1874 MLB Second Base Fielding Leaders
Every second base fielding board for 1874 on one page, top ten in each.
Ross Barnes led qualified second basemen with a .856 fielding percentage in 1874. Ross Barnes also led in assists (167) and double plays (31). Bill Craver led in putouts (175). Bill Craver made the most errors, 75.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 48 games at second base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
2B FPCT- 1 Ross Barnes .856
- 2 Bob Addy .846
- 3 Candy Nelson .824
- 4 Joe Battin .813
- 5 Bill Craver .807
Assists
2B A- 1 Ross Barnes 167
- 2 Bob Addy 139
- 3 Bill Craver 138
- 4 Joe Battin 124
- 5 Candy Nelson 105
- 6 Levi Meyerle 65
- 7 John Peters 61
- 8 Charlie Sweasy 56
- 9 John Farrow 45
- 10 Jack Manning 44
Putouts
2B PO- 1 Bill Craver 175
- 2 Ross Barnes 160
- 3 Bob Addy 125
- 4 Candy Nelson 115
- 5 Joe Battin 111
- 6 Levi Meyerle 100
- 7 John Peters 61
- 8 Jack Manning 52
- 9 John Farrow 34
- 10 Charlie Sweasy 33
Double Plays
2B DP- 1 Ross Barnes 31
- 2 Bill Craver 27
- 3 Joe Battin 20
- 4 Levi Meyerle 11
- 5 Candy Nelson 8
- 5 Jack Manning 8
- 7 Bob Addy 7
- 8 Charlie Sweasy 6
- 9 John Farrow 5
- 10 Andy Leonard 4
Range Factor
2B RF- 1 Ross Barnes 6.41
- 2 Bob Addy 5.87
- 3 Bill Craver 5.80
- 4 Joe Battin 5.73
- 5 Candy Nelson 4.31
Games
2B G- 1 Bill Craver 54
- 2 Ross Barnes 51
- 2 Candy Nelson 51
- 4 Bob Addy 45
- 5 Joe Battin 41
- 6 Levi Meyerle 31
- 7 Jack Manning 22
- 8 Asa Brainard 21
- 9 John Peters 19
- 10 Charlie Sweasy 18
Errors
2B E- 1 Bill Craver 75
- 2 Ross Barnes 55
- 3 Joe Battin 54
- 4 Bob Addy 48
- 5 Candy Nelson 47
- 6 Levi Meyerle 33
- 7 Jack Manning 25
- 7 Charlie Sweasy 25
- 9 John Peters 24
- 10 John Farrow 23