1996 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders
Every outfield fielding board for 1996 on one page, top ten in each.
Manny Ramirez led all outfielders in assists in 1996, with 19. Lance Johnson led in putouts (391). Melvin Nieves made the most errors, 13.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 109 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Assists
OF A- 1 Manny Ramirez 19
- 2 Bernard Gilkey 18
- 2 Rich Becker 18
- 4 Derek Bell 16
- 5 Sammy Sosa 15
- 6 Orlando Merced 14
- 7 Tim Salmon 13
- 7 Kenny Lofton 13
- 7 Tony Phillips 13
- 10 Darren Bragg 12
Putouts
OF PO- 1 Lance Johnson 391
- 1 Rich Becker 391
- 3 Darryl Hamilton 387
- 4 Steve Finley 385
- 5 Kenny Lofton 376
- 6 Ken Griffey 375
- 7 Ray Lankford 356
- 8 Ernie Young 353
- 9 Johnny Damon 350
- 10 Brian McRae 345
Fielding Percentage
OF FPCT- 1 Darryl Hamilton 1.000
- 1 Paul O'Neill 1.000
- 3 Ray Lankford .997
- 4 Ernie Young .997
- 5 Marquis Grissom .997
- 6 Jim Edmonds .997
- 7 Matt Mieske .996
- 8 Otis Nixon .994
- 9 Brian Jordan .994
- 10 Rich Becker .993
Range Factor
OF RF- 1 Ken Griffey 2.81
- 2 Rich Becker 2.80
- 3 Otis Nixon 2.78
- 4 Darryl Hamilton 2.65
- 5 Ernie Young 2.58
- 6 Jim Edmonds 2.58
- 7 Kenny Lofton 2.56
- 8 Lance Johnson 2.55
- 9 Ray Lankford 2.53
- 10 Johnny Damon 2.47
Games
OF G- 1 Gary Sheffield 161
- 2 Steve Finley 160
- 3 Marquis Grissom 158
- 4 Derek Bell 157
- 4 Lance Johnson 157
- 4 Raul Mondesi 157
- 7 Dante Bichette 156
- 8 Brian McRae 155
- 9 Tim Salmon 153
- 10 Albert Belle 152
Errors
OF E- 1 Melvin Nieves 13
- 2 Lance Johnson 12
- 2 Raul Mondesi 12
- 2 Brian Hunter 12
- 2 Mark Whiten 12
- 6 Albert Belle 10
- 6 Kenny Lofton 10
- 6 Chad Curtis 10
- 6 Sammy Sosa 10
- 10 Dante Bichette 9