1882 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders
Every outfield fielding board for 1882 on one page, top ten in each.
Jake Evans led all outfielders in assists in 1882, with 31. Ned Hanlon led in putouts (194). Blondie Purcell made the most errors, 34.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 57 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Assists
OF A- 1 Jake Evans 31
- 2 Hugh Nicol 27
- 3 Lon Knight 25
- 4 George Gore 23
- 5 Curry Foley 22
- 6 James Roseman 21
- 6 Chicken Wolf 21
- 6 King Kelly 21
- 9 John Ward 20
- 10 Ned Hanlon 19
Putouts
OF PO- 1 Ned Hanlon 194
- 2 Joe Hornung 191
- 3 Joe Sommer 188
- 4 Abner Dalrymple 185
- 5 George Wood 161
- 6 Tom York 159
- 7 Mike Mansell 158
- 7 Oscar Walker 158
- 9 George Gore 153
- 10 Paul Hines 151
Fielding Percentage
OF FPCT- 1 Joe Hornung .932
- 2 Joe Sommer .925
- 3 Jimmy Macullar .922
- 4 Jake Evans .910
- 5 John Richmond .909
- 6 Chicken Wolf .902
- 7 Leech Maskrey .902
- 8 Ned Cuthbert .896
- 9 Ned Hanlon .888
- 10 George Wood .884
Range Factor
OF RF- 1 Ned Hanlon 2.60
- 2 Joe Sommer 2.46
- 3 Joe Hornung 2.44
- 4 Jake Evans 2.38
- 5 Oscar Walker 2.35
- 6 Abner Dalrymple 2.30
- 7 Mike Mansell 2.20
- 8 Charlie Waitt 2.11
- 9 Tom York 2.10
- 10 George Gore 2.10
Games
OF G- 1 Abner Dalrymple 84
- 1 Curry Foley 84
- 1 George Gore 84
- 1 Joe Hornung 84
- 1 Pete Hotaling 84
- 1 Lon Knight 84
- 1 Orator Shafer 84
- 1 George Wood 84
- 9 Ned Hanlon 82
- 9 Paul Hines 82
Errors
OF E- 1 Blondie Purcell 34
- 1 Mike Mansell 34
- 3 George Gore 33
- 4 Oscar Walker 32
- 4 Patrick Gillespie 32
- 6 Orator Shafer 31
- 7 Ed Swartwood 29
- 7 Tom Brown 29
- 9 Curry Foley 28
- 10 Abner Dalrymple 27