1873 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1873 on one page, top ten in each.
George Wright led qualified shortstops with a .826 fielding percentage in 1873. George Wright also led in assists (247), putouts (89) and double plays (17). Dickey Pearce made the most errors, 77.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 40 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 George Wright .826
- 2 Mike McGeary .804
- 3 Charles Fulmer .801
- 4 Dickey Pearce .777
- 5 Jim Holdsworth .770
Assists
SS A- 1 George Wright 247
- 2 Dickey Pearce 233
- 3 Charles Fulmer 220
- 4 Mike McGeary 147
- 5 Jim Holdsworth 146
- 6 Davy Force 60
- 7 John Radcliff 56
- 8 Bill Craver 45
- 9 Joe Gerhardt 40
- 10 John Donnelly 38
Putouts
SS PO- 1 George Wright 89
- 2 Charles Fulmer 81
- 3 Jim Holdsworth 78
- 4 Mike McGeary 58
- 5 Dickey Pearce 36
- 6 John Radcliff 35
- 7 Davy Force 32
- 8 Bill Craver 24
- 9 John Donnelly 16
- 10 Fred Waterman 13
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 George Wright 17
- 2 Charles Fulmer 15
- 3 Dickey Pearce 13
- 4 Jim Holdsworth 10
- 5 Mike McGeary 9
- 6 Davy Force 5
- 6 Bill Craver 5
- 8 John Donnelly 4
- 8 Joe Gerhardt 4
- 10 John Radcliff 3
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Charles Fulmer 6.14
- 2 George Wright 5.69
- 3 Dickey Pearce 4.89
- 4 Mike McGeary 4.77
- 5 Jim Holdsworth 4.23
Games
SS G- 1 George Wright 59
- 2 Dickey Pearce 55
- 3 Jim Holdsworth 53
- 4 Charles Fulmer 49
- 5 Mike McGeary 43
- 6 John Radcliff 23
- 7 Davy Force 17
- 8 Bill Craver 15
- 9 John Donnelly 13
- 9 Joe Gerhardt 13
Errors
SS E- 1 Dickey Pearce 77
- 2 Charles Fulmer 75
- 3 George Wright 71
- 4 Jim Holdsworth 67
- 5 Mike McGeary 50
- 6 John Radcliff 34
- 7 Favel Wordsworth 23
- 8 Joe Gerhardt 20
- 8 Fred Waterman 20
- 10 Bill Craver 18