1998 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders

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

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Gary Gaetti led qualified third basemen with a .983 fielding percentage in 1998. Jeff Cirillo led in assists (340) and double plays (45). Scott Rolen led in putouts (135). Russ Davis made the most errors, 32.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 109 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

3B FPCT

1 Gary Gaetti .983
2 Cal Ripken .979
3 Joe Randa .976
4 Edgardo Alfonzo .976
5 Jeff Cirillo .976
6 Matt Williams .972
7 Chipper Jones .971
8 Vinny Castilla .970
9 Scott Rolen .970
10 Robin Ventura .966

Assists

3B A

1 Jeff Cirillo 340
2 Robin Ventura 330
3 Shane Andrews 322
4 Scott Rolen 319
5 Vinny Castilla 316
6 Fernando Tatis 304
7 John Valentin 292
7 Scott Brosius 292
9 Chipper Jones 290
10 Matt Williams 282

Putouts

3B PO

1 Scott Rolen 135
2 John Valentin 121
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 117
4 Vinny Castilla 110
4 Ed Sprague 110
6 Fernando Tatis 109
7 Scott Brosius 107
8 Todd Zeile 106
9 Chipper Jones 105
10 Robin Ventura 102

Double Plays

3B DP

Range Factor

3B RF

1 Jeff Cirillo 2.95
2 Scott Rolen 2.86
3 Matt Williams 2.84
4 Shane Andrews 2.84
5 Fernando Tatis 2.77
6 John Valentin 2.70
7 Robin Ventura 2.68
8 Scott Brosius 2.66
9 Vinny Castilla 2.63
10 Bill Mueller 2.60

Games

3B G

1 Vinny Castilla 162
2 Cal Ripken 161
2 Robin Ventura 161
4 Scott Rolen 159
5 Chipper Jones 158
6 Todd Zeile 157
7 John Valentin 153
8 Scott Brosius 150
9 Jeff Cirillo 149
9 Fernando Tatis 149

Errors

3B E