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1978 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders

Every first base fielding board for 1978 on one page, top ten in each.

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Chris Chambliss led qualified first basemen with a .997 fielding percentage in 1978. Steve Garvey led in putouts (1,546). Mike Hargrove led in assists (116). Jason Thompson led in double plays (153). Dale Murphy made the most errors, 20.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 109 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

1B FPCT
  1. 1 Chris Chambliss .997
  2. 2 Eddie Murray .997
  3. 3 Dan Driessen .996
  4. 4 Andre Thornton .995
  5. 5 Willie Montanez .995
  6. 6 Steve Garvey .994
  7. 7 Richie Hebner .994
  8. 8 Willie Stargell .994
  9. 9 Keith Hernandez .994
  10. 10 John Mayberry .993

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Putouts

1B PO
  1. 1 Steve Garvey 1,546
  2. 2 Eddie Murray 1,504
  3. 3 Jason Thompson 1,503
  4. 4 Keith Hernandez 1,436
  5. 5 Chris Chambliss 1,366
  6. 6 Rod Carew 1,362
  7. 7 Willie Montanez 1,350
  8. 8 Andre Thornton 1,327
  9. 9 Dan Driessen 1,264
  10. 10 Mike Hargrove 1,221

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Assists

1B A
  1. 1 Mike Hargrove 116
  2. 2 Chris Chambliss 111
  3. 3 Dave Revering 110
  4. 4 Eddie Murray 106
  5. 4 Andre Thornton 106
  6. 6 Rod Carew 105
  7. 7 Willie Montanez 104
  8. 8 Keith Hernandez 96
  9. 9 Bob Watson 95
  10. 10 Dan Driessen 93

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Double Plays

1B DP
  1. 1 Jason Thompson 153
  2. 2 Eddie Murray 143
  3. 3 Willie Montanez 138
  4. 4 Rod Carew 134
  5. 5 Keith Hernandez 124
  6. 6 Steve Garvey 121
  7. 7 John Mayberry 120
  8. 8 Chris Chambliss 119
  9. 8 Dan Meyer 119
  10. 10 Tony Perez 116

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Range Factor

1B RF
  1. 1 Jason Thompson 10.56
  2. 2 Eddie Murray 10.25
  3. 3 Steve Garvey 10.06
  4. 4 Rod Carew 9.91
  5. 5 Andre Thornton 9.88
  6. 6 George Scott 9.80
  7. 7 Dan Meyer 9.78
  8. 8 Keith Hernandez 9.70
  9. 9 Mike Hargrove 9.55
  10. 10 Chris Chambliss 9.53

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Games

1B G
  1. 1 Steve Garvey 161
  2. 2 Keith Hernandez 158
  3. 2 Willie Montanez 158
  4. 4 Eddie Murray 157
  5. 5 Chris Chambliss 155
  6. 6 Dan Driessen 151
  7. 6 Jason Thompson 151
  8. 8 Rod Carew 148
  9. 9 Tony Perez 145
  10. 9 Andre Thornton 145

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Errors

1B E
  1. 1 Dale Murphy 20
  2. 2 Mike Hargrove 17
  3. 3 Rod Carew 16
  4. 4 Dave Revering 13
  5. 4 Dan Meyer 13
  6. 6 Jason Thompson 11
  7. 6 Tony Perez 11
  8. 6 Cecil Cooper 11
  9. 9 Keith Hernandez 10
  10. 9 George Scott 10

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