MLB Best Defensive 3rd Basemen Post-Dead Ball Era
(1919 to 2021)
FPCT Power-Speed # HRs SBs AB/HR SBPct BAvg Hits RBIs Chances
Brooks Robinson 0.9713 47.7 268 28 39.8 0.560 0.267 2848 1357 9165
George Kell 0.9686 41.6 78 51 85.9 0.586 0.306 2054 870 5294
Scott Rolen 0.9676 162.1 316 118 23.4 0.707 0.281 2077 1287 5745
Willie Kamm 0.9674 40.4 29 126 201.8 0.600 0.281 1643 826 5681
Gary Gaetti 0.9653 130.7 360 96 24.8 0.596 0.255 2280 1340 6454
Buddy Bell 0.9636 81.1 201 55 44.8 0.410 0.279 2514 1106 6977
Aurelio Rodriguez 0.9635 45.8 124 35 53.3 0.530 0.237 1570 648 5894
Willie Jones 0.9629 60.3 190 40 30.7 0.702 0.258 1502 812 5171
Wade Boggs 0.9620 35.2 118 24 77.8 0.407 0.328 3010 1014 6025
Ron Cey 0.9612 43.0 316 24 22.7 0.453 0.261 1868 1139 5741
Graig Nettles 0.9605 53.3 390 32 23.0 0.471 0.248 2224 1314 7472
Adrian Beltre 0.9595 154.7 477 121 23.2 0.742 0.286 3166 1707 7687
Tim Wallach 0.9593 78.4 259 51 31.2 0.436 0.258 2083 1123 5894
Sal Bando 0.9592 96.5 242 75 29.2 0.620 0.254 1790 1039 5595
Robin Ventura 0.9580 43.1 294 24 24.0 0.387 0.267 1885 1182 5243
Reference: Lahman Package in R (2022) [min.Chances(3B)>=5000 & FPCT>=.950]