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1872 MLB Pitcher Fielding Percentage Leaders

Share of chances handled cleanly at pitcher

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Candy Cummings led the majors in pitcher fielding percentage with .911 in 1872, 9 points ahead of Al Spalding (.902).

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Candy Cummings Led all of MLB in 1872 Candy Cummings New York Mutuals
.911 Pitcher Fielding Percentage .009 clear of Al Spalding
Showing Pitcher Fielding Percentage and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team P FPCT G PO A E
1 Candy Cummings Candy Cummings NY2 .911 55 21 61 8
2 Al Spalding Al Spalding BS1 .902 48 28 101 14
3 Dick McBride Dick McBride PH1 .830 47 34 83 24
4 Cy Bentley MID .820 18 8 33 9
5 Phonney Martin Phonney Martin TRO .811 18 13 17 7
6 George Zettlein George Zettlein TRO .800 34 12 52 16
7 Jim Britt BR2 .795 37 13 53 17
8 Bobby Mathews Bobby Mathews BL1 .780 49 20 51 20
9 Cherokee Fisher Cherokee Fisher BL1 .761 19 14 21 11
10 Al Pratt Al Pratt CL1 .760 15 8 11 6
11 Bill Stearns WS4 .682 11 3 12 7
12 Asa Brainard Asa Brainard WS3 .667 11 1 11 6
13 Rynie Wolters Rynie Wolters CL1 .500 12 1 8 9