League team fielding totals - 1956 National League
Regular season
| Fielding |
| Team | G | PO | A | E | DP | TC | PCT | PB | SB | CS | SB% | CPO | PPO |
| Chicago (N) | 154 | 4164 | 1944 | 87 | 132 | 6195 | .986 | 11 | 33 | 18 | .647 | 1 | 5 |
| St. Louis | 154 | 4121 | 1902 | 120 | 177 | 6143 | .980 | 3 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 0 | 9 |
| Milwaukee | 154 | 4187 | 1819 | 124 | 126 | 6130 | .980 | 20 | 24 | 24 | .500 | 1 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 154 | 4208 | 1863 | 133 | 154 | 6204 | .979 | 18 | 36 | 28 | .563 | 0 | 10 |
| Brooklyn | 154 | 4069 | 1811 | 137 | 151 | 6017 | .977 | 19 | 25 | 17 | .595 | 1 | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 154 | 4241 | 1839 | 144 | 133 | 6224 | .977 | 22 | 42 | 23 | .646 | 1 | 8 |
| Cincinnati | 154 | 4122 | 1952 | 148 | 161 | 6222 | .976 | 4 | 30 | 18 | .625 | 0 | 2 |
| New York (N) | 154 | 4197 | 1858 | 184 | 152 | 6239 | .971 | 17 | 57 | 24 | .704 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 1232 | 33309 | 14988 | 1077 | 1186 | 49374 | .978 | 114 | 287 | 177 | .619 | 4 | 48 |