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The Greatest Rookie Seasons By A Third Baseman

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To be eligible, players since 1957 had to meet the MLB qualifications for rookie status. Players prior to the 1957 season were considered rookies based on rookie status taken from Fangraphs. The other qualification for eligibility for this list is that players had to have a minimum of 300 plate appearances.

  1. Dick Allen – 1964

    2. Dick Allen
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    8.8 162 162 708 632 125 201 38 13 29 91 3 4 67 138 .318 .379 .557 .936

  2. Billy Grabarkewitz – 1970

    3. Billy Grabarkewitz
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.5 135 156 640 529 92 153 20 8 17 84 19 9 95 149 .289 .397 .454 .851

  3. Al Rosen – 1950

    4. Al Rosen
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.9 143 155 668 554 100 159 23 4 37 116 5 7 100 72 .287 .403 .543 .946

  4. Kris Bryant – 2015

    5. Kris Bryant
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.9 136 151 650 559 87 154 31 5 26 99 13 4 77 199 .275 .369 .488 .857

  5. Frank “Home Run” Baker – 1909

    6. Home Run Baker
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.8 147 148 606 541 73 165 27 19 4 85 20 26 .305 .323 .447 .770

  6. Kevin Seitzer – 1987

    7. Kevin Seitzer
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.5 134 161 725 641 105 207 33 8 15 83 12 7 80 85 .323 .399 .470 .869

  7. Jim Ray Hart – 1964

    8. Jim Ray Hart
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.3 135 153 625 566 71 162 15 6 31 81 5 2 47 94 .286 .341 .498 .839

  8. Evan Longoria – 2008

    9. Evan Longoria
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.8 128 122 508 448 67 122 31 2 27 85 7 0 46 122 .272 .343 .531 .874

  9. Pete Ward – 1963

    10. Pete Ward
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.1 136 157 667 600 80 177 34 6 22 84 7 6 52 77 .295 .351 .482 .833

  10. Matt Duffy – 2015

    11. Matt Duffy
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.9 113 149 612 573 77 169 28 6 12 77 12 0 30 96 .295 .333 .428 .761

  11. Art Devlin – 1904

    12. Art Devlin
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.8 124 130 562 474 81 133 16 8 1 66 33 62 .281 .358 .354 .712

  12. Ed Charles – 1962

    13. Ed Charles
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.8 114 147 604 535 81 154 24 7 17 74 20 4 54 70 .288 .351 .454 .805

  13. Ryan Braun – 2007

    14. Ryan Braun
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    2.0 155 113 492 451 91 146 26 6 34 97 15 5 29 112 .324 .370 .634 1.004

  14. Chris Sabo – 1988

    15. Chris Sabo
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.1 107 137 582 538 74 146 40 2 11 44 46 14 29 52 .271 .311 .414 .725

  15. Richie Hebner – 1969

    16. Richie Hebner
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    3.8 126 129 532 459 72 138 23 4 8 47 4 1 53 53 .301 .374 .420 .794

  16. Joe Foy – 1966

    17. Joe Foy
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.2 119 151 658 554 97 145 23 8 15 63 2 5 91 80 .262 .362 .413 .775

  17. Eric Hinske – 2002

    18. Eric Hinske
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.0 121 151 650 566 99 158 38 2 24 84 13 1 77 138 .279 .365 .481 .846

  18. Eddie Foster – 1912

    19. Eddie Foster
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.4 106 154 678 618 98 176 34 9 2 70 27 53 .285 .344 .379 .723

  19. Rich Rollins – 1962

    20. Rich Rollins
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.0 115 159 721 624 96 186 23 5 16 96 3 1 75 61 .298 .370 .428 .798

  20. Max Alvis – 1963

    21. Max Alvis
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    3.7 119 158 660 602 81 165 32 7 22 67 9 7 36 109 .274 .320 .460 .780

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