100 Greatest Third Basemen of All-Time

Here are baseball's greatest third basemen, including Wade Boggs, George Brett, Eddie Mathews, Mike Schmidt, and more. Updated through 2025.

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CATCHER
FIRST BASE
FIRST BASE
SECOND BASE
SECOND BASE
SHORTSTOP
SHORTSTOP
THIRD BASE
THIRD BASE
LEFT FIELD
LEFT FIELD
CENTER FIELD
CENTER FIELD
RIGHT FIELD
RIGHT FIELD
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DH
DH

NAME	RNK	HOF	FROM	TO	WAR	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	CHWAR	JAWS	SCORE
Mike Schmidt	1	Y	1972	1989	106.9	58.6	40.4	27.4	15.6	82.8	413.9
Wade Boggs	2	Y	1982	1999	91.4	56.1	42.2	25.8	11.4	73.8	367.8
George Brett	3	Y	1973	1993	88.6	53.2	38.5	26.3	17.7	70.9	352.6
Eddie Mathews	4	Y	1952	1968	96.2	54.2	36.7	24.4	13.9	75.2	348.4
Adrian Beltre	5	Y	1998	2018	93.6	49.3	33.0	24.6	5.8	71.5	348.3
Ron Santo	6	Y	1960	1974	70.5	53.9	41.9	27.6	0.0	62.2	319.1
Chipper Jones	7	Y	1993	2012	85.3	46.7	31.3	22.0	15.8	66.0	318.2
Brooks Robinson	8	Y	1955	1977	78.4	45.8	33.3	24.1	18.6	62.1	303.9
Manny Machado	9		2012	2025	61.5	42.7	26.7	21.5	2.8	52.1	288.8
Buddy Bell	10		1972	1989	66.3	40.3	33.1	19.5	0.0	53.3	284.9
Nolan Arenado	11		2013	2025	57.5	44.3	31.4	21.7	0.0	50.9	283.9
Scott Rolen	12	Y	1996	2012	70.1	43.5	30.4	22.2	15.0	56.8	283.7
Jose Ramirez	13		2013	2025	57.5	44.5	26.8	21.3	4.1	51.0	281.8
Ken Boyer	14		1955	1969	62.9	46.4	33.8	22.4	6.1	54.7	278.7
Graig Nettles	15		1967	1988	68.0	42.2	28.7	21.1	24.2	55.1	271.3
Evan Longoria	16		2008	2023	58.6	40.9	31.1	22.4	5.3	49.8	270.9
Sal Bando	17		1966	1981	61.5	44.3	33.0	21.2	16.9	52.9	267.1
Josh Donaldson	18		2010	2023	46.8	41.6	33.1	21.5	0.0	44.2	254.4
Frank Baker	19	Y	1908	1922	62.7	46.6	36.2	24.4	29.2	54.7	252.4
David Wright	20		2004	2018	49.2	40.3	27.2	22.3	0.5	44.8	237.7
Darrell Evans	21		1969	1989	58.8	37.1	24.6	21.1	1.3	48.0	236.8
Robin Ventura	22		1989	2004	56.1	38.6	24.3	18.5	4.2	47.4	232.9
Ron Cey	23		1971	1987	53.8	36.8	26.8	18.0	17.1	45.3	232.2
Alex Bregman	24		2016	2025	43.2	37.9	24.5	21.4	19.7	40.6	228.6
Jud Wilson	25	Y	1923	1945	63.0	43.6	32.8	22.8	5.4	53.3	224.3
Matt Chapman	26		2017	2025	41.7	37.2	23.0	21.8	0.0	39.5	219.6
Toby Harrah	27		1969	1986	51.4	35.5	23.7	19.3	0.0	43.5	214.9
Al Rosen	28		1947	1956	32.3	33.2	30.1	21.9	4.6	32.8	206.5
Matt Williams	29		1987	2003	46.6	33.9	22.8	16.3	7.9	40.3	200.1
