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Since 1960, who's your top five 3rd basemen?

George Brett

Mike Schmidt

Chipper Jones

Eddie Mathews

Brooks Robinson

Update:

truel enough but Mathews was 28 yrs old in 1960. 229 hr's in the 60's.

Update 2:

sorry 213 hr

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  • 8 years ago
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    1. Mike Schmidt

    2. Chipper Jones

    3. George Brett

    4. Eddie Mathews

    5. Brooks Robinson

  • 8 years ago

    Mike Schmidt

    Brooks Robinson

    Chipper Jones

    George Brett

    Miguel Cabrera

  • 8 years ago

    Mike Schmidt

    George Brett

    Wade Boggs

    Chipper Jones

    Brooks Robinson

    I think the people rating Robinson ahead of these guys are undervaluing the offense of the others. Robinson was a great fielder, but the individual value of a hitter is greater than the individual value of a fielder, no matter how great.

    Eddie Mathews would rate #2 for me, but again, his best years were in the 1950's. Ron Santo I would rate just below Robinson, and Home Run Baker is up there as well. Other post-1960 third basemen ranking highly include Darrell Evans, Graig Nettles, Scott Rolen, and Adrian Beltre.

  • 8 years ago

    Brooks Robinson

    Mike Schmidt

    George Brett

    Wade Boggs

    Bill Madlock

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Brooks Robinson

    Eddie Matthews

    David Wright

    Mike Schmidt

    Ron Santo

  • 8 years ago

    1. Schmidt.

    2-5. Brett, Boggs, Jones, Santo.

    The meat of Mathews' career was in the 1950s.

  • 8 years ago

    Chip, Santo over Brooks?

    My top 5:

    1. Schmidt

    2. Brett

    3. Robinson

    4. Jones

    5. Boggs

    I left off Mathews because his best years were before 1960.

    1952-1959: 299 HR, 777 RBI, .281 BA

    1960-1968: 213 HR, 676 RBI, .261 BA

    edit: Caspian8, I think you're undervaluing Robinson's offense. When he won the MVP in 1964 he had 28 HR, led the league with 118 RBI, and batted .317.

    In recent history only Jones, Brett, and Schmidt had more RBI's among third baseman. Only Brett and Boggs had more hits. Since 1960 Robinson had a higher batting average than Schmidt (.269 to .267). Playing more games than the others increased his totals but Robinson's offensive numbers are a lot closer to the others than their defensive numbers are to his. Mike Schmidt was considered a good fielder and won 10 gold gloves at 3B. But his stats are not even close to Robinson's.

    games: BR 2870, MS 2212

    putouts: BR 2697 (0.94 per game), MS 1591 (0.72 per game)

    errors: BR 263 (0.092 per game), MS 313 (0.142 per game)

    double plays: BR 618 (0.215 per game), MS 450 (0.203 per game)

    fielding pct: BR .971, MS .955 (a 0.016 difference!)

    Chipper was so bad at third (.944 % and .945 % in 2000 and 2001) that they threw him in the outfield for a couple of seasons. Brett ended up at 1B his last 6 seasons. Boggs had no range at all.

    The poster didn't ask who your top 5 offensive players are since 1960. He asked who your top 5 THIRD BASEMAN are and nobody played third base better than Brooks Robinson.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Graig Nettles

  • sandy
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    the Human Vacuum Brooks Robinson none better !!!

  • 8 years ago

    Sure Chipper Jones, no doubt

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