2003 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 2003 on one page, top ten in each.
Joe Randa led qualified third basemen with a .980 fielding percentage in 2003. Eric Chavez led in assists (343) and putouts (125). Adrian Beltre led in double plays (33). Aramis Ramirez made the most errors, 33.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 108 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Joe Randa .980
- 2 Mike Lowell .973
- 3 Corey Koskie .973
- 4 Chris Stynes .972
- 5 Eric Chavez .971
- 6 Scott Rolen .969
- 7 Morgan Ensberg .967
- 8 Sean Burroughs .966
- 9 Edgardo Alfonzo .966
- 10 Joe Crede .964
Assists
3B A- 1 Eric Chavez 343
- 2 Aramis Ramirez 336
- 3 Adrian Beltre 309
- 4 Vinny Castilla 307
- 5 Scott Rolen 298
- 6 Ty Wigginton 293
- 7 Tony Batista 292
- 8 Aaron Boone 291
- 9 Casey Blake 289
- 10 Joe Crede 264
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Eric Chavez 125
- 2 Ty Wigginton 117
- 3 Adrian Beltre 112
- 4 Hank Blalock 110
- 5 Scott Rolen 109
- 6 Joe Crede 107
- 7 Sean Burroughs 105
- 8 Joe Randa 102
- 9 Vinny Castilla 98
- 9 Aaron Boone 98
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Adrian Beltre 33
- 1 Tony Batista 33
- 1 Eric Chavez 33
- 4 Hank Blalock 32
- 5 Joe Crede 29
- 5 Casey Blake 29
- 7 Vinny Castilla 28
- 8 Ty Wigginton 27
- 8 Aaron Boone 27
- 8 Mike Lowell 27
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Eric Chavez 3.04
- 2 Aaron Boone 2.84
- 3 Vinny Castilla 2.76
- 4 Aramis Ramirez 2.72
- 5 Casey Blake 2.71
- 6 Adrian Beltre 2.68
- 7 Chris Stynes 2.66
- 8 Scott Rolen 2.66
- 9 Ty Wigginton 2.65
- 10 Joe Randa 2.64
Games
3B G- 1 Aramis Ramirez 159
- 2 Adrian Beltre 157
- 3 Ty Wigginton 155
- 4 Tony Batista 154
- 4 Eric Chavez 154
- 6 Scott Rolen 153
- 7 Joe Crede 151
- 8 Vinny Castilla 147
- 9 Hank Blalock 141
- 10 Casey Blake 140
Errors
3B E- 1 Aramis Ramirez 33
- 2 Eric Hinske 22
- 3 Tony Batista 20
- 3 Aaron Boone 20
- 5 Adrian Beltre 19
- 5 Vinny Castilla 19
- 5 Casey Blake 19
- 5 Wes Helms 19
- 5 Eric Munson 19
- 10 Ty Wigginton 16