Art Devlin was an excellent defensive Third Baseman in the dead-ball era, finishing four times in the top ten in Defensive bWAR, and three times was the leader in Assists by a Third Baseman.
Devlin was not the best hitter in the National League, but he was competent, collecting at least 120 Hits in his first seven seasons and using his speed to swipe at least 20 Bases in six of those years, including a league-leading 59 in 1905. That was the year that he helped New York win the World Series.
A Giant for eight years before he was sold to the Boston Braves, Devlin had 1,011 Hits and 439 Stolen Bases for New York.
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