# List of Gold Glove Award winners at third base

The Gold Glove Award is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), as voted by the managers and coaches in each league. Managers are not permitted to vote for their own players. Eighteen Gold Gloves are awarded each year (with the exception of 1957, 1985, 2007 and 2018), one at each of the nine positions in each league. In 1957, the baseball glove manufacturer Rawlings created the Gold Glove Award to commemorate the best fielding performance at each position. The award was created from a glove made from gold lamé-tanned leather and affixed to a walnut base. Initially, only one Gold Glove per position was awarded to the top fielder at each position in the entire league; however, separate awards were given for the National and American Leagues beginning in 1958.
Brooks Robinson won 16 Gold Gloves with the Baltimore Orioles, leading both the American League and all third basemen in awards won. Mike Schmidt is tied with Nolan Arenado for second in wins at third base; Schmidt won 10 with the Philadelphia Phillies and is tied for National League third basemen in Gold Gloves. Arenado also has 10, 8 with the Rockies and 2 with the Cardinals. Scott Rolen owns the fourth-highest total, winning eight awards. Rolen won with the Phillies, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Cincinnati Reds. Six-time winners at third base are Buddy Bell, Eric Chavez, and Robin Ventura. Adrián Beltré, Ken Boyer, Matt Chapman, Doug Rader, and Ron Santo have each won five Gold Gloves at third base, and four-time winners include Gary Gaetti and Matt Williams. Hall of Famers who have won a Gold Glove at the position include Robinson, Rolen, Schmidt, Santo, Wade Boggs, and George Brett.
The fewest errors committed in a third baseman's winning season is zero, achieved by Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Kiner-Falefa also leads all winners with a 1.000 fielding percentage. Arenado led all National League winners with three errors, also in the 2020 season, while also leading the league among winners in double plays turned with 44 in 2018. Ke'Bryan Hayes leads National League winners in fielding percentage with .984 in 2023. Robinson leads all winners with 410 assists in 1974, and made the most putouts in the American League (174 in 1966). The most putouts by a winner was 187, made by Santo in 1967. Schmidt leads the National League in assists, with 396 in 1977. The most double plays turned in a season was 46 by Evan Longoria in 2010.
Ken Boyer and Clete Boyer are the only pair of brothers to have won Gold Glove Awards at third base. Older brother Ken won five Gold Gloves in six years with the Cardinals (1958–1961, 1963), and Clete won in 1969 with the Atlanta Braves.

## Key

| Year | Links to the corresponding Major League Baseball season |
| PO | Putout |
| A | Assist |
| E | Error |
| DP | Double play |
| FPct | Fielding percentage |
| * or ** | Winner of the most Gold Glove Awards at his position (** indicates tie) |
| † | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |

