League Leaders Who Led?

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.

Putouts

1B PO
  1. 1 Cap Anson 1,211
  2. 2 Charlie Comiskey 1,193
  3. 3 Dave Orr 1,161
  4. 4 Jim Field 1,150
  5. 5 Sid Farrar 1,142
  6. 6 Milt Scott 1,120
  7. 7 Bill Phillips 1,107
  8. 8 Alex McKinnon 1,097
  9. 9 Jumbo Schoeneck 1,063
  10. 10 Harry Stovey 1,061

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Range Factor

1B RF
  1. 1 John McGuinness 11.71
  2. 2 Charlie Comiskey 11.40
  3. 3 Jim Field 11.21
  4. 4 Cap Anson 11.17
  5. 5 Jimmy Knowles 11.08
  6. 6 John Morrill 10.85
  7. 7 Charlie Levis 10.79
  8. 8 Jumbo Latham 10.79
  9. 9 Dave Orr 10.77
  10. 10 Sid Farrar 10.67

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