2018 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders

Every first base fielding board for 2018 on one page, top ten in each.

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Justin Smoak led qualified first basemen with a .999 fielding percentage in 2018. Matt Olson led in putouts (1,403). Anthony Rizzo led in assists (147). Paul Goldschmidt led in double plays (131). Carlos Santana made the most errors, 10.

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 Justin Smoak .999
2 Mitch Moreland .998
3 Cody Bellinger .997
4 Eric Hosmer .997
5 Jesus Aguilar .996
6 Paul Goldschmidt .996
6 Joey Votto .996
8 Matt Olson .995
9 Justin Bour .995
10 Yuli Gurriel .995

Putouts

1B PO

1 Matt Olson 1,403
2 Paul Goldschmidt 1,323
3 Freddie Freeman 1,268
4 Eric Hosmer 1,231
5 Carlos Santana 1,167
6 Anthony Rizzo 1,133
7 Ian Desmond 1,111
8 Joey Votto 1,047
9 Justin Smoak 1,036
10 Josh Bell 1,021

Assists

1B A

1 Anthony Rizzo 147
2 Joey Votto 142
3 Paul Goldschmidt 110
4 Eric Hosmer 106
5 Brandon Belt 93
6 Jesus Aguilar 86
7 Matt Olson 84
7 Ian Desmond 84
9 Josh Bell 83
10 Carlos Santana 76

Double Plays

1B DP

1 Paul Goldschmidt 131
2 Anthony Rizzo 128
3 Freddie Freeman 116
4 Matt Olson 115
5 Carlos Santana 114
5 Ryon Healy 114
7 Eric Hosmer 113
7 Ian Desmond 113
9 Ronald Guzman 102
10 Joey Votto 101

Range Factor

1B RF

1 Paul Goldschmidt 9.25
2 Matt Olson 9.18
3 Ian Desmond 8.66
4 Jose Abreu 8.56
5 Joey Votto 8.55
6 Eric Hosmer 8.52
7 Chris Davis 8.45
8 Anthony Rizzo 8.37
9 Carlos Santana 8.34
10 Freddie Freeman 8.32

Games

1B G

1 Matt Olson 162
2 Freddie Freeman 161
3 Eric Hosmer 157
4 Paul Goldschmidt 155
5 Anthony Rizzo 153
6 Carlos Santana 149
7 Joey Votto 139
8 Yonder Alonso 138
8 Ian Desmond 138
10 Josh Bell 137

Errors

1B E