1998 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders
Every outfield fielding board for 1998 on one page, top ten in each.
Andruw Jones led all outfielders in assists in 1998, with 20. Andruw Jones also led in putouts (413). Vladimir Guerrero made the most errors, 17.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 109 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Assists
OF A- 1 Andruw Jones 20
- 1 Mark Kotsay 20
- 3 Kenny Lofton 19
- 4 Bobby Higginson 18
- 4 Quinton McCracken 18
- 6 Bobby Abreu 17
- 7 Jose Guillen 16
- 8 Sammy Sosa 14
- 8 Doug Glanville 14
- 8 Shawn Green 14
Putouts
OF PO- 1 Andruw Jones 413
- 2 Ken Griffey 409
- 3 Matt Lawton 398
- 4 Jim Edmonds 392
- 5 Brian Hunter 386
- 6 Darren Lewis 382
- 7 Johnny Damon 372
- 8 Devon White 371
- 9 Tom Goodwin 370
- 10 Doug Glanville 360
Fielding Percentage
OF FPCT- 1 Darryl Hamilton .997
- 2 Darren Bragg .996
- 3 Henry Rodriguez .996
- 4 Andruw Jones .995
- 5 Gregg Jefferies .995
- 5 Michael Tucker .995
- 7 Doug Glanville .995
- 8 Ryan Klesko .994
- 9 Tony Gwynn .993
- 10 Greg Vaughn .993
Range Factor
OF RF- 1 Brian Hunter 2.86
- 2 Andruw Jones 2.72
- 3 Matt Lawton 2.72
- 4 Ken Griffey 2.66
- 5 Jim Edmonds 2.63
- 6 Otis Nixon 2.61
- 7 Devon White 2.60
- 8 Darren Lewis 2.55
- 9 Todd Dunwoody 2.54
- 10 Mark Kotsay 2.53
Games
OF G- 1 Jeromy Burnitz 161
- 2 Albert Belle 159
- 2 Andruw Jones 159
- 2 Sammy Sosa 159
- 5 Johnny Damon 158
- 5 Doug Glanville 158
- 5 Ken Griffey 158
- 8 Steve Finley 157
- 8 Shawn Green 157
- 8 Vladimir Guerrero 157
Errors
OF E- 1 Vladimir Guerrero 17
- 2 Dante Bichette 11
- 3 Jose Guillen 10
- 3 Dmitri Young 10
- 5 Jeromy Burnitz 9
- 5 Sammy Sosa 9
- 5 Brian Jordan 9
- 8 Albert Belle 8
- 8 Derek Bell 8
- 8 Kenny Lofton 8