1972 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders
Every outfield fielding board for 1972 on one page, top ten in each.
Pete Rose led all outfielders in assists in 1972, with 15. Bobby Tolan led in putouts (401). Lou Brock made the most errors, 13.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 104 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Assists
OF A- 1 Pete Rose 15
- 1 Willie Montanez 15
- 1 Bernie Carbo 15
- 4 Ken Henderson 14
- 5 Carlos May 13
- 5 Ken Berry 13
- 7 Bobby Murcer 11
- 7 Jose Cardenal 11
- 7 Vada Pinson 11
- 7 Ted Ford 11
Putouts
OF PO- 1 Bobby Tolan 401
- 2 Bobby Murcer 382
- 3 Dave May 376
- 4 Willie Davis 373
- 5 Amos Otis 351
- 6 Bobby Bonds 345
- 6 Cesar Cedeno 345
- 8 Dusty Baker 344
- 9 Paul Blair 337
- 10 Al Oliver 332
Fielding Percentage
OF FPCT- 1 Ken Berry 1.000
- 2 Rick Monday .996
- 3 Pete Rose .994
- 4 Roy White .994
- 5 Mickey Stanley .994
- 6 Bobby Murcer .992
- 7 Joe Rudi .992
- 8 Amos Otis .992
- 9 Paul Blair .991
- 10 Vada Pinson .991
Range Factor
OF RF- 1 Dusty Baker 2.86
- 2 Dave May 2.79
- 3 Bobby Tolan 2.75
- 4 Willie Davis 2.62
- 5 Amos Otis 2.61
- 6 Bobby Murcer 2.60
- 7 Cesar Cedeno 2.58
- 8 Willie Montanez 2.56
- 9 Tommie Agee 2.56
- 10 Paul Blair 2.50
Games
OF G- 1 Roy White 155
- 2 Pete Rose 154
- 3 Bobby Bonds 153
- 4 Bobby Murcer 151
- 5 Lou Piniella 150
- 6 Lou Brock 149
- 6 Bobby Tolan 149
- 8 Joe Rudi 147
- 9 Willie Davis 146
- 10 Greg Luzinski 145
Errors
OF E- 1 Lou Brock 13
- 2 Greg Luzinski 11
- 2 Tommie Agee 11
- 4 Ralph Garr 10
- 4 Oscar Brown 10
- 6 Reggie Jackson 9
- 6 Luis Melendez 9
- 8 Bobby Bonds 8
- 8 Richie Scheinblum 8
- 10 Lou Piniella 7