1969 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1969 on one page, top ten in each.
Rico Petrocelli led qualified shortstops with a .981 fielding percentage in 1969. Leo Cardenas led in assists (570), putouts (310) and double plays (126). Jackie Hernandez made the most errors, 33.
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 Rico Petrocelli .981
- 2 Luis Aparicio .976
- 3 Don Kessinger .976
- 4 Ed Brinkman .976
- 5 Jim Fregosi .972
- 6 Tom Tresh .971
- 7 Hal Lanier .969
- 8 Dal Maxvill .969
- 8 Don Money .969
- 10 Bud Harrelson .969
Assists
SS A- 1 Leo Cardenas 570
- 2 Luis Aparicio 563
- 3 Don Kessinger 542
- 4 Hal Lanier 530
- 5 Ed Brinkman 511
- 6 Maury Wills 496
- 7 Rico Petrocelli 466
- 8 Jim Fregosi 465
- 9 Mark Belanger 449
- 10 Don Money 443
Putouts
SS PO- 1 Leo Cardenas 310
- 2 Jackie Hernandez 306
- 3 Rico Petrocelli 269
- 4 Don Kessinger 266
- 5 Jim Fregosi 255
- 6 Hal Lanier 252
- 7 Mark Belanger 251
- 8 Luis Aparicio 248
- 8 Ed Brinkman 248
- 10 Bud Harrelson 243
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 Leo Cardenas 126
- 2 Rico Petrocelli 103
- 3 Don Kessinger 101
- 4 Hal Lanier 98
- 5 Bobby Wine 96
- 6 Luis Aparicio 94
- 7 Ed Brinkman 92
- 7 Maury Wills 92
- 9 Jim Fregosi 88
- 10 Don Money 82
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Leo Cardenas 5.50
- 2 Luis Aparicio 5.27
- 3 Hal Lanier 5.21
- 4 Don Money 5.20
- 5 Don Kessinger 5.15
- 6 Ed Brinkman 5.06
- 7 Bud Harrelson 4.96
- 8 Maury Wills 4.91
- 9 Bert Campaneris 4.89
- 10 Bobby Wine 4.87
Games
SS G- 1 Leo Cardenas 160
- 1 Jim Fregosi 160
- 3 Don Kessinger 157
- 4 Luis Aparicio 154
- 5 Rico Petrocelli 153
- 6 Ed Brinkman 150
- 6 Hal Lanier 150
- 6 Maury Wills 150
- 9 Mark Belanger 148
- 10 Freddie Patek 146
Errors
SS E- 1 Jackie Hernandez 33
- 2 Leo Cardenas 32
- 3 Bobby Wine 31
- 4 Freddie Patek 30
- 5 Maury Wills 28
- 6 Hal Lanier 25
- 7 Denis Menke 24
- 8 Mark Belanger 23
- 9 Jim Fregosi 21
- 9 Don Money 21