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1982 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders

Every first base fielding board for 1982 on one page, top ten in each.

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Dan Driessen led qualified first basemen with a .998 fielding percentage in 1982. Keith Hernandez led in putouts (1,586). Bill Buckner led in assists (159). Cecil Cooper led in double plays (156). Al Oliver made the most errors, 19.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 108 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

1B FPCT

1 Dan Driessen .998
2 Eddie Murray .997
3 Cecil Cooper .997
4 Mike Hargrove .996
5 Steve Garvey .995
6 Pete Rose .995
7 Mike Squires .995
8 Willie Aikens .994
9 Keith Hernandez .994
10 Jason Thompson .993

Putouts

1B PO

1 Keith Hernandez 1,586
2 Bill Buckner 1,547
3 Steve Garvey 1,539
4 Willie Upshaw 1,438
5 Pete Rose 1,428
5 Cecil Cooper 1,428
7 Jason Thompson 1,395
8 Chris Chambliss 1,352
9 Rod Carew 1,339
10 Mike Hargrove 1,293

Assists

1B A

1 Bill Buckner 159
2 Chris Chambliss 138
3 Keith Hernandez 135
4 Pete Rose 123
4 Mike Hargrove 123
6 Steve Garvey 111
7 Jason Thompson 105
8 Willie Upshaw 101
9 Cecil Cooper 98
10 Eddie Murray 97

Double Plays

1B DP

1 Cecil Cooper 156
2 Chris Chambliss 144
3 Keith Hernandez 140
4 Kent Hrbek 125
5 Willie Upshaw 123
5 Dan Driessen 123
7 Rod Carew 115
8 Pete Rose 114
8 Jason Thompson 114
10 Mike Hargrove 110

Range Factor

1B RF

1 Keith Hernandez 10.89
2 Rod Carew 10.69
3 Bill Buckner 10.60
4 Dave Hostetler 10.52
5 Steve Garvey 10.44
6 Willie Upshaw 9.93
7 Cecil Cooper 9.91
8 Chris Chambliss 9.87
9 Jason Thompson 9.68
10 Pete Rose 9.57

Games

1B G

1 Pete Rose 162
2 Bill Buckner 161
3 Al Oliver 159
4 Steve Garvey 158
4 Keith Hernandez 158
6 Jason Thompson 155
6 Willie Upshaw 155
8 Cecil Cooper 154
9 Mike Hargrove 153
10 Chris Chambliss 151

Errors

1B E