1940 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1940 on one page, top ten in each.
Felton Snow led qualified third basemen with a .975 fielding percentage in 1940. Harlond Clift led in assists (329) and double plays (32). Bob Kennedy led in putouts (178). Bob Kennedy made the most errors, 33.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 26 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Felton Snow .975
- 2 Billy Werber .962
- 3 Harlond Clift .959
- 4 Howard Easterling .958
- 5 Stan Hack .954
- 5 Merrill May .954
- 7 Ken Keltner .953
- 8 Red Rolfe .949
- 9 Henry Spearman .949
- 10 Jud Wilson .943
Assists
3B A- 1 Harlond Clift 329
- 2 Bob Kennedy 322
- 3 Stan Hack 302
- 4 Merrill May 297
- 5 Red Rolfe 288
- 6 Billy Werber 287
- 7 Ken Keltner 277
- 8 Jim Tabor 267
- 9 Cecil Travis 265
- 10 Pinky Higgins 239
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Bob Kennedy 178
- 2 Stan Hack 175
- 3 Ken Keltner 170
- 4 Harlond Clift 161
- 4 Red Rolfe 161
- 6 Jim Tabor 143
- 7 Billy Werber 139
- 7 Merrill May 139
- 9 Cookie Lavagetto 137
- 10 Pinky Higgins 133
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Harlond Clift 32
- 2 Cecil Travis 30
- 3 Stan Hack 27
- 3 Ken Keltner 27
- 5 Bob Kennedy 25
- 5 Jim Tabor 25
- 7 Billy Werber 24
- 7 Red Rolfe 24
- 9 Sibby Sisti 21
- 10 Pinky Higgins 16
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Jim Tabor 3.42
- 2 Cecil Travis 3.37
- 3 Harlond Clift 3.33
- 4 Red Rolfe 3.25
- 5 Bob Kennedy 3.25
- 6 Merrill May 3.23
- 7 Stan Hack 3.22
- 8 Sibby Sisti 3.03
- 9 Ken Keltner 3.02
- 10 Billy Werber 2.98
Games
3B G- 1 Bob Kennedy 154
- 2 Stan Hack 148
- 2 Ken Keltner 148
- 4 Harlond Clift 147
- 5 Billy Werber 143
- 6 Red Rolfe 138
- 7 Merrill May 135
- 8 Pinky Higgins 129
- 9 Jim Tabor 120
- 10 Cookie Lavagetto 116
Errors
3B E- 1 Bob Kennedy 33
- 1 Jim Tabor 33
- 3 Pinky Higgins 29
- 4 Cecil Travis 27
- 5 Red Rolfe 24
- 5 Cookie Lavagetto 24
- 7 Stan Hack 23
- 8 Ken Keltner 22
- 9 Harlond Clift 21
- 9 Merrill May 21