1880 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1880 on one page, top ten in each.
John Peters led qualified shortstops with a .900 fielding percentage in 1880. Arthur Irwin led in assists (339) and double plays (27). John Peters also led in putouts (111). Ed Caskin made the most errors, 51.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 58 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 John Peters .900
- 2 Arthur Irwin .895
- 3 Jack Glasscock .891
- 4 Ed Caskin .885
- 5 Tom Burns .864
Assists
SS A- 1 Arthur Irwin 339
- 2 Ed Caskin 297
- 3 John Peters 268
- 4 Jack Glasscock 252
- 5 Tom Burns 186
- 6 Lou Say 164
- 7 Ezra Sutton 122
- 8 Davy Force 118
- 9 John Richmond 73
- 10 Mike Moynahan 70
Putouts
SS PO- 1 John Peters 111
- 2 Jack Glasscock 107
- 3 Ed Caskin 97
- 4 Arthur Irwin 95
- 5 Tom Burns 62
- 6 Davy Force 59
- 7 Lou Say 54
- 8 Ezra Sutton 50
- 9 John Richmond 30
- 9 Mike Moynahan 30
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 Arthur Irwin 27
- 2 John Peters 26
- 3 Jack Glasscock 21
- 4 Ed Caskin 16
- 5 Ezra Sutton 14
- 5 John Richmond 14
- 7 Lou Say 11
- 8 Davy Force 10
- 9 Tom Burns 9
- 10 Mike Moynahan 7
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Arthur Irwin 5.29
- 2 Ed Caskin 4.81
- 3 Jack Glasscock 4.66
- 4 John Peters 4.41
- 5 Tom Burns 3.14
Games
SS G- 1 John Peters 86
- 2 Ed Caskin 82
- 2 Arthur Irwin 82
- 4 Tom Burns 79
- 5 Jack Glasscock 77
- 6 Lou Say 48
- 7 Ezra Sutton 39
- 8 John Richmond 31
- 9 Davy Force 30
- 10 Mike Moynahan 27
Errors
SS E- 1 Ed Caskin 51
- 1 Arthur Irwin 51
- 3 Jack Glasscock 44
- 3 Lou Say 44
- 5 John Peters 42
- 6 Tom Burns 39
- 7 Ezra Sutton 20
- 8 John Richmond 19
- 9 Mike Moynahan 16
- 10 Davy Force 14