1885 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders
Every first base fielding board for 1885 on one page, top ten in each.
Milt Scott led qualified first basemen with a .979 fielding percentage in 1885. Cap Anson led in putouts (1,253). Roger Connor led in assists (42) and double plays (66). Cap Anson made the most errors, 57.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 74 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
1B FPCT- 1 Milt Scott .979
- 2 Alex McKinnon .978
- 3 Roger Connor .975
- 3 Dan Brouthers .975
- 5 Sid Farrar .975
- 6 Bill Phillips .973
- 7 Joe Start .972
- 8 John Morrill .970
- 9 Dan Stearns .969
- 10 Charlie Comiskey .969
Putouts
1B PO- 1 Cap Anson 1,253
- 2 Roger Connor 1,178
- 3 Sid Farrar 1,153
- 4 Bill Phillips 1,109
- 5 Alex McKinnon 1,102
- 6 Dave Orr 1,089
- 7 Joe Start 1,036
- 8 John Reilly 1,034
- 9 Milt Scott 1,017
- 10 Dan Brouthers 996
Assists
1B A- 1 Roger Connor 42
- 2 Sid Farrar 41
- 3 Cap Anson 39
- 4 Joe Start 35
- 5 Milt Scott 34
- 6 John Morrill 32
- 7 John Kerins 28
- 7 Jim Field 28
- 7 Harry Stovey 28
- 7 Mox McQuery 28
Double Plays
1B DP- 1 Roger Connor 66
- 2 Cap Anson 62
- 3 John Reilly 59
- 4 Dan Brouthers 54
- 5 John Morrill 53
- 6 Sid Farrar 50
- 6 Alex McKinnon 50
- 8 Dave Orr 48
- 8 Jim Field 48
- 10 John Kerins 47
Range Factor
1B RF- 1 Cap Anson 11.54
- 2 Bill Phillips 11.44
- 3 Milt Scott 11.30
- 4 Alex McKinnon 11.28
- 5 Roger Connor 11.09
- 6 Harry Stovey 11.04
- 7 Jim Field 10.88
- 8 Charlie Comiskey 10.88
- 9 Sid Farrar 10.76
- 10 John Morrill 10.70
Games
1B G- 1 Cap Anson 112
- 2 Sid Farrar 111
- 3 Roger Connor 110
- 4 Dave Orr 107
- 4 John Reilly 107
- 6 Joe Start 101
- 7 Alex McKinnon 100
- 8 Bill Phillips 99
- 9 Dan Brouthers 98
- 10 John Kerins 96
Errors
1B E- 1 Cap Anson 57
- 2 John Kerins 56
- 3 John Reilly 41
- 4 Dave Orr 39
- 5 Jim Field 38
- 6 Bill Phillips 32
- 7 Sid Farrar 31
- 7 Roger Connor 31
- 7 Joe Start 31
- 7 John Morrill 31