1933 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders

Every first base fielding board for 1933 on one page, top ten in each.

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Charlie Grimm led qualified first basemen with a .996 fielding percentage in 1933. Buck Jordan led in putouts (1,513). Don Hurst led in assists (114) and double plays (132). Red Kress made the most errors, 28.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 103 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

1B FPCT

1 Charlie Grimm .996
2 Joe Kuhel .996
3 Ripper Collins .994
3 Harley Boss .994
5 Lou Gehrig .993
6 Bill Terry .992
7 Jack Burns .992
8 Buck Jordan .991
9 Gus Suhr .991
10 Jim Bottomley .991

Putouts

1B PO

1 Buck Jordan 1,513
2 Jim Bottomley 1,511
3 Joe Kuhel 1,498
4 Gus Suhr 1,451
5 Jimmie Foxx 1,402
6 Don Hurst 1,355
7 Jack Burns 1,336
8 Lou Gehrig 1,290
9 Bill Terry 1,246
10 Sam Leslie 1,226

Assists

1B A

1 Don Hurst 114
2 Jimmie Foxx 93
3 Gus Suhr 90
4 Buck Jordan 88
5 Charlie Grimm 84
6 Jack Burns 81
7 Ripper Collins 79
8 Bill Terry 76
9 Jim Bottomley 72
10 Harley Boss 71

Double Plays

1B DP

1 Don Hurst 132
2 Jack Burns 129
3 Joe Kuhel 126
4 Buck Jordan 117
5 Gus Suhr 115
6 Jim Bottomley 112
7 Hank Greenberg 111
8 Bill Terry 103
9 Lou Gehrig 102
10 Jimmie Foxx 98

Range Factor

1B RF

1 Joe Scott 11.61
2 Bill Terry 11.30
3 Red Kress 11.07
4 Jim Bottomley 10.92
5 Buck Jordan 10.67
6 Jim West 10.53
7 Don Hurst 10.35
8 Harley Boss 10.30
9 Hank Greenberg 10.22
10 Charlie Grimm 10.22

Games

1B G

1 Gus Suhr 154
2 Joe Kuhel 153
3 Lou Gehrig 152
4 Buck Jordan 150
5 Jimmie Foxx 149
6 Jim Bottomley 145
7 Jack Burns 143
8 Don Hurst 142
9 Sam Leslie 130
10 Ripper Collins 123

Errors

1B E