1871 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1871 on one page, top ten in each.
Ezra Sutton led qualified third basemen with a .795 fielding percentage in 1871. Harry Schafer led in assists (79), putouts (49) and double plays (7). Harry Schafer made the most errors, 59.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 20 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Ezra Sutton .795
- 2 Cap Anson .763
- 3 Steve Bellan .713
- 4 Frank Sellman .711
- 5 Fred Waterman .695
- 6 Harry Schafer .684
- 7 Levi Meyerle .646
Assists
3B A- 1 Harry Schafer 79
- 2 Fred Waterman 67
- 3 Bob Ferguson 58
- 4 Ed Pinkham 56
- 5 Ezra Sutton 53
- 6 Cap Anson 52
- 7 Steve Bellan 49
- 8 Levi Meyerle 39
- 9 Charlie Hodes 27
- 10 Charlie Smith 26
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Harry Schafer 49
- 2 Steve Bellan 48
- 3 Fred Waterman 47
- 4 Levi Meyerle 43
- 5 Ezra Sutton 40
- 6 Cap Anson 38
- 7 Bob Ferguson 31
- 8 Ed Pinkham 30
- 9 Charlie Smith 27
- 10 Frank Sellman 24
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Harry Schafer 7
- 2 Fred Waterman 6
- 3 Steve Bellan 4
- 4 Ezra Sutton 3
- 4 Bob Ferguson 3
- 6 Cap Anson 2
- 6 Frank Sellman 2
- 8 Levi Meyerle 1
- 8 Ed Pinkham 1
- 8 Charlie Smith 1
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Cap Anson 4.50
- 2 Harry Schafer 4.13
- 3 Fred Waterman 4.07
- 4 Steve Bellan 3.46
- 5 Ezra Sutton 3.21
- 6 Levi Meyerle 3.15
- 7 Frank Sellman 2.29
Games
3B G- 1 Harry Schafer 31
- 2 Ezra Sutton 29
- 3 Steve Bellan 28
- 3 Fred Waterman 28
- 5 Levi Meyerle 26
- 6 Cap Anson 20
- 6 Bob Ferguson 20
- 8 Ed Pinkham 18
- 9 Frank Sellman 14
- 10 Charlie Smith 12
Errors
3B E- 1 Harry Schafer 59
- 2 Fred Waterman 50
- 3 Levi Meyerle 45
- 4 Steve Bellan 39
- 5 Cap Anson 28
- 5 Ed Pinkham 28
- 7 Bob Ferguson 26
- 8 Ezra Sutton 24
- 8 Charlie Smith 24
- 10 Charlie Hodes 23