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Career Leaders & Records for Fielding % as LF (s.1954)
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Statistic Description: Fielding Percentage Putouts + Assists / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)
Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Fielding % as LF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brian Downing (20) | .9952 | R |
| 2. | Frank Catalanotto (14) | .9927 | R |
| 3. | Ryan Braun (6, 28) | .9917 | R |
| Joe Rudi (16) | .9917 | R | |
| 5. | Gary Roenicke (12) | .9909 | R |
| 6. | Pete Rose (24) | .9907 | R |
| 7. | B.J. Surhoff (19) | .9906 | R |
| 8. | Carl Crawford (11, 30) | .9903 | L |
| Reed Johnson (10, 35) | .9903 | R | |
| 10. | Jay Payton (12) | .9898 | R |
| 11. | Gene Woodling (17) | .9893 | R |
| 12. | Jason Bay (10, 33) | .9892 | R |
| 13. | Phil Bradley (8) | .9891 | R |
| 14. | Billy Sample (9) | .9887 | R |
| 15. | Charlie Maxwell (14) | .9884 | L |
| 16. | Garret Anderson (17) | .9882 | L |
| Don Buford (10) | .9882 | R | |
| Juan Pierre (13, 34) | .9882 | L | |
| 19. | Brady Anderson (15) | .9880 | L |
| 20. | Dave Collins (16) | .9878 | L |
| Tim Raines (23) | .9878 | R | |
| 22. | Raul Ibanez (17, 40) | .9876 | R |
| 23. | Roy White (15) | .9875 | R |
| 24. | John Lowenstein (16) | .9873 | R |
| 25. | Tito Francona (15) | .9870 | L |
| 26. | Troy O'Leary (11) | .9869 | L |
| 27. | Billy Hatcher (12) | .9864 | R |
| 28. | Jeff Conine (17) | .9862 | R |
| 29. | Luis Gonzalez (19) | .9861 | R |
| Tommy Harper (15) | .9861 | R | |
| 31. | Rocky Colavito (14) | .9859 | R |
| 32. | Dale Mitchell (11) | .9856 | L |
| 33. | Geoff Jenkins (11) | .9855 | R |
| Greg Vaughn (15) | .9855 | R | |
| 35. | Rondell White (15) | .9852 | R |
| 36. | Roy Sievers (17) | .9851 | R |
| Shannon Stewart (14) | .9851 | R | |
| 38. | Al Simmons+ (20) | .9850 | R |
| 39. | Hoot Evers (12) | .9849 | R |
| 40. | Marty Cordova (9) | .9848 | R |
| Kevin McReynolds (12) | .9848 | R | |
| 42. | Dusty Baker (19) | .9847 | R |
| Peanuts Lowrey (13) | .9847 | R | |
| 44. | Carlos Lee (14, 36) | .9844 | R |
| 45. | Josh Willingham (9, 33) | .9840 | R |
| 46. | George Foster (18) | .9839 | R |
| Sid Gordon (13) | .9839 | R | |
| Carlos May (10) | .9839 | R | |
| 49. | Barry Bonds (22) | .9837 | L |
| 50. | Mel Hall (13) | .9833 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Fielding % as LF (s.1954) | Throws |
| Willie Wilson (19) | .9833 | R | |
| 52. | Eric Byrnes (11) | .9832 | R |
| 53. | Scott Podsednik (11, 36) | .9830 | L |
| 54. | Luis Polonia (12) | .9826 | L |
| 55. | Matt Holliday (9, 32) | .9825 | R |
| 56. | Johnny Damon (18, 38) | .9824 | L |
| Bernard Gilkey (12) | .9824 | R | |
| Gary Ward (12) | .9824 | R | |
