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Statistic Description: Defensive Games PlayedGames played at this position.
Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as 3B | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Adrian Beltre (16, 34) | 2097 | R |
| 2. | Aramis Ramirez (16, 35) | 1796 | R |
| 3. | Eric Chavez (16, 35) | 1361 | R |
| 4. | David Wright (10, 30) | 1288 | R |
| 5. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 37) | 1162 | R |
| 6. | Brandon Inge (13, 36) | 1075 | R |
| 7. | Ryan Zimmerman (9, 28) | 994 | R |
| 8. | Ty Wigginton (12, 35) | 682 | R |
| 9. | Placido Polanco (16, 37) | 677 | R |
| 10. | Edwin Encarnacion (9, 30) | 664 | R |
| Mark Reynolds (7, 29) | 664 | R | |
| 12. | Evan Longoria (6, 27) | 637 | R |
| 13. | Miguel Cabrera (11, 30) | 578 | R |
| 14. | Pablo Sandoval (6, 26) | 521 | R |
| 15. | Chase Headley (7, 29) | 488 | R |
| 16. | Wilson Betemit (10, 31) | 458 | R |
| Jack Hannahan (7, 33) | 458 | R | |
| 18. | Eric Hinske (12, 35) | 457 | R |
| 19. | Kevin Youkilis (10, 34) | 456 | R |
| 20. | Mark Teahen (7, 31) | 447 | R |
| 21. | Alberto Callaspo (8, 30) | 445 | R |
| 22. | Ian Stewart (6, 28) | 406 | R |
| 23. | Michael Young (14, 36) | 394 | R |
| 24. | Chad Tracy (9, 33) | 390 | R |
| 25. | Jose Bautista (10, 32) | 386 | R |
| 26. | Jorge Cantu (8, 31) | 347 | R |
| 27. | Mark DeRosa (16, 38) | 346 | R |
| 28. | Chris Johnson (5, 28) | 342 | R |
| 29. | Pedro Alvarez (4, 26) | 340 | R |
| 30. | Nick Punto (13, 35) | 335 | R |
| 31. | Alex Gordon (7, 29) | 329 | R |
| 32. | Greg Dobbs (10, 34) | 326 | R |
| 33. | David Freese (5, 30) | 321 | R |
| 34. | Andy LaRoche (5, 29) | 316 | R |
| 35. | Maicer Izturis (10, 32) | 295 | R |
| 36. | Juan Uribe (13, 33) | 282 | R |
| 37. | Jamey Carroll (12, 39) | 275 | R |
| 38. | Danny Valencia (3, 28) | 272 | R |
| 39. | Bill Hall (11, 33) | 271 | R |
| Mike Moustakas (3, 24) | 271 | R |