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1872 MLB Pitcher Fielding Leaders

Every pitcher fielding board for 1872 on one page, top ten in each.

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Al Spalding led all pitchers in assists in 1872, with 101. Dick McBride led in putouts (34). Dick McBride made the most errors, 24.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 56.0 innings, the ERA-title bar.

Assists

P A
  1. 1 Al Spalding 101
  2. 2 Dick McBride 83
  3. 3 Candy Cummings 61
  4. 4 Jim Britt 53
  5. 5 George Zettlein 52
  6. 6 Bobby Mathews 51
  7. 7 Cy Bentley 33
  8. 8 Cherokee Fisher 21
  9. 9 Phonney Martin 17
  10. 10 Frank Buttery 13

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Putouts

P PO
  1. 1 Dick McBride 34
  2. 2 Al Spalding 28
  3. 3 Candy Cummings 21
  4. 4 Bobby Mathews 20
  5. 5 Cherokee Fisher 14
  6. 6 Jim Britt 13
  7. 6 Phonney Martin 13
  8. 8 George Zettlein 12
  9. 9 Cy Bentley 8
  10. 9 Al Pratt 8

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Fielding Percentage

P FPCT
  1. 1 Candy Cummings .911
  2. 2 Al Spalding .902
  3. 3 Dick McBride .830
  4. 4 Cy Bentley .820
  5. 5 Phonney Martin .811
  6. 6 George Zettlein .800
  7. 7 Jim Britt .795
  8. 8 Bobby Mathews .780
  9. 9 Cherokee Fisher .761
  10. 10 Al Pratt .760

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Range Factor

P RF
  1. 1 Al Spalding 2.69
  2. 2 Dick McBride 2.49
  3. 3 Cy Bentley 2.28
  4. 4 George Zettlein 1.88
  5. 5 Cherokee Fisher 1.84
  6. 6 Jim Britt 1.78
  7. 7 Phonney Martin 1.67
  8. 8 Candy Cummings 1.49
  9. 9 Bobby Mathews 1.45
  10. 10 Bill Stearns 1.36

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Games

P G
  1. 1 Candy Cummings 55
  2. 2 Bobby Mathews 49
  3. 3 Al Spalding 48
  4. 4 Dick McBride 47
  5. 5 Jim Britt 37
  6. 6 George Zettlein 34
  7. 7 Cherokee Fisher 19
  8. 8 Cy Bentley 18
  9. 8 Phonney Martin 18
  10. 10 Al Pratt 15

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Errors

P E
  1. 1 Dick McBride 24
  2. 2 Bobby Mathews 20
  3. 3 Jim Britt 17
  4. 4 George Zettlein 16
  5. 5 Al Spalding 14
  6. 6 Cherokee Fisher 11
  7. 7 Cy Bentley 9
  8. 7 Rynie Wolters 9
  9. 9 Candy Cummings 8
  10. 10 Phonney Martin 7

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