All-Time MLB First Base Errors Leaders

Career totals, every season from 1871–2026. Errors committed at first base

Cap Anson is the all-time MLB leader in first base errors with 658, 145 clear of Dan Brouthers (513). He did it in 23 seasons, from 1871 to 1897. The top ten runs from 658 down to 327.

All-time MLB leader Cap Anson 1871–1897 · 23 seasons

658 First Base Errors 145 clear of Dan Brouthers

Showing First Base Errors and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Seasons	1B E	G	PO	A	FPCT
1	Cap Anson	1871–1897 (23)	658	2,152	21,699	983	.972
2	Dan Brouthers	1879–1904 (19)	513	1,636	16,386	655	.971
3	Jake Beckley	1888–1907 (20)	481	2,383	23,755	1,316	.981
4	Joe Start	1871–1886 (16)	433	1,069	11,197	229	.964
5	Roger Connor	1881–1897 (16)	419	1,759	17,612	857	.978
6	Charlie Comiskey	1882–1894 (13)	403	1,363	13,832	510	.973
7	Hal Chase	1905–1919 (15)	402	1,815	18,185	1,049	.980
8	Tommy Tucker	1887–1899 (13)	393	1,670	16,401	750	.978
9	Harry Davis	1895–1915 (20)	343	1,628	15,666	950	.980
10	Fred Tenney	1894–1911 (15)	327	1,810	17,903	1,363	.983
11	Bill Phillips	1879–1888 (10)	324	1,032	10,540	305	.971
12	John Reilly	1880–1891 (10)	316	1,075	10,875	286	.973
13	John Morrill	1876–1890 (15)	285	916	9,152	375	.971
14	Jack Doyle	1892–1905 (14)	277	1,048	10,205	651	.975
15	George Sisler	1915–1930 (15)	269	1,971	18,837	1,529	.987
16	Sid Farrar	1883–1890 (8)	262	943	9,550	358	.974
17	Fred Merkle	1907–1926 (16)	252	1,547	15,419	847	.985
18	George Burns	1914–1929 (16)	245	1,671	16,892	1,094	.987
19	Harry Stovey	1880–1892 (13)	241	550	5,720	164	.961
20	Kitty Bransfield	1898–1911 (12)	236	1,291	12,797	737	.983
21	Willie McCovey	1959–1980 (22)	233	2,045	17,170	1,222	.988
22	Herman Dehlman	1872–1877 (6)	230	306	3,745	46	.943
23	Dave Orr	1883–1890 (8)	227	787	7,923	254	.973
24	Ed Konetchy	1907–1921 (15)	224	2,073	21,361	1,292	.990
25	Jim Bottomley	1922–1937 (16)	223	1,885	18,337	814	.989
26	Mickey Vernon	1939–1959 (19)	211	2,237	19,808	1,448	.990
27	Henry Larkin	1887–1893 (7)	209	710	6,804	250	.971
28	Jack Fournier	1912–1927 (14)	208	1,313	12,375	788	.984
29	George LaChance	1894–1905 (11)	207	1,177	12,330	457	.984
30	Everett Mills	1871–1876 (6)	207	336	3,225	47	.941
31	Dan Stearns	1882–1889 (5)	206	437	4,344	169	.956
32	Fred Luderus	1909–1920 (12)	201	1,326	13,126	843	.986
33	Tim Murnane	1872–1884 (8)	195	248	2,527	47	.930
34	George Stovall	1904–1915 (12)	194	1,217	12,709	846	.986
35	Lou Gehrig	1923–1939 (17)	193	2,137	19,510	1,087	.991
36	Lu Blue	1921–1933 (13)	191	1,571	15,644	1,016	.989
37	Tom Jones	1902–1910 (8)	183	1,033	10,872	698	.984
38	Jake Daubert	1910–1924 (15)	181	2,002	19,634	1,128	.991
39	Dick Hoblitzell	1908–1918 (11)	180	1,284	12,584	661	.987
40	Andres Galarraga	1985–2004 (19)	176	2,106	18,244	1,376	.991
41	Joe Kuhel	1930–1946 (17)	173	2,057	19,386	1,163	.992
42	Dan McGann	1898–1908 (11)	169	1,377	13,694	798	.989
43	Dick Stuart	1958–1969 (10)	169	1,024	8,294	758	.982
44	Charlie Gould	1871–1877 (6)	169	217	2,342	38	.934
45	Wally Pipp	1913–1928 (15)	168	1,819	18,779	1,152	.992
46	Eddie Murray	1977–1996 (20)	167	2,413	21,255	1,865	.993
47	Fred McGriff	1986–2004 (19)	167	2,239	18,985	1,447	.992
48	George Scott	1966–1979 (14)	165	1,773	15,405	1,132	.990
49	Charlie Grimm	1918–1936 (19)	162	2,131	20,711	1,214	.993
50	Orlando Cepeda	1958–1972 (15)	162	1,683	14,459	1,012	.990