100 Greatest Third Basemen of All-Time

Baseball's all-time best third basemen ranked by career, peak, and prime value. Updated through 2024. George Brett, Mike Schmidt, Manny Machado, and more.

Baseball Player Rankings by Position

CATCHER

FIRST BASE

SECOND BASE

SHORTSTOP

THIRD BASE

LEFT FIELD

CENTER FIELD

RIGHT FIELD

PITCHER

Glossary of Terms for Player Rankings

CAREER = Wins Above Replacement

Long Peak: Best 7 Seasons by WAR

Short Peak: Best 3 Seasons by WAR

Prime: Best 5 Consecutive Seasons by WAR

Player Score: Our Player Rankings Score

RANK	NAME	FROM	TO	CAREER	LONG PEAK	SHORT PEAK	PRIME	PLAYER SCORE
1	Mike Schmidt	1972	1989	106.9	58.6	27.4	40.4	413.9
2	Wade Boggs	1982	1999	91.4	56.1	25.8	42.2	367.8
3	George Brett	1973	1993	88.6	53.2	26.3	38.5	352.6
4	Eddie Mathews	1952	1968	96.2	54.2	24.4	36.7	348.4
5	Adrian Beltre	1998	2018	93.6	49.3	24.6	33.0	348.3
6	Ron Santo	1960	1974	70.5	53.9	27.6	41.9	319.1
7	Chipper Jones	1993	2012	85.3	46.7	22.0	31.3	318.2
8	Brooks Robinson	1955	1977	78.4	45.8	24.1	33.3	303.9
9	Buddy Bell	1972	1989	66.3	40.3	19.5	33.1	284.9
10	Scott Rolen	1996	2012	70.1	43.5	22.2	30.4	283.7
11	Nolan Arenado	2013	2024	56.7	44.3	21.7	31.4	282.3
12	Manny Machado	2012	2024	57.9	42.3	21.5	26.7	281.0
13	Ken Boyer	1955	1969	62.9	46.4	22.4	33.8	278.7
14	Graig Nettles	1967	1988	68.0	42.2	21.1	28.7	271.3
15	Evan Longoria	2008	2023	58.6	40.9	22.4	31.1	270.9
16	Jose Ramirez	2013	2024	52.4	44.0	21.3	26.8	270.8
17	Sal Bando	1966	1981	61.5	44.3	21.2	33.0	267.1
18	Frank Baker	1908	1922	62.7	46.6	24.4	36.2	252.4
19	David Wright	2004	2018	49.2	40.3	22.3	27.2	237.7
20	Darrell Evans	1969	1989	58.8	37.1	21.1	24.6	236.8
21	Josh Donaldson	2010	2023	46.8	41.6	21.5	33.1	236.0
22	Robin Ventura	1989	2004	56.1	38.6	18.5	24.3	232.9
23	Ron Cey	1971	1987	53.8	36.8	18.0	26.8	232.2
24	Jud Wilson	1923	1945	63.0	43.6	22.8	32.8	224.3
25	Alex Bregman	2016	2024	39.6	36.5	21.7	24.5	219.3
26	Matt Chapman	2017	2024	38.5	37.3	22.6	23.6	215.5
27	Toby Harrah	1969	1986	51.4	35.5	19.3	23.7	214.9
28	Al Rosen	1947	1956	32.3	33.2	21.9	30.1	206.5
29	Matt Williams	1987	2003	46.6	33.9	16.3	22.8	200.1
30	Ryan Zimmerman	2005	2021	40.0	31.6	18.2	23.9	199.0
31	Justin Turner	2009	2024	38.2	30.7	15.3	23.3	197.5
32	Anthony Rendon	2013	2024	33.7	32.4	19.7	22.3	197.3
33	Bob Elliott	1939	1953	50.5	35.0	18.5	26.4	194.9
34	Kyle Seager	2011	2021	36.8	31.9	18.4	23.7	194.5
35	Stan Hack	1932	1947	54.8	35.2	17.0	23.4	193.0
36	Doug DeCinces	1973	1987	41.7	31.3	18.8	23.6	192.7
