1982 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1982 on one page, top ten in each.
Ted Simmons led qualified catchers with a .995 fielding percentage in 1982. Gary Carter led in putouts (954) and assists (104). Jim Sundberg led in double plays (15). Alex Trevino made the most errors, 17.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 82 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Ted Simmons .995
- 2 Carlton Fisk .994
- 3 Rick Sweet .993
- 4 Ron Hassey .993
- 5 Bruce Benedict .993
- 6 Gary Allenson .992
- 7 Jim Sundberg .991
- 8 Butch Wynegar .991
- 9 Rick Dempsey .991
- 10 Gary Carter .991
Putouts
C PO- 1 Gary Carter 954
- 2 Bo Diaz 850
- 3 Tony Peña 763
- 4 Alex Trevino 725
- 5 Terry Kennedy 666
- 6 Bob Boone 650
- 7 Carlton Fisk 639
- 8 Mike Scioscia 631
- 9 Lance Parrish 627
- 10 Jim Sundberg 607
Assists
C A- 1 Gary Carter 104
- 2 Tony Peña 89
- 2 Jody Davis 89
- 4 Bob Boone 87
- 5 Bo Diaz 80
- 6 Lance Parrish 76
- 7 Bruce Benedict 73
- 8 Jim Sundberg 69
- 9 Darrell Porter 64
- 10 Carlton Fisk 62
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Jim Sundberg 15
- 2 Terry Kennedy 11
- 2 Jody Davis 11
- 4 Mike Scioscia 10
- 4 Butch Wynegar 10
- 6 Bruce Benedict 9
- 6 John Stearns 9
- 8 Bob Boone 8
- 8 Lance Parrish 8
- 8 Rick Dempsey 8
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Gary Carter 6.92
- 2 Alex Trevino 6.78
- 3 Bo Diaz 6.46
- 4 Butch Wynegar 6.38
- 5 Tony Peña 6.22
- 6 Alan Ashby 6.16
- 7 Rick Cerone 6.00
- 8 Bruce Benedict 5.72
- 9 Ron Hassey 5.71
- 10 Mike Scioscia 5.59
Games
C G- 1 Gary Carter 153
- 2 Bo Diaz 144
- 3 Bob Boone 143
- 4 Terry Kennedy 139
- 5 Tony Peña 137
- 6 Carlton Fisk 133
- 7 Lance Parrish 132
- 7 Jim Sundberg 132
- 9 Jody Davis 129
- 10 Rick Dempsey 124
Errors
C E- 1 Alex Trevino 17
- 2 Tony Peña 16
- 3 Alan Ashby 14
- 4 Tim Laudner 12
- 4 Bob Brenly 12
- 6 Jody Davis 11
- 6 Mike Heath 11
- 8 Gary Carter 10
- 8 Bo Diaz 10
- 8 Mike Scioscia 10