1997 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders

Every third base fielding board for 1997 on one page, top ten in each.

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Gary Gaetti led qualified third basemen with a .978 fielding percentage in 1997. Vinny Castilla led in assists (323) and double plays (41). Scott Rolen led in putouts (144). Dave Hollins made the most errors, 29.

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 Gary Gaetti .978
2 Travis Fryman .978
3 Kevin Orie .971
4 Matt Williams .970
5 Edgardo Alfonzo .967
6 Ron Coomer .966
7 Jeff Cirillo .963
8 Bill Mueller .956
9 Chipper Jones .955
10 Vinny Castilla .954

Assists

3B A

1 Vinny Castilla 323
2 Jeff Cirillo 320
3 Cal Ripken 314
4 Travis Fryman 312
5 Matt Williams 301
6 Scott Rolen 291
6 Ken Caminiti 291
8 Edgardo Alfonzo 269
9 Todd Zeile 248
10 Joe Randa 247

Putouts

3B PO

1 Scott Rolen 144
2 Travis Fryman 126
2 Jeff Cirillo 126
4 Vinny Castilla 112
5 Ed Sprague 106
6 Todd Zeile 105
7 Bobby Bonilla 104
8 Dave Hollins 101
9 Dean Palmer 99
10 Cal Ripken 98

Double Plays

3B DP

Range Factor

3B RF

1 Jeff Cirillo 2.97
2 Ken Caminiti 2.87
3 Travis Fryman 2.86
4 Scott Rolen 2.81
5 Vinny Castilla 2.77
6 Kevin Orie 2.71
7 Joe Randa 2.61
8 Matt Williams 2.58
9 Cal Ripken 2.54
10 Dave Hollins 2.53

Games

3B G

1 Cal Ripken 162
2 Todd Zeile 160
3 Vinny Castilla 157
4 Scott Rolen 155
5 Travis Fryman 153
6 Chipper Jones 152
7 Matt Williams 151
8 Jeff Cirillo 150
9 Bobby Bonilla 149
10 Edgardo Alfonzo 143

Errors

3B E