| 59. | Morrie Arnovich (7) | .9823 | R |
| Dan Gladden (11) | .9823 | R | |
| Mike Greenwell (12) | .9823 | R | |
| 62. | Charlie Keller (13) | .9822 | R |
| Jim Wohlford (15) | .9822 | R | |
| 64. | Heinie Manush+ (17) | .9820 | L |
| Tom Tresh (9) | .9820 | R | |
| 66. | Steve Kemp (11) | .9819 | L |
| Rick Reichardt (11) | .9819 | R | |
| Carl Yastrzemski+ (23) | .9819 | R | |
| 69. | Danny Litwhiler (11) | .9814 | R |
| 70. | Jim Russell (10) | .9812 | R |
| 71. | Hideki Matsui (10, 38) | .9809 | R |
| Lou Piniella (18) | .9809 | R | |
| 73. | Jim Rice+ (16) | .9808 | R |
| 74. | Stan Musial+ (22) | .9807 | L |
| 75. | Lance Berkman (14, 36) | .9806 | L |
| 76. | Kal Daniels (7) | .9803 | R |
| Greg Gross (17) | .9803 | L | |
| 78. | Rusty Greer (9) | .9799 | L |
| 79. | Ken Griffey (19) | .9798 | L |
| Ben Oglivie (16) | .9798 | L | |
| 81. | Carmelo Martinez (9) | .9796 | R |
| Henry Rodriguez (11) | .9796 | L | |
| 83. | Rickey Henderson+ (25) | .9793 | L |
| 84. | Enos Slaughter+ (19) | .9792 | R |
| 85. | Augie Galan (16) | .9791 | R |
| Joe Medwick+ (17) | .9791 | R | |
| 87. | Frank Robinson+ (21) | .9790 | R |
| 88. | Joe Vosmik (13) | .9788 | R |
| 89. | Manny Mota (20) | .9787 | R |
| 90. | Cleon Jones (13) | .9782 | L |
| Manny Ramirez (19, 40) | .9782 | R | |
| 92. | Riggs Stephenson (14) | .9780 | R |
| 93. | Moises Alou (17) | .9779 | R |
| Don Baylor (19) | .9779 | R | |
| 95. | Todd Hollandsworth (12) | .9778 | L |
| 96. | Brian Giles (15) | .9776 | L |
| Freddy Leach (10) | .9776 | R | |
| 98. | Bob Allison (13) | .9775 | R |
| Jeffrey Leonard (14) | .9775 | R | |
| Gene Stephens (12) | .9775 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Fielding % as LF (s.1954) | Throws |
| 101. | Tony Phillips (18) | .9773 | R |
| 102. | Frank Howard (16) | .9772 | R |
| 103. | Ted Williams+ (19) | .9767 | R |
| 104. | Ron Gant (16) | .9765 | R |
| 105. | Bobby Higginson (11) | .9764 | R |
| Wally Moon (12) | .9764 | R | |
| 107. | Chuck Hinton (11) | .9760 | R |
| 108. | Whitey Lockman (15) | .9756 | R |
| 109. | Pat Burrell (12) | .9755 | R |
| 110. | George Burns (15) | .9752 | R |
| 111. | Derrick May (10) | .9750 | R |
| 112. | Jo-Jo Moore (12) | .9748 | R |
| 113. | Cliff Floyd (17) | .9746 | R |
| Gene Richards (8) | .9746 | L | |
| 115. | Hank Sauer (15) | .9745 | R |
| 116. | Hal Lee (7) | .9744 | R |
| Billy Williams+ (18) | .9744 | R | |
| 118. | Delmon Young (7, 26) | .9742 | R |
| 119. | Albert Belle (12) | .9740 | R |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson (13) | .9740 | R | |
| 121. | Gil Coan (11) | .9739 | R |
| Vince Coleman (13) | .9739 | R | |
| 123. | Adam Comorosky (10) | .9735 | R |
| Jose Cruz (19) | .9735 | L | |
| Ralph Kiner+ (10) | .9735 | R | |
