2008 Triple-A Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 2008 on one page, top ten in each.
Anderson Hernandez led qualified shortstops with a .970 fielding percentage in 2008. Jesus Merchan led in assists (297), putouts (175) and double plays (81). Andrés Blanco made the most errors, 22.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 94 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 Anderson Hernandez .970
- 2 Oswaldo Navarro .963
- 3 Jesus Merchan .957
- 4 Mike Rouse .956
Assists
SS A- 1 Jesus Merchan 297
- 2 Anderson Hernandez 294
- 3 Mike Rouse 283
- 4 Doug Bernier 275
- 5 Chris Barnwell 258
- 6 Oswaldo Navarro 250
- 7 Reid Brignac 249
- 8 Paul Janish 248
- 9 Brian Barden 245
- 10 Brent Lillibridge 242
Putouts
SS PO- 1 Jesus Merchan 175
- 2 Anderson Hernandez 158
- 3 Mike Rouse 154
- 3 Paul Janish 154
- 5 Ray Olmedo 152
- 6 Brent Lillibridge 141
- 7 Oswaldo Navarro 140
- 7 Brandon Wood 140
- 9 Brian Barden 139
- 10 Pedro Lopez 138
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 Jesus Merchan 81
- 2 Doug Bernier 75
- 3 Mike Rouse 69
- 4 Chris Barnwell 68
- 5 Oswaldo Navarro 63
- 6 Brian Barden 58
- 7 Anderson Hernandez 57
- 7 Brandon Wood 57
- 9 Gregorio Petit 55
- 10 Pedro Lopez 54
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Jesus Merchan 4.41
- 2 Oswaldo Navarro 4.06
- 3 Mike Rouse 3.90
- 4 Anderson Hernandez 3.86
Games
SS G- 1 Anderson Hernandez 117
- 2 Mike Rouse 112
- 3 Jesus Merchan 107
- 4 Oswaldo Navarro 96
- 5 Andrés Blanco 94
- 6 Ray Olmedo 93
- 7 Brian Barden 92
- 7 Reid Brignac 92
- 9 Paul Janish 90
- 9 Brent Lillibridge 90
Errors
SS E- 1 Andrés Blanco 22
- 2 Jesus Merchan 21
- 3 Mike Rouse 20
- 4 Brent Lillibridge 19
- 5 Brandon Wood 16
- 5 Gregorio Petit 16
- 5 Brett Dowdy 16
- 8 Oswaldo Navarro 15
- 8 Fernando Cortez 15
- 8 Sergio Santos 15