Graig Nettles

Graig Nettles
Graig Nettles
	Nettles in 2007
	Third baseman
	Born: August 20, 1944; San Diego, California, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 6, 1967, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
	October 1, 1988, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Batting average	.248
Hits	2,225
Home runs	390
Runs batted in	1,314
Teams
	Minnesota Twins (1967–1969); Cleveland Indians (1970–1972); New York Yankees (1973–1983); San Diego Padres (1984–1986); Atlanta Braves (1987); Montreal Expos (1988);
Career highlights and awards
	6× All-Star (1975, 1977–1980, 1985); 2× World Series champion (1977, 1978); ALCS MVP (1981); 2× Gold Glove Award (1977, 1978); AL home run leader (1976);

Graig Nettles (born August 20, 1944), nicknamed "Puff", is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman. During a 22-year baseball career, he played for the Minnesota Twins (1967–1969), Cleveland Indians (1970–1972), New York Yankees (1973–1983), San Diego Padres (1984–1986), Atlanta Braves (1987), and Montreal Expos (1988).

Nettles is regarded as one of the best defensive third basemen of all time, winning two Gold Glove Awards in 1977-78. Despite his relatively low career batting average, he was a clutch offensive contributor, particularly with runners in scoring position. In addition, he set an American League record for career home runs by a third baseman. His 68.0 Wins Above Replacement (WAR) is the highest among all players with a batting average of .250 or lower.

Nettles was a six-time All-Star player. As a part of four pennant-winning Yankee teams, Nettles enjoyed his best season in 1977 when he won the Gold Glove Award and had career-highs in home runs (37) and runs batted in (107) in leading the Yankees to the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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