1884 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders
Every first base fielding board for 1884 on one page, top ten in each.
Joe Start led qualified first basemen with a .980 fielding percentage in 1884. Cap Anson led in putouts (1,211) and double plays (86). Dan Stearns led in assists (48). Joe Quinn made the most errors, 62.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 76 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
1B FPCT- 1 Joe Start .980
- 2 Emanuel Snyder .976
- 3 John Kerins .972
- 4 John Reilly .971
- 5 John Morrill .971
- 6 Charlie Comiskey .969
- 7 Milt Scott .968
- 8 Sid Farrar .966
- 9 Dan Brouthers .964
- 10 Jumbo Latham .961
Putouts
1B PO- 1 Cap Anson 1,211
- 2 Charlie Comiskey 1,193
- 3 Dave Orr 1,161
- 4 Jim Field 1,150
- 5 Sid Farrar 1,142
- 6 Milt Scott 1,120
- 7 Bill Phillips 1,107
- 8 Alex McKinnon 1,097
- 9 Jumbo Schoeneck 1,063
- 10 Harry Stovey 1,061
Assists
1B A- 1 Dan Stearns 48
- 2 Sid Farrar 42
- 3 John Kerins 41
- 4 Cap Anson 40
- 5 Charlie Comiskey 38
- 6 John Morrill 34
- 7 Joe Quinn 33
- 7 Jimmy Knowles 33
- 9 Harry Stovey 32
- 9 Jumbo Latham 32
Double Plays
1B DP- 1 Cap Anson 86
- 2 John Reilly 60
- 3 Bill Phillips 59
- 4 Jim Field 58
- 5 Alex McKinnon 57
- 6 Charlie Comiskey 56
- 7 Joe Quinn 55
- 8 Jumbo Latham 48
- 9 Harry Stovey 46
- 10 Sid Farrar 41
Range Factor
1B RF- 1 John McGuinness 11.71
- 2 Charlie Comiskey 11.40
- 3 Jim Field 11.21
- 4 Cap Anson 11.17
- 5 Jimmy Knowles 11.08
- 6 John Morrill 10.85
- 7 Charlie Levis 10.79
- 8 Jumbo Latham 10.79
- 9 Dave Orr 10.77
- 10 Sid Farrar 10.67
Games
1B G- 1 Alex McKinnon 116
- 2 Cap Anson 112
- 3 Sid Farrar 111
- 3 Bill Phillips 111
- 5 Dave Orr 110
- 5 Milt Scott 110
- 7 Charlie Comiskey 108
- 8 Jumbo Schoeneck 106
- 9 Jim Field 105
- 10 Harry Stovey 104
Errors
1B E- 1 Joe Quinn 62
- 2 Cap Anson 58
- 3 Dan Stearns 54
- 4 Alex McKinnon 53
- 5 Jim Field 52
- 6 Dave Orr 49
- 6 Jumbo Schoeneck 49
- 8 Bill Phillips 48
- 9 Harry Stovey 45
- 9 Charlie Levis 45