Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Buddy Bell had the highest batting average by a third baseman with >1,000 games played, with an average of .280.
| NAME | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | WRC | WRAA | WOBA | WRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Bell | .280 | 1,017 | 3,916 | 502 | 1,097 | 176 | 29 | 73 | 451 | 293 | 16 | 348 | 24 | 46 | 4,304 | 1,550 | 278 | 47 | 32 | 22 | 104 | .330 | .396 | .726 | 504 | 27.8 | .328 | 103 | 17.4 |
| 2 | | R. Hebner | .273 | 1,042 | 3,673 | 522 | 1,004 | 176 | 36 | 123 | 514 | 391 | 48 | 429 | 8 | 14 | 4,180 | 1,621 | 335 | 24 | 44 | 44 | 62 | .347 | .441 | .789 | 568 | 116.3 | .354 | 121 | 99.4 |
| 3 |  | R. Cey | .265 | 1,087 | 3,795 | 530 | 1,007 | 160 | 15 | 163 | 636 | 599 | 31 | 590 | 15 | 20 | 4,490 | 1,686 | 338 | 17 | 48 | 71 | 97 | .366 | .444 | .810 | 643 | 147.2 | .363 | 128 | 143.3 |
| 4 | | K. Reitz | .263 | 1,104 | 3,984 | 317 | 1,046 | 201 | 11 | 58 | 462 | 147 | 28 | 414 | 10 | 13 | 4,221 | 1,443 | 270 | 24 | 38 | 39 | 132 | .291 | .362 | .653 | 378 | -88.4 | .292 | 77 | -110.8 |
| 5 | | S. Bando | .255 | 1,527 | 5,373 | 759 | 1,372 | 219 | 26 | 195 | 812 | 817 | 53 | 698 | 54 | 34 | 6,338 | 2,228 | 440 | 48 | 47 | 55 | 117 | .356 | .415 | .771 | 849 | 159.7 | .351 | 124 | 166.5 |
| 6 |  | M. Schmidt | .255 | 1,084 | 3,713 | 674 | 947 | 183 | 31 | 235 | 666 | 689 | 45 | 958 | 117 | 54 | 4,506 | 1,897 | 449 | 16 | 43 | 63 | 53 | .374 | .511 | .885 | 745 | 246.9 | .392 | 141 | 214.1 |
| 7 |  | B. Robinson | .255 | 1,014 | 3,602 | 367 | 917 | 144 | 12 | 72 | 449 | 326 | 17 | 306 | 6 | 1 | 4,012 | 1,301 | 228 | 30 | 37 | 45 | 91 | .316 | .361 | .678 | 405 | -23.8 | .307 | 94 | -25.4 |
| 8 | | G. Nettles | .254 | 1,557 | 5,683 | 773 | 1,441 | 212 | 16 | 252 | 831 | 656 | 35 | 717 | 29 | 25 | 6,442 | 2,441 | 480 | 9 | 59 | 54 | 118 | .331 | .430 | .761 | 822 | 121.6 | .342 | 115 | 105.2 |
| 9 | | D. Evans | .253 | 1,022 | 3,564 | 558 | 900 | 139 | 19 | 156 | 522 | 687 | 19 | 559 | 38 | 25 | 4,331 | 1,545 | 314 | 16 | 45 | 56 | 53 | .372 | .434 | .806 | 622 | 152.4 | .364 | 123 | 111.9 |
| 10 | | D. Rader | .247 | 1,165 | 4,122 | 503 | 1,019 | 194 | 28 | 136 | 570 | 428 | 31 | 870 | 34 | 23 | 4,644 | 1,677 | 358 | 23 | 40 | 39 | 114 | .320 | .407 | .727 | 542 | 41.1 | .328 | 104 | 23.3 |
| 11 | | A. Rodriguez | .240 | 1,400 | 4,962 | 487 | 1,192 | 226 | 38 | 104 | 506 | 247 | 22 | 676 | 28 | 25 | 5,309 | 1,806 | 368 | 52 | 26 | 23 | 126 | .278 | .364 | .642 | 467 | -106.4 | .290 | 76 | -138.4 |
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