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The 3 players with at least 8 superior offensive and defensive seasons

Posted by Andy
Since 1901, there are 25 players who have at least 8 seasons with 40+ Rbat, or Batting Runs. These are the cream of the crop offensive players.

Of those 25 guys, though, there are only 3 who also put up at least 8 great defensive seasons, with at least 10 Rfield, or Fielding Runs.

I'll give you Willie Mays and Barry Bonds, but can you name the third?

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Mike Schmidt is the third player. Interestingly, though, he doesn't rank all that high on the career Fielding Runs list for guys to play mainly third base:

Rk Player Rfield From To Age G
1 Brooks Robinson 292 1955 1977 18-40 2896
2 Buddy Bell 174 1972 1989 20-37 2405
3 Robin Ventura 163 1989 2004 21-36 2079
4 Clete Boyer 160 1955 1971 18-34 1725
5 Scott Rolen 147 1996 2011 21-36 1946
6 Graig Nettles 141 1967 1988 22-43 2700
7 Mike Schmidt 128 1972 1989 22-39 2404
8 Gary Gaetti 127 1981 2000 22-41 2507
9 Adrian Beltre 115 1998 2011 19-32 1959
10 Lee Tannehill 113 1903 1912 22-31 1090
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 12/6/2011.

I guess Schmidt was steady over a long period of time but some other guys put up a few bigger single-season numbers.

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