.92
|
|
2013
|
9
|
Ryan
|
Zimmerman
|
26
|
79
|
.275
|
.344
|
.465
|
21.41
|
|
2013
|
10
|
Chase
|
Headley
|
13
|
50
|
.250
|
.347
|
.400
|
20.32
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
YEAR
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
2014
|
1
|
Josh
|
Donaldson
|
29
|
98
|
.255
|
.342
|
.456
|
28.00
|
|
2014
|
2
|
Matt
|
Carpenter
|
8
|
59
|
.272
|
.375
|
.375
|
27.80
|
|
2014
|
3
|
Adrian
|
Beltre
|
19
|
77
|
.324
|
.388
|
.492
|
25.96
|
|
2014
|
4
|
Kyle
|
Seager
|
25
|
96
|
.268
|
.334
|
.454
|
25.40
|
|
2014
|
5
|
Anthony
|
Rendon
|
21
|
83
|
.287
|
.351
|
.473
|
22.77
|
|
2014
|
6
|
Josh
|
Harrison
|
13
|
52
|
.315
|
.347
|
.490
|
21.87
|
|
2014
|
7
|
Evan
|
Longoria
|
22
|
91
|
.253
|
.320
|
.404
|
20.87
|
|
2014
|
8
|
Manny
|
Machado
|
12
|
32
|
.278
|
.324
|
.431
|
19.76
|
|
2014
|
9
|
David
|
Wright
|
8
|
63
|
.269
|
.324
|
.374
|
18.76
|
|
2014
|
10
|
Pablo
|
Sandoval
|
16
|
73
|
.279
|
.324
|
.415
|
18.54
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2015
|
1
|
Josh
|
Donaldson
|
41
|
123
|
.297
|
.371
|
.568
|
30.72
|
|
2015
|
2
|
Matt
|
Carpenter
|
28
|
84
|
.272
|
.365
|
.505
|
28.69
|
|
2015
|
3
|
Kris
|
Bryant
|
26
|
99
|
.275
|
.369
|
.488
|
26.45
|
|
2015
|
4
|
Manny
|
Machado
|
35
|
86
|
.286
|
.359
|
.502
|
24.63
|
|
2015
|
5
|
Adrian
|
Beltre
|
18
|
83
|
.287
|
.334
|
.453
|
23.91
|
|
2015
|
6
|
Nolan
|
Arenado
|
42
|
130
|
.287
|
.323
|
.575
|
23.30
|
|
2015
|
7
|
Kyle
|
Seager
|
26
|
74
|
.266
|
.328
|
.451
|
21.92
|
|
2015
|
8
|
Justin
|
Turner
|
16
|
60
|
.294
|
.370
|
.491
|
21.21
|
|
2015
|
9
|
Evan
|
Longoria
|
21
|
73
|
.270
|
.328
|
.435
|
19.45
|
|
2015
|
10
|
Matt
|
Duffy
|
12
|
77
|
.295
|
.334
|
.428
|
19.45
|
2014 is the only season since 1995 in which no major league third baseman drove in 100 runs.
97. The Current Crop
It is a consensus of the experts that the current crop of third basemen is a strong one, although the full picture of that will take time to emerge. When Manny Machado ranks 10th at the position, that’s probably a strong group.
I suppose that I should explain here the difference between THESE rankings and my top 10 rankings on MLB-TV, which are also running at the same time. The rankings are generally about the same, but this a strictly mathematical evaluation of the players at the position POST 2017, while the MLB-TV rankings involve some subjective judgment, and are based on where I believe the players will rate IN 2018. So in the MLB-TV rankings, Alex Bregman probably rates higher than he does here, because he is young and can be expected to move up, and Manny Machado probably ranks higher because he just didn’t have a good year last year, while older players and guys who might have had atypical years might rank lower in the MLB-TV rankings. But they’re largely the same; I have Anthony Rendon as the #1 man both ways.
