1936 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1936 on one page, top ten in each.
Joe Stripp led qualified third basemen with a .968 fielding percentage in 1936. Odell Hale led in assists (323). Marv Owen led in putouts (190) and double plays (28). Buddy Lewis made the most errors, 32.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 104 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Joe Stripp .968
- 2 Lew Riggs .968
- 3 Red Rolfe .957
- 4 Pinky Whitney .956
- 5 Dewey Creacy .956
- 6 Travis Jackson .952
- 7 Marv Owen .952
- 8 Harlond Clift .951
- 9 Jimmy Dykes .951
- 10 Stan Hack .950
Assists
3B A- 1 Odell Hale 323
- 2 Harlond Clift 310
- 3 Buddy Lewis 297
- 4 Marv Owen 281
- 5 Lew Riggs 267
- 6 Pinky Higgins 266
- 7 Red Rolfe 265
- 8 Jimmy Dykes 240
- 9 Pinky Whitney 230
- 10 Bill Brubaker 209
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Marv Owen 190
- 2 Odell Hale 169
- 3 Red Rolfe 162
- 4 Harlond Clift 158
- 5 Buddy Lewis 152
- 6 Pinky Higgins 151
- 7 Bill Brubaker 134
- 8 Joe Stripp 132
- 9 Lew Riggs 122
- 10 Stan Hack 121
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Marv Owen 28
- 2 Harlond Clift 27
- 3 Odell Hale 26
- 4 Pinky Higgins 24
- 4 Buddy Lewis 24
- 6 Red Rolfe 20
- 7 Lew Riggs 19
- 8 Pinky Whitney 17
- 9 Billy Werber 16
- 9 Joe Coscarart 16
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Odell Hale 3.32
- 2 Buddy Lewis 3.23
- 3 Red Rolfe 3.21
- 4 Harlond Clift 3.08
- 5 Marv Owen 3.08
- 6 Pinky Whitney 2.90
- 7 Joe Stripp 2.89
- 8 Pinky Higgins 2.88
- 9 Jimmy Dykes 2.78
- 10 Lew Riggs 2.78
Games
3B G- 1 Marv Owen 153
- 2 Harlond Clift 152
- 3 Odell Hale 148
- 4 Bill Brubaker 145
- 4 Pinky Higgins 145
- 6 Stan Hack 140
- 6 Lew Riggs 140
- 8 Buddy Lewis 139
- 9 Red Rolfe 133
- 10 Jimmy Dykes 125
Errors
3B E- 1 Buddy Lewis 32
- 2 Odell Hale 28
- 3 Pinky Higgins 26
- 4 Marv Owen 24
- 4 Harlond Clift 24
- 6 Bill Brubaker 22
- 7 Red Rolfe 19
- 7 Billy Werber 19
- 9 Jimmy Dykes 18
- 9 Joe Coscarart 18