1983 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1983 on one page, top ten in each.
Toby Harrah led qualified third basemen with a .971 fielding percentage in 1983. Buddy Bell led in assists (383). Tim Wallach led in putouts (151). Gary Gaetti led in double plays (46). Pedro Guerrero made the most errors, 30.
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 Toby Harrah .971
- 2 Rance Mulliniks .971
- 3 Buddy Bell .967
- 4 Gary Gaetti .967
- 5 Vance Law .966
- 6 Paul Molitor .966
- 7 Ken Oberkfell .960
- 8 Mike Schmidt .959
- 9 Bill Madlock .958
- 10 Graig Nettles .956
Assists
3B A- 1 Buddy Bell 383
- 2 Wade Boggs 368
- 3 Gary Gaetti 360
- 4 Paul Molitor 343
- 5 Mike Schmidt 332
- 6 Phil Garner 311
- 7 Vance Law 309
- 8 Pedro Guerrero 305
- 9 Hubie Brooks 289
- 10 Toby Harrah 273
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Tim Wallach 151
- 2 Gary Gaetti 131
- 3 Pedro Guerrero 123
- 3 Buddy Bell 123
- 5 Wade Boggs 118
- 6 Mike Schmidt 107
- 6 Hubie Brooks 107
- 8 Paul Molitor 105
- 9 Luis Salazar 102
- 10 Toby Harrah 101
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Gary Gaetti 46
- 2 Wade Boggs 40
- 3 Paul Molitor 37
- 4 Toby Harrah 32
- 5 Buddy Bell 29
- 5 Mike Schmidt 29
- 7 Vance Law 28
- 8 Ken Oberkfell 27
- 9 Doug DeCinces 26
- 10 Tim Wallach 25
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Buddy Bell 3.29
- 2 Gary Gaetti 3.19
- 3 Wade Boggs 3.18
- 4 Paul Molitor 3.07
- 5 Luis Salazar 2.98
- 6 Vance Law 2.88
- 7 Mike Schmidt 2.87
- 8 Graig Nettles 2.79
- 9 Hubie Brooks 2.73
- 10 Toby Harrah 2.73
Games
3B G- 1 Ron Cey 157
- 1 Pedro Guerrero 157
- 3 Tim Wallach 156
- 4 Buddy Bell 154
- 4 Gary Gaetti 154
- 4 Phil Garner 154
- 7 Wade Boggs 153
- 7 Mike Schmidt 153
- 9 Paul Molitor 146
- 10 Hubie Brooks 145
Errors
3B E- 1 Pedro Guerrero 30
- 2 Wade Boggs 27
- 3 Phil Garner 24
- 3 George Brett 24
- 5 Hubie Brooks 21
- 6 Tim Wallach 19
- 6 Mike Schmidt 19
- 6 Luis Salazar 19
- 9 Tom O'Malley 18
- 10 Ron Cey 17