1874 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1874 on one page, top ten in each.
Dick Higham led qualified catchers with a .852 fielding percentage in 1874. Nat Hicks led in putouts (261), assists (59) and double plays (4). Nat Hicks made the most errors, 69.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 33 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Dick Higham .852
- 2 Deacon White .839
- 3 Mike McGeary .837
- 4 Doug Allison .823
- 5 Nat Hicks .823
- 6 Fergy Malone .820
- 7 Pop Snyder .789
- 8 Scott Hastings .753
- 9 Billy Barnie .733
Putouts
C PO- 1 Nat Hicks 261
- 2 Deacon White 253
- 3 Dick Higham 248
- 4 Fergy Malone 193
- 5 Doug Allison 161
- 6 Pop Snyder 132
- 7 John Clapp 126
- 8 Mike McGeary 119
- 9 Scott Hastings 117
- 10 Billy Barnie 111
Assists
C A- 1 Nat Hicks 59
- 2 Fergy Malone 58
- 3 Pop Snyder 47
- 4 Dick Higham 45
- 5 Deacon White 39
- 6 Scott Hastings 29
- 7 Doug Allison 25
- 8 John Clapp 23
- 9 Mike McGeary 20
- 10 John Farrow 19
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Nat Hicks 4
- 1 Dick Higham 4
- 1 Scott Hastings 4
- 4 John Clapp 3
- 5 Deacon White 2
- 5 Fergy Malone 2
- 5 Doug Allison 2
- 8 Jake Knodell 1
- 8 John Farrow 1
- 8 Frank Fleet 1
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Dick Higham 6.10
- 2 Nat Hicks 5.61
- 3 Doug Allison 5.47
- 4 Fergy Malone 5.34
- 5 Deacon White 5.03
- 6 Mike McGeary 4.96
- 7 Pop Snyder 4.59
- 8 Billy Barnie 4.30
- 9 Scott Hastings 3.74
Games
C G- 1 Deacon White 58
- 2 Nat Hicks 57
- 3 Dick Higham 48
- 4 Fergy Malone 47
- 5 Scott Hastings 39
- 5 Pop Snyder 39
- 7 Doug Allison 34
- 8 Billy Barnie 30
- 9 Mike McGeary 28
- 10 John Clapp 27
Errors
C E- 1 Nat Hicks 69
- 2 Deacon White 56
- 3 Fergy Malone 55
- 4 Dick Higham 51
- 5 Scott Hastings 48
- 5 Pop Snyder 48
- 7 Billy Barnie 47
- 8 Doug Allison 40
- 9 Mike McGeary 27
- 10 John Farrow 26