1883 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1883 on one page, top ten in each.
Jack Glasscock led qualified shortstops with a .922 fielding percentage in 1883. Sadie Houck led in assists (328), putouts (162) and double plays (36). Sam Wise made the most errors, 88.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 67 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 Jack Glasscock .922
- 2 Davy Force .884
- 3 John Richmond .877
- 4 Candy Nelson .875
- 5 Tom Burns .872
- 6 Bill Gleason .871
- 7 Charles Fulmer .863
- 8 Arthur Irwin .856
- 9 Ed Caskin .855
- 10 Sadie Houck .852
Assists
SS A- 1 Sadie Houck 328
- 2 Jack Glasscock 313
- 3 John Richmond 304
- 4 Arthur Irwin 293
- 5 Sam Wise 274
- 6 Mike Moynahan 268
- 7 Tom Burns 260
- 8 Bill Gleason 257
- 9 Bill McClellan 254
- 10 Ed Caskin 250
Putouts
SS PO- 1 Sadie Houck 162
- 2 Bill McClellan 152
- 3 Ed Caskin 146
- 4 Sam Wise 134
- 4 Jack Glasscock 134
- 4 Charles Fulmer 134
- 7 John Richmond 122
- 8 Tom Burns 121
- 9 Bill Gleason 120
- 10 Mike Moynahan 105
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 Sadie Houck 36
- 2 Arthur Irwin 29
- 3 Jack Glasscock 28
- 4 Charles Fulmer 26
- 5 Tom Burns 25
- 5 Bill McClellan 25
- 7 Bill Gleason 22
- 7 Davy Force 22
- 9 Sam Wise 21
- 10 John Richmond 19
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Bill McClellan 5.21
- 2 Ed Caskin 4.89
- 3 Sadie Houck 4.85
- 4 Tom Burns 4.82
- 5 Jack Glasscock 4.81
- 6 John Richmond 4.68
- 7 Lou Say 4.28
- 8 Sam Wise 4.25
- 9 Arthur Irwin 4.11
- 10 Charles Fulmer 4.10
Games
SS G- 1 Sadie Houck 101
- 2 Bill Gleason 98
- 3 Candy Nelson 97
- 4 Sam Wise 96
- 5 Mike Moynahan 95
- 6 Arthur Irwin 94
- 7 Jack Glasscock 93
- 8 Charles Fulmer 92
- 9 John Richmond 91
- 10 Ed Caskin 81
Errors
SS E- 1 Sam Wise 88
- 2 Sadie Houck 85
- 3 Lou Say 82
- 4 Mike Moynahan 75
- 5 Bill McClellan 72
- 6 Ed Caskin 67
- 7 Arthur Irwin 65
- 8 Charles Fulmer 60
- 8 John Richmond 60
- 10 Bill Gleason 56