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1977 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders

Every shortstop fielding board for 1977 on one page, top ten in each.

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Dave Concepcion led qualified shortstops with a .986 fielding percentage in 1977. Ivan de Jesus led in assists (595). Bill Almon led in putouts (303). Roy Smalley led in double plays (116). Bill Almon made the most errors, 41.

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 Dave Concepcion .986
2 Mark Belanger .985
3 Larry Bowa .983
4 Tim Foli .977
5 Bucky Dent .974
6 Rick Burleson .970
7 Tom Veryzer .969
8 Chris Speier .968
9 Bert Campaneris .968
10 Frank Duffy .967

Assists

SS A

1 Ivan de Jesus 595
2 Bill Almon 538
3 Bill Russell 523
4 Larry Bowa 518
5 Roy Smalley 504
6 Dave Concepcion 490
7 Bert Campaneris 483
8 Rick Burleson 482
9 Chris Speier 455
10 Garry Templeton 453

Putouts

SS PO

1 Bill Almon 303
2 Rick Burleson 285
2 Garry Templeton 285
4 Dave Concepcion 280
5 Bert Campaneris 269
6 Alan Bannister 259
7 Robin Yount 256
8 Roy Smalley 255
9 Freddie Patek 252
10 Bucky Dent 250

Double Plays

SS DP

1 Roy Smalley 116
2 Rick Burleson 111
3 Bill Russell 102
4 Dave Concepcion 101
5 Garry Templeton 98
6 Larry Bowa 94
6 Ivan de Jesus 94
6 Robin Yount 94
9 Bert Campaneris 91
10 Bucky Dent 90

Range Factor

SS RF

1 Bill Almon 5.43
2 Ivan de Jesus 5.38
3 Roy Smalley 5.06
4 Bert Campaneris 5.05
5 Rick Burleson 4.98
6 Bill Russell 4.95
7 Dave Concepcion 4.94
8 Garry Templeton 4.89
9 Tim Foli 4.88
10 Chris Speier 4.85

Games

SS G

1 Bucky Dent 158
2 Dave Concepcion 156
3 Bill Almon 155
4 Larry Bowa 154
4 Rick Burleson 154
4 Ivan de Jesus 154
4 Freddie Patek 154
8 Bill Russell 153
8 Robin Yount 153
10 Garry Templeton 151

Errors

SS E