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1881 MLB Pitcher Fielding Percentage Leaders

Share of chances handled cleanly at pitcher

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George Weidman led the majors in pitcher fielding percentage with 1.000 in 1881, 43 points ahead of Fred Corey (.957). It is the best single-season pitcher fielding percentage mark in MLB history.

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Showing pitchers with at least 84.0 innings — the same bar the ERA title asks for. Show all players

George Weidman Led all of MLB in 1881 George Weidman Detroit Wolverines
1.000 Pitcher Fielding Percentage .043 clear of Fred Corey
Showing Pitcher Fielding Percentage and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team P FPCT G PO A E
1 George Weidman George Weidman DTN 1.000 13 3 15 0
2 Fred Corey WOR .957 23 13 31 2
3 Lee Richmond Lee Richmond WOR .937 53 18 100 8
4 John Ward John Ward PRO .936 39 26 77 7
5 George Derby George Derby DTN .931 56 25 97 9
6 Jack Lynch Jack Lynch BFN .923 20 9 39 4
7 John Fox BSN .917 17 8 25 3
8 Old Hoss Radbourn Old Hoss Radbourn PRO .906 41 25 71 10
9 The Only Nolan The Only Nolan CL2 .902 22 9 28 4
10 Jim McCormick Jim McCormick CL2 .898 59 34 81 13
11 Mickey Welch Mickey Welch TRN .894 40 20 39 7
12 Pud Galvin Pud Galvin BFN .893 56 36 123 19
13 Larry Corcoran Larry Corcoran CHN .893 45 29 63 11
14 Fred Goldsmith CHN .863 39 18 95 18
15 Tim Keefe Tim Keefe TRN .857 45 23 79 17
16 Bobby Mathews Bobby Mathews BSN .840 19 3 18 4
17 Jim Whitney Jim Whitney BSN .808 66 19 99 28