2012 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 2012 on one page, top ten in each.
Aramis Ramirez led qualified third basemen with a .977 fielding percentage in 2012. Chase Headley led in assists (315). Miguel Cabrera led in putouts (127). Mike Moustakas led in double plays (41). Pedro Alvarez made the most errors, 27.
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 Aramis Ramirez .977
- 2 Chase Headley .976
- 3 Adrian Beltre .974
- 4 David Wright .974
- 5 Mike Moustakas .967
- 6 Miguel Cabrera .966
- 7 Kevin Youkilis .964
- 8 Alberto Callaspo .963
- 9 Kyle Seager .962
- 10 Brett Lawrie .955
Assists
3B A- 1 Chase Headley 315
- 2 Mike Moustakas 312
- 3 Ryan Zimmerman 284
- 4 Brett Lawrie 273
- 5 David Wright 267
- 6 Pedro Alvarez 264
- 7 David Freese 259
- 8 Miguel Cabrera 243
- 9 Alberto Callaspo 235
- 10 Kyle Seager 226
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Miguel Cabrera 127
- 1 Mike Moustakas 127
- 3 David Wright 107
- 4 Chase Headley 100
- 5 Kyle Seager 99
- 6 Adrian Beltre 95
- 7 Brett Lawrie 84
- 8 David Freese 77
- 8 Alberto Callaspo 77
- 10 Ryan Zimmerman 76
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Mike Moustakas 41
- 2 Miguel Cabrera 31
- 3 David Freese 29
- 4 Ryan Zimmerman 28
- 5 Pedro Alvarez 23
- 5 Adrian Beltre 23
- 5 Brett Lawrie 23
- 8 Chase Headley 20
- 8 David Wright 20
- 8 Kyle Seager 20
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Mike Moustakas 2.95
- 2 Brett Lawrie 2.90
- 3 Chase Headley 2.61
- 4 David Freese 2.51
- 5 Ryan Zimmerman 2.48
- 6 David Wright 2.41
- 7 Miguel Cabrera 2.40
- 8 Alberto Callaspo 2.38
- 9 Adrian Beltre 2.36
- 10 Kyle Seager 2.36
Games
3B G- 1 Chase Headley 159
- 2 David Wright 155
- 3 Miguel Cabrera 154
- 4 Mike Moustakas 149
- 5 Pedro Alvarez 145
- 5 Ryan Zimmerman 145
- 7 Aramis Ramirez 143
- 8 Kyle Seager 138
- 9 David Freese 134
- 10 Alberto Callaspo 131
Errors
3B E- 1 Pedro Alvarez 27
- 2 Ryan Zimmerman 19
- 2 Chris Johnson 19
- 4 David Freese 18
- 5 Brett Lawrie 17
- 5 Trevor Plouffe 17
- 7 Mike Moustakas 15
- 8 Miguel Cabrera 13
- 8 Kyle Seager 13
- 8 Pablo Sandoval 13