1871 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1871 on one page, top ten in each.
Mike McGeary led qualified catchers with a .897 fielding percentage in 1871. Deacon White led in putouts (136). Fergy Malone led in assists (32). Doug Allison led in double plays (4). Deacon White made the most errors, 34.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 15 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Mike McGeary .897
- 2 Bill Lennon .887
- 3 Cal McVey .873
- 4 Charlie Mills .866
- 5 Scott Hastings .856
- 6 Fergy Malone .856
- 7 Deacon White .821
- 8 Doug Allison .806
- 9 Charlie Hodes .796
Putouts
C PO- 1 Deacon White 136
- 2 Fergy Malone 122
- 3 Charlie Mills 110
- 4 Cal McVey 105
- 5 Mike McGeary 82
- 6 Scott Hastings 77
- 7 Doug Allison 68
- 8 Charlie Hodes 64
- 9 Bill Lennon 43
- 10 Marshall King 22
Assists
C A- 1 Fergy Malone 32
- 2 Mike McGeary 22
- 3 Deacon White 20
- 4 Charlie Mills 19
- 5 Scott Hastings 18
- 5 Charlie Hodes 18
- 7 Doug Allison 15
- 8 Cal McVey 12
- 9 Dave Birdsall 6
- 9 Paddy Quinn 6
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Doug Allison 4
- 2 Deacon White 3
- 2 Scott Hastings 3
- 4 Fergy Malone 2
- 4 Mike McGeary 2
- 4 Charlie Hodes 2
- 7 Cal McVey 1
- 7 Charlie Mills 1
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Fergy Malone 5.70
- 2 Deacon White 5.38
- 3 Charlie Mills 4.45
- 4 Scott Hastings 4.13
- 5 Charlie Hodes 4.10
- 6 Cal McVey 4.03
- 7 Mike McGeary 4.00
- 8 Bill Lennon 3.92
- 9 Doug Allison 3.07
Games
C G- 1 Cal McVey 29
- 1 Charlie Mills 29
- 1 Deacon White 29
- 4 Doug Allison 27
- 4 Fergy Malone 27
- 6 Mike McGeary 26
- 7 Scott Hastings 23
- 8 Charlie Hodes 20
- 9 Bill Lennon 12
- 10 Marshall King 9
Errors
C E- 1 Deacon White 34
- 2 Fergy Malone 26
- 3 Charlie Hodes 21
- 4 Charlie Mills 20
- 4 Doug Allison 20
- 6 Cal McVey 17
- 7 Scott Hastings 16
- 8 Mike McGeary 12
- 9 Marshall King 8
- 9 Cap Anson 8