1962 MLB Pitcher Fielding Leaders
Every pitcher fielding board for 1962 on one page, top ten in each.
Jim Kaat led all pitchers in assists in 1962, with 72. Camilo Pascual led in putouts (28). Barry Latman made the most errors, 7.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 162.0 innings, the ERA-title bar.
Assists
P A- 1 Jim Kaat 72
- 2 Don Drysdale 60
- 3 Bob Purkey 59
- 3 Al Jackson 59
- 5 Whitey Ford 58
- 6 Warren Spahn 55
- 7 Roger Craig 54
- 8 Jack Sanford 52
- 9 Larry Jackson 50
- 9 Ray Herbert 50
Putouts
P PO- 1 Camilo Pascual 28
- 2 Whitey Ford 25
- 2 Bob Purkey 25
- 4 Bennie Daniels 24
- 4 Dan Pfister 24
- 4 Robin Roberts 24
- 7 Roger Craig 23
- 7 Dick Donovan 23
- 9 Jay Hook 22
- 10 Ralph Terry 21
Fielding Percentage
P FPCT- 1 Glen Hobbie 1.000
- 1 Jim Bunning 1.000
- 1 Art Mahaffey 1.000
- 1 Ray Herbert 1.000
- 1 Don Mossi 1.000
- 1 Phil Regan 1.000
- 1 Bill Stafford 1.000
- 1 Dave Stenhouse 1.000
- 1 Early Wynn 1.000
- 10 Warren Spahn .986
Range Factor
P RF- 1 Bob Purkey 2.27
- 2 Jim Kaat 2.26
- 3 Al Jackson 2.22
- 4 Whitey Ford 2.18
- 5 Ray Herbert 2.03
- 6 Warren Spahn 2.00
- 7 Larry Jackson 1.92
- 8 Jack Sanford 1.87
- 9 Roger Craig 1.83
- 10 Camilo Pascual 1.76
Games
P G- 1 Ron Perranoski 70
- 2 Jack Baldschun 67
- 3 Ed Roebuck 64
- 4 Roy Face 63
- 5 Diomedes Olivo 62
- 5 Dick Radatz 62
- 7 Stu Miller 59
- 7 John Wyatt 59
- 9 Larry Sherry 58
- 10 Bob Anderson 57
Errors
P E- 1 Barry Latman 7
- 1 Don Drysdale 7
- 1 Eli Grba 7
- 4 Johnny Podres 6
- 5 Billy O'Dell 5
- 5 Ed Rakow 5
- 5 Bob Shaw 5
- 5 Bob Hendley 5
- 5 Ted Bowsfield 5
- 5 Gene Conley 5