1985 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1985 on one page, top ten in each.
Rance Mulliniks led qualified third basemen with a .971 fielding percentage in 1985. Tim Wallach led in assists (383) and putouts (148). Buddy Bell led in double plays (35). Buddy Bell made the most errors, 25.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 108 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Rance Mulliniks .971
- 2 Chris Brown .971
- 3 George Brett .967
- 4 Tim Wallach .967
- 5 Wade Boggs .965
- 6 Terry Pendleton .965
- 7 Ken Oberkfell .963
- 8 Gary Gaetti .963
- 9 Jim Presley .961
- 10 Graig Nettles .959
Assists
3B A- 1 Tim Wallach 383
- 2 Terry Pendleton 361
- 3 George Brett 339
- 4 Wade Boggs 335
- 4 Jim Presley 335
- 6 Brook Jacoby 319
- 7 Gary Gaetti 316
- 8 Buddy Bell 297
- 9 Ron Cey 273
- 10 Paul Molitor 263
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Tim Wallach 148
- 2 Gary Gaetti 146
- 3 Wade Boggs 134
- 4 Terry Pendleton 129
- 5 Paul Molitor 126
- 6 Buddy Bell 124
- 7 Tom Brookens 123
- 8 Graig Nettles 122
- 9 Brook Jacoby 114
- 10 George Brett 107
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Buddy Bell 35
- 2 Tim Wallach 34
- 3 George Brett 33
- 4 Gary Gaetti 31
- 5 Wade Boggs 30
- 5 Paul Molitor 30
- 7 Doug DeCinces 27
- 8 Brook Jacoby 26
- 8 Tom Brookens 26
- 8 Terry Pendleton 26
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Tim Wallach 3.45
- 2 Terry Pendleton 3.29
- 3 Gary Gaetti 2.96
- 4 George Brett 2.93
- 5 Wade Boggs 2.91
- 6 Paul Molitor 2.88
- 7 Chris Brown 2.81
- 8 Buddy Bell 2.81
- 9 Jim Presley 2.71
- 10 Graig Nettles 2.70
Games
3B G- 1 Wade Boggs 161
- 1 Brook Jacoby 161
- 3 Gary Gaetti 156
- 4 Jim Presley 154
- 4 Tim Wallach 154
- 6 George Brett 152
- 7 Tom Brookens 151
- 8 Buddy Bell 150
- 9 Terry Pendleton 149
- 10 Ron Cey 140
Errors
3B E- 1 Buddy Bell 25
- 2 Tom Brookens 23
- 2 Tim Hulett 23
- 4 Ron Cey 21
- 5 Phil Garner 20
- 5 Rick Schu 20
- 7 Brook Jacoby 19
- 7 Paul Molitor 19
- 7 Bill Madlock 19
- 10 Gary Gaetti 18