1872 MLB Second Base Fielding Leaders
Every second base fielding board for 1872 on one page, top ten in each.
Ross Barnes led qualified second basemen with a .904 fielding percentage in 1872. Ross Barnes also led in assists (162) and double plays (31). John Hatfield led in putouts (157). John Hatfield made the most errors, 57.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 32 games at second base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
2B FPCT- 1 Ross Barnes .904
- 2 Wes Fisler .889
- 3 Jimmy Wood .875
- 4 John Hatfield .847
Assists
2B A- 1 Ross Barnes 162
- 2 John Hatfield 159
- 3 Wes Fisler 140
- 4 Jimmy Wood 76
- 5 Eddie Booth 72
- 6 Lip Pike 49
- 7 Tom Carey 44
- 8 Charlie Sweasy 35
- 9 Jim Hall 34
- 10 Edward Beavens 24
Putouts
2B PO- 1 John Hatfield 157
- 2 Ross Barnes 138
- 3 Wes Fisler 117
- 4 Jimmy Wood 106
- 5 Tom Carey 79
- 6 Eddie Booth 66
- 7 Lip Pike 55
- 8 Jim Hall 35
- 9 Holly Hollingshead 31
- 10 Charlie Sweasy 30
Double Plays
2B DP- 1 Ross Barnes 31
- 2 John Hatfield 25
- 3 Wes Fisler 13
- 4 Eddie Booth 9
- 5 Lip Pike 7
- 6 Jim Hall 6
- 7 Jimmy Wood 5
- 8 Deacon White 4
- 8 Wally Goldsmith 4
- 10 Tom Carey 3
Range Factor
2B RF- 1 Ross Barnes 6.67
- 2 John Hatfield 5.75
- 3 Jimmy Wood 5.69
- 4 Wes Fisler 5.47
Games
2B G- 1 John Hatfield 55
- 2 Wes Fisler 47
- 3 Ross Barnes 45
- 4 Jimmy Wood 32
- 5 Tom Carey 29
- 6 Lip Pike 24
- 7 Eddie Booth 21
- 8 Jim Hall 13
- 9 Charlie Sweasy 11
- 10 Edward Beavens 10
Errors
2B E- 1 John Hatfield 57
- 2 Eddie Booth 39
- 3 Wes Fisler 32
- 3 Ross Barnes 32
- 5 Tom Carey 28
- 6 Lip Pike 27
- 7 Jimmy Wood 26
- 8 Jim Hall 23
- 9 Edward Beavens 19
- 10 Holly Hollingshead 14