1997 AL Outfield Fielding Percentage Leaders
Share of chances handled cleanly at outfield
Jay Buhner led the AL in outfield fielding percentage in 1997 with .997, 2 points ahead of Otis Nixon (.994).
Showing players with at least 108 games at the position — the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games. Show all players
Led the AL in 1997
Jay Buhner
Seattle Mariners
.997
Outfield Fielding Percentage
.002 clear of Otis Nixon
Showing Outfield Fielding Percentage and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | OF FPCT | G | PO | A | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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SEA | .997 | 154 | 295 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 |
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TOR | .994 | 144 | 351 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 |
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NYA | .993 | 128 | 270 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 |
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BAL | .992 | 133 | 247 | 11 | 2 |
| 5 | Wil Cordero | BOS | .992 | 137 | 248 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 |
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KCA | .992 | 147 | 370 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Gerald Williams | ML4 | .992 | 154 | 357 | 11 | 3 |
| 8 | Marquis Grissom | CLE | .992 | 144 | 356 | 7 | 3 |
| 9 |
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ANA | .992 | 148 | 343 | 14 | 3 |
| 10 |
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DET | .991 | 162 | 408 | 8 | 4 |
| 11 | Damon Buford | TEX | .990 | 117 | 282 | 7 | 3 |
| 12 | Brady Anderson | BAL | .989 | 124 | 277 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |
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KCA | .988 | 136 | 322 | 5 | 4 |
| 14 |
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BOS | .987 | 150 | 365 | 11 | 5 |
| 15 |
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CHA | .986 | 112 | 334 | 5 | 5 |
| 16 |
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SEA | .985 | 153 | 388 | 9 | 6 |
| 17 | Rich Becker | MIN | .985 | 128 | 319 | 5 | 5 |
| 18 |
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ANA | .985 | 115 | 312 | 9 | 5 |
| 19 | Paul O'Neill | NYA | .984 | 146 | 292 | 7 | 5 |
| 20 | Jeffrey Hammonds | BAL | .980 | 114 | 240 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | Chad Curtis | NYA | .980 | 111 | 188 | 6 | 4 |
| 22 |
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BOS | .979 | 142 | 266 | 8 | 6 |
| 23 | Matt Lawton | MIN | .976 | 138 | 278 | 9 | 7 |
| 24 |
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ML4 | .975 | 149 | 256 | 13 | 7 |
| 25 |
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CLE | .975 | 146 | 259 | 10 | 7 |
| 26 |
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CHA | .972 | 154 | 351 | 1 | 10 |
| 27 |
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CLE | .972 | 115 | 201 | 7 | 6 |
| 28 |
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DET | .972 | 143 | 287 | 20 | 9 |
| 29 |
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ANA | .971 | 153 | 352 | 15 | 11 |
| 30 |
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TEX | .965 | 153 | 318 | 9 | 12 |