League team fielding totals - 1979 National League
Regular season
| Fielding |
| Team | G | PO | A | E | DP | TC | PCT | PB | SB | CS | SB% | CPO | PPO |
| Asheville Tourists | 162 | 4321 | 1651 | 101 | 150 | 6073 | .983 | 11 | 103 | 25 | .805 | 1 | 4 |
| Blue Ridge Mountaineers | 162 | 4355 | 1831 | 107 | 146 | 6293 | .983 | 21 | 68 | 46 | .596 | 1 | 5 |
| Rossville Cubs | 162 | 4373 | 1880 | 126 | 170 | 6379 | .980 | 20 | 65 | 43 | .602 | 1 | 10 |
| Evanston Black Sox | 162 | 4400 | 1847 | 127 | 158 | 6374 | .980 | 14 | 39 | 45 | .464 | 3 | 6 |
| Bloomington Hoosiers | 162 | 4287 | 1858 | 127 | 175 | 6272 | .980 | 11 | 94 | 41 | .696 | 0 | 5 |
| Hatteras Pelicans | 162 | 4336 | 1779 | 128 | 169 | 6243 | .979 | 12 | 96 | 40 | .706 | 2 | 7 |
| Niskayuna Nationals | 162 | 4454 | 1687 | 130 | 139 | 6271 | .979 | 5 | 47 | 28 | .627 | 1 | 3 |
| Rockford Forest Citys | 162 | 4318 | 1712 | 130 | 153 | 6160 | .979 | 16 | 120 | 52 | .698 | 0 | 16 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 162 | 4331 | 1898 | 135 | 206 | 6364 | .979 | 28 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 0 | 2 |
| Fairfax Peppers | 162 | 4418 | 1801 | 136 | 172 | 6355 | .979 | 15 | 58 | 22 | .725 | 2 | 9 |
| Collierstown Highlanders | 162 | 4340 | 1880 | 139 | 145 | 6359 | .978 | 25 | 68 | 23 | .747 | 3 | 4 |
| Flushing Rats | 162 | 4316 | 1659 | 139 | 128 | 6114 | .977 | 8 | 69 | 31 | .690 | 1 | 8 |
| Totals | 1944 | 52249 | 21483 | 1525 | 1911 | 75257 | .980 | 186 | 881 | 424 | .675 | 15 | 79 |