McBride wore the number his first two seasons with the Phillies, hitting a combined 21 homers with 55 steals for 2 playoff teams. Mike Schmidt wore No. 22 in 1972 when he made his MLB debut.

He reached 500 in his 16th season. For nine straight seasons (1979-87) Schmidt hit at least 30 home runs. If Harper duplicated Schmidt’s 300-to-500 pace he would join the 500 club in 2029.

All that, of course, is in homage to the cover of the 1987 edition, for which Phillies legend and Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt posed with his own legion of hardware -- in this case, his 1986 MVP ...

Many of the infielders above are names not household names, and for consistent contributions as a third baseman, the players we ranked below are the gold standard. 1. Mike Schmidt (1972-89) .267 ...