1883 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders
Every outfield fielding board for 1883 on one page, top ten in each.
Orator Shafer led all outfielders in assists in 1883, with 41. George Wood led in putouts (226). Jud Birchall made the most errors, 45.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 66 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Assists
OF A- 1 Orator Shafer 41
- 2 King Kelly 38
- 3 Jack Manning 37
- 4 Hugh Nicol 31
- 5 Jake Evans 29
- 5 Chicken Wolf 29
- 7 Buttercup Dickerson 28
- 7 John Ward 28
- 9 George Gore 27
- 10 John Cassidy 26
Putouts
OF PO- 1 George Wood 226
- 2 Patrick Gillespie 216
- 2 Ned Hanlon 216
- 4 George Gore 195
- 5 Leech Maskrey 193
- 6 Mike Mansell 186
- 7 Orator Shafer 182
- 8 Pete Hotaling 181
- 9 Tom York 176
- 10 Joe Hornung 175
Fielding Percentage
OF FPCT- 1 Joe Hornung .936
- 2 John Corkhill .930
- 3 Hugh Nicol .916
- 4 Leech Maskrey .914
- 5 Paul Hines .905
- 6 Jake Evans .902
- 7 Patrick Gillespie .897
- 8 Chicken Wolf .890
- 9 Ned Hanlon .884
- 10 Ed Kennedy .884
Range Factor
OF RF- 1 Ned Hanlon 2.54
- 2 George Wood 2.43
- 3 George Gore 2.41
- 4 Chicken Wolf 2.39
- 5 Orator Shafer 2.35
- 6 Patrick Gillespie 2.32
- 7 Leech Maskrey 2.21
- 8 Fred Lewis 2.15
- 9 Paul Hines 2.14
- 10 Mike Mansell 2.05
Games
OF G- 1 Pete Hotaling 100
- 1 Tom York 100
- 3 George Wood 99
- 4 Patrick Gillespie 98
- 4 Joe Hornung 98
- 4 Jack Manning 98
- 7 Jud Birchall 96
- 7 Tom Brown 96
- 7 Mike Mansell 96
- 7 Leech Maskrey 96
Errors
OF E- 1 Jud Birchall 45
- 2 Pete Hotaling 42
- 3 Tom Brown 41
- 4 Fred Lewis 38
- 5 Orator Shafer 36
- 6 Harry Wheeler 35
- 7 George Wood 34
- 7 George Gore 34
- 7 Abner Dalrymple 34
- 7 Buttercup Dickerson 34