1954 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1954 on one page, top ten in each.
Willie Jones led qualified third basemen with a .969 fielding percentage in 1954. Eddie Yost led in assists (347). Willie Jones also led in putouts (184). Jim Finigan led in double plays (34). Ray Jablonski made the most errors, 34.
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 Willie Jones .969
- 2 Eddie Yost .968
- 3 Andy Carey .967
- 4 Eddie Mathews .966
- 5 Ray Boone .964
- 6 Randy Jackson .955
- 7 Jim Finigan .948
- 8 Hank Thompson .945
- 9 Ray Jablonski .925
Assists
3B A- 1 Eddie Yost 347
- 2 Ray Boone 332
- 3 Jim Finigan 305
- 4 Ray Jablonski 298
- 5 Andy Carey 283
- 6 Willie Jones 277
- 7 Hank Thompson 267
- 8 Randy Jackson 266
- 9 Eddie Mathews 254
- 10 Grady Hatton 219
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Willie Jones 184
- 2 Eddie Yost 170
- 2 Ray Boone 170
- 4 Andy Carey 154
- 5 Jim Finigan 151
- 6 Bobby Adams 127
- 7 Hank Thompson 125
- 8 Ray Jablonski 122
- 9 Randy Jackson 118
- 10 Eddie Mathews 112
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Jim Finigan 34
- 2 Andy Carey 32
- 3 Eddie Yost 29
- 4 Eddie Mathews 28
- 5 Hank Thompson 27
- 6 Ray Jablonski 25
- 7 Bobby Adams 24
- 8 Willie Jones 23
- 9 Ray Boone 22
- 10 Randy Jackson 21
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Andy Carey 3.64
- 2 Ray Boone 3.39
- 3 Jim Finigan 3.35
- 4 Eddie Yost 3.34
- 5 Willie Jones 3.27
- 6 Randy Jackson 3.10
- 7 Hank Thompson 3.02
- 8 Eddie Mathews 2.88
- 9 Ray Jablonski 2.82
Games
3B G- 1 Eddie Yost 155
- 2 Ray Jablonski 149
- 3 Ray Boone 148
- 4 Willie Jones 141
- 5 Jim Finigan 136
- 6 Hank Thompson 130
- 7 Eddie Mathews 127
- 8 Randy Jackson 124
- 9 Andy Carey 120
- 10 Grady Hatton 103
Errors
3B E- 1 Ray Jablonski 34
- 2 Jim Finigan 25
- 3 Hank Thompson 23
- 4 Ray Boone 19
- 5 Randy Jackson 18
- 6 Eddie Yost 17
- 7 Bobby Adams 16
- 8 Willie Jones 15
- 8 Andy Carey 15
- 10 Bob Kennedy 14