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1961 MLB Pitcher Fielding Leaders

Every pitcher fielding board for 1961 on one page, top ten in each.

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Bob Purkey led all pitchers in assists in 1961, with 69. Frank Lary led in putouts (32). Stan Williams made the most errors, 7.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 155.0 innings, the ERA-title bar.

Assists

P A
  1. 1 Bob Purkey 69
  2. 2 Warren Spahn 63
  3. 3 Lew Burdette 60
  4. 3 Steve Barber 60
  5. 5 Frank Lary 55
  6. 6 Don Cardwell 54
  7. 7 Ken McBride 53
  8. 7 Glen Hobbie 53
  9. 9 Dick Ellsworth 49
  10. 10 Jack Kralick 47

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Putouts

P PO
  1. 1 Frank Lary 32
  2. 2 Bob Purkey 29
  3. 3 Lew Burdette 27
  4. 4 Gary Bell 26
  5. 5 Mudcat Grant 25
  6. 6 Milt Pappas 24
  7. 7 Joey Jay 23
  8. 8 Jim Bunning 21
  9. 9 John Buzhardt 20
  10. 9 Ray Herbert 20

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Fielding Percentage

P FPCT
  1. 1 Mike McCormick 1.000
  2. 1 Jerry Walker 1.000
  3. 1 Carl Willey 1.000
  4. 1 Paul Foytack 1.000
  5. 1 Ralph Terry 1.000
  6. 1 Joe Gibbon 1.000
  7. 1 Tom Sturdivant 1.000
  8. 1 Hal Brown 1.000
  9. 9 Lew Burdette .989
  10. 9 Frank Lary .989

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Range Factor

P RF
  1. 1 Bob Purkey 2.72
  2. 2 Frank Lary 2.42
  3. 3 Milt Pappas 2.23
  4. 4 Lew Burdette 2.18
  5. 5 Warren Spahn 2.08
  6. 6 Steve Barber 1.97
  7. 7 Glen Hobbie 1.92
  8. 8 Ken McBride 1.89
  9. 9 Don Cardwell 1.85
  10. 10 Larry Jackson 1.79

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Games

P G
  1. 1 Luis Arroyo 65
  2. 1 Jack Baldschun 65
  3. 3 Stu Miller 63
  4. 4 Roy Face 62
  5. 5 Turk Lown 59
  6. 5 Tom Morgan 59
  7. 7 Don Elston 58
  8. 7 Bill Kunkel 58
  9. 9 Bob Anderson 57
  10. 9 Mike Fornieles 57

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Errors

P E
  1. 1 Stan Williams 7
  2. 1 Ray Sadecki 7
  3. 3 Ted Bowsfield 5
  4. 3 Whitey Ford 5
  5. 3 Jim Perry 5
  6. 3 Ken Hunt 5
  7. 7 Bud Daley 4
  8. 7 Steve Barber 4
  9. 7 Glen Hobbie 4
  10. 7 Ike Delock 4

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