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
Value
|
|
1
|
Kris
|
Bryant
|
39
|
102
|
.292
|
.385
|
.554
|
28.72
|
|
2
|
Josh
|
Donaldson
|
37
|
99
|
.284
|
.404
|
.549
|
28.23
|
|
3
|
Adrian
|
Beltre
|
32
|
104
|
.300
|
.358
|
.521
|
25.55
|
|
4
|
Kyle
|
Seager
|
30
|
99
|
.278
|
.359
|
.499
|
24.90
|
|
5
|
Manny
|
Machado
|
37
|
96
|
.294
|
.343
|
.533
|
24.61
|
|
6
|
Nolan
|
Arenado
|
41
|
133
|
.294
|
.362
|
.570
|
24.27
|
|
7
|
Matt
|
Carpenter
|
21
|
68
|
.271
|
.380
|
.505
|
23.94
|
|
8
|
Justin
|
Turner
|
27
|
90
|
.275
|
.339
|
.493
|
23.87
|
|
9
|
Anthony
|
Rendon
|
20
|
85
|
.270
|
.348
|
.450
|
22.03
|
|
10
|
Jose
|
Ramirez
|
11
|
76
|
.312
|
.363
|
.462
|
19.58
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Anthony
|
Rendon
|
25
|
100
|
.301
|
.403
|
.533
|
25.70
|
|
2
|
Jose
|
Ramirez
|
29
|
83
|
.318
|
.374
|
.583
|
24.68
|
|
3
|
Kris
|
Bryant
|
29
|
73
|
.295
|
.409
|
.537
|
24.49
|
|
4
|
Josh
|
Donaldson
|
33
|
78
|
.270
|
.385
|
.559
|
23.99
|
|
5
|
Nolan
|
Arenado
|
37
|
130
|
.309
|
.373
|
.586
|
22.77
|
|
6
|
Justin
|
Turner
|
21
|
71
|
.322
|
.415
|
.530
|
21.58
|
|
7
|
Alex
|
Bregman
|
19
|
71
|
.284
|
.352
|
.475
|
20.22
|
|
8
|
Travis
|
Shaw
|
31
|
101
|
.273
|
.349
|
.513
|
19.56
|
|
9
|
Kyle
|
Seager
|
27
|
88
|
.249
|
.323
|
.450
|
19.23
|
|
10
|
Manny
|
Machado
|
33
|
95
|
.259
|
.310
|
.471
|
19.21
|
These ratings, by the way, go all the way out; I have Colin Moran as the #77 third baseman of 2017, and Conor Gillaspie #62. Just in case anybody asks.
98. The Greatest Third Basemen of All Time
In terms of Position Dominance, these would be the highest-scoring third basemen of all time; Hall of Famers in gold and active players in green. I guess I will mark Chipper Jones as a Hall of Famer, technically early:
|
Rank
|
First
|
Last
|
FROM
|
TO
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
YOPDI
|
|
1
|
Mike
|
Schmidt
|
1972
|
1989
|
9
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
128
|
|
2
|
Eddie
|
Mathews
|
1952
|
1968
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
113
|
|
3
|
Chipper
|
Jones
|
1993
|
2012
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
106
|
|
4
|
Wade
|
Boggs
|
1982
|
1999
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
100
|
|
5
|
George
|
Brett
|
1973
|
1993
|
1
|
7
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
92
|
|
5
|
Pie
|
Traynor
|
1920
|
1937
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
92
|
|
7
|
Stan
|
Hack
|
1932
|
1947
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
86
|
|
8
|
Home Run
|
Baker
|
1908
|
1922
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
79
|
|
9
|
Heine
|
Groh
|
1912
|
1927
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
75
|
|
10
|
David
|
Wright
|
2004
|
2016
|
1
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
71
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
Darrell
|
Evans
|
1969
|
1989
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
69
|
|
12
|
Scott
|
Rolen
|
1996
|
2012
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
66
|
|
13
|
Bob
|
Elliott
|
1939
|
1953
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
65
|
|
14
|
Ron
|
Santo
|
1960
|
1974
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
61
|
|
15
|
Ezra
|
Sutton
|
1876
|
1888
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
59
|
|
15
|
Jimmy
|
Collins
|
1895
|
1908
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
59
|
|
17
|
Ned
|
Williamson
|
1878
|
1890
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
56
|
|
18
|
Al
|
Rosen
|
1947
|
1956
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
51
|
|
19
|
Ken
|
Boyer
|
1955
|
1969
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
50
|
|
20
|
Adrian
|
Beltre
|
1998
|
2017
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20
|
Ken
|
Caminiti
|
1987
|
2001
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
47
|
|
20
|
Matt
|
Williams
|
1987
|
2003
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
47
|
|
23
|
Aramis
|
Ramirez
|
1998
|
2015
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
45
|
|
24
|
Art
|
Devlin
|
1904
|
1913
