1968 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1968 on one page, top ten in each.
Joe Torre led qualified catchers with a .996 fielding percentage in 1968. Bill Freehan led in putouts (971). Johnny Bench led in assists (102). Tom Haller led in double plays (23). Dick Dietz made the most errors, 13.
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 Joe Torre .996
- 2 Joe Azcue .996
- 3 Randy Hundley .995
- 4 Bill Freehan .994
- 5 Jerry Grote .994
- 6 Tom Haller .994
- 7 Johnny Bench .992
- 7 Jake Gibbs .992
- 9 Mike Ryan .991
- 10 John Roseboro .991
Putouts
C PO- 1 Bill Freehan 971
- 2 Johnny Bench 942
- 3 Randy Hundley 885
- 4 Tom Haller 863
- 5 Jerry Grote 754
- 6 Jerry May 752
- 7 Tim McCarver 708
- 8 Joe Azcue 699
- 9 John Bateman 690
- 10 John Roseboro 689
Assists
C A- 1 Johnny Bench 102
- 2 Duane Josephson 86
- 3 Randy Hundley 81
- 3 Tom Haller 81
- 5 Bill Freehan 73
- 6 Jerry May 70
- 7 Mike Ryan 62
- 8 Jerry Grote 60
- 9 Jake Gibbs 55
- 10 Tim McCarver 54
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Tom Haller 23
- 2 Bill Freehan 15
- 2 Duane Josephson 15
- 4 Randy Hundley 11
- 4 Joe Azcue 11
- 4 Buck Rodgers 11
- 7 Johnny Bench 10
- 7 Jerry May 10
- 7 Dick Dietz 10
- 10 Jerry Grote 8
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Joe Azcue 7.72
- 2 Bill Freehan 7.57
- 3 Jerry Grote 7.08
- 4 Tim McCarver 6.99
- 5 John Bateman 6.84
- 6 Tom Haller 6.79
- 7 Johnny Bench 6.78
- 8 Duke Sims 6.71
- 9 John Roseboro 6.33
- 10 Jerry May 6.09
Games
C G- 1 Randy Hundley 160
- 2 Johnny Bench 154
- 3 Tom Haller 139
- 4 Bill Freehan 138
- 5 Jerry May 135
- 6 Duane Josephson 122
- 7 Jake Gibbs 121
- 8 John Roseboro 117
- 9 Jerry Grote 115
- 10 Tim McCarver 109
Errors
C E- 1 Dick Dietz 13
- 2 Tim McCarver 11
- 2 John Bateman 11
- 4 Jerry May 10
- 4 Duke Sims 10
- 6 Johnny Bench 9
- 7 Russ Gibson 8
- 8 Duane Josephson 7
- 8 John Roseboro 7
- 8 Buck Rodgers 7