Graph of the Day: Recent Greats of Third Base
by Harry Pavlidis on Mar 11, 2009 7:00 AM EDT
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Ron Santo had the shortest career, but the best season of the group. It's amazing how he tracked Brett's line until eight or so years out. Schmidt was obviously a monster, but that drop off is extreme. He was either great or mundane. Nettles and his rubber balls had a long career, consistently beneath the long orange line of Brooks Robinson.
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Schmidt might have that cliff-like feature, but when it occurs after our 14th best season, I don't really care.
Everyone else but Brett fell below 4 WAR by about their 9th best season. And eye-balling Schmidt’s 14th best season at about 6 WAR, everyone else was at that point by their 3rd through 6th best seasons.
Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.
by Sky Kalkman on Mar 11, 2009 9:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
And Schmidt’s huge fall was to a league average player for a couple more seasons. Not to bad.
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by vivaelpujols on Mar 11, 2009 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No Wade Boggs?
He compares favorably to everyone on that list save for Schmidt.
Boggs’ Best Years, 1-12
9.7
8.8
8.8
8.7
8.1
7.8
6.2
6.1
4.4
4.2
4.2
4.0
by BraveBronco0121 on Mar 11, 2009 10:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I've always hated that Wade Boggs' number is retired with the Rays.
His career WAR with the team: 0.6.
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 11, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good fielder, even in his Red Sox days, according to TotalZone
Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.
by Sky Kalkman on Mar 11, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boggs is a good choice
But I guess I was tired of chicken and beer.
by Harry Pavlidis on Mar 11, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boggs is one of the more underrated players in recent history.
He wasn’t even nominated for the All-Century team.
by philkid3 on Mar 11, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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