1873 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1873 on one page, top ten in each.
Ezra Sutton led qualified third basemen with a .803 fielding percentage in 1873. Bob Ferguson led in assists (211) and putouts (109). Harry Schafer led in double plays (11). Bob Ferguson made the most errors, 109.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 35 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Ezra Sutton .803
- 2 Levi Meyerle .746
- 3 Bob Ferguson .746
- 4 John Hatfield .743
- 5 Warren White .728
- 6 Harry Schafer .703
Assists
3B A- 1 Bob Ferguson 211
- 2 Ezra Sutton 113
- 3 Levi Meyerle 108
- 3 Warren White 108
- 5 John Hatfield 83
- 6 John Radcliff 79
- 7 Harry Schafer 78
- 8 Davy Force 73
- 9 Ross Barnes 29
- 10 Al Nevin 21
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Bob Ferguson 109
- 2 John Hatfield 105
- 3 Harry Schafer 90
- 4 Levi Meyerle 86
- 5 Warren White 85
- 6 Ezra Sutton 74
- 7 Davy Force 59
- 8 John Radcliff 36
- 9 Ross Barnes 31
- 10 Cap Anson 27
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Harry Schafer 11
- 2 Bob Ferguson 10
- 3 Warren White 8
- 4 Levi Meyerle 7
- 5 John Hatfield 5
- 5 Ross Barnes 5
- 7 Ezra Sutton 3
- 7 Steve Bellan 3
- 9 John Radcliff 2
- 10 Davy Force 1
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Bob Ferguson 6.40
- 2 Warren White 5.22
- 3 Ezra Sutton 4.35
- 4 John Hatfield 4.18
- 5 Levi Meyerle 4.04
- 6 Harry Schafer 3.57
Games
3B G- 1 Bob Ferguson 50
- 2 Levi Meyerle 48
- 3 Harry Schafer 47
- 4 John Hatfield 45
- 5 Ezra Sutton 43
- 6 Warren White 37
- 7 Davy Force 34
- 8 John Radcliff 24
- 9 Ross Barnes 13
- 10 Al Nevin 12
Errors
3B E- 1 Bob Ferguson 109
- 2 Warren White 72
- 3 Harry Schafer 71
- 4 Levi Meyerle 66
- 5 John Hatfield 65
- 6 Ezra Sutton 46
- 7 John Radcliff 34
- 8 Davy Force 27
- 9 Al Nevin 25
- 10 Steve Bellan 22