## American League winners

| Year | Player | Team | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
| 1957 | Frank Malzone | Boston Red Sox | 151 | 370 | 25 | 31 | .954 |
| 1958 | Frank Malzone | Boston Red Sox | 139 | 378 | 27 | 36 | .950 |
| 1959 | Frank Malzone | Boston Red Sox | 134 | 357 | 24 | 40 | .953 |
| 1960 | Brooks Robinson*$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | 171 | 328 | 12 | 34 | .977 |
| 1961 | Brooks Robinson*$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | 151 | 331 | 14 | 34 | .972 |
| 1962 | Brooks Robinson*$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | 163 | 339 | 11 | 32 | .979 |
| 1963 | Brooks Robinson*$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | 153 | 330 | 12 | 43 | .976 |
| 1964 | Brooks Robinson*$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | 153 | 327 | 14 | 40 | .972 |
| 1965 | Brooks Robinson*$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | 144 | 296 | 15 | 36 | .967 |
| 1966 | Brooks Robinson*$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | 174 | 313 | 12 | 26 | .976 |
| 1967 | Brooks Robinson*$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | 147 | 405 | 11 | 37 | .980 |
| 1968 | Brooks Robinson*$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | 168 | 353 | 16 | 31 | .970 |
| 1969 | Brooks Robinson*$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | 163 | 370 | 13 | 37 | .976 |
| 1970 | Brooks Robinson*$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | 157 | 321 | 17 | 30 | .966 |
| 1971 | Brooks Robinson*$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | 131 | 354 | 16 | 35 | .968 |
| 1972 | Brooks Robinson*$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | 129 | 333 | 11 | 27 | .977 |
| 1973 | Brooks Robinson*$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | 129 | 354 | 15 | 25 | .970 |
| 1974 | Brooks Robinson*$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | 115 | 410 | 18 | 44 | .967 |
| 1975 | Brooks Robinson*$^†$ | Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 326 | 9 | 30 | .979 |
| 1976 | Aurelio Rodríguez | Detroit Tigers | 120 | 280 | 9 | 21 | .978 |
| 1977 | Graig Nettles | New York Yankees | 132 | 321 | 12 | 31 | .974 |
| 1978 | Graig Nettles | New York Yankees | 109 | 326 | 11 | 30 | .975 |
| 1979 | Buddy Bell | Texas Rangers | 112 | 364 | 15 | 22 | .969 |
| 1980 | Buddy Bell | Texas Rangers | 123 | 282 | 8 | 26 | .981 |
| 1981 | Buddy Bell | Texas Rangers | 66 | 281 | 14 | 18 | .961 |
| 1982 | Buddy Bell | Texas Rangers | 131 | 396 | 13 | 35 | .976 |
| 1983 | Buddy Bell | Texas Rangers | 123 | 383 | 17 | 29 | .967 |
| 1984 | Buddy Bell | Texas Rangers | 129 | 323 | 20 | 28 | .958 |
| 1985 | George Brett$^†$ | Kansas City Royals | 107 | 339 | 15 | 33 | .967 |
| 1986 | Gary Gaetti | Minnesota Twins | 118 | 334 | 21 | 36 | .956 |
| 1987 | Gary Gaetti | Minnesota Twins | 134 | 261 | 11 | 28 | .973 |
| 1988 | Gary Gaetti | Minnesota Twins | 105 | 189 | 7 | 24 | .977 |
| 1989 | Gary Gaetti | Minnesota Twins | 104 | 251 | 10 | 23 | .973 |
| 1990 | Kelly Gruber | Toronto Blue Jays | 123 | 280 | 19 | 21 | .955 |
| 1991 | Robin Ventura | Chicago White Sox | 134 | 287 | 18 | 29 | .959 |
| 1992 | Robin Ventura | Chicago White Sox | 141 | 372 | 23 | 29 | .957 |
| 1993 | Robin Ventura | Chicago White Sox | 112 | 278 | 14 | 26 | .965 |
| 1994 | Wade Boggs$^†$ | New York Yankees | 40 | 214 | 10 | 19 | .962 |
| 1995 | Wade Boggs$^†$ | New York Yankees | 69 | 193 | 5 | 11 | .981 |
| 1996 | Robin Ventura | Chicago White Sox | 133 | 239 | 10 | 34 | .974 |
| 1997 | Matt Williams | Cleveland Indians | 88 | 299 | 12 | 21 | .970 |
| 1998 | Robin Ventura | Chicago White Sox | 102 | 330 | 15 | 38 | .966 |
| 1999 | Scott Brosius | New York Yankees | 87 | 239 | 13 | 20 | .962 |
| 2000 | Travis Fryman | Cleveland Indians | 79 | 276 | 8 | 20 | .978 |
| 2001 | Eric Chavez | Oakland Athletics | 100 | 321 | 12 | 27 | .972 |
| 2002 | Eric Chavez | Oakland Athletics | 120 | 301 | 17 | 24 | .961 |
| 2003 | Eric Chavez | Oakland Athletics | 125 | 343 | 14 | 33 | .971 |
| 2004 | Eric Chavez | Oakland Athletics | 113 | 276 | 13 | 31 | .968 |
| 2005 | Eric Chavez | Oakland Athletics | 121 | 301 | 15 | 27 | .966 |
| 2006 | Eric Chavez | Oakland Athletics | 105 | 281 | 5 | 42 | .987 |
| 2007 | Adrián Beltré$^†$ | Seattle Mariners | 121 | 287 | 18 | 24 | .958 |
| 2008 | Adrián Beltré$^†$ | Seattle Mariners | 100 | 272 | 14 | 27 | .964 |
| 2009 | Evan Longoria | Tampa Bay Rays | 112 | 302 | 13 | 43 | .970 |
| 2010 | Evan Longoria | Tampa Bay Rays | 127 | 276 | 14 | 46 | .966 |
| 2011 | Adrián Beltré$^†$ | Texas Rangers | 93 | 208 | 11 | 24 | .965 |
| 2012 | Adrián Beltré$^†$ | Texas Rangers | 95 | 209 | 8 | 23 | .974 |
| 2013 | Manny Machado | Baltimore Orioles | 116 | 355 | 13 | 42 | .973 |
| 2014 | Kyle Seager | Seattle Mariners | 87 | 327 | 8 | 36 | .981 |
| 2015 | Manny Machado | Baltimore Orioles | 132 | 337 | 19 | 38 | .961 |
| 2016 | Adrián Beltré$^†$ | Texas Rangers | 104 | 301 | 10 | 43 | .976 |
| 2017 | Evan Longoria | Tampa Bay Rays | 96 | 267 | 12 | 33 | .968 |
| 2018 | Matt Chapman | Oakland Athletics | 133 | 331 | 20 | 37 | .959 |
| 2019 | Matt Chapman | Oakland Athletics | 146 | 311 | 9 | 27 | .981 |
| 2020 | Isiah Kiner-Falefa | Texas Rangers | 12 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 |
| 2021 | Matt Chapman | Oakland Athletics | 166 | 274 | 6 | 40 | .987 |
| 2022 | Ramón Urías | Baltimore Orioles | 54 | 197 | 8 | 25 | .969 |
| 2023 | Matt Chapman | Toronto Blue Jays | 114 | 253 | 12 | 35 | .968 |
| 2024 | Alex Bregman | Houston Astros | 103 | 242 | 10 | 23 | .972 |

