2008 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders

Every first base fielding board for 2008 on one page, top ten in each.

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Casey Kotchman led qualified first basemen with a .999 fielding percentage in 2008. Ryan Howard led in putouts (1,408). Lyle Overbay led in assists (155). Justin Morneau led in double plays (149). Ryan Howard made the most errors, 19.

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

Fielding Percentage

1B FPCT

1 Casey Kotchman .999
2 Carlos Peña .998
3 Justin Morneau .997
4 Mark Teixeira .997
5 Lyle Overbay .997
6 Lance Berkman .996
6 Ryan Garko .996
8 Kevin Youkilis .996
9 Adrian Gonzalez .996
9 Albert Pujols .996

Putouts

1B PO

1 Ryan Howard 1,408
2 Mark Teixeira 1,394
3 Prince Fielder 1,369
4 James Loney 1,364
5 Lyle Overbay 1,316
5 Justin Morneau 1,316
7 Adrian Gonzalez 1,306
8 Albert Pujols 1,297
9 Lance Berkman 1,240
10 Carlos Delgado 1,237

Assists

1B A

1 Lyle Overbay 155
2 Joey Votto 136
3 Albert Pujols 135
4 Lance Berkman 132
5 Adrian Gonzalez 130
6 James Loney 121
7 Derrek Lee 110
7 Kevin Millar 110
9 Carlos Peña 106
10 Carlos Delgado 105

Double Plays

1B DP

1 Justin Morneau 149
2 Prince Fielder 132
3 Mark Teixeira 130
4 Adrian Gonzalez 129
5 Ryan Howard 128
5 Daric Barton 128
5 Kevin Millar 128
8 Casey Kotchman 125
9 James Loney 123
9 Ryan Garko 123

Range Factor

1B RF

1 Albert Pujols 9.94
2 Mark Teixeira 9.76
3 Ryan Howard 9.49
4 Lyle Overbay 9.43
5 Prince Fielder 9.41
6 James Loney 9.40
7 Adam LaRoche 9.39
8 Paul Konerko 9.35
9 Kevin Millar 9.30
10 Ryan Garko 9.25

Games

1B G

1 Adrian Gonzalez 161
2 Ryan Howard 159
3 James Loney 158
4 Lyle Overbay 156
5 Prince Fielder 155
5 Justin Morneau 155
7 Carlos Delgado 154
8 Derrek Lee 153
8 Mark Teixeira 153
10 Lance Berkman 152

Errors

1B E