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
44
|
|
24
|
Evan
|
Longoria
|
2008
|
2017
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
44
|
|
26
|
Bobby
|
Bonilla
|
1986
|
2001
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
42
|
|
27
|
Josh
|
Donaldson
|
2010
|
2017
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
41
|
|
27
|
Bill
|
Joyce
|
1890
|
1898
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
41
|
|
27
|
Brooks
|
Robinson
|
1955
|
1977
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
41
|
|
27
|
Deacon
|
White
|
1876
|
1890
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
41
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31
|
Harlond
|
Clift
|
1934
|
1945
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
40
|
|
31
|
Edwin
|
Encarnacion
|
2005
|
2017
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
40
|
|
31
|
Billy
|
Nash
|
1884
|
1898
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
40
|
|
31
|
Robin
|
Ventura
|
1989
|
2004
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
40
|
|
35
|
Bill
|
Bradley
|
1899
|
1915
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
38
|
|
36
|
Howard
|
Johnson
|
1982
|
1995
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
37
|
|
36
|
Freddy
|
Lindstrom
|
1924
|
1936
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
37
|
|
38
|
Whitey
|
Kurowski
|
1941
|
1949
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
35
|
|
39
|
Mike
|
Higgins
|
1930
|
1946
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
34
|
|
40
|
Sal
|
Bando
|
1966
|
1981
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
32
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41
|
Eddie
|
Yost
|
1944
|
1962
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
31
|
|
42
|
Matt
|
Carpenter
|
2011
|
2017
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
|
42
|
Bill
|
Madlock
|
1973
|
1987
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
27
|
|
44
|
Eric
|
Chavez
|
1998
|
2014
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
|
45
|
Kris
|
Bryant
|
2015
|
2017
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
|
45
|
Ron
|
Cey
|
1971
|
1987
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
24
|
|
45
|
Larry
|
Gardner
|
1908
|
1924
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
24
|
|
45
|
George
|
Kell
|
1943
|
1957
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
24
|
|
45
|
Pepper
|
Martin
|
1928
|
1944
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
24
|
|
50
|
Troy
|
Glaus
|
1998
|
2010
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50
|
Graig
|
Nettles
|
1967
|
1988
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
23
|
|
50
|
Red
|
Smith
|
1911
|
1919
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
23
|
|
50
|
Pinky
|
Whitney
|
1928
|
1939
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
23
|
|
50
|
Ryan
|
Zimmerman
|
2005
|
2017
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
23
|
|
55
|
Ray
|
Boone
|
1948
|
1960
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
|
55
|
Vinny
|
Castilla
|
1991
|
2006
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
22
|
|
55
|
Toby
|
Harrah
|
1969
|
1986
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
22
|
|
55
|
Terry
|
Pendleton
|
1984
|
1998
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
22
|
|
59
|
Tom
|
Burns
|
1880
|
1892
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
21
|
|
59
|
Red
|
Rolfe
|
1931
|
1942
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
21
|
Notes:
1) George Brett’s YOPDI score is, of course, depressed by the fact that he is competing head to head with the GOAT, Mike Schmidt,
2) John McGraw appears to have been accidentally left off the list; my bad. If I were a more disciplined writer I would go back and fix the list, but just pencil him in.
3) No, I definitely do NOT expect you to believe that Aramis Ramirez and Bobby Bonilla were greater third basemen than Brooks Robinson; it’s just a list. That’s why we look at things in different ways.
4) The number of still-active players on the list is quite impressive.
