1959 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1959 on one page, top ten in each.
Jim Davenport led qualified third basemen with a .978 fielding percentage in 1959. Frank Malzone led in assists (357) and double plays (40). Don Hoak led in putouts (169). Harmon Killebrew made the most errors, 30.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 103 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Jim Davenport .978
- 2 Willie Jones .967
- 3 Eddie Yost .962
- 4 Eddie Mathews .961
- 5 Don Hoak .961
- 6 Jim Gilliam .958
- 7 Ken Boyer .956
- 8 Frank Malzone .953
- 9 Al Dark .948
- 10 Harmon Killebrew .938
Assists
3B A- 1 Frank Malzone 357
- 2 Harmon Killebrew 325
- 3 Don Hoak 322
- 4 Eddie Mathews 305
- 5 Ken Boyer 300
- 6 Eddie Yost 259
- 7 Al Dark 255
- 8 Jim Gilliam 245
- 9 Jim Davenport 221
- 10 Bubba Phillips 202
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Don Hoak 169
- 2 Eddie Yost 168
- 3 Eddie Mathews 144
- 4 Willie Jones 135
- 5 Frank Malzone 134
- 5 Ken Boyer 134
- 7 Harmon Killebrew 129
- 8 Jim Gilliam 121
- 9 Al Dark 111
- 10 Brooks Robinson 92
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Frank Malzone 40
- 2 Ken Boyer 32
- 3 Don Hoak 31
- 4 Brooks Robinson 25
- 5 Eddie Mathews 21
- 5 Eddie Yost 21
- 7 Al Dark 20
- 8 Harmon Killebrew 18
- 8 Jim Gilliam 18
- 10 Willie Jones 16
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Frank Malzone 3.19
- 2 Don Hoak 3.17
- 3 Ken Boyer 3.03
- 4 Eddie Mathews 3.03
- 5 Harmon Killebrew 3.03
- 6 Eddie Yost 2.92
- 7 Al Dark 2.79
- 8 Jim Gilliam 2.77
- 9 Willie Jones 2.76
- 10 Jim Davenport 2.58
Games
3B G- 1 Don Hoak 155
- 2 Frank Malzone 154
- 3 Harmon Killebrew 150
- 4 Eddie Mathews 148
- 5 Eddie Yost 146
- 6 Ken Boyer 143
- 7 Jim Gilliam 132
- 8 Al Dark 131
- 9 Jim Davenport 121
- 10 Willie Jones 118
Errors
3B E- 1 Harmon Killebrew 30
- 2 Frank Malzone 24
- 3 Gene Freese 22
- 4 Don Hoak 20
- 4 Ken Boyer 20
- 4 Al Dark 20
- 7 Eddie Mathews 18
- 8 Eddie Yost 17
- 8 Hector Lopez 17
- 10 Jim Gilliam 16