1996 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders

Every first base fielding board for 1996 on one page, top ten in each.

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Wally Joyner led qualified first basemen with a .997 fielding percentage in 1996. Andres Galarraga led in putouts (1,528). Jeff Bagwell led in assists (136). Rafael Palmeiro led in double plays (157). Jeff Bagwell made the most errors, 16.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 108 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

1B FPCT

1 Wally Joyner .997
2 Mark Grace .997
3 Tino Martinez .996
4 Will Clark .996
5 Greg Colbrunn .995
6 Rafael Palmeiro .995
7 Scott Stahoviak .994
8 John Mabry .994
9 Hal Morris .994
10 David Segui .993

Putouts

1B PO

1 Andres Galarraga 1,528
2 Fred McGriff 1,416
3 Rafael Palmeiro 1,383
4 Jeff Bagwell 1,336
5 Eric Karros 1,314
6 J. T. Snow 1,274
7 Mark Grace 1,259
8 Tino Martinez 1,238
9 Mo Vaughn 1,207
10 John Mabry 1,170

Assists

1B A

1 Jeff Bagwell 136
2 Fred McGriff 124
3 Eric Karros 121
4 Rafael Palmeiro 119
5 Andres Galarraga 116
6 Mark Grace 107
7 J. T. Snow 103
8 Greg Colbrunn 101
9 Scott Stahoviak 92
10 Hal Morris 91

Double Plays

1B DP

1 Rafael Palmeiro 157
2 Andres Galarraga 154
3 J. T. Snow 134
4 Eric Karros 133
5 Greg Colbrunn 130
6 Mo Vaughn 123
7 Mark Grace 120
8 Fred McGriff 118
8 Tino Martinez 118
8 Mark McGwire 118

Range Factor

1B RF

1 Andres Galarraga 10.34
2 Fred McGriff 9.75
3 Mark Grace 9.69
4 Wally Joyner 9.65
5 Greg Colbrunn 9.48
6 Rafael Palmeiro 9.45
7 Eric Karros 9.32
8 David Segui 9.15
9 Jeff Bagwell 9.09
10 J. T. Snow 8.94

Games

1B G

1 Jeff Bagwell 162
2 Andres Galarraga 159
2 Rafael Palmeiro 159
4 Fred McGriff 158
5 Eric Karros 154
5 J. T. Snow 154
7 Tino Martinez 151
8 John Mabry 146
8 Mo Vaughn 146
10 Mark Grace 141

Errors

1B E