This would be the list by peak value:
|
Rank
|
YEAR
|
First
|
Last
|
Team
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
AGE
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
OPS
|
Peak
|
|
1
|
1967
|
Dick
|
Allen
|
Phillies
|
23
|
77
|
.307
|
25
|
.404
|
.566
|
.970
|
38.08
|
|
2
|
1981
|
Mike
|
Schmidt
|
Phillies
|
31
|
91
|
.316
|
31
|
.435
|
.644
|
1.080
|
37.57
|
|
3
|
1912
|
Home Run
|
Baker
|
Athletics
|
10
|
130
|
.347
|
26
|
.404
|
.541
|
.945
|
37.32
|
|
4
|
1960
|
Eddie
|
Mathews
|
Braves
|
39
|
124
|
.277
|
28
|
.397
|
.551
|
.948
|
35.11
|
|
5
|
2013
|
Miguel
|
Cabrera
|
Tigers
|
44
|
137
|
.348
|
30
|
.442
|
.636
|
1.078
|
35.11
|
|
6
|
1986
|
Wade
|
Boggs
|
Red Sox
|
8
|
71
|
.357
|
28
|
.453
|
.486
|
.939
|
35.04
|
|
7
|
1980
|
George
|
Brett
|
Royals
|
24
|
118
|
.390
|
27
|
.454
|
.664
|
1.118
|
34.93
|
|
8
|
1953
|
Al
|
Rosen
|
Indians
|
43
|
145
|
.336
|
29
|
.422
|
.613
|
1.034
|
34.61
|
|
9
|
1938
|
Mel
|
Ott
|
Giants
|
36
|
116
|
.311
|
29
|
.442
|
.583
|
1.024
|
33.89
|
|
10
|
1899
|
John
|
McGraw
|
Orioles
|
1
|
33
|
.391
|
26
|
.547
|
.446
|
.994
|
33.71
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
1967
|
Ron
|
Santo
|
Cubs
|
31
|
98
|
.300
|
27
|
.395
|
.512
|
.906
|
33.67
|
|
12
|
1996
|
Ken
|
Caminiti
|
Padres
|
40
|
130
|
.326
|
33
|
.408
|
.621
|
1.028
|
32.74
|
|
13
|
1917
|
Heine
|
Groh
|
Reds
|
1
|
53
|
.304
|
27
|
.385
|
.411
|
.796
|
32.47
|
|
14
|
2007
|
Alex
|
Rodriguez
|
Yankees
|
54
|
156
|
.314
|
31
|
.422
|
.645
|
1.067
|
32.33
|
|
15
|
1971
|
Joe
|
Torre
|
Cardinals
|
24
|
137
|
.363
|
30
|
.421
|
.555
|
.976
|
31.65
|
|
16
|
1989
|
Howard
|
Johnson
|
Mets
|
36
|
101
|
.287
|
28
|
.369
|
.559
|
.928
|
31.49
|
|
17
|
1966
|
Harmon
|
Killebrew
|
Twins
|
39
|
110
|
.281
|
30
|
.391
|
.538
|
.929
|
30.84
|
|
18
|
2007
|
David
|
Wright
|
Mets
|
30
|
107
|
.325
|
24
|
.416
|
.546
|
.963
|
30.75
|
|
19
|
2015
|
Josh
|
Donaldson
|
Blue Jays
|
41
|
123
|
.297
|
29
|
.371
|
.568
|
.939
|
30.72
|
|
20
|
1919
|
Rogers
|
Hornsby
|
Cardinals
|
8
|
71
|
.318
|
23
|
.384
|
.430
|
.814
|
30.60
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21
|
1906
|
Art
|
Devlin
|
Giants
|
2
|
65
|
.299
|
26
|
.396
|
.390
|
.786
|
30.26
|
|
22
|
1983
|
Pedro
|
Guerrero
|
Dodgers
|
32
|
103
|
.298
|
27
|
.373
|
.531
|
.904
|
30.22
|
|
23
|
1970
|
Tony
|
Perez
|
Reds
|
40
|
129
|
.317
|
28
|
.401
|
.589
|
.990
|
30.17
|
|
24
|
1989
|
Kevin
|
Mitchell
|
Giants
|
47
|
125
|
.291
|
27
|
.387
|
.635
|
1.023
|
30.13
|
|
25
|
1999
|
Chipper
|
Jones
|
Braves
|
45
|
110
|
.319
|
27
|
.441
|
.633
|
1.074
|
30.09
|
|
26
|
2004
|
Scott
|
Rolen
|
Cardinals
|
34
|
124
|
.314
|
29
|
.409
|
.598
|
1.007
|
29.57
|
|