| Ryan Klesko (16) | .9735 | L | |
| Al Woods (7) | .9735 | L | |
| 128. | Gary Redus (13) | .9734 | R |
| 129. | Larry Herndon (14) | .9731 | R |
| Frank Thomas (16) | .9731 | R | |
| 131. | Rube Bressler (19) | .9729 | L |
| Jeff Heath (14) | .9729 | R | |
| 133. | Duffy Lewis (11) | .9727 | R |
| Minnie Minoso (17) | .9727 | R | |
| 135. | Woody Jensen (9) | .9726 | L |
| 136. | Alfonso Soriano (14, 36) | .9723 | R |
| 137. | Bob Nieman (12) | .9722 | R |
| 138. | Greg Luzinski (15) | .9719 | R |
| Babe Ruth+ (22) | .9719 | L | |
| Bob Watson (19) | .9719 | R | |
| 141. | Kevin Mitchell (13) | .9717 | R |
| 142. | Chick Hafey+ (13) | .9715 | R |
| 143. | George Case (11) | .9713 | R |
| Tommy Davis (18) | .9713 | R | |
| 145. | Pete Incaviglia (12) | .9712 | R |
| 146. | Del Ennis (14) | .9709 | R |
| 147. | Bobby Thomson (15) | .9706 | R |
| 148. | John Briggs (12) | .9705 | L |
| 149. | Steve Henderson (12) | .9704 | R |
| 150. | Willie Horton (18) | .9702 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Fielding % as LF (s.1954) | Throws |
| 151. | Mike Menosky (9) | .9701 | R |
| 152. | Pat Duncan (7) | .9698 | R |
| 153. | Bob Skinner (12) | .9696 | R |
| 154. | Les Mann (16) | .9689 | R |
| 155. | Bibb Falk (12) | .9688 | L |
| Zack Wheat+ (19) | .9688 | R | |
| 157. | Dante Bichette (14) | .9687 | R |
| Joe Carter (16) | .9687 | R | |
| 159. | Adam Dunn (12, 32) | .9683 | R |
| 160. | Bob Johnson (13) | .9682 | R |
| 161. | Gus Zernial (11) | .9680 | R |
| 162. | John Stone (11) | .9678 | R |
| 163. | Charlie Jamieson (18) | .9677 | L |
| Gary Matthews (16) | .9677 | R | |
| 165. | Bobby Veach (14) | .9674 | R |
| 166. | Rip Radcliff (10) | .9672 | L |
| 167. | Carson Bigbee (11) | .9671 | R |
| 168. | Ralph Garr (13) | .9670 | R |
| 169. | Al Martin (11) | .9667 | L |
| 170. | Rico Carty (15) | .9659 | R |
| 171. | Ray Blades (10) | .9652 | R |
| 172. | Bob Fothergill (12) | .9640 | R |
| 173. | Moose Solters (9) | .9638 | R |
| 174. | Bob Meusel (11) | .9637 | R |
| Lefty O'Doul (11) | .9637 | L | |
| 176. | Leon Wagner (12) | .9636 | R |
| 177. | George Bell (12) | .9633 | R |
| Lonnie Smith (17) | .9633 | R | |
| 179. | Gee Walker (15) | .9623 | R |
| 180. | Ken Williams (14) | .9621 | R |
| 181. | Irish Meusel (11) | .9620 | R |
| 182. | Jerry Lynch (13) | .9607 | R |
| Dick Wakefield (9) | .9607 | R | |
| 184. | Wes Covington (11) | .9606 | R |
| Jack Graney (14) | .9606 | L | |
| Willie Stargell+ (21) | .9606 | L | |
| 187. | Goose Goslin+ (18) | .9599 | R |
| 188. | Lee Maye (13) | .9597 | R |
| 189. | Lou Brock+ (19) | .9581 | L |
| 190. | Dave Kingman (16) | .9571 | R |
| 191. | Alex Johnson (13) | .9516 | R |
| 192. | Roy Johnson (10) | .9384 | R |
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