1981 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1981 on one page, top ten in each.
Rick Dempsey led qualified catchers with a .998 fielding percentage in 1981. Gary Carter led in putouts (509). Bruce Benedict led in assists (73). Terry Kennedy led in double plays (12). Terry Kennedy made the most errors, 20.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 53 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Rick Dempsey .998
- 2 Jerry Narron .996
- 3 Jim Sundberg .996
- 4 Joe Nolan .995
- 5 Lance Parrish .993
- 6 Tim Blackwell .993
- 7 Gary Carter .993
- 8 Rick Cerone .992
- 9 Ernie Whitt .991
- 10 Ron Hassey .991
Putouts
C PO- 1 Gary Carter 509
- 2 Mike Scioscia 493
- 3 Carlton Fisk 470
- 4 Milt May 468
- 5 Terry Kennedy 465
- 6 Jim Sundberg 464
- 7 Alan Ashby 434
- 8 Lance Parrish 407
- 9 Bruce Benedict 404
- 10 Joe Nolan 393
Assists
C A- 1 Bruce Benedict 73
- 2 Terry Kennedy 63
- 3 Gary Carter 58
- 3 Alan Ashby 58
- 5 Jim Sundberg 52
- 6 Milt May 48
- 6 Mike Scioscia 48
- 8 Ernie Whitt 46
- 9 Mike Heath 45
- 10 Carlton Fisk 44
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Terry Kennedy 12
- 2 Gary Carter 11
- 3 Carlton Fisk 10
- 3 Tony Peña 10
- 5 Jim Sundberg 9
- 6 Bruce Benedict 7
- 6 John Stearns 7
- 8 Rick Dempsey 6
- 8 Lance Parrish 6
- 8 Alan Ashby 6
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Alan Ashby 6.07
- 2 Ron Hassey 5.96
- 3 Mike Scioscia 5.95
- 4 Jody Davis 5.68
- 5 Gary Carter 5.67
- 6 Mike Heath 5.59
- 7 Carlton Fisk 5.59
- 8 Milt May 5.55
- 9 Rick Cerone 5.49
- 10 Steve Nicosia 5.38
Games
C G- 1 Gary Carter 100
- 1 Terry Kennedy 100
- 3 Jim Sundberg 98
- 4 Milt May 93
- 5 Carlton Fisk 92
- 6 Mike Scioscia 91
- 7 Bruce Benedict 90
- 7 Rick Dempsey 90
- 7 Lance Parrish 90
- 10 Alan Ashby 81
Errors
C E- 1 Terry Kennedy 20
- 2 Mike Heath 10
- 3 Alan Ashby 9
- 3 Sal Butera 9
- 3 Jody Davis 9
- 3 Alex Trevino 9
- 7 Gary Allenson 8
- 8 Mike Scioscia 7
- 8 Bruce Benedict 7
- 8 Ted Simmons 7