In baseball, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic, baseball being one of the few sports in which the defensive team controls the ball. An assist is credited to every defensive player who fields or touches the ball (after it has been hit by the batter) prior to the recording of a putout, even if the contact was unintentional. For example, if a ball strikes a player's leg and bounces off him to another fielder, who tags the baserunner, the first player is credited with an assist. A fielder can receive a maximum of one assist per out recorded. An assist is also credited if a putout would have occurred, had another fielder not committed an error. For example, a shortstop might field a ground ball cleanly, but the first baseman might drop his throw. In this case, an error would be charged to the first baseman, and the shortstop would be credited with an assist. Unlike putouts, exactly one of which is awarded for every defensive out, an out can result in no assists being credited (as in strikeouts, fly outs and line drives), or in assists being credited to multiple players (as in relay throws and rundown plays). Third base, or 3B, is the third of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team. A third baseman is the player on the team playing defense who fields the area nearest third base, and is responsible for the majority of plays made at that base. In the scoring system used to record defensive plays, the third baseman is assigned the number 5. The third baseman requires good reflexes in reacting to batted balls, often being the closest infielder (roughly 90–120 feet) to the batter. The third base position requires a strong and accurate arm, as the third baseman often makes long throws to first base. The third baseman sometimes must throw quickly to second base in time to start a double play, and must also field fly balls in both fair and foul territory.

Third basemen are most commonly credited with an assist when they field a ground ball and throw the ball either to the first baseman to retire the batter/runner, or to the second baseman to force out a runner, perhaps beginning a double play. Other common ways in which third basemen gain an assist are by throwing out a runner attempting to score (perhaps on a squeeze play), perhaps on a relay throw from the left fielder, rundown plays in which a runner is stranded between bases, throwing out a runner attempting to steal home on a pickoff throw, and throwing to first or second base after catching a line drive in order to retire a runner before they can tag up. Third basemen typically accumulate fewer assists than second basemen or shortstops due to the frequency of ground balls to the middle infielders, but far more than players at other positions.

Because the physical demands of playing third base historically hindered players from having long careers at the position, all but three of the 25 third basemen with the longest careers have reached the major leagues since 1943; even as increasing strikeouts in baseball have reduced the frequency of other defensive outs including ground outs, longer seasons and careers in recent decades have more than compensated for the difference. The top 15 leaders in career assists at third base all reached the major leagues after 1950, and all but nine of the top 62 single-season totals have been recorded since 1957. Brooks Robinson is the all-time leader in career assists as a third baseman with 6,205,^[1][2][3] which was 1,624 more than any other player at the time of his retirement; he remains the only third baseman with more than 6,000 career assists.

Key

Rank	Rank amongst leaders in career assists. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2024 As)	Number of recorded assists during the 2024 Major League Baseball season
MLB	Total career assists as a third baseman in Major League Baseball
*	Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame
Bold	Denotes active player[a]

List

• Stats updated as of June 15, 2024.

Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_assists_as_a_third_baseman_leaders
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Rank	Player (2024 As)	Assists as third baseman			Other leagues, notes
		MLB	American League	National League
1	Brooks Robinson*	6,205	6,205	0	Held the single-season record, 1967-1971 (tie)
2	Graig Nettles	5,279	4,616	663	Holds the single-season record of 412 (set in 1971)
3	Adrián Beltré*	5,182	3,365	1,817
4	Mike Schmidt*	5,045	0	5,045	Holds the National League single-season record (404 in 1974)
5	Buddy Bell	4,925	4,151	774
6	Ron Santo*	4,581	49	4,532	Held National League record, 1973-1987; held NL single-season record, 1966-1974
7	Gary Gaetti	4,531	3,703	828
8	Eddie Mathews*	4,322	38	4,284	Held major league record, 1965-1971; held National League record, 1964-1973
9	Wade Boggs*	4,246	4,246	0
10	Aurelio Rodriguez	4,150	4,022	128
11	Scott Rolen*	4,081	385	3,696
12	Ron Cey	4,018	3	4,015
13	Tim Wallach	3,992	85	3,907
14	Terry Pendleton	3,891	33	3,858
15	Sal Bando	3,720	3,720	0
16	Lave Cross	3,715	1,609	2,057	Includes 49 in American Association; held major league record, 1906-1965
17	Jimmy Collins*	3,702	1,974	1,728	Held American League record, 1901-1902; held AL single-season record, 1901-1902
18	George Brett*	3,674	3,674	0
19	Eddie Yost	3,659	3,659	0	Held American League record, 1960-1969
20	Ken Boyer	3,652	74	3,578
21	Aramis Ramírez	3,627	0	3,627
22	Robin Ventura	3,552	2,695	857
23	Arlie Latham	3,546	0	1,544	Includes 1,883 in American Association, 119 in Players' League; held major league record, 1891-1906; held single-season record, 1884-1886, 1891-1892; held NL single-season record, 1891-1892
24	Pie Traynor*	3,521	0	3,521	Held National League record, 1932-1964
25	Stan Hack	3,494	0	3,494
26	Chipper Jones*	3,447	0	3,447
27	Larry Gardner	3,408	3,408	0	Held American League record, 1921-1960
28	Nolan Arenado (114)	3,377	0	3,377
29	Matt Williams	3,376	301	3,075
30	Willie Kamm	3,345	3,345	0
31	George Kell*	3,303	3,303	0
32	Evan Longoria (0)	3,297	2,440	857
33	Harlond Clift	3,262	3,262	0	Held the single-season record, 1937-1971
34	Vinny Castilla	3,261	230	3,031
35	Pinky Higgins	3,258	3,258	0
36	Clete Boyer	3,218	2,193	1,025
37	Doug DeCinces	3,215	3,208	7
38	Home Run Baker*	3,155	3,155	0	Held American League record, 1918-1920
39	Ken Caminiti	3,127	99	3,028
40	Darrell Evans	3,123	38	3,085
41	Billy Nash	3,122	0	2,728	Includes 307 in Players' League, 87 in American Association; held National League record, 1895-1910
42	Ken Keltner	3,070	3,070	0
43	Ossie Bluege	3,040	3,040	0
44	Jimmy Austin	2,949	2,949	0	Held American League record, 1920-1921
45	David Wright	2,946	0	2,946
46	Bill Bradley	2,943	2,489	359	Includes 95 in Federal League; held American League record, 1903-1918
47	Willie Jones	2,934	10	2,924
48	Kyle Seager	2,930	2,930	0
49	Billy Shindle	2,891	0	2,226	Includes 663 in American Association, 2 in Players' League; held single-season record, 1888-1890, 1892-1916; held NL single-season record, 1892-1966
50	Doug Rader	2,887	103	2,784
51	Frank Malzone	2,884	2,884	0
52	Harry Steinfeldt	2,805	0	2,805	Held National League record, 1910-1932
53	Carney Lansford	2,799	2,799	0
54	Bob Elliott	2,744	197	2,547
55	Eric Chavez	2,732	2,618	114
56	Ken McMullen	2,731	2,523	208
57	Todd Zeile	2,724	490