1882 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1882 on one page, top ten in each.
Davy Force led qualified shortstops with a .908 fielding percentage in 1882. Jack Glasscock led in assists (311) and double plays (40). Fred Pfeffer led in putouts (161). Bill Gleason made the most errors, 85.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 56 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 Davy Force .908
- 2 Jack Glasscock .900
- 3 Charles Fulmer .897
- 4 John Peters .880
- 5 Fred Pfeffer .857
- 6 Sam Wise .852
- 7 Bill Gleason .833
- 8 Henry Myers .824
Assists
SS A- 1 Jack Glasscock 311
- 2 Bill Gleason 294
- 3 John Peters 281
- 4 Fred Pfeffer 276
- 5 Henry Myers 259
- 6 Charles Fulmer 243
- 7 Davy Force 209
- 8 Sam Wise 197
- 9 Lou Say 192
- 10 Denny Mack 161
Putouts
SS PO- 1 Fred Pfeffer 161
- 2 Bill Gleason 131
- 3 Charles Fulmer 130
- 4 Jack Glasscock 111
- 5 John Peters 92
- 6 Sam Wise 84
- 7 Lou Say 69
- 8 Davy Force 66
- 8 King Kelly 66
- 10 Henry Myers 65
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 Jack Glasscock 40
- 2 Fred Pfeffer 35
- 3 Bill Gleason 23
- 4 John Peters 21
- 5 George Wright 16
- 5 Arthur Irwin 16
- 7 Henry Myers 15
- 8 Charles Fulmer 14
- 9 Sam Wise 13
- 9 Davy Force 13
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Bill Gleason 5.38
- 2 Fred Pfeffer 5.27
- 3 Jack Glasscock 5.08
- 4 John Peters 4.84
- 5 Henry Myers 4.77
- 6 Charles Fulmer 4.72
- 7 Davy Force 4.51
- 8 Sam Wise 3.90
Games
SS G- 1 Jack Glasscock 83
- 1 Fred Pfeffer 83
- 3 Charles Fulmer 79
- 3 Bill Gleason 79
- 5 John Peters 77
- 6 Sam Wise 72
- 7 Henry Myers 68
- 8 Davy Force 61
- 9 Denny Mack 49
- 9 Lou Say 49
Errors
SS E- 1 Bill Gleason 85
- 2 Fred Pfeffer 73
- 3 Henry Myers 69
- 4 John Peters 51
- 5 Sam Wise 49
- 6 Jack Glasscock 47
- 7 Charles Fulmer 43
- 7 King Kelly 43
- 9 Lou Say 40
- 9 Tom Burns 40