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1882 MLB First Base Fielding Percentage Leaders

Share of chances handled cleanly at first base

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Dan Brouthers led the majors in first base fielding percentage with .974 in 1882, just ahead of Joe Start (.9741 to .9737).

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Dan Brouthers Led all of MLB in 1882 Dan Brouthers Buffalo Bisons
.974 First Base Fielding Percentage Just ahead of Joe Start
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# Player Team 1B FPCT G PO A E
1 Dan Brouthers Dan Brouthers BFN .974 84 882 19 24
2 Joe Start Joe Start PRO .974 82 905 21 25
3 Jumbo Latham PH4 .972 74 792 12 23
4 Bill Phillips Bill Phillips CL2 .971 78 827 24 25
5 Charlie Householder BL2 .971 74 750 19 23
6 Charlie Comiskey Charlie Comiskey SL4 .967 77 860 14 30
7 John Morrill John Morrill BSN .964 76 741 16 28
8 Guy Hecker Guy Hecker LS2 .958 66 689 22 31
9 Cap Anson Cap Anson CHN .949 82 810 27 45
10 Martin Powell DTN .940 80 680 14 44