1952 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1952 on one page, top ten in each.
Clint Courtney led qualified catchers with a .996 fielding percentage in 1952. Yogi Berra led in putouts (700). Del Rice led in assists (81). Wes Westrum led in double plays (11). Mickey Grasso made the most errors, 17.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 78 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Clint Courtney .996
- 2 Roy Campanella .994
- 3 Yogi Berra .992
- 4 Del Rice .992
- 5 Joe Astroth .992
- 6 Sherm Lollar .989
- 7 Jim Hegan .987
- 8 Joe Ginsberg .984
- 9 Walker Cooper .983
- 10 Sammy White .983
Putouts
C PO- 1 Yogi Berra 700
- 2 Del Rice 677
- 3 Roy Campanella 662
- 4 Sherm Lollar 590
- 5 Jim Hegan 498
- 6 Clint Courtney 487
- 7 Mickey Grasso 485
- 8 Wes Westrum 481
- 9 Sammy White 464
- 10 Toby Atwell 451
Assists
C A- 1 Del Rice 81
- 2 Yogi Berra 73
- 3 Clint Courtney 69
- 4 Mickey Grasso 64
- 4 Wes Westrum 64
- 6 Joe Garagiola 63
- 7 Sammy White 59
- 8 Roy Campanella 55
- 8 Walker Cooper 55
- 10 Sherm Lollar 53
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Wes Westrum 11
- 2 Yogi Berra 10
- 3 Joe Garagiola 9
- 3 Joe Astroth 9
- 5 Del Rice 8
- 5 Walker Cooper 8
- 7 Roy Campanella 7
- 7 Clint Courtney 7
- 7 Sammy White 7
- 7 Jim Hegan 7
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Roy Campanella 5.88
- 2 Yogi Berra 5.52
- 3 Sherm Lollar 5.36
- 4 Walker Cooper 5.30
- 5 Del Rice 5.16
- 6 Jim Hegan 5.15
- 7 Toby Atwell 4.96
- 8 Clint Courtney 4.92
- 9 Wes Westrum 4.87
- 10 Mickey Grasso 4.82
Games
C G- 1 Del Rice 147
- 2 Yogi Berra 140
- 3 Roy Campanella 122
- 4 Sherm Lollar 120
- 5 Mickey Grasso 114
- 6 Clint Courtney 113
- 7 Wes Westrum 112
- 8 Sammy White 110
- 9 Jim Hegan 107
- 10 Joe Garagiola 105
Errors
C E- 1 Mickey Grasso 17
- 2 Andy Seminick 13
- 3 Wes Westrum 12
- 3 Toby Atwell 12
- 5 Joe Garagiola 11
- 5 Smoky Burgess 11
- 7 Sammy White 9
- 8 Joe Ginsberg 8
- 8 Walker Cooper 8
- 10 Sherm Lollar 7