1959 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1959 on one page, top ten in each.
Ernie Banks led qualified shortstops with a .985 fielding percentage in 1959. Ernie Banks also led in assists (519). Dick Groat led in putouts (301) and double plays (97). Don Buddin made the most errors, 35.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 104 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 Ernie Banks .985
- 2 Johnny Logan .975
- 3 Luis Aparicio .970
- 4 Alex Grammas .964
- 5 Dick Groat .964
- 6 Woodie Held .962
- 7 Joe DeMaestri .957
- 8 Joe Koppe .954
- 9 Rocky Bridges .952
- 10 Don Buddin .949
Assists
SS A- 1 Ernie Banks 519
- 2 Dick Groat 473
- 3 Luis Aparicio 460
- 4 Johnny Logan 431
- 5 Don Buddin 412
- 6 Alex Grammas 373
- 7 Joe Koppe 347
- 8 Joe DeMaestri 320
- 9 Rocky Bridges 293
- 10 Woodie Held 277
Putouts
SS PO- 1 Dick Groat 301
- 2 Luis Aparicio 282
- 3 Ernie Banks 271
- 4 Johnny Logan 260
- 5 Don Buddin 235
- 6 Joe Koppe 218
- 7 Alex Grammas 216
- 8 Eddie Kasko 182
- 9 Rocky Bridges 179
- 10 Woodie Held 177
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 Dick Groat 97
- 2 Ernie Banks 95
- 3 Don Buddin 89
- 4 Luis Aparicio 87
- 5 Alex Grammas 80
- 6 Johnny Logan 78
- 7 Joe Koppe 67
- 8 Rocky Bridges 66
- 9 Joe DeMaestri 63
- 9 Chico Carrasquel 63
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Dick Groat 5.34
- 2 Ernie Banks 5.13
- 3 Johnny Logan 5.01
- 4 Joe Koppe 5.00
- 5 Luis Aparicio 4.88
- 6 Alex Grammas 4.53
- 7 Woodie Held 4.41
- 8 Don Buddin 4.31
- 9 Rocky Bridges 4.29
- 10 Joe DeMaestri 4.23
Games
SS G- 1 Ernie Banks 154
- 2 Luis Aparicio 152
- 3 Don Buddin 150
- 4 Dick Groat 145
- 5 Johnny Logan 138
- 6 Alex Grammas 130
- 7 Joe DeMaestri 115
- 8 Joe Koppe 113
- 9 Rocky Bridges 110
- 10 Woodie Held 103
Errors
SS E- 1 Don Buddin 35
- 2 Dick Groat 29
- 3 Joe Koppe 27
- 4 Rocky Bridges 24
- 5 Luis Aparicio 23
- 6 Alex Grammas 22
- 6 Joe DeMaestri 22
- 6 Andre Rodgers 22
- 9 Billy Consolo 19
- 10 Johnny Logan 18