Justin Turner	30		2009	2025	38.8	30.7	23.3	15.3	13.8	34.8	200.1
Ryan Zimmerman	31		2005	2021	40.0	31.6	23.9	18.2	0.0	35.8	199.0
Anthony Rendon	32		2013	2024	34.2	32.4	22.3	19.7	6.4	33.3	198.3
Bob Elliott	33		1939	1953	50.5	35.0	26.4	18.5	6.5	42.8	194.9
Kyle Seager	34		2011	2021	36.8	31.9	23.7	18.4	0.0	34.4	194.6
Stan Hack	35		1932	1947	54.8	35.2	23.4	17.0	15.8	45.0	193.0
Doug DeCinces	36		1973	1987	41.7	31.3	23.6	18.8	2.8	36.5	192.7
Eric Chavez	37		1998	2014	38.3	30.9	25.9	16.8	0.0	34.6	188.6
Heinie Groh	38		1912	1927	48.1	35.7	28.1	18.0	13.1	41.9	186.9
Jimmy Collins	39	Y	1895	1908	53.4	38.4	26.0	18.9	5.3	45.9	181.5
Carney Lansford	40		1978	1992	40.4	28.4	17.8	13.9	8.5	34.4	178.0
Bill Madlock	41		1973	1987	38.2	28.3	19.8	15.9	2.3	33.3	175.5
Ray Dandridge	42	Y	1933	1944	51.5	33.0	23.5	16.9	0.0	42.3	175.1
Tim Wallach	43		1980	1996	38.5	30.5	20.5	14.9	0.0	34.5	174.7
Jeff Cirillo	44		1994	2007	34.5	30.5	24.0	16.0	0.0	32.5	173.9
Kris Bryant	45		2015	2025	27.4	29.3	23.8	18.4	7.3	28.4	173.6
Harlond Clift	46		1934	1945	41.5	32.6	26.0	19.0	0.0	37.1	172.1
Gary Gaetti	47		1981	2000	42.1	25.0	18.3	13.4	2.3	33.6	169.1
Matt Carpenter	48		2011	2024	28.7	28.2	21.1	16.0	6.4	28.5	167.3
Ken McMullen	49		1962	1977	34.0	30.0	21.2	15.2	0.0	32.0	164.9
Don Money	50		1968	1983	36.5	27.5	20.6	14.9	0.0	32.0	163.4
Bill Bradley	51		1899	1915	36.9	34.8	28.8	20.4	0.0	35.9	162.4
Aramis Ramirez	52		1998	2015	32.4	29.3	19.7	15.1	0.0	30.9	162.0
Travis Fryman	53		1990	2002	34.4	28.3	19.2	14.8	0.0	31.4	161.5
Larry Gardner	54		1908	1924	48.2	31.4	20.1	15.0	16.6	39.8	160.6
Edgardo Alfonzo	55		1995	2006	28.8	28.9	22.9	18.6	0.0	28.9	160.3
Bobby Bonilla	56		1986	2001	30.3	27.4	20.8	14.0	0.0	28.9	157.5
Eddie Yost	57		1944	1962	35.0	28.3	19.5	14.9	0.0	31.7	152.3
Rafael Devers	58		2017	2025	26.5	25.4	19.2	13.8	0.2	26.0	151.8
Art Devlin	59		1904	1913	36.1	32.7	25.7	17.4	8.4	34.4	151.5
Melvin Mora	60		1999	2011	28.3	26.0	21.8	15.0	0.0	27.2	150.9
George Kell	61	Y	1943	1957	37.6	27.7	19.7	13.8	0.0	32.7	150.6
Buddy Lewis	62		1935	1949	28.3	24.6	21.5	12.9	0.0	26.5	149.6
Austin Riley	63		2019	2025	22.5	22.4	22.9	18.7	6.3	22.5	148.5
Martin Prado	64		2006	2019	28.1	26.4	17.1	14.3	6.4	27.3	147.9
Jim Ray Hart	65		1963	1974	24.9	25.0	24.0	17.7	0.0	25.0	146.9
Ken Keltner	66		1937	1950	33.2	28.6	19.6	16.4	6.1	30.9	146.0
