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Career Leaders & Records for Errors Committed as 3B
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Errors Committed as 3B | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arlie Latham (17) | 822 | R |
| 2. | Billy Nash (15) | 615 | R |
| 3. | Hick Carpenter (12) | 591 | L |
| 4. | Billy Shindle (13) | 570 | R |
| 5. | Jerry Denny (13) | 552 | R |
| 6. | Ezra Sutton (18) | 516 | R |
| 7. | Denny Lyons (13) | 509 | R |
| 8. | Joe Mulvey (12) | 475 | R |
| 9. | Bob Ferguson (14) | 466 | R |
| 10. | Jimmy Collins+ (14) | 465 | R |
| 11. | Deacon White+ (20) | 444 | R |
| 12. | Bill Joyce (8) | 439 | R |
| 13. | Ned Williamson (13) | 401 | R |
| 14. | Lave Cross (21) | 397 | R |
| 15. | George Pinkney (10) | 387 | R |
| 16. | Harry Schafer (8) | 380 | R |
| 17. | Frank Hankinson (10) | 373 | R |
| Bill Kuehne (10) | 373 | R | |
| 19. | Harry Steinfeldt (14) | 365 | R |
| 20. | Jimmy Austin (18) | 358 | R |
| 21. | Pinky Higgins (14) | 356 | R |
| 22. | Tommy Leach (19) | 344 | R |
| Art Whitney (11) | 344 | R | |
| 24. | Bill Bradley (14) | 336 | R |
| 25. | Tom Burns (13) | 327 | R |
| 26. | Doc Casey (10) | 325 | R |
| 27. | Pie Traynor+ (17) | 324 | R |
| 28. | Home Run Baker+ (13) | 322 | R |
| 29. | Jim Donnelly (11) | 318 | R |
| 30. | Jumbo Davis (7) | 317 | R |
| Ron Santo+ (15) | 317 | R | |
| 32. | Mike Schmidt+ (18) | 313 | R |
| 33. | Graig Nettles (22) | 295 | R |
| 34. | Eddie Mathews+ (17) | 293 | R |
| 35. | Larry Gardner (17) | 287 | R |
| 36. | John McGraw+ (16) | 280 | R |
| 37. | Harlond Clift (12) | 279 | R |
| 38. | Eddie Foster (13) | 278 | R |
| 39. | Jack Gleason (6) | 273 | R |
| 40. | Eddie Yost (18) | 270 | R |
| 41. | Ken Boyer (15) | 264 | R |
| 42. | Charlie Reilly (8) | 263 | R |
| Brooks Robinson+ (23) | 263 | R | |
| Harry Wolverton (9) | 263 | R | |
| 45. | George Brett+ (21) | 261 | R |
| 46. | Bobby Byrne (11) | 258 | R |
| 47. | Art Devlin (10) | 257 | R |
| 48. | Buddy Bell (18) | 254 | R |
| 49. | Darrell Evans (21) | 253 | R |
| 50. | Fred Hartman (6) | 251 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Errors Committed as 3B | Throws |
| Charlie Irwin (10) | 251 | R | |
| 52. | Ken Caminiti (15) | 249 | R |
| 53. | Adrian Beltre (16, 34) | 247 | R |
| 54. | Stan Hack (16) | 246 | R |
| 55. | Red Smith (9) | 244 | R |
| 56. | Tim Wallach (17) | 240 | R |
| 57. | Terry Pendleton (15) | 238 | R |
| 58. | Bob Elliott (15) | 236 | R |
| 59. | Bill Coughlin (9) | 231 | R |
| Heinie Zimmerman (13) | 231 | R | |
| 61. | Wade Boggs+ (18) | 229 | R |
| 62. | Sal Bando (16) | 228 | R |
| Mike Muldoon (5) | 228 | ||
| Milt Stock (14) | 228 | R | |
| Patsy Tebeau (13) | 228 | R | |
| Todd Zeile (16) | 228 | R | |
| 67. | Gary Gaetti (20) | 224 | R |
| 68. | Ron Cey (17) | 223 | R |
| Chipper Jones (19) | 223 | R | |
| Joe Werrick (4) | 223 | R | |
| 71. | Mike Mowrey (13) | 221 | R |
| 72. | Jim Tabor (9) | 220 | R |
| Robin Ventura (16) | 220 | R | |
