1971 MLB Pitcher Fielding Leaders
Every pitcher fielding board for 1971 on one page, top ten in each.
Clyde Wright led all pitchers in assists in 1971, with 67. Fergie Jenkins led in putouts (31). Fergie Jenkins made the most errors, 7.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 160.0 innings, the ERA-title bar.
Assists
P A- 1 Clyde Wright 67
- 2 Claude Osteen 66
- 3 Wilbur Wood 65
- 4 Stan Bahnsen 55
- 4 Mel Stottlemyre 55
- 6 Fritz Peterson 54
- 7 Mike Cuellar 53
- 8 Juan Marichal 52
- 9 Andy Messersmith 49
- 9 Tom Murphy 49
Putouts
P PO- 1 Fergie Jenkins 31
- 2 Juan Marichal 28
- 2 Carl Morton 28
- 4 Don Sutton 27
- 4 Jim Palmer 27
- 4 Steve Blass 27
- 4 Denny McLain 27
- 8 Tom Bradley 24
- 8 Steve Kline 24
- 10 Rick Wise 23
Fielding Percentage
P FPCT- 1 Jim Perry 1.000
- 1 Vida Blue 1.000
- 1 Rick Wise 1.000
- 1 Steve Carlton 1.000
- 1 Catfish Hunter 1.000
- 1 Mike Kekich 1.000
- 1 Bill Parsons 1.000
- 1 Gary Nolan 1.000
- 1 Milt Pappas 1.000
- 1 Skip Lockwood 1.000
Range Factor
P RF- 1 Steve Kline 2.35
- 2 Claude Osteen 2.32
- 3 Clyde Wright 2.30
- 4 Mel Stottlemyre 2.23
- 5 Juan Marichal 2.16
- 6 Stan Bahnsen 2.03
- 7 Fergie Jenkins 2.03
- 8 Mike Hedlund 1.97
- 9 Steve Blass 1.91
- 10 Tom Murphy 1.84
Games
P G- 1 Ken Sanders 83
- 2 Wayne Granger 70
- 3 Fred Scherman 69
- 4 Tom Burgmeier 67
- 4 Jerry Johnson 67
- 6 Mike Marshall 66
- 7 Ted Abernathy 63
- 8 Clay Carroll 61
- 8 Don McMahon 61
- 10 George Culver 59
Errors
P E- 1 Fergie Jenkins 7
- 1 Juan Marichal 7
- 3 Dean Chance 6
- 3 Ernie McAnally 6
- 3 Blue Moon Odom 6
- 6 Andy Messersmith 5
- 6 Jim Palmer 5
- 6 Gaylord Perry 5
- 9 Vince Colbert 4
- 9 Tom Murphy 4