1978 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders
Every outfield fielding board for 1978 on one page, top ten in each.
Warren Cromartie led all outfielders in assists in 1978, with 24. Garry Maddox led in putouts (444). Willie Norwood made the most errors, 14.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 108 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Assists
OF A- 1 Warren Cromartie 24
- 1 Ellis Valentine 24
- 3 Steve Henderson 18
- 3 Sixto Lezcano 18
- 5 Andre Dawson 17
- 5 Rick Bosetti 17
- 7 Jack Clark 16
- 7 Bobby Bonds 16
- 7 Johnny Grubb 16
- 10 Bob Bailor 15
Putouts
OF PO- 1 Garry Maddox 444
- 2 Ron LeFlore 440
- 3 Rick Bosetti 417
- 4 Andre Dawson 411
- 5 Omar Moreno 409
- 6 Fred Lynn 408
- 7 Ruppert Jones 393
- 8 Terry Puhl 386
- 8 Lee Mazzilli 386
- 10 Mickey Rivers 384
Fielding Percentage
OF FPCT- 1 Bake McBride .996
- 2 Amos Otis .995
- 3 Rick Manning .995
- 4 Jerry Mumphrey .995
- 5 George Hendrick .994
- 6 Terry Puhl .992
- 7 Joe Rudi .992
- 8 Rowland Office .990
- 9 Al Cowens .990
- 10 Lyman Bostock .989
Range Factor
OF RF- 1 Rick Bosetti 3.21
- 2 Ruppert Jones 3.15
- 3 Garry Maddox 2.93
- 4 Ron LeFlore 2.90
- 5 Amos Otis 2.88
- 6 Mickey Rivers 2.84
- 7 Fred Lynn 2.81
- 8 Rick Miller 2.81
- 9 Andre Dawson 2.80
- 10 Omar Moreno 2.75
Games
OF G- 1 Warren Cromartie 158
- 2 George Foster 157
- 2 Steve Kemp 157
- 4 Steve Henderson 155
- 4 Ron LeFlore 155
- 6 Ken Griffey 154
- 6 Greg Luzinski 154
- 6 Garry Maddox 154
- 6 Dave Winfield 154
- 10 Andre Dawson 153
Errors
OF E- 1 Willie Norwood 14
- 2 Dave Parker 13
- 3 Reggie Smith 12
- 3 Bob Bailor 12
- 5 Steve Henderson 11
- 5 Ron LeFlore 11
- 7 George Foster 10
- 7 Ken Griffey 10
- 7 Larry Herndon 10
- 7 Ellis Valentine 10