27
|
1975
|
Pete
|
Rose
|
Reds
|
7
|
74
|
.317
|
34
|
.406
|
.432
|
.838
|
29.42
|
|
28
|
1912
|
Heinie
|
Zimmerman
|
Cubs
|
14
|
99
|
.372
|
25
|
.418
|
.571
|
.989
|
29.37
|
|
29
|
1890
|
Denny
|
Lyons
|
Athletics
|
7
|
|
.354
|
24
|
.461
|
.531
|
.992
|
29.01
|
|
30
|
2016
|
Kris
|
Bryant
|
Cubs
|
39
|
102
|
.292
|
24
|
.385
|
.554
|
.939
|
28.72
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rank
|
YEAR
|
First
|
Last
|
Team
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
AGE
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
OPS
|
Peak
|
|
31
|
1898
|
Jimmy
|
Collins
|
Braves
|
15
|
111
|
.328
|
28
|
.377
|
.479
|
.856
|
28.71
|
|
32
|
2015
|
Matt
|
Carpenter
|
Cardinals
|
28
|
84
|
.272
|
29
|
.365
|
.505
|
.871
|
28.69
|
|
33
|
1941
|
Cecil
|
Travis
|
Senators
|
7
|
101
|
.359
|
27
|
.410
|
.520
|
.930
|
28.66
|
|
34
|
1964
|
Brooks
|
Robinson
|
Orioles
|
28
|
118
|
.317
|
27
|
.368
|
.521
|
.889
|
28.52
|
|
35
|
1945
|
Stan
|
Hack
|
Cubs
|
2
|
43
|
.323
|
35
|
.420
|
.405
|
.826
|
28.46
|
|
36
|
1899
|
Jimmy
|
Williams
|
Pirates
|
9
|
116
|
.355
|
22
|
.417
|
.532
|
.949
|
28.21
|
|
37
|
1908
|
Tommy
|
Leach
|
Pirates
|
5
|
41
|
.259
|
30
|
.324
|
.381
|
.705
|
28.11
|
|
38
|
1903
|
Bill
|
Bradley
|
Indians
|
6
|
68
|
.313
|
25
|
.348
|
.496
|
.844
|
28.06
|
|
39
|
1960
|
Ken
|
Boyer
|
Cardinals
|
32
|
97
|
.304
|
29
|
.370
|
.562
|
.932
|
28.05
|
|
40
|
1896
|
Bill
|
Joyce
|
2 Teams
|
13
|
94
|
.333
|
30
|
.470
|
.518
|
.988
|
27.96
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41
|
1973
|
Darrell
|
Evans
|
Braves
|
41
|
104
|
.281
|
26
|
.403
|
.556
|
.959
|
27.80
|
|
42
|
1989
|
Paul
|
Molitor
|
Brewers
|
11
|
56
|
.315
|
32
|
.379
|
.439
|
.818
|
27.78
|
|
43
|
1899
|
Honus
|
Wagner
|
Colonels
|
7
|
113
|
.336
|
25
|
.391
|
.494
|
.885
|
27.69
|
|
44
|
1884
|
Ezra
|
Sutton
|
Red Stockings
|
3
|
61
|
.346
|
33
|
.384
|
.455
|
.839
|
27.65
|
|
45
|
1992
|
Terry
|
Pendleton
|
Braves
|
21
|
105
|
.311
|
31
|
.345
|
.473
|
.818
|
27.41
|
|
46
|
2001
|
Albert
|
Pujols
|
Cardinals
|
37
|
130
|
.329
|
21
|
.403
|
.610
|
1.013
|
27.10
|
|
47
|
1890
|
George
|
Pinckney
|
Dodgers
|
7
|
83
|
.309
|
28
|
.411
|
.431
|
.842
|
26.98
|
|
48
|
1928
|
Freddy
|
Lindstrom
|
Giants
|
14
|
107
|
.358
|
22
|
.383
|
.511
|
.894
|
26.96
|
|
49
|
2010
|
Evan
|
Longoria
|
Rays
|
22
|
104
|
.294
|
24
|
.372
|
.507
|
.879
|
26.86
|
|
50
|
1996
|
Jim
|
Thome
|
Indians
|
38
|
116
|
.311
|
25
|
.450
|
.612
|
1.062
|
26.57
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51
|
1945
|
Whitey
|
Kurowski
|
Cardinals
|
21
|
102
|
.323
|
27
|
.383
|
.511
|
.894
|
26.25
|
|
52
|
2001
|
Phil
|
Nevin
|
Padres
|
41
|
126
|
.306
|
30
|
.388
|
