1962 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1962 on one page, top ten in each.
Bob Schmidt led qualified catchers with a .997 fielding percentage in 1962. Earl Battey led in putouts (872). Johnny Edwards led in assists (92). Buck Rodgers led in double plays (14). John Roseboro made the most errors, 14.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 81 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Bob Schmidt .997
- 2 Elston Howard .995
- 3 Cam Carreon .995
- 4 Del Crandall .994
- 5 Dick Brown .994
- 6 Tom Haller .992
- 7 Gene Oliver .991
- 8 Earl Battey .991
- 9 John Romano .990
- 10 Buck Rodgers .989
Putouts
C PO- 1 Earl Battey 872
- 2 John Roseboro 842
- 3 Buck Rodgers 826
- 4 Johnny Edwards 807
- 5 Dick Brown 742
- 6 Elston Howard 713
- 7 John Romano 657
- 8 Clay Dalrymple 635
- 9 Hal Smith 570
- 10 Smoky Burgess 550
Assists
C A- 1 Johnny Edwards 92
- 2 Earl Battey 82
- 3 Buck Rodgers 73
- 4 Hal Smith 65
- 5 John Romano 63
- 6 Clay Dalrymple 61
- 7 John Roseboro 57
- 8 Del Crandall 54
- 9 Gene Oliver 46
- 10 Smoky Burgess 45
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Buck Rodgers 14
- 2 Elston Howard 12
- 3 Johnny Edwards 11
- 3 Clay Dalrymple 11
- 5 John Roseboro 10
- 6 Earl Battey 9
- 6 Hal Smith 9
- 8 Dick Brown 8
- 8 Moe Thacker 8
- 10 Gene Oliver 7
Range Factor
C RF- 1 John Roseboro 7.02
- 2 Johnny Edwards 6.92
- 3 Hal Smith 6.90
- 4 Earl Battey 6.49
- 5 Buck Rodgers 5.99
- 6 Dick Brown 5.94
- 7 Cam Carreon 5.90
- 8 Smoky Burgess 5.89
- 9 Elston Howard 5.87
- 10 Clay Dalrymple 5.85
Games
C G- 1 Buck Rodgers 150
- 2 Earl Battey 147
- 3 Dick Brown 132
- 4 Johnny Edwards 130
- 4 John Romano 130
- 6 Elston Howard 129
- 7 John Roseboro 128
- 8 Clay Dalrymple 119
- 9 Smoky Burgess 101
- 10 Ken Retzer 99
Errors
C E- 1 John Roseboro 14
- 2 Johnny Edwards 12
- 3 Buck Rodgers 10
- 3 Haywood Sullivan 10
- 5 Earl Battey 9
- 5 Clay Dalrymple 9
- 5 Hal Smith 9
- 5 Hobie Landrith 9
- 9 Ken Retzer 8
- 9 Merritt Ranew 8