1874 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1874 on one page, top ten in each.
Jack Burdock led qualified third basemen with a .820 fielding percentage in 1874. Warren White led in assists (183). Jack Burdock also led in putouts (160). Harry Schafer led in double plays (17). Harry Schafer made the most errors, 85.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 44 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Jack Burdock .820
- 2 Davy Force .802
- 3 Harry Schafer .785
- 4 Warren White .782
- 5 Bob Ferguson .760
Assists
3B A- 1 Warren White 183
- 2 Harry Schafer 175
- 3 Bob Ferguson 158
- 4 Jack Burdock 131
- 5 Davy Force 113
- 6 Ezra Sutton 72
- 7 Charles Fulmer 61
- 8 Bill Boyd 44
- 9 Jim Holdsworth 42
- 10 Cap Anson 33
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Jack Burdock 160
- 2 Harry Schafer 136
- 3 Davy Force 93
- 4 Warren White 83
- 5 Bob Ferguson 79
- 6 Ezra Sutton 62
- 7 Jim Holdsworth 58
- 8 Charles Fulmer 48
- 9 Bill Boyd 43
- 10 Cap Anson 38
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Harry Schafer 17
- 2 Jack Burdock 7
- 3 Warren White 6
- 3 Davy Force 6
- 3 Bill Boyd 6
- 6 Jim Holdsworth 5
- 7 Ezra Sutton 4
- 8 Charles Fulmer 3
- 9 Cap Anson 2
- 9 Levi Meyerle 2
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Warren White 5.91
- 2 Davy Force 4.90
- 3 Jack Burdock 4.85
- 4 Harry Schafer 4.38
- 5 Bob Ferguson 4.31
Games
3B G- 1 Harry Schafer 71
- 2 Jack Burdock 60
- 3 Bob Ferguson 55
- 4 Warren White 45
- 5 Davy Force 42
- 6 Ezra Sutton 36
- 7 Jim Holdsworth 31
- 8 Bill Boyd 25
- 8 Charles Fulmer 25
- 10 Cap Anson 20
Errors
3B E- 1 Harry Schafer 85
- 2 Bob Ferguson 75
- 3 Warren White 74
- 4 Jack Burdock 64
- 5 Davy Force 51
- 6 Jim Holdsworth 44
- 6 Bill Boyd 44
- 8 Charles Fulmer 40
- 9 Ezra Sutton 28
- 10 Levi Meyerle 26