1978 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1978 on one page, top ten in each.
Jim Sundberg led qualified catchers with a .997 fielding percentage in 1978. Gary Carter led in putouts (781). Jim Sundberg also led in assists (91) and double plays (14). Carlton Fisk made the most errors, 17.
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 Jim Sundberg .997
- 2 Brian Downing .993
- 3 Rick Cerone .992
- 4 Bob Boone .991
- 5 Johnny Bench .989
- 6 Joe Ferguson .989
- 7 Gary Carter .989
- 8 Steve Yeager .988
- 9 Ted Simmons .988
- 10 Darrell Porter .988
Putouts
C PO- 1 Gary Carter 781
- 2 Jim Sundberg 769
- 3 Carlton Fisk 733
- 4 John Stearns 711
- 5 Brian Downing 681
- 6 Ted Simmons 670
- 7 Thurman Munson 666
- 8 Rick Dempsey 636
- 9 Bob Boone 619
- 10 Darrell Porter 608
Assists
C A- 1 Jim Sundberg 91
- 2 Carlton Fisk 90
- 3 Ted Simmons 88
- 4 John Stearns 84
- 5 Gary Carter 83
- 6 Brian Downing 82
- 7 Rick Dempsey 79
- 8 Jim Essian 78
- 9 Butch Wynegar 70
- 10 Darrell Porter 62
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Jim Sundberg 14
- 1 Rick Dempsey 14
- 3 Carlton Fisk 13
- 4 Butch Wynegar 12
- 4 Jim Essian 12
- 6 Darrell Porter 10
- 7 Gary Carter 9
- 8 John Stearns 7
- 8 Bob Stinson 7
- 8 Dave Rader 7
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Johnny Bench 6.10
- 2 Ed Ott 5.97
- 3 Brian Downing 5.96
- 4 Thurman Munson 5.82
- 5 Jim Sundberg 5.81
- 6 Gary Carter 5.68
- 7 Ted Simmons 5.66
- 8 John Stearns 5.64
- 9 Rick Cerone 5.60
- 10 Marc Hill 5.53
Games
C G- 1 Carlton Fisk 154
- 2 Gary Carter 152
- 3 Jim Sundberg 148
- 4 Darrell Porter 145
- 5 John Stearns 141
- 6 Rick Dempsey 135
- 7 Ted Simmons 134
- 8 Butch Wynegar 131
- 9 Bob Boone 129
- 10 Brian Downing 128
Errors
C E- 1 Carlton Fisk 17
- 2 Ed Ott 15
- 3 John Stearns 12
- 4 Rick Dempsey 11
- 4 Dave Rader 11
- 4 Bill Nahorodny 11
- 7 Gary Carter 10
- 7 Thurman Munson 10
- 7 Jim Essian 10
- 7 Milt May 10