He doesn’t obtain the publicity he deserves — in all probability as a result of he performs in considered one of baseball’s smaller markets — however Cleveland’s Jose Ramirez is clearly the perfect third baseman within the recreation.
That’s the apparent conclusion from my half-decade rankings of all people who spent important time at third through the seasons from 2020 by means of 2024.
Ramirez hit extra homers (145) and drove house extra runs (473) than some other third baseman over the five-year interval. And his cumulative batting common of .278 was solely two factors behind the chief in that class, Manny Machado.
However at the moment’s rankings aren’t anchored to any of those well-known stats. They’re decided by general base worth, a measure of a participant’s whole productiveness on the plate.
A optimistic OBV signifies {that a} batter reached extra bases (by means of hits, walks, hit batters, stolen bases, and sacrifices) than a typical hitter would have attained underneath the identical circumstances.
The rankings are confined to massive leaguers who made not less than 1,400 plate appearances between 2020 and 2024 — and who spent greater than 50 % of that point as third basemen.
Ramirez emerges because the clear chief with an OBV of plus-484 for the Guardians. He’s adopted by Rafael Devers of the Boston Purple Sox at plus-310 and Austin Riley of the Atlanta Braves at plus-267.
Scroll all the way down to see the half-decade’s 10 finest third basemen within the OBV rankings. Every is adopted by parenthetical stats for 2020-2024 — video games, house runs, runs batted in, and batting common — capped by his general base worth.
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1. Jose Ramirez (G 681, HR 145, RBI 473, BA .278) — OBV +484
2. Rafael Devers (G 645, HR 137, RBI 427, BA .278) — OBV +310
3. Austin Riley (G 639, HR 135, RBI 380, BA .277) — OBV +267
4. Manny Machado (G 653, HR 135, RBI 451, BA .280) — OBV +254
5. Max Muncy (G 546, HR 120, RBI 343, BA .218) — OBV +228
6. Alex Bregman (G 594, HR 92, RBI 343, BA .261) — OBV +149
7. Matt Chapman (G 637, HR 108, RBI 305, BA .232) — OBV +112
8. Nolan Arenado (G 649, HR 114, RBI 398, BA .270) — OBV +102
9. Eugenio Suarez (G 672, HR 129, RBI 401, BA .229) — OBV +85
10. Isaac Paredes (G 464, HR 72, RBI 234, BA .232) — OBV +53
