1998 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders

Every catcher fielding board for 1998 on one page, top ten in each.

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Javy Lopez led qualified catchers with a .995 fielding percentage in 1998. Jason Kendall led in putouts (1,015). Mike Piazza led in assists (85). Chris Widger led in double plays (12). Chris Widger made the most errors, 14.

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 Javy Lopez .995
2 Chris Hoiles .995
3 Dan Wilson .994
4 Scott Servais .994
5 Jorge Posada .994
6 Ivan Rodriguez .994
6 Brian Johnson .994
8 Scott Hatteberg .993
8 John Flaherty .993
10 Lenny Webster .993

Putouts

C PO

1 Jason Kendall 1,015
2 Mike Piazza 984
3 Javy Lopez 978
4 Charles Johnson 908
5 Ivan Rodriguez 864
6 Brad Ausmus 850
7 Darrin Fletcher 832
8 Carlos Hernandez 794
9 Ed Taubensee 776
10 Chris Widger 752

Assists

C A

Double Plays

C DP

Range Factor

C RF

1 Javy Lopez 8.17
2 Mike Lieberthal 7.81
3 Mike Piazza 7.64
4 Dan Wilson 7.57
5 Jason Kendall 7.45
6 Charles Johnson 7.39
7 Brad Ausmus 7.32
8 Darrin Fletcher 7.30
9 Matt Walbeck 7.00
10 Carlos Hernandez 6.94

Games

C G

1 Jason Kendall 144
2 Mike Piazza 140
3 Ivan Rodriguez 139
4 Charles Johnson 131
5 Javy Lopez 128
6 Ed Taubensee 126
7 Brad Ausmus 124
8 Chris Widger 123
9 Carlos Hernandez 122
10 Darrin Fletcher 121

Errors

C E