1938 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1938 on one page, top ten in each.
Joe Stripp led qualified third basemen with a .971 fielding percentage in 1938. Buddy Lewis led in assists (329) and double plays (32). Stan Hack led in putouts (178). Buddy Lewis made the most errors, 47.
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 .971
- 2 Harlond Clift .962
- 3 Red Rolfe .959
- 4 Mel Ott .957
- 5 Ken Keltner .956
- 6 Stan Hack .954
- 7 Marv Owen .948
- 7 Lee Handley .948
- 9 Lew Riggs .947
- 10 Billy Werber .935
Assists
3B A- 1 Buddy Lewis 329
- 2 Harlond Clift 306
- 3 Marv Owen 305
- 4 Lee Handley 304
- 5 Stan Hack 300
- 6 Red Rolfe 294
- 7 Lew Riggs 280
- 8 Pinky Higgins 272
- 9 Ken Keltner 271
- 10 Billy Werber 266
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Stan Hack 178
- 2 Harlond Clift 176
- 3 Billy Werber 168
- 4 Buddy Lewis 161
- 5 Red Rolfe 151
- 6 Lew Riggs 146
- 7 Ken Keltner 141
- 8 Pinky Higgins 140
- 9 Marv Owen 136
- 9 Cookie Lavagetto 136
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Buddy Lewis 32
- 2 Harlond Clift 31
- 3 Marv Owen 29
- 4 Pinky Higgins 28
- 5 Stan Hack 26
- 5 Red Rolfe 26
- 5 Lee Handley 26
- 5 Cookie Lavagetto 26
- 9 Billy Werber 21
- 9 Joe Stripp 21
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Buddy Lewis 3.25
- 2 Billy Werber 3.24
- 3 Harlond Clift 3.24
- 4 Marv Owen 3.15
- 5 Stan Hack 3.15
- 6 Lee Handley 3.11
- 7 Lew Riggs 3.04
- 8 Pinky Higgins 2.99
- 9 Mel Ott 2.97
- 10 Red Rolfe 2.95
Games
3B G- 1 Stan Hack 152
- 2 Buddy Lewis 151
- 2 Red Rolfe 151
- 4 Harlond Clift 149
- 4 Ken Keltner 149
- 6 Marv Owen 140
- 6 Lew Riggs 140
- 8 Pinky Higgins 138
- 9 Lee Handley 136
- 10 Billy Werber 134
Errors
3B E- 1 Buddy Lewis 47
- 2 Pinky Higgins 39
- 3 Billy Werber 30
- 4 Cookie Lavagetto 28
- 5 Marv Owen 24
- 5 Lew Riggs 24
- 7 Stan Hack 23
- 7 Lee Handley 23
- 9 Red Rolfe 19
- 9 Harlond Clift 19