1977 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1977 on one page, top ten in each.
Ken Reitz led qualified third basemen with a .980 fielding percentage in 1977. Mike Schmidt led in assists (396). Bill Stein led in putouts (146). Ken Reitz also led in double plays (35). Wayne Gross made the most errors, 27.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 108 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Ken Reitz .980
- 2 Eric Soderholm .978
- 3 Graig Nettles .974
- 4 Sal Bando .966
- 5 Ron Cey .964
- 6 Bill Stein .964
- 7 Mike Schmidt .964
- 8 Toby Harrah .963
- 9 Lenny Randle .961
- 10 Buddy Bell .960
Assists
3B A- 1 Mike Schmidt 396
- 2 Ron Cey 346
- 3 Doug DeCinces 330
- 4 George Brett 325
- 5 Steve Ontiveros 324
- 6 Graig Nettles 321
- 7 Ken Reitz 320
- 8 Enos Cabell 280
- 9 Toby Harrah 278
- 10 Sal Bando 277
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Bill Stein 146
- 2 Enos Cabell 140
- 3 Ron Cey 138
- 4 Graig Nettles 132
- 5 Butch Hobson 128
- 6 Wayne Gross 126
- 7 Doug DeCinces 124
- 8 Ken Reitz 121
- 9 George Brett 115
- 10 Dave Chalk 114
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Ken Reitz 35
- 2 Doug DeCinces 34
- 3 Mike Schmidt 33
- 3 George Brett 33
- 5 Graig Nettles 31
- 5 Sal Bando 31
- 7 Ron Cey 29
- 7 Mike Cubbage 29
- 9 Phil Garner 28
- 10 Butch Hobson 27
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Mike Schmidt 3.37
- 2 George Brett 3.26
- 3 Ron Cey 3.16
- 4 Buddy Bell 3.09
- 5 Doug DeCinces 3.07
- 6 Enos Cabell 2.92
- 7 Graig Nettles 2.90
- 8 Lenny Randle 2.90
- 9 Mike Cubbage 2.83
- 10 Ken Reitz 2.81
Games
3B G- 1 Pete Rose 161
- 2 Toby Harrah 159
- 2 Butch Hobson 159
- 4 Ken Reitz 157
- 5 Graig Nettles 156
- 6 Steve Ontiveros 155
- 7 Ron Cey 153
- 8 Mike Schmidt 149
- 9 Doug DeCinces 148
- 10 Bill Stein 147
Errors
3B E- 1 Wayne Gross 27
- 2 Butch Hobson 23
- 2 Enos Cabell 23
- 4 Dave Chalk 21
- 4 Larry Parrish 21
- 6 Steve Ontiveros 20
- 6 Doug DeCinces 20
- 6 George Brett 20
- 9 Mike Schmidt 19
- 10 Ron Cey 18