1996 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders

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

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Travis Fryman led qualified third basemen with a .979 fielding percentage in 1996. Vinny Castilla led in assists (389) and double plays (43). Robin Ventura led in putouts (133). Sean Berry made the most errors, 22.

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 Travis Fryman .979
2 Wade Boggs .974
3 Robin Ventura .974
4 Leo Gomez .972
5 Gary Gaetti .970
6 Scott Brosius .969
7 Tim Naehring .963
8 Todd Zeile .962
9 Vinny Castilla .961
10 Ed Sprague .956

Assists

3B A

1 Vinny Castilla 389
2 Ken Caminiti 310
3 Charlie Hayes 305
4 Terry Pendleton 296
5 Travis Fryman 271
6 Jim Thome 262
7 Dave Hollins 259
8 Shane Andrews 256
9 Robin Ventura 239
10 Jeff Cirillo 238

Putouts

3B PO

1 Robin Ventura 133
2 Terry Pendleton 110
3 Ed Sprague 108
4 Jeff Cirillo 105
4 Dean Palmer 105
6 Ken Caminiti 103
7 Dave Hollins 102
8 Vinny Castilla 97
9 Todd Zeile 96
9 Travis Fryman 96

Double Plays

3B DP

Range Factor

3B RF

1 Vinny Castilla 3.04
2 Scott Brosius 2.89
3 Travis Fryman 2.87
4 Ken Caminiti 2.85
5 Terry Pendleton 2.73
6 Charlie Hayes 2.69
7 Shane Andrews 2.60
8 Dave Hollins 2.51
9 Tim Naehring 2.48
10 Robin Ventura 2.48

Games

3B G

1 Vinny Castilla 160
2 Jeff Cirillo 154
2 Dean Palmer 154
4 Jim Thome 150
4 Robin Ventura 150
6 Terry Pendleton 149
7 Ed Sprague 148
8 Ken Caminiti 145
9 Dave Hollins 144
10 Charlie Hayes 143

Errors

3B E