1948 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders

Every third base fielding board for 1948 on one page, top ten in each.

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Hank Majeski led qualified third basemen with a .975 fielding percentage in 1948. Andy Pafko led in assists (314). Eddie Yost led in putouts (189). Johnny Pesky led in double plays (35). Andy Pafko made the most errors, 29.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 103 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

3B FPCT

1 Hank Majeski .975
2 Ken Keltner .969
3 Eddie Yost .966
4 Bob Dillinger .956
5 Johnny Pesky .951
6 Sid Gordon .948
7 Billy Johnson .947
8 Frankie Gustine .947
9 Bob Elliott .945
10 Andy Pafko .938

Assists

3B A

1 Andy Pafko 314
2 Ken Keltner 312
3 Johnny Pesky 303
4 Bob Elliott 298
5 Hank Majeski 268
6 Frankie Gustine 256
7 Grady Hatton 243
8 Bob Dillinger 242
9 Eddie Yost 240
10 Sid Gordon 220

Putouts

3B PO

1 Eddie Yost 189
2 Bob Dillinger 187
3 Hank Majeski 163
4 Billy Johnson 147
5 Bob Elliott 146
6 Grady Hatton 141
7 Sid Gordon 126
8 Andy Pafko 125
9 Ken Keltner 123
10 Johnny Pesky 121

Double Plays

3B DP

Range Factor

3B RF

1 Frankie Gustine 3.18
2 Andy Pafko 3.16
3 Grady Hatton 3.12
4 Billy Johnson 3.05
5 Hank Majeski 3.04
6 Sid Gordon 3.01
7 Johnny Pesky 3.01
8 Bob Elliott 2.96
9 Eddie Yost 2.96
10 Ken Keltner 2.84

Games

3B G

1 Bob Dillinger 153
1 Ken Keltner 153
3 Bob Elliott 150
4 Eddie Yost 145
5 Hank Majeski 142
6 Johnny Pesky 141
7 Andy Pafko 139
8 Grady Hatton 123
9 Frankie Gustine 118
9 Billy Johnson 118

Errors

3B E