Now, I'm going to to do the run conversion for third basemen. Table 1 below contains the following information for 18 MLB third basemen with 800 or more innings in 2012:
- Inn = Innings
- RZR = Revised Zone Rating
- OOZ = Out-of-Zone Plays
- PIZAA = Plays in Zone Above Average
- OOZAA = Out-of-Zone Plays Above Average
- PMAA = Total Plays Above Average
- RSAA = Runs Saved Above Average
The worst defender according to this metric was Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera (-18 RSAA). Cabrera rated equally as bad on in-zone plays as out-of-zone plays. Other advanced statistics support his being a below average defender but not by so much -4 on Defensive Runs Saved, -2 on Baseball Prospectus' Fielding Runs Above Average and -10 on Ultimate Zone Rating. So, he's probably below average (which isn't surprising) but we can't say to what degree with confidence. We may know more after next season.
Table 1: Runs Saved by MLB Third Basemen According to RZR, OOZ, 2012
Player
|
Team
|
Inn
|
RZR
|
OOZ
|
PIZ
AA
|
OOZ
AA
|
PMAA
|
RSAA
|
Brett
Lawrie
|
TOR
|
1,072
|
.765
|
72
|
12
|
39
|
51
|
41
|
David
Wright
|
NYM
|
1,348
|
.750
|
53
|
9
|
11
|
20
|
16
|
Mike
Moustakas
|
KCR
|
1,314
|
.760
|
44
|
15
|
3
|
18
|
14
|
Pablo
Sandoval
|
SFG
|
842
|
.738
|
32
|
4
|
6
|
10
|
8
|
Chipper
Jones
|
ATL
|
895
|
.717
|
37
|
-0
|
9
|
9
|
7
|
Alberto
Callaspo
|
LAA
|
1,106
|
.751
|
31
|
8
|
-3
|
5
|
4
|
Chase
Headley
|
SDP
|
1,397
|
.746
|
39
|
9
|
-4
|
5
|
4
|
David
Freese
|
STL
|
1,153
|
.754
|
30
|
11
|
-6
|
5
|
4
|
Adrian
Beltre
|
TEX
|
1,125
|
.728
|
34
|
2
|
-1
|
1
|
1
|
Aramis
Ramirez
|
MIL
|
1,242
|
.750
|
32
|
8
|
-6
|
1
|
1
|
Pedro
Alvarez
|
PIT
|
1,273
|
.691
|
48
|
-8
|
9
|
1
|
1
|
Ryan
Zimmerman
|
WSN
|
1,280
|
.691
|
45
|
-9
|
5
|
-3
|
-2
|
Kyle
Seager
|
SEA
|
1,208
|
.700
|
34
|
-5
|
-3
|
-8
|
-6
|
Kevin
Youkilis
|
BOS/CHW
|
894
|
.698
|
18
|
-4
|
-10
|
-14
|
-11
|
Trevor
Plouffe
|
MIN
|
804
|
.691
|
14
|
-6
|
-11
|
-17
|
-14
|
Hanley
Ramirez
|
MIA/LAD
|
860
|
.679
|
16
|
-7
|
-11
|
-17
|
-14
|
Chris Johnson
|
HOU/AZ
|
1,069
|
.681
|
24
|
-10
|
-9
|
-19
|
-15
|
Miguel
Cabrera
|
DET
|
1,322
|
.682
|
29
|
-11
|
-12
|
-22
|
-18
|
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