1981 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1981 on one page, top ten in each.
Ken Reitz led qualified third basemen with a .977 fielding percentage in 1981. Buddy Bell led in assists (281). Larry Parrish led in putouts (91). Doug DeCinces led in double plays (31). Hubie Brooks made the most errors, 21.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 71 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Ken Reitz .977
- 2 John Castino .975
- 3 Graig Nettles .972
- 4 Art Howe .966
- 5 Buddy Bell .961
- 6 Ray Knight .957
- 7 Jim Morrison .956
- 8 Bill Madlock .956
- 9 Ken Oberkfell .956
- 9 Mike Schmidt .956
Assists
3B A- 1 Buddy Bell 281
- 2 Mike Schmidt 249
- 3 Ken Oberkfell 246
- 4 John Castino 224
- 5 Graig Nettles 214
- 6 Art Howe 206
- 7 Jim Morrison 199
- 8 Hubie Brooks 192
- 9 Doug DeCinces 191
- 10 Luis Salazar 189
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Larry Parrish 91
- 2 Doug DeCinces 86
- 2 John Castino 86
- 4 Butch Hobson 85
- 5 Ken Oberkfell 77
- 6 Mike Schmidt 74
- 6 George Brett 74
- 6 Darrell Evans 74
- 9 Danny Ainge 73
- 10 Ron Cey 71
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Doug DeCinces 31
- 2 John Castino 24
- 3 Ken Oberkfell 23
- 4 Mike Schmidt 20
- 5 Danny Ainge 19
- 6 Ray Knight 18
- 6 Buddy Bell 18
- 8 Carney Lansford 17
- 8 Bill Madlock 17
- 10 Art Howe 16
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Buddy Bell 3.61
- 2 Mike Schmidt 3.20
- 3 Ken Oberkfell 3.17
- 4 John Castino 3.16
- 5 Ron Cey 3.04
- 6 Jim Morrison 3.02
- 7 Darrell Evans 3.00
- 8 Carney Lansford 2.91
- 9 Graig Nettles 2.86
- 10 George Brett 2.77
Games
3B G- 1 Ray Knight 105
- 2 Ken Oberkfell 102
- 3 Toby Harrah 101
- 3 Mike Schmidt 101
- 5 Doug DeCinces 100
- 6 John Castino 98
- 6 Art Howe 98
- 8 Graig Nettles 97
- 9 Buddy Bell 96
- 10 Larry Parrish 95
Errors
3B E- 1 Hubie Brooks 21
- 2 Doug DeCinces 17
- 2 Butch Hobson 17
- 4 Larry Parrish 16
- 4 Ron Cey 16
- 6 Ken Oberkfell 15
- 6 Mike Schmidt 15
- 8 Buddy Bell 14
- 8 George Brett 14
- 10 Toby Harrah 13