1976 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1976 on one page, top ten in each.
Aurelio Rodriguez led qualified third basemen with a .978 fielding percentage in 1976. Graig Nettles led in assists (383). Jerry Royster led in putouts (156). Larry Parrish led in double plays (35). Roy Howell made the most errors, 28.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 108 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Aurelio Rodriguez .978
- 2 Pete Rose .969
- 3 Ron Cey .965
- 4 Graig Nettles .965
- 5 Jerry Royster .963
- 6 Sal Bando .962
- 7 Mike Schmidt .961
- 8 Bill Madlock .961
- 9 Ken Reitz .959
- 10 Enos Cabell .958
Assists
3B A- 1 Graig Nettles 383
- 2 Mike Schmidt 377
- 3 George Brett 335
- 4 Ron Cey 334
- 5 Buddy Bell 330
- 6 Doug Rader 318
- 7 Larry Parrish 310
- 8 Jerry Royster 306
- 9 Sal Bando 304
- 10 Ken Reitz 303
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Jerry Royster 156
- 2 George Brett 140
- 2 Ken Reitz 140
- 4 Mike Schmidt 139
- 5 Graig Nettles 137
- 6 Enos Cabell 128
- 7 Sal Bando 125
- 8 Larry Parrish 122
- 9 Aurelio Rodriguez 120
- 10 Pete Rose 115
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Larry Parrish 35
- 1 Jerry Royster 35
- 3 Ken Reitz 32
- 4 Graig Nettles 30
- 5 Mike Schmidt 29
- 6 Sal Bando 26
- 7 Pete Rose 25
- 8 Enos Cabell 24
- 9 Buddy Bell 23
- 10 George Brett 22
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Graig Nettles 3.29
- 2 Mike Schmidt 3.23
- 3 Aurelio Rodriguez 3.13
- 4 Jerry Royster 3.12
- 5 Doug Rader 3.12
- 6 Ron Cey 3.09
- 7 George Brett 3.03
- 8 Ken Reitz 2.86
- 9 Larry Parrish 2.82
- 10 Doug DeCinces 2.79
Games
3B G- 1 Mike Schmidt 160
- 2 Pete Rose 159
- 3 Buddy Bell 158
- 3 Graig Nettles 158
- 5 George Brett 157
- 6 Sal Bando 155
- 6 Ken Reitz 155
- 8 Larry Parrish 153
- 9 Hector Cruz 148
- 9 Jerry Royster 148
Errors
3B E- 1 Roy Howell 28
- 2 George Brett 26
- 2 Hector Cruz 26
- 4 Larry Parrish 25
- 5 Mike Schmidt 21
- 6 Buddy Bell 20
- 6 Doug Rader 20
- 8 Graig Nettles 19
- 8 Ken Reitz 19
- 8 Doug DeCinces 19