1884 MLB Second Base Fielding Leaders
Every second base fielding board for 1884 on one page, top ten in each.
George Creamer led qualified second basemen with a .937 fielding percentage in 1884. Fred Pfeffer led in assists (422) and double plays (85). Bid McPhee led in putouts (415). Tom Evers made the most errors, 94.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 74 games at second base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
2B FPCT- 1 George Creamer .937
- 2 Sam Barkley .930
- 3 Fred Dunlap .926
- 4 Bid McPhee .924
- 5 Jack Burdock .922
- 6 Jack Farrell .922
- 7 Joe Gerhardt .920
- 8 Tim Manning .907
- 9 Terry Larkin .907
- 10 Pop Smith .905
Assists
2B A- 1 Fred Pfeffer 422
- 2 Pop Smith 394
- 3 Joe Gerhardt 391
- 4 Bid McPhee 365
- 5 Sam Barkley 358
- 6 Jack Farrell 351
- 7 George Creamer 336
- 8 Ed Andrews 326
- 9 Dasher Troy 314
- 10 Fred Dunlap 300
Putouts
2B PO- 1 Bid McPhee 415
- 2 Fred Pfeffer 395
- 3 Joe Gerhardt 341
- 3 Fred Dunlap 341
- 5 Tom Evers 326
- 6 Pop Smith 324
- 7 Sam Barkley 318
- 8 George Creamer 308
- 9 Cub Stricker 280
- 10 Dick Phelan 272
Double Plays
2B DP- 1 Fred Pfeffer 85
- 2 Bid McPhee 74
- 3 Joe Gerhardt 64
- 4 Pop Smith 55
- 5 Fred Dunlap 54
- 6 George Creamer 47
- 7 Sam Barkley 46
- 8 Joe Quest 43
- 9 Cub Stricker 40
- 9 Bill Greenwood 40
Range Factor
2B RF- 1 Fred Pfeffer 7.30
- 2 Bid McPhee 6.96
- 3 Joe Gerhardt 6.91
- 4 Pop Smith 6.65
- 5 George Creamer 6.57
- 6 Sam Barkley 6.56
- 7 Fred Dunlap 6.41
- 8 Joe Quest 5.94
- 9 Bill Greenwood 5.76
- 10 Tom Evers 5.71
Games
2B G- 1 Bid McPhee 112
- 1 Fred Pfeffer 112
- 3 Ed Andrews 109
- 3 Tom Evers 109
- 3 Jack Farrell 109
- 6 Pop Smith 108
- 7 Cub Stricker 107
- 7 Dasher Troy 107
- 9 Joe Gerhardt 106
- 10 Sam Barkley 103
Errors
2B E- 1 Tom Evers 94
- 2 Tom O'Brien 90
- 3 Fred Pfeffer 88
- 4 Cub Stricker 80
- 5 Dick Phelan 77
- 6 Pop Smith 75
- 7 Dasher Troy 74
- 8 Sam Crane 73
- 9 Roger Connor 71
- 10 Ed Andrews 69