1978 MLB Pitcher Fielding Leaders
Every pitcher fielding board for 1978 on one page, top ten in each.
John Denny led all pitchers in assists in 1978, with 73. J. R. Richard led in putouts (29). Dick Ruthven made the most errors, 8.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 162.0 innings, the ERA-title bar.
Assists
P A- 1 John Denny 73
- 2 Phil Niekro 65
- 3 Ross Grimsley 53
- 4 Dennis Martinez 51
- 4 Randy Jones 51
- 4 Dennis Lamp 51
- 7 Mike Caldwell 50
- 8 Rick Waits 49
- 9 Jerry Koosman 48
- 10 Nino Espinosa 47
Putouts
P PO- 1 J. R. Richard 29
- 1 Fergie Jenkins 29
- 3 Lary Sorensen 28
- 4 Dennis Martinez 27
- 4 Jim Palmer 27
- 4 Rick Langford 27
- 7 Rick Reuschel 24
- 7 Dave Goltz 24
- 9 Ray Burris 23
- 10 Matt Keough 21
Fielding Percentage
P FPCT- 1 Bob Shirley 1.000
- 1 Mike Caldwell 1.000
- 1 Rick Langford 1.000
- 1 Bob Knepper 1.000
- 1 Bob Owchinko 1.000
- 1 Jerry Augustine 1.000
- 1 Vida Blue 1.000
- 1 Pete Broberg 1.000
- 1 Dennis Eckersley 1.000
- 1 Joe Niekro 1.000
Range Factor
P RF- 1 John Denny 2.73
- 2 Rick Waits 2.00
- 3 Dennis Martinez 1.95
- 4 Lary Sorensen 1.95
- 5 Rick Reuschel 1.94
- 6 Fergie Jenkins 1.94
- 7 Dennis Lamp 1.86
- 8 Phil Niekro 1.86
- 9 J. R. Richard 1.86
- 10 Jim Palmer 1.84
Games
P G- 1 Kent Tekulve 91
- 2 Bob Lacey 74
- 3 Mark Littell 72
- 4 Donnie Moore 71
- 5 Doug Bair 70
- 5 Randy Moffitt 70
- 7 Dave Heaverlo 69
- 8 Dale Murray 68
- 8 Elias Sosa 68
- 10 Rollie Fingers 67
Errors
P E- 1 Dick Ruthven 8
- 1 Nolan Ryan 8
- 3 Jerry Koosman 6
- 3 Tom Seaver 6
- 5 Roger Erickson 5
- 5 Jon Matlack 5
- 5 Tom Underwood 5
- 5 Ed Halicki 5
- 5 Mike Bruhert 5
- 10 Kent Tekulve 4