Bill Joyce has the highest OPS by a third baseman in a season, with an OPS of 1.143 in 1894.

Interpreted as:

highest ops with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game single season third basemen

	NAME	OPS	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Bill Joyce B. Joyce	1.143	1894	WSH	99	355	103	126	25	14	17	89	87	12	33	21		459	230	56	5				.355	.496	.648	141	58.1	.505	163	54.4
2	George Brett G. Brett	1.118	1980	KCR	117	449	87	175	33	9	24	118	58	1	22	15	6	515	298	66	0	7	16	11	.390	.454	.664	120	62.7	.478	198	59.2
3	Mike Schmidt M. Schmidt	1.080	1981	PHI	102	354	78	112	19	2	31	91	73	4	71	12	4	434	228	52	0	3	18	9	.316	.435	.644	94	48.7	.467	198	46.5
4	Miguel Cabrera M. Cabrera	1.078	2013	DET	148	555	103	193	26	1	44	137	90	5	94	3	0	652	353	71	0	2	19	19	.348	.442	.636	144	72.1	.455	193	68.8
5	Chipper Jones C. Jones	1.074	1999	ATL	157	567	116	181	41	1	45	110	126	2	94	25	3	701	359	87	0	6	18	20	.319	.441	.633	156	64.5	.447	165	61.6
6	Alex Rodriguez A. Rodriguez	1.067	2007	NYY	158	583	143	183	31	0	54	156	95	21	120	24	4	708	376	85	0	9	11	15	.314	.422	.645	155	67.5	.445	175	66.2
7	Jim Thome J. Thome	1.062	1996	CLE	151	505	122	157	28	5	38	116	123	6	141	2	2	636	309	71	0	2	8	13	.311	.450	.612	144	62.2	.450	162	55.1
8	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	1.049	1987	BOS	147	551	108	200	40	6	24	89	105	2	48	1	3	667	324	70	1	8	19	13	.363	.461	.588	147	64.9	.443	171	60.2
9	Chipper Jones C. Jones	1.044	2008	ATL	128	439	82	160	24	1	22	75	90	1	61	4	0	534	252	47	0	4	16	13	.364	.470	.574	116	51.6	.445	175	50.2
10	Al Rosen A. Rosen	1.034	1953	CLE	155	599	115	201	27	5	43	145	85	4	48	8	7	688	367	75	0			19	.336	.422	.613	148	65.9	.456	178	66.3
11	Eddie Mathews E. Mathews	1.033	1953	MIL	157	579	110	175	31	8	47	135	99	2	83	1	3	681	363	86	1			6	.302	.406	.627	144	62.6	.451	168	60.8
12	Chipper Jones C. Jones	1.032	2001	ATL	159	572	113	189	33	5	38	102	98	2	82	9	10	677	346	76	0	5	20	13	.330	.427	.605	141	57.3	.427	162	54.5
13	Alex Rodriguez A. Rodriguez	1.031	2005	NYY	162	605	124	194	29	1	48	130	91	16	139	21	6	715	369	78	0	3	8	8	.321	.421	.610	151	65	.436	174	64.2
14	Chipper Jones C. Jones	1.029	2007	ATL	134	513	108	173	42	4	29	102	82	0	75	5	1	600	310	75	0	5	10	21	.337	.425	.604	126	51.7	.434	163	48.8
15	Ken Caminiti K. Caminiti	1.028	1996	SDP	146	546	109	178	37	2	40	130	78	4	99	11	5	638	339	79	0	10	16	15	.326	.408	.621	132	49.6	.426	169	56
16	Dick Allen D. Allen	1.027	1966	PHI	141	524	112	166	25	10	40	110	68	3	136	10	6	599	331	75	0	4	13	9	.317	.396	.632	124	60.4	.437	178	54.5
17	Eddie Mathews E. Mathews	1.026	1954	MIL	138	476	96	138	21	4	40	103	113	2	61	10	3	601	287	65	3	7		9	.290	.423	.603	124	55.5	.452	169	52.5
18	Mel Ott M. Ott	1.024	1938	NYG	150	527	116	164	23	6	36	116	118	5	47	2		652	307	65	2			8	.311	.442	.583	143	61.2	.459	180	63.6
19	George Brett G. Brett	1.022	1985	KCR	155	550	108	184	38	5	30	112	103	3	49	9	1	665	322	73	0	9	31	12	.335	.436	.585	134	58.9	.431	168	54
20	Adrian Beltre A. Beltre	1.017	2004	LAD	156	598	104	200	32	0	48	121	53	2	87	7	2	657	376	80	0	4	9	15	.334	.388	.629	133	51.9	.423	161	52
21	Alex Bregman A. Bregman	1.015	2019	HOU	156	554	122	164	37	2	41	112	119	9	83	5	1	690	328	80	0	8	2	9	.296	.423	.592	146	58.7	.418	167	59.1
22	Eddie Mathews E. Mathews	1.014	1955	MIL	141	499	108	144	23	5	41	101	109	1	98	3	4	616	300	69	1	6	20	5	.289	.413	.601	123	51	.432	167	51.6
23	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	1.013	2001	STL	161	590	112	194	47	4	37	130	69	9	93	1	3	676	360	88	1	7	6	21	.329	.403	.610	139	54.7	.423	159	51.9
24	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	1.011	1969	MIN	162	555	106	153	20	2	49	140	145	5	84	8	2	709	324	71	0	4	20	16	.276	.427	.584	143	67.4	.441	173	59.9
25	Anthony Rendon A. Rendon	1.010	2019	WSH	146	545	117	174	44	3	34	126	80	12	86	5	1	646	326	81	0	9	8	13	.319	.412	.598	133	51.8	.413	155	47