1882 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1882 on one page, top ten in each.
Ed Williamson led qualified third basemen with a .881 fielding percentage in 1882. Ed Williamson also led in assists (210) and double plays (16). Hick Carpenter led in putouts (137). Jack Gleason made the most errors, 83.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 56 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Ed Williamson .881
- 2 Mike Muldoon .880
- 3 Jerry Denny .862
- 4 Ezra Sutton .856
- 5 Deacon White .837
- 6 Hick Carpenter .835
- 7 Bill Schenck .815
- 8 John Shetzline .796
- 9 Jack Gleason .768
Assists
3B A- 1 Ed Williamson 210
- 2 Jerry Denny 206
- 3 Jack Gleason 168
- 4 Hick Carpenter 167
- 5 Arthur Irwin 147
- 6 Ezra Sutton 146
- 7 Mike Muldoon 133
- 8 John Shetzline 121
- 9 Buck Ewing 112
- 10 Deacon White 111
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Hick Carpenter 137
- 2 Jerry Denny 136
- 3 Ed Williamson 108
- 4 Jack Gleason 107
- 5 Ezra Sutton 98
- 6 John Shetzline 94
- 7 Mike Muldoon 86
- 8 Arthur Irwin 84
- 9 Buck Ewing 76
- 10 Bill Schenck 70
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Ed Williamson 16
- 2 Mike Muldoon 12
- 3 Jack Gleason 11
- 3 Buck Ewing 11
- 5 John Shetzline 9
- 6 Arthur Irwin 8
- 6 Joe Farrell 8
- 8 Jerry Denny 7
- 8 Hick Carpenter 7
- 10 Ezra Sutton 6
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 John Shetzline 4.14
- 2 Jerry Denny 4.07
- 3 Ed Williamson 3.83
- 4 Hick Carpenter 3.80
- 5 Jack Gleason 3.77
- 6 Mike Muldoon 3.59
- 7 Ezra Sutton 3.17
- 8 Bill Schenck 3.10
- 9 Deacon White 2.70
Games
3B G- 1 Jerry Denny 84
- 2 Ed Williamson 83
- 3 Hick Carpenter 80
- 4 Ezra Sutton 77
- 5 Jack Gleason 73
- 6 Deacon White 63
- 7 Mike Muldoon 61
- 8 Bill Schenck 58
- 9 John Shetzline 52
- 10 Arthur Irwin 51
Errors
3B E- 1 Jack Gleason 83
- 2 Hick Carpenter 60
- 3 Jerry Denny 55
- 3 John Shetzline 55
- 5 Arthur Irwin 45
- 6 Ed Williamson 43
- 7 Ezra Sutton 41
- 7 Bill Schenck 41
- 9 Fred Mann 40
- 10 Deacon White 33