.588
|
.976
|
26.20
|
|
53
|
1967
|
Jim Ray
|
Hart
|
Giants
|
29
|
99
|
.289
|
25
|
.373
|
.509
|
.882
|
26.19
|
|
54
|
1992
|
Robin
|
Ventura
|
White Sox
|
16
|
93
|
.282
|
24
|
.375
|
.431
|
.806
|
26.04
|
|
55
|
1895
|
George
|
Davis
|
Giants
|
5
|
101
|
.340
|
24
|
.417
|
.500
|
.917
|
26.04
|
|
56
|
1948
|
Bob
|
Elliott
|
Braves
|
23
|
100
|
.283
|
31
|
.423
|
.474
|
.897
|
26.01
|
|
57
|
1921
|
Frankie
|
Frisch
|
Giants
|
8
|
100
|
.341
|
22
|
.384
|
.485
|
.870
|
25.98
|
|
58
|
2014
|
Adrian
|
Beltre
|
Rangers
|
19
|
77
|
.324
|
35
|
.388
|
.492
|
.879
|
25.96
|
|
59
|
1888
|
Arlie
|
Latham
|
Cardinals
|
2
|
31
|
.265
|
28
|
.325
|
.326
|
.652
|
25.95
|
|
60
|
1906
|
Harry
|
Steinfeldt
|
Cubs
|
3
|
83
|
.327
|
28
|
.395
|
.430
|
.825
|
25.93
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rank
|
YEAR
|
First
|
Last
|
Team
|
HR
|
RBI
|
Avg
|
AGE
|
OBA
|
SPct
|
OPS
|
Peak
|
|
61
|
1937
|
Harlond
|
Clift
|
Browns
|
29
|
118
|
.306
|
24
|
.413
|
.546
|
.960
|
25.93
|
|
62
|
1971
|
Rico
|
Petrocelli
|
Red Sox
|
28
|
89
|
.251
|
28
|
.354
|
.461
|
.815
|
25.75
|
|
63
|
2017
|
Anthony
|
Rendon
|
Nationals
|
25
|
100
|
.301
|
27
|
.403
|
.533
|
.937
|
25.70
|
|
64
|
1989
|
Bobby
|
Bonilla
|
Pirates
|
24
|
86
|
.281
|
26
|
.358
|
.490
|
.848
|
25.67
|
|
65
|
1908
|
Hans
|
Lobert
|
Reds
|
4
|
63
|
.293
|
26
|
.348
|
.407
|
.755
|
25.51
|
|
66
|
2014
|
Kyle
|
Seager
|
Mariners
|
25
|
96
|
.268
|
26
|
.334
|
.454
|
.788
|
25.40
|
|
67
|
2012
|
Chase
|
Headley
|
Padres
|
31
|
115
|
.286
|
28
|
.376
|
.498
|
.875
|
25.18
|
|
68
|
1976
|
Graig
|
Nettles
|
Yankees
|
32
|
93
|
.254
|
31
|
.327
|
.475
|
.802
|
25.17
|
|
69
|
1914
|
Ed
|
Lennox
|
Rebels
|
11
|
84
|
.312
|
28
|
.414
|
.493
|
.907
|
25.03
|
|
70
|
1927
|
Pie
|
Traynor
|
Pirates
|
5
|
106
|
.342
|
27
|
.370
|
.455
|
.825
|
24.81
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71
|
1951
|
Eddie
|
Yost
|
Senators
|
12
|
65
|
.283
|
24
|
.423
|
.424
|
.847
|
24.75
|
|
72
|
2017
|
Jose
|
Ramirez
|
Indians
|
29
|
83
|
.318
|
24
|
.374
|
.583
|
.957
|
24.68
|
|
73
|
1975
|
Bill
|
Madlock
|
Cubs
|
7
|
64
|
.354
|
24
|
.402
|
.479
|
.881
|
24.67
|
|
74
|
1969
|
Sal
|
Bando
|
Athletics
|
31
|
113
|
.281
|
25
|
.400
|
.484
|
.885
|
24.64
|
|
75
|
2015
|
Manny
|
Machado
|
Orioles
|
35
|
86
|
.286
|
22
|
.359
|
.502
|
.861
|
24.63
|
|
76
|
1993
|
Matt
|
Williams
|
Giants
|
38
|
110
|
.294
|
27
|
.325
|
.561
|
.886
|
24.57
|
|
77
|
1891
|
Billy
|
Nash
|
Braves
|
5
|
95
|
.276
|
26
|
.369
|
.382
|
.750
|
24.48
|
|
78
|
1902
|
Lave
|
Cross
|
Athletics
|
0
|
108
|
.342
|
36
|
.374
|
.440
|
.814
|
24.46
|
|
79
|
1910
|
Bobby
|
Byrne
|
Pirates
|
2
|
52
|
.296
|
25
|
.366
|
.417
|
.783
|
24.38
