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1962 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders

Every shortstop fielding board for 1962 on one page, top ten in each.

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Luis Aparicio led qualified shortstops with a .973 fielding percentage in 1962. Dick Groat led in assists (521). Zoilo Versalles led in putouts (335) and double plays (127). Dick Groat made the most errors, 38.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 108 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

SS FPCT

1 Luis Aparicio .973
2 Jose Pagan .973
3 Roy McMillan .972
4 Leo Cardenas .972
5 Zoilo Versalles .970
6 Tom Tresh .970
7 Jerry Adair .969
8 Eddie Bressoud .965
9 Elio Chacon .961
10 Andre Rodgers .960

Assists

SS A

1 Dick Groat 521
2 Zoilo Versalles 501
3 Maury Wills 493
4 Eddie Bressoud 482
5 Jose Pagan 461
6 Luis Aparicio 452
7 Leo Cardenas 443
8 Andre Rodgers 433
9 Roy McMillan 424
10 Woodie Held 371

Putouts

SS PO

1 Zoilo Versalles 335
2 Dick Groat 314
3 Maury Wills 295
4 Eddie Bressoud 291
5 Jose Pagan 286
6 Luis Aparicio 280
7 Leo Cardenas 273
8 Roy McMillan 243
9 Andre Rodgers 239
10 Chico Fernandez 235

Double Plays

SS DP

1 Zoilo Versalles 127
2 Dick Groat 126
3 Eddie Bressoud 107
4 Luis Aparicio 102
5 Woodie Held 101
6 Andre Rodgers 91
7 Maury Wills 86
8 Roy McMillan 85
9 Jose Pagan 84
9 Leo Cardenas 84

Range Factor

SS RF

1 Zoilo Versalles 5.23
2 Dick Groat 5.19
3 Andre Rodgers 5.05
4 Eddie Bressoud 5.05
5 Roy McMillan 4.94
6 Elio Chacon 4.87
7 Luis Aparicio 4.82
8 Leo Cardenas 4.81
9 Maury Wills 4.78
10 Joe Koppe 4.69

Games

SS G

1 Maury Wills 165
2 Jose Pagan 164
3 Dick Groat 161
4 Zoilo Versalles 160
5 Eddie Bressoud 153
6 Luis Aparicio 152
7 Leo Cardenas 149
8 Chico Fernandez 138
9 Roy McMillan 135
10 Woodie Held 133

Errors

SS E