2009 Triple-A Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 2009 on one page, top ten in each.
Mike Hessman led qualified third basemen with a .968 fielding percentage in 2009. Travis Metcalf led in assists (247) and double plays (28). Angel Chavez led in putouts (116). Kevin Howard made the most errors, 25.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 96 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Mike Hessman .968
- 2 Angel Chavez .965
- 3 Van Pope .961
- 4 Ryan Rohlinger .961
- 5 Travis Metcalf .957
- 6 Chris Johnson .947
Assists
3B A- 1 Travis Metcalf 247
- 2 Angel Chavez 240
- 3 Mike Hessman 239
- 4 Ryan Rohlinger 208
- 5 Chris Johnson 193
- 6 Kevin Howard 187
- 7 Andy Marte 170
- 8 Esteban German 163
- 9 Van Pope 153
- 10 Javier Castillo 151
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Angel Chavez 116
- 2 Neil Walker 71
- 3 Van Pope 69
- 4 Brett Wallace 67
- 5 Mike Hessman 66
- 6 Kevin Howard 64
- 7 Travis Metcalf 63
- 8 Ryan Rohlinger 62
- 8 Christian Colonel 62
- 10 Chris Johnson 56
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Travis Metcalf 28
- 2 Ryan Rohlinger 27
- 3 Andy Marte 24
- 4 Angel Chavez 22
- 5 Mike Hessman 21
- 6 Brett Wallace 18
- 7 Terry Tiffee 17
- 8 Neil Walker 16
- 9 Chris Johnson 15
- 9 Javier Castillo 15
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Angel Chavez 2.94
- 2 Travis Metcalf 2.82
- 3 Mike Hessman 2.77
- 4 Ryan Rohlinger 2.48
- 5 Chris Johnson 2.44
- 6 Van Pope 2.20
Games
3B G- 1 Angel Chavez 121
- 2 Mike Hessman 110
- 2 Travis Metcalf 110
- 4 Ryan Rohlinger 109
- 5 Chris Johnson 102
- 6 Van Pope 101
- 7 Kevin Howard 92
- 8 Christian Colonel 89
- 8 Neil Walker 89
- 10 Brett Wallace 87
Errors
3B E- 1 Kevin Howard 25
- 2 Javier Castillo 23
- 3 Christian Colonel 22
- 4 Chris Shelton 18
- 4 Mat Gamel 18
- 6 Brett Wallace 17
- 7 Neil Walker 16
- 8 Wes Hodges 15
- 8 Wes Bankston 15
- 10 Travis Metcalf 14