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All-Time MLB Outfield Errors Leaders

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

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Tom Brown is the all-time MLB leader in outfield errors with 492, 98 clear of Billy Hoy (394). He did it in 17 seasons, from 1882 to 1898. The top ten runs from 492 down to 291.

SS ASS POSS DPSS FPCTSS RFSS GSS E2B A2B PO2B DP2B FPCT2B RF2B G2B E3B A3B PO3B DP3B FPCT3B RF3B G3B EC POC AC DPC FPCTC RFC GC E1B PO1B A1B DP1B FPCT1B RF1B G1B EOF POOF AOF FPCTOF RFOF GOF EP AP POP FPCTP RFP GP E
Tom Brown All-time MLB leader Tom Brown 1882–1898 · 17 seasons
492 Outfield Errors 98 clear of Billy Hoy
Showing Outfield Errors and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Seasons OF E G PO A FPCT
1 Tom Brown Tom Brown 1882–1898 (17) 492 1,788 3,636 349 .890
2 Billy Hoy Billy Hoy 1888–1902 (14) 394 1,796 3,964 274 .915
3 Paul Hines Paul Hines 1873–1891 (19) 385 1,376 2,694 237 .884
4 Jesse Burkett Jesse Burkett 1890–1905 (16) 383 2,054 3,961 270 .917
5 George Gore George Gore 1879–1892 (14) 368 1,297 2,359 243 .876
6 Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan 1885–1903 (18) 366 1,945 3,701 375 .918
7 George Van Haltren George Van Haltren 1887–1903 (17) 358 1,833 3,502 349 .915
8 Ned Hanlon Ned Hanlon 1880–1892 (13) 350 1,254 2,659 209 .891
9 Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke 1873–1893 (20) 297 1,443 2,235 228 .892
10 Tom York Tom York 1871–1885 (15) 291 963 1,952 130 .877
11 Billy Hamilton Billy Hamilton 1888–1901 (14) 289 1,587 3,453 182 .926
12 Abner Dalrymple Abner Dalrymple 1878–1891 (12) 285 951 1,656 146 .863
13 George Wood George Wood 1880–1892 (13) 276 1,232 2,139 203 .895
14 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb 1905–1928 (24) 271 2,934 6,361 392 .961
15 Pete Browning Pete Browning 1883–1894 (12) 269 998 1,892 143 .883
16 Tommy McCarthy Tommy McCarthy 1884–1896 (13) 262 1,188 2,016 266 .897
17 Orator Shafer 1874–1890 (13) 259 854 1,309 290 .861
18 King Kelly King Kelly 1878–1893 (16) 259 750 892 285 .820
19 Fred Clarke Fred Clarke 1894–1915 (20) 256 2,193 4,795 254 .952
20 Charley Jones Charley Jones 1875–1888 (12) 253 886 1,697 163 .880
21 Pete Hotaling Pete Hotaling 1879–1888 (9) 246 825 1,476 163 .870
22 Blondie Purcell Blondie Purcell 1879–1890 (12) 241 995 1,465 146 .870
23 Max Carey Max Carey 1910–1929 (20) 235 2,421 6,363 339 .966
24 Harry Stovey Harry Stovey 1880–1893 (13) 230 947 1,807 165 .896
25 Walt Wilmot Walt Wilmot 1888–1898 (10) 228 958 1,970 147 .903
26 Tris Speaker Tris Speaker 1907–1928 (22) 222 2,698 6,788 449 .970
27 Hugh Duffy Hugh Duffy 1888–1905 (16) 220 1,682 3,396 241 .943
28 Clyde Milan Clyde Milan 1907–1922 (16) 216 1,903 4,095 294 .953
29 Kip Selbach 1894–1906 (13) 214 1,570 3,399 197 .944
30 Goose Goslin Goose Goslin 1921–1938 (18) 209 2,188 4,792 221 .960
31 Emmett Seery Emmett Seery 1884–1892 (9) 203 914 1,567 174 .896
32 Patsy Donovan Patsy Donovan 1890–1907 (17) 201 1,816 2,929 265 .941
33 Elmer Smith Elmer Smith 1886–1901 (13) 200 1,089 2,211 143 .922
34 Jimmy Sheckard Jimmy Sheckard 1897–1913 (17) 197 2,071 4,203 307 .958
35 Lou Brock Lou Brock 1961–1979 (19) 196 2,507 4,394 142 .959
36 Jack Manning Jack Manning 1873–1886 (11) 196 693 874 146 .839
37 Cliff Carroll Cliff Carroll 1882–1893 (11) 194 991 1,683 156 .905
38 Dick Johnston Dick Johnston 1884–1891 (8) 193 743 1,621 172 .903
39 Mike Tiernan Mike Tiernan 1887–1899 (13) 187 1,476 2,103 159 .924
40 Ed Swartwood Ed Swartwood 1881–1892 (9) 187 638 986 132 .857
41 Curt Welch Curt Welch 1884–1893 (10) 185 1,075 2,366 207 .933
42 Sam Rice Sam Rice 1916–1934 (19) 184 2,270 4,774 278 .965
43 Burt Shotton Burt Shotton 1909–1922 (13) 184 1,279 2,816 173 .942
44 Zack Wheat Zack Wheat 1909–1927 (19) 183 2,337 4,996 232 .966
45 Paul Radford Paul Radford 1883–1894 (12) 179 902 1,404 217 .901
46 Joe Hornung 1879–1890 (12) 178 1,054 1,925 176 .922
47 Jack Remsen Jack Remsen 1872–1884 (10) 178 566 1,172 83 .876
48 Cy Seymour Cy Seymour 1896–1913 (16) 177 1,333 2,855 188 .945
49 Mike Griffin Mike Griffin 1887–1898 (12) 174 1,480 3,543 243 .956
50 Sam Thompson Sam Thompson 1885–1906 (15) 172 1,409 2,167 283 .934
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