2017 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 2017 on one page, top ten in each.
Tucker Barnhart led qualified catchers with a .999 fielding percentage in 2017. Yasmani Grandal led in putouts (1,089). Tucker Barnhart also led in assists (89). Yadier Molina led in double plays (13). Willson Contreras made the most errors, 13.
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 Tucker Barnhart .999
- 2 Martin Maldonado .998
- 3 James McCann .997
- 4 Jason Castro .996
- 5 Russell Martin .996
- 6 Jonathan Lucroy .995
- 7 Travis d'Arnaud .995
- 8 Buster Posey .995
- 9 Brian McCann .995
- 10 Yasmani Grandal .995
Putouts
C PO- 1 Yasmani Grandal 1,089
- 2 Yadier Molina 1,082
- 3 Martin Maldonado 1,046
- 4 Matt Wieters 1,023
- 5 Yan Gomes 938
- 6 Gary Sanchez 935
- 7 J. T. Realmuto 929
- 8 Austin Hedges 921
- 9 Brian McCann 905
- 10 Mike Zunino 894
Assists
C A- 1 Tucker Barnhart 89
- 2 J. T. Realmuto 87
- 3 Willson Contreras 86
- 4 Martin Maldonado 65
- 5 Jonathan Lucroy 63
- 6 Gary Sanchez 60
- 6 Yan Gomes 60
- 8 Mike Zunino 56
- 8 Austin Hedges 56
- 10 Yadier Molina 55
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Yadier Molina 13
- 2 J. T. Realmuto 11
- 3 Austin Hedges 9
- 3 Tucker Barnhart 9
- 3 Travis d'Arnaud 9
- 3 Welington Castillo 9
- 7 Bruce Maxwell 8
- 8 Willson Contreras 7
- 8 James McCann 7
- 8 Manny Pina 7
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Brian McCann 10.03
- 2 Yasmani Grandal 9.77
- 3 Yan Gomes 9.69
- 4 Sandy Leon 9.63
- 5 Gary Sanchez 9.57
- 6 Matt Wieters 9.03
- 7 Christian Vazquez 8.85
- 8 Tucker Barnhart 8.65
- 9 Travis d'Arnaud 8.63
- 10 Yadier Molina 8.55
Games
C G- 1 Martin Maldonado 137
- 2 Yadier Molina 133
- 3 J. T. Realmuto 126
- 4 Mike Zunino 120
- 5 Matt Wieters 118
- 6 Yasmani Grandal 117
- 7 Austin Hedges 115
- 7 Salvador Perez 115
- 9 Tucker Barnhart 110
- 9 Jonathan Lucroy 110
Errors
C E- 1 Willson Contreras 13
- 1 Gary Sanchez 13
- 3 Austin Hedges 10
- 4 Yan Gomes 9
- 4 Stephen Vogt 9
- 4 Evan Gattis 9
- 7 Matt Wieters 8
- 7 Christian Vazquez 8
- 7 Cameron Rupp 8
- 10 Yadier Molina 7