| Billy Werber (11) | 220 | R | |
| 75. | Aramis Ramirez (16, 35) | 219 | R |
| 76. | Harry Lord (9) | 217 | R |
| 77. | Aurelio Rodriguez (17) | 215 | R |
| 78. | Warren White (6) | 214 | |
| 79. | George Davis+ (20) | 211 | R |
| 80. | Ossie Bluege (18) | 208 | R |
| 81. | Joe Battin (10) | 207 | R |
| 82. | Levi Meyerle (8) | 205 | R |
| 83. | Bill Hague (5) | 200 | R |
| 84. | George Moriarty (13) | 199 | R |
| 85. | Doug DeCinces (15) | 198 | R |
| 86. | Cap Anson+ (27) | 196 | R |
| Frank Malzone (12) | 196 | R | |
| 88. | Bill Madlock (15) | 193 | R |
| 89. | Willie Jones (15) | 192 | R |
| 90. | Billy Lauder (5) | 190 | R |
| 91. | Chippy McGarr (10) | 189 | R |
| 92. | Jimmy Dykes (22) | 188 | R |
| 93. | Doug Rader (11) | 187 | R |
| 94. | Scott Rolen (17) | 186 | R |
| 95. | Willie Kamm (13) | 185 | R |
| Dean Palmer (14) | 185 | R | |
| 97. | Richie Hebner (18) | 182 | R |
| 98. | Bobby Bonilla (16) | 181 | R |
| 99. | Matt Williams (17) | 177 | R |
| 100. | Barry McCormick (10) | 176 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Errors Committed as 3B | Throws |
| 101. | Bob Bailey (17) | 175 | R |
| 102. | Hans Lobert (14) | 172 | R |
| 103. | Troy Glaus (13) | 171 | R |
| Ken Keltner (13) | 171 | R | |
| Larry Parrish (15) | 171 | R | |
| 106. | John Irwin (8) | 169 | R |
| 107. | Clete Boyer (16) | 168 | R |
| Jimmy Burke (7) | 168 | R | |
| 109. | Joe Farrell (4) | 167 | |
| 110. | George Kell+ (15) | 166 | R |
| Paul Schaal (11) | 166 | R | |
| 112. | Dude Esterbrook (11) | 165 | R |
| 113. | Buddy Lewis (11) | 164 | R |
| Pinky Whitney (12) | 164 | R | |
| 115. | Howard Johnson (14) | 163 | R |
| 116. | Charlie Hayes (14) | 162 | R |
| Ken McMullen (16) | 162 | R | |
| Sammy Strang (10) | 162 | R | |
| 119. | Vinny Castilla (16) | 161 | R |
| Bill Everitt (7) | 161 | R | |
| 121. | David Wright (10, 30) | 160 | R |
| 122. | Will Foley (7) | 159 | R |
| 123. | Billy Alvord (5) | 156 | |
| Lee Tannehill (10) | 156 | R | |
| 125. | Tom Brookens (12) | 155 | R |
| Wid Conroy (11) | 155 | R | |
| Red Rolfe (10) | 155 | R | |
| 128. | Jerry McCormick (2) | 154 | |
| 129. | Don Hoak (11) | 153 | R |
| Doggie Miller (13) | 153 | R | |
| 131. | Dave Brain (7) | 152 | R |
| 132. | Ed Sprague (11) | 150 | R |
| 133. | Eddie Grant (10) | 148 | R |
| Carney Lansford (15) | 148 | R | |
| 135. | Bill Melton (10) | 147 | R |
| Harry Raymond (5) | 147 | ||
| 137. | Les Bell (9) | 144 | R |
| Billy Clingman (10) | 144 | R | |
| 139. | Dick Allen (15) | 143 | R |
| Tony Boeckel (6) | 143 | R | |
| 141. | Kevin Seitzer (12) | 142 | R |
| 142. | Butch Hobson (8) | 138 | R |
| 143. | Joe Dugan (14) | 137 | R |
| Roy Howell (11) | 137 | R | |
| Joe Randa (12) | 137 | R | |
| 146. | Gene Freese (12) | 136 | R |
| Heinie Groh (16) | 136 | R | |
| 148. | Marv Owen (9) | 135 | R |
| 149. | Enos Cabell (15) | 134 | R |
| Wayne Gross (11) | 134 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Errors Committed as 3B | Throws |
| Jim Ray Hart (12) | 134 | R | |
