All-Time MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Career totals at third base, every season from 1871.
Mike Lowell has the best career mark among qualified third basemen with a .974 fielding percentage. Brooks Robinson leads in assists (6,205), putouts (2,697) and double plays (618). Arlie Latham made the most errors, 822.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Mike Lowell .974
- 2 Nolan Arenado .973
- 3 Brooks Robinson .971
- 4 Eric Chavez .970
- 5 Matt Chapman .970
- 6 Ken Reitz .970
- 7 Alex Bregman .970
- 8 Manny Machado .969
- 8 Anthony Rendon .969
- 10 George Kell .969
Assists
3B A- 1 Brooks Robinson 6,205
- 2 Graig Nettles 5,279
- 3 Adrian Beltre 5,182
- 4 Mike Schmidt 5,045
- 5 Buddy Bell 4,925
- 6 Ron Santo 4,581
- 7 Gary Gaetti 4,531
- 8 Eddie Mathews 4,322
- 9 Wade Boggs 4,246
- 10 Aurelio Rodriguez 4,150
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Brooks Robinson 2,697
- 2 Jimmy Collins 2,372
- 3 Eddie Yost 2,356
- 4 Lave Cross 2,310
- 5 Pie Traynor 2,289
- 6 Billy Nash 2,226
- 7 Adrian Beltre 2,194
- 8 Home Run Baker 2,154
- 9 Willie Kamm 2,151
- 10 Eddie Mathews 2,049
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Brooks Robinson 618
- 2 Adrian Beltre 523
- 3 Nolan Arenado 472
- 4 Graig Nettles 470
- 5 Gary Gaetti 460
- 6 Mike Schmidt 450
- 7 Buddy Bell 430
- 8 Wade Boggs 423
- 9 Aurelio Rodriguez 408
- 10 Ron Santo 395
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Jerry Denny 3.71
- 2 Billy Shindle 3.69
- 3 Billy Nash 3.64
- 4 Jimmy Collins 3.61
- 5 Arlie Latham 3.51
- 6 Denny Lyons 3.51
- 7 Lave Cross 3.50
- 8 Jimmy Austin 3.49
- 9 Home Run Baker 3.43
- 10 Bill Bradley 3.38
Games
3B G- 1 Brooks Robinson 2,870
- 2 Adrian Beltre 2,759
- 3 Graig Nettles 2,412
- 4 Gary Gaetti 2,282
- 5 Wade Boggs 2,215
- 6 Mike Schmidt 2,212
- 7 Buddy Bell 2,183
- 8 Eddie Mathews 2,181
- 9 Ron Santo 2,130
- 10 Aramis Ramirez 2,112
Errors
3B E- 1 Arlie Latham 822
- 2 Billy Nash 615
- 3 Hick Carpenter 591
- 4 Billy Shindle 570
- 5 Jerry Denny 552
- 6 Ezra Sutton 516
- 7 Denny Lyons 509
- 8 Joe Mulvey 475
- 9 Bob Ferguson 466
- 10 Jimmy Collins 465