# List of Major League Baseball career double plays as a third baseman leaders

In baseball statistics, a double play (denoted as DP) is the act of making two outs during the same continuous play. One double play is recorded for every defensive player who participates in the play, regardless of how many of the outs in which they were directly involved, and is counted in addition to whatever putouts and assists might also apply. Double plays can occur any time there is at least one baserunner and fewer than two outs.
Most of the career leaders are relatively recent players who have benefitted from improved infield defense, with equipment of better quality; only six of the top 25 players made their major league debut before 1966, none of them before 1944. Only seven of the top 84 single-season totals were recorded before 1949, and only two of the top 152 were recorded before 1918. Brooks Robinson holds the record for the most career double plays by a third baseman with 618.

## Key

| Rank | Rank among leaders in career double plays. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| Player (2025 DPs) | Recorded double plays in 2025 |
| MLB | Total career double plays as a third baseman in Major League Baseball |
| * | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame |
| Bold | Denotes active player |

## List

* Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.
| Rank | Player (2025 DPs) | Double plays as a third baseman | Double plays as a third baseman | Double plays as a third baseman | Other leagues, notes |
| Rank | Player (2025 DPs) | MLB | American League | National League | Other leagues, notes |
| 1 | Brooks Robinson* | 618 | 618 | 0 | |
| 2 | Adrián Beltré* | 523 | 355 | 168 | |
| 3 | Graig Nettles | 470 | 418 | 52 | Holds the single-season record of 54 (set in 1971) |
| 4 | Gary Gaetti | 460 | 395 | 65 | |
| 5 | Mike Schmidt* | 450 | 0 | 450 | |
| 6 | Buddy Bell | 430 | 362 | 68 | |
| 7 | Wade Boggs* | 423 | 423 | 0 | |
| 8 | Nolan Arenado (0) | 421 | 0 | 421 | |
| 9 | Aurelio Rodriguez | 408 | 396 | 12 | |
| 10 | Ron Santo* | 395 | 6 | 389 | Held National League record, 1972-1986 |
| 11 | Evan Longoria | 390 | 303 | 87 | |
| 12 | Eddie Mathews* | 369 | 0 | 369 | Held major league record, 1966-1968; held National League record, 1964-1972 |
| 13 | Robin Ventura | 359 | 269 | 90 | |
| 14 | Ken Boyer | 355 | 5 | 350 | |
| | Scott Rolen* | 355 | 30 | 325 | |
| 16 | Kyle Seager | 351 | 351 | 0 | |
| 17 | Sal Bando | 345 | 345 | 0 | |
| | Eddie Yost | 345 | 345 | 0 | Held major league record, 1959-1966; held American League record, 1959-1967 |
| 19 | Vinny Castilla | 331 | 25 | 306 | |
| | Doug DeCinces | 331 | 331 | 0 | |
| 21 | Tim Wallach | 319 | 4 | 315 | |
| 22 | Clete Boyer | 315 | 223 | 92 | |
| | Ron Cey | 315 | 1 | 314 | |
| | Matt Williams | 315 | 21 | 294 | |
| 25 | Terry Pendleton | 312 | 2 | 310 | |
| 26 | Harlond Clift | 309 | 309 | 0 | Held major league record, 1945-1959; held the single-season record, 1937-1971 |
| 27 | George Brett* | 307 | 307 | 0 | |
| 28 | George Kell* | 306 | 306 | 0 | |
| | Ken Keltner | 306 | 306 | 0 | |
| 30 | Pie Traynor* | 303 | 0 | 303 | Held major league record, 1933-1945; held National League record, 1933-1964; held single-season record, 1925-1927; held NL single-season record, 1925-1950 |
| 31 | Mike Lowell | 302 | 109 | 193 | |
| 32 | Willie Kamm | 299 | 299 | 0 | Held American League record, 1933-1945 |
| | Manny Machado (0) | 299 | 164 | 135 | |
| 34 | Frank Malzone | 289 | 289 | 0 | |
| 35 | Pinky Higgins | 288 | 288 | 0 | |
