2009 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 2009 on one page, top ten in each.
Ryan Hanigan led qualified catchers with a .998 fielding percentage in 2009. Russell Martin led in putouts (1,039) and assists (87). Matt Wieters led in double plays (12). Brian McCann made the most errors, 12.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 81 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Ryan Hanigan .998
- 2 Gerald Laird .997
- 3 Jason Varitek .997
- 4 Joe Mauer .996
- 4 Carlos Ruiz .996
- 6 Bengie Molina .995
- 7 Kurt Suzuki .995
- 8 Yadier Molina .995
- 9 A. J. Pierzynski .995
- 10 Omir Santos .994
Putouts
C PO- 1 Russell Martin 1,039
- 2 Bengie Molina 942
- 3 Brian McCann 924
- 4 Kurt Suzuki 923
- 5 Yadier Molina 884
- 6 Jason Kendall 882
- 7 A. J. Pierzynski 879
- 8 Jason Varitek 856
- 9 Gerald Laird 844
- 10 Rod Barajas 806
Assists
C A- 1 Russell Martin 87
- 2 Yadier Molina 82
- 3 Gerald Laird 78
- 4 Bengie Molina 77
- 5 Kurt Suzuki 68
- 6 Jason Kendall 61
- 7 Miguel Montero 60
- 8 Chris Iannetta 59
- 9 Brian McCann 58
- 9 Jeff Mathis 58
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Matt Wieters 12
- 2 Chris Iannetta 10
- 3 Russell Martin 9
- 3 Geovany Soto 9
- 3 Ryan Doumit 9
- 6 A. J. Pierzynski 8
- 6 Bengie Molina 8
- 6 Koyie Hill 8
- 9 Gerald Laird 7
- 9 Kurt Suzuki 7
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Bengie Molina 8.29
- 2 Jason Varitek 8.27
- 3 Russell Martin 8.22
- 4 Geovany Soto 8.02
- 5 Brian McCann 7.73
- 6 John Baker 7.52
- 7 Miguel Olivo 7.43
- 8 Kurt Suzuki 7.34
- 9 Ivan Rodriguez 7.29
- 10 Rod Barajas 7.18
Games
C G- 1 Yadier Molina 138
- 2 Russell Martin 137
- 3 Gerald Laird 135
- 3 Kurt Suzuki 135
- 5 Jason Kendall 133
- 6 A. J. Pierzynski 131
- 7 Brian McCann 127
- 8 Bengie Molina 123
- 9 Rod Barajas 120
- 10 Ivan Rodriguez 115
Errors
C E- 1 Brian McCann 12
- 2 Miguel Montero 9
- 3 Jason Kendall 8
- 3 Rod Barajas 8
- 3 Miguel Olivo 8
- 3 Mike Napoli 8
- 3 John Buck 8
- 8 Russell Martin 7
- 8 Ivan Rodriguez 7
- 8 Jorge Posada 7