Fielding Average Records for Third Basemen

Third Base Fielding Average Records

Baseball Almanac invites you to examine fielding average records for third baseman. Research is complete through completion of the previous season and includes all the fielding average variations.

"Most embarrassing baseball experience: Hitting into four or five triple plays." - Baseball Digest (October 1990, Bob Kuenster, 'Baseball Profile Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson', Page 33)

Fielding Averages for Third Basemen Career Fielding Average Records for Third Basemen
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Highest In A Career (1,000+ Games at 3B)	AL	Brooks Robinson	Baltimore	.971	.971
	NL	Ken Reitz	St. Louis	--	.970
			San Francisco	.959
			Chicago	.977
			Pittsburgh	1.000
	ML	Mike Lowell	New York [AL]	--	.974
			Florida [NL]	--
			Boston [AL]	--
Fielding Averages for Third Basemen Single Season Fielding Average Records for Third Basemen
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Highest In A Season (100+ Games at 3B)	AL	Steve Buechele	Texas	.991	1991
Highest In A Season (100+ Games at 3B)	NL	Vinny Castilla	Colorado	.987	2004
Highest In A Season (150+ Games at 3B)	AL	Don Money	Milwaukee	.989	1974
Highest In A Season (150+ Games at 3B)	NL	Mike Lowell	Florida	.982	2004
Lowest In A Season (100+ Games)	AL	Hunter Hill	St. Louis	.860	1904
Lowest In A Season (100+ Games)	NL	Charlie Hickman	New York	.836	1900
Lowest In A Season By The League Leader	AL	Bill Bradley	Cleveland	.936	1901
Lowest In A Season By The League Leader	NL	Ned Williamson	Chicago	.891	1885
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading The League	AL	Willie Kamm	Chicago	6	1924-1929
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading The League	NL	Willie Jones	Philadelphia	4	1953-1956
Most Seasons Leading The League	AL	Brooks Robinson	Baltimore	1960	11
			Baltimore	1961
			Baltimore	1962
			Baltimore	1963
			Baltimore	1964
			Baltimore	1966
			Baltimore	1967
			Baltimore	1968
			Baltimore	1969
			Baltimore	1972
			Baltimore	1973
	NL	Ken Reitz	St. Louis	1973	6
			St. Louis	1974
			St. Louis	1977
			St. Louis	1978
			St. Louis	1980
			Chicago	1981
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Fielding Average Records for Third Basemen by Baseball Almanac, Inc.

On May 1, 1920, Tony Boeckel of Boston and Jimmy Johnston of Brooklyn both played third base in a record setting (most innings played at third base in a single game) twenty-six inning game.

Did you know that Brooks Robinson also set a Major League record for most seasons leading the league in most games played at third base with eight seasons?

In 1934, Pinkey Whitney of Boston set a Major League record for fewest games played at third base by a league leader with one-hundred eleven.

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