## National League winners

| Year | Player | Team | PO | A | E | DP | FPct | Ref |
| 1957 | Frank Malzone | Boston Red Sox (AL) | 151 | 370 | 25 | 31 | .954 | |
| 1958 | Ken Boyer | St. Louis Cardinals | 156 | 350 | 20 | 41 | .962 | |
| 1959 | Ken Boyer | St. Louis Cardinals | 134 | 300 | 20 | 32 | .956 | |
| 1960 | Ken Boyer | St. Louis Cardinals | 140 | 300 | 19 | 37 | .959 | |
| 1961 | Ken Boyer | St. Louis Cardinals | 117 | 346 | 24 | 23 | .951 | |
| 1962 | Jim Davenport | San Francisco Giants | 125 | 256 | 19 | 28 | .953 | |
| 1963 | Ken Boyer | St. Louis Cardinals | 129 | 293 | 34 | 23 | .925 | |
| 1964 | Ron Santo$^†$ | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 367 | 20 | 31 | .963 | |
| 1965 | Ron Santo$^†$ | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 373 | 24 | 27 | .957 | |
| 1966 | Ron Santo$^†$ | Chicago Cubs | 150 | 391 | 25 | 36 | .956 | |
| 1967 | Ron Santo$^†$ | Chicago Cubs | 187 | 393 | 26 | 33 | .957 | |
| 1968 | Ron Santo$^†$ | Chicago Cubs | 130 | 378 | 15 | 33 | .971 | |
| 1969 | Clete Boyer | Atlanta Braves | 139 | 275 | 15 | 18 | .965 | |
| 1970 | Doug Rader | Houston Astros | 147 | 357 | 18 | 39 | .966 | |
| 1971 | Doug Rader | Houston Astros | 93 | 275 | 21 | 28 | .946 | |
| 1972 | Doug Rader | Houston Astros | 119 | 340 | 20 | 31 | .958 | |
| 1973 | Doug Rader | Houston Astros | 134 | 296 | 25 | 24 | .945 | |
| 1974 | Doug Rader | Houston Astros | 128 | 347 | 17 | 28 | .965 | |
| 1975 | Ken Reitz | St. Louis Cardinals | 124 | 279 | 23 | 21 | .946 | |
| 1976 | Mike Schmidt$^†$ | Philadelphia Phillies | 139 | 377 | 21 | 29 | .961 | |
| 1977 | Mike Schmidt$^†$ | Philadelphia Phillies | 106 | 396 | 19 | 33 | .964 | |
| 1978 | Mike Schmidt$^†$ | Philadelphia Phillies | 98 | 324 | 16 | 34 | .963 | |
| 1979 | Mike Schmidt$^†$ | Philadelphia Phillies | 114 | 361 | 23 | 36 | .954 | |
| 1980 | Mike Schmidt$^†$ | Philadelphia Phillies | 98 | 372 | 27 | 31 | .946 | |
| 1981 | Mike Schmidt$^†$ | Philadelphia Phillies | 74 | 249 | 15 | 20 | .956 | |
| 1982 | Mike Schmidt$^†$ | Philadelphia Phillies | 110 | 324 | 23 | 28 | .950 | |
| 1983 | Mike Schmidt$^†$ | Philadelphia Phillies | 107 | 332 | 19 | 29 | .959 | |
| 1984 | Mike Schmidt$^†$ | Philadelphia Phillies | 85 | 329 | 26 | 19 | .941 | |
| 1985 | Tim Wallach | Montréal Expos | 148 | 383 | 18 | 34 | .967 | |
| 1986 | Mike Schmidt$^†$ | Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 220 | 6 | 27 | .980 | |
| 1987 | Terry Pendleton | St. Louis Cardinals | 117 | 369 | 26 | 27 | .949 | |
| 1988 | Tim Wallach | Montréal Expos | 123 | 328 | 18 | 31 | .962 | |
| 1989 | Terry Pendleton | St. Louis Cardinals | 113 | 392 | 15 | 25 | .971 | |
| 1990 | Tim Wallach | Montréal Expos | 128 | 309 | 21 | 23 | .954 | |
| 1991 | Matt Williams | San Francisco Giants | 131 | 293 | 16 | 30 | .964 | |
