Who was the best third basemen of all time

[SBR Tony]

[CanuckG]

Mike Schmidt

[Sam Odom]

Brooks

[jts1207]

Schmidt

[Sam Odom]

can't argue strenuously against Mike Schmidt

[Ian]

By JAWS

[JAKEPEAVY21]

schmidt, robinson, chipper jones, george brett

[TommieGunshot]

Top 10 in order: Schmidt, Mathews, Brett, Boggs, Jones, Beltre, Santo, Robinson, Rolen, Evans

[JMobile]

Caminiti, Ripken, Chipper, Matt Williams, just those guys during my time.

[JaKrispy62]

George Brett

[funnyb25]

Mario Mendoza

[funnyb25]

Danny Ainge

[SBR Tony]

Danny Ainge

in baseball ?? LOL

[SBR Tony]

Mario Mendoza

LOL

[pablo222]

Would of been Robin Ventura if he had won his fight against Nolan Ryan.

[Slipknot26]

Wade Mutha Fukkin Boggs

[t-wizzle]

Not the answer to your question but Scott Rolen was an incredibly talented player both at the plate and in the field.

[SBR Tony]

Not the answer to your question but Scott Rolen was an incredibly talented player both at the plate and in the field.

I agree with you 100%

[chico2663]

dayton ohio's own mike schmidt. never was a phillies fan except when tony perez played there

[2daBank]

We talking complete game offense and defense or just defensively?

[2daBank]

Not the answer to your question but Scott Rolen was an incredibly talented player both at the plate and in the field.

He kinda who I had in mind if we were talking strictly defense, he was good offensively but not good enough compared to some others. His defense was incredible tho!

[SBR Tony]

We talking complete game offense and defense or just defensively?

overall

[2daBank]

overall

In that case just off top of my head without digging into everyone’s numbers I’d say Mike Schmidt.

[SBR Tony]

He kinda who I had in mind if we were talking strictly defense, he was good offensively but not good enough compared to some others. His defense was incredible tho!

agree. think he also won like 7 gold gloves

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Wade Mutha Fukkin Boggs

The answer is Schmidt. Boggs was one awesome player. Hitting skills almost unmatched.

Red Sox called him up too late. Should have had two more years in Majors.

[2daBank]

The answer is Schmidt. Boggs was one awesome player. Hitting skills almost unmatched.

Red Sox called him up too late. Should have had two more years in Majors.

I wanna say Boggs didn’t hit for enough power if memory serves me right. He was a great hitter tho. I don’t really remember what his defense was like?

[franklee168]

Not the answer to your question but Scott Rolen was an incredibly talented player both at the plate and in the field.

We Giants fan love him!

[Stryder]

Caminiti for sure

[lakerboy]

Brett for me.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I wanna say Boggs didn’t hit for enough power if memory serves me right. He was a great hitter tho. I don’t really remember what his defense was like?

2x Gold Glove winner, so good enough. He mostly didn't try to hit for Power. His 24-HR year sticks out, when he DID try to hit for power.

A master of hitting to all fields. Hit Hits/Walks/OBP were thru the roof in his prime years.

[2daBank]

2x Gold Glove winner, so good enough. He mostly didn't try to hit for Power. His 24-HR year sticks out, when he DID try to hit for power.

A master of hitting to all fields. Hit Hits/Walks/OBP were thru the roof in his prime years.

Yea I put him in same category as Tony Gwenn when it came to bat skills/hitting ability.

[lakerboy]

What about molitor?

[funnyb25]

in baseball ?? LOL

Yes. Tremendous baseball player.

[oakas]

Salvatore Leonard Bando

[TommieGunshot]

2x Gold Glove winner, so good enough. He mostly didn't try to hit for Power. His 24-HR year sticks out, when he DID try to hit for power

Says a lot more about the league in 1987 than it does about Boggs. MLB went from 8.8 runs per game in 1986 to 9.5 in '87, then back down to 8.3 in '88. It feels like a lot of hitters had career years that year (in homers or ops): Trammell, Ozzie, Gwynn, Davis, Raines, Jack Clark, Will Clark, Strawberry, Evans, Molitor. A skinny Mark McGwire hit 49 homeruns which he didn't surpass that until 96. And that's not even listing the two MVPs, who were among two of the worst MVP choices ever.

Gold Gloves can't always account for a players fielding. Just look at Jeter. Boggs was a poor choice when he did win his two Gold Gloves. Weak at defense in his early years, but did improve a lot during his time in Boston and would have been an ok choice to win a couple his last few years with them. Overall, below Schmidt, Brett, and Mathews on defense.