1985 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1985 on one page, top ten in each.
Bob Kearney led qualified catchers with a .995 fielding percentage in 1985. Gary Carter led in putouts (956). Tony Peña led in assists (100). Bob Boone led in double plays (15). Rich Gedman made the most errors, 15.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 81 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Bob Kearney .995
- 2 Ozzie Virgil .995
- 3 Lance Parrish .993
- 4 Gary Carter .992
- 5 Jim Sundberg .992
- 6 Mark Salas .991
- 7 Tom Nieto .990
- 7 Darrell Porter .990
- 9 Jody Davis .990
- 9 Don Slaught .990
Putouts
C PO- 1 Gary Carter 956
- 2 Tony Peña 922
- 3 Mike Scioscia 818
- 4 Carlton Fisk 801
- 5 Rich Gedman 768
- 6 Lance Parrish 695
- 7 Jody Davis 694
- 8 Bob Boone 670
- 9 Ozzie Virgil 667
- 10 Bob Brenly 662
Assists
C A- 1 Tony Peña 100
- 2 Jody Davis 84
- 3 Rich Gedman 78
- 4 Bob Boone 71
- 5 Gary Carter 67
- 5 Terry Kennedy 67
- 7 Mike Scioscia 66
- 8 Bob Brenly 62
- 9 Carlton Fisk 60
- 10 Charlie Moore 54
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Bob Boone 15
- 2 Rich Gedman 13
- 2 Carlton Fisk 13
- 4 Terry Kennedy 12
- 5 Gary Carter 11
- 5 Ozzie Virgil 11
- 5 Jerry Willard 11
- 8 Mark Salas 10
- 8 Jim Sundberg 10
- 8 Bo Diaz 10
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Gary Carter 7.15
- 2 Tony Peña 7.00
- 3 Carlton Fisk 6.62
- 4 Bob Brenly 6.58
- 5 Mike Scioscia 6.36
- 6 Lance Parrish 6.23
- 7 Rich Gedman 6.09
- 8 Butch Wynegar 6.05
- 9 Ozzie Virgil 5.99
- 10 Don Slaught 5.72
Games
C G- 1 Bob Boone 147
- 2 Tony Peña 146
- 3 Gary Carter 143
- 4 Terry Kennedy 140
- 5 Rich Gedman 139
- 5 Mike Scioscia 139
- 7 Jody Davis 138
- 8 Ernie Whitt 134
- 9 Rick Dempsey 131
- 10 Carlton Fisk 130
Errors
C E- 1 Rich Gedman 15
- 2 Mike Scioscia 13
- 2 Mark Bailey 13
- 2 Charlie Moore 13
- 5 Tony Peña 12
- 5 Bob Brenly 12
- 7 Bob Boone 10
- 7 Terry Kennedy 10
- 7 Carlton Fisk 10
- 7 Mike Heath 10