37	Eric Chavez	1998	2014	38.3	30.9	16.8	25.9	188.6
38	Heinie Groh	1912	1927	48.1	35.7	18.0	28.1	186.9
39	Jimmy Collins	1895	1908	53.4	38.4	18.9	26.0	181.5
40	Carney Lansford	1978	1992	40.4	28.4	13.9	17.8	178.0
41	Bill Madlock	1973	1987	38.2	28.3	15.9	19.8	175.5
42	Ray Dandridge	1933	1944	51.5	33.0	16.9	23.5	175.1
43	Tim Wallach	1980	1996	38.5	30.5	14.9	20.5	174.7
44	Jeff Cirillo	1994	2007	34.5	30.5	16.0	24.0	173.9
45	Kris Bryant	2015	2024	27.5	28.8	18.3	23.8	172.8
46	Harlond Clift	1934	1945	41.5	32.6	19.0	26.0	172.1
47	Gary Gaetti	1981	2000	42.1	25.0	13.4	18.3	169.1
48	Matt Carpenter	2011	2024	28.9	28.2	16.0	21.1	167.7
49	Ken McMullen	1962	1977	34.0	30.0	15.2	21.2	164.9
50	Don Money	1968	1983	36.5	27.5	14.9	20.6	163.4
51	Bill Bradley	1899	1915	36.9	34.8	20.4	28.8	162.4
52	Aramis Ramirez	1998	2015	32.4	29.3	15.1	19.7	162.0
53	Travis Fryman	1990	2002	34.4	28.3	14.8	19.2	161.5
54	Larry Gardner	1908	1924	48.2	31.4	15.0	20.1	160.6
55	Edgardo Alfonzo	1995	2006	28.8	28.9	18.6	22.9	160.3
56	Bobby Bonilla	1986	2001	30.3	27.4	14.0	20.8	157.5
57	Eddie Yost	1944	1962	35.0	28.3	14.9	19.5	152.3
58	Art Devlin	1904	1913	36.1	32.7	17.4	25.7	151.5
59	Melvin Mora	1999	2011	28.3	26.0	15.0	21.8	150.9
60	George Kell	1943	1957	37.6	27.7	13.8	19.7	150.6
61	Buddy Lewis	1935	1949	28.3	24.6	12.9	21.5	149.6
62	Martin Prado	2006	2019	28.1	26.4	14.3	17.1	147.9
63	Jim Ray Hart	1963	1974	24.9	25.0	17.7	24.0	146.9
64	Ken Keltner	1937	1950	33.2	28.6	16.4	19.6	146.0
65	Chase Headley	2007	2018	25.9	24.2	13.7	19.8	144.1
66	Richie Hebner	1968	1985	33.0	23.4	12.8	17.1	142.0
67	Todd Frazier	2011	2021	25.3	23.2	12.6	18.7	141.3
68	Hank Thompson	1947	1956	25.1	24.1	14.5	21.4	140.6
69	Kevin Seitzer	1986	1997	28.9	25.1	14.0	16.4	138.9
70	Terry Pendleton	1984	1998	28.5	25.2	15.5	15.5	138.9
71	Howard Easterling	1937	1954	30.5	28.2	15.0	22.8	138.4
72	Austin Riley	2019	2024	20.7	21.0	18.7	20.6	137.9
73	Ed Charles	1962	1969	19.6	19.7	13.1	14.1	137.7
74	Red Smith	1911	1919	27.0	26.3	12.7	26.9	137.4
75	Heinie Zimmerman	1907	1919	33.6	29.6	16.9	19.8	136.2
76	Pie Traynor	1920	1937	37.3	26.4	12.7	17.7	135.9
77	Rafael Devers	2017	2024	22.5	22.4	13.6	17.7	135.6
78	Bob Bailey	1962	1978	28.8	23.4	12.7	17.0	134.8
79	Corey Koskie	1998	2006	24.6	23.8	14.5	20.0	134.7
80	Ray Boone	1948	1960	25.8	22.1	12.5	19.4	133.2
81	Willie Kamm	1923	1935	34.9	26.0	13.7	17.8	131.0
82	Howard Johnson	1982	1995	22.2	22.9	14.8	20.7	130.5
83	Red Rolfe	1931	1942	28.0	22.2	16.0	22.3	130.1
