1873 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders
Every first base fielding board for 1873 on one page, top ten in each.
Everett Mills led qualified first basemen with a .949 fielding percentage in 1873. Herman Dehlman led in putouts (682) and double plays (25). Joe Start led in assists (18). Herman Dehlman made the most errors, 55.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 38 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
1B FPCT- 1 Everett Mills .949
- 2 Joe Start .943
- 3 Michael Campbell .938
- 4 Denny Mack .938
- 5 Herman Dehlman .926
- 6 Cap Anson .920
- 7 John Glenn .915
Putouts
1B PO- 1 Herman Dehlman 682
- 2 Everett Mills 515
- 3 Denny Mack 429
- 4 Joe Start 413
- 5 Cap Anson 396
- 6 John Glenn 384
- 7 Jim O'Rourke 344
- 8 Jack Manning 300
- 9 Michael Campbell 225
- 10 Jim Devlin 118
Assists
1B A- 1 Joe Start 18
- 2 Jim O'Rourke 10
- 2 Jack Manning 10
- 4 Herman Dehlman 9
- 4 Cap Anson 9
- 6 Everett Mills 8
- 6 Denny Mack 8
- 8 John Glenn 4
- 8 Jim Devlin 4
- 8 Tim Murnane 4
Double Plays
1B DP- 1 Herman Dehlman 25
- 2 Everett Mills 24
- 3 Jim O'Rourke 23
- 4 Joe Start 20
- 4 Denny Mack 20
- 6 Cap Anson 19
- 7 John Glenn 18
- 8 Jack Manning 16
- 9 Michael Campbell 9
- 9 Jim Devlin 9
Range Factor
1B RF- 1 Herman Dehlman 12.80
- 2 Michael Campbell 12.67
- 3 Cap Anson 11.25
- 4 Denny Mack 10.40
- 5 John Glenn 9.95
- 6 Everett Mills 9.87
- 7 Joe Start 8.13
Games
1B G- 1 Herman Dehlman 54
- 2 Everett Mills 53
- 2 Joe Start 53
- 4 Denny Mack 42
- 5 John Glenn 39
- 6 Cap Anson 36
- 7 Jim O'Rourke 34
- 8 Jack Manning 28
- 9 Michael Campbell 18
- 10 Jim Devlin 12
Errors
1B E- 1 Herman Dehlman 55
- 2 John Glenn 36
- 3 Cap Anson 35
- 4 Jim O'Rourke 34
- 5 Denny Mack 29
- 6 Everett Mills 28
- 7 Jack Manning 27
- 8 Joe Start 26
- 9 Michael Campbell 15
- 10 Wes Fisler 13