Ranking the top 10 third basemen in MLB for 2025

Unlike other positions that have already experienced an invasion of young stars, third base is just now entering the very early stages of a makeover.

Some of the top names on this list have been superstars at the position for the past decade. Now that those stars are in different stages of career declines, third-base rankings will look completely different in just a few years. There's a chance for newcomers (a couple of whom are on this list) to climb up to the top-five before the decade is over. 

Our eight-part series continues here with the top 10 third basemen entering the 2025 season.

2024 stats: .232/.358/.494, 15 HR, 135 wRC+, 2.4 fWAR
2025 ZiPS projection: .214/.341/.434, 21 HR, 119 wRC+, 2.4 fWAR

It seems like every year Muncy enters the season with expectations that he'll decline, but besides his missed time with injuries, he's stayed consistent at the plate. With the Dodgers, Muncy doesn't have the luxury of shifting to designated hitter with Shohei Ohtani batting leadoff, so give him credit for posting up at third in his mid-30s, all while carrying a high ceiling of 35 home runs, which he's achieved four times since 2018.

2024: .264/.312/.481, 18 HR, 125 wRC+, 2.8 fWAR
2025 ZiPS: .256/.317/.437, 17 HR, 116 WRC+, 3.6 fWAR

Coming off a breakout 2024 season that earned him his first career All-Star nod, Westburg is a first-timer on our third-base rankings with the possibility of a huge year in front of him. He split his time between second and third last year and now has the green light to begin settling into the hot corner full-time. He's not as flashy of a young O's star as Adley Rutschman or Gunnar Henderson, but that's not at all a knock on his talented skill set. Westburg, with a quieter disposition, has the