1965 MLB Pitcher Fielding Leaders
Every pitcher fielding board for 1965 on one page, top ten in each.
Fred Newman led all pitchers in assists in 1965, with 83. Mel Stottlemyre led in putouts (30). Don Drysdale made the most errors, 9.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 163.0 innings, the ERA-title bar.
Assists
P A- 1 Fred Newman 83
- 2 Claude Osteen 82
- 3 Mel Stottlemyre 74
- 4 Jim Kaat 64
- 5 Larry Jackson 58
- 6 Marcelino Lopez 57
- 7 Don Drysdale 55
- 8 Whitey Ford 53
- 9 Tommy John 51
- 9 Don Cardwell 51
Putouts
P PO- 1 Mel Stottlemyre 30
- 2 Jim Bunning 29
- 2 Vern Law 29
- 4 Jack Fisher 27
- 4 Bob Gibson 27
- 6 Fred Newman 25
- 6 Bob Bruce 25
- 8 Earl Wilson 24
- 9 Juan Marichal 23
- 9 Don Cardwell 23
Fielding Percentage
P FPCT- 1 Bobby Bolin 1.000
- 1 Sandy Koufax 1.000
- 1 Larry Jackson 1.000
- 1 Wade Blasingame 1.000
- 1 Cal Koonce 1.000
- 1 Whitey Ford 1.000
- 1 Ray Culp 1.000
- 8 Mel Stottlemyre .991
- 9 Jack Fisher .987
- 10 Vern Law .985
Range Factor
P RF- 1 Fred Newman 3.00
- 2 Mel Stottlemyre 2.81
- 3 Claude Osteen 2.33
- 4 Vern Law 2.24
- 5 Don Cardwell 2.00
- 6 Marcelino Lopez 1.97
- 7 Larry Jackson 1.95
- 8 Jim Bunning 1.77
- 9 Jack Fisher 1.77
- 10 Bob Friend 1.77
Games
P G- 1 Ted Abernathy 84
- 2 Eddie Fisher 82
- 3 Hal Woodeshick 78
- 4 Ron Kline 74
- 5 Lindy McDaniel 71
- 6 Bob Lee 69
- 7 Jim Dickson 68
- 8 Stu Miller 67
- 9 Hoyt Wilhelm 66
- 10 Jack Baldschun 65
Errors
P E- 1 Don Drysdale 9
- 2 Jim Kaat 6
- 2 Tony Cloninger 6
- 2 Steve Barber 6
- 2 Joe Sparma 6
- 6 Sammy Ellis 5
- 6 Mickey Lolich 5
- 6 Tommy John 5
- 6 Jim Lonborg 5
- 10 Bob Miller 4