| 152. | Sammy Hale (10) | 133 | R |
| Mike Pagliarulo (11) | 133 | R | |
| 154. | Roy Hartzell (11) | 132 | R |
| Jimmy Williams (11) | 132 | R | |
| 156. | Duke Farrell (18) | 131 | R |
| Babe Pinelli (8) | 131 | R | |
| 158. | Pete Gilbert (4) | 130 | R |
| 159. | Grady Hatton (12) | 129 | R |
| Dave Hollins (12) | 129 | R | |
| Rich Rollins (10) | 129 | R | |
| 162. | Cookie Lavagetto (10) | 128 | R |
| 163. | Aaron Boone (12) | 127 | R |
| Phil Garner (16) | 127 | R | |
| Harmon Killebrew+ (22) | 127 | R | |
| Jim Presley (8) | 127 | R | |
| 167. | George Bradley (11) | 126 | R |
| Davy Force (15) | 126 | R | |
| 169. | Bob Jones (9) | 124 | R |
| 170. | Max Alvis (9) | 123 | R |
| Travis Fryman (13) | 123 | R | |
| Randy Jackson (10) | 123 | R | |
| Brook Jacoby (11) | 123 | R | |
| Tony Perez+ (23) | 123 | R | |
| 175. | Ed Charles (8) | 122 | R |
| Hank Thompson (9) | 122 | R | |
| 177. | Bob Aspromonte (13) | 121 | R |
| Brandon Inge (13, 36) | 121 | R | |
| Paul Molitor+ (21) | 121 | R | |
| 180. | Fred Corey (7) | 120 | R |
| Fred Warner (6) | 120 | ||
| Ryan Zimmerman (9, 28) | 120 | R | |
| 183. | Jeff Cirillo (14) | 119 | R |
| Bill Mueller (11) | 119 | R | |
| Ossie Vitt (10) | 119 | R | |
| 186. | Jim Delahanty (13) | 118 | R |
| 187. | Charlie Deal (10) | 117 | R |
| Lee Handley (10) | 117 | R | |
| 189. | David Bell (12) | 116 | R |
| Jimmy Knowles (5) | 116 | ||
| Whitey Kurowski (9) | 116 | R | |
| 192. | Eric Chavez (16, 35) | 115 | R |
| Hunter Hill (3) | 115 | R | |
| Phil Reccius (8) | 115 | ||
| Mark Reynolds (7, 29) | 115 | R | |
| Johnny Vergez (6) | 115 | R | |
| 197. | Al Nichols (3) | 114 | |
| 198. | Joe Foy (6) | 113 | R |
| 199. | Bob Dillinger (6) | 112 | R |
| Edwin Encarnacion (9, 30) | 112 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Errors Committed as 3B | Throws |
| Al Rosen (10) | 112 | R | |
| 202. | Andy Carey (11) | 111 | R |
| Billy Johnson (9) | 111 | R | |
| Luis Salazar (13) | 111 | R | |
| 205. | Bill Boyd (4) | 110 | |
| Scott Brosius (11) | 110 | R | |
| Rube Lutzke (5) | 110 | R | |
| 208. | Ken Reitz (11) | 109 | R |
| 209. | Casey Blake (13) | 108 | R |
| 210. | Charley Bassett (9) | 107 | R |
| Kelly Gruber (10) | 107 | R | |
| Lew Riggs (10) | 107 | R | |
| Bobby Wallace+ (25) | 107 | R | |
| 214. | Toby Harrah (17) | 106 | R |
| Joe Stripp (11) | 106 | R | |
| 216. | Buck Herzog (13) | 105 | R |
| Ray Jablonski (8) | 105 | R | |
| Bob Kennedy (16) | 105 | R | |
| Ray Knight (13) | 105 | R | |
| Jim O'Rourke+ (23) | 105 | R | |
| Charley Smith (10) | 105 | R | |
| 222. | Steve Buechele (11) | 104 | R |
| 223. | Doug Baird (6) | 103 | R |
| Jimmy Johnston (13) | 103 | R | |
| Marty McManus (15) | 103 | R | |
| 226. | Freddie Lindstrom+ (13) | 102 | R |
| Frank O'Rourke (14) | 102 | R | |
| Gene Robertson (9) | 102 | R | |
| Alex Rodriguez (19, 37) | 102 | R | |
| 230. | Mike Lowell (13) | 101 | R |
| 231. | Jim Davenport (13) | 100 | R |
| 232. | Melvin Mora (13) | 99 | R |
