1971 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders
Every first base fielding board for 1971 on one page, top ten in each.
Ed Kranepool led qualified first basemen with a .998 fielding percentage in 1971. Nate Colbert led in putouts (1,372) and double plays (125). Bob Robertson led in assists (128). Carlos May made the most errors, 18.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 108 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
1B FPCT- 1 Ed Kranepool .998
- 2 Jim Spencer .996
- 3 Wes Parker .996
- 4 Boog Powell .995
- 5 Deron Johnson .995
- 6 Lee May .994
- 7 Mike Epstein .994
- 8 Nate Colbert .993
- 9 Bob Robertson .993
- 10 Chris Chambliss .992
Putouts
1B PO- 1 Nate Colbert 1,372
- 2 Jim Spencer 1,296
- 3 Lee May 1,261
- 4 George Scott 1,256
- 5 Deron Johnson 1,219
- 6 Wes Parker 1,215
- 7 Carlos May 1,189
- 8 Ron Fairly 1,108
- 9 Bob Robertson 1,089
- 10 Boog Powell 1,031
Assists
1B A- 1 Bob Robertson 128
- 2 Nate Colbert 106
- 3 Ron Fairly 104
- 4 Wes Parker 97
- 5 Jim Spencer 93
- 6 Deron Johnson 88
- 7 Don Mincher 82
- 8 Lee May 78
- 9 George Scott 75
- 9 Norm Cash 75
Double Plays
1B DP- 1 Nate Colbert 125
- 2 Deron Johnson 124
- 3 Mike Epstein 123
- 4 George Scott 122
- 5 Lee May 118
- 6 Jim Spencer 117
- 7 Wes Parker 113
- 8 Ron Fairly 110
- 9 Bob Robertson 107
- 10 Norm Cash 105
Range Factor
1B RF- 1 Carlos May 9.69
- 2 Nate Colbert 9.66
- 3 Bob Robertson 9.66
- 4 Deron Johnson 9.61
- 5 Jim Spencer 9.58
- 6 Lee May 9.36
- 7 George Scott 9.31
- 8 Chris Chambliss 9.24
- 9 Ron Fairly 8.98
- 10 Wes Parker 8.86
Games
1B G- 1 Nate Colbert 153
- 2 Wes Parker 148
- 3 Jim Spencer 145
- 4 Lee May 143
- 4 George Scott 143
- 6 Deron Johnson 136
- 7 Ron Fairly 135
- 8 Norm Cash 131
- 9 Carlos May 130
- 10 Bob Robertson 126
Errors
1B E- 1 Carlos May 18
- 2 Willie McCovey 15
- 3 George Scott 11
- 3 Willie Mays 11
- 5 Nate Colbert 10
- 5 Ron Fairly 10
- 7 Norm Cash 9
- 7 Bob Robertson 9
- 7 Don Mincher 9
- 7 Joe Pepitone 9