|
|
80
|
1928
|
Jimmie
|
Foxx
|
Athletics
|
13
|
79
|
.327
|
20
|
.416
|
.547
|
.964
|
24.36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
81
|
1939
|
Red
|
Rolfe
|
Yankees
|
14
|
80
|
.329
|
30
|
.404
|
.495
|
.899
|
24.36
|
|
82
|
2016
|
Nolan
|
Arenado
|
Rockies
|
41
|
133
|
.294
|
25
|
.362
|
.570
|
.932
|
24.27
|
|
83
|
1890
|
Billy
|
Shindle
|
Quakers
|
10
|
90
|
.322
|
29
|
.369
|
.481
|
.851
|
24.09
|
|
84
|
1951
|
Bobby
|
Thomson
|
Giants
|
32
|
101
|
.293
|
27
|
.385
|
.562
|
.947
|
24.05
|
|
85
|
1897
|
Bobby
|
Wallace
|
Spiders
|
4
|
112
|
.335
|
23
|
.394
|
.504
|
.898
|
24.02
|
|
86
|
1891
|
Duke
|
Farrell
|
Red Stockings
|
12
|
110
|
.302
|
24
|
.384
|
.474
|
.858
|
23.98
|
|
87
|
1888
|
Jerry
|
Denny
|
Hoosiers
|
12
|
63
|
.261
|
29
|
.277
|
.408
|
.685
|
23.95
|
|
88
|
1913
|
Red
|
Smith
|
Dodgers
|
6
|
76
|
.296
|
23
|
.358
|
.441
|
.799
|
23.92
|
|
89
|
1997
|
Vinny
|
Castilla
|
Rockies
|
40
|
113
|
.304
|
29
|
.356
|
.547
|
.904
|
23.88
|
|
90
|
2016
|
Justin
|
Turner
|
Dodgers
|
27
|
90
|
.275
|
31
|
.339
|
.493
|
.832
|
23.87
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91
|
1912
|
Larry
|
Gardner
|
Red Sox
|
3
|
86
|
.315
|
26
|
.383
|
.449
|
.832
|
23.83
|
|
92
|
1953
|
Ray
|
Boone
|
2 Teams
|
26
|
114
|
.296
|
29
|
.390
|
.519
|
.909
|
23.81
|
|
93
|
1949
|
George
|
Kell
|
Tigers
|
3
|
59
|
.343
|
26
|
.424
|
.467
|
.892
|
23.70
|
|
94
|
2009
|
Pablo
|
Sandoval
|
Giants
|
25
|
90
|
.330
|
22
|
.387
|
.556
|
.943
|
23.67
|
|
95
|
1911
|
Harry
|
Lord
|
White Sox
|
3
|
61
|
.321
|
29
|
.364
|
.433
|
.797
|
23.61
|
|
96
|
1964
|
Pete
|
Ward
|
White Sox
|
23
|
94
|
.282
|
24
|
.348
|
.473
|
.821
|
23.61
|
|
97
|
2008
|
Aramis
|
Ramirez
|
Cubs
|
27
|
111
|
.289
|
30
|
.380
|
.518
|
.898
|
23.60
|
|
98
|
1919
|
Buck
|
Weaver
|
White Sox
|
3
|
75
|
.296
|
28
|
.315
|
.401
|
.716
|
23.59
|
|
99
|
1940
|
Bill
|
Werber
|
Reds
|
12
|
48
|
.277
|
32
|
.361
|
.416
|
.777
|
23.51
|
|
100
|
1987
|
Tim
|
Wallach
|
Expos
|
26
|
123
|
.298
|
29
|
.343
|
.514
|
.858
|
23.40
|
It is interesting that the #1 and #2 men are (a) both Phillies, (b) friends, and (c) both playing short seasons, Allen because of miscellaneous injuries and suspensions, and Schmidt because of the strike. The system is set up to discriminate against short-season players, but both players played at such a high level, and with such strong seasons in the surrounding years, that they overcome this liability.
Amazing how many Hall of Famers have a drop-in season at third base—Foxx, Frisch, George Davis, Honus Wagner, Mel Ott, etc. The real reason I went to 100 here is that I was going to do 60, but Harlond Clift ranks 61st, and I love Harlond Clift.