| 233. | Charlie Hickman (12) | 98 | R |
| Hector Lopez (12) | 98 | R | |
| 235. | Bob Horner (10) | 97 | R |
| Don Money (16) | 97 | R | |
| Yank Robinson (10) | 97 | R | |
| Pete Ward (9) | 97 | R | |
| Don Wert (9) | 97 | R | |
| 240. | Tony Batista (11) | 96 | R |
| Sean Berry (11) | 96 | R | |
| Ken Oberkfell (16) | 96 | R | |
| Hardy Richardson (14) | 96 | R | |
| 244. | Wayne Garrett (10) | 95 | R |
| Bill Sweeney (8) | 95 | R | |
| 246. | Ernie Courtney (6) | 94 | R |
| Wally Gilbert (5) | 94 | R | |
| Howie Shanks (14) | 94 | R | |
| Cecil Travis (12) | 94 | R | |
| 250. | Bobby Adams (14) | 93 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Errors Committed as 3B | Throws |
| Andy High (13) | 93 | R | |
| Steve Ontiveros (8) | 93 | R | |
| 253. | Pedro Feliz (11) | 92 | R |
| Bubba Phillips (10) | 92 | R | |
| 255. | Bill McKechnie+ (11) | 91 | R |
| 256. | Hubie Brooks (15) | 90 | R |
| Jim Gilliam (14) | 90 | R | |
| 258. | Bill Dahlen (21) | 89 | R |
| Hank Majeski (13) | 89 | R | |
| 260. | Fritz Maisel (6) | 88 | R |
| Gary Sheffield (22) | 88 | R | |
| Eric Soderholm (9) | 88 | R | |
| 263. | Mike Lamb (10) | 87 | R |
| Pepper Martin (13) | 87 | R | |
| Ty Wigginton (12, 35) | 87 | R | |
| 266. | Odell Hale (10) | 86 | R |
| Fernando Tatis (11) | 86 | R | |
| 268. | Mike Blowers (11) | 85 | R |
| Russ Davis (8) | 85 | R | |
| Frankie Gustine (12) | 85 | R | |
| 271. | Pinky May (5) | 84 | R |
| Bert Myers (3) | 84 | R | |
| Billy Purtell (5) | 84 | R | |
| Buck Weaver (9) | 84 | R | |
| 275. | Joe Crede (10) | 83 | R |
| Chuck Dressen (8) | 83 | R | |
| Ed Gremminger (4) | 83 | R | |
| 278. | Chick Fulmer (11) | 82 | R |
| Otto Krueger (7) | 82 | R | |
| Tim O'Rourke (5) | 82 | R | |
| 281. | Roger Connor+ (18) | 81 | L |
| Herm Doscher (6) | 81 | R | |
| Corey Koskie (9) | 81 | R | |
| Terry Turner (17) | 81 | R | |
| 285. | Mike Shannon (9) | 80 | R |
| 286. | Fred Haney (7) | 79 | R |
| Jim Morrison (12) | 79 | R | |
| Frank Thomas (16) | 79 | R | |
| 289. | Joe Gerhardt (15) | 78 | R |
| Edgar Martinez (18) | 78 | R | |
| 291. | Bill Gray (5) | 77 | |
| Pedro Guerrero (15) | 77 | R | |
| John Hatfield (6) | 77 | ||
| Lefty Marr (4) | 77 | L | |
| Phil Nevin (12) | 77 | R | |
| 296. | Buck Ewing+ (18) | 76 | R |
| Jiggs Parrott (4) | 76 | ||
| Chris Sabo (9) | 76 | R | |
| Rick Schu (9) | 76 | R | |
| 300. | Jeff King (11) | 75 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Errors Committed as 3B | Throws |
| 301. | Darnell Coles (14) | 74 | R |
| George Perring (5) | 74 | R | |
| Sibby Sisti (13) | 74 | R | |
| Will Smalley (2) | 74 | R | |
| Al Smith (12) | 74 | R | |
| 306. | Edgardo Alfonzo (12) | 73 | R |
| Garrett Atkins (8) | 73 | R | |
| Tony Cuccinello (15) | 73 | R | |
| Jerry Royster (16) | 73 | R | |
| Joe Sommer (10) | 73 | R | |
| Jim Thome (22) | 73 | R | |
| 312. | Hank Blalock (9) | 72 | R |
| Ray Boone (13) | 72 | R | |
| Bernie Friberg (14) | 72 | R | |
| Mike McGeary (11) | 72 | R | |
