1876 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1876 on one page, top ten in each.
Doug Allison led qualified catchers with a .881 fielding percentage in 1876. John Clapp led in putouts (333) and double plays (5). Pop Snyder led in assists (86). Nat Hicks made the most errors, 94.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 35 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Doug Allison .881
- 2 John Clapp .874
- 3 Lew Brown .856
- 4 Deacon White .844
- 5 Pop Snyder .833
- 6 Nat Hicks .741
Putouts
C PO- 1 John Clapp 333
- 2 Deacon White 295
- 3 Pop Snyder 249
- 4 Nat Hicks 222
- 5 Doug Allison 201
- 6 Lew Brown 192
- 7 Dave Pierson 112
- 8 Bill Harbridge 97
- 9 John Morrill 90
- 10 Fergy Malone 78
Assists
C A- 1 Pop Snyder 86
- 2 John Clapp 56
- 3 Deacon White 50
- 4 Nat Hicks 47
- 5 Dave Pierson 46
- 6 Lew Brown 45
- 7 Doug Allison 43
- 7 John Morrill 43
- 9 Bill Harbridge 30
- 9 Fergy Malone 30
Double Plays
C DP- 1 John Clapp 5
- 2 Lew Brown 4
- 3 Deacon White 3
- 3 Nat Hicks 3
- 3 Dave Pierson 3
- 3 Amos Booth 3
- 3 John Morrill 3
- 3 Bill Holbert 3
- 9 Pop Snyder 2
- 9 Doug Allison 2
Range Factor
C RF- 1 John Clapp 6.38
- 2 Doug Allison 6.10
- 3 Pop Snyder 6.09
- 4 Nat Hicks 5.98
- 5 Deacon White 5.48
- 6 Lew Brown 5.27
Games
C G- 1 Deacon White 63
- 2 John Clapp 61
- 3 Pop Snyder 55
- 4 Lew Brown 45
- 4 Nat Hicks 45
- 6 Doug Allison 40
- 7 Dave Pierson 31
- 8 Amos Booth 24
- 8 Bill Harbridge 24
- 10 John Morrill 23
Errors
C E- 1 Nat Hicks 94
- 2 Pop Snyder 67
- 3 Deacon White 64
- 4 John Clapp 56
- 5 Dave Pierson 50
- 6 Lew Brown 40
- 7 Amos Booth 38
- 8 Doug Allison 33
- 9 Bill Harbridge 32
- 10 John Morrill 31