1996 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1996 on one page, top ten in each.
Jesse Levis led qualified catchers with a .998 fielding percentage in 1996. Mike Piazza led in putouts (1,055). Ivan Rodriguez led in assists (81). Charles Johnson led in double plays (12). Jason Kendall made the most errors, 18.
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 Jesse Levis .998
- 2 Joe Girardi .996
- 3 Dan Wilson .996
- 4 Charlie O'Brien .995
- 5 Charles Johnson .995
- 6 Javy Lopez .994
- 7 Kirt Manwaring .994
- 8 Ron Karkovice .993
- 9 Mike Macfarlane .993
- 10 Darrin Fletcher .992
Putouts
C PO- 1 Mike Piazza 1,055
- 2 Javy Lopez 992
- 3 Todd Hundley 911
- 4 Ivan Rodriguez 850
- 5 Dan Wilson 834
- 6 Joe Girardi 803
- 7 Jason Kendall 797
- 7 Scott Servais 797
- 9 Chris Hoiles 777
- 10 Brad Ausmus 752
Assists
C A- 1 Ivan Rodriguez 81
- 1 Javy Lopez 81
- 3 Todd Hundley 72
- 3 Scott Servais 72
- 5 Jason Kendall 71
- 6 Mike Piazza 70
- 6 Charles Johnson 70
- 8 Rick Wilkins 68
- 9 Benito Santiago 61
- 10 Dan Wilson 58
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Charles Johnson 12
- 2 Ivan Rodriguez 11
- 2 Scott Servais 11
- 4 Jason Kendall 10
- 5 Javy Lopez 9
- 6 Joe Girardi 8
- 6 Kirt Manwaring 8
- 6 Sandy Martinez 8
- 9 Todd Hundley 7
- 9 Terry Steinbach 7
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Javy Lopez 7.95
- 2 Mike Piazza 7.71
- 3 Joe Girardi 7.08
- 4 Benito Santiago 6.88
- 5 Charles Johnson 6.84
- 6 Brad Ausmus 6.80
- 7 Scott Servais 6.79
- 8 Jason Kendall 6.73
- 9 Darrin Fletcher 6.71
- 10 Dan Wilson 6.61
Games
C G- 1 Todd Hundley 150
- 2 Mike Piazza 146
- 2 Ivan Rodriguez 146
- 4 Terry Steinbach 137
- 5 Javy Lopez 135
- 5 Dan Wilson 135
- 7 Jason Kendall 129
- 8 Scott Servais 128
- 9 Chris Hoiles 126
- 10 Sandy Alomar 124
Errors
C E- 1 Jason Kendall 18
- 2 Scott Servais 11
- 2 Jeff Reed 11
- 2 Ed Taubensee 11
- 5 Ivan Rodriguez 10
- 5 Brad Ausmus 10
- 5 John Flaherty 10
- 5 Benito Santiago 10
- 5 Mike Stanley 10
- 10 Mike Piazza 9