| Joe Sewell+ (14) | 72 | R | |
| Pete Sweeney (3) | 72 | R | |
| Fred Waterman (4) | 72 | ||
| 319. | Steve Bellan (3) | 71 | |
| Billy Cox (11) | 71 | R | |
| Morgan Ensberg (8) | 71 | R | |
| Vance Law (11) | 71 | R | |
| Dave Magadan (16) | 71 | R | |
| John Morrill (15) | 71 | R | |
| Bill Stein (14) | 71 | R | |
| 326. | Shane Andrews (7) | 70 | R |
| Jack Burdock (18) | 70 | R | |
| Joe Evans (11) | 70 | R | |
| Shea Hillenbrand (7) | 70 | R | |
| Jack Howell (11) | 70 | R | |
| Joe Yeager (10) | 70 | R | |
| 332. | Emil Batch (4) | 69 | R |
| Wes Helms (13) | 69 | R | |
| John Knight (8) | 69 | R | |
| Ed Mayer (2) | 69 | ||
| Lenny Randle (12) | 69 | R | |
| Bobby Reeves (6) | 69 | R | |
| Cal Ripken+ (21) | 69 | R | |
| 339. | Chone Figgins (11) | 68 | R |
| Frankie Frisch+ (19) | 68 | R | |
| Sid Gordon (13) | 68 | R | |
| Gil Hatfield (8) | 68 | R | |
| 343. | Howard Freigau (7) | 67 | R |
| 344. | Art Phelan (5) | 66 | R |
| 345. | Chris Brown (6) | 65 | R |
| Buck Gladmon (3) | 65 | ||
| Frank LaPorte (11) | 65 | R | |
| Tony Phillips (18) | 65 | R | |
| 349. | Pedro Alvarez (4, 26) | 64 | R |
| Scott Cooper (7) | 64 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Errors Committed as 3B | Throws |
| Jack Crooks (8) | 64 | R | |
| Tim Hulett (12) | 64 | R | |
| Evan Longoria (6, 27) | 64 | R | |
| Gil McDougald (10) | 64 | R | |
| Dave Roberts (10) | 64 | R | |
| Joe Torre (18) | 64 | R | |
| Honus Wagner+ (21) | 64 | R | |
| Russ Wrightstone (9) | 64 | R | |
| 359. | Miguel Cabrera (11, 30) | 63 | R |
| Bert Haas (9) | 63 | R | |
| Rico Petrocelli (13) | 63 | R | |
| Pete Rose (24) | 63 | R | |
| Rollie Zeider (9) | 63 | R | |
| 364. | Kid Elberfeld (14) | 62 | R |
| Frank Ellerbe (6) | 62 | R | |
| Don Gutteridge (12) | 62 | R | |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff (6) | 62 | R | |
| Craig Paquette (11) | 62 | R | |
| Don Zimmer (12) | 62 | R | |
| 370. | Jap Barbeau (4) | 61 | R |
| Bill Brubaker (10) | 61 | R | |
| Clyde Engle (8) | 61 | R | |
| Lenny Harris (18) | 61 | R | |
| Steve Mesner (6) | 61 | R | |
| Tommy Sheehan (4) | 61 | R | |
| 376. | John McGlone (3) | 60 | R |
| Ed Spiezio (9) | 60 | R | |
| 378. | Jorge Cantu (8, 31) | 59 | R |
| Mike Cubbage (8) | 59 | R | |
| Nanny Fernandez (4) | 59 | R | |
| King Kelly+ (16) | 59 | R | |
| Henry Luff (4) | 59 | ||
| Jimmy Walsh (6) | 59 | R | |
| 384. | Sparky Adams (13) | 58 | R |
| Wilson Betemit (10, 31) | 58 | R | |
| Tommy Glaviano (5) | 58 | R | |
| Johnny Pesky (10) | 58 | R | |
| Mark Teahen (7, 31) | 58 | R | |
| Chad Tracy (9, 33) | 58 | R | |
| 390. | Rance Mulliniks (16) | 57 | R |
| Fred Smith (4) | 57 | R | |
| 392. | Hobe Ferris (9) | 56 | R |
| 393. | Jack Dunn (8) | 55 | R |
| Jim Finigan (6) | 55 | R | |
| Willie Greene (9) | 55 | R | |
| Cal McVey (9) | 55 | R | |
| John Shetzline (1) | 55 | ||
| Joel Youngblood (14) | 55 | R | |
| 399. | Zinn Beck (5) | 54 | R |
| Doug Strange (9) | 54 | R |
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