Chase Headley	67		2007	2018	25.9	24.2	19.8	13.7	0.0	25.1	144.1
Richie Hebner	68		1968	1985	33.0	23.4	17.1	12.8	2.3	28.2	142.0
Todd Frazier	69		2011	2021	25.3	23.2	18.7	12.6	0.0	24.3	141.3
Hank Thompson	70		1947	1956	25.1	24.1	21.4	14.5	5.5	24.6	140.6
Kevin Seitzer	71		1986	1997	28.9	25.1	16.4	14.0	0.0	27.0	138.9
Terry Pendleton	72		1984	1998	28.5	25.2	15.5	15.5	16.2	26.9	138.9
Howard Easterling	73		1937	1954	30.5	28.2	22.8	15.0	2.6	29.4	138.4
Ed Charles	74		1962	1969	19.6	19.7	14.1	13.1	0.0	19.7	137.7
Eugenio Suarez	75		2014	2025	26.9	24.1	14.2	11.6	0.0	25.5	137.6
Red Smith	76		1911	1919	27.0	26.3	26.9	12.7	0.0	26.7	137.4
Heinie Zimmerman	77		1907	1919	33.6	29.6	19.8	16.9	6.4	31.6	136.2
Pie Traynor	78	Y	1920	1937	37.3	26.4	17.7	12.7	7.5	31.9	135.9
Bob Bailey	79		1962	1978	28.8	23.4	17.0	12.7	0.0	26.1	134.8
Corey Koskie	80		1998	2006	24.6	23.8	20.0	14.5	0.0	24.2	134.7
Ray Boone	81		1948	1960	25.8	22.1	19.4	12.5	0.0	24.0	133.2
Willie Kamm	82		1923	1935	34.9	26.0	17.8	13.7	0.0	30.5	131.0
Howard Johnson	83		1982	1995	22.2	22.9	20.7	14.8	2.4	22.6	130.5
Red Rolfe	84		1931	1942	28.0	22.2	22.3	16.0	19.0	25.1	130.1
Troy Glaus	85		1998	2010	38.1	32.9	21.9	17.5	4.3	35.5	129.8
Ken Oberkfell	86		1977	1992	22.4	22.0	17.7	10.2	2.9	22.2	129.5
Chone Figgins	87		2002	2014	22.0	22.5	18.5	15.0	0.0	22.3	128.9
Freddie Lindstrom	88	Y	1924	1936	27.5	26.3	20.9	17.1	0.5	26.9	128.9
Whitey Kurowski	89		1941	1949	24.5	24.1	22.0	15.6	13.2	24.3	125.7
Harry Steinfeldt	90		1898	1911	30.6	26.4	19.2	15.7	15.4	28.5	125.2
Mike Lowell	91		1998	2010	24.9	23.4	14.4	12.6	7.7	24.2	124.5
Casey Blake	92		1999	2011	24.9	22.1	15.2	11.6	0.0	23.5	122.7
Pablo Sandoval	93		2008	2021	19.0	21.2	16.4	13.7	7.0	20.1	121.5
Clete Boyer	94		1955	1971	27.7	23.6	13.9	12.4	13.2	25.7	121.0
Yandy Diaz	95		2017	2025	18.1	17.6	15.0	11.8	1.0	17.9	119.4
Judy Johnson	96	Y	1921	1937	35.5	23.0	16.5	13.5	5.7	29.3	118.9
Ken Caminiti	97		1987	2001	33.5	29.6	23.4	16.3	2.7	31.6	116.0
Jimmy Dykes	98		1918	1939	34.1	21.4	14.1	10.6	8.7	27.8	115.7
Bob Horner	99		1978	1988	21.9	18.9	15.1	10.5	0.0	20.4	115.7
Eric Soderholm	100		1971	1980	21.5	20.3	17.1	12.0	0.0	20.9	115.1

100 Greatest Third Basemen of All-Time

Here are baseball's greatest third basemen, including Wade Boggs, George Brett, Eddie Mathews, Mike Schmidt, and more. Updated through 2025.

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