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1978 NL Shortstop Fielding Percentage Leaders

Share of chances handled cleanly at shortstop

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Larry Bowa led the NL in shortstop fielding percentage in 1978 with .986, 11 points ahead of Chris Speier (.975). It was one of 6 times Larry Bowa led in shortstop fielding percentage.

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Larry Bowa Led the NL in 1978 Larry Bowa Philadelphia Phillies
.986 Shortstop Fielding Percentage .011 clear of Chris Speier
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# Player Team SS FPCT G PO A E
1 Larry Bowa Larry Bowa PHI .986 156 224 502 10
2 Chris Speier Chris Speier MON .975 148 245 467 18
3 Roger Metzger Roger Metzger SFN .970 116 171 287 14
4 Ozzie Smith Ozzie Smith SDN .970 159 264 548 25
5 Dave Concepcion Dave Concepcion CIN .969 152 255 459 23
6 Ivan de Jesus Ivan de Jesus CHN .967 160 232 558 27
7 Tim Foli Tim Foli NYN .966 112 190 314 18
8 Bill Russell Bill Russell LAN .962 155 245 533 31
9 Garry Templeton Garry Templeton SLN .953 155 285 523 40
10 Frank Taveras Frank Taveras PIT .946 157 216 448 38