1884 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1884 on one page, top ten in each.
Davy Force led qualified shortstops with a .898 fielding percentage in 1884. Billy Geer led in assists (398), putouts (187) and double plays (35). Lou Say made the most errors, 102.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 76 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 Davy Force .898
- 2 Sadie Houck .893
- 3 Jack Glasscock .892
- 4 Tom McLaughlin .892
- 5 Sam Wise .884
- 6 Ed Caskin .883
- 7 Arthur Irwin .881
- 8 Candy Nelson .879
- 9 Bill Gleason .867
- 10 John Richmond .866
Assists
SS A- 1 Billy Geer 398
- 2 Sadie Houck 379
- 3 Jack Glasscock 374
- 4 Marr Phillips 335
- 5 Tom McLaughlin 331
- 6 Joe Miller 320
- 7 Jimmy Macullar 318
- 8 Bill Gleason 316
- 9 Bill McClellan 313
- 10 Davy Force 312
Putouts
SS PO- 1 Billy Geer 187
- 2 Bill McClellan 165
- 3 Jack Glasscock 163
- 4 Sam Wise 156
- 5 Lou Say 128
- 6 Walter Hackett 126
- 7 Joe Miller 125
- 8 Sadie Houck 122
- 8 Tom McLaughlin 122
- 10 Ed Caskin 121
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 Billy Geer 35
- 2 Tom McLaughlin 34
- 3 Sadie Houck 30
- 4 Ed Caskin 28
- 5 Joe Miller 26
- 5 John Richmond 26
- 5 Frank Fennelly 26
- 8 Bill Gleason 23
- 8 Jimmy Macullar 23
- 10 Bill McClellan 22
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Jack Glasscock 5.11
- 2 Billy Geer 5.04
- 3 Tom McLaughlin 4.82
- 4 Frank Fennelly 4.68
- 5 Sadie Houck 4.64
- 6 Marr Phillips 4.57
- 7 Lou Say 4.56
- 8 Tom Burns 4.41
- 9 Sam Wise 4.33
- 10 Bill McClellan 4.31
Games
SS G- 1 Billy Geer 116
- 2 Bill McClellan 111
- 3 Bill Gleason 110
- 3 Candy Nelson 110
- 5 Sadie Houck 108
- 6 Jimmy Macullar 107
- 6 Sam Wise 107
- 8 Davy Force 105
- 8 Jack Glasscock 105
- 8 Joe Miller 105
Errors
SS E- 1 Lou Say 102
- 2 Billy Geer 94
- 3 Milt Whitehead 87
- 4 Bill McClellan 83
- 5 Frank Fennelly 73
- 6 Walter Hackett 71
- 6 Marr Phillips 71
- 8 Joe Miller 70
- 9 Jimmy Macullar 68
- 9 Tom Burns 68