| 36 | Aramis Ramírez | 287 | 0 | 287 | |
| 37 | Ken Caminiti | 280 | 10 | 270 | |
| 38 | Heinie Groh | 277 | 0 | 277 | Held major league record, 1924-1933; held National League record, 1922-1933; held NL single-season record, 1915-1925 |
| 39 | Jeff Cirillo | 276 | 110 | 166 | Holds the National League single-season record (45 in 1998; tie) |
| | Chipper Jones* | 276 | 0 | 276 | |
| 41 | Willie Jones | 273 | 2 | 271 | |
| 42 | Darrell Evans | 270 | 2 | 268 | Holds the National League single-season record (45 in 1974) |
| 43 | Ossie Bluege | 266 | 266 | 0 | |
| | Billy Nash | 266 | 0 | 221 | Includes 37 in Players' League, 8 in American Association; held major league record, 1897-1924; held single-season record, 1890-1925 |
| 45 | Eric Chavez | 262 | 254 | 8 | |
| 46 | Larry Gardner | 261 | 261 | 0 | Held American League record, 1923-1933; held the single-season record, 1920-1925 (tie) |
| 47 | Home Run Baker* | 260 | 260 | 0 | Held American League record, 1918-1924; held AL single-season record, 1910-1925 |
| 48 | Ken McMullen | 258 | 248 | 10 | |
| 49 | Matt Chapman (0) | 257 | 223 | 34 | |
| 50 | Carney Lansford | 256 | 256 | 0 | |
| | Doug Rader | 256 | 2 | 254 | |
| 52 | Stan Hack | 255 | 0 | 255 | |
| 53 | Arlie Latham | 253 | 0 | 118 | Includes 126 in American Association, 9 in the Players' League; held major league record, 1890-1897 |
| 54 | Bob Elliott | 252 | 21 | 231 | |
| 55 | Josh Donaldson | 245 | 203 | 42 | |
| 56 | Troy Glaus | 243 | 190 | 53 | |
| 57 | Todd Zeile | 238 | 47 | 191 | |
| 58 | David Wright | 237 | 0 | 237 | |
| 59 | Charlie Hayes | 231 | 52 | 179 | |
| 60 | Travis Fryman | 230 | 230 | 0 | |
| 61 | Ryan Zimmerman | 229 | 0 | 229 | |
| 62 | Jimmy Austin | 228 | 228 | 0 | Held American League record, 1916-1918 |
| 63 | Don Hoak | 227 | 0 | 227 | |
| 64 | Jimmy Collins* | 225 | 113 | 112 | |
| 65 | Richie Hebner | 224 | 10 | 214 | |
| | Brandon Inge | 224 | 222 | 2 | |
| | Don Money | 224 | 153 | 71 | |
| 68 | Eddie Foster | 220 | 220 | 0 | |
| 69 | Ken Reitz | 219 | 0 | 219 | |
| | Pinky Whitney | 219 | 0 | 219 | |
| 71 | Joe Randa | 218 | 165 | 53 | |
| 72 | Billy Shindle | 215 | 0 | 164 | Includes 51 in American Association |
| 73 | Eugenio Suárez (0) | 214 | 44 | 170 | |
| | Billy Werber | 214 | 114 | 100 | |
| 75 | Lave Cross | 212 | 71 | 139 | Includes 2 in American Association; held National League single-season record, 1899-1915 |
| 76 | Alex Rodriguez | 205 | 205 | 0 | |
| 77 | Bob Bailey | 203 | 0 | 203 | |
| 78 | Bill Madlock | 200 | 2 | 198 | |
| 79 | Todd Frazier | 199 | 74 | 125 | |
| | Milt Stock | 199 | 0 | 199 | |
| 81 | Mike Moustakas | 196 | 162 | 34 | |
| | José Ramírez (0) | 196 | 196 | 0 | |
| 83 | Andy Carey | 194 | 190 | 4 | |
| | Mike Pagliarulo | 194 | 175 | 19 | |
| 85 | Hank Majeski | 192 | 171 | 21 | |
| 86 | Bill Mueller | 190 | 57 | 133 | |
| 87 | Kevin Seitzer | 189 | 189 | 0 | |
| 88 | Joe Crede | 188 | 188 | 0 | |
| | Jimmy Dykes | 188 | 188 | 0 | |
| 90 | Anthony Rendon (0) | 186 | 41 | 145 | |
| 91 | Paul Molitor* | 185 | 185 | 0 | |
| 92 | Steve Buechele | 184 | 123 | 61 | |
| | Bill Melton | 184 | 184 | 0 | |
| | Red Rolfe | 184 | 184 | 0 | |
| 95 | Alex Bregman (0) | 183 | 183 | 0 | |
| | David Freese | 183 | 31 | 152 | |
| 97 | Bill Bradley | 182 | 160 | 18 | Includes 4 in Federal League; held American League single-season record, 1901-1902 (tie) |
| 98 | Ken Oberkfell | 180 | 0 | 180 | |
| 99 | Jim Tabor | 178 | 153 | 25 | |
| 100 | Pedro Feliz | 177 | 0 | 177 | |
| | Toby Harrah | 177 | 177 | 0 | |

