1876 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1876 on one page, top ten in each.
John Peters led qualified shortstops with a .932 fielding percentage in 1876. George Wright led in assists (251) and double plays (16). Davy Force led in putouts (110). Jimmy Hallinan made the most errors, 67.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 44 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 John Peters .932
- 2 Davy Force .897
- 3 George Wright .888
- 4 Tom Carey .882
- 5 Charles Fulmer .861
- 6 Henry Kessler .788
- 7 Jimmy Hallinan .764
Assists
SS A- 1 George Wright 251
- 2 Davy Force 240
- 3 Tom Carey 218
- 4 Charles Fulmer 209
- 5 John Peters 193
- 6 Jimmy Hallinan 172
- 7 Henry Kessler 118
- 8 Denny Mack 114
- 9 Dickey Pearce 87
- 10 Amos Booth 59
Putouts
SS PO- 1 Davy Force 110
- 2 John Peters 95
- 3 George Wright 89
- 4 Charles Fulmer 83
- 5 Tom Carey 74
- 6 Henry Kessler 57
- 7 Jimmy Hallinan 45
- 8 Denny Mack 42
- 9 Amos Booth 31
- 10 Dickey Pearce 23
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 George Wright 16
- 1 John Peters 16
- 3 Charles Fulmer 12
- 4 Davy Force 11
- 4 Henry Kessler 11
- 6 Tom Carey 9
- 7 Jimmy Hallinan 7
- 7 Amos Booth 7
- 9 Denny Mack 6
- 9 Dickey Pearce 6
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Davy Force 5.74
- 2 George Wright 5.00
- 3 Charles Fulmer 4.42
- 4 John Peters 4.36
- 5 Jimmy Hallinan 4.34
- 6 Tom Carey 4.29
- 7 Henry Kessler 3.80
Games
SS G- 1 Tom Carey 68
- 1 George Wright 68
- 3 Charles Fulmer 66
- 3 John Peters 66
- 5 Davy Force 61
- 6 Jimmy Hallinan 50
- 7 Henry Kessler 46
- 8 Denny Mack 41
- 9 Dickey Pearce 23
- 10 Amos Booth 22
Errors
SS E- 1 Jimmy Hallinan 67
- 2 Charles Fulmer 47
- 2 Henry Kessler 47
- 4 George Wright 43
- 5 Davy Force 40
- 6 Tom Carey 39
- 7 John Peters 21
- 8 Denny Mack 20
- 9 Amos Booth 18
- 10 Dickey Pearce 12