2000 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders

Every shortstop fielding board for 2000 on one page, top ten in each.

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Omar Vizquel led qualified shortstops with a .995 fielding percentage in 2000. Neifi Perez led in assists (523) and putouts (288). Alex Rodriguez led in double plays (123). Jose Valentin made the most errors, 36.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 108 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

SS FPCT

1 Omar Vizquel .995
2 Rey Sanchez .994
3 Ricky Gutierrez .986
4 Alex Rodriguez .986
5 Deivi Cruz .982
6 Orlando Cabrera .981
7 Neifi Perez .978
8 Royce Clayton .977
9 Mike Bordick .975
10 Alex Gonzalez .975

Assists

SS A

1 Neifi Perez 523
2 Miguel Tejada 501
3 Deivi Cruz 482
4 Jose Valentin 456
5 Rey Sanchez 446
6 Alex Rodriguez 438
7 Omar Vizquel 414
8 Cristian Guzman 413
9 Royce Clayton 411
10 Alex Gonzalez 407

Putouts

SS PO

1 Neifi Perez 288
2 Royce Clayton 265
3 Alex Rodriguez 243
4 Derek Jeter 237
5 Miguel Tejada 233
5 Jose Valentin 233
7 Mike Bordick 232
8 Omar Vizquel 231
8 Edgar Renteria 231
10 Cristian Guzman 228

Double Plays

SS DP

1 Alex Rodriguez 123
2 Neifi Perez 120
3 Jose Valentin 117
4 Deivi Cruz 116
5 Miguel Tejada 115
6 Rich Aurilia 110
7 Rey Sanchez 106
8 Alex Gonzalez 100
9 Omar Vizquel 99
9 Pat Meares 99

Range Factor

SS RF

1 Neifi Perez 5.01
2 Jose Valentin 4.89
3 Pat Meares 4.70
4 Rey Sanchez 4.69
5 Alex Rodriguez 4.60
6 Miguel Tejada 4.59
7 Royce Clayton 4.57
8 Deivi Cruz 4.51
9 Rich Aurilia 4.44
10 Nomar Garciaparra 4.43

Games

SS G

1 Neifi Perez 162
2 Miguel Tejada 160
3 Mike Bordick 156
3 Deivi Cruz 156
3 Omar Vizquel 156
6 Cristian Guzman 151
7 Edgar Renteria 149
8 Royce Clayton 148
8 Derek Jeter 148
8 Alex Rodriguez 148

Errors

SS E