## Other Hall of Famers

| Player | Double plays as a third baseman | Double plays as a third baseman | Double plays as a third baseman | Other leagues, notes |
| Player | MLB | American League | National League | Other leagues, notes |
| Tony Pérez* | 141 | 0 | 141 | |
| Freddie Lindstrom* | 135 | 0 | 135 | |
| Deacon White* | 118 | 0 | 100 | Includes 18 in Players' League |
| Cal Ripken Jr.* | 117 | 117 | 0 | |
| John McGraw * | 104 | 11 | 93 | |
| Joe Sewell* | 103 | 103 | 0 | |
| George Davis* | 90 | 0 | 90 | |
| Edgar Martínez* | 90 | 90 | 0 | |
| Harmon Killebrew* | 88 | 88 | 0 | |
| Bill McKechnie* | 88 | 0 | 43 | Includes 45 in Federal League |
| Frankie Frisch* | 83 | 0 | 83 | |
| Jim Thome* | 77 | 77 | 0 | |
| Joe Torre* | 71 | 0 | 71 | |
| Judy Johnson* | 68 | 0 | 0 | Includes 28 in Eastern Colored League, 25 in Negro National League (second), 10 in American Negro League, 5 in East–West League (incomplete) |
| Bobby Wallace* | 60 | 18 | 42 | |
| Jackie Robinson* | 54 | 0 | 54 | |
| Cap Anson* | 29 | 0 | 18 | Includes 11 in National Association |
| Jud Wilson* | 27 | 0 | 0 | Includes 18 in Eastern Colored League, 6 in Negro National League (second), 2 in East-West League, 1 in American Negro League (incomplete) |
| Rogers Hornsby* | 26 | 1 | 25 | |
| Honus Wagner* | 26 | 0 | 26 | |
| Ray Dandridge* | 25 | 0 | 0 | Includes 25 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete) |
| Buck Ewing* | 22 | 0 | 22 | |
| Ryne Sandberg* | 19 | 0 | 19 | |
| Jimmie Foxx* | 18 | 18 | 0 | |
| Jim O'Rourke* | 18 | 0 | 15 | Includes 3 in National Association |
| Johnny Bench* | 17 | 0 | 17 | |
| Joe Cronin* | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
| Roger Connor* | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
| King Kelly* | 9 | 0 | 7 | Includes 2 in American Association |
| Willie Wells* | 4 | 0 | 0 | Includes 4 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete) |