84	Troy Glaus	1998	2010	38.1	32.9	17.5	21.9	129.8
85	Ken Oberkfell	1977	1992	22.4	22.0	10.2	17.7	129.5
86	Chone Figgins	2002	2014	22.0	22.5	15.0	18.5	128.9
87	Freddie Lindstrom	1924	1936	27.5	26.3	17.1	20.9	128.9
88	Eugenio Suarez	2014	2024	23.6	21.8	11.4	14.2	126.8
89	Whitey Kurowski	1941	1949	24.5	24.1	15.6	22.0	125.7
90	Harry Steinfeldt	1898	1911	30.6	26.4	15.7	19.2	125.2
91	Mike Lowell	1998	2010	24.9	23.4	12.6	14.4	124.5
92	Casey Blake	1999	2011	24.9	22.1	11.6	15.2	122.7
93	Pablo Sandoval	2008	2021	19.0	21.2	13.7	16.4	121.5
94	Clete Boyer	1955	1971	27.7	23.6	12.4	13.9	121.0
95	Judy Johnson	1921	1937	35.5	23.0	13.5	16.5	118.9
96	Ken Caminiti	1987	2001	33.5	29.6	16.3	23.4	116.0
97	Bob Horner	1978	1988	21.9	18.9	10.5	15.1	115.7
98	Eric Soderholm	1971	1980	21.5	20.3	12.0	17.1	115.1
99	Jimmy Dykes	1918	1939	34.1	21.4	10.6	14.1	114.8
100	Don Hoak	1954	1964	21.2	21.2	12.7	17.0	114.2
101	Bill Mueller	1996	2006	23.9	19.7	11.9	13.5	112.5
102	Pete Ward	1962	1970	20.3	20.0	13.4	16.5	112.1
103	Willie Jones	1947	1961	24.8	20.1	11.2	14.5	110.3
104	Doug Rader	1967	1977	24.4	19.6	10.3	13.0	109.9
105	Billy Werber	1930	1942	25.4	22.6	13.7	14.6	108.6
106	Vinny Castilla	1991	2006	19.4	20.6	11.9	15.2	108.5
107	Brandon Inge	2001	2013	19.2	19.5	11.2	14.4	107.5
108	Pinky Higgins	1930	1946	25.5	21.2	12.0	14.2	105.4
109	Kelly Gruber	1984	1993	16.4	17.6	14.3	17.2	104.0
110	Ossie Bluege	1922	1939	27.7	19.7	10.6	13.9	102.9
111	Chris Sabo	1988	1996	16.4	17.3	14.3	15.5	102.7
112	Bill Melton	1968	1977	18.7	18.0	12.0	14.9	102.1
113	Phil Nevin	1995	2006	15.9	19.2	13.2	15.3	101.5
114	Eddie Foster	1910	1923	24.0	21.2	12.0	15.2	101.2
115	Joe Randa	1995	2006	21.4	18.6	9.3	11.9	100.7
116	Dave Hollins	1990	2002	17.7	20.2	13.8	11.6	100.6
117	Yandy Diaz	2017	2024	14.6	14.5	10.2	12.5	100.5
118	Larry Parrish	1974	1988	15.5	15.7	9.3	19.7	98.9
119	Milt Stock	1913	1926	22.3	20.6	11.0	14.5	96.8
120	Jimmy Austin	1909	1929	22.8	18.0	9.1	11.7	94.4

100 Greatest Third Basemen of All-Time

Baseball's all-time best third basemen ranked by career, peak, and prime value. Updated through 2024. George Brett, Mike Schmidt, Manny Machado, and more.

Baseball Player Rankings by Position

Glossary of Terms for Player Rankings

CAREER = Wins Above Replacement

Long Peak: Best 7 Seasons by WAR

Short Peak: Best 3 Seasons by WAR

Prime: Best 5 Consecutive Seasons by WAR

Player Score: Our Player Rankings Score

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