1961 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1961 on one page, top ten in each.
Sherm Lollar led qualified catchers with a .998 fielding percentage in 1961. John Roseboro led in putouts (877) and double plays (16). Clay Dalrymple led in assists (86). Clay Dalrymple made the most errors, 14.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 82 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Sherm Lollar .998
- 2 Earl Battey .993
- 3 Elston Howard .993
- 4 Earl Averill .991
- 5 Smoky Burgess .991
- 6 Dick Brown .990
- 7 John Romano .989
- 8 Gus Triandos .989
- 9 Mike Roarke .988
- 10 John Roseboro .986
Putouts
C PO- 1 John Roseboro 877
- 2 Earl Battey 812
- 3 John Romano 752
- 4 Ed Bailey 683
- 5 Gus Triandos 642
- 6 Elston Howard 635
- 7 Jim Pagliaroni 586
- 8 Clay Dalrymple 551
- 9 Earl Averill 542
- 10 Joe Torre 494
Assists
C A- 1 Clay Dalrymple 86
- 2 Earl Battey 60
- 3 John Romano 58
- 4 John Roseboro 56
- 5 Gus Triandos 55
- 6 Joe Torre 50
- 7 Dick Bertell 49
- 8 Sherm Lollar 48
- 9 Ed Bailey 45
- 10 Elston Howard 43
Double Plays
C DP- 1 John Roseboro 16
- 2 Clay Dalrymple 10
- 2 Dick Bertell 10
- 4 Earl Battey 9
- 4 Gus Triandos 9
- 6 John Romano 8
- 6 Jerry Zimmerman 8
- 8 Dick Brown 7
- 8 Haywood Sullivan 7
- 8 Joe Pignatano 7
Range Factor
C RF- 1 John Roseboro 7.46
- 2 Earl Battey 6.66
- 3 Earl Averill 6.59
- 4 Ed Bailey 6.33
- 5 Gus Triandos 6.11
- 6 Elston Howard 6.11
- 7 Jim Pagliaroni 5.79
- 8 John Romano 5.74
- 9 Dick Brown 5.47
- 10 Clay Dalrymple 5.22
Games
C G- 1 John Romano 141
- 2 Earl Battey 131
- 3 John Roseboro 125
- 4 Clay Dalrymple 122
- 5 Ed Bailey 115
- 6 Gus Triandos 114
- 7 Joe Torre 112
- 8 Elston Howard 111
- 9 Jim Pagliaroni 108
- 10 Sherm Lollar 107
Errors
C E- 1 Clay Dalrymple 14
- 2 John Roseboro 13
- 3 Ed Bailey 12
- 4 Joe Torre 10
- 4 Jim Pagliaroni 10
- 4 Jerry Zimmerman 10
- 7 John Romano 9
- 7 Joe Pignatano 9
- 7 Russ Nixon 9
- 10 Gus Triandos 8