| 1992 | Terry Pendleton | Atlanta Braves | 133 | 325 | 19 | 27 | .960 | |
| 1993 | Matt Williams | San Francisco Giants | 117 | 266 | 12 | 34 | .970 | |
| 1994 | Matt Williams | San Francisco Giants | 79 | 235 | 12 | 22 | .963 | |
| 1995 | Ken Caminiti | San Diego Padres | 102 | 295 | 27 | 28 | .936 | |
| 1996 | Ken Caminiti | San Diego Padres | 103 | 310 | 20 | 28 | .954 | |
| 1997 | Ken Caminiti | San Diego Padres | 90 | 291 | 24 | 20 | .941 | |
| 1998 | Scott Rolen$^†$ | Philadelphia Phillies | 135 | 319 | 14 | 28 | .970 | |
| 1999 | Robin Ventura | New York Mets | 123 | 320 | 9 | 33 | .980 | |
| 2000 | Scott Rolen$^†$ | Philadelphia Phillies | 89 | 245 | 10 | 14 | .971 | |
| 2001 | Scott Rolen$^†$ | Philadelphia Phillies | 104 | 325 | 12 | 22 | .973 | |
| 2002 | Scott Rolen$^†$ | Philadelphia Phillies St. Louis Cardinals | 133 | 335 | 16 | 41 | .967 | [138] [139] |
| 2003 | Scott Rolen$^†$ | St. Louis Cardinals | 109 | 298 | 13 | 23 | .969 | |
| 2004 | Scott Rolen$^†$ | St. Louis Cardinals | 93 | 325 | 10 | 23 | .977 | |
| 2005 | Mike Lowell | Florida Marlins | 107 | 243 | 6 | 34 | .983 | |
| 2006 | Scott Rolen$^†$ | St. Louis Cardinals | 93 | 318 | 15 | 32 | .965 | |
| 2007 | David Wright | New York Mets | 107 | 324 | 21 | 24 | .954 | |
| 2008 | David Wright | New York Mets | 114 | 286 | 16 | 21 | .962 | |
| 2009 | Ryan Zimmerman | Washington Nationals | 117 | 325 | 17 | 28 | .963 | |
| 2010 | Scott Rolen$^†$ | Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 259 | 8 | 28 | .977 | |
| 2011 | Plácido Polanco | Philadelphia Phillies | 79 | 259 | 8 | 15 | .977 | |
| 2012 | Chase Headley | San Diego Padres | 100 | 315 | 10 | 20 | .976 | |
| 2013 | Nolan Arenado | Colorado Rockies | 91 | 309 | 11 | 27 | .973 | |
| 2014 | Nolan Arenado | Colorado Rockies | 69 | 280 | 15 | 31 | .959 | |
| 2015 | Nolan Arenado | Colorado Rockies | 105 | 385 | 17 | 42 | .966 | |
| 2016 | Nolan Arenado | Colorado Rockies | 99 | 378 | 13 | 39 | .973 | |
| 2017 | Nolan Arenado | Colorado Rockies | 103 | 311 | 9 | 39 | .979 | |
| 2018 | Nolan Arenado | Colorado Rockies | 104 | 312 | 14 | 44 | .967 | |
| 2019 | Nolan Arenado | Colorado Rockies | 111 | 337 | 9 | 43 | .980 | |
| 2020 | Nolan Arenado | Colorado Rockies | 43 | 117 | 3 | 19 | .982 | |
| 2021 | Nolan Arenado | St. Louis Cardinals | 125 | 287 | 11 | 38 | .974 | |
| 2022 | Nolan Arenado | St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 283 | 12 | 42 | .968 | |
| 2023 | Ke'Bryan Hayes | Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 266 | 6 | 33 | .984 | |
| 2024 | Matt Chapman | San Francisco Giants | 100 | 290 | 15 | 34 | .963 | |

## Footnotes

* $^a$ $^b$ In 1957, Gold Gloves were given to the top fielders in Major League Baseball, instead of separate awards for the National and American Leagues; therefore, the winners are the same in each table.