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1986 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders

Every shortstop fielding board for 1986 on one page, top ten in each.

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Tony Fernandez led qualified shortstops with a .983 fielding percentage in 1986. Cal Ripken led in assists (482). Shawon Dunston led in putouts (320). Spike Owen led in double plays (133). Shawon Dunston made the most errors, 32.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 109 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

SS FPCT

1 Tony Fernandez .983
2 Cal Ripken .982
3 Ozzie Smith .978
4 Angel Salazar .978
5 Jose Uribe .977
6 Scott Fletcher .973
7 Rafael Santana .973
8 Spike Owen .973
9 Dick Schofield .972
10 Julio Franco .971

Assists

SS A

1 Cal Ripken 482
2 Spike Owen 467
3 Shawon Dunston 465
4 Ozzie Guillen 459
5 Ozzie Smith 453
6 Tony Fernandez 445
6 Alan Trammell 445
8 Jose Uribe 444
9 Alfredo Griffin 421
10 Steve Jeltz 406

Putouts

SS PO

1 Shawon Dunston 320
2 Tony Fernandez 294
3 Alfredo Griffin 282
4 Spike Owen 279
5 Ozzie Guillen 261
6 Jose Uribe 249
7 Dick Schofield 246
8 Cal Ripken 240
9 Alan Trammell 238
10 Julio Franco 231

Double Plays

SS DP

1 Spike Owen 133
2 Cal Ripken 105
3 Tony Fernandez 103
3 Dick Schofield 103
5 Alan Trammell 99
6 Greg Gagne 96
6 Shawon Dunston 96
6 Ozzie Smith 96
9 Jose Uribe 95
10 Ozzie Guillen 93

Range Factor

SS RF

1 Shawon Dunston 5.27
2 Spike Owen 4.84
3 Ozzie Smith 4.74
4 Dick Schofield 4.64
5 Ozzie Guillen 4.59
6 Alan Trammell 4.58
7 Tony Fernandez 4.53
8 Julio Franco 4.51
9 Steve Jeltz 4.50
10 Cal Ripken 4.46

Games

SS G

1 Tony Fernandez 163
2 Alfredo Griffin 162
2 Cal Ripken 162
4 Ozzie Guillen 157
5 Jose Uribe 156
6 Greg Gagne 155
7 Spike Owen 154
8 Shawon Dunston 149
8 Alan Trammell 149
10 Ozzie Smith 144

Errors

SS E