Team fielding report -- 1979 New York Yankees
Regular season -- as of 5/31/1979
| Primary |
| Pos | Name | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | PCT | PB | SB | CS | SB% |
| p | Tommy John | 11 | 11 | 83.2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .900 | | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| | Ed Figueroa | 10 | 10 | 54.1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1.000 | | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| | Luis Tiant | 8 | 8 | 57.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| | Ken Clay | 20 | 0 | 38.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| | Ron Guidry | 11 | 9 | 65.2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.000 | | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Jim Beattie | 6 | 5 | 31.1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .800 | | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| | Dick Tidrow | 15 | 0 | 17.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Jim Hunter | 6 | 6 | 31.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| | Jim Kaat | 12 | 0 | 20.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Ray Burris | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Ron Davis | 5 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| | Rich Gossage | 6 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Paul Mirabella | 9 | 0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Total | 122 | 49 | 432.2 | 18 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 61 | .967 | | 33 | 14 | .702 |
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| c | Thurman Munson | 45 | 45 | 395.2 | 247 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 270 | .993 | 6 | 30 | 11 | .732 |
| | Jerry Narron | 5 | 4 | 37.0 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| | Total | 50 | 49 | 432.2 | 268 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 296 | .993 | 6 | 33 | 14 | .702 |
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| 1b | Chris Chambliss | 40 | 39 | 343.2 | 368 | 13 | 1 | 34 | 382 | .997 | | | | |
| | Jim Spencer | 10 | 10 | 89.0 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 96 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 50 | 49 | 432.2 | 460 | 17 | 1 | 46 | 478 | .998 | | | | |
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| 2b | Willie Randolph | 48 | 48 | 424.2 | 104 | 153 | 2 | 34 | 259 | .992 | | | | |
| | Brian Doyle | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 49 | 49 | 432.2 | 105 | 154 | 2 | 35 | 261 | .992 | | | | |
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| 3b | Graig Nettles | 49 | 49 | 432.2 | 25 | 103 | 5 | 9 | 133 | .962 | | | | |
| | Total | 49 | 49 | 432.2 | 25 | 103 | 5 | 9 | 133 | .962 | | | | |
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| ss | Bucky Dent | 48 | 46 | 404.1 | 53 | 184 | 6 | 29 | 243 | .975 | | | | |
| | Fred Stanley | 6 | 3 | 28.1 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 54 | 49 | 432.2 | 60 | 197 | 6 | 31 | 263 | .977 | | | | |
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| lf | Lou Piniella | 26 | 23 | 207.1 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59 | .983 | | | | |
| | Roy White | 11 | 11 | 98.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | .964 | | | | |
| | Jay Johnstone | 11 | 9 | 76.1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | .923 | | | | |
| | Juan Beniquez | 6 | 6 | 51.0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .933 | | | | |
| | Total | 54 | 49 | 432.2 | 121 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 128 | .961 | | | | |
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| cf | Mickey Rivers | 38 | 36 | 321.2 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 99 | .980 | | | | |
| | Juan Beniquez | 13 | 13 | 110.0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Jay Johnstone | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | | | |
| | Total | 52 | 49 | 432.2 | 138 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 142 | .986 | | | | |
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| rf | Reggie Jackson | 45 | 45 | 397.2 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 98 | .990 | | | | |
| | Lou Piniella | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Paul Blair | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 49 | 49 | 432.2 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 105 | .990 | | | | |
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| | Total | 49 | 49 | 432.2 | 1298 | 543 | 26 | 46 | 1867 | .986 | 6 | | | |