2021 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders

Every first base fielding board for 2021 on one page, top ten in each.

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Paul Goldschmidt led qualified first basemen with a .998 fielding percentage in 2021. Freddie Freeman led in putouts (1,252). Anthony Rizzo led in assists (118). Nathaniel Lowe led in double plays (119). Miguel Sano made the most errors, 13.

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 Paul Goldschmidt .998
2 Freddie Freeman .998
3 Max Muncy .998
4 Matt Olson .995
4 Jose Abreu .995
6 Jared Walsh .995
7 Yuli Gurriel .995
8 Anthony Rizzo .995
9 Josh Bell .994
10 Carlos Santana .993

Putouts

1B PO

1 Freddie Freeman 1,252
2 Nathaniel Lowe 1,164
3 Matt Olson 1,156
4 Paul Goldschmidt 1,144
5 Yuli Gurriel 1,057
6 C. J. Cron 1,040
7 Vladimir Guerrero 1,026
8 Carlos Santana 1,001
9 Jose Abreu 980
10 Pete Alonso 978

Assists

1B A

1 Anthony Rizzo 118
2 Paul Goldschmidt 106
3 Freddie Freeman 101
4 Joey Votto 99
5 Pete Alonso 98
6 Eric Hosmer 92
7 C. J. Cron 90
8 Yuli Gurriel 86
9 Jesus Aguilar 83
10 Rhys Hoskins 79

Double Plays

1B DP

1 Nathaniel Lowe 119
2 Carlos Santana 117
3 Paul Goldschmidt 111
4 C. J. Cron 103
5 Matt Olson 98
5 Pete Alonso 98
5 Anthony Rizzo 98
8 Eric Hosmer 97
9 Jared Walsh 96
10 Freddie Freeman 95

Range Factor

1B RF

1 C. J. Cron 8.69
2 Freddie Freeman 8.51
3 Nathaniel Lowe 8.23
4 Paul Goldschmidt 8.17
5 Matt Olson 8.09
6 Vladimir Guerrero 8.06
7 Yuli Gurriel 8.05
8 Jesus Aguilar 8.03
9 Anthony Rizzo 7.81
10 Miguel Sano 7.81

Games

1B G

1 Freddie Freeman 159
2 Paul Goldschmidt 153
3 Matt Olson 152
4 Pete Alonso 148
4 Nathaniel Lowe 148
6 Yuli Gurriel 142
7 Anthony Rizzo 139
8 Carlos Santana 136
9 Jose Abreu 135
10 Vladimir Guerrero 133

Errors

1B E