1873 MLB Pitcher Fielding Leaders
Every pitcher fielding board for 1873 on one page, top ten in each.
Al Spalding led all pitchers in assists in 1873, with 125. Al Spalding also led in putouts (36). Jim Britt made the most errors, 32.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 60.0 innings, the ERA-title bar.
Assists
P A- 1 Al Spalding 125
- 2 George Zettlein 93
- 3 Jim Britt 71
- 4 Dick McBride 59
- 5 Bobby Mathews 58
- 6 Hugh Campbell 43
- 7 Candy Cummings 42
- 8 Bill Stearns 27
- 9 Asa Brainard 14
- 10 Cherokee Fisher 8
Putouts
P PO- 1 Al Spalding 36
- 2 Bobby Mathews 27
- 3 George Zettlein 22
- 3 Dick McBride 22
- 5 Candy Cummings 20
- 6 Bill Stearns 17
- 7 Jim Britt 12
- 8 Cherokee Fisher 8
- 9 Hugh Campbell 6
- 10 John Greason 5
Fielding Percentage
P FPCT- 1 Al Spalding .885
- 2 George Zettlein .865
- 3 Dick McBride .853
- 4 Candy Cummings .838
- 5 Cherokee Fisher .800
- 6 Bobby Mathews .780
- 7 Asa Brainard .762
- 8 Hugh Campbell .754
- 9 Jim Britt .722
- 10 Bill Stearns .721
Range Factor
P RF- 1 Al Spalding 2.68
- 2 Hugh Campbell 2.58
- 3 George Zettlein 2.25
- 4 Dick McBride 1.76
- 5 Bobby Mathews 1.63
- 6 Jim Britt 1.54
- 7 Candy Cummings 1.48
- 8 Bill Stearns 1.38
- 9 Cherokee Fisher 1.23
- 10 Asa Brainard 1.14
Games
P G- 1 Al Spalding 60
- 2 Jim Britt 54
- 3 Bobby Mathews 52
- 4 George Zettlein 51
- 5 Dick McBride 46
- 6 Candy Cummings 42
- 7 Bill Stearns 32
- 8 Hugh Campbell 19
- 9 Asa Brainard 14
- 9 Harry Wright 14
Errors
P E- 1 Jim Britt 32
- 2 Bobby Mathews 24
- 3 Al Spalding 21
- 4 George Zettlein 18
- 5 Bill Stearns 17
- 6 Hugh Campbell 16
- 7 Dick McBride 14
- 8 Candy Cummings 12
- 9 Asa Brainard 5
- 10 Cherokee Fisher 4