League team fielding totals - 1981 National League
Regular season
| Fielding | 
| Team | G | PO | A | E | DP | TC | PCT | PB | SB | CS | SB% | CPO | PPO | 
| South Bend Cubs | 162 | 4396 | 2131 | 107 | 148 | 6634 |  .984 | 10 | 98 | 40 |  .710 | 0 | 14 | 
| Bloomington Hoosiers | 162 | 4338 | 1872 | 106 | 145 | 6316 |  .983 | 14 | 62 | 29 |  .681 | 0 | 8 | 
| Evanston Black Sox | 162 | 4381 | 1880 | 112 | 149 | 6373 |  .982 | 9 | 76 | 36 |  .679 | 1 | 9 | 
| Fairfax Peppers | 162 | 4393 | 1923 | 123 | 151 | 6439 |  .981 | 7 | 80 | 39 |  .672 | 0 | 5 | 
| Asheville Tourists | 162 | 4351 | 1801 | 123 | 180 | 6275 |  .980 | 12 | 108 | 35 |  .755 | 0 | 15 | 
| Blue Ridge Mountaineers | 162 | 4373 | 1818 | 127 | 134 | 6318 |  .980 | 9 | 100 | 31 |  .763 | 0 | 4 | 
| Manchester Pine Barons | 162 | 4362 | 1965 | 152 | 191 | 6479 |  .977 | 13 | 107 | 45 |  .704 | 0 | 12 | 
| Flushing Rats | 162 | 4319 | 1756 | 153 | 154 | 6228 |  .975 | 5 | 81 | 34 |  .704 | 0 | 8 | 
| Cleveland Spiders | 162 | 4459 | 2040 | 166 | 169 | 6665 |  .975 | 5 | 94 | 45 |  .676 | 1 | 6 | 
| Collierstown Highlanders | 162 | 4405 | 1846 | 160 | 182 | 6411 |  .975 | 24 | 41 | 41 |  .500 | 2 | 6 | 
| Rockford Forest Citys | 162 | 4387 | 1787 | 167 | 150 | 6341 |  .974 | 17 | 94 | 34 |  .734 | 0 | 13 | 
| Niskayuna Nationals | 162 | 4289 | 1769 | 184 | 182 | 6242 |  .971 | 24 | 47 | 29 |  .618 | 3 | 6 | 
| Totals | 1944 | 52453 | 22588 | 1680 | 1935 | 76721 |  .978 | 149 | 988 | 438 |  .693 | 7 | 106 |