1874 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1874 on one page, top ten in each.
Dickey Pearce led qualified shortstops with a .845 fielding percentage in 1874. Dickey Pearce also led in assists (204). George Wright led in putouts (97) and double plays (23). George Wright made the most errors, 64.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 38 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Assists
SS A- 1 Dickey Pearce 204
- 2 George Wright 197
- 3 Tom Carey 133
- 4 Tom Barlow 126
- 5 John Peters 122
- 6 Charles Fulmer 119
- 7 Mike McGeary 96
- 8 Lou Say 83
- 9 Lip Pike 72
- 10 Davy Force 66
Putouts
SS PO- 1 George Wright 97
- 2 Tom Barlow 65
- 3 Dickey Pearce 63
- 4 Charles Fulmer 50
- 5 Tom Carey 40
- 6 Lip Pike 38
- 7 Mike McGeary 37
- 8 John Peters 33
- 9 Jim Holdsworth 26
- 10 Davy Force 23
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 George Wright 23
- 2 Mike McGeary 10
- 3 Charles Fulmer 8
- 3 Andy Leonard 8
- 5 Dickey Pearce 7
- 6 Tom Carey 5
- 6 John Peters 5
- 6 Jim Holdsworth 5
- 9 Tom Barlow 4
- 10 Ezra Sutton 3
Games
SS G- 1 George Wright 60
- 2 Dickey Pearce 56
- 3 Tom Carey 51
- 4 John Peters 36
- 5 Tom Barlow 32
- 5 Charles Fulmer 32
- 7 Mike McGeary 26
- 8 Jim Holdsworth 21
- 9 Lip Pike 20
- 9 Ezra Sutton 20
Errors
SS E- 1 George Wright 64
- 2 Tom Carey 50
- 3 Dickey Pearce 49
- 4 Jim Holdsworth 45
- 5 Charles Fulmer 44
- 6 Tom Barlow 42
- 7 John Peters 39
- 8 Lip Pike 31
- 9 Mike McGeary 27
- 9 Lou Say 27