1872 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1872 on one page, top ten in each.
Bob Ferguson led qualified third basemen with a .807 fielding percentage in 1872. Bob Ferguson also led in assists (178) and double plays (8). Cap Anson led in putouts (89). Bob Ferguson made the most errors, 63.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 25 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Bob Ferguson .807
- 2 Harry Schafer .792
- 3 Cap Anson .752
- 4 Ezra Sutton .718
Assists
3B A- 1 Bob Ferguson 178
- 2 Harry Schafer 117
- 3 Davy Force 87
- 4 Cap Anson 84
- 5 Bill Boyd 63
- 6 Charles Fulmer 42
- 6 Ezra Sutton 42
- 8 Warren White 35
- 9 Cherokee Fisher 29
- 10 Frank Fleet 28
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Cap Anson 89
- 2 Bob Ferguson 86
- 3 Davy Force 75
- 4 Harry Schafer 73
- 5 Bill Boyd 53
- 6 Ezra Sutton 47
- 7 Cherokee Fisher 45
- 8 Charles Fulmer 40
- 9 Frank Fleet 28
- 10 Warren White 27
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Bob Ferguson 8
- 2 Harry Schafer 6
- 3 Cap Anson 5
- 4 Davy Force 4
- 5 Fred Waterman 3
- 5 Frank Sellman 3
- 7 Bill Boyd 2
- 7 Charles Fulmer 2
- 7 Ezra Sutton 2
- 7 Cherokee Fisher 2
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Bob Ferguson 7.14
- 2 Harry Schafer 4.42
- 3 Ezra Sutton 4.05
- 4 Cap Anson 3.76
Games
3B G- 1 Cap Anson 46
- 2 Harry Schafer 43
- 3 Bob Ferguson 37
- 4 Davy Force 35
- 5 Bill Boyd 34
- 6 Charles Fulmer 22
- 6 Ezra Sutton 22
- 8 Cherokee Fisher 18
- 9 George Fields 12
- 10 Jim Clinton 11
Errors
3B E- 1 Bob Ferguson 63
- 2 Cap Anson 57
- 3 Harry Schafer 50
- 4 Bill Boyd 43
- 5 Ezra Sutton 35
- 6 Cherokee Fisher 33
- 7 Davy Force 27
- 7 Charles Fulmer 27
- 9 George Fields 23
- 10 Jim Clinton 17