Interesting Stats : Most All-Time steals by position

[D. Bergin]

What's really interesting, is that Paul Molitor should hold both the DH and the 3B record.

If you just count games they played at that position, Molitor beats Howard Johnson 185 to 154.

Unless of course there's somebody else out there who is being left out of the statistical data we haven't thought of yet.

[Rad_Hazard]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

What's really interesting, is that Paul Molitor should hold both the DH and the 3B record.

If you just count games they played at that position, Molitor beats Howard Johnson 185 to 154.

Unless of course there's somebody else out there who is being left out of the statistical data we haven't thought of yet.

I think you are right!

At a glance the post-1920 leader at both 3B and DH is Molitor. Enos Cabel comes in 2nd at 3B with 183.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Rad_Hazard

I think you are right!

At a glance the post-1920 leader at both 3B and DH is Molitor. Enos Cabel comes in 2nd at 3B with 183.

Wow, that's close. Cabell wouldn't have crossed my mind in a million years to even be in the running.

Molitor got caught a lot less though.

[Rad_Hazard]

Ok, we are wrong again!

There is a split finder tool on Stathead.

For 3B it's actually Carney Lansford!

Also, Bob Gibson at P with 13 is correct, Molitor is by far #1 at DH with 169 (Baylor 2nd with 80, and McRae 3rd with 74), and Kendall at Catcher with 169 is also correct.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Rad_Hazard

Ok, we are wrong again!

There is a split finder tool on Stathead.

For 3B it's actually Carney Lansford!

Also, Bob Gibson at P with 13 is correct, Molitor is by far #1 at DH with 169 (Baylor 2nd with 80, and McRae 3rd with 74), and Kendall at Catcher with 169 is also correct.

Damn, Carney Lansford! It's hard to look at that card and say to yourself "That's the same guy who stole 37 bases, 3 years after that picture was taken".

[Rad_Hazard]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Damn, Carney Lansford! It's hard to look at that card and say to yourself "That's the same guy who stole 37 bases, 3 years after that picture was taken".

Incredible! Lansford is a legend and my pick of that particular card was 100% intentional.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Rad_Hazard

Incredible! Lansford is a legend and my pick of that particular card was 100% intentional.

LOL, great choice. Some of his later cards he actually looks like a guy who could have stolen 37 bases.

It's either the glasses, or he started "working out" a lot more with Mark & Jose.

